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Stuff I bought this week
There is a new series on Pop Critics in which I will share what things I’ve purchased throughout the week to fix my entertainment addiction.
DC Comics’ “Red” Getting Big Screen Adaptation
DC Comics has been taking a big back seat to Marvel in the recent past. Marvel has really hit a home run this summer with Iron Man and is poised to strike another blow with a rejuvenated Hulk franchise when The Incredible Hulk hits theaters tomorrow. DC isn’t sitting on their hands, though. They’ve just allowed Summit Entertainment to pick up the movie rights to WildStorm/DC Comics’ Red, which revolves around a former CIA agent.
Platinum Studios Bringing “Final Orbit” To Big Screen
According to Variety, Platinum Studios has teamed with Valhalla Motion Pictures to turn the thriller comicbook “Final Orbit” into a feature film. Valhalla chair Gale Anne Hurd and Platinum Studios chairman-CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg will produce.
Graphic Novel review: “Wanted”
When I heard that the movie being released soon, Wanted, was taken from a graphic novel, I decided that I needed to read it.
One of the reasons was that I’d heard from one of our readers, R.A. Porter, than he was worried about how different the movie would be compared to the original story.
And now [...]
Marvel Studios announces four more release dates
That didn’t take too long. Iron Man was Marvel Studio’s first production film and it didn’t seem to surprise them on how well it opened. They released a first quarter report for their shareholders this morning, which included the estimated $100.7 million that Iron Man made over the weekend PLUS an updated schedule of their upcoming comic-book-to-movie extravaganza.
Graphic Novel review: “Civil War”
So you may know that my newfound love for graphic novels just began not too long ago and I’ve reviewed most of them for you guys, but so far nothing has come equal to the one I just finished.
The only one I’ve read that I haven’t written a review for yet is Watchmen, and perhaps [...]
Sweet Pic of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” will tell the story of what happened to Wolverine prior to the events in the first “X-Men” movie. We’ve landed a really cool pic of Wolverine from the movie.
Graphic Novel Review: “30 Days of Night”
The most recent graphic novel I’ve read was 30 Days of Night, mostly because Aaron at Atomic Comics told me I needed to read it. I’m not a comic geek for sure, but after talking to Aaron about writers, stories and art styles for like 30 minutes, I think my transformation has begun.
30 Days of [...]
‘Chuck’ coming to a comic book near you
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…oh wait, it’s just a big nerd with a computer in his head.
If you have been missing Chuck since the writer’s strike and cannot wait until new episodes return in the fall, then never fear, your Chuck-gap will be filled this June.
That is…if you like comic books. Which I [...]
