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Simon Pegg Worries He’s ‘Too Old’ For ‘The Boys’
Fans of Garth Ennis' violent comic-book series, "The Boys," are well-aware of one principal character's resemblance to Simon Pegg. In fact, series artist Darick Robertson has acknowledged that Scottish-brogue-spewing Hugh "Wee Hughie" Campbell was actually modeled after the "Shaun of the Dead" star. So, perhaps it's no surprise that Adam [read more]
Earthquake On The East Coast, ‘Hellraiser: Revelations’ And ‘Conan’ In Today’s Twitter Report
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 [read more]
London Riots, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ And A ‘Doctor Who’ Bunny In Today’s Twitter Report
Whether they live in the U.K. or the U.S., comics creators in the feed have been expressing collective shock over the course of the last day in response to the London riots that broke out over the weekend. Simon Pegg and Mark Millar both offered their perspectives, and Tony Lee [read more]
‘Cowboys And Aliens,’ ‘Captain America’ And Jessica Jones In Today’s Twitter Report
San Diego Comic-Con is now just a memory for 2011, but post-show tweets continued from everyone who wasn't passed out on a redeye flight last night. Jon Favreau and Olivia Wilde sounded satisfied with the reception "Cowboys and Aliens" got, and Joe Hill compared Harrison Ford's performance in the film [read more]
Harry Potter, Batman And The Truffle Shuffle In Today’s Twitter Report
The Truffle Shuffling U.S. women's soccer fan in the stands for the World Cup final yesterday must have caught Christos Gage's eye because he tweeted about his own Shuffle frustrations this morning. The international sports event provided a brief distraction from the Comic-Con craziness and Harry Potter sadness that was [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]
The Next ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Green Lantern’ And ‘Harry Potter’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Are you getting a little impatient waiting to find out what's up with J.J. Abrams' second "Star Trek" film? Well, Simon Pegg says you need to be patient. He won't say what's up, but he's sure that the gears are busy behind the scenes.
Something you aren't likely to see in [read more]
The New ‘Tintin’ Teaser, Jon Stewart Vs. Bill O’Reilly, And Marvel Trivia In Today’s Twitter Report
The new "Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" teaser still keeps its hero in the shadows, but it's given the world a glimpse at what director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson have put together. A few tweeters feel like it may have jumped a little too far [read more]
Michael Ironside, White iPhones, And ‘American Idol’ In Today’s Twitter Report
I don't know if Kitty Pryde's dad's mustache will be showing up in "X-Men: First Class," but Rick Remender definitely thinks it should have some more exposure in the comics. The Twitter stream oozed with recommendations this morning as he stated his intent to bring back the 'stache and Chris [read more]
SXSW, Art Tweets, And ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ In Today’s Twitter Report
South by Southwest is great, because even if you can't get away to Texas to check out all of the media and music nerdery going on, you can follow just about every event there via Twitter. Simon Pegg had a blast showing off his new movie "Paul," while Brett Ratner [read more]
X-Men Choices, ‘Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,’ And ‘The Social Network’ In Today’s Twitter Report
So whatever the real story is behind that purported "X-Men: First Class" photo that showed up yesterday, whether it's real or not, it got Twitter talking. Some creators liked it. Other trashed it. And it also led to a provocative revelation from Jeff Parker.
In other posting, Brian Michael Bendis got [read more]
NYC Blizzard, ‘Doctor Who’ Reactions, And ‘True Grit’ In Today’s Twitter Report
There are two kinds of people on Twitter right now — those in the Northeast who are being pounded by snow and those who aren't in the Northeast who are posting snarky things about the great weather they're experiencing. The comics Twitterverse, as it happens, is no exception.
In other news, [read more]
SECRET IDENTITY: Casting New Writers For ‘The Walking Dead’ TV Series!
Rumors of "The Walking Dead" showrunner Frank Darabont dropping his entire writing staff in favor of freelance writers for season two caused quite a stir in the fan community, despite the fact that both Robert Kirkman and Gale Anne Hurd have denied those reports.
But even if the reports are true, [read more]
R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen & Irvin Kershner, And Cyber Monday Deals In Today’s Twitter Report
Comics tweeters returned from their Thanksgiving weekends to a couple of sad deaths in the world of entertainment. "Naked Gun" actor Leslie Nielsen and "Empire Strikes Back" director Irvin Kershner both cemented their status in film decades ago, and their fans and critics alike showed up in our feed this [read more]
Guy Fawkes Day, Spider-Man Casting, And ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ In Today’s Twitter Report
If you've been thinking about "V for Vendetta" and trying to figure out how to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, look no further than the Twitter accounts of Neil Gaiman and Simon Pegg today. Along with the recent casting news regarding Sally Field and Martin Sheen in Marc Webb's "Spider-Man," the [read more]
World Series Champions, Xbox360 Dashboard Updates, And McRibs In Today’s Twitter Report
Among the topics energizing comics' busiest tweeters in the last 24 hours, the San Francisco Giants' win over the Texas Rangers in the World Series definitely got the most attention. SF supporters had a few choice words for Texas, while others were just a little saddened that MLB play will [read more]
R.I.P. Psychic Octopus, Charlie Sheen, And Halloween Parties In Today’s Twitter Report
I'm assuming that Warren Ellis, Jhnonez Vasquez and Matt Fraction won't all be attending the same Halloween party this week, but after seeing Fraction's costume proposal yesterday and Ellis and Vasquez's today, you have to imagine that few parties could generate the kind of reactions that the three of them [read more]
‘Star Wars’ In 3-D, Britney Spears On ‘Glee,’ And Halloween Costumes In Today’s Twitter Report
Star Wars fans are legion in the comics world, and you can bet that many of them will show up to see the films when they get re-released in 3-D. Simon Pegg and Box Brown both did some head scratching after the new editions for 2012 were announced, though, and [read more]
Bears Vs. Packers, Jon Hamm As Superman, And DC’s New EiC In Today’s Twitter Report
DC Comics established a talking point for the entire comics industry Monday by announcing Bob Harras as the publisher's new editor-in-chief. Mark Millar had an opinion on the matter, as did Tony Lee.
In other tweets, the Bear/Packers game last night brought fans from both sides out onto their accounts from [read more]
Five More Reasons To See ‘The Adventures Of Tintin’