I'm not saying the ads will be as entertaining as the show itself But this week, to follow on from last, we get another set of Preacher ads parodying Christian evangelical messaging over the 20th century...The TV show Preacher, based on the DC Vertigo comic by Garth Ennis and the late Steve Dillon, is approaching its fourth and[...]
The Straw Hats Pirates from One Piece are gracing television screens in Japan once again, and they have never looked better than they do in this screen-grab from a series of commercials from Indeed Japan! Here in all their glory are Luffy, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji - singing songs on a cliff[...]
Sometime tonight, Nintendo's very first Super Bowl ad is going to find the eyes of millions of viewers, giving the general public a taste of the new Nintendo Switch, set for release on March 3 The reportedly $5-million ad (which is the going rate of how much CBS charged people last year for a :30-second[...]
Another ad has come to us early, ahead of Super Bowl LI, this time it's a light-hearted callback to the 1969 classic movie, Easy Rider Directed by the Coen brothers, whose film credits include Fargo and the Big Lebowski, who haven't directed a spot for the Big Game since an H&R Block ad 15 years[...]
Years ago, when I was a full-time advertising copywriter, I once worked for big corporate ad giant Grey Where I met Hayden Rogers, a fellow comic book fan and geek We have followed each others careers since, which was why I was so pleased to discover he had written this ad for Sky Fibre, a[...]
Sean Chen writes,
A few months ago my agent wrangled a storyboarding job from the ad agency Weiden and Kennedy. It was a Mini Coke ad that featured The Hulk and Ant-man. They were looking for an ad artist that had some actual comic book experience to render a few key moments in a commercial they[...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JcaAlQbEwUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Deadpool | Superb Owl TV Spot | 20th Century FOX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JcaAlQbEwU) It is a superb owl….
Snyder has said that the graphic novels inspiration came from a lot of his own fears, and from what we know of Wytches, I have no doubt that he has the ability to write a dynamite, captivating script. I for one can't wait to read it Hopefully this teaser will lead to more information soon.[...]
The John Lewis Christmas ad has taken over British media, with my favourite reaction being the Guardian's Moon Hitler analysis though they a;sp go on to say what it's really about.But within hours of airing, the parodies were there.. including this mashup with the movie Leon...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_A5D4Vy-N8And still they come...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYA-emYS51Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09e5DO1uwXshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvNVIgFJ7BIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPVC3oty-10[...]
It's traditional Take a rock song, rerecord it in a twee style, and use it as a background to a heart tugging advert for Christmas Ladies and gentlemen, the John Lewis Christmas ad for 2015, featuring Oasis' Half The World Away recorded by Aurora.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuz2ILq4UeAAnd a few from previous years in a similar style[...]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbomTIWCZ8[/youtube]They can do it for an ad, there is no reason why they couldn't do it for an entire season.So, they should. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbomTIWCZ8[/youtube]They can do it for an ad, there is no reason why they couldn't do it for an entire season.So, they should.[...]
New York Times bestselling writer Scott Snyder (Wytches, Batman) and artist Jeff Lemire (Trillium, Sweet Tooth) are joining forces in November 2015 for a new graphic novel from Image, AD: After Death Set in a world where death no longer exists, one man must deal with what comes next.Snyder further explains the concept by talking[...]
We're less than a week away from the Superbowl, which apparently means a lot of the expensive, high-profile ads produced for the big game are starting to appear online.The best, so far, is this car ad with Terry Crews and The Muppets, which turns out to be a quite brilliant combination.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3R4XqhOA[/youtube]Fantastic[...]
This is a rather nice promo for next year's Oscars ceremony that trades nicely on Ellen's persona and that special, not-quite-real backlot feeling.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DisioPE86AY[/youtube]I think the signage on the Third Street Fine Clothing store might have been a little less.. rushed looking Surely they had a good while to think that through while everybody spent a[...]
Here are some fellas making music at the gym, Michel Gondry style. This is the very definition of a commercial made for YouTube sharing.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzlh18EvVDs[/youtube]I actually bought some products by this advertiser last night I guess the ad works so well it sends its influence back through time.Said advertiser sent me a statement which included a cast[...]
Here it is with sound, courtesy of the New York Post.Nice they got round to using that yellow blood splattered DC logo though.The ad will also appear on TV and all over the DC and Warners booths at San Diego Comic Con.Also, Akira, One Piece, Dragonball, Asterix and Tintin might like to challenge that "best[...]
Ad connoisseurs, or simply those who watched a lot of 4OD on the iPad, won't fail to notice the similarities to Heineken's previous spot, The Entrance.That, and the rest of the footage in the interactive version, was directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen Jnr who made his feature debut a year or so back with the[...]
A Little Bleeder in Manhattan writes;
Was walking to work this morning and saw this ad on 47th Street, between Madison and Fifth avenues First time I can ever recall seeing an ad like that for a comic, OGN, whatever.
It is a rarity Though I do remember an experience as a teenager going up the elevator[...]
