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Saturday Runaround – Lit By Kapow
ConWatch: I'm off to Kapow this morning. But it's not the only comics thing happening this week, Eisner-nominated Heidi MacDonald has plenty of coverage of MoCCA in New York this weekend, and that's where I'll be reading my coverage, on the Beat.
This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror 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.
They say I am a work in progress. The fools.
Travis Charest Sneaks A Project Involving 1940s Wolvie and Cap
When I get asked what I'm working on I usually don't have a decent answer, until now. This is just a sketch so don't read too much into it, but I can say it features Cap and Wolverine and part of it takes place in the early 1940's…
The Silver Snail: Comics icon sold, to move – thestar.com
The Silver Snail comic book store, that 35-year-old, world-famous emporium of comics, action figures and toys, is packing up its distinctive, colourful window displays of superheroes and moving elsewhere — to the Annex, perhaps, or Yonge St.
Yeah, That Turned Out Not to Be Such a Good Idea – New York News – Runnin' Scared
In the last couple of days, it's been pointed out to me quite clearly that this was not the best way to help out the cartooning industry.
Michael Sporn Animation – Splog » NFB Animation Chart
At this event, an important document was sold. It was a large poster delineating the early history of animation through the Golden Age. The chart was developed by André Martin. Anyone who was anyone, back then, owned this poster.
Thor: God of Thunder Prologue Trailer | Superhero Hype
SEGA has released a new cinematic prologue trailer for the company's upcoming third-person action title Thor: God of Thunder. The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS on May 3, 2011. A Nintendo 3DS game will be available later in the year.
Flashpoint Friday: Who is behind Project Superman?
Wow, 18 Flashpoint Friday posts this week.
The Static #25 cover was published with a black heart-shape cut-out cover over it after some talks with DC higher-ups because they didn't want it printed at all. Why did DC censor it? Some said it could have been seen as promoting teen sex or promiscuity, with the book of sex, and condoms on the cover.Static #25 Censored Cover
Scrooge McDuck, Richie Rich, Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark On The Forbes Fictional 15
The members of our 2011 list of wealthiest fictional characters have an average net worth of $9.7 billion, up 20% from last year. In aggregate, the Fictional 15 are worth $131.6 billion –more than the gross domestic product of New Zealand.
More Live from Transmedia Hollywood 2: Visual Culture and Design > SydneysBuzz
The smartest thing i did was hire Mark Warshaw. 25 years ago his agent didn't want to mention comic books, and now Loeb finds that people say "oh, you work in comics. Let's have a meeting." He was brought on for the Buffy animated series for Fox Kids. The series never made it off the ground because Disney bought Fox Kids. Jeph Loeb now works for Disney because of their purchasing of Marvel. One of his comics was inspiration for Smallville and then Loeb went to work on Smallville.
RN-T.com – 2 arrested in connection with armed robbery of Magic game cards from comic book shop
The two young men knew what they wanted — a notebook full of cards for the fantasy game Magic: The Gathering. To get them, police said, one of the men held a stun gun on Legends owner Gordon Lee at the Broad Street comic book shop Wednesday.
WC11: Vado Recounts 25 Years of SLG
Some of SLG's greatest success came less from risky gambles and more from good luck. Although "Fish Masters" was never their premiere title, the comic tie-in to a local television show did score the young SLG exposure to late-night television watchers. Among the insomniacs was an aspiring comic book creator who grabbed the address for Vado's storefront off the screen and drove by to drop off a sample of his work. Jhonen Vasquez's envelope containing sat on Vado's desk for a good while before Vado figured out he had something with potential in Vasquez and "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac."
Paramount Pictures has debuted a new clip for Thor through Yahoo! Movies, featuring a longer look at the characters of Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings as well as a hand-to-hand struggle in a hospital.
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