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It’s our sixth entry for our Facebook Movie Watch, where we see if movies drive the likes or the likes indicate the buzz a movie has. The entry might be a bit late but the time frame is normal. Below are the new counts and how much they moved.

Thor continued to slow down, X-Men remains the juggernaut, Priest is showing signs of a ressurection while Captain America and Green Lantern held steady in growth.  Cowboys & Aliens barely shows signs of life.

Thor – Opened in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Total gain for the week – 51,443

Total gain overall – 592,405

Priest – May 13

Total gain for the week – 28,248

Total gain overall – 14,322

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Total gain for the week – 95,138

Total gain overall – 312,847

Green Lantern – June 17

Total gain for the week – 62,432

Total gain overall – 242,812

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Total gain for the week – 13,479

Total gain overall – 134,457

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

Total gain for the week – 6,194

Total gain overall – 19,515


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It’s a new week and the news has been interesting today, but nothing crazy like the last few weeks.  Here’s the news you might have missed while you caught up at work.

Con Coverage:

The Mary Sue – The New York Times Discusses Comic-Con, Expects Many Fewer Movie Presentations

Entertainment Weekly – Marvel might skip Comic-Con. Is this the beginning of the end for the Geek Era in Hollywood?

The Beat – Are movie studios finally over Comic-Con?

Bleeding Cool – Cowboys & Aliens To Get World Premiere At San Diego Comic-Con, Fans Welcome

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Comicsgirl – Life with Mr. Dangerous

CBR – Mystery Men #1

The Book Rat – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Book Addict – Storm Born Issues 1 and 2

CBR – X-Men Legacy #250

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It’s our fifth entry for our Facebook Movie Watch, where we see if movies drive the likes or the likes indicate the buzz a movie has.  The entry might be a bit late but the time frame is normal.  Below are the new counts and how much they moved.

Priest gained some of it’s lost ground and even with it’s debut, X-Men seems to have slowed down as far as growth.

Thor – Opened in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Total gain for the week – 67,408

Total gain overall – 540,962

Priest – May 13

Total gain for the week – 14,671

Total gain overall – -13,926

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Total gain for the week – 50,534

Total gain overall – 217,709

Green Lantern – June 17

Total gain for the week – 65,209

Total gain overall – 180,380

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Total gain for the week – 19,355

Total gain overall – 120,978

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

Total gain for the week – 13,147

Total gain overall – 13,321


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It’s our fourth entry for our Facebook Movie Watch, where we see if movies drive the likes or the likes indicate the buzz a movie has.  We missed posting last week, so these numbers reflect two weeks worth of numbers.  Below are the new counts and how much they moved.

Overall, Thor, X-Men: First Class and Green Lantern all made healthy gains.  Cowboys & Aliens also started to show some life.  Priest on the other hand started to shed fans, as the movie hasn’t performed at the box office and has received poor reviews.

Thor – Opens in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Total gain for the week – 183,298

Total gain overall – 473,554

Priest – May 13

Total gain for the week – -75,382

Total gain overall – -28,597

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Total gain for the week – 75,969

Total gain overall – 167,175

Green Lantern – June 17

Total gain for the week – 91,965

Total gain overall – 115,171

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Total gain for the week – 49,931

Total gain overall – 101,623

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

Total gain for the week – 12,065

Total gain overall – 13,321


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The news is coming and coming fast.  After a few weeks of speculation, the news broke of the post Flashpoint DC universe.  Below is the normal news, but also a special “Post Flashpoint” section.

Around the Blogs:

ICv2 – T-pop Says Manga Rights Reverting – Will someone step up and grab the gems for US distribution?

Investor’s Business Daily – Stan Lee Creates ‘Heroes With Hang-Ups’ – A nice profile of the legend.

Geekweek – Matthew Modine Reportedly Playing A “Politician And A Key Villain” In BATMAN 3 – Completely fascinated by this one.

