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by Corona's Coming Attractions (Wed 06-09-2004)
Release Date: TBA Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Not Available Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Cast: Seth Rogen Genre: Action, Adventure Plot Summary: "The Green Hornet" made his debut on January 31, 1936 on WXYZ Detroit... Kevin talks GREEN HORNET
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 02-19-2004)
Over at Ground Zero for Kevin Smith fans, the JERSEY GIRL director told his fans in his own words what the latest inside news was on Smith's newly announced GREEN HORNET movie project.Smith explained that he had climbed onboard Miramax's superhero project... GREEN HORNET Revived
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-21-2001)
Miramax Films has acquired the rights to THE GREEN HORNET after Universal cut their losses on a decade of development and let the project go.Word has it that after Uni chose not to renew the rights to the property, Paramount, Sony and Miramax went for it ... 
GREEN HORNET Not a Comedy
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-28-2007)
Just a little tidbit of information for the upcoming GREEN HORNET. Writer, producer & star, Seth Rogen, was at an Q&A session for SUPERBAD at the Comic Con. He answered some questions and one of them was what genre his Hornet will be given his pas... Columbia options "The Green Hornet"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-21-2007)
Columbia Pictures has optioned the rights to the classic crime fighting hero, The Green Hornet, and intends to produce a feature film based on the property.The studio acquired the rights from Green Hornet Inc through Neal H. Moritz, who will produce the f... Seth Rogen As The GREEN HORNET?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 07-20-2007)
According to the LA Times, actor Seth Rogen is in final negotiations to star in the big screen adaptation of THE GREEN HORNET. You'll know Rogen from his recent films, KNOCKED UP & THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN.
Seth Rogen has entered into final ... Seth Rogen Talks about GREEN HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 11-29-2007)
Seth Rogen has briefly updated the situation on THE GREEN HORNET, reports MTV. While talking to the site, he basically says that there will be two versions of this upcoming installment of the comic hero. One take is more comedic in script while the other ... Green Hornet and Kato Statues
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-21-2007)
Electric Tiki and Sideshow Collectibles have announced the latest characters in the Electric Tiki Classic Heroes Collection, Green Hornet and Kato.Green Hornet and Kato were sculpted by Ruben Procopio based on designs by Tracy Mark Lee. Each statue is han... Kevin Smith takes on THE GREEN HORNET
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 02-18-2004)
With his new movie JERSEY GIRL opening in about a month, Kevin Smith has received the call to make the big screen adventures of THE GREEN HORNET his next mission. Smith will write the script and direct the movie for Miramax Films as his next project, hopi... No more GREEN HORNET for Smith?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-08-2004)
Both Dark Horizons and Empire Online are reporting that director Kevin Smith has gotten cold feet about helming THE GREEN HORNET movie he's attached to.Smith told a crowd of fans in the United Kingdom yesterday that he fired off an email to Miramax head h... Scribes Rogen and Goldberg Talk HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-30-2008)
While actor-writer Seth Rogen and his partner Evan Goldberg are gearing up for their work of The Pineapple Express, the duo did find time to talk with SHH's Scott Huver about the prospects of The Green Hornet. Both have completed the screenplay, will be w... Sony Gives Fans a Taste of HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-23-2008)
It may not be much on this slow news morning but Sony Pictures has released their first gift to fans eagerly awaiting The Green Hornet. While the film is still two years away from hitting theaters, the studio has given the media what looks to be their fir... Rogen Still Wants Chow for the HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 06-04-2008)
And I doubt the late great Bruce Lee would mind that choice at all. In an interview with the writer and star of The Green Hornet, Rogen told Heather Newgen that he's still looking for martial arts star Stephen Chow to lead the installment though since the... Stephen Chow as Kato in HORNET
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-21-2007)
It seems that the LA Times has some good sources close inside the Seth Rogen/Sony camps. First, they revealed that Rogen first pitched the story idea of the GREEN HORNET to Sony. Yesterday, they broke the story that Rogen wou... GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW: VOLUME ONE
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-16-2004)
There are two reactions you might have to reading a critically acclaimed comics "classic" produced in the past. The first reaction is to drink it all in and to marvel at just how little the hype lives up to the reality of the experience. That's the rarer ... Stevenson is the new PUNISHER
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 07-22-2007)
Don't you just love Comic Con 2007? Even a week before it begins, decent news is already being released this weekend when most news editors for the major trade publications are taking the weekend off. Earlier today, more WATCHMEN, GRE... Music To Be Abducted By
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 01-29-2004)
...CITY, THE GREEN HORNET (his buzzing main theme was recently reprised in KILL BILL Vol. 1), EMERGENCY!, THE MOD SQUAD, and the third season of BATMAN. May's swing music expertise landed him an assignment to collaborate with James Horner on the big band ... Rogering Ramjets! It's Gary Owens Part Three
by Andrew Hershberger (Sun 03-17-2002)
...ar on THE GREEN HORNET, with Bruce Lee. LAUGH-IN was so powerful; we had 40 million people every Monday night watching us. 40 million, that's phenomenal. You could go to any city in the country when that was on, walk down the street, and you couldn't g... Give the Readers What They Want
by Andrew Hershberger (Mon 09-29-2003)
....BTW, THE GREEN HORNET TV show from the '60s will return to the small screen in re-run form October 4 at 8 am on the Encore Action channel. A station I'm sure most of us don't have.Have a show you'd like plugged, regardless of its relevance to Cinescap... How Green Was My Goblin
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-31-2001)
"Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts, Covens of witches with all of their hosts, You may think they scare me, you're probably right, Black cats and goblins on Halloween night. Trick-or-treat!"poem as quoted in John Carpenter's HALLOWEENYes, ... THE GREEN ARROW BY JACK KIRBY
by Tony Whitt (Thu 11-22-2001)
The 1950s weren't a great time for most of those working in comics, but they were especially hard on Jack Kirby. After he and Joe Simon created Captain America for Timely, they tried creating characters with equal success for other companies before formin... THE GREEN BRAIN
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 12-18-2002)
If you're looking for the complex machinations of DUNE, then THE GREEN BRAIN will be something of a disappointment. GREEN is a significantly smaller book than DUNE both in terms of page count and in terms of intellectual scope. But then few things do matc... Green Lantern
