Archive Page 2164
June 2023
Rob't Downey Jr might've played Dr Doom instead of Iron Man – Superherohype
Image now has exclusive deal with Lunar Distribution – Comicbook
Rewriting Harley Quinn's origin – Screenrant MSN
Bartertown is closed! Tina Turner has died – LA Times MSN
Final The Flash preview Trailer
Online political comic site The Nib is winding down and its print magazine will be the final issue – The Nib
"Celebrity lineup" for 2023 NY Comicon – Time Out
Emma Stone says no thanks to role in Fantastic Four film – Yahoo
After four decades, Rom the Space Knight is coming back from Marvel – Games Radar
Kamala Khan killed? – Daily Dot
Characterizing Kamala’s death as sexist, racist, and exploitative, detractors pointed the finger at Amazing Spider-Man writer Zeb Wells (who had already attracted accusations of sexist storytelling in earlier comics) and Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski (a divisive figure due to his history of adopting a fake Japanese persona). Some also expressed concern about Zeb Wells’ role as co-writer of The Marvels, the upcoming Captain Marvel movie featuring Kamala Khan.
"Marvel leaked the pages themselves...one-hundred-percent chance this is a cash grab..." - Comics By Perch You Tube
Classic Comics Press has its back catalogue at discount – Downthetubes
Bradley Cooper as Luthor for Superman Legacy? – Bounding into Comics
What are the most valuable franchises? – 247 Wall St
Long list of fifty film franchises: Bond, Jason Borne, Home Alone, Beverly Hills Cop, Superman, Batman, etc
Tintin art by Hergé going on auction
Story at Downthetubes
Auction at Hawley's Auctions
No this isn't the art:
Marvel Comics and LSD – Yahoo
Of course they are: The new SHIELD is evil – Gamesradar
CW cancels Arrowverse Justice U, and live action Powder Puff Girls – Economic Times
Archie character Danni Malloy gets transgendered – UK Daily Mail
Indiana Jones .... "a meandering yawn" – UK Times [Paywall]
The good news is that it’s not as poor as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The bad news is that it’s not much better. A meandering, frequently enervating yawn, this fifth and most expensive Indy outing yet (about $300 million) is a curious demonstration of how a Hollywood studio can fire nearly a third of a billion bucks at late 20th century nostalgia and get it so wrong.
The qualities of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be evident when it releases on June 30, 2023, but the reflexive kick at Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull isn't reflected in the box office record, in 2008 it was the number three domestic earner, so its safe to say plenty of people in the USA liked the movie:
- The Dark Knight – $530,924,926
- Iron Man – $318,313,199
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – $317,101,119
And then when you look at the international numbers for 2008,only Bruce Wayne came out ahead in box office moola:
- The Dark Knight – $997,000,000
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – $790,653,942
- Kung Fu Panda – $631,744,560
- Hancock – $629,443,428
- Mamma Mia! – $609,841,637
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – $603,900,354
- Quantum of Solace– $589,580,482
- Iron Man – $585,796,247
- WALL-E – $521,311,860
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – $419,665,568
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Captain America 4 filming underway – Yahoo News [English]
Captain America: New World Order is set for release on May 3, 2024.
Breakdown of the Aug 2023 Marvel titles coming – Comicsbeat
Comics releasing this week – Fresh Comics US
"Like living inside a comic book" house for sale – Sacramento Bee - the property listing at Zillow
Doesn't look like a comic book art display to me, more of a pop-art approach derived from comics, but even then its not remotely the equivalent of a Roy Lichtenstein comic book derived artwork.
Doctor Strange actor Chiwetel Ejiofor to join Tom Hardy for Venom III – Clutch Point MSN
Wonder Woman needs a daughter and DC Comics is going to give her one named Trinity – EW Weekly MSN
Conan TV show out: Conan movie (maybe) in – Boundingintocomics
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Original page Febraury 14, 2023