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Weekly Crisis Comic Book Reviews for 12/03/09

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:59:00 +0000

This week's Weekly Crisis Comic Book Reviews is brought to you by the letter E for Event as all of the books reviewed in this first batch of reviews are event driven books, from Blackest Night: Flash and Wonder Woman to Siege: The Cabal, Dark Avengers Annual and Thor , all were event related ...

KirkWarren posted 4 hours ago from weeklycrisis.com

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Crosshatch Apocalypse: The Wolverton Bible

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:18:24 +0000

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 16 hours ago on fantagraphics.tempdomainname.com

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And Now the News: Rooting for the Squid

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Pirates 4 Update: Director Concerns that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides may not be happening - because of the departure of the Disney chairman who originally brought Johnny Depp on board the franchise - seem to be unfounded. Rob Marshall ( Chicago , Memoirs of a Geisha ) has ...

michaelmay posted 7 hours ago from michaelmay.blogspot.com

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The writer who only made things worse for the Punisher

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

IGN Comics writes an interview with Rick Remender, who's taken up writing Frank Castle's book, and all he's got to offer is deja vu, and worse. As told at the beginning of the article:Writers and publishers are always promising that their books will have major, lasting implications for their ...

fourcolormediamonitor posted 12 hours ago from fourcolormedmon.blogspot.com

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Marvel's 'Siege' Preview: Where Have We Seen This Before?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Have you read Marvel's new "Siege" preview yet? Loki and Norman Osborn have a chat about the Asgardians and more or less make a play to turn society against them. They make it happen through a bewildered Volstagg who fights common street crime like ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 14 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Memoirs of a Bronze Age Baby: Hercules (Modern) #11

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 21:45:00 +0000

Modern Comics were a funny thing, and confounded me when I was young. They seemed to be everywhere in the late 70s, and perhaps even into the early 80s. By 'everywhere', I mean the discount stores my mother used to drag me to in the east end of Toronto. Locals will remember names like Bi-Way ...

LoneRanger posted 10 hours ago from seductionoftheindifferent.blogspot.com

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The Avengers Enter The Victorian Age With These Awesome Customized Action Figures

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0000

What's cooler than a Revolutionary War-based Captain America that's suddenly jettisoned into the 1800s to fight alongside a group of similarly time-displaced superheroes? Not much, obviously, except for a series of action figures based on these ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 16 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Sam Rockwell for "Everybody's Fine"

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Sam Rockwell for "Everybody's Fine" Sam Rockwell may be one of the busiest actors in Hollywood but he is also its quietest achiever. Unassuming and genuinely modest, even with all the possible Oscar talk over his performance in the recent indie hit "Moon", Rockwell remains focused on ...

ComicVine Site Mashup found this 17 hours ago on darkhorizons.com

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FALL OF THE HULKS ALPHA #1

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:30:31 +0000

COVER BY: David Finch WRITER: Jeff Parker PENCILS: Paul Pelletier INKS: Vicente Cifuentes - B COLORED BY: Guru-eFX LETTERED BY: Simon Bowland THE STORY: M.O.D.O.K. The Leader. Mad Thinker. Egghead. Red Ghost and the Super-Apes. Doctor Doom. They make up the secret group who have analyzed ...

The Nerdiest Kids » Comics & Anime found this 4 days ago on marvel.com

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MARVEL PRINT STORE

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

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First Iron Man HAD NO SCRIPT!!

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:29:00 +0000

Seriously!

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New International Iron Man Poster

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:38:00 +0000

Wheeeee...

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Marvel & Disney Set Merger Date

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:19:00 +0000

The stockholder vote to finalize the proposed $4 billion deal between the media giants has been scheduled to take place by the end of the year, with the expected result making the House of Ideas a part of the House of Mouse.

Comic Book Movie found this 32 hours ago on comicbookresources.com

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BUCK ROGERS TEASER.wmv (video)

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Cawley Entertainment and Retro Films Teaser Trailer for New Online "Buck Rogers" series, set to debut in late 2010. Series star: Bobby Quinn RiceVF...