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-09-2004)
Genre:Comic Book Adaptation/Adventure/Science Fiction.Studio:Warner Bros.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Unknown. Based on the comic book published by DC Comics.Premise:Each sector of space is... GREEN LANTERN #156
by Tony Whitt (Tue 12-03-2002)
Readers of GREEN LANTERN since Judd Winick took over may note a curious thing: it's not just about Kyle Rayner anymore. If any title deserved to have the word "family" added to the title (as in BATMAN FAMILY, SUPERMAN FAMILY, or even GREEN ARROW FAMILY), ... The rings are the thing for GREEN LANTERN fans
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 08-05-2004)
DC Direct, the collectible/action figure imprint of DC Comics, has announced plans for a new line of collectibles inspired by KINGDOM COME's Planet Krypton, the faux chain of restaurants that appeared in the comic book mini-series. In the same way that Pl... Green Lantern Series 2
by John Denning (Sat 08-12-2006)
Series Two of the Green Lantern figures is here, and the Corp just keeps expanding. Continuing the trend of a balance between good guys/bad guys in Series One, the new series includes Guy Gardner, Manhunter Robot, Salaak, Shark, and Sinestro. Adding in th... GREEN ARROW # 26
by TONY WHITT (Thu 05-29-2003)
Jefferson Pierce, formerly known as Black Lightning and now US Secretary of Education, has come to Star City to enlist Ollie's help. Pierce's niece Joanna is a lawyer trying to keep the Elevast Corporation from tearing down local housing to build a new co... Novelist Brad Meltzer On GREEN ARROW
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 01-30-2002)
NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author Brad Meltzer is slated to replace Kevin Smith as writer on GREEN ARROW as of #16.Meltzer's works include the novels THE TENTH JUSTICE, DEAD EVEN, THE FIRST COUNCIL, and THE MILLIONAIRES (currently No. 5 on the NEW YORK T... Green Goblin Images
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-08-2001)
Sony has released promotional images from the coming SPIDER-MAN movie that focus on the film's heavy, the Green Goblin.Sony also gave some info on the green outfit Willem Dafoe, playing Norman Osborne, dons for his nefarious activities.*The Green Goblin c... GREEN ARROW #14
by Tony Whitt (Tue 07-09-2002)
Last time I went on and on about the fact that Kevin Smith had created a virtual "Green Arrow Family," similar to the old Batman and Superman families, in the new GREEN ARROW series. Sadly, it looks like he's abandoning that family just when it needs some... GREEN LANTERN #154
by Tony Whitt (Tue 09-17-2002)
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADMy first reaction to the news that Judd Winick would be doing a story addressing the gay bashing of Kyle Rayner's friend Terry was that it would be a must-read issue. Granted, much of my enthusiasm might have come from the fact that... SOYLENT GREEN is still people!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-09-2004)
In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, BLADE: TRINITY writer/director David Goyer spoke about his work on developing a remake of the 1973 dystopic sci-fi feature SOYLENT GREEN. The movie is in development at Warner Bros. and Goyer is currently involved with it... GREEN LANTERN's Legacy
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 08-16-2001)
GREEN LANTERN fans longing to see Hal Jordan wearing the ring again will get 112 pages worth in November.That's when DC Comics is releasing GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY - THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HAL JORDAN, a hardcover graphic novel. The story is written ... SPEED RACER is 100% Green Screen
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 11-23-2007)
While Emile Hirsch was talking to Empire Online, he passed along that the new SPEED RACER will be shot entirely in green screen technology. The adaptation, shot by the Wachowski bros., will star Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan ... GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-02-2004)
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEADNormally I try to avoid any sort of spoiling in these reviews, lest you choose to go get the comic in question yourself, but given the odyssey I myself had to endure to get my own copy of this sold-out issue, I have a feeling that y... GREEN ARROW #23
by Tony Whitt (Mon 04-21-2003)
One of the first comics I ever bought back in my long-departed, misspent youth was the excellent GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW series. At the time I (and probably no one else, either) had any idea how pivotal Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' run on that series w... GREEN LANTERN #147
by Tony Whitt (Thu 02-28-2002)
John Stewart's career as a Green Lantern ended with the death of Oa, but his career as a hero ended when Grayven crushed his spine. Now that Kyle Raynor has the almost godlike power of Ion, however, such an injury is a minor thing to fix?and yet John stil... Goblins a Go-Go
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 04-22-2002)
Recently we gave everyone a heads-up on a problem sure to plague anyone who wishes to learn more about a certain webhead this summer - namely, the many versions of this guy that are currently web-swinging their way across the many Marvel Universes availab... GREEN (aka WHATEVER)
by Tony Whitt (Sat 06-15-2002)
Give a recent film school graduate a camera and a group of actors, and the result can be a surprisingly fresh and innovative piece of work. Or it can be something like GREEN, a film by Karl T. Hirsch available for rental only at Hollywood Video stores acr... Jack Black Talks GREEN LANTERN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 11-21-2007)
A few years ago, Jack Black was set to star and help develop a big screen adaptation of the comic superhero. Judging by the interview with MTV, his GREEN LANTERN would have been vastly different than the GL we may see in the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE f... GREEN Jack, Black LANTERN
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 07-16-2004)
Well, this story certainly supports the theory of casting against type.Ain't It Cool News reports that funnyman Jack Black (SCHOOL OF ROCK) has been signed to play GREEN LANTERN in a Warner Bros. movie of the same name. "Jack Black has closed his deal. He... Soylent Green is Musicians!
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-19-2003)
This Week's RecommendationSThis week, FSM releases two of the '70s strangest science fiction scores on CD for the first time. Pairing Fred Myrow's tuneful music for SOYLENT GREEN ("Soylent Green is People!") with Jerry Fielding's atonal ambience of DEMON ... GREEN LANTERN #162
by Tony Whitt (Fri 04-25-2003)
It's not easy being green - especially if you're Oliver Queen and Kyle Raynor and you're expected to work together because you share the same taste in color schemes. But this time Ollie and Kyle share a similar goal: shape-shifting aliens in search of ble... Audiences spending their green to see SHREK 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 05-22-2004)
Studio estimates for SHREK 2 have pegged the green sequel with netting nearly $50 million dollars in ticket sales in just three days. Estimated grosses for the picture now total $49,445,000 -- a phenomenal achievement for any film during a non-holiday per... No green in Mr. Black's future?
