Archive Page 2027
Chris Nolan's Batman Begins fifteen year anniversary
More about Nolan's Batman Begin 2005
Denny O'Neil has died
Longtime comics writer, credited with reviving Batman (with Neal Adams) after the tepid indirection following the end of the Adam West TV show era. O'Neil was also instrumental in editing and writing at DC Comics and Marvel, starting his career under Stan Lee.
DC Comics news release about O'Neil's passing
Some obits:
San Diego "virtual con"
San Diego Comic-Con has announced their plans for this summer’s Comic-Con@Home taking place July 22-26, 2020 and the big news is that it’s free for everyone with no limits on how many can attend. If you’ve ever been to San Diego Comic-Con, you know it’s always a challenge to attend the more popular panels, with thousands camping outside overnight to ensure they’ll get a seat inside. However, that won’t be an issue this year since the entire con will be taking place online."
Story at collider
New Batman animated movie features martial arts
Story at wegotthiscovered
"Sociopathic" condemnation of DC Comics actions
Quotes Eric Stephenson, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics.
Story at Bleeding Cool
DC Daily news is kaput
“After more than 400 episodes, DC Daily will air its final broadcast on Friday, July 3. This year has brought more challenges than the show could overcome. We thank all the fans and talent and hosts for bringing this show to life. It’s been a fun ride.”
Story at JOBLO
DC Comics may be on the precipice of a major plunge into digital comics
Story at Bleeding Cool
Marvel's Free Comic Book Day books are coming in July
Story at Hollywood Reporter
Comic book selling via social media takes off
While comic books have always been rife with opportunities for niche businesses, they've been experiencing a surge in popularity thanks to the pop culture boom of superhero movies and TV more recently... 'even in a downturn, comics tend to be recession-proof," Marlin recalls. "If anything, I think in times of uncertainty, people tend to turn to their hobbies even more. Maybe it's partly the extra time or the anxiety. I'm just a small part of that ecosystem."
Story at WBUR org
86 years Ago
June 9, 1934: Donald Duck makes his screen debut (illustration above, 1935 Whitman comic book cover).
Dead Batman tale
A Joker tale set post-the-death-of-Batman in 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular.
Story at Hollywood Reporter
Coming movie sequel list for 2021
Now that the economy is getting out of a medically induced coma due to coronavirus protections, film producitons and schedules are starting to get going again, with release dates for 2021 starting to gel:
Matrix 4 – May 21
Venom 2 – June 25
Spider-Man 3 – November 5
Fantastic Beasts 3 – November 12
Mission Impossible 7 – November 19
Avatar 2 – December 17
Sherlock Holmes 3 – December 22
Article at Cheatsheet
DC Comics backlash!
Mile High Comics launches 50% off "DC Comics Suck" sale on account of Diamond Distributors getting kicked to the curb by DC (who is now committed to new distribution channels through Penguin Random House, Lunar comic book distributors or UCS comic book distributors.)
Story Bleeding Cool
Disney and Sony back at the table trying to work out a Spider-Man deal
So says bgr.com
Film productions about to restart?
List of movies to get back to filming at theWrap
WB has a free one-hour Batmobile documentary online
Article about the documentary at Zig Wheels
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