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Opening Night At Comic-Con, OS X Lion And ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ In Today’s Twitter Report
The wildest week on the comic book industry calendar is officially underway in San Diego right now. Opening night tweets percolated out of Comic-Con International last night, featuring fear, costumes and even some humility (for charity) from Brian Michael Bendis.
Apple's new operating system upgrade was also a popular source of [read more]
DC Comics’ Reboot, The NBA Finals, And Cell Phones In Today’s Twitter Report
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 [read more]
‘Atlas Shrugged’ Reactions, ‘American Gods’ And Batman In Today’s Twitter Report
Tweeters had a lot to keep track of last night, and the diversity of discussion this morning reflected that. Neil Gaiman fans have been buzzing about HBO developing an "American Gods" adaptation, while Jon Favreau was monitoring reactions to the new "Cowboys and Aliens" trailer, and everyone with an opinion [read more]
Super Bowl Commercials, ‘Captain America’ Reactions, And ‘Thor’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Whether you missed the Super Bowl entirely, or just need a a refresher on what was worth reacting to last night, the Twitter Report is now proud to present to you a diverse array of opinions from around the industry. While Volkswagen's Darth Vader commercial pulled in some laughs, the [read more]
iPad 2 Hopes, Ricky Gervais, And Dave Gibbons’ New Project In Today’s Twitter Report
If you've been wondering what Jock and Dave Gibbons have been up to recently, it was a good morning to checking your Twitter feeds. It appears that Jock's body of Judge Dredd work continues to grow, while Mark Millar compared Gibbons to Steven Spielberg in discussing their new collaboration.
Elsewhere, creators [read more]
‘Huckleberry Finn’ Edits, Dead Birds, And Crying With ‘The Iron Giant’ In Today’s Twitter Report
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 [read more]
A ‘Transformers 3′ Request, ‘Questionable Content’ Casting, And Movember In Today’s Twitter Report
Now that "Transformers 3" filming has wrapped, there's going to be a period of suspense while everyone waits to see what Michael Bay plans to unleash. Gail Simone has a very simple request for him, and I hope you agree with her.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," meanwhile, has long since [read more]
R.I.P. Bob Guccione & Ari Up, And A New MacBook Air In Today’s Twitter Report
Penthouse founder and publisher Bob Guccione may not have been someone that comics creators talk about every day by name, but everyone seemed to know who he was this morning in the Twitter Report feed. Guccione reportedly died of cancer, as did former singer for the Slits Ari Up, who [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: ‘The Expendables,’ Ground Zero Mosque Debate, And A Tweet From Afghanistan
The Twitter Report's feed this morning included more of the standard "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" shout-outs that have become mainstays over the last week. Renée French had a great time watching Jason Statham in a beret, though, and we can only assume that means "The Expendables" was a transformative [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Lollapalooza, CrossGen And ‘Mad Men’ Reactions
If you weren't fortunate enough to be in Chicago with tickets to Lollapalooza over the weekend, Jim Lee and Sterling Gates both got in, and their Twitter accounts can shed some light on what you missed during the Green Day and Soundgarden performances. Other creators were content to be home [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: Sarah Palin As Shakespeare, Pixar Movie Theories, And Killing Characters
Jeff Parker has some shocking theories about the relationship between Pixar's "Cars" and "Wall-E" that you may be interested to know more about. They came up over the weekend in a discussion with Mitch Breitweiser about "2012." Cars were also on Ed Brubaker's mind yesterday, and if you were following [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: ‘Inception’ Reactions, Odin On An iPad, And ‘X-Men: First Class’
You've seen what Anthony Hopkins looks like as Odin in "Thor," but you probably haven't seen him artistically rendered on an iPad by Pia Guerra. She posted TwitPic of her take on the Allfather today. Mark Millar, meanwhile, issued another proxy update on "X-Men: First Class" based on a conversation [read more]
TWITTER REPORT: R.I.P. Jimmy Dean And Al Williamson, Plus Bonnaroo’s Silent Disco
Reports began tricking out into the Twitter Report feed last night that legendary artist Al Williamson passed away. There's been some debate about the original source of the news, but as of right now I haven't seen official confirmation. Nonetheless, memories and appreciations have been trending all morning.
News of country [read more]