Tag warren ellis
Parting Shot: Warren Ellis Weighs in on Newt Gingrich’s Moon Base
Filed under: Culture
Comics writer Warren Ellis has long been a proponent of the space program, even going so far as to compare off-world travel as a critical Noah's ark for humanity: "The single simplest reason why human space flight is necessary ... [read more]
Link Ink: Bongo’s New Logo, Building a TARDIS and Cartoon Bags
Filed under: Link Ink, Culture
Logos: Bongo Comics has hired blah. [The Beat]
Digital: R Stevens estimates that his recently released Diesel Sweeties eBook has been downloaded 10,000 times. [The Daily Cartoonist]
Interviews: Warren Ellis respo... [read more]
Warren Ellis on Comic Scripting
The always interesting Warren Ellis had some wisdom to share over on his blog, particularly on the art of comic book scripting. The whole thing is a must read, but the part I wanted to highlight was this...Even if you and the artist have previously ag... [read more]
REVIEW: Secret Avengers #21
Or – “Sadly, I Think I Really Meant To Pick Up #21.1…” And here is my biggest complaint about Marvel’s Point One initiative: It’s a pain to keep track of. When purchasing this issue, I thought this was the first ... [read more]
Watch Ben Templesmith Paint Warren Ellis’ ‘Fell’ with Beer [Video]
Filed under: Image, Indie, Video, Culture
Ben Templesmith is one of the most idiosyncratic artists in mainstream comics, with pages whose figures and settings often seem much more dreamlike (or nightmarish, as the case may be) than anything like the... [read more]
REVIEW: Secret Avengers #18
Or – “Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together…” Warren Ellis: Mind-blowing turbo-crazy awesome writing. David Aja: Mind-blowing three-dimensional kung-fu hijinks. Put ‘em together, add a dash of Shang-Chi, and you just ... [read more]
Ask Chris #77: The Greatest Comic Book Monster Hunter Ever
Filed under: Marvel, Opinion, Ask Chris Normally, ComicsAlliance Senior Writer Chris Sims answers comics and comics culture questions from our readers every week, but as Halloween approaches, things are about to get terrifying! This month, Chris answer... [read more]
Warren Ellis’ ‘Secret Avengers’: Big, Smart Stories One Issue At A Time [Review]
Filed under: Marvel, Reviews, Comics We Love, Opinion
Superhero comics have with increasing frequency been turning out stories that match epic scope with epic length, with massive world-saving adventures featuring casts of hundreds covering severa... [read more]
Watch The New Trailer For ‘Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts’ [Video]
Filed under: Movies, Video, Culture
Sequart Research and Literary Organization has released a new trailer for Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, the forthcoming documentary film about the acclaimed and influential comic book writer. The new clip feature... [read more]
DC RELAUNCH: Warren Ellis speaks up
Warren Ellis has a thing or two to say about the new DC Relaunch, and it may give some a bit of hope. The downside, of course, is that Ellis may be more on the nose with his comments when … Continue reading → [read more]
DC’s Reboot Trailer, Harry Potter And Sketches In Today’s Twitter Report
DC Comics isn't just trying to reach out to new readers in comics shops this year. The new trailer for their company-wide "New 52" reboot is going to be shown on TV and in movie theaters in order to appeal to wider masses. That strategy received some support in the [read more]
‘Captain America’ Criticism And OS X Lion Issues In Today’s Twitter Report
As excited as many Mac users were for the arrival of OS X Lion last week, "Plants vs. Zombies" lovers got a rude awakening if they tried running the game on their new operating system. John Layman, for one, called out with a Darth Vaderian parade of exclamation points when [read more]
Emmy Nominations, Comic-Con Advice And ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning, and "Game of Thrones" fans in the feed saw a few reasons to get excited, including a Best Drama nod and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister. C.B. Cebulski and Brian Reed were both behind him, while [read more]
Warren Ellis & D’Israeli Reinvent the Thought Bubble in Ultraviolet Comic Book ‘SVK’
Filed under: Indie, Previews
On sale now is SVK by Warren Ellis and Matt "D'Israeli" Brooker, a new detective story that's particularly remarkable not just because of the typically superlative work of both creators but also because of the technology... [read more]
Warren Ellis on The Freakangels Model
Famed author and Internet superstar Warren Ellis was sharing some information and thoughts on digital models. Among them, he gave some information on the readership to his and Paul Duffield's webcomic FreakAngels. Those are some pretty astonishing num... [read more]
Warren Ellis on Secret Avengers Villain
Oh, that wacky Warren Ellis, saying that he wants to call the above character Arnim Zola Jesus from now on. What will he think of next? However, in his defense Zola does look particularly Jesus-like in that image, what with the big robe and the open h... [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]
This Just Happened: BRIGHTEST DAY #24
Today marks the last issue of BRIGHTEST DAY. If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, then clicking on the jump is the very last thing you want to do (major spoiler alert!)
John Constantine was first introduced to the DC Universe in Alan Moore’s SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #37 [read more]