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 08-07-2004)
The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly would seem to shoot down the rumor that comedian Jack Black had been cast to play GREEN LANTERN in an upcoming Warner Bros. movie based on the cosmic DC Comics superhero. In an article focusing on upcoming movie pr... GREEN ARROW: QUIVER
by Tony Whitt (Tue 04-02-2002)
A word of advice about reading GREEN ARROW: QUIVER: don't read the introduction by Kevin Smith before you read this book. Smith's ramblings on how difficult it is to actually shoot an arrow, his endless plugs for his movies and comic shop, and his seeming... New ENTERPRISE showrunner sees green slave girls in show's future
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 07-22-2004)
The new showrunner on STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE is taking the series back to its roots -- namely, drawing on ideas from THE ORIGINAL SERIES and expanding upon the rich mythology of the long-running science fiction franchise in order to develop stories for ENT... JUSTICE: SERIES 7: GREEN LANTERN Action Figure
by News Editor (Fri 06-08-2007)
In early January 2008, DC Direct will release their JUSTICE: SERIES 7: GREEN LANTERN action figure.
The figure was designed by Alex Ross. It stands 6.25" high and has multiple points of articulation and a base.
No price has been set yet. GREEN LANTERN: SERIES 2: SHARK Action Figure
by News Editor (Tue 12-20-2005)
DC Direct has released an image of the upcoming GREEN LANTERN: SERIES 2: SHARK Action Figure. The figure stands 8" high.The Shark is a killing machine that sets its sights on Hal Jordan. The action figure features multiple points of articulation and a dis... Green Goblin image from "Spider-Man 3"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-24-2007)
The official Spider-Man site has released some new images, one of which features a young Harry Osborn in some Green Goblinesque gear. You can see the image to the left. There are also more images at the site which you can find here. In the fi... Disney green lights JUNGLE CRUISE
by Karl Schneider (Thu 09-21-2006)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Pictures has given the green light to a movie project based on a Disneyland ride called JUNGLE CRUISE.The ride sees parkgoers travel the jungle river guided by a riverboat skipper, encountering such wild cr... Tyrese Gibson For GREEN LANTERN in JLA?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-28-2007)
Just a few days after causing a virtual maelstrom of JLA interest by releasing details of the script, Patrick has provided a possible candidate choice for the Green Lantern in the upcoming JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA production. According to a sou... Final Destination 4 gets a Green Light
by Karl Schneider (Fri 12-08-2006)
According to CountingDown.com, Final Destination 4 has got the green light from New Line Cinema.The film, which may be shot in 3-D, will be the sequel to Final Destination 3 and a continuation of the series. That's about all that is known at this po... Shyamalan and "The Green Effect" Update
by Karl Schneider (Thu 02-01-2007)
According to Variety, M. Night Shyamalan has broken from past traditions and will head back for rewrites on his latest script, The Green Effect.Shyamalan, who previously had the clout to refuse to do rewrites on scripts, has accepted notes from the major ... Mean and Green: Comicscape Reviews The Incredible Hulk
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-18-2008)
Marvel Studios and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk premiered last Friday to generally positive reviews, along with box office success to the tune of $55.4 million in weekend grosses. The film represents the second attempt at launching a franchi... Photos from THE HULK's green carpet world premiere
by Sue Schneider (Thu 06-26-2003)
On June 17th Universal Pictures held the World Premiere of THE HULK at the Universal Amphitheatre. Universal's Citywalk was filled with screaming fans who crowded around the green carpet to get a glimpse of the many stars that attended the premiere.And st... M. Night Shyamalan shops "Green Planet"
by Karl Schneider (Thu 01-25-2007)
According to MNightFans.com, M. Night Shyamalan recently finished his latest script, Green Planet, and went shopping it to studios. Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Sony have all passed.The story is rumored to center on an alien invasion o... NBC Gives Green Light to "The Bionic Woman"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 01-03-2007)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC has given a cast-contingent green light to the reconceptualization of The Bionic Woman.The show is to be modeled after the 1970s series about a woman whose body is mechanically enhanced to save her life.The pilot i... Sony Gives Green 'Vesper' Role
by News Editor (Fri 02-17-2006)
Sony Pictures has announced that Eva Green will play British treasury agent Vesper Lynd in CASINO ROYALE. In addition, Jeffrey Wright will play Felix Leiter.They join a cast that already includes Daniel Craig, Giancarlo Giannini as Mathis, Caterina Murino... Comic RED SONJA Gets the Green Light
by Karl Schneider (Tue 05-02-2006)
One of the bestselling indie comic books available is coming to the silver screen. Red Sonja, a sword-and-sorcery comic book from Dynamite Entertainment, has been green lit with a production budget north of $25 million.Red Sonja was released on the big s... GREEN LANTERN: SERIES 2: MANHUNTER ROBOT Action Figure
by News Editor (Tue 12-20-2005)
DC Direct has announced the release date for the GREEN LANTERN: SERIES 2: MANHUNTER ROBOT Action Figure. The deadly Manhunter Robots threaten to cut short Hal Jordan's return as quickly as possible.The action figure features a Power Battery accessory, mu... "Flash Gordon" Gets a Green Light
by Karl Schneider (Sat 01-13-2007)
The Sci Fi Channel has given the green light to 22 one hour episodes of Flash Gordon.The show will head into production in early 2007 and should debut on the Sci Fi Channel in July of 2007. The series will be produced by Robert Halmi St. and Robert ... MILE Sees Green, But TOYS Still Tops Box Office.
