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Earthquake On The East Coast, ‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ And ‘Conan’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:06:29 +0000

Earthquakes are a serious matter, but Twitter quickly devolved into the world's largest comedy club on the subject yesterday after vibrations hit Washington, D.C., and New York. West Coasters in particular were quick to poke fun at everyone on the receiving end of the shakes. "Conan the Barbarian" remains the big film being talked about in [...]

Libya News, Atomic Comics Closing And ‘Tintin’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:30:26 +0000

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 to Atomic, which has always [...]

‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes,’ ‘Entourage’ And Cheez-Its In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:00:27 +0000

The rebooted "Planet of the Apes" franchise proved to be a juggernaut in theaters over the weekend, and the tweet reactions it received show why. Jhonen Vasquez claimed to have accidentally stumbled into a different ape film, but I've got my doubts about that. Rafael Kayanan seemed to dig it, though. Find out why, see how [...]

REVIEW: Kirby Genesis #2

Jimmy — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:54:21 +0000

Jake Cortez and Kirby follow after Jake’s daughter Bobbi, who has been changed into the Midnight Swan, and the mysterious Darius Drumm finally makes an appearance in this issue of Kirby Genesis! Kirby Genesis #2 Writer: Kurt Busiek Art Direction ...

‘Torchwood: Miracle Day,’ An iPad 3 And Duck Quotes In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:53:05 +0000

Want to get comic book creators talking on Twitter? Well, starting a hash tag like #replaceawordinafamousquotewithduck is a great place to start. The feed has been loaded with movie quotes tweaked to reference ducks for the last 24 hours, and Simon Spurrier and Brandon Jerwa contributed two of our favorite entries. Gail Simone got into the [...]

REVIEW: Superman #712

Larry King — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:55:12 +0000

Spinning out of the events of Infinite Crisis… Wait a minute. Wasn’t that from like, five years ago? Yes, faithful Spoilerites, DC Comics is finally telling the tale of what Krypto the super-dog was up to during Infinite Crisis. Take &#8230...

DC Comics’ Reboot, The NBA Finals, And Cell Phones In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:43:30 +0000

DC Comics dropped a bomb on the comics community in a USA Today article yesterday, announcing that they'll be rebooting all of their major characters and switching to a same-day digital/print release system. Needless to say, the move got creators talking on Twitter, and the chatter from Marvel's side of the aisle was not entirely [...]

ADVANCE REVIEW: Kirby Genesis #0

Larry King — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:25:54 +0000

Many people cite Jack Kirby a source of inspiration, but he crafted many lesser known, or completely obscure creations outside the hallowed halls of Marvel and DC Comics. Does this attempt to merge the fractured worlds of Jack Kirby’s creations … Continue reading →

‘Human Target’ And ‘Locke & Key’ Reactions, Ninjak, And ‘Powers’ Casting In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:31:48 +0000

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 seems to be climbing its [...]

The ‘Thor’ Trailer, ‘Hawaii Five-0′ Comics, And ‘Iron Man 3′ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:13:44 +0000

Some of you may be warming up to "Thor," now that the new trailer is online. Kat Dennings' character in particular got a lot more screen time, and you can see some more humor coming out. Bryan Hitch loved the new set of clips, though Chip Zdarsky wants you to know that his "Thor" love [...]

Adrianne Palicki As Wonder Woman, The Spider-Man Musical, And FBI Agents In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:16:36 +0000

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 up to FBI agents outside [...]

Kirby: Genesis begins in May

Press Release — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:10:08 +0000

Press Release Coming this May from Dynamite, Kurt Busiek will be re-teaming with Alex Ross for Kirby: Genesis, their first full collaboration since 1993′s Marvels! With Kirby: Genesis, Busiek and Ross are primed to expand on the vision of the … Continue reading →

Comic-Con Tickets, Zooey Deschanel Manga, And ‘Fear Agent’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:31:16 +0000

If you failed to acquire tickets to Comic-Con International in San Diego this year, you may be interested to know that Erik Larsen has been brainstorming ways to help you out. He and Rob Liefeld both seem to be keen on the idea of setting up their own San Diego-based festivities outside of the convention [...]

‘Huckleberry Finn’ Edits, Dead Birds, And Crying With ‘The Iron Giant’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:43:55 +0000

A new, censored edition of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" got classic literature fans speaking their minds on Twitter this week; that crowd includes Kurt Busiek, who stepped up to his account with a few suggestions for the book's publisher. In Marvel's news, Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort's editorial promotions got a lot of attention [...]

‘Astro City’ Movie Will Go Through Some Changes, Says Kurt Busiek

Josh Wigler — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:59:33 +0000

Earlier this year, it was announced that writer Kurt Busiek's "Astro City" would become a feature film by way of Working Title Films. Busiek's story about an American city populated by superheroes and villains will come to theaters courtesy of a screen treatment from Busiek himself -- not to mention a little bit of help [...]

‘Mad Men’ Reviews, ‘Halo: Reach’ Encounters, And Marvel Cats In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:29:25 +0000

Last week's "Halo: Reach" release has been generating happy tweets on a daily basis in the Twitter Report feed. Yesterday, artist Mike Norton offered an assessment of the game and Nathan Fillion joked around with someone whose name you'll probably recognize at a "Reach" party. Elsewhere, there was no shortage of "Mad Men" opinions pouring into [...]

Twitter For iPad, Creators’ Offices, And ‘Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensons’ In Today’s Twitter Report

Brian Warmoth — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:29:58 +0000

Likes and dislikes have been doled out over the last day in the comics Twitterverse. Paul Southworth took issue with some voice acting in "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions," while Joe Hill gave a thumbs up to the new, official Twitter iPad app and Francis Manapul offered a belated micro-review of "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." In group [...]

REVIEW: Astro City – Silver Agent #2 (of 2)

Matthew Peterson — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:18:46 +0000

Or – “To Our Eternal Shame…” Any longtime Astro City fan probably remembers The Silver Agent as a Captain America archetype (at least that’s how I remember him) whose fate was implied to be horrible, and whose statue in Astro City bears the insignia “To Our Eternal Shame.” The secret of what exactly happened to [...]

TWITTER REPORT: Justin Bieber In 3-D, Brett Favre’s Retirement, And Gaiman/Larsen: Day 3

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:46:54 +0000

The post-courtroom discussion of Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane's dispute over Spawn-related character rights entered another day in the Twittersphere. Gaiman spoke up and Larsen has defended comments he's made about female jurors and the O.J. Simpson trial. He also thinks his comments have been taken out of context, though, so you may want to [...]

TWITTER REPORT: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Premiere, ‘X-Men: First Class’ Casting, And ‘Ultimate Avengers’

Brian Warmoth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:01:09 +0000

Edgar Wright must have gotten his wish from yesterday, because because Terry Moore reported a Sigourney Weaver sighting at the "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" premiere last night. Pictures were posted, reactions were tweeted and Wright himself got to talk to Rivers Cuomo. At some point down the line, we'll likely be seeing an "X-Men: First [...]