It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Comicbook – Netflix Pulls the Plug on Daybreak After One Season – Do you know anyone that’s seen it?
Reviews
The Beat – Bowie
Newsarama – G.I. Joe #3
Talking Comics – Hellmouth #3
Talking Comics – Superman #18
The weekend is almost here! What geeky things will you all be up to? Sound off in the comments below! While you wait for the week day to end and weekend to begin, here’s some comic news from around the web.
iO9 – The Original Animated Teen Titans Will Return for Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans – Well ok then! We’re in!
GeekTyrant – Matthew Broderick Joins Netflix’s Adaptation of the Zombie Graphic Novel Daybreak – Interesting. Might have to check the graphic novel out.
Hollywood Reporter – ‘Short Term 12’ Director to Adapt Scott McCloud’s ‘The Sculptor’ Graphic Novel (Exclusive) – Nice!
The Beat – Cowabunga! Ninja Turtles Invade Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! – Radical!
We’re about recovered from San Diego Comic-Con and still have a lot of coverage to come! While you await that, here’s some comic news from around the web in our morning roundup.
Deadline – ‘Daybreak’: Netflix Orders Apocalypse Dramedy Series Based On Graphic Novel From Aron Eli Coleite & Brad Peyton – Interesting. Anything not optioned?
CBR – X-Men: Dark Phoenix and New Mutants Both Confirmed for 2019 by IMAX – Since there’s some doubts about this.
Newsarama – Rick Remender’s ‘The Last Days of American Crime’ Coming to Netflix – This was a great comic but again, anything not being worked on?
It’s a new week and we’re counting down to San Diego Comic-Con 2012! Anything folks are looking forward to?
Around the Blogs:
ICv2 – $70 Million in Digital Comics – Wow, that’s a huge number.
U T San Diego – Graphic novel prepares deploying corpsmen – I should read my copy.
The New York Times – In New Digital Comics, Each Tap Holds a Surprise – Should be interesting to see where digital goes over the year.
IGN – Spider-Man Tracking to Wall-Crawl Past $125M – Should be interesting with the holiday.
Bleeding Cool – When Maurice Sendak Wanted To Blow Up President Bush – Holy shit.
The Comics Reporter – CR Sunday Interview: Ed Brubaker – A good interview.
Around the Tubes Reviews:
CBR – Before Watchmen: Comedian #1
Bleeding Cool – Dark Avengers #176
Pop Decay – Dark Country
Boing Boing – Daybreak
CBR – Planet of the Apes #15
Talking Comics – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11
Cambs Time – Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man – Scorpion
Talking Comics – X-Factor #238
It’s the day before new comic book day, what’s every getting? While you deliberate, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Nerdage – OU professor writes business graphic novels – With this, maybe I’d of paid more attention in class?
Techcrunch – With Wikileaks Embargo, Payment Institutions Choose The Devil They Don’t Know – For those who call for the prosecution of comic book pirates, you’d do well to read this article.
Ahram Online – New wave of comic books flourishes in Egypt – Great to see the art and story telling form taking off in the liberated country.
Kotaku – Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3’s Changes, Through the Eyes of a Pro – Another comic book video game tie-in is on the horizon, find out the changes in this one.
Con Coverage:
CBR – NYCC: Vertigo Gets Scary
CBR – NYCC: Robert Kirkman Spotlight
CBR – EXCLUSIVE: Kapow! Con Returns For Year Two
The Beat – Retailer files complaint against Wizard AND posts dramatic video on YouTube
MTV Geek – From Batman To “The Fixer” – Frank Miller Talks “Holy Terror” And His Respect For Batman
Around the Tubes Reviews:
IGN – The Incredible Hulk #1
CBR – Supergirl #2
Entertainment Weekly – Comic Book Reviews: Latest issues of ‘Batman’ and ‘Uncanny X-Men’; the outstanding graphic novel ‘Daybreak’
It’s a new week, yay! Sundays are usually quiet, but that also means it was a new episode of Graphic Policy Radio, you should check it out. While you do that, here’s the news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
The Examiner – SF State professor Trevor R. Getz bases graphic novel on 19th century Ghana woman’s quest for freedom – Think this’ll go into my “must read” pile.
Heritage Newspapers – ANN ARBOR: Author Jim Ottaviani pens graphic novel about quantum physicist – Interesting, this is a topic I always wish I knew more about.
Comics Alliance – Openly Gay Superhero To Join DC’s Relaunched ‘Teen Titans’ – Always great to see more diversity.
Kotaku – Sunday Comics: A Fraction of the Price – Each week Kotaku brings some of the best in web comics.
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Firefox News – Daybreak
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