Category Archives: comics movies

ComicMix has the details on the DVD for this summer’s blockbuster Iron Man flick. Due on September 30, the two-disc set includes not only all the movie-specific googaws you could want, but also a documentary on Iron Man in the comics, entitled The Invincible Iron Man.

For that alone, I cannot wait to get this set. I’ve seen some great DVD documentaries for superhero films and TV series that actually address the comics and their creators—the Space Ghost DVD set has an AMAZING feature-length flick on Alex Toth, the Josie and the Pussycats set has a short doc on Dan DeCarlo, and the Superman: Doomsday set has a feature-length doc on (of all things) the creative process behind the Death of Superman storyline. I’ve heard there are similarly great docs on the FF2 and Daredevil sets, so I always keep my eyes open for those DVDs in the clearance bins (I like these docs, but not enough to pay full price for movies I don’t really need in my collection).

Anyways, save your pennies and dimes for this one. I have high hopes.

One of my favorite comics, The Last Call (by the extremely talented Vasilis Lolos), is making the jump from page to screen:

Universal has bought the Oni Press graphic novel series “The Last Call” and set it up with Barry Josephson to produce through his eponymous banner.

“The Last Call,” written and illustrated by Vasilis Lolos, centers on two teens on a joyride who get hit by a train – an interdimensional soul carrier – and find themselves on a quest to solve a mystery that will allow them to return to their regular lives.

Congrats, (UPDATE: Harvey Award Nominee) Vasilis!

For the interested, there’s a 38 page preview of TLC #1 here , and if it’s your cup of tea, it can be yours with a bit of clicking:

Issue 2 is due out August 30th:

If you’re looking for me before then, I’ll be where I’ve been since #1 came out – on the edge of my seat.

UPDATE: a software bug is breaking urls with “&” in them. Until we get it fixed, here’s the url for the preview: http://www.onipress.com/preview.php?bid=268&pid=141

I love Frank Miller. Really, I do.

And I have faith in his ability to create a really kickass movie version of The Spirit that honors the original work and also reflects his personal artistic vision.

But still…

I think io9’s got it right—it looks VERY Sin City.

Am I right, or am I nuts?!

Okay, so I won’t post the video here since I don’t want to spoil it for anyone (and I guess if you don’t wanna be spoiled, stay away from the comments, cause I’m guessing us spoiler junkies will wanna yak about this), but there’s at least one very exciting special guest lined up for this weekend’s Incredible Hulk.

Way, way cool.

We should talk favorite Hulk stories, too. Here’s mine.

I heart Greg Pak.