Archive for February 12th, 2008

New season of Destination Truth starts March 5th

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! I wondered what happened to this show.  I thought maybe SciFi hadn’t renewed it.  But, there it was, the new season announced in my Windows Media Center TV window. ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

The Return of Classics Illustrated

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! TORONTO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Hold onto your hats partners, JackLake Productions Inc. is on a roll. As the official publisher of ClassicsIllustrated Comics, the spirit of Albert Kanter is alive and well with JaakJarve. “Albert Kanter had a dream to provide meaningful, intelligentliterature to young people ...

You Won’t Need A PhD In DC Comics To Understand New Weekly

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: io9 DC Comics is still in love with weekly comics, judging from its latest announcements about its plans for 2008. DC will put out two more sequels to its first weekly success story, 52. But also, DC plans a third weekly comic, on the heels of 52 ...

Interview: Robert Englund Talks About Killer Pad, Zombie Strippers and A Nightmare on Elm Street

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Horror Yearbook   Robert Englund, the man who made “A Nightmare on Elm St.’s” Freddy Krueger a household name returns to directing for the first time in almost two decades with “Killer Pad.” The direct-to-DVD movie available from Lionsgate centers around three hapless losers who move into a ...

The Men Behind Clark Kent: A Tribute to Jewish Cartoonists

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: International Herald Tribune Superman, also known as Clark Kent, grabs Hitler by the collar, lifts him in the air and threatens a “strictly non-Aryan sock” on his jaw. That single frame from “How Superman Would End the War,” must have been vicariously titillating to an American generation ...

Microsoft’s Kim Confirms Marvel MMO Cancellation

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Gamasutra Microsoft Games Studio head Shane Kim has confirmed that the long-uncertain Cryptic Studios MMO based on the Marvel Comics universe is canceled. As part of an extensive interview with MTV Multiplayer, Kim said, “I’ll confirm. Marvel and we have agreed to end development on the MMO. It ...

The History of Blade

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Crave Online The Marvel Universe is a very big place, that’s due mostly to the fact that like their much older competition Marvel Comics has a long history as a more traditional publishing house. The company started officially in the early sixties, later Marvel had branched out ...

DAN DIDIO TALKS TRINITY - DC’s NEW WEEKLY - NEWSARAMA

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! http://www.talesfromthelongbox.com/2008/02/11/dan-didio-talks-trinity-dcs-new-weekly-newsarama ShareThis Bookmark It Hide Sites

Indy Trailer Details Announced

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scifi.com Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. confirmed news reports that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will debut on TV, in theaters and online on Valentine’s Day. The trailer will first air on ABC’s Good Morning ...

Clone Wars Debuts In Summer

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Original Post here: Snikkkt! Source: Scifi.com The official Star Wars Web site announced that a feature-film version of the computer-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars will debut in 2008, followed by a television series in the fall. Lucasfilm Animation will produce the projects in a partnership with Warner Brothers Pictures and Turner ...