Posted 5/4/13 12:12 pm EST by MTV Geek in Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day
By Patrick A. Reed
This year's Free Comic Book Day is the biggest and craziest yet, with more than 50 different comics from various publishers vying for shelf space and room in your shopping bag. Some titles are geared for kids, some feature mature content, some are fit for everybody – and thus, we present this handy field guide, so you can know what to look out for.
Posted 5/1/13 1:56 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Marvel, Movies
I’ve seen "Iron Man 3"! Which isn’t quite as special as you might think, since it’s already playing in most of the world that isn’t the good old U.S. of A. But since we haven’t seen it in America, I thought I’d give you ten things to look out for this weekend – and heck, get excited for – in the third adventure of Marvel’s Armored Avenger:
Posted 4/5/13 4:02 pm EST by MTV Geek in Hasbro, Movies
By Steven Smith
G.I.Joe is my jam. When I was little, I engulfed every issue of Marvel’s comic book series as well as all of Hasbro’s toys. Couple that with the fact I’m an army brat and boom, you have a super fan. I even went to meet Larry Hama as a kid and got him to sign my copy of "G.I.Joe A Real American Hero" number 2. For those who know, that’s a big deal. For those who want to know if I got it authenticated, not yet but I’m gonna. Read More...
Posted 3/26/13 1:22 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, DC Comics
With two cases focusing on the issue of gay marriage going before the Supreme Court this week, we thought we'd take a look at truly one of the most awesome comics couples in recent years, "The Authority" heroes Midnighter and Apollo and why their low-key relationship matters.
Posted 2/22/13 5:21 pm EST by MTV Geek in Webcomics
Will Brooker is the preeminent expert on Batman. He gained some notoriety in the late 1990s as the first person to write a doctoral thesis on the character, and he’s since written hundreds of articles and a few books on the Dark Knight. Now, though, Brooker is turning his attention to My So-Called Secret Identity, an original creation that’s launching as a webcomic on February 18 with preview artwork on his MSCSI Facebook page. Here's Part Two of our interview with Brooker (click here for Part One). Read More...
Posted 2/5/13 6:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interviews, Movies
"The obstacles," writer and producer Peter Lenkov chuckles when I ask him about the challenges of getting his comic "R.I.P.D." to the big screen. "Being in development hell for ten years."
Lenkov, who has a list of credits going back 20 years has worked steadily in film and TV (he's the mind behind "Demolition Man," and don't think I didn't ask him about that), but "R.I.P.D." was for the longest time that elusive project, tied up in the not uncommon snarl of delays, budgetary concerns, and false starts since Universal first set eyes on the concept.
Posted 1/18/13 1:50 pm EST by MTV Geek in Books
By Steven Smith
Warren Ellis is my messiah. This is not an uncommon geek thought, nor a fairly original one, but one I’m certain has crossed Mr. E’s brain once or twice. And well it should. He is without a doubt my favorite writer, comic or otherwise, and I was a fan before I knew I was a fan.
During my issue to trade paperback buying transition (see also out of college and broke time period) I began reading Warren Ellis. Yes, it was "Transmetropolitan" and yes it’s the most brilliant thing ever. You know this. I devoured it, well up until the trades caught up with the monthly series. Stupid wait time - but all this meant was that in the meanwhile I could peruse every other damn thing he wrote: "Planetary", "Gravel", "Desolation Jones" et al. "Lazarus Churchyard" fondled my eyeholes and "Ignition City" has been read and reread and reread. And it was a joy to find out he wrote all of the issues of "Excalibur" I actually liked! Bonus!
Posted 1/4/13 1:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in DC Comics, Toys
DC Comics and the Domo Toys brand team up to bring you monstrous/cuddly figures based on the toothy mascot.
Posted 1/3/13 9:59 am EST by Eddie Wright in Animation, Comic Books, Daily Geek, Movies, TV
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Posted 1/3/13 8:55 am EST by Eddie Wright in Books
Gun Machine By Warren Ellis Trailer
Watch the very awesome trailer for Warren Ellis' new book "Gun Machine" narrated by Wil Wheaton, illustrated by Ben Templesmith and directed by Jim Batt.
Posted 11/14/12 1:25 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Marvel
We decided to do a little "post-game" commentary with Jeff Parker on "Red She Hulk" #59, which hits stores today from Marvel Comics. Among other things, Parker helps us get into Betty/Red She-Hulk's head, and chats about breakout character Machine Man... Read More...
Posted 8/9/12 2:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Movies, News
Are they planning to keep the story where he was caught and dissected by the government canon?
More details after the jump.
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Posted 8/8/12 5:19 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Books, TV
The Warren Ellis thriller "Gun Machine" is set to hit stores from Mulholland Books in January 2013, but that hasn't stopped Fox and Chernin Entertainment ("Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes") from buying it -- "sight unseen," according to Deadline.
The novel, about a detective who finds a large cache of guns linked to a series of seemingly unrelated cold case murders, will be adapted by 20th Century Fox TV. Ellis will share the executive producer duties with Peter Chernin, Dario Scardapane (from NBC's "Trauma") and Katherine Pope. Commented Ellis about the deal:
"Chernin and Fox pursued Gun Machine with great passion and intelligence, and I couldn’t be happier to be making this show with them." Read More...
Posted 7/31/12 3:30 pm EST by Charles Webb in Animation, Anime, DVD and Blu-ray, Marvel, Reviews, TV
The version of Blade that makes his way into Marvel Anime: Blade is as distinctly unlike the version of the character you've probably conjured in your head based on the three New Line films. This isn't the cooler-than-cool professional badass that Wesley Snipes portrayed in the movies, nor is it the street-level monster hunter from the short-lived TV series. It's not even all that much aligned with the magic combatant and vampire slayer version that took hold around the time of Captain Britain and MI6.
No, Madhouse went another way, seemingly drawing inspiration from samurai films (as Blade '98 did), while also mining the far-flung elements of the character's fictional history (for instance, I'd forgotten that in the comics he was raised in a London brothel after his mother's death). So Madhouse gives us a Blade that walks and talks unlike any version we've seen before, but is still familiar.
And then he starts killing evil harpies and things go sideways (in a good way).
As with Marvel Anime X-Men and Iron Man, Blade is based--roughly, I'd imagine--on a story by Warren Ellis. It takes Blade to Japan and later on an extended tour of Southeast Asia to hunt down Deacon Frost, the vampire that fed on his mother and made the boy who would be Eric Brooks the half-vampire Blade. And that means using his trusty katana to slice through an endless army of vampire henchman who burst immediately into flames while picking up Frost's trail.
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Posted 7/11/12 8:30 pm EST by MTV Geek in SDCC
MTV Geek is pleased to present you our Comic Con LIVE host Steven Smith's first column, "I Love It Here". You can catch Steven at our San Diego Comic Con livestream, Thursday through Sunday.
Hi everyone and welcome to my very first column for MTV Geek. I am beyond psyched to be your host for all things Geek. You’ll see my mug at all your favorite nerd events talking with the creators and stars of all you enjoy. Plus each and every week you’ll find me right here, tackling some, new, fun, gorgeous geeky topics as well interviews, video clips, embloggery and what have you. Now, I’m sure you’re asking, “Who the hell is this guy and what are his credentials? Papers please,” that sort of thing. And you’d be right to do so. Some of you may know me, while others are getting their first taste. Read More...