(1) It's Read An RPG Book In Public Week: The first of the year's three 'Read An RPG Book In Public' Weeks began yesterday.(2) Morrison + Fry = Twin Peaks + Brigadoon: Comic book legend Grant Morrison is writing a TV serial for Stephen Fry that he describes as "Twin Peaks meets Brigadoon".
(3) 3D Is Bad For You: Science says so! 3D films and television lead to fatigue and headaches, according to research.
(4) Reviving The Doc: Writer/director Shane Black is working on a script for a new Doc Savage movie.
(5) Vampire Hunter D Returns: Classic post-apocalyptic anime Vampire Hunter D may be returning as both an anime series and a live-action movie.
(6) Be Adamant: Game producers Adamant Entertainment are looking for freelance writers, artists and programmers.
(7) Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged: New material is coming from the legendary Judges Guild stable.
(8) Critical Hit On Chris Perkins: Dungeons & Dragons Creative Manager Chris Perkins talks to the Critical Hits website in this 20-minute video interview about catering for newbies, podcasting, his DMing style etc
(9) Tom's Airbourne Ambitions: The Sarah-Jane.tv blog got a rare chance for a sit-down interview with Tommy Knight, Luke from The Sarah Jane Adventures.
(10) Ultimate D&D Games Room? Not particularly new, but it's just come to my attention... and I am very envious!
(11) Wii Want Batman: The hit animated series Batman: the Brave And The Bold is being adapted into a game format for the Wii console.(12) Superheroes And Zombies - A Winning Combination: Peter Clines' Ex-Heroes sees a legion of superheroes coping in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with the living dead.
(13) Finding Your Way On The Lost Island: A sampling of maps of Lost's 'magical' island.
(14) Who Paid That: A Doctor Who fan paid over £20,000 for a 1985 dalek (from Revelation of The Daleks) at a recent auction of the show's props and costumes.
(15) The Man Of Steel: Reports are doing the rounds that David Goyer (scriptwriter of The Dark Knight) is penning the new Superman flick, The Man Of Steel, which will feature Lex Luthor and Brainiac.
(16) More Nightmares: Dread Central has a second trailer for the remake of Nightmare On Elm Street.
(17) Always Good To Get A Second Opinion: Another website has reviewed Hero Tomorrow; see what Multiversity Comics has to say about the film.
(18) Ross Marks His Turf: Top TV show host and film critic Jonathan Ross launches his latest comic book venture, Turf, at a signing session at London's Forbidden Planet in April.
(19) In A Flash: The Flash movie has a director (possibly) - Greg Berlanti, co-writer of the Green Lantern movie.
(20) Dark Knight Triumphant: A copy of Detective Comics #27 has sold for $1,075,500 - beating last week's million dollar Action #1 auction record already!
(21) A World Without Superpowers: Enter the world of DC Comics' First Wave with Doc Savage, The Spirit and The Bat-Man.
1) This caught me completely by surprise. A number of bloggers I follow seem to be part of the event, but no one seems to have mentioned it.
ReplyDelete2) I might take a look, but Morrison seems to be increasingly past it and coasting on his previous reputation, and it might just be moving to a different medium which will highlight that.
3) Well duh.
6) The most exciting thing there for me is the mention of Tales of New Crobuzon; it's a great setting for gaming, and I'm looking forward to seeing the official material.
12) I wish him well, but he's missed the boat a bit.
15) He wrote the story, not the script, and the story was easily the worst thing about The Dark Knight. Remember, he also gave us the Hasslehoff Nick Fury movie, Puppet Master 3, and the execrable Flash Forward. The Man of Steel is not in safe hands.
21) I hope it does well, but I don't see today's comics fans having a taste for retro-style pulp adventure. I see the whole line winding down within eighteen months, and a crossover with the "proper" heroes before that.
21)If the writing's good enough I think this could develop its own 'cult' following, but will it be enough to keep this line going, who knows?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think there's a chance it'll end up as just another world in the multiverse for the main superheroes to drop into... but it could last. Although nothing ever came of Marvel's big 'noir' push the other year, did it?
Personally, I'm all for this... can never get too much pulpy goodness, but we'll have to see how it plays out when the first issue hits the shelves on Wednesday.