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Tuesday Trending Topics: Matthew Vaughn Takes Names

Published Tue, 24 May 2011 23:56:22 -0500

Last updated Wed, 25 May 2011 00:23:54 -0500

He seems to be done with the Kick Ass part of the equation, according to what he told Brendon earller. He said lots of other things too, about X-Men First Class, his super spy project with Mark Millar, and more. Speaking of, it was a big X-Men First class day on BC, with more coming in the morning. Until then, make sure you've seen all of this:

Most-Read Comic Stories Today:

Colleen Doran Vs Alison Granito

Right now I'm off seeing X-Men First Class. More about that later. Because Colleen Doran wrote about Rob Granito a week ago with the title "Everything that comes out of Rob Granito's mouth smells of ass and cheese doodles" which looked at Rob Granito's claims with, shall we say, a cynical eye, and comments by Sara Teague on Granito's claims over the years;

Justice League Dark From DC Comics

A few weeks ago, Bleeding Cool told you that DC Comics was bringing you something called Dark. And illustrated it with a black rectangle. Because I had no other image to show.

Batman Inc And Flashpoint Hit Barnes & Noble

Well. from the photo above, it looks like they are a week early, for DC product at least. To the extent that one reader finds a greater reliability on certain books than their local comic shop.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:

Five Reasons Why You Might Think Pirates 4 Is The Best One Yet

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides gets my vote for the best film in the series so far. Here are the Five Things that might convince you I've got a case.

This New Trailer For A Huge Thanksgiving Film Packs A Wonderful Surprise

f you don't already know what the big surprise is, you'll be very surprised when the big reveal comes. Honestly – no matter what you think of this trailer when it's just starting, stick with it.

Why The Kick-Ass 2 Movie Probably Won't Ever Happen

Speaking to Vaughn on Sunday, the subject of Kick-Ass, and its potential sequel, was pretty much guaranteed to come up. I've seen a lot of crowing about how a follow-up film is already in the works, possibly even greenlit, and some of it from Mark Millar himself, but I knew better than to believe it. According to Vaughn, we might even do as well to forget about the prospect entirely, and with good reason:

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Trending Topics on #comicmarket Tuesday

#comicmarket is an ongoing but mostly tuesday twitter hashtag for comic retailers, pros, and interested fans. Below are just a handful of highlights. Follow all the talk on that and other inside-baseball scuttlebutt right here.

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