Tag Ivan Brandon
DC Shakeups: Ha Draws ‘Justice League’, Talibao Joins ‘Green Arrow’, Brandon Exits ‘Men of War’
Filed under: DC, News
Since our last report on the creative team shakeups in DC Comics' New 52 line (which saw Gail Simone leave Firestorm, Tom DeFalco take over Legion Lost and Paul Cornell exit Stormwatch), the publisher has confirmed additional c... [read more]
(EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ ABOUT) DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, FRIDAY, MORNING (ET) EDITION
Coverage for DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 just keeps on coming! CNN.com looked at the increased – and still increasing – diversity in the comic book industry, highlighting DC Comics – The New 52. According to writer Judd Winick, who was interviewed f... [read more]
Wombat Weaponization, ‘Powers’ And ‘Supercrooks’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Talk of a giant wombat discovery in Australia led to some creative brainstorming between Andy Diggle and Simon Spurrier today. Unfortunately, their tweet-based power meeting came to a dead end after Diggle revealed that someone else was already on top of their wombat concept.
Mike Oeming is on top of the [read more]
“This is a new approach to a war book.” – Thomas Derenick
(MEN OF WAR #1 cover by Viktor Kalvachev) This fall, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA artist Thomas Derenick teams up with DOC SAVAGE writer Ivan Brandon to bring you the new series, MEN OF WAR. Can Easy Company, a team of regular ex-military men, make their ... [read more]
Ivan Brandon’s Five Favorite War Stories
Much of the creative process involves drawing inspiration from previous art. iFANBOY caught up with MEN OF WAR writer Ivan Brandon for a list of his top five war stories. Check out the full list over at iFANBOY to learn what stories sparked Ivan’s in... [read more]
September’s THE EDGE Solicits
STORMWATCH #1
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Art and cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
On sale SEPTEMBER 7 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
They are Stormwatch, a dangerous super human police force whose existence is kept secret from the world Directly following... [read more]
Welcome To The Edge
Welcome To The Edge
Stormwatch is a dangerous super human strike force whose existence is kept secret from the world. Jack Hawksmoor and the rest of the crew look to recruit two of the deadliest super humans on the planet: Midnighter and Apollo. And i... [read more]
Dunkin Donuts, Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s Death, And Stan Lee’s ‘Thor’ Truck In Today’s Twitter Report
National Donut Day got some tweeters excited about hunting down free fried dough today. Edgar Wright snapped a pick of one of the country's most famous shops in Portland, while Vito Del Sante sounded mighty pessimistic about his prospects for finding any freebees in his neighborhood.
Elsewhere, Stan Lee dropped a [read more]
‘Human Target’ And ‘Locke & Key’ Reactions, Ninjak, And ‘Powers’ Casting In Today’s Twitter Report
Fox broke some bads news to "Human Target" and "Locke and Key" fans this week, canceling this first show and passing on the latter. Along with the also-cancelled "Chicago Code," the programs left a pile of sad tweets in their wake.
On a more positive front, the "Powers" TV series still [read more]
Reactions To Osama Bin Laden’s Death In Today’s Twitter Report
Mentioning any event other than the death of Osama Bin Laden today would grossly mischaracterize the state of the Twittersphere last night and this morning. Creators praised the Navy SEALs who reportedly executed the mission to bring him down in Pakistan, New Yorkers reflected on the attacks almost ten years [read more]
R.I.P. Poly Styrene, Royal Wedding Thoughts, And ‘The Killing’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Tuesday brought sad news for punk rock fans with the death of former X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene. Flagrant music lovers Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie shared what she meant to them, both as a music icon and performer with a punny name.
The flip-side of authority in the U.K. continued [read more]
Adrianne Palicki As Wonder Woman, The Spider-Man Musical, And FBI Agents In Today’s Twitter Report
Reactions are in following yesterday's announcement that Adrianne Palicki will play Wonder Woman in David E. Kelly's new NBC pilot. Some creators are happy, some are frustrated, and at least one is just rolling his eyes about how little mainstream audiences seem to understand about the character.
Geoff Johns, meanwhile, woke [read more]
‘The Chicago Code’ Reviews, Hercules Casting, And Captain America In Today’s Twitter Report
Don't get your hopes up. There's no "Incredible Hercules" movie in the works just yet. However, if there were such a project in development, Fred Van Lente knows exactly who he'd want to see take on the title role.
Meanwhile, in the world of concepts that actually have been produced, TV [read more]
Zodiac Changes, Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Costume, And Wolverine In Today’s Twitter Report
Horoscope watchers have been scratching their heads this week, thanks to some zodiac changes being implemented. Sign shifts and the addition of a new one called Ophiuchus could impact tattoos all over the place, though comics creators mostly think the whole institution is wacky to begin with and/or wonder what [read more]
’127 Hours,’ ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Censorship, And Opinions On Alan Moore In Today’s Twitter Report
If you want to stir up some strong words from comics creators these days, bluntly stating something critical is a great way go about it. Jason Aaron kicked off the latest round of opinion exchanging with his "Where the Hell I Am" column, and I recommend diving into the Twitter [read more]
‘Thor’s Hamner,’ Prince Charles, And Singapore TGCC In Today’s Twitter Report
Tony Moore's got big supporter on Twitter in his fellow Robert Kirkman collaborator Ryan Ottley, who made a public plea today get Marvel to let Moore do more Venom covers. I don't know that there was an official Marvel response to that request, but the publisher's envoy to Singapore has [read more]
World AIDS Day, A ‘Kick-Ass 2′ Update, And The ‘Dead@17′ Movie In Today’s Twitter Report
Whether or not tweeters were moved by celebrity pledges to sign off of Twitter to raise money for World AIDS Day, the campaign has become a topic of conversation throughout the comics Twittersphere. Brian Michael Bendis reacted earlier this week, and Brian Lynch decided to try and help fill the [read more]
‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops,’ Conan’s Return, And ‘Scott Pilgrim’ On Blu-Ray In Today’s Twitter Report
Now that "Call of Duty: Black Ops" is legally for sale, our Twitter feed had three perspective to present. There's Brian Reed, who knows that his copy has shipped; Andy Diggle, who has his game in hand; and a poor young actress from "Kick-Ass" who is old enough to use [read more]