News notes: MAD, Heroes, Weird Al on FBR
§ The November issue of MAD features a bunch of top comicy types in a "LESSER KNOWN SUPER-VILLAINS" ISSUE
Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo, John Cassaday, Terry Dodson, Glenn Fabry and Sam...
BLADE series joins undead
Word is going around that Spike TV's BLADE series starring Sticky Jones will not be renewed. ICv2 has a brief report citing the one foe even Blade could not overcome: low ratings.
Miller to be feted at Scream Awards
Comic Book Resources has the press release from Spike's Scream Awards, "which celebrates Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Comic books." The event will be taped on October 7th and then doubtless air endlessly between...
Heroes comics – UPDATED with ratings
The first HEROES webcomics are up, this first by Aron Collette, Michael Turner and Koi Turnbull, telling a tale of Suresh's childhood.
UPDATE: HEROES' debut issue was a ratings winner for NBC quoth Variety:
NBC drama...
HEROES debuts tonight
HEROES, the NBC television series about a bunch of ordinary folk who gain mysterious powers that they cannot understand but must learn to live with, airs for the first time on network television tonight...
SPX TV commercial
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There is apparently a TV commercial for this year's SPX (Small Press Expo) running on local Washington TV stations. And here it is!
STAR TREK: the next abomination — UPDATE
This is dumb:
The United Federation of Planets has never looked so crisp and full of dimension.
CBS Paramount gave Trekkers reason to throw their pointy ears in the air Thursday with the announcement that...
Scream Awards 2006 honor comics, horror, racks
Long ago we mentioned that Spike TV was launching a new set of awards called the Scream Awards to honor the best in superheroes, horror and comic books. The nominees were announced at San...
“Aquaman” and iTunes make sweet music
Stymied by the stormy waters of the network TV schedule, the much buzzed about AQUAMAN pilot has been a hit on iTunes, where it launched yesterday as part of a content deal between Waner...
San Diego isn’t about movies! It’s about TV!
Variety previews SDCC with a boffo headline:
H'w'd courts nerd herdNets hope to capture fan fervor at confab
However, the story goes on to point out for that this year's show, studios are stressing their...
Variety on Painkiller Jane
Variety has a few new details on the 22 episode PAINKILLER JANE TV show just annonced by the SciFi Channel:
As for "Painkiller Jane," a superhero actioner about a young Marine officer with self-healing powers,...
SDCC: Avatar talent hunt and booth signings
Avatar Press will have a booth presence at SD for the first time in a few years, and Brian Pulida, George RR Martin, Antony Johnson, Stuart Moore and Sharon Scott will be signing. in...
