There was a lot of news regarding Marvel comics announced yesterday. Newsarama has a series of articles, and the announcements are summarized in this one. The ones that most interest me: Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan take over Runaways with issue 25, JMS will write the new Thor, and when Spider-Man ditches the Iron Spidey look, he’s going back to the black costume rather than the red and blue. Numerous other announcements are in there, too.
Weekly DVD Picks – September 12, 2006
There are a few items likely to interest several of our readers this week.
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New Thing for Fantastic Four II.
In addition to Galactus and the Silver Surfer, the new FF flick will feature a new look for Ben Grimm, according to Ain’t It Cool news.
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Strangers in Paradise: Tattoo
The seventeenth Strangers in Paradise trade paperback features much that entertains, but also signs of series fatigue.
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Saturday Movie Review – “The Amazing Transparent Man”
This week’s review is of a stinker that somehow just doesn’t quite stink enough.
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40 Years of Star Trek
If you’re in and around Seattle, you can catch the Big Convention for the rest of us, you can read this piece from StarTrek.com.
Sadly, this milestone comes at a time when there is no new Star Trek in production, and the concept behind next film has most fans saying, “eh.” Ten years ago, they knew how to celebrate a Trek anniversary.
So on Star Trek’s big day, I ask: What do you miss?
Weekly Comics Discussion – September 6, 2006
As usual, the complete list can be found here.
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‘Invincible’ Takes the Top Again
Small potatoes for a holiday weekend, but then again, this one’s usually low-grossing as most people just want to get outside for one last hurrah.
- Invincible
- Crank*
- The Wicker Man*
- Little Miss Sunshine
- The Illusionist
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
- Barnyard: The Original Party Animals
- Accepted
- World Trade Center
- Step Up
* = New Release
More facts and figures from Box Office Mojo.
Galactica Webisodes Premiering Tomorrow
As first reported back in June, ten new “Webisodes” of Battlestar Galactica will premiere tomorrow on the Sci-Fi Channel Web site (and probably on your favorite P2P network by Wednesday and Friday). TV commercials say there will be new episodes each Tuesday and Thursday for the next five weeks, covering events between the season two finale and the third season premiere in October.
Batgirl to get the “All-Star” Treatment
Confirmed at the Toronto Con this weekend, JG Jones and Geoff Johns will be writing and illustrating All-Star Batgirl. It sounds like their approach will more closely resemble the “All-Star” version of Superman than Miller’s controversial “All-Star” Batman and Robin.