Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
One of my favorite things about watching Marvel superhero movies is seeing what Stan Lee is going to do in his obligatory cameo. Let’s face it, the only good thing about the first Fantastic Four movie was seeing Stan The Man playing Willie Lumpkin. Now, word has leaked out regarding who Smilin’ Stan will [...]
The Economist (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
Stan Lee, who inadvertently shaped contemporary film, is now trying to do so on purpose LITTLE is certain in the film business these days, thanks to piracy and the recession. But here is a fairly safe prediction. Next year one of the ten bestselling films at the American box office will be based on a comic-book superhero created by Stan Lee. There will be another one, perhaps two, the following year....
Slog (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009
Slog tipper Clinton directs us to am.fm.pm , who has made what is, quite possibly the greatest cake in the history of the world*. It is The Thing , from the Fantastic Four comic books, rendered in Rice Krispy Treat : I think The Thing is one of Jack Kirby's best designs and one of Marvel's best superhero characters. Everything about him, from his orange rocks to his little blue trunks to his thick...
io9 (Free subscription) | 03/14/2009
The Dark Knight was a massive hit, and Watchmen got great buzz (if not great reviews). But when Fox floats the idea of a "dark" reboot for the Fantastic Four, it's gone too far. It's weirdly fitting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 03/13/2009
This Week's Ketchup leads off with lots of big news for three of Marvel Comics' biggest properties (Thor, Iron Man and Fantastic Four), followed by sequels for Taken, Hard Boiled and Journey to the Center of the Earth, a revival of a Stephen King favorite, a N.W.A. biopic and more. #1 FANTASTIC FOUR ALREADY GETTING A REMAKE IESB.net broke the exclusive news this week that 20th Century Fox, which is...
Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 03/12/2009
Uncanny X-Men #27?!?! Seriously, Marvel.com, you probably should have just canceled the whole “Readers vote on the Top 70 Marvel Comics of All Time” if you got so few ballots cast that Uncanny X-Men #27 is 41st (Fantastic Four #5 at #60, by the way - House of M #8 is #59). Lord knows how insane my [...]
Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
If this is how Jonathan Hickman is going to write the Fantastic Four, then I am definitely looking forward until he has the book full time. First off, who do I thank for the change in Sean Chen’s artwork? Sean Chen has always been a good artist - nice, solid, dependable superhero style, but I’ve [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 03/06/2009
Group superhero movies. A good thing? I could take or leave X-Men, and would go some way to avoid another Fantastic Four.
Marvel (Free subscription) | 03/02/2009
Can Marvel Comics' Executive Editior trade his way to a copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #1?
Boxwish (Free subscription) | 02/20/2009
Spiderman has radioactive spider super powers, the Fantastic Four got their’s from a cosmic space storm and Batman just kicks bad guy butt. But one dedicated Iron Man fan is keen to prove you don’t need genetic mutations to compete with the big boys of the superhero world and is competing for Tony Stark’s industrialist crown by creating his very own Arc Reactor. The creator known...
iPhone4y.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Listen up, true believers! TUAW is reporting that Marvel Comics, home to the X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, and Spider-Man has announced at the New York Comic Con: their intention to sell “In-Motion” comic books through the iTunes Store. According to Marvel, the In-Motion comics go beyond the paperback books with animated panels and voice-over work...
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