Archive for January 1st, 2008

Bruce Campbell, the advertising king

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! AdWeek has a nice article on 2008 trends in advertising, in which they suggest that Bruce may have started another phenomenon… Expect, then, more ads along the lines of Old Spice’s “Hungry Like the Bruce” from Wieden + Kennedy—in which Bruce Campbell plays the piano in a room ...

My Name Is Bruce on IMDB

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Just for a quick anchor to the new Bruce Campbell movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489235/ Not much there yet, but I’m sure things will pick up as the movie is released. ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

Bigger, it seems, does not always mean better

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Winnipeg Sun B-movie superstar Bruce Campbell, a cult favourite for playing Ash in the Evil Dead franchise, is not surprised that his friend Sam Raimi hit the wall on Spider-Man 3. “It was overkill!” the blunt-spoken Campbell tells Sun Media of Hollywood’s penchant for sequelizing. “But, ...

Marvel.com picks the ten greatest good guys of 2007

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Marvel.com Over the holidays, while most of you enjoyed your time off with friends, family and food, a secret cabal of Marvel staffers gathered and picked the ten mightiest heroes of 2007. Check out who we came up with, including why each guy or gal made the ...

Tips For The Overwhelmed Collector

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! http://occasionalsuperheroine.blogspot.com/2007/12/tips-for-overwhelmed-collector.html ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

CBR YEAR-END ROUND-UP: THE TRENDS OF 2007 PART II

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: CBR The CBR News Staff is back with the second part of their analysis of the comic book industry trends of 2007. Our writers talk with and about many of the industry’s movers and shakers throughout the year and read enough comic books to choke a wookie, ...

Worship Your Plastic Heroes in The DC Comics Action Figure Archive

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Wired DC Comics writer Scott Beatty has collected action figures since the 1970s, but when he first pitched the idea for a visual history of DC’s plastic avatars, his bosses said forget it — too expensive. Today, the air is thick with superheroes, and Chronicle Books gave ...

The Best Graphic Novels of 2007

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Today’s the last day of 2007, the perfect time to take one last look back at the year that was and arbitrarily declare which were the best graphic novels of the year. Read the rest… ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

MYSPACING COMICS: IMAGE GETTING FRIENDLY IN 2008

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: ComicBookResources.com Over the past six months, CBR News has been tracking trends and “friends” on MySpace.com — the nation’s most trafficked website — as they relate to the comic book industry, most specifically with publishers and creators. In our ongoing effort to deliver to the world the ...

Class, open the comic books

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Toledo Blade WHAT’S so funny about teaching children to read with comic books? Nothing at all, apparently. In fact, comic books are being used with some students as an alternative pathway to literacy by teachers across the country. Educators are discovering the colorful medium’s potential for stimulating ...