Shopping list - 4/29/09

Not much coming out this week for me. I think I'm most looking forward to flipping through the Previews catalog... that's pretty sad, isn't it?

• Batman Battle For The Cowl: The Underground #1
• Green Lantern #40
• Justice Society of America #26
• Madman Atomic Comics #15
• Runaways #9
• Previews #248 - May 2009

(You can always get the full shipping list of comics from Diamond's website every Monday)

Blackest Night #0

I got an advance copy of Blackest Night #0 and I must say, I am very excited about Blackest Night now! This issue will be available FREE next Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at your local comic shop during Free Comic Book Day. I will be going to Tony's Kingdom of Comics here in Keizer, Oregon.

Anyway, back to this comic. I loved it. Geoff Johns is a brilliant writer and what he has done for Green Lantern has been incredible. Green Lantern is currently the best on-going superhero story in print. This issue takes what he has done with Green Lantern, combined with what has been going on in the Batverse, and launches a potentially epic event.

Among the new ring-bearers are the Black Lantern Corps. Little is known about them now, but this page gets me excited! It appears that the Black Lantern Corps are going to be comprised of dead heroes brought back to life. Will Batman be a Black Lantern?!

In August, there will be a Blackest Night: Batman #1 of 3 coming out... Is this Bruce Wayne? Brought back as a Black Lantern maybe? We'll have to wait and see! Man... this is killing me now!

So, go to your local comic shop next Saturday and pick up this issue FREE! It's a great read and sets up the Blackest Night event that will be coming out later this summer and fall.

Sin City 2 movie rights?

Has Dimension Films lost the rights to make the sequel to Sin City?! Does this mean it won't be a Robert Rodriguez film?! Please say it ain't so! Sin City was an incredible movie and I have really been looking forward to the sequel. I love the comics by Frank Miller and Rodriguez's adaptation to film was simply brilliant. The best adaptation of comic to film I've seen. But this article from Hollywood Reporter sure makes it sound like rights to the movie are up for grabs:

The sequel rights to "Sin City," Frank Miller's popular noir comic, are being shopped around Hollywood, in what appears to be a sign that Dimension Films has lost rights to the property.

The Weinstein Co./Dimension continue to maintain that they hold the rights to any sequel for the Robert Rodriguez film, which grossed $159 million worldwide when it came out in 2005.

But producers say they have been shopped the rights by reps for Miller's estate, who they say are seeking a new place to set up a potential follow-up.

Wait a minute... "Miller's estate"?! Frank Miller is still alive! Hopefully this is all just "hogwash" like the TWC attorney says. Time will tell.

Say a prayer today for Sin City 2.

Shopping list - 4/22/09

Okay, LOTS to look forward to reading this week! Wow! First off, Kick Ass #6. If it hadn't been 4 months since an issue came out, I would be even more excited. I'll have to dig out my back issues and refresh myself of where we are. But, I am very excited about a new Mark Millar & John Romita Jr. issue! Good stuff always there! Next is Viking #1. Heard lots of good things about this and it looks to be very different. I am really looking forward to checking it out finally and seeing what it's about. Warren Ellis's latest project, Ignition City, is another one to look forward to. I really enjoyed the first issue and unlike Kick Ass, Ignition City #1 only came out 2 weeks ago, so the story is fresh in my mind! Imagine that! Neil Gaiman's part 2 of his Batman story comes out this week also in Detective Comics #853. I wonder if there is an Alex Ross variant for this issue as well... does anyone know?

• Amazing Spider-Man #592
• Batman Battle For The Cowl Arkham #1
• Detective Comics #853 (issue 2 of 2 in the Neil Gaiman Batman story)
• Ignition City #2
• Kick Ass #6
• Marvels Eye of the Camera #5
• Viking #1

And then possibly these 2 trades:

• BPRD: The Warning
• Freakangles #2

(You can always get the full shipping list of comics from Diamond's website every Monday)

Free Comic Book Day is coming!

