Posts Tagged ‘Marvel’
Making it in Comics the @NateCosboom way!
July 19th, 2010 by Riff
Ikea make some great furniture, but it can be a bitch to nail together even when it’s going right. Add into that mix some bad beer and even worse food from the game and we’ve been really fortunate to have @NateCosboom on twitter – better known as Nathan Cosby, Marvel Editor – share some pearls [...]
Tags: colourists, comic artists, Good advice!, Ikea, Making it in comics, Marvel, Nathan Cosby, Twitter, writers
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Hulktastic!
July 15th, 2010 by Riff
Marvel fans are almost certainly aware of the rash of upcoming Marvel movies geared towards launching the Avengers on the silver screen. We’ve already had 2 Iron Man films, and we’re awaiting Captain America, Thor and the Avengers. And we’ve had two movies featuring our favourite green-skinned hooligan, the Hulk. Initially there was Ang Lee’s [...]
Tags: Ang Lee, Bruce Banner, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Ed Norton, Eric Bana, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Marvel Movies, Rick Jones, Sam Elliot, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Thing, William Hurt
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Marvel Shorts?
June 21st, 2010 by Riff
Here’s some potentially exciting news, courtesy of Slashfilm.com the gist of which is that Marvel seem to be considering a short movie to play alongside their main features. Why’s that so good? Well as the article states, it allows non-comic fans to get a taste of Marvel’s less well known properties, and to see why [...]
Tags: Disney, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel, movies, Sin City, The Thing, Tron
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How to do Comics – the Jim Shooter way!
June 15th, 2010 by Riff
Ok I wasn’t planning this and I’ve got a helluva lot of other stuff happening right now, so appologies, dearest reader, for its brevity and lack of otherwise unenlightening commentary. However this is an interview with “shouty shouty” Jim Shooter, former EiC of Marvel, and often comic writer. He was the man in charge when [...]
Tags: CBR, comics, creation, DC, Jim Shooter, Marvel
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“The Man”
March 11th, 2010 by Riff
I had occasion to be reading a bit of Daredevil the other day, just a page or two mind you, but a random thought struck me. It was from the “old school” DD, pre-Frank Miller, and so it was pretty insane and far more “happy go lucky” than anything post-Miller – but I digress. The [...]
Tags: Avengers, Batman, Bullpen, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Frank Miller, Gene Colan, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Roy Orbison, Spider-Man, Stan "The Man" Lee, Superman, X-Men
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So Just Who’s Running This Game, Anyhow?
February 17th, 2010 by Riff
As regular readers will know by now, I’m an avid fan of the game City of Heroes (and Villains for that matter too.) If you’re even close to the MMO ground, you’ll probably be aware that there’s been more than a few changes there, partly in response to another game that almost came over the [...]
Tags: Abbey Chase, Agent Zero, Andy Hartnell, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Danger Girl, Deuce, Going Rogue, J. Scott Campbell, Major Maxim, Marvel, Matt 'Positron' Miller, Natalia Kassle, Reichsman, Sydney Savage, War Witch
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DC Universe Online News
July 23rd, 2009 by Riff
One of the quietest MMOs out there, the DC Universe Online is about to reveal some of its secrets at the Comic Con in San Diego. DCUO (which, by any standards, is an awful mouthful) let this taster loose over at Massively and frankly, from what I read, it’s pretty disappointing unless you’re a die [...]
Tags: Aquaman, Batman, Champions, Champions Online, City of Heroes, DC, DC Universe Online, DCUO, Green Lantern, Marvel, Nightwing, Robin, Superman
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Captain America: Reborn Prelude
July 1st, 2009 by Riff
Nice prequel to the Captain America Reborn arc from Brubaker available here. It’s relatively short but it’s free and let’s face it, it’s a teaser more than anything else but it’s a few extra pages that we get to whet our appetite. Marvel have gotten some stick for firstly killing Cap off and then bringing [...]
Tags: Captain America, Ed Brubaker, Marvel, Steve Rogers
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More Captain America News – returns after exploding groin
June 17th, 2009 by Riff
Well though I’ve said I was pleased (and I remain so) about the news of Steve Rogers’ return, I caught sight of a thumbnail of an image for REBORN today and it made me double-take. I admit it tickled my schoolboy wit, but I’m not sure if any of you guys feel the same. It’s [...]
Tags: Captain America #600, Captain America's exploding groin, John Cassaday, Marvel
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Captain America’s Back! But which one?
June 15th, 2009 by Riff
I’m pleased! I’m pleased for two reasons – first because my prediction was right – and it’s always nice when that happens. But I’m especially pleased that Captain America – Steve Rogers is back. Steve Rogers is for many the Captain America. For Bucky to get the mantle was nice but for me and I [...]
Tags: Avengers, Bucky, Captain America, Captain America #600, Captain America Returns, Invaders, Man Thing, Marvel, Steve Rogers, Super Soldier Serum, Ted Sallis
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