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Sunday Trending Topics: Hail To The King

Published Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:39:43 -0500

Last updated Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:39:54 -0500

Despite some horrible weather conditions for much of the US east coast, it was still a feel-good Sunday for comics, both here and around the world. Read comics in public day, lots of love for Jack Kirby's birthday, it sounds like Fan Expo was a blast, and I even saw a few people mention that they took advantage of their Irene-induced downtime by reading comics. And now that we're all warmed up for it, we're about to kick off what should be a very big week for the industry.

Most-Read Comic Stories Today:

Marvel Tells Canada That Alpha Flight Is To Be A Continuing Series. Guess The Reaction.

Right, at MCM, Marvel can jolly well come over and tel Britain that Excalibur is coming back. Chris Claremont and Alan Davis have pitched it to Marvel after all…

Jack Kirby's Birthday Original Artwork Gallery

There's nothing quite like looking at a Kirby original, particularly since the comic printing capabilities in use during much of his career were very limited by today's standards. If you've ever had the opportunity to check out a Kirby original up close and in person you know what I'm talking about — it's just art board, pencil, and ink, but you can practically feel the radiation coming off the page.

The Ultimates Omnibus And More In Time For The Avengers Movie

As expected, Marvel will be ramping up products to appeal to people seeing the Avengers movie.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:

Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: Let's Kill Hitler

Obviously there are spoilers, what are you thinking? Seriously?

Filming Next Week's Doctor Who (Video & Pics)

Here are some photos and video taken from the set of next week's episode of Doctor Who. No scary doll faced children, you are spared that. Thanks to Matt Booker of Auttomatic Comics.

Michel Gondry Adapting Boris Vian's Froth On The Daydream

Boris Vian's novel L'Ecume Des Jours is variously known as Froth on the Daydream, Mood Indigo, Froth on the Daze, or – in its previous, lates-60s cinematic incarnation, the more accurate The Spray of the Days. I've neither read the novel nor seen the movie, but I've just Googled it and spent all of two minutes looking at covers, reading blurbs and trying to convince myself I have some kind of idea of what it's about.