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Monday Runaround – Homophobia, Tokopopia And Willeisnia

Published Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:16:14 -0600

Last updated Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:16:26 -0600

JobWatch: There are jobs in comics awaiting! One batch has you being a Stan Lee documentary intern in Los Angeles, a comic shop clerk in Boston, or a caricaturist in New York, another lot as a toy developer for 1821 Comics in Los Angeles, to act in Deathfist Ninja Gkaiser in San Antonio and Gardner Used Books & Comics in Tulsa needs someone to work on their taxes.

TitntinWatch: Palle Huld, the Danish actor and reported inspiration for the boy reporter character Tintin, has died aged 98. When 15, he won a competition that saw him sent to many countries to write reports for a newspaper back home

HomoPhobeWatch: Joe Szilagyi has been tweeting;

I wonder if #Marvel comics has any idea that Orson Scott Card is an extreme bigot? "Our scientific efforts in regard to homosexuality should be to identify genetic and uterine causes… so that the incidence of this dysfunction can be minimized." – Orson Scott Card. We've thrown away his books. Well, recycled, but you know what I mean. Why is #Marvel hiring someone with these views?

Well, I don't think anyone in sci-fi, and certainly not at Marvel, doesn't know Orson Scott Card's views on this matter. This hardly seems out of place with his previous statements. And, or course, Marvel has a famed homophobe on its board who told one ex-editor in chief that if his kids turned out to be gay, he should kill them, so this is just peanuts…

This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.

Tokyopop's Stuart Levy

Knowing that his career is not always going to be perfect, Levy always has worries. What worries him is what the future will hold and whether or not the dreams he has for TOKYOPOP will come true.

Could scientists be on the verge of inventing a Dr Who-style sonic screwdriver?

Dr Who's sonic screwdriver could one day become a reality in DIY stores. A working version of the Time Lord's trusty gadget could be created using existing technology, say experts.

YouTube – Inside Game Of Thrones (HBO)

Behind the scenes with George R.R. Martin (the author of "A Game Of Thrones"), the executive producers, the crew and the cast as they talk about what to expect in HBO's new dramatic series "Game Of Thrones."

The Monday Interview – Producer follows his own script

That love of comic books has enabled him to spot opportunities that competitors have missed. When other studios were passing on the chance to turn 300, a graphic novel by comic artist Frank Miller, into a swords-and-sandals epic, Mr Tull, a fan of the book, jumped at the chance. The result was a film with worldwide box office revenues of $457m.

Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: Will Eisner and the "Graphic Novel"

There are, of course, a few contentious points in this statement, leaving aside the point that A Contract with God is a series of short stories, rather than a novel per se. First, it is well known that Eisner did not "coin" the term. In North America, the term "graphic novel" has been traced back to fanzine writer Richard Kyle, who first used it in November 1964

5 Absurd Ways Comic Books Have Resurrected Dead Superheroes

Superhero comics have an inherent problem. They are intended to run indefinitely, so you can't really kill off characters. Yet we the reader need to fear for the character's lives when danger is about. They deal with this by repeatedly killing off the good guys, and bringing them back … often in the most absurd and/or insane way possible…

'The Dark Knight Rises' Script is Due Tomorrow – Screen Rant

The next draft of Christopher Nolan's script for 'The Dark Knight Rises' is due in tomorrow. Does this mean we'll soon hear confirmation on key characters, notably the new villain(s)?

Hulu – Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update

Spiderman On Broadway (US only)

UDON Entertainment » Blog Archive » MEGA announcement coming on Wednesday!

This coming Wednesday UDON announces our biggest Mega Man project yet! Come back for a new teaser pic every day until then. Let the speculation begin!

TechDirt vs. Colleen Doran: Angry, Angry, Angry

I don't know where to begin regarding a post that Techdirt has, savaging Colleen Doran for her column in The Hill regarding comics piracy and digital "theft". There is a level of vitrol here that is hard to quite get, except for the fact that Tim doesn't like people upsetting his little digital "everything for free" model. And its even worse when he makes a good point or two along the way.

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