Come and join us at Tony's Kingdom of Comics in Keizer, Oregon on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 for Free Comic Book Day!!! Enjoy free comics, artists, creators, and a whole slew of costumed people to have your picture taken with. 10AM to 7PM! Be there!

The Dark Knight Meets Superman

College Humor originals are so funny and these superhero shorts do not disappoint!

Part 1:

Watch The Dark Knight Meets Superman on CollegeHumor

Part 2:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor

Shopping list - 4/15/09

Small week. And 2 of the 5 issues I'm picking up aren't even for me. The Lovecraft issue is for a friend and the WoW issue is for my wife. I'm a few issues behind in Spider-Man and Green Lantern Corps, so the only new issue I'll be reading this week is Incognito #3. LOL!

• Amazing Spider-Man #591
• Green Lantern Corps #35
• Incognito #3
• Strange Adventures of HP Lovecraft #1
• World of Warcraft #18

(You can always get the full shipping list of comics from Diamond's website every Monday)

Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2

Okay, if you aren't reading Battle for the Cowl, go pick up issues 1 and 2! This is a fun Batman story. Coming off the Batman R.I.P. story line, Battle for the Cowl takes place in a very dark time for Gotham City. Arkham inmates are on the loose, Batman is presumed dead and nowhere to be found, and there is chaos pretty much everywhere.

The art in this book is superb. It's not as pretty of a Batman book as All-Star, but it's very nice. I found myself reading very slowly to take in as much of the art as I could. Gorgeous.

Wolverine: Weapon X #1

I'm not reading any X-Men titles right now except for X-Men Noir, so this is my current X-Men fix. Wolverine is a fun character and this issue doesn't disappoint. It is pretty straight forward with not much plot, but it's a fun book. I imagine this is at least somewhat marketed towards people excited about the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie coming out and trying to feed on that excitement to sell an issue.

I was happy with it. I'll pick up the next issue. Ron Garney's art really shines here. I love seeing him draw Wolverine. Definitely dark and a little bloody, so not for everyone, but I really enjoyed this issue.

IDW is #3!

Diamond Comic Distributers just released their March sales figures and guess what?! IDW is ranked #3! Marvel, DC, IDW!! This is really great news for IDW and great news for those of us who love IDW books. Very cool news to me!

Echo #11

Well, Terry Moore did it again! Another slam dunk of an issue! If you aren't reading Echo, you are missing out. The 2nd trade comes out very soon, so it will be easy to catch up.

The art is brilliant, the story makes you want more - what more can you ask for in a comic?

Green Lantern: First Flight trailer!!

The next Bruce Timm DC animated feature is Green Lantern - and the trailer is OUT!! :D I have really enjoyed Superman: Doomsday, The New Frontier, Batman: Gotham Knight, and Wonder Woman. I can't wait to see my favorite superhero in the next one! :D

Ben Templesmith at Emerald City Comic Con

Ben Templesmith is my favorite comic artist. I got to meet him at Emerald City Comic Con this last weekend and I got a commissioned piece of art. I am so excited!

Here is video of him doing part of it (click "HQ" for better quality):

Sorry the audio sucks so bad... I only had a little point and shoot camera that I used in video mode... the mic was horrible and it was really loud!

Some pics!:

Doing my commissioned piece

Templesmith and I!!

My finished piece of art!

I absolutely love the word balloons!

And in case you are interested in him and other things he has done, here is an iFanboy video about him:


And he's on Twitter and has a blog:
Templesmith's Twitter page
Templesmith's Blog

Shopping list - 4/8/09

Here's what I'm getting this Wednesday. After sitting in on a DC Comics panel at Emerald City Comic Con, I decided to pick up Batman Battle For The Cowl #2 (new this week) and #1 if my shop still has a copy.

• Batman Battle for the Cowl #1
• Batman Battle for the Cowl #2
• BPRD Black Goddess #4
• Green Lantern #39
• Echo #11
• Ignition City #1
• Wolverine: Weapon X #1

(You can always get the full shipping list of comics from Diamond's website every Monday)