Undeniable proof that the Comic Gods punish us. Young “punk” singer Avril Lavigne is endorsing a new manga from Del Rey entitled MAKE 5 WISHES. This shining diamond of manga entertainment will be released in conjunction with Lavigne’s new musical opus THE BEST DAMN THING (real title).
The Beat has the scoop and specifics on this young Canadian’s hijinx.
“Kiss 4K,” the story of the transformation of Simmons, Stanley and other Kiss band members from rock stars to world-protecting warrior spirits, will debut as the world’s largest comicbook, priced at $50. It will be the first comicbook-based property to simultaneously launch all of its merchandise in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Spain.Eventually, a new Kiss comic involving characters King of All Beasts, Demon, Starchild and Celestial will appear weekly online at Kisscomicsgroup.com. “Kiss 4K” will be unveiled at the Wizard World convention in Los Angeles in March.The second title is expected to be “Kiss Girls,” which features four teenagers who “talk about shopping and are about as dysfunctional as anyone until something happens to them and they get to wear the Kiss makeup and look good doing it.“
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In this week’s DC Nation, Editor Eddie Berganza made the following plea for women to read Supergirl, which I post both for the debate I hope it will spark as well as the fact it announces that I’ll be co-writing Supergirl with Joe Kelly as of Issue 16:
“Women. Who needs them?
Well, actually… I do.
1. America’s first feature length sex movie, Traffic in Souls, was made in 1913?
2. Tom Cruise was voted “Least Likely to Succeed” in high school?
3. Elizabeth Taylor was the first female to command $1 million for a performance, in Cleopatra (1963)?
4. Marlon Brando earned $4 million for three days’ work on Superman (1978)?
5. Sigourney Weaver’s $18 million salary for Alien 5 (1999) set a new record for women’s salaries?
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Marvel’s first family of superheroes, The Fantastic Four, meets their greatest challenge yet in FF4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Sufer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Ree, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and cofront the surprising return of thir mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.
NEWSARAMA reports that DC has cancelled Wildstorm’s The Boys by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Issues 7-10 and the trade collecting 1-6 will not be shipped, even though they’ve already been solicited.
The Boys #6 was Wildstorm’s third top-selling title in December, placing at 81 on Diamond’s Top 300 list. DC declined to comment on the series or cancellation.
Robertson had this to say:
“It became obvious that DC was not the right home for The Boys. DC is being good about reverting our rights so we can find a new publisher and we’re in the process of doing that now. I’m continuing to work exclusively for DC in the meantime. I want to thank Scott Dunbier and Ben Abernathy at Wildstorm for all their hard work.”
*Warning – I tried to keep the spoilers to a minimum. Proceed at your own risk.
I’m not a critic, but here it is – It is tha’ bomb!
Do yourself a favor and see this movie, you won’t be disappointed. Regardless of your choice of genre, love /hate of commercial or art house fare, this film won’t do you wrong.
It is so original in execution that there is a gem in it for everyone. I watched it at my homeboy Cruz’s house on their 50-inch HD TV, with his roomies and some friends (all filmmakers), and we were all blown away. There is nothing like discovering a movie from a filmmaker who is so adept at his craft that you have to break out pen and paper and take notes.
There is no wasted moment or device in any given frame of any scene. Everything that is established comes into play; the film is wrought with symbolism, great characters, and the best cinema monster I’ve seen in ages (honestly, you see the thing become a better predator as it learns to utilize it’s environment and the available food source – humans).
The film breaks many rules of the genre – won’t name ‘em here because it will be spoiler city. The Korean DVD is out and available at Drunken Master… not sure when the American DVD (via Magnolia Pictures) will be out, but if you have a Region free player, it’s worth seeing now.
By the way, I heard that Universal purchased the remake rights to the film – so expect a studio friendly version on the horizon (no comment). The good thing is that Joon-ho Bong is writing the “remake.”
Here’s a link to details and a trailer:
1. Katharine Hepburn won a figure-skating bronze medal at Madison Square Gardens in New York at the age of 14?
2. John Wayne played football for the University of Southern California?
3. Mia Farrow was rejected in an audition to play one of the von Trapp children in The Sound of Music (1965)?
4. Clark Gable failed his first screen test at Warner Brothers because Darryl F. Zanuck thought his ears were too large?
5. Judy Garland, America’s most famous child star of the day once failed an audition for the TV show Our Gang?
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224 pages of goodness featuring works of Peter Saville, Mark Farrow, Barbara Kruger and others is finally out in US after a year delay. Supposedly it’s the most complete collection of Factory’s graphics. Go get it. You’ll thank me later.
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1. Shirley Temple said she stopped believing in Santa Claus when she went to see him in a department store at the age of 12… and he asked her for her autograph?
2. Belgium is the only country in the world which has never imposed censorship on films for adults?
3. Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium?
4. Dolly Parton loves to buy fitness videos and then sit watching them while eating cookies?
5. Kim Basinger likes garters so much that she even wears them outside her clothing?
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