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:

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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!