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"Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero" Exhibition to Include "Action Comics #1"
Published July 2, 2009, 8:04 pm, Art Daily
EUGENE, OR.- The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon opens the special exhibition “Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero.”
Anime Expo Keynote Address with Austin Osueke
Published July 2, 2009, 7:40 pm, Mania
The Manga Industry from a publishing and journalist perspective. The wake up call is sounding for everyone to bang on new doors. Austin Osueke started with a sobering narrative. Manga sales have dropped 17% in 2008, from $210M to $175M domestic sales (source: ICv2). More importantly, Diamond Distributors, the leading distribution channel for manga...
Why I spent £150,000 to help save the Glastonbury of comedy
Published July 2, 2009, 6:08 pm, The Herald
Over the years it has honoured some of the biggest names in comedy, including Rich Hall, Al Murray, The League of Gentlemen, Steve Coogan, Stephen Fry, Sean Hughes and Frank Skinner.
Whatever happened to the great American film director?
Published July 2, 2009, 4:21 pm, Independent
This summer, among all the anonymous blockbusters, remakes and sequels filling the multiplexes, only one American movie will open on the strength of its director – Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Yet even as Tarantino continues to be feted – first at Cannes and soon in cinemas across the world – there's a creeping, worrisome sense that a dearth of young American directors have the ...
Bringing "em back together
Published July 2, 2009, 1:01 am, Las Vegas Weekly
Carrot Top is still standing, still inventing and still performing prop comedy to sold-out crowds at the Luxor. Only one other prop comic has ever reached (and arguably surpassed) that level of success: Gallagher.
Predators Director Confirmed By Rodriguez
Published July 1, 2009, 9:21 pm, Coming Soon
Ain't it Cool News ' Harry Knowles gave a ring to Robert Rodriguez to get confirmation on who's at the helm of Predators , 20th Century Fox's next film in the franchise. And it is Nimrod Antal, the man behind the upcoming action flick Armored and who last dabbled in the thriller genre with Vacancy . You'll recall Latino Review broke Antal's potential involvement here .
Review: 3's [Almost ] the Charm in Latest 'Ice Age' Entry
Published July 1, 2009, 12:05 pm, Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News
Everyone's heard the old bromide "three's the charm." Fans of the Spider-Man movie franchise might think otherwise.
Optimum Wound Releases Guide for Comic Artists to Succeed in Any Economy
Published July 1, 2009, 12:05 am, PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Tougher economic times call for comic artists and illustrators to aggressively market themselves and diversify their client base and the mediums in which they present themselves, according to a guide which has been prepared by Jason Thibault, writer, artist and publisher for Optimum Wound Comics.
Coolest Massively Multiplayer Games
Published June 30, 2009, 11:42 pm, Forbes
A crop of videogames that let people play online together are getting ready to launch.
"Old Boy" Legal Dispute Should Not Affect Hollywood Version, Says Japanese Publisher Futabasha
Published June 30, 2009, 2:55 pm, Anime News Network
On June 15, 2009, Futabasha filed a legal action against Show East, the South Korean production company that produced and distributed a film version of the highly popular comic “ Old Boy .” This suit, filed in Seoul Central District Court, claims that Show East, whose corporate existence is in question, has violated several terms of the agreement with Futabasha and is in breach of contract.
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Fri Jul 3
- Film Weekly on Michael Mann and Public Enemies
- Euro Books - Lucky Luke | 24 Albums | 2009: I am no stranger to the generation of kids who have grown reading Lion Comics, a Tamil comics brand from Southern India. My first encounters with Lucky Luke (for an Intro about this famous Franco-Belgian character, refer to the Lucky Luke debut post, here), were only through them. Even though later on I read on the web that few other publications have tried their hands on Lucky adventures in India, with mixed success. (For eg. Gowarsons).
- Fashion Loves Scifi, But Scifi Hates Fashion: It's no secret that mainstream fashion has welcomed retro scifi with open arms. So why doesn't that love get reciprocated, so we can get some style going in the biggest genre blockbusters?
- Flickr: The Genres Pool
- Custom Genre Artwork - iLounge Forums
- Digital Dillinger: Public Enemies? Johnny Depp plays hard to get
Thu Jul 2
- Dark Forces Book Group: Being "Taken": interesting thoughts on the thriller genre by Derek Johnson
- Gamelan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Scaicha
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