Iron Man 3, which opened last weekend, became the second highest grossing film on opening weekend grossing $175,300,000. The highest grossing film is The Avengers ($207,438,708) which also featured Iron Man. Here’s the list of the all-time highest grossing films.Interesting observation from Ray Subers of Box Office Mojo in the USA Today: “With very few […]
ComicbookMovie.com has posted photos shot of the filming of the next Spider-man movie. Interesting to see the cables and harnesses used.
Superman turned 75 last week. Wired.com looks at the evolution of the character since it debuted in 1938. Instead, what makes Superman so recognizable is the underlying attitude of the character: At the heart of the concept, he’s the guy who believes in the good of people, and who’ll never give up fighting anything and […]
With better special effects and better writing, super-hero movies have been doing really well in theaters in the last decade. Sure there have been some stinkers, but when you think of Batman, The Avengers, Ironman, many have done quite well. Directors finally figured out that treating the comic book movies more like action thrillers make […]
The National Cartoonist Society has announced this year’s division award nominees. The winners will be announced during their annual Reuben Awards dinner in Pittsburgh, PA. Here are the nominees: Television Animation Todd Kauffman, Executive Producer, “Sidekick” Alberto Mielgo, Production Design, “Tron: Uprising” Rich Webber, Director, Aardman Animation Studios, “DC Nation” Feature Animation Rich Moore, Director, […]
From Robot 6: A federal judge confirmed Wednesday that the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel relinquished any claims to the character in a 2001 agreement with DC Comics. However, that seems unlikely to end the nearly decade-long legal battle over the Man of Steel. The order by U.S. District Judge Otis Wright III follows […]
Student physicists from the University of Leicester have theoretically proven that spider webs, if scaled up in size, could have in fact stopped a runaway train as scene in Spider-Man 2 (see video below to refresh memory).From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: The students determined that a real spider’s web would, in a proportional scenario, be […]
The first Snuffy Smith collection by John Rose is now available. The book is entitled The Bodacious Best of Snuffy Smith and contains John’s favorite strips from 2004 through 2013. “Having this collection published is truly a dream come true. Comic strip collections have lined the shelves of my bookcases for as long as I […]
From Columbia University: Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) is pleased to announce the acquisition of two significant additions to its Comics and Graphic Novels collections: research materials for Larry Tye’s well-received 2012 book, Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Superhero, as well as six 1940’s Batman scripts from the estate […]
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruled that Warner Bros owns the Superman character and that a 2001 agreement between Warner Bros and the heirs of Jerry Siegel is legit giving the heirs 50% share of Superman.From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The ruling Thursday trumps a 2008 trial court decision ordering […]
The Columbian profiles biographic comic book publisher Darren Davis and his Bluewater Productions and his move to digital. Bluewater titles are typically biographic of celebrities and ripped from the headline stories.From the Columbian: “The biography comics changed the way that we published,” Davis said about adding nonfiction to his company’s catalog in 2008. “If it […]
DC Comics has announced that it has put it’s entire line of comics on the three major ebook platforms: Kindle Store, iBookstore and the Nook Store.From the press release: “As e-readers and tablets continue to explode in popularity it’s important for us to offer consumers convenience and choice in how they download digital comics and […]
Bob Andelman (AKA Mr. Media) interviews M. Tom Inge about his new book “Will Eisner: Conversations (Conversations with Comic Artists).” From Amazon’s description: (Will Eisner: Conversations) collects the best interviews with Eisner (1917–2005) from 1965 to 2004. Taken together, the interviews cover the breadth of Eisner’s career with in-depth information about his creation of The […]
Cartoonist and animator Bill White has passed at the age of 51. His wife posted on his blog news that he passed last Saturday. She writes: His talent and humor were known by many, and his legacy will continue for years to come. Thank you for your continued support of Bill’s blog over the years. […]
This next issue of Superman will contain a major shift in the Superman story. Clark Kent quits his job at The Daily Planet in a dramatic fashion (“Why am I the one sounding like a grizzled ink-stained wretch who believes news should be about – I don’t know, news”) and DC Comics has hinted that […]