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X-O Manowar #2 preview from Valiant May 30, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment Valiant has released a four-page preview of X-O Manowar #2.  The comic-book series is written by New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and drawn by Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan). Read More
Men in Black 3 movie review May 29, 2012 The Men in Black, a top-secret organization protecting Earth from aliens, returns in “Men in Black 3.” Director Barry Sonnenfeld also returns for the third installment of the sci-fi action/comedy, based on the comic book series by Lowell Cunningham. Will Smith stars as Agent J, who became the partner of Agent K... Read More
Thanos from “Avengers” film has comics background May 29, 2012 WORD BALLOONS By Matthew Price From the Friday, May 25 edition of The Oklahoman “The Avengers” continued to roll at the box office last weekend, and now stands as the No. 4-grossing worldwide film release of all time with more than $1.2 billion earned. As such, I think I can safely write about the... Read More
Happy Memorial Day 2012 May 28, 2012 Have  a safe and happy Memorial Day this year.  My sincere thanks go out to all of those who have worked and fought and died to keep our nation safe as we celebrate today. The web site usmemorialday.org has more information on the origins of this holiday. Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #182 May 28, 2012 “It’s like finding a needle in a stack of needles. Read More
Happy 35th anniversary, Star Wars! May 25, 2012 The original “Star Wars” opened in theaters 35 years ago, on May 25, 1977. Since then, it’s spawned TV shows, books, comics, toys, merchandise, sequels, prequels and more. According to Box Office Mojo, it was made for $11 million, and has brought in $797,900,000. Along the way it’s become a cultural... Read More
X-O Manowar #1 second printing will have wraparound cover May 24, 2012 Earlier this week, Valiant Comics announced the sellout of “X-O Manowar” No. 1, and a second print with a new wraparound cover. The second printing will go on sale June 20. The initial printing of “X-O Manowar” No. 1 was 45,000 copies. “This is an outstanding performance for an independent... Read More
Marvel announces “create-your-own-wedding” variant for Astonishing X-Men 51 May 23, 2012 In a variant cover for June’s “Astonishing X-Men” No. 51, Marvel Comics is encouraging fans to celebrate their own wedding ideas along with that issue’s wedding of the X-Men character Northstar. Marvel writes: This June, get ready for the wedding of the year with the Astonishing X-Men #51 Create Your... Read More
Dark Knight Rises poster revealed May 22, 2012 Warner Bros. has released a new poster for “The Dark Knight Rises,” starring Christian Bale as Batman, via the film’s Facebook page. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is set for a July 20 release. Read More
Marvel Comics announces wedding; proposal in Astonishing X-Men #50 May 22, 2012 Marvel has announced the X-Men character Northstar will propose to his longtime boyfriend in the pages of “Astonishing X-Men” No. 50, on sale Wednesday.   The wedding will follow in next month’s “Astonishing X-Men” No. 51. - Matt Price Click past the cut for the full release and more images. Read More
Max Allan Collins on new Mike Hammer novel, “Lady, Go Die!” May 18, 2012 Hard-nosed private eye Mike Hammer returns in the long-lost sequel to “I, The Jury.” The new detective novel “Lady, Go Die” is based on a lost partial novel found in the papers of writer Mickey Spillane, who died in 2006. It’s been completed by Spillane’s frequent collaborator and award-winning mystery... Read More
James Bond Skyfall teaser at AICN May 17, 2012 Ain’t It Cool News has revealed a teaser for the new Daniel Craig James Bond film, titled Skyfall.   Craig returns as Agent 007 for the third time in the series based on the character created by Ian Fleming. The teaser was first revealed at 007.com, which reports that the first trailer for... Read More
“Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” with Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher to air on the Hub network May 17, 2012 The Hub TV network has announced that the TV series “Alf” and “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” will join its programming lineup.    The shows will begin airing in June. “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” originally aired on ABC from 1993 to 1997 and focused... Read More
“Classics Illustrated” comes to iPad May 16, 2012 Trajectory, Inc. announced in a news release that more than 120 digital graphic novels from the “Classics Illustrated” comic and graphic novel series have been released via the Apple iBookstore. Trajectory is collaborating with Apple, Inc., to deliver the series on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The... Read More
Bloodshot #1 preview from Valiant Comics May 15, 2012 Valiant Comics has provided a preview for the upcoming “Bloodshot” #1 by Duane Swierczynski, Manuel Garcia and Arturo Lozzi.   The comic will go on sale July 11. Here’s the description of the comic, from Valiant: Your name is Angelo Mortalli. Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the... Read More
First full artwork of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles goes for $71,700 May 14, 2012 Heritage Auctions reports that the first-ever full artwork of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird sold for $71,700 on Friday, May 11, at Heritage Auctions in Dallas as part of a Vintage Comics & Comic Art Auction. It sold to an anonymous buyer.  Turtles co-creator Kevin... Read More
Monday movie quote challenge #180 May 14, 2012 “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what... Read More
Blu-ray review: Men in Black, Men in Black II May 11, 2012 Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones star in the 1997 hit “Men in Black” and its 2002 sequel, “Men in Black II,” released on Blu-ray as the second sequel to the film, “Men in Black III,” prepares to hit theaters this summer. The movie series is based on the comic book written by Lowell Cunningham. The... Read More
“The Artist” returns to theaters this weekend May 11, 2012 Note: The Oscar-winning “The Artist” returns to theaters this weekend. This review originally ran in the Jan. 20, 2012 edition of The Oklahoman. A love letter to silent cinema, “The Artist” features the career of a Douglas Fairbanks-esque movie star and the effect the introduction of sound has on his... Read More
Discover best ‘Avengers’ stories in pages of Marvel Comics May 11, 2012 With the film “Marvel’s The Avengers” making more than $200 million in its first weekend at the box office, there looks to be an appetite for adventures of Marvel Comics’ super-team. The team was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby back in 1963, bringing together heroes who had appeared in solo... Read More

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