Archive for July, 2005
Heh heh heh…part 2
In the comments section of the Moon Knight post below, Mr. Bennett said:
“I’d love to see Werewolf by Night, or Dracula, or Howard the Duck, or another danged Ghost Rider, or friggin’ HAUNTED TANK, or any number of low-rent “forgotten” comics re-launched, before some “BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT” goofy Egyptian Batman pastiche.”
Ghost Rider, you say? Well Andy, Marvel is happy to oblige…BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! 
Ghost Rider, by Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain.
Comic Book Trivia
Over at his Comics 101 column on the MoviePoopShoot.com site, Scott Tipton has posted a pretty tough (at least for me) comics trivia list. Here are a few of the questions:
“1. What action-figure body mold was reused by the 1970s toy company Mego to create the “Thing” action figure?3. Fight trainer Joe Morgan trained what super-hero in the pugilistic arts?
8. Name the Justice Leaguer who once led the street gang known as “Los Lobos.”
10. What was the first suggested name for the Punisher?
15. Colossus dumped Kitty Pryde for a girl from out of town. Waaaay out of town. What was her name and where did they meet?
19. Wonder Girl has made a single appearance on the small screen. Who played her?
21. There’s only one superhero who can’t say his own name. Who is he and why?
24. Swamp Thing and Man-Thing weren’t the first swamp monsters in comics. Name the original.
Drop by his site and see how many of the 25 questions you can answer without resorting to Google.
By the way, of the ones listed above, I think the answer to #8 is Vibe, #21 is probably Black Bolt of the Inhumans (because the slightest sound escaping his lips will cause some sort of shockwave with the destructive force of a nuclear weapon…or some such thing,) and #24 is The Heap, from Airboy Comics.
San Diego Com write-up
Tom Spurgeon has a nice series of brief San Diego Con thoughts over at his Comics Reporter blog, including this funny observation at the Eisner awards:
“9. I note that Jeff Smith is probably one of three cartoonist who can start jogging for the stage and not have everyone worried for him.”
And then there’s this, which I don’t know if I can believe, or if it’s just unsubstantiated hype:
“10. The special issue of Variety throwing a spotlight on the show quote Mike Richardson as saying that Dark Horse moved 180,000 Sin City books in one week around the time of the movie’s release.”
Heh heh heh
And now for some news sure to make Andy Bennett’s blood rise and head explode…
“Beginning in February 2006, the six-issue limited series Moon Knight: The Bottom will be drawn by (wait for it…) New Avengers David Finch and written by Charlie Huston.”
Have at it, Andy
Your political moment of the day
Courtesy of Ann Telnaes:
This story just keeps getting more interesting by the minute…
The new Pope!
I’ve heard about this for awhile but it’s official- the new Pope book is a Batman mini-series! Read all about it over at Pulse. New pages from the upcoming book. When I first heard about it I thought the thing was coming out during the movie bonanza. Guess the project won’t start till late this year/early next year. But hey, it’s Pope.
McKeever Wins
Hey, Sean McKeever is a REAL writer now. Check it out here and see the list of Eisner Award winners. Mr. McKeever won for “Best Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.” I can’t wait to give him a big hug!
Jeff Smith on G4TV…anyone have it?
According to this snippet at The Pulse, “On Monday July 18th, Bone comic creator Jeff Smith will be interviewed live on G4TV on their ATTACK OF THE SHOW segment. Check local listings for times and channels.”
So does anyone have this channel on their cable system? I’d never heard of it before, But I’d like to see the interview.
Here’s their website, if that helps any.
Sean Phillips covers
In my comment under the “Bush and Blair…” post below I made reference to Sean Phillips’ gorgeous covers on Hellblazer. He had a long run on that series as the interior artist (Paul Jenkins was the writer at the time) and also provided painted covers for issues 85-128. You can view all of his covers starting here. Below are a few of my favorites, though you should view the larger sized ones for the full effect:
New David Llyoyd graphic novel
Newsarama is reporting that Dark Horse will be publishing a “96-page, hardcover, crime noir story written and drawn by David Lloyd of The Territory and V for Vendetta fame. Arriving 2006.” For a sample of the artwork, check out this French language site. From what I can tell, it’s about an investigation into a mass killing, with journalists blaming some corrupt senior police officers, and one cop trying to get to the bottom of it all.
Bush and Blair, by Millar and Phillips
Another find via this week’s Steven Grant column: Mark Millar and Sean Phillips comic depicting a conversation between Bush and Blair at the G8 summit. Page 1 here, and page 2 here. Gorgeous art and colors by Phillips. The guys is highly underrated.
Moorcock ill
Steven Grant reports on Michael Moorcock’s health issues, and urges fans to drop him a line for moral support:
“Famed British author Michael Moorcock, creator of Elric Of Melnibone and dozens of other characters, who indirectly gave comics the concept of the “multiverse,” and who has been adapted into and worked in comics since the early ’70s, most recently with Walt Simonson on DC’s ELRIC: MAKING OF A SORCERER, is seriously ill in France with a bone infection that threatens to cost him a leg. Apparently what he needs most right now is moral support, and if you’d like to lend a little, bop over to Moorcock’s Miscellany and find the Q&A section and the thread “Moorcock Abroad” to find out how.”
When I build my dream house…
I’m gonna outfit it with these killer sink fixtures from the German manufacturer, Hansa. What a cool idea.According to boingboing, they have “…temperature-sensors that light up different LEDs to indicate the water temp, and replace the traditional tube-shaped spout with a trough that exposes the water as it courses out.”