Comics-and-More (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
Here are the highlights of books shipping to comic shops this September! . Abstract Studios . Strangers In Paradise Omnibus Limited Edition - This was a no-brainer. The entirety of Terry Moore's Strangers In Paradise , collected in three hardcovers within a slipcase. Should be nice! . Archaia Studios Press . The Grave Doug Freshly HC - Love that play on words... Josh Hechinger and mpMann's comedy/western...
ComicList Complete (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
ComicList: DC Comics for 06/03/2009 Astro City The Dark Age Book Three #2 (of 4) , $3.99 Authority #11 , $2.99 Ballad Of A Shinigami TP Vol 1 , $9.99 Bang Tango #5 (of 6) , $2.99 Batgirl Redemption TP , $19.99 Batman And Robin #1 (Frank Quitely Regular Cover) , $2.99 Batman and Robin #1 (JG Jones Variant Cover), AR Batman and Robin #1 (Frank Quitely Variant Sketch Cover), AR Cartoon Network Action...
Random Happenstance (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Panel from Star Wars #14 , "The Sound of Armageddon!" Written and edited by Archie Goodwin, art by Carmine Infantino and Terry Austin. This wasn't the first Marvel Star Wars comic I had as a kid, but it's one of my favorites, and chock full of house ads for stuff at the time I had never heard of, like Machine Man, Devil Dinosaur, and the X-Men. What? I was like seven! Anyway, the Comic Book...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
These days movie studios are really into the whole prequel comic thing. Every film needs to have a prequel comic series, or a graphic novel, or an animated series, or a 3D pop-up book -- it never ends. The latest studio who looks to be going absolutely bat-sh*t crazy with their properties is 20th Century Fox, who not only want to reboot Predator and Alien , but they may want to target Die Hard next....
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Yippee-Ki-Yay everybody! Boom Studios is getting adapting another IP into comic book form, this time taking John McClane and spinning a tale of his first year as a NYC police officer. The series is written by Howard Chaykin and follows the new police officer during the 1976 Bicentennial celebration. It’s all part of Boom’s comics [...]
LinkMachineGo (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
[comics] All American hero … Howard Chaykin Interview … Chaykin on American Flagg and the 1980’s: ‘The US was in a trough of political conservatism with Reagan, who was a fraud, thief, liar and a cheat. I also wanted to do a fun, violent, sexy, dirty story with a strong political underpinning and a streak [...]
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The latest teaser from Marvel builds the speculation about what is coming (or who is returning) to Captain America in June. CAPTAIN AMERICA #600 (APR090492) Written by ED BRUBAKER with MARK WAID, ROGER STERN & STAN LEE Pencils by BUTCH GUICE, LUKE ROSS, DALE EAGLESHAM, AL AVISION, HOWARD CHAYKIN, DAVID AJA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE & KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY Cover by STEVE [...]
Beatrice (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Earlier this week, over at GalleyCat, I had the privilege to post an original Howard Chaykin illustration—a representation of an image described in the final paragraphs of Darling Jim, the debut novel from Christian Moerk. And now, I get to present Moerk’s behind-the-scenes perspective on everything that led up to the words that inspired that [...]
Live for Films (Free subscription) | 05/05/2009
- Video of a young 20-something Adam Sandler making prank phone calls that was shot by his then roommate Judd Apatow will kick off the pair's upcoming comedy Funny People ... full details - Vinnie Jones and Howard Chaykin are teaming for a spy action drama, starring Jones, that is eyed as a U.K.-Canada co-production... full details - Raven Symone is rumored to be up for the role of the Focker's babysitter...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 05/05/2009
Once you've finished reading Christian Moerk 's debut novel, Darling Jim , and checked out the acknowledgments, you'll find this closing expression of gratitude: "I'm indebted to Howard Chaykin for graciously agreeing to lend Niall his talent and his quiver of pencils," Moerk writes. "The poor kid would've never got it right, otherwise. Thanks, pal." Now, we've been Howard Chaykin...
/Film (Free subscription) | 05/04/2009
There has been a brief report published in The Hollywood Reporter about Elevate Entertainment. They describe it as a “full-service management company that includes talent, literary and reality departments as well as a development and production arm”. Amongst the first signings are Vinnie Jones and Howard Chaykin. I don’t mention those two at random - though [...]
Clandestine Critic (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Blade #1–6 by Marc Guggenheim and Howard Chaykin A confession: apart from his appearances in Captain Britain and MI:13 , I've never read a Blade comic, or even a comic book with Blade in it. Like most other people, I'm more familiar with Eric 'Blade' Brooks via the films (first one good, second one better, third one awful). Therefore, Guggenheim has a tough job on his hands: make the reader care...
Shane Glines' Cartoon Retro (Free subscription) | 04/03/2009
Getting ready fo the drive to Seattle for my first Emerald City Comic Con. Lot's of great guests attending, including Bruce Timm, Kevin Dart, Howard Chaykin, Gris Grimly, Jaime Hernandez, Adam Hughes, Mike Mignola, and many other fantastic artists. I'll be there with both new books: Cartoon Retro: The Art of Shane Glines Vol. 1" and the brand new Daily Spiral Sketchbook. I will also have copies...
downthetubes.net news blog (Free subscription) | 03/27/2009
Legendary comics creator Howard Chaykin , creator of American Flagg , Time2 , American Century and more is the latest overseas guest confirmed for this year's British International Comic Show taking place in Birmingham in October. With a career spanning four decades, Chaykin's earliest work includes Ironwolf in the science fiction anthology title Weird Worlds for DC and Dominic Fortune , (inspired...
Diversions of the Groovy Kind (Free subscription) | 03/13/2009
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! The Groovy Agent is comin' at ya with another all-time fave--the dazzling debut of Marvel Comics' sequel to H.G. Wells' classic War of the Worlds by Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Gerry Conway, Howard Chaykin, and Frank Chiaramonte. Amazing Adventures #18 reached out from the spinner rack and jumped in Young Groove's hands back in February, 1973. That Romita cover, man, it...
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