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Tuesday Runaround – Happy Birthday Jack
ChinaWatch: Did Batman and Spider-Man have performance issues in China?
Two long-anticipated superhero movies finally hit Chinese cinemas yesterday, but failed to set any opening records due to bad timing as this year saw a long summer of domestic film protection policies in China.
The two competing rivals — DC Comics' Batman conclusion "The Dark Knight Rises," released by Warner Bros. and Marvel Comics' teenage reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man," released by Columbia Pictures – went head to head late Sunday night. Combined, they made about 6 million yuan (US$943,602) at the box office as many theaters offered audiences a joint viewing.
The opening day estimates show they made 62 million yuan (US$9.75 million) – Batman 28 million (US$4.4 million) and Spider-Man 34 million (US$5.35 million), – which are not necessarily bad numbers, but simply somewhat disappointing for many theater managers, China.org.cn learned.
InspirationWatch: Walter Simonson talked to Bleeding Cool about the passing of Sergio Toppi;
I discovered Sergio Toppi's work in the mid-1970s at a convention, in a trio of graphic novels in French editions. I was blown away by his brilliant draftsmanship and storytelling. Back then, it was very difficult to find his work in the U.S. What little I could find was inspiring, and my admiration for Toppi's skill only increased with time, along with the size of the Toppi collection on my bookshelf. A complete master of the field. Godspeed.
StatsWatch: Gene Ha numbercrunching Batman sales in the light of Liefeld criticism.
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Happy Birthday Jack Kirby! | Simon and Kirby
Tuesday, August 28, is Jack Kirby's birthday.
This October, Jim Lee will reach a special moment in a very special career. The most celebrated comic book artist of his generation will mark his silver anniversary — that's right, it's been 25 years since "Alpha Flight" No. 51 announced the arrival of a major new force.
Match.com has uncovered the retired dating profiles of both Superman and Wonder Woman, hot off the heels of DC Comics' exclusive reveal of the new power couple's 'super' first kiss. The profiles of the two formerly single superheroes reveal details surrounding their unique dating preferences, eclectic backgrounds, and distinctive interests.
Newsarama.com : Marvel Releases New NOW Point One Info, Plans TV Commercials
Marvel editor-in-chief Alonso contrasted the Marvel NOW! initiative with DC's New 52 relaunch last year, saying, "one of the faults of The New 52, for me, was that they had such non-confidence in so many of their writers that by the fourth or fifth issue, they were shaking up the relaunches. You will not see this. The writers are there for the long road."
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