Category: News
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The Tumor by Ben Jelter Preview
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in Comic NewsMy piscine attention span has today been directed towards to The Tumor, a self-published graphic novel by illustrator Ben Jelter, described as “a surreal graphic novel about a lonely man named Greg who grows a tumor that comes to life.” Jelter’s art is undeniably unique, reminding me in places of Francis Bacon and the Gaiman/McKean…
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Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords Preview
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in Comic News“The Living Dead and the Deadly Living Clash on Charleston’s West Side.” I’ve come across an intriguing graphic novel entitled Death Falcon Zero vs. The Zombie Slug Lords, an enticing amalgam of those two sacred B-movie commodities; zombies and er… pro wrestling The book, in which a disgraced former masked wrestler battles the walking dead…
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Watchmen Comic Movie May Miss March Release Date
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It’s a kick in the post-festive balls for comic lovers everywhere (except Alan Moore, who’s probably clapping his ring-heavy hands with joy) as numerous sources are reporting that the Watchmen legal copyright infringement fiasco is set to continue for the foreseeable future. As an everyman moron whose knowledge of legal procedure extends no further than…
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Teaser Trailer Online
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in Comic NewsAn intriguing teaser trailer for the new video game Batman: Arkham Asylum is online. Last week an odd environment trailer showcased Ol’ Arkham itself, while this footage gives several glimpses of the characters involved. Unsurprising given the recent surge of public interest from The Dark Knight, the Joker hogs a large portion of the meagre…
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Coraline Movie Trailer
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in Movie NewsThe official full length trailer from the Neil Gaiman children’s novel (also adapted into a graphic novel by P. Craig Russell) has been doing the rounds for the past few days. Directed by Henry Selick, who was responsible for The Nightmare Before Christmas – which was based on a picture book by Tim Burton, but…
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is, er… Forcefully Unleashed?
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in NewsThe demo for the much anticipated Star Wars unleashed has just hit Xboxlive, and it’s pretty darn good to say the least. In fact I was so impressed by it that I decided to write a certain someone a little letter: Dear Mr Lucas, Unlike most of my ilk, I would not accuse you of…
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Hellboy 2 Fists Competition
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Hellboy 2, which us Brit’s will have to wait until late August for, has enjoyed a blistering opening weekend of around $35.9m, according to Box Office Mojo. This not only means that Guillermo del Toro’s big red sequel has already bettered it’s predecessor’s $23.1m release, but knocked the befuddled Will Smith vehicle Hancock into second…
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Warner Brothers Surveys Capcom’s Lost Planet
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in Movie NewsSub-zero sci-fi coming to the big screen Despite Iron Man, Hellboy 2 and The Dark Knight all extending beyond the salivating fanboy demographic and enjoying mainstream attention, Hollywood is arguably at risk of running the comic book repository dry. The solution? Resume drilling, with Daniel Plainview fortitude, into that other bottomless source of inspiration: the…