DC’s next animated, direct-to-DVD movie (after Superman/Doomsday) is an adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s New Frontier. Based on the preview footage and the voice cast, I have to say that it looks like at A+ already.
Category: Comics
Legion of Super Heroes at McDonald’s
I can’t stand the way McDonald’s markets itself and its food, but I know that Carter and I will likely wind up picking up a few of the Legion of Super Heroes Happy Meal toys. Some of them aren’t half bad looking and who doesn’t need more superheroes. Hopefully you can get them without getting a Happy Meal. I’d pick them up if you can get an ice cream cone and pay $.99 for the toy.
Iron Man Movie – Preview Footage
Wow! How cool is that (assuming it’s still there). Four minutes of footage were shown at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend and even the crappy bootleg copy looks amazing. Iron Man kicking ass to Black Sabbath’s Iron Man is about as perfect as it can get. The feel and the energy for this preview as spot on perfect. This is officially the movie I can’t wait to see next year.
Michael Golden’s (Failed) Return to Comics
The Comic Geek Speak podcast often talks to comic artist Buzz. Until the show, I’d not heard that much about him, but I was familiar with some of his work.
Anyway, Buzz has always professed his admiration Michael Golden, specifically Dr. Strange #55. after investigating Golden a little, I realized how many of my favorite books as a kid were drawn by him and how much his style influenced artists like Art Adams, who was/is another favorite of mine. I actually met Adams and got a sketch from him back in the late 80’s at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC.
Anyway, back to the story, it seems that Golden is making an attempt to get back into comics and procure a little more work, however I don’t think it’s going to work out that well for him. Check out the below piece of art Golden produced as a paid, $500 commission:
You can read the full story here, but the short version is as follows. Golden was paid $500 + $37 shipping, by a fan. The piece was to be delivered within a 6 week time frame. Finally, nine months later, after continually contacting Golden and his agent, the fan received the above image of Dr. Strange apparently blowing a “raspberry” and stating that “Patience is a Virue[sic]”.
I guess Golden isn’t aware of this little thing we call the Internet. I’m sure this story will spread like wildfire and I’d hazard a guess that Golden’s commission work (and rate) will decrease as the convention season comes to a close.
A New Way to Save Your Comics
I think I see a lot of my comics being stored/save in this way in the future. Similar to the way magazines are bound for the library, comics can be bound together. Library Binding is one company offering this service, starting at $14. Scroll down a bit (on their site) to check out the options you can add to your bound comic collection.
This seems like the perfect way to keep a lot of the sets I own. Many aren’t worth any true amount of money, they hold sentimental and nostalgic value. By binding them I can keep them neatly on a bookshelf and read them anytime I want. Very cool.
Speaking of comic storage, Collection Drawer has just announced their new 18″ storage box. This is the “short” box that many have been waiting on (myself included). Between binding, thinning out and the new 18″ drawer box, I see my collection becoming very manageable.