Archive for January 31st, 2008

Listmania: THE TOP FIVE BEST AND WORST MARVEL COMICS CROSSOVER EVENTS

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: If Magazine It has been a long last couple of years if you consider yourself a true collector of Marvel Comics books, and have been forcing yourself to keep up with the large company crossovers like CIVIL WAR and WORLD WAR HULK. Now, there is yet another ...

Comic authors and artists revamp ‘Spidey’ senses

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: The Equinox One of Marvel Comics’ longest running titles now ships three times a month with a revamped Spider-Man in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” There used to be three monthly Spider-Man books, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” and “The Sensational Spider-Man.” But back in June, Marvel announced ...

Marvel Comics Revives Capt. America

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Associated Press It turns out you can’t keep a good man down — or even dead and buried — when he wears a red, white and blue uniform and calls himself Captain America. Marvel Comics, which killed off the veteran superhero almost a year ago, brought him ...

Marvel Comics writer joins winter comic book show

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Star-Gazette Marvel Comics writer Tim Liebe and Hero Games artist Storn Cook will be among the guest writers, artists, and cartoonists appearing at the Winter Comic Book Show, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Women’s Community Building, 100 W. Seneca St. in Ithaca. The ...

Comics Writer Fulfills Dream

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Wall Street Journal For television fans suffering through a strike-hobbled season, Wednesday’s debut of the fourth season of “Lost” is a potential bright spot. For Brian K. Vaughan, an executive story editor and newcomer at “Lost,” it’s also a chance to be seen in a new light. Comic-book aficionados ...

‘Last’ man creates different world on ‘Lost’

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: CNN Listening to writer Brian K. Vaughan summarize the plot of his comic book, “Y: The Last Man,” makes it sound like just another pulp title. “A plague of mysterious origin destroys every male mammal, human being and animal on the planet,” he says, “except for one boy ...

Holy Halftones! Microsoft Launches Comic Featuring Superhero Techies

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: InformationWeek Tech workers who in the middle of the night fix a downed server or take on a comptuer virus don’t really have extraordinary powers. It just seems that way. But a new comic book has debuted in which IT pros literally are superheroes. The daily Web ...

G.I. Joe Movie Cast Grows

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scoop  The list of stars signing on to play action figures brought to life in the G.I. Joe movie is growing longer. Recently, three more actors have joined the cast to don the camo. Channing Tatum has signed on to play Duke, the lead character in the ...

Joe Quesada is Guest of Honor at MegaCon

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scoop Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief is just one of the big names attending this year’s con. Orlando is the home for MegaCon and always sets the convention season off on the right foot. Although, the warm weather in the middle of winter helps. MegaCon ’08 has voiced their excitement ...

Take 10: Greatest X-Men

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Marvel.com 10. KITTY PRYDEFirst Appearance: X-MEN v1 #129 (1980)Find Out Her Deal… HereWhy She Makes The List: Unquestionably, the dynamic of the X-Men shifted entirely when teenage whiz kid Kitty Pryde joined the team in the early ’80s. The X-Men had long since moved away from their ...