20th Century Fox has snapped up the movie rights to Boom! Studios’ comic book series Lumberjanes, with The Wrap reporting that Will Widger (Wish, Munchkin) is set to pen the script for a live-action adaptation. Created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson and Brooke A. Allen, Lumberjanes tells the story of five female friends […]
R.I.P. Darwyn Cooke (1962 – 2016)
The comic book community lost an icon early this morning. It was reported yesterday by his family that Darwyn Cooke was placed in palliative care due to an aggressive form of cancer and confirmed later that he passed away on May 14 at 1:30 AM at his home in Flordia. He was a tremendously talented […]
Preacher Adaptation: Not “better” or “worse” but “different”
Rachel Bellwoar on AMC’s Preacher adaptation… Similar to Martin Carr, who writes the show’s episode reviews, I started Preacher only slightly familiar with Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s graphic novels. The question of when to tackle the source material, however, had been tossing around in my head for a while. Usually, with shows like Game of Thrones, I’m a […]
Court of Owls confirmed for Gotham
With the start of Gotham’s second season and the Rise of the Villains subtitle, speculation is rife over what other villains from Batman’s large rogues gallery will be introduced throughout the season. Cameron Monaghan’s Jerome, the character who could become The Joker, has already been given a larger role and Tigress made her introduction in […]
Comic Book Review – Black Road #2
Zeb Larson reviews Black Road #2… The Viking North is an occupied war zone and Magnus the Black is the fixer for Papal Rome. Something about this issue of Black Road didn’t grab me. The first issue had a certain austere bleakness that was appropriate, but it also had the power of the tension between […]
The Evolution of Daredevil’s Costume
Luke Owen looks back at the evolution of Daredevil’s costume… Ahead of The Man Without Fear making his re-debut on TV/laptop screens this Friday with Netflix’s Daredevil, there has been a lot of talk about his costume. Many were surprised when they revealed they would start things off with the Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.’s […]
Comic Book Review – The Fix #2
Emma Withington reviews The Fix #2… From the creators of The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber), comes a story of the crooked cops, scheming mobsters, and corrupt politicians that run things—and the sex toy that can bring them all down. Oh, and the hero is a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels. Bad people […]
Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato teaming up for Secret Wars series Guardians of Knowhere
Marvel Comics has announced that Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato are reuniting for a new Secret Wars tie-in series entitled Guardians of Knowhere, which will take place on the disembodied Celestial head as it orbits Battleworld. “We’re gonna open up on a mystery in Knowhere,” Brian Michael Bendis tells EW. “And that mystery is going […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars Prelude TPB
As Marvel gears up for its biggest event ever, the publisher is paving the way for the end of the Marvel Universe as we know it with Secret Wars Prelude, a trade paperback release that lays the groundwork for Secret Wars #1. “These primer TPBs have become hugely successful over the years for both retailers […]
10 TV21 Strips That Would Make Great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Episodes
Fred McNamara with 10 TV21 strips that would make great ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ episodes… Amidst rumours that some episodes of the classic Thunderbirds series may be given a modern makeover for the upcoming remake, wouldn’t it be fun to examine which of the TV21 comic strips would suit a modernisation? TV21 was the official comic […]