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Let it smash, let it smash, let it smash ...

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +0000

Last week Marvel sent over one of two interlocking variant covers for Hulk #18 and Fall of the Hulks Gamma by Ed McGuinness. Above you'll see that we now have both covers, featuring Big Green and Big Red having a massive snowball fight, with a couple of She-Hulks serving as collateral ...

Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!! found this 15 hours ago on robot6.comicbookresources.com

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Earth 3 Comic Book Day...and The Defenders too!

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Welcome aboard for a special Thursday edition of Comic Book Days of Wednesdays Past! Or maybe it's just the Earth-3 version, where everything happens on a Thursday because they are inherently evil. While we're waiting for my new evil-version goatee to grow in, let's let the randomizer run ...

randomTomO posted 17 hours ago from randomlongbox.com

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Random thoughts on the October 2009 super-comics sales charts

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:18:24 +0000

Wow, has another month come and gone in the exciting world of superhero comics already? I guess it must have, since Paul O’Brien and Marc-Oliver Frisch posted their monthly analysis of Marvel Comics and DC Comics sales figures, based on ICv2.com ’s numbers, at Publisher Weekly ’s blog The ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 16 hours ago on blog.newsarama.com

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The Avengers: Possible Hawkeye?

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:13:00 +0000

If you've seen The Hurt Locker , start getting excited...

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The Outfit You Won't Be Seeing In 'Iron Man 2' Or 'FrankenCastle'...Probably

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Before Don Cheadle donned the War Machine armor seen in the recently released "Iron Man 2" movie poster, there was Iron Man Punisher, a cosplayer that would fit in the "Core Marvel Universe" just as well as FrankenCastle in my humble opinion, ... Read more Permalink | Email ...

laurahudson posted 22 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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We Care a Lot Part 19: We Are the Worlds

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:32:45 +0000

One of the themes of We Care a Lot has been that Venom has been written so differently over the years, including stories coming out at the same time. A good deal of the frustration comes from how all of his stories are one shared continuity. People disagree, but I love continuity. I ...

4thletter posted 21 hours ago from 4thletter.net

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Color and Recolor Mugs!

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

Cool idea here, if you ask me... it just needed more of a variety! Again, just looking at the box, these were two-piece mugs that you could insert a pre-printed picture into, which you'd first color in! I think that if they had included, say, 10 different pre-printed coloring pictures, these ...

waffyjon posted 24 hours ago from spidermanstuff.blogspot.com

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Tales of Suspense 88, Page 30, by Gil Kane!

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

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DIAMOND'S NOVEMBER SALES RESULTS GIVE FANS SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:40:00 +0000

How did that old theme tune go? Oh yeah; 'When Captain America throws his mighty shield, all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield'? Well after the release of the Diamond comic stats for November, I cant help but think someone is singing that in the halls of Marvel at this very ...

thedanofsteel posted 25 hours ago from thedanofsteel.blogspot.com

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INTERVIEW: Jeff Bridges

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:01:56 +0000

For actor Jeff Bridges, whose career has already spanned five decades, Scott Cooper's "Crazy Heart" was something of a homecoming and, the actor says, "a dream come true." Bridges stars in the film as Bad Blake, a ramblin' country-western singer who travels the Southwest playing dive after ...

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Why I Gave Up on Glee (Channel Surfing)

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:00:17 +0000

What's wrong with Glee ? Inability to find a tone that works, confusing ridiculously stupid plotlines for compelling drama, and Auto-Tune. Wretched, wretched Auto-Tune.

Rover found this 2 days ago on popmatters.com

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Chew Vol. 1: Taster's Choice Review

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:16:00 +0000

One of the hottest comics of 2009 was been Image Comics ’s Chew , which burst onto the scene unexpectedly this summer and has sold through a numerous printings since its debut. Chew tells the story of Tony Chu, a detective who can discern the memories and histories of anything that he ...