by Steve Biodrowski (Tue 12-14-1999)
In a weekend that saw substantial drops for continuing films, two newcomers took second and third place, including THE GREEN MILE, adapted from Stephen King`s novel. The other newcomer, DUECE BIGELOW, MALE GIGILO landed in third--the only non-genre film t... "Save the Green Planet"
by John Sinnott (Mon 12-11-2006)
When films cross over between genres, it's often because the director doesn't know what type of movie he wants to make, or the producers wanted him to change the focus sometime after filming has begun. These films often end up being a mess. ... Fox green lights Shyamalan's "The Happening"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 03-07-2007)
According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has given the green light to the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan's film, The Happening.The film, previously known as The Green Effect, is a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents ... TOP 10 Movies: The big green money machine
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-23-2003)
Ang Lee's psychological drama about an emotionally repressed scientist scarred by childhood trauma...I mean, that superhero movie about a big green monster known as THE HULK...that movie took top spot at the weekend box office this past weekend. Ang's (no... JLA COVER TO COVER: GREEN LANTERN Statue
by News Editor (Mon 09-25-2006)
In May 2007, DC Direct will release their JLA COVER TO COVER: GREEN LANTERN Statue. It was sculpted by Jonathan Matthews.The statue is based on the cover of GREEN LANTERN #166 (art by Gil Kane) and stands approximately 9.875" high (including base) and is ... Dave Gibbons Draws Stan Lee's GREEN LANTERN
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 08-14-2001)
Dave Gibbons, the artist of the GREEN LANTERN story in DC Comics' JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING series, said that he tried to give the character a completely different look."You wanted to ignore everything that's been done before," Gibbons said. "You don... GREEN ARROW #16 sells out
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 09-13-2002)
GREEN ARROW #16, the first issue written by novelist Brad Meltzer, has sold out at DC less than one week after its on-sale date. Meltzer's run on the title continues the momentum of the 15 issues written by filmmaker Kevin Smith, benefiting from coverage... GREEN ARROW #44
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-16-2004)
Recently, a reader wrote in to (quite erroneously) take Judd Winick to task for making HIV "a career obsession" and being "dictatorial" about forcing us to read about a comics character who has it. For one thing, Winick's hardly obsessed with the concept ... WB Grabs Berlanti to Helm GREEN LANTERN
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 10-29-2007)
A day after David Dobkin reveals to the press that he's directing the FLASH spin-off, Warner Bros has confirmed to Variety a director for their future GREEN LANTERN film. The trade reports that Greg Berlanti will be directing the feature film and co-writi... GREEN ARROW SECRET FILES
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 07-24-2002)
Green Arrow, enjoying a renaissance even beyond Kevin Smith's stint as writer, get his first SECRET FILES special in October. Highlights of the 64-page special include: * In the lead story, written by Judd Winick with art by Diego Barreto and Robin Rigg... SOYLENT GREEN Collaborator Passes Away
by Chris Wyatt (Sat 08-31-2002)
Hollywood writer Stanley R Greenberg, who collaborated with Harry Harrison on the script for the classic SF film SOYLENT GREEN, passed away in Kensington, California on August 25th of a brain tumor. The film was an adaptation of Harry Harrison's novel MAK... Gleeson Enters Greengrass' GREEN ZONE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 03-12-2008)
Brendan Gleeson (Beowulf, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) has been signed for Paul Greengrass' upcoming untitled thriller Green Zone, reports Variety. The actor will join leading star Matt Damon, fellow "Potter" star Jason Isaacs, Gre... Seth Green does the DOO
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-07-2003)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER alumni Seth Green has joined the cast of SCOOBY-DOO 2. The actor, who has just finished working on the remake of THE ITALIAN JOB, will play the museum curator of Coolsville in the movie. Is his character a good guy or a bad guy?... GREEN LANTERN #144
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-21-2001)
Kyle Raynor has discovered the cause behind his increasing power and the reason why his ring hasn't needed recharging. It appears that when Hal Jordan reignited the sun, he left part of his Parallax power behind, and Kyle's been siphoning all that energy.... GREEN ARROW #18
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-18-2002)
Mindless brutes don't seem to fare very well in the DC Universe. Over at Marvel, they end up being superheroes or occasionally interesting supervillains. At DC, though, the poor brutes are little more than annoyances that editors and writers alike know no... Dafoe Talks Green Goblin
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 11-07-2001)
Willem Dafoe has been talking briefly about what it was like playing the Green Goblin in the coming SPIDER-MAN movie.While talking to USA Today, Dafoe described getting into the sleek Goblin outfit as being akin to "putting toothpaste back into the tube."... Comicscape - August 9, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 08-09-2006)
ULTIMATE AVENGERS 2 hit store shelves and the hot little hands of fan boys yesterday. The film stands as the second in Marvel's campaign of straight-to-DVD animated movies produced by Lion's Gate. And, fortunately for both Marvel and comic fans, this en... Russell Crowe On GREEN SHORE
by Frank Kurtz (Wed 08-08-2001)
Russell Crowe is set up to direct, produce, write and star in a World War II ensemble drama for Intermedia called THE LONG GREEN SHORE.The film currently has a script by Bob Ellis, which will be rewritten by Crowe with his production partner Mark Johnson.... MGM shows green to two "Stargate" films
by Karl Schneider (Mon 01-15-2007)
MGM announced today that the Stargate franchise would be adding two feature films to it's library.Titled Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, the movies will both be made available to the television universe and home entertainment marketpla... NBC Turns The Light Green For Grunberg
by Karl Schneider (Sat 05-13-2006)
Greg Grunberg's superhero drama Heroes has been picked up by NBC for the 2006-2007 season. Jeff Goldblum's supernatural series Raines was also picked up by NBC.Heroes will feature Grunberg and Milo Ventimigila as a diverse group of people who discover th... GREEN SNAKE (1994)
by Steve Biodrowski (Sun 06-10-2001)
Hong Kong Fant-Asia filmmaking at its best, this is the story of two sisters seeking to make the transition from being animal-spirits to being human. Producer-director Tsui Hark is a one-man factory for this kind of thing, and this is one of his better ef... Green Lantern Hal Jordan Power Battery Mini-Prop
by News Editor (Fri 11-18-2005)
DC Direct will be releasing a mini-prop replica of Hal Jordan's Power Battery. It will measure approximately 8" high, and will include a light up feature and a Certificate of Authenticity. The Battery will come packaged in a 4-color box. It will be p... SHREK 2 gone green
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-28-2004)
Even though the film isn't out in theaters until next month, Activision's video game adaptation of SHREK 2 has just been released to stores. Following the film's storyline, players can step into the shoes of the movie's main characters including Shrek, Pr... POLAR EXPRESS sees green in 3D
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-21-2004)
THE POLAR EXPRESS has proven to be the surprise of the holiday box office season. After posting what many analysts remarked as a disappointing opening weekend in ticket sales, the Tom Hanks film has held its ground, holding fast in the top five for the p... "MEG" Getting a Green Light?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 01-01-2007)
