Colan on Dracula changes
A couple of days ago we covered -- or uncovered -- the censorship in Marvel's TOMB OF DRACULA reprints where several previously topless young victims got new wispy smoke bras.
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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: August 2006
By Paul O'Brien
Even with the parent title running late, CIVIL WAR dominated Marvel's output again in August, with a raft of crossover titles including the newly launched HEROES FOR HIRE. The Ultimate titles...
Movie news round-up: Surfer cast; Arch Enemies
Confirmation this morning from THR that Doug Jones will play the Silver Surfer, with the wizards at the WETA workshop finalizing the CGI character for the upcoming FANTASTIC FOUR 2:
Jones will take part in...
Citizens flee CIVIL WAR
Apparently, the late shipping CIVIL WAR #4 shipped this week, with many shocking revelations. (Hint: We're going to need a bigger grave.) However, reaction in the blogosphere has been, well, contemptuous.
Normally we take...
If cartoonists were celebrities
Bob Fingerman's new book Recess Pieces is gory horror fest about kid zombies, but Bob admits he's squeamish about violence, and was even grossed out by Monty Python as a kid. "I remember being...
The ’70s, a time of natural beauty
This link from The Groovy Age of Horror Censored Essentials has been going around the internets for a few days. Apparently, when Marvel reprinted an Essentials version of the TOMB OF DRACULA magazine, they...
Linkage: Rosemann to Marvel
Newsarama reports on the latest cross town shuffle with the Phantom Stranger, a.k.a. Bill Rosemann going back to Marvel after a 4-year break:
In October of 2002, Rosemann left Marvel, and by early 2003, had...
Avengers assemble! On the set!
Wait, it's a Marvel two-fer in the trades! The Hollywood Reporter says a live-action Avengers movie is in the works!
Set to pen the screenplay is Zak Penn, the writer behind the last two "X-Men"...
Mostow swims to Sub-mariner
The long-brewing Sub-mariner movies has a director again, Variety reports, namely Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3):
Kevin Misher is producing through his Misher Films along with Marvel Studios. U's Peter Cramer is overseeing for the...
Citigroup bullish on Marvel
Several blogs picked up on the news that Citigroup has initiated coverage of Marvel stock at "Buy" and the news sent Marvel stock up pertly yesterday and then down just as pertly today....
Spidey wife slayer gets 18 years
A crazed Spider-Man enthusiast who hacked his wife to death with a samurai sword was sentenced yesterday to 18 1/2 years behind bars.
Family members of Ivor Forbes' wife, Keisha Denton, were in court yesterday...
Summit news: Whedon, DBPro, James Fenimore Cooper
The paucity of news from Marvel over the last new months has been made up for at the Diamond Retail Summit taking place in Baltimore. Those present last night got a nice side order...
