Tag "Comic-Con International"

The Dark Knight Rewinds

September 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 4 Comments divider image

Warner Bros. delivers a striking new animated feature focusing on Bruce Wayne’s first year as Batman. Many comic-book readers agree that one of the medium’s very best years was 1986, the year that saw the publication of such masterpieces as Watchmen and Elektra: Assassin. For many fans, the year’s real [...]

Gods of Animation Smile at MTV

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The cabler toons up its schedule with new episodes of Mike Judge’s beloved Beavis and Butt-Head and the premiere of the surfer show Good Vibes. Animation fans are going to want their MTV again this fall, when the music network gets back into the cartoon game in a big way [...]

Jazwares Unwraps New ‘Adventure Time’ Toys

August 17, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Cartoon Network Enterprises has unveiled a new slate of Adventure Time with Finn and Jake toys from Jazwares, set to hit Toys ‘R’ Us shelves next month. Hot on the heels of CN’s very popular Adventure Time push at Comic-Con International, where a selection of the Jazwares items were unveiled, [...]

Not Your Grampa’s Campfire Story – ‘Cowboys & Aliens’

July 29, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Industrial Light & Magic helps intergalactic creatures invade the Wild West in Universal’s Cowboys & Aliens. The latest ripple in the tidal wave of comic-book-based films hitting theaters this year may be light on spandex, but it’s big on originality (and opportunities for mind blowing effects work). Based on the [...]

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … Comic-Con International!

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Before you snap your spine picking up the official event guide for San Diego’s massive comics, animation and pop-culture event, take a quick glance at what the 41st edition has to offer this July 21-24. Awesome Anniversaries The show will be celebrating some key milestones in the comics world this [...]

‘Dapper Men,’ DC Lead 2011 Eisner Awards Nominees

April 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The nominees have been announced for the 2011 Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards, with DC Comics and its imprints earning a leading 14 nominations plus three shared, while Return of the Dapper Men by Jim McCann and Janet Lee was the most-nominated book with five. Following DC were Image [...]