According to Variety, the Steve Alten prehistoric shark film MEG may be climbing it's way out of Development Hell and into production in 2007."I have no doubt Meg will swim," says director Jan de Bont. Alten, meanwhile, says he won't begin the n... GREEN LANTERN #145
by Tony Whitt (Thu 01-03-2002)
Now that Kyle Raynor has discovered the cause behind his increasing power, he must fight off Nero lest the evil ring-slinger takes it all. But there's a choice to be made before Kyle can accept the power that will make him nearly omnipotent, a choice that... A green glow eminates from THE TRIANGLE
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 01-21-2005)
Sci Fi Channel will indeed voyage into THE TRIANGLE. The genre cable network has given the OK to make the six-hour science fiction mini-series and scheduled in a broadcast date of this coming December. The show will be written by FARSCAPE creator Rockne O... Comicscape - October 20, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-20-2004)
Hello, all... I'd originally intended this week to simply print the remaining responses to the Hal Jordan question and to move on to something else equally irrelevant to real life. (If you'd rather skip what follows and go directly to those responses, cli... Spider-Man's Arch-Dafoe Part Two
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-08-2002)
In part one of CINESCAPE's profile on SPIDER-MAN co-star Willem Dafoe, the actor discussed his interest in playing Spidey's archenemy the Green Goblin. In part two he describes the challenge of performing in a full-faced Goblin mask and the film's elabora... Comicscape - March 31, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-31-2004)
OPINION: Before I begin this week's discussion of the comic books you most wanted to see made into movies, I'd like to share one e-mail in particular that made a very deep impression on me, sent by no less than the producer of LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENT... HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE finally sees green
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-03-2003)
After almost two decades of being trapped in development hell, Walt Disney Pictures has finally given a greenlight for the feature film adaptation of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Filming is scheduled to commence next year in England, with city sc... Big Green For SHREK Vid
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 11-06-2001)
Move over THE MUMMY RETURNS and PHANTOM MENACE, the SHREK video release has passed you by.In its first three days of release DreamWorks/Universal's SHREK sales combined of videos and DVD has sold over $110 million. On the DVD side, 2.5 million units of th... New Line is green for FINAL DESTINATION 3
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 06-09-2004)
New Line Cinema has asked the team behind the original FINAL DESTINATION to come back and create FINAL DESTINATION 3 -- and what do you know, they said yes.Writer/director James Wong and writer/producer Glen Morgan were the necessary ingredients for New L... SHREK 2 is green at the box office
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 05-20-2004)
On its opening day yesterday SHREK 2 grossed an estimated $11.8 million dollars, setting a new record for a mid-week debut by an animated film. "This was a spectacular opening and one that exceeded all of our expectations," said DreamWorks Head of Distrib... FIREFLY turns green, morphs into SERENITY
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-03-2004)
It's like what happened to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, except in reverse: Variety reports that Universal Pictures has given the greenlight to the big screen FIREFLY movie, now officially titled SERENITY. The film's budget is being reported at around "mid-ei... Comicscape - March 24, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-24-2004)
OPINION: First of all, a point of clarification: a certain web site which shall remain nameless felt the need to link to last week's column with the headline CINESCAPE BLASTS HELLBLAZER'S CONSTANTINE, with a "synopsis" line reading "Who needs to see a mov... HATCHET (Unrated)
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 12-14-2007)
Before you read another word: if you don’t love Horror movies then, ‘Hatchet’ isn’t for you. If you love Horror movies, and I mean really love Horror movies, then you will find ‘Hatchet’ to be so ridiculously viole... Shadows and Tall Trees
by Nadia Oxford (Sun 10-01-2006)
Certain pictures and ideals surface when the 1980's are brought into a conversation. People born and reared in the era talk about Star Wars, the funny clothes, the over-synthesised music, the grey-plastic reign of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and, ... Comicscape - June 11, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-11-2003)
OPINIONYour response to the idea of DC producing their own version of a Marvel-style Ultimates line was, shall we say, overwhelming - and almost unfailingly positive. Most proposed alternate versions of the DC Universe and its characters, so while I can't... The Kerrang! Awards 2005 - nominations announced
by Randall Larson (Tue 08-16-2005)
This year's Kerrang! Awards, an annual event presented by the long-running British music publication, have been announced. Seven of the Awards are voted for by the readers of Kerrang! Magazine and users of Kerrang.com (voting closes on the 22nd August); t... Ghost of the Past, Part 4
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-27-2002)
In the final part of our chat with SPECTRE scribe J.M. DeMatteis, the writer talks about the future of Hal Jordan, Spectre, and his opinion of the Kevin Smith-scripted reunion between Hal Jordan and the resurrected Green Arrow.While DeMatteis has been she... Sam Raimi, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Director Part Two
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-01-2002)
Part one of CINESCAPE's profile on SPIDER-MAN director Sam Raimi delved into Raimi's vision for the eagerly anticipated comic book adaptation and the director's choice of actor Tobey Maguire to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Part two chronicles the directo... Ghost of the Past, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 07-22-2002)
Last time, we examined how an irreversible superhero demise like the death of the Silver Age Green Lantern was cleverly subverted by the Powers That Be at DC by merging him with another classic DC hero. A new Spectre was born with the identity of the late... What Women Don’t Want
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-14-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another serving of Comicscape calamity, where we rise above the fray and endorse insight over insults, and wisdom over whining. Once again, thanks to everyone for your praise and criticism in the comments secti... David Goyer writes "Super Max"
by Karl Schneider (Mon 04-09-2007)
According to Wizard, David Goyer has is developing a script based on the Green Arrow at Warner Brothers.The film, titled Super Max, is a take on take on supervillain incarceration in the DCU. It revolves around a wrongly convicted Green Arrow who has been... Comicscape - January 18, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-18-2006)
Sex has long been a controversial subject in popular comics. I've thought about how comic creators and publishers approach sex and women, in particular. Never a dull subject to be sure, I'll try to keep this week's COMICSCAPE as tasteful as possible and s... "Smallville: Justice"
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sat 01-20-2007)
As you’ve probably gathered from my previous Smallville reviews, it’s a series I don’t have a lot of confidence in but I stay with out of morbid curiosity and just the slightest glimmer of hope that it’ll get good again. W... Let's Talk CLOVERFIELD, Maniacs
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 07-07-2007)
It's been a slow news week for obvious reasons. Today is no different when it comes to news and I'm sure Sunday will be no different. So why not bring up a discussion about something which we can discuss... One such topic is this ultra-secretive CLOVERFIE... COMICS, SEXUALITY, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-11-2006)