KirkWarren posted 30 hours ago from weeklycrisis.com

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Cool Stuff!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Fleeing the Cylon tyranny... Yep, what you're looking at there is a Battlestar Galactica movie poster from Yugoslavia! Have I showed a photo of Mego's Superman bendy on the card before? Beyond the Time Barrier poster! I'll bet the actual movie doesn't look nearly as cool as the poster ...

waffyjon posted 32 hours ago from waffyjon.blogspot.com

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Quesada talks THOR Movie

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:16:00 +0000

And I know you care, because THOR is gonna be sweet.

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Heroes Season 4 Review: "The Fifth Step"

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000

"The Fifth Step" marks the breaking point for the fourth season. Often times, and especially with this show, we get chunks of the show presented while the writers gauge the reaction and try and work on the show in a new format, more to go with what the fans want. Of course, Heroes fans are ...

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Dubai World Marvel Super Heroes Theme Park Concept

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:14:28 +0000

Late 2007, United Arab Emirate-based Al Ahli Group and Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced a partnership that will bring Marvel's full library of Super Heroes - including Spider-Man, Iron Man, The X-Men, Incredible Hulk, The Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer - to Dubai for a major new theme park ...

MTV's Splashpage found this 41 hours ago on disneyandmore.blogspot.com

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Remote Controlled Fighting Gundams Herald The Apocalypse And That's Okay

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000

As if it wasn't bad enough that Japan has already constructed a 60-foot Gundam statue that's destined to murder us all, now we've got remote controlled fighting versions of the mecha suits to worry about as well. Kotaku has posted a video from the ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 41 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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DUBAI'S HOUSE OF IDEAS: Amazing Marvel Theme Park Concept Art

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Everyone knows if you are going to build a house in Dubai you need a bit of coin in your back pocket. If you want to build a theme park based on the 'House of Ideas' that is Marvel Comics, then you are going to need over $1billion and some kick butt creative concept art like the below from the ...

thedanofsteel posted 36 hours ago from thedanofsteel.blogspot.com

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Art Challenge 1 Dr. Strange

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:25:24 +0000

Here's my first submission for our week #1 art challenge at work, "draw a Marvel Comics hero" my favorite Master of the Mystic Arts, Dr. Stephen Strange, first appearance version, sans cape!

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CHIMERA DESIGN

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:34:26 +0000

Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering ... found this 41 hours ago on chimeradesign.com

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Concept comic cars

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:16:00 +0000

GQ presents a flash slideshow of comic book depictions of concept cars given comic book treatment by artist Paul Pope, who drew at least 3 based on real life concept cars (via The Car Connection).

fourcolormediamonitor posted 39 hours ago from fourcolormedmon.blogspot.com

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Wolverine News & Previews: New Comics on THURSDAY

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:24:08 +0000

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, new comics are hitting stores on Thursday this week. As for probable (and possible) Wolverine appearances this week (12/03/09), we have previews of... -Uncanny... ...

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Blackest Night, Marvel Galactus Battle Go Lego In The Most Magnificent Way

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:30:00 +0000

We've posted plenty of custom Lego toys before, including cubedudes and minifigs, but the art of one Ulises Farinas of Act-I-Vate fame shines a bright green light on the potential of illustrated block figures. The ever vigilant Robot6 caught the ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 45 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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This Week In Comics!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:57:00 +0000

We figure it might help to let you guys know what's coming out this week in comics, so welcome to a new weekly feature! Our reviews come out tomorrow, so be sure to look over this list to get a preview of what we may or may not be reviewing tomorrow. We've added all of our own personal ...

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Caught in a trap, can’t walk out.

