I saw one political cartoon this morning that actually referenced something in the State of the Union speech, and a couple that were clearly drawn before it. Let’s wait a day and see what other commentary pops up. Too Much Coffee Man (AMS) did well to get this one up before mask mandates disappeared, […]
Jimmy Margulies explains today’s lack of any particular theme. Dear Leader has become so erratic that it’s possible to blend the political with the comical and the only real problem is that he’s got access to the launch codes. We’ve managed to bring Great Truth to that cynical National Lampoon parody of Desiderata: You are […]
With almost super-human strength, Stan Lee Media continuously takes legal losses like the recent loss in the 9th district court that ruled that it’s “claims over being denied the fruits of such characters as the X-Men, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man had been previously adjudicated.” In other words – you lost previous battles gentlemen. […]
Yesterday Marvel/Disney released a trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron. It hints at Marvel is adding a few more characters from the Marvel Universe: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. The movie comes out in May of 2015.
From Deadline Hollywood comes news that just days before the US Supreme Court was to take into consideration the legal case between Jack Kirby heirs and Marvel, the two parties have struck “amicably resolved their legal disputes.” Dominic Patten writing for Deadline: All things considered, and with the billions that Marvel/Disney have made off the […]
Michael Cavna talks to Axel Alonso, Marvel?s editor-in-chief about the new “Characters and Creators” initiative to put more emphasis on women (and not necessarily the skimpy suits and big breast kind) in their comics. From Comic Riffs blog: The proof is in the numbers, and in the case of the all-female X-Men series, the numbers […]
Gary Friedrich maintained that he was the creator of the Ghost Rider character and sued Marvel in 2007 over royalties derived from the movies starring Nicolas Cage. In 2012 a lower court ruled in favor of Marvel stating that Gary gave up the rights in 1979. Marvel proceeded to demand Gary pay $17,000 for compensation […]
From Deadline.com: Turns out the Walt Disney Company really does own the rights to the Marvel characters created by Stan Lee, at least according to a federal judge today. U.S. District Judge William J. Martinez Thursday granted with prejudice Disney’s motion to dismiss Stan Lee Media’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit superhero copyright suit. In his 11-page order […]
Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada appeared on ABC?s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jimmy pitches new super heroes for Marvel’s new Marvel Now initiative. Not the funniest Kimmel segment, but likable.
Michael Cavna interviews Roger Langridge about his recent decision to no longer work for Marvel or DC comics over ethical concerns about poor treatment of comic creators like Jack Kirby and Gary Friedrich. MICHAEL CAVNA: Can you describe how you came to this decision, Roger? What were the motivating factors and compelling forces – and […]
The new Captain America movie opens up this weekend. Jennifer Moline over at Inspiredology has posted 17 artistic interpretations of the Captain America character. Here’s one of my favorites from the list by Chris Uminga. Other include: Olly Moss, Tyler Stout, pnutink, Skottie Young, Konjour, Mattia Sensi, John Drogalis, Eric Tan, Ed Foychuk, Danny Wake, […]
Rovio, the gaming studio behind Angry Birds, has announced they’ve hired former chairman of Marvel Studios David Maisel to “help build the company’s entertainment business and produce its Angry Birds films.” Maisel was also the executive producer of Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. The Next Web reports that Rovio has […]
Another character from the Marvel Universe is hitting the big screen.
Here’s a round up of some of the buzz around Marvel’s Iron Man 3 movie franchise. Some of it’s old new, some newer. Shane Black is taking the helms as writer-director for the third installment. Black wrote the first two Lethal Weapon films and The Last Boy Scout. He’s proven he can do action movies. […]
There have been leaked photos of Andrew Garfield dressed up in Spider-Man attire, but today Sony has released an official photo and the title to the next Spider-Man movie due out July 2012. The title is a throwback to the original comic book title, “The Amazing Spider-Man” and the photo clearly shows that in this […]