Tonight, at 7:00 p.m. Central time, the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees will convene to vote on whether or not to remove two graphic novels from their shelves BLANKETS by Craig Thompson and FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel. Louise Mills, a resident ... Exclusive: Getting What You WANTED
by Josh Gordon (Fri 06-20-2008)
What does it take to make one of the more interesting entries in crowded summer of blockbusters? Take one part Angelina Jolie; one part most successful director in Russia’s history (Night Watch and Day Watch); one part Scottish up and comer James Mc... Comicscape - October 12, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-12-2005)
You probably noticed that my colleague of questionable esteem, Al Brown, wrote last week's column. I had to return to New Orleans for a few days to help my parents with their house (hurricane, flooding), so I called Al and told him I'd turn over more evid... DVD Review of The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Fourth Season
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 06-13-2008)
Season 3 of the Incredible Hulk went out with a whimper. David Banner (Bill Bixby) got mixed up with some forest fire fighters and a crazy fire bug. The plot was mundane and your standard throw away episode of the series. The ideas of cliffhanger season f... Good-Bye, American Virgin
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-20-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another colossal Comicscape creation! This week, I’m writing something of a eulogy for a series cancelled long before its time – Steven Seagle and Becky Cloonan’s American Virgin, which ended last ... The Next Big Bust
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-09-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another long look into the dark heart of Comicscape! I thought about devoting another week to complaining about that recent Spider-Man catastrophe One More Day, especially given that the first issue of the new post-... Malin Akerman Talks WATCHMEN Shoot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sat 09-29-2007)
While doing a press release junket for her upcoming remake THE HEARTBREAK KID, actress Malin Akerman sat down with Heather Newgen at CS and discussed her upcoming role of Silk Spectre in Zack Snyder's WATCHMEN adaptation. While talking the film, she ... Super Summertime, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-22-2002)
In this tumultuous day and age, how can you be sure you won't miss all the important four-color extravaganzas you need to make your summer complete? Never fear, we've compiled this list of ten summer comic events that will have you climbing the walls like... Countdown to ZERO HOUR, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-10-2002)
Well, we promised it a while back and here it is - a look at the second part of the DCU fix that began with CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. Watch out, because it's time for ZERO HOUR!In 1986 the DC Universe was destroyed. This has made a lot of people very ang... Bruce on Bruce
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 10-26-2001)
The Incredible Hulk has long been one of the Marvel Universe's core characters, based in the early Stan Lee/Jack Kirby conceit of a hero wearing the body of a monster. An outcast, a creature who destroys everyone and everything around him Dr. Bruce Banne... DC ARCHIVES new volumes
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 04-10-2002)
DC Comics has announced the upcoming publication of BATMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 on Aug. 21. The book will reprint stories from WORLD'S FAIR COMICS 1940, WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #2-16. Unlike the previous WO... No King Size Box Office for Genre Films
by Steve Biodrowski (Wed 01-19-2000)
The genre`s only debut on the three-day Martin Luther King weekend, SUPERNOVA, was the victim of bad pre-release publicity, but holdovers STUART LITTLE, THE GREEN MILE, and GALAXY QUEST are showing some stamina. With Monday`s totals added in, all films en... DOCTOR WHO: THE ARK IN SPACE
by Tony Whitt (Thu 08-08-2002)
By all rights, "The Ark in Space" should have been a disaster. For one thing, it was the first serial produced by Philip Hinchcliffe and therefore the very first representation of the new direction the DOCTOR WHO series would take. What a nightmare for Hi... KNOCKAROUND GUYS
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-11-2002)
KNOCKAROUND GUYS gets away with a lot, even when it doesn't quite work. A mixture of droll comedy and violent, eventually dead-serious crime drama, the movie doesn't entirely have control of its shifts in tone, but even so, most of its separate parts are ... Anchor Bay Releases BUG
by News Editor (Thu 08-11-2005)
Anchor Bay Entertainment has released LIGHTNING BUG for the first time on DVD. The award-winning independent film, which traces the adolescence of an emerging special effects master, features Bret Harrison ("Grounded For Life," "The O.C."), Laura Prepon (... MVP BASEBALL 2004
by James Stevenson (Thu 03-25-2004)
If you've ever read my columns around this time of year, you know that I'm a baseball fanatic. When MVP BASEBALL 2004 showed up for my review, I could hardly keep it from my Xbox (yes, it finally displaced NINJA GAIDEN). While ESPN was my favorite choice ... Comicscape - September 24, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 09-24-2003)
OPINIONMy thanks again to everyone who wrote in regarding the "Nick Fury Question." Your responses were many and varied as you yourselves are, and I'm still getting letters about it. I guess that, despite how far we've come in this country, race as an iss... Charm City Charms Comic Conventioneers
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-30-2002)
I just can't believe it took so long, but at last Baltimore has its very own comic book convention...and it looks like it's here to stay. Organized by Marc Nathan, owner of a local comic book shop in Reisterstown (that won't mean anything to those of you ... DC Direct Announces New Figures for 2006
by News Editor (Wed 09-21-2005)
DC Direct has announced new figures for the SILVER AGE SUPERMAN: SERIES 1, JUSTICE LEAGUE: SERIES 3, WHO'S WHO MYSTERY BOX SET: SERIES 1, and JUSTICE LEAGUE: SERIES 3. They will be released in May 2006.Here is a partial list of figures: SILVER AGE SUPERM... SPIRAL
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Sat 02-16-2008)
The director and star of ‘Hatchet: Old School America Horror’ (Adam Green and Joel David Moore) have brought another thriller, albeit different, to the screen. Mason, (Joel David Moore) is your everyday insurance salesman drone living in ... Wagging Tongues: Ten Questions with Gene Simmons
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-10-2007)
You think you know Gene Simmons. You know Kiss and the Demon with the extraordinary tongue, the actor, and the writer. Now, in his effort to enter every medium imaginable, Simmons has branched into comic book publishing with his IDW imprint, Sim... Opening the Black Dossier: The Alan Moore Interview, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-07-2007)
After over a year of delays, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier will hit comic shops next Wednesday, November 14th. The Black Dossier has been the source of controversy and speculation ... News and Notes Before the Storm
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-25-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another exciting journey into the darkest reaches of Comicscape. I, your stalwart and steady captain, will take us careening into one of the greatest mysteries to plague the comic industry as we ask, “Whatever... Zuda and the Future of Web Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-11-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another week of Comicscape calamity! All you aspiring creators raise your hopes and put the coffee on, because DC Comics will open the golden gates to comic book professionalism in October. On Monday, The New Y... Blue Bombing the Anime Scene
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 04-04-2007)
Do you know Mega Man? Little blue robot dude who shoots bullets out of his arm to bring down the plans of the nefarious scientist Dr Wily? Fights other killer robots? Well, he turns 20 this year.
