Tag Kevin Smith
Your guide to the upcoming nerd TV show boom
With the growing ascendancy and popularity of the "nerd" archetype, especially as exemplified by the hugely popular THE BIG BANG THEORY, a bunch of television programs exploring and/or exploiting this personality type are on the drawing board. Some of them might be fun, but some of them are probably going [read more]
REVIEW: The Bionic Man #5
Steve Austin goes on his first mission, and it is anything by easy. Kevin Smith and Phil Hester continue to spin the tale of The Bionic Man 2.0. THE BIONIC MAN #5 Writer: Kevin Smith with Phil Hester Artist: Jonathan … Continue reading → [read more]
Major Spoilers Podcast #358: Mr. Murder is Dead!
This week on the show: The Murder of Mr. Murder. Doctor Who gets a movie. The Bionic Man gets Bionic, Captain Victory returns, and Batwoman arrives because we don’t have any Batman stuff to talk about. Direct Download Subscribe via … Contin... [read more]
REVIEW:Bionic Man #2
How many issues does it take to turn a man into a cyborg? If you are guessing two, you would be wrong. BIONIC MAN #2 Writers; Kevin Smith and Phil Hester Artist: Jonathan Lau Colorist: Ivan Nunes Letterer: Simon Bowland … Continue reading → [read more]
MOVIE: Buckaroo Banzai to show at New York Film Festival
This year, at the New York Film Festival, Kevin Smith will host a curated screening of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension. It sounds too good to be true, but considering the cult status Buckaroo Banzai has achieved, and knowing … Cont... [read more]
Hurricane Irene Preparation, ‘Hit Somebody’ And Ultimate Cap In Today’s Twitter Report
Hurricane Irene is on its way to the East Coast right now, and everyone's got their own way of getting ready. Whether they're stockpiling booze, knives or water, the Twitter Report wishes everyone a safe weekend. Cooler heads have been posting as well, though, urging New Yorkers to remain calm.
Kevin [read more]
SNEAK PEEK: Dynamite Entertainment for August 24, 2011
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores this week (August 24, 2011). Take the jump for a look at The Bionic Man #1, Hack Slash/Eva: Monster’s Ball #3, Queen Sonja #19, Warehouse 13 #1, … Continue... [read more]
REVIEW: The Bionic Man #1
“Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive.” “Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better… stronge... [read more]
Libya News, Atomic Comics Closing And ‘Tintin’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Confusion and distress were popular sentiments in the feed last night. News out of Libya about Muammar Gaddafi's collapsing government had everyone's attention, but the comics industry received it's own shocker with word that the Arizona-based retail chain Atomic Comics was closing.
Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada sent warm thoughts out [read more]
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Reactions And An ‘Avengers’ Set Visit In Today’s Twitter Report
People cool enough to get in to "Captain America: The First Avenger" on its premiere night sounded off on Twitter Tuesday. Kevin Smith and Edgar Wright spoke highly of the film, and Smith also had some praise for the "Avengers" trailer.
Mark Millar, meanwhile, had to turn down a visit to [read more]
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Poster, The ‘Powers’ Set And ‘Highlander’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Unsurprisingly enough, the new "Dark Knight Rises" poster attracted multiple comments from the comics community on Twitter yesterday. Kevin Smith loved it, as did Cameron Stewart. Even Batman himself spoke up—and explained the changes he would have made.
Elsewhere, Brian Michael Bendis began tweeting from the "Powers" TV set. His thoughts, [read more]
SOLICITATIONS: Dynamite Entertainment for September 2011
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in September 2011. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN’S A GAME OF THRONES #1 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen + Written by GEORGE R.R. MARTIN & DANIEL R... [read more]
James Mangold, Vancouver Riots, And The Stanley Cup In Today’s Twitter Report
The big buzz topics of the week in comic filmdom certainly seem to be the arrival of "Green Lantern" and reports that James Mangold could direct "The Wolverine." Jim Lee and Mark Millar, respectively, tweeted their support for the two projects.
Meanwhile, pretty much anyone in Vancouver who wasn't already a [read more]
Kevin Smith To Produce Reality Show About a Comic Book Store
Filed under: News, Opinion
After freeing himself of the Hollywood distribution system with his latest film and creating a Batman comic that was critically... uh, discussed, "writer," "director" and jorts aficionado Kevin Smith has finally turned hi... [read more]
TELEVISION: Kevin Smith gets reality series on AMC
If you are an avid/rabid fan of Kevin Smith, you’ve probably seen the Original Media Facebook page announcing an open call for people to get in on a new reality television series focusing on the New Jersey comic book store. … Continue rea... [read more]
Bionic Man and Kevin Smith team up at Dynamite Entertainment
Press Release Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce the latest legendary characters to join Dynamite’s roster of incredible properties – The Bionic Man and The Bionic Woman! Licensed by NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group, both characters became pop culture … Continue [read more]
‘Game of Thrones’ Reactions, The Royal Wedding, And ‘Doctor Who’ In Today’s Twitter Report
As if there were any doubt, "Game of Thrones" has a officially taken on the role of the most talked about Sunday night TV show for the moment, at least among the 500 or so comics folks on the Twitter Report follow list. Last night's episode "The Kingsroad" seems to [read more]
Pathetic Aesthetic Comics announces Kidnapping Kevin Smith plans
Kevin Smith has a huge fan base. Some of them are haters, and some of them are lovers… And some probably take their adoration for the writer/director a bit too far. At least that is the premise of the upcoming … Continue reading [read more]
Oscar Winners, Kirk Douglas, And Trent Reznor In Today’s Twitter Report
The gloves came off when Oscar tweeting began last night. Haters, lovers and Banksy supporters all responded to what was going on at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre Sunday, and in many cases their play-by-play was more entertaining that whatever was going on on-screen.
Kevin Smith, for instance described "Toy Story 3" in [read more]
Dynamite Entertainment Sneak Peek of the Week
Dynamite Entertainment sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of Kevin Smith’s Kato #8, Queen Sonja #14, The Green Hornet: Blood Ties #4, Black Terror #14, and more, that you can check out, after the jump! KEVIN SMITH’S KATO #8 32 … Continue [read more]