Bleeding Cool – Another Round Of Questions With Rob Granito – Bleeding Cool brings the hard questions for the notorious scammer.

After Flashpoint:

The ComicChron – Restarts and reboots: DC’s plan and some historic precursors

Bleeding Cool – Full JLA Art including Flash & Batman Designs, Hawkman #1 With Robinson & Tan, Birds Of Prey #1 Without Gail Simone?

Bleeding Cool – The Hooking Up Of Superman And Wonder Woman

Comic Book Resources – Details Emerge On DC’s Relaunch

The Beat – Creators and retailers respond to the huge DC news

Bleeding Cool – OMAC #1

Bleeding Cool – Legion Lost #1

Bleeding Cool – Brian Clevinger Dropped From Firestorm Before You Even Knew He Was On It

Bleeding Cool – A New Multi-Colour Lantern Team Book

Bleeding Cool – The New Superman #1

Bleeding Cool – Bob Wayne Talks To Retailers About Day-And-Date Digital

Bleeding Cool – Deadman To Star In Adventure Comics #1

Bleeding Cool – Edge

Bleeding Cool – Geoff Johns And Jim Lee’s Justice League #1

Bleeding Cool – The Issue One Renumbering Of The DC Universe

Around the Tubes Reviews:

SeanPAune – Cowboys & Aliens

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It’s our third entry for our Facebook Movie Watch, where we see if movies drive the likes or the likes indicate the buzz a movie has.  Thor held onto the top spot in the theaters this past week and Priest opened as expected.  Below are the new counts and how much they moved.

There was a definite slow down for Thor as far as growth in it’s second week.  I’d imagine we’ll see a build up leading up to the movie, a huge gain the week of it’s opening and then a drop off in the week after opening.  We’ll see if the other movies follow this pattern.  The other interesting thing to watch is the overall grades the audiences give the movie compared to their growth.

Thor – Opens in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Total gain for the week – 105,915

Total gain overall – 290,256

Priest – May 13

Total gain for the week – 23,837

Total gain overall – 46,785

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Total gain for the week – 41,924

Total gain overall – 91,206

Green Lantern – June 17

Total gain for the week – 10,353

Total gain overall – 23,206

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Total gain for the week – 15,106

Total gain overall – 51,692

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

Total gain for the week – 156

Total gain overall – 1,256


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It’s our second entry into our Facebook Movie Watch, where we see if movies drive the likes or the likes indicate the buzz a movie has.  Thor opened up in the United States to a decent debut this past week and this Friday sees the opening of Priest.  Below are the new counts and how much they moved.

Thor – Opens in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Total gain for the week – 184,341

Priest – May 13

Total gain for the week – 22,948

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Total gain for the week – 49,282

Green Lantern – June 17

Total gain for the week – 12,853

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Total gain for the week – 36,586

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

Total gain for the week – 1,100

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Talking with some friends about the demographics of comic book fans on Facebook, I got to wondering how pages react to events like movie releases.  Thor has been released  globally, but opens this Friday here in the US.  Will the “likes” for the film page increase?  Can you figure out the buzz of a movie or character by this?  For this summer, we’ll track the various Facebook pages related to this summer’s comic book movies and see if they get a “release” bump or what other factors might lead to an increase of decrease of likes.  Where there’s multiple pages, we took the top five when we could.

Thor – Opens in the United States May 6, already released globally.

Priest – May 13

X-Men: First Class – June 3

Green Lantern – June 17

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29

My Summer Movie Schedule

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With the summer movie season just a few weeks away from kicking off, I’ve been going over the release schedule to figure out my game plan.  Below is my must and likely see list for the next few months.  Notice some high profile omitions.

May

Hobo With a Shotgun – May 6 – This unlikely movie is a rage on the Torrents and there’s not enough B-movie grindhouse flicks out there. Plus, how can you not see it with that title?

Thor – May 6 – Um, yes please. With each video and teaser, I want to see this more.