If you've ever owned any game system of any kind... Ben Johnson vs. World War Hulk
by Ben Johnson (Sat 11-24-2007)
Happy Wednesday to all, and welcome to another weekly installment of all things wondrous, wacky, and wall-crawling in the wily world of comics. Ah, and what a treat it will be, as I, Ben Johnson, in my stunning debut, razzle and dazzle and deconstruc... Playing the Cemetery Blues
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-12-2007)
Once in a while, dear Maniacs, I find a small press project I really like – one I enjoy so much that I have to use the column to tell the world about it. In this case, a self-published project called Cemetery Blues by writer Ryan Rubio and arti... Oscars Give Box Office Boost
by Steve Biodrowski (Thu 02-24-2000)
PITCH BLACK was the Number One film at the box office on the long President`s Day weekend, but equally interesting was the boost that Oscar nominations provided for several films, including AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE GREEN MILE, and THE SIXTH SENSE. All three o... The Manic Maniac: The Comic Book is Dead
by Joe Crosby (Fri 06-27-2008)
Spoiler Alert: Some elements of The Incredible Hulk are revealed within this column.
Rather than vast wells of personal narrative, our memories are fast becoming an archive of fragments, our personal histories hedged to abridged, relative and ina... Comics After Katrina II: Tedd Walley and Mathilda
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-13-2008)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another crash-course Comicscape! Before we dive into this week’s interview, I want to acknowledge the passing of Steve Gerber, who died from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis this past Sunday. G... 2007: The Year in Review, Part One
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-28-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today. I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ... Comicscape Double Feature: Captain America and 300
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-14-2007)
Sometimes death sneaks up on you. I had every intention of devoting this week’s Comicscape to an in-depth look at the film adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300, which premiered last week to both box office success and mostly positive cri... Civil War and the Road Ahead
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-28-2007)
Greetings Maniacs, and welcome to another calamitous Comicscape adventure, where we crack wise about comics and I insult movies everyone else likes. Last week’s admittedly merciless review of Ghost Rider garnered very little mail – n... Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
by Coming Attractions (Mon 06-07-2004)
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Sequel.Studio: Warner Bros.Production Company: Atlas Entertainment.Project Phase: In the Can.Who's In It: Freddie Prinze Jr. (Fred Jones); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Daphne Blake); Linda Cardellini (Velma Dinkley); Matthew Lillard (Norvi... Comicscape - March 26, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 03-26-2003)
OPINION:Reviewing CAPTAIN MARVEL this week reminded me of how much I hate the unnecessary renumbering of comics. There's something absolutely loathsome about having to give an issue number as "7 (42)" - it's bad enough having to do it with series like AMA... Comicscape - August 2002
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-31-2002)
The beginning of yet another interminable DC crossover, starting this month in JLA, and a couple of collected volume reminders of the last one, are at least mitigated by the return of yet another '80s blast from the past, the continuation of RISING STARS,... Goblins a Go-Go, Part 3
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 04-29-2002)
Last time we looked at the beginning of the Hobgoblin saga, and how the true Hobby created his persona based on the technology and costume of the Green Goblin. Now we'll examine his strategy of duping other parties into donning the Hobgoblin gear in order... Comicscape - May 28, 2003
by TONY WHITT (Wed 05-28-2003)
OPINIONNo death threats this time, thank goodness, and a few extra votes for new heroes, as well as some repeat votes for Matter Eater Lad and Dazzler. One anonymous fan even put in a vote for Phoenix, stating that "she upset the balance of the Marvel Uni... JSA #50
by Tony Whitt (Tue 07-15-2003)
Ever since comics stopped being able to hit the 100 mark with relative ease, they've had to mark the 50th issue as "landmarks". To make such issues stand out, a creative team can either indulge in the Story To End All Stories(tm) or create a virtual one-o... Comicscape - June 8, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-08-2005)
Happy Wednesday to all of you for comic readers, every Wednesday is a holiday. That is, of course, unless you're married then every Wednesday is an exercise in shame and deceit and brings you one step closer to an episode of DIVORCE COURT or whatever it... Comicscape - July 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-14-2004)
OPINION: Did anyone else catch the excellent NEW YORK TIMES article on graphic novels in the magazine section this past Sunday? If not, you can find it on-line here (once you've registered for a free membership, of course). And make sure to check out the ... Comicscape - January 21, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-21-2004)
OPINION: Hello again! I've just finished tabulating all the votes for the Top Five Best (And Worst) Comics of 2003, and all I can say is...whew. I've come to two conclusions in the process: 1) we comics fans may all have different tastes, but we all tend ... Photos from ManiaFest Day One!
by Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft (Tue 09-23-2003)
Opening the first day of the ManiaFest film festival was THE DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE ROCK AND ROLL MUSICAL, a modern adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.In the evening fans were treated to a special screening of BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR, which w... SPIDER-MAN: BLUE preview
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 04-05-2002)
Marvel Comics has released the first three covers and solicitation information for SPIDER-MAN: BLUE, the Marvel Knights mini-series by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. "The title's not blue like the color -- it's blue as in sad, as in jazz music, as blue in love,... My Thoughts on 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-24-2007)
Last Friday, five years after Sam Raimi’s Ghost House purchased the film rights to Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s three-issue IDW miniseries, 30 Days of Night, the movie hit theaters and destroyed its box office competition. With a tal... Does SPIDER-MAN Measure Up?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 06-08-2002)
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Cinescape City, the vast metropolis built in the late 21st century to house all genre entertainment artifacts after the great Pop Culture Wars of 2077, there lies a machine unlike any other. Sitting patiently under a dusty ... Comicscape - November 2002
by Tony Whitt (Sat 11-02-2002)
I wish I could say that November is the month we give thanks that there are no new multibook crossovers...but I can't. (Thank goodness we're back to only four shipping weeks in the month rather than the five October gave us though. Whew! My pocketbook can... Samuel L. Jackson: Space Mace Part Two
by Chris Wyatt (Wed 05-22-2002)
Yesterday we spoke to Sam Jackson about his fan interest in STAR WARS and about how he personally approached George Lucas, asking for a role in the new trilogy. Today we continue our conversation with the STAR WARS fan turned STAR WARS actor.George Lucas'... A return to BUFFY's Oz seems most unlikely
by Eric Moro (Wed 01-23-2002)
For fans hoping that actor Seth Green may one day reprise his role as Oz on the popular BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, don't hold your breath. While touring with the winter 2002 Television Critic's Association promoting his new series GREG THE BUNNY, the young... Marvel Comics vs Science: The 5 Most Absurd Superhero Origins
by Jay Pinkerton (Fri 01-18-2008)
If there's one thing Stan Lee knew, it was how to create cool, interesting characters that would last for decades and become classic superheroes. And that's a relief, since it's arguable this is in fact the only thing Stan Lee knew, judging by the nonsens... Comicscape - June 18, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-18-2003)
OPINION First of all, our congratulations to Judd Winick and the team formerly on DC's GREEN LANTERN for being honored with a Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The award was given for the highly con... Comicscape - December 3, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-03-2003)
OPINION: Don't let the title to this column fool you: I'm well aware that the difference between Marvel and DC is actually huge, to the point that, even now, there are still people who are avid fans of one company and who refuse to buy any books published... Army Men: Air Tactics
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Thu 04-06-2000)
3DO has indebted history with its FRP Might & Magic series (which recently got its eighth member) and the unsurpassed strategically oriented trilogy Heroes of Might & Magic, which will surely get the title of VIG (very important games) in some probable Co... SPIDER-MAN INDIA #1
by Tony Whitt (Tue 11-23-2004)
After the deaths of his parents, Pavitr Prabhakar has moved in with his Uncle Bhim and Aunt Maya and begun attending school at the expensive Heritage International. Problem is, his traditional (and poor) clothing doesn't fit in the rest of the Westernized... CONTEST: Win GREG THE BUNNY on DVD!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-19-2004)
Don't call them puppets; instead, refer to them as "fabricated Americans". Those are the words of GREG THE BUNNY, the felt-covered floppy eared friend to Jimmy (Seth Green). When Greg asks Jimmy to pull some strings and get him an interview for a job at t... Comicscape - August 25, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 08-25-2004)
OPINION: Last week we spoke to Richard and Wendy Pini, whose latest chapter in the ELFQUEST saga, THE SEARCHER AND THE SWORD, has just been released by DC as a 96-page hardcover graphic novel. (And before I forget, let me publicly say thank you to Alexand... The Hulk
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Thu 06-05-2003)
The latest fashion in Hollywood dictates that big studios are only hip if they make movies and video games based on comic book licenses. Just look at recent movies like Spider-Man, X-Men and X-Men 2. The movies are huge hits and raked in more cash than sh... A League by Any Other Name
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 12-13-2004)
Cartoon Network's JUSTICE LEAGUE really hit its stride in last year's second season. Bruce Timm and his writers seemed to really be getting handle on characters such as Green Lantern and Hawkgirl, who didn't have the benefit of their own prior animated se... I Talked with a Zombie: Mark Kidwell on ‘68
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-10-2007)
Everyone loves zombies. They scare the hell out of you. They serve as a perfect metaphor for, well, “us.” And, best of all, they eat people. With those sterling qualities, I see very little not to like about our lumb... Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)
Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ... Michael Clarke Duncan, Smacked Down by The Rock Part One
by Pamela Harland (Wed 04-24-2002)
He's big, bigger than most. But can he stack up against The Rock? You better believe it, says Michael Clarke Duncan who co-stars with the famous wrestler in The Rock's first starring role in THE SCORPION KING."He's six four, two seventy," says Duncan. "I'... Comicscape: Sucking Life with Gabe Soria
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-14-2008)
You think your life sucks. You think your job sucks. It feels like it will never end. But for Dave Miller, it’s all true. Dave is a vampire, but he owes his allegiance to Lord Radu Arisztidescu, the vampire owner of the Last Stop convenience store i... SUPER STAN!
by Steve Hockinsmith (Fri 08-31-2001)
(additional reporting by Arnold T. Blumberg)It's like cats and dogs signing a peace accord or oil and water agreeing that it's finally time to mix: DC Comics has delivered its most beloved superheroes into the hands of their greatest enemy. No, not Darkse... Continuity Crisis
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-19-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another journey into the unknown with Comicscape! I, your host, will drive this stolen school bus into a dark realm of comic shop philosophy, as we deconstruct, reconstruct, post-modernize, re-modernize, de-realize,... The Greening of George
by Mary Magdalene Smith (Sat 04-26-2008)
The Herrings are busy navigating the Saint George Coordinate this week, so I get to write the column again. I'm trying to write proper this time, no swearing or slang, but it would be tons easier if I could just sing to you.
Did you know that the patron... JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED premieres this month
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 07-06-2004)
Cartoon Network has announced a Saturday, July 31 premiere of JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED, the new spinoff series from JUSTICE LEAGUE. The 30-minute show will debut at 8:30 PM that day on the channel.JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED picks up a short time after the e... Comicscape - January 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-28-2004)
OPINION: Yes, you read it correctly: Tony's Ten Best Comics of 2003. Hate me if you must, but after forcing all of you to come up with a Top Five Best and Worst Comics, I realized that it's an almost impossible task. I also got several e-mails asking "Wha... POWER COMPANY #6
by Tony Whitt (Tue 07-30-2002)
One of the things that made the POWER COMPANY one-shots such fun to read was the inclusion of a "blast from the past" guest star in each issue - for example, we got to see Skyrocket working with Hal Jordan before he became the Ghost of Green Lantern Past.... ABC Family cashes in with ultimate SPIDER-MAN marathon
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)
The ABC Family Channel has come up with one of the cooler SPIDER-MAN tie-in events with a three-day marathon of the best episodes of the four animated SPIDER-MAN cartoon series. The series, which at various times have run from the 1960s all the way until ...