Via BoingBoing:
Thomas Denton of comic blog Say It Backwards has a nephew who was diagnosed with cancer. A charity called Candlelighters helped his family out. Thomas decided to use his connections in the comics world to organize some charitable auctions featuring original artwork by various artists to give something back to the organization. Apparently Time Warner (who own DC comics, who in turn own Superman, Batman and most of the cool superheroes who wear capes) objected to the selling of the pieces featuring their copyrighted and trademarked characters on eBay, specifically Superman from what I understand.Boo! Boo!
I still think his run on JLA is the best ever ...
Best. Interview. EVAR.
It's a promo for Heroes' 3-hour season premier ... this fall
Meanwhile, meet Brea Grant:
She plays Daphne, a who's supposed to be a foe for Hiro. Funny thing, I always considered Hiro to be thei series' version of the super-fast hero, like DC's "Flash" and Marvel's "Quicksilver."
It looks like we have another Easter egg in the Iron Man movie:
Right there, below Tony Stark's armpit, on the desk. Doesn't that look like Captain America's shield?
It would make sense for Stark to have a role in creating the shield, considering it's supposed to be composed of a mix of Adamantium and Vibranium, two very high-tech substances in the Marvel Universe.
But Cap started using the shield about six decades before Stark donned his iron long-johns.
For every Marvel comic I buy, I buy 10 DC titles. I've always been more of a DC guy than a Marvel guy. I like my heroes iconic, not ironic.
Back when I was a kid, I bought my fair share of Marvel stuff. But I essentially stopped buying Marvel back in the late 80s early 90s because the quality of the books just went downhill. They started treating their readers like dolts (and then editor-in-chief Jim Shooter said about as much).
But I find myself really liking some Marvel titles: Astonishing X-Men, Captain America, Thor and Daredevil. But I find myself buying some D.C. titles out of habit. There are few that I buy because I simply cannot wait to get my hands on the next issue.
D.C. is rapidly becoming what Marvel was to me a decade ago: A producer of unreadable comics with bad art, lackluster plotting and writing, and over reliance on multiple crossovers and year-long mini-series that must, MUST affect every single character that ever existed. "Countdown" anyone?
And here comes more evidence of D.C.'s decline: The theaters are filling up with movies based on Marvel characters, while D.C. keeps screwing up. I had high hopes for several of them, including the Justice League. But the Justice League movie is officially tabled. Meanwhile, Marvel is slowly bringing every single original member fo the Avengers to the screen.
Feh.
So some advice: I mentioned those Marvel comics I like. Any suggestions? What gems am I missing?
I have no idea how long this will last until Marvel demands it be removed. But for now, enjoy.
I posted another fan -made video featureing Power Girl over at Justice Blog of America (which I am essentially giving up now).
I'll try to retrieve it. It's funny stuff.
For all the rave reviews, I thought the movie was at best three our of five stars. Robert Downey Jr. was superlative as Tony Stark, but then Downey is a superlative actor.
I thought it got off to a slow start, frankly. They could have cut 10 minutes off the front part of the movie easily. The James Rhodes character served no real purpose, and Terrence Howard was the wrong actor for that character anyway. And Stark didn't spend enough time in the armor. And the anti-war message was simplistic, and laid on a little thick.
So count me among those who are disappointed.
I did stick around to the end of the very long credits to see the "Easter egg." And a very cooooooool Easter egg it was. All I can say is that they have more than a few heroes left before than can do a movie about those cats.
I'm about as *YAWN* concerned as Olliver Willis: Not very. Superman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Jason Todd/Robin have all recently returned from the grave. Captain America's "dead" body has been discovered in suspended animation. And if you've read DC Universe 0, it looks like they are gettin' ready to bring back Barry Allen/Flash.
Like I said: *Yawn*
I picked up "DC Universe 0" today. It's basically giving DC Comics readers a taste of all the cross-overs planned for the coming year. Likewise, "Action Comics 864" is a taste of the upcoming "Legion of Three Worlds" with the Time Trapper as the villain and is designed to explain why there are three different versions of the Legion of Super Heroes out there. And "Green Lantern: Secret Origins" is already re-writing "Emerald Dawn."
Enough already. Stop rebooting, retelling and rehashing. Instead, try telling tasty-little stories in serialized art form. Every damn comic doesn't have to be part of a Major Event.
Actually, I did like both these comics. I'm hoping that "Final Crisis" is just that.
I hate to admit this, 'cause I've always been more of a DC fan than a Marvel fan, but the best comics titles out there are Captain America, Thor and Daredevil. I'm lost with the other Marvel stuff, 'cause they've got their own problems with multi-issue crossover disease. But these three books manage to tell well-plotted stories with decent art.