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:14:20 +0000

In response to this slice of post ironic pop-cheesecake she says to me she says, ‘Just because they’re not superheroes, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be ashamed.’ Phonogram 2: The Singles Club #5 (of 7), by Keiron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson. Image ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 40 hours ago on mindlessones.com

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Marvel Month-to-month Sales: October 2009

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:14:20 +0000

By Paul O’Brien Usually, Marvel are the largest publisher in the North American direct market by a comfortable margin. But October was close. Marvel still held on to first place, beating DC by 40% to 38% in unit share, and 36.5% to 34% in dollars. That’s an unusually narrow gap. ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 40 hours ago on pwbeat.publishersweekly.com

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An Interview with David LaMason of Unbearable Bears

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:14:20 +0000

David LaMason is the creator of the relatively new webcomic Unbearable Bears and stepped in to do a piece of cover art for ComixTalk this month (Thanks Dave!). Bears is a good-natured humor comic set in the woods, mostly centered around a bird and a bear. Can you tell us a ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 40 hours ago on comixtalk.com

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Bizarre Russian Woodcuts Depict Pop Culture Icons

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:30:00 +0000

Aside from Matryoshka dolls, I confess to knowing little about Russian folk art. That's why when I saw these surreal comic book and movie woodcuts by Andrei Kuznetsov, I decided to read up on lubok prints. Kuznetsov's cryptic Web site appeared last ... Read more Permalink | ...

laurahudson posted 46 hours ago from comicsalliance.com

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Comics For Kids: ‘Myth of all-ages’ follow-up

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:57:29 +0000

So I wrote a post a week back called “ The Myth of All-Ages ” and people seemed to really respond to it, for which I am always grateful. I’ve read all of the comments at my original post a couple of times, and the responses that have appeared on other blogs, and I’ve ...

Comics Worth Reading found this 42 hours ago on comics212.net

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A Cast of Thousands...

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:00:33 +0000

...or, "I Created...Them?!" Recently, the fine folks at Marvel Comics asked me (and others, I'm sure) to send a list of characters I've co-created for them, for some sort of new accounting purposes. So today, in between juggling phone calls and e-mails I've been meaning to catch up on, I ...

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The 20 Best Graphic Novels of the Decade (2000-2009)

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:44:42 +0000

Page 1 of 2 As the movie industry cannibalizes superheroes one intellectual property at a time, it’s oftentimes easy to forget that comic books are an entire medium, not a single genre. Although Paste loves the symbolism of a grand guignol throwdown between two adrenalized supermen, this ...

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Crisis on Infinite Arts - Ryan Ottley's Batman vs. Wolverine

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:10:00 +0000

Batman versus Wolverine . Two of the most popular characters in comics battling it out, and sure to anger some fanboys faster you can say "But, what about the prep-time?!", this piece by Ryan Ottley is a perfect representation of his work: simple and dynamic, sometimes cartoonish, but ...

KirkWarren posted 43 hours ago from weeklycrisis.com

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Comic Book Review: Fantastic Four #573

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Fantastic Four has gotten off to a great start with Hickman and Eaglesham's first 3 issues. "Solve Everything" put Reed firmly back in the family. He was becoming obsessed with his work until he realized that it would cost him his family. Now Reed is back. In the last issue we saw that Ben ...

Rokk posted 5 days ago from blog.comicbookrevolution.net

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Buddy Saunders of Lone Star Comics Revisits All Ages Comics

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:55:00 +0000

Print View Buddy Saunders of Lone Star Comics Revisits All Ages Comics 'Back to Reality' Buddy Saunders of Lone Star Comics in Arlington, Texas read the recent Talk Back from Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books (see " Mary Alice Wilson of Dark Star Books on All Ages Comics ") and has some ...

Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics ... found this 3 days ago on icv2.com

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A Gift to Begin the Holidays

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:05:19 +0000

Let it be known that the best part of Beavis and Butt-head was the videos. The fact that the first Christmas special was nothing but them watching TV makes this my all-time favorite episode. Thank God for YouTube. 16 years later and that discussion about Christmas ...

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Captain America #207, Page 22, by Jack Kirby!

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +0000

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