Something Borrowed – May 6 – I’m a sucker for rom-coms, but this one will likely be seen through television and Netflix

Priest – May 13 – I haven’t read the graphic novel, but the trailers have me sucked in.

Bridesmaids – May 13 – This one is on the edge, but it’s possible it’s a female version of the Hangover.

Everything Must Go – May 13 – The story of a man who gets rid of everything. It looks very interesting.

Skateland – May 13 – I’m sure it won’t get much coverage, but this seems like Adventureland, but in a skate rink.

The Hangover II – May 26 – I’ve seen the first one too many times to count. This is one of my most anticipated movies of the summer.

The Tree of Life – May 27 – Brad Pitt and Sean Penn? This screams a nice adult night out during the big action summer.

June

X-Men: First Class – June 3 – I remain skeptical, but the trailers have got be a lot less worried.

Super 8 – June 10 – J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg?  Sign me up.

Green Lantern – June 17 – I still remain skeptical but the first trailer has me a lot less worried.

Bad Teacher – June 24 – Justin Timberlake is hillarious.  Don’t believe me?  Check out any time he’s on SNL for proof.

Conan O’Briend Can’t Stop – June 24 – This documentary has me intrigued and a lot of buzz coming out of SXSW.

July

Transformers: Dark of the Moon – July 1 – The second movie was horrible. I’m crossing my fingers the second one is much better.

Horrible Bosses – July 8 – This comedy looks hilarious.  I think it has potential to be a Hangover like summer breakout.

Project Nim – July 8 – Another documentary but this one with monkeys.  Monkeys!

Captain America: The First Avenger – July 22 – The first trailer got me drooling.  I can’t wait for this film.

Friends With Benefits – July 22 – This is a replay of a certain other movie, but another movie with Justin Timberlake (hilarious) and the very beautiful Mila Kunis is a must see for me.

Another Earth – July 22 – A Sundance darling that’s described part sci-fi, astronomy and philosophy.  Sounds like my type of movie.

Cowboys & Aliens – July 29 – Read the title again, do I need to say why I want to see it? I haven’t read the graphic novel, but you better believe I will before the movie opens.

Crazy, Stupid, Love – July 29 – A movie with Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling has me intrigued.

The Guard – July 29 – I saw a bit about this movie at Sundance, it had me interested at that point.

August

Rise of the Planet of the Apes – August 5 – I’m a big fan of the entire Apes series (other than the crappy remake).  A new prequel is on a must-see list for me.

Conan the Barbarian – August 19 – The original is a classic.  It’ll be tough to top it.

Our Idiot Brother – August 26 – Another Sundance buzzed about movie.  This is the other that has potential to be a Hangover like summer hit.

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Convention season has kicked off with the end of the Emerald City Comicon.  Now the focus is on C2E2 and already hints of announcements coming from there.  As always, we can’t get to every story, but here’s what other sites thought would be good to cover.

Around the Blogs:

Comics Beat – DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: January 2011 – It’s DC’s January sales breakdown.

Bleeding Cool – DC Gold And Silver Jewelery From Down Under – I’m tempted to grab one of those Green Lantern rings.

USA Today – First Look: Super-creators pair up for ‘The Infinite’ – Liefeld and Kirkman together on a comic.  Should be pretty interesting.

Dread Central – Exclusive: Andrew Lincoln Talks The Walking Dead – Is the second season here yet?

Bleeding Cool – Marvel Sold Separate Film Licenses  For Amazing Spider-Man and Spectacular Spider-Man Because Licensing Department Thought They Were Two Separate Characters? – The headline pretty much sums that one up.

Around the Tubes Reviews:

Cartoon World – Batman: The Cult

SciFiChick – Cowboys & Aliens

Blogomatic 3000 – Fables Vol. 14 – Witches

Blog Critics – Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Blogomatic 3000 – Sweet Tooth Vol. 2 – In Captivity

Comics Alliance – Wildcats 3.0

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