Mark Millar Reveals 'Kick-Ass' Comic Sequel: 'Balls To The Wall'
Submitted by Caleb Goellner on 12/21/09 8:31am EST - Commented on 0 times

Between new character posters, movie clips and the approaching series-concluding release of the comic book source material's 8th issue, fans have plenty of reason to wonder if the pre-release buzz for Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s "Kick-Ass," could already amount to a second helping of costumed vigilante brutality. Now, Millar's begun projecting the series' [...]
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'Iron Man 2' Meets 'Sherlock Holmes' And The Best Comics Of 2009 In This Week's Back-Issue Bin
Submitted by Rick Marshall on 12/19/09 9:01am EST - Commented on 0 times

"Iron Man 2" dominated the headlines, but there was plenty more room in the week's top stories to go around. We heard from "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy Ritchie and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law about a few different projects, and still found time to debunk a rumor or two and provide you with [...]
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'Sherlock Holmes Would Tear Tony Stark Up,' Says Robert Downey Jr.
Submitted by Rick Marshall on 12/18/09 6:46pm EST - Commented on 0 times

Now that Robert Downey Jr. is the face of two very popular, but very different big-screen heroes in "Sherlock Holmes" and "Iron Man 2," I'm probably not alone in wondering which iconic character he thinks would have the edge if the two crossed paths. After all, as audiences will discover when "Sherlock Holmes" premieres on [...]
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'Marvelous Color' Exhibit Spotlights Black Superheroes And Hip-Hop Comic Collections
Submitted by Splash Page Team on 12/18/09 6:01pm EST - Commented on 0 times

By Steven Roberts FROM MTV.COM: It's no secret that many rappers are huge comic-book fans: For example, Ghost Rider and Iron Man are aliases of comic-book characters Johnny Blaze and Tony Stark respectively, but they're also aliases of Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and Ghostface as well. Meth adopted Johnny Blaze out of his love for the [...]
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'Red' Gets New Release Date
Submitted by Rick Marshall on 12/18/09 5:14pm EST - Commented on 0 times

The adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's "Red" already has an all-star cast in Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker, and now it has a new release date, too. According to Variety, Summit Entertainment has tagged October 22, 2010, as the premiere date for the spy thriller based on [...]
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'Iron Man 2' And Other Marvel Movies Are Successful Due To Comic Book Writers, Says Joe Quesada
Submitted by Josh Wigler on 12/18/09 4:13pm EST - Commented on 0 times

Following the fantastically received "Iron Man 2" trailer, it's clear that the moviegoing public is enthused about Marvel Studios' upcoming film slate. While the folks on the DC Comics side of the aisle have had plenty of success through "The Dark Knight" and hope to achieve similar results with "Jonah Hex" and "Green Lantern," many [...]
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Dan O'Bannon Memories, A 'Fire' Actor, And IDW's Holiday Party In Today's Twitter Report
Submitted by Brian Warmoth on 12/18/09 3:14pm EST - Commented on 0 times

"Alien" screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's death was the trending topic of the Twitter Report feed this morning. The writer, who also penned "The Return of the Living Dead," made his way into memorial tweets from Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Dave McKean and many others who took O'Bannon's contributions to sci-fi, horror and film to heart. Elsewhere in [...]
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From Pandora To Panels: The 'Avatar' Comic Book Connections
Submitted by Josh Wigler on 12/18/09 1:44pm EST - Commented on 0 times

Director James Cameron's "Avatar," which makes its long-awaited theatrical debut today, might not be a comic book film, but that doesn't mean that the graphic novel is an entirely foreign prospect to this new science-fiction movie. From the movie's cast to some members of the crew behind the scenes, there are more than a few connections [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Guy Ritchie Says Directing 'Lobo' Movie Is 'Not A Matter Of Fact'
Submitted by Rick Marshall on 12/18/09 12:16pm EST - Commented on 0 times

Back in September, it was announced that the secret comic book movie project that "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy Ritchie has been circling was not in fact, "Sgt. Rock," as many had suspected. Instead of directing a film about an American war hero, Ritchie would get behind the camera for "Lobo" — a movie based on [...]
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New Hit-Girl 'Kick-Ass' Poster Arrives Online
Submitted by Rick Marshall on 12/18/09 11:29am EST - Commented on 0 times

The latest "Kick-Ass" character poster has hit the 'Net, and after being treated to images of The Red Mist, Big Daddy and Kick-Ass himself, we finally get a look at the other half of the brutal, father-daughter vigilante team, Hit-Girl. Similar to the posters before it, this one sports the tagline "I Can't See Through Walls. [...]
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