I either never realized or forgot that there ever was such a thing as Don Martin Magazine. Here's a peek at the first issue.
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Read, "Assignment Treason," a 1958 sci-fi tale illustrated by the great Steve Ditko.
Live Batman stage show in the works
Bizarre:
Warner Bros. and DC Comics are in the early stages of developing a tour, tentatively titled "Batman Live" and starring the Caped Crusader, working with Nick Grace Management and Water Lane Prods., companies behind the popular "Walking With Dinosaurs" and "Mamma Mia!" touring shows.being kept under wraps, but it's known that the show will feature numerous villains.
The show is neither a musical nor a Broadway-bound theatrical production but rather an elaborate arena production aimed at kids and families.
Alan Burnett, a longtime animation veteran whose credits include Batman and Superman television shows as well as such animated movies as "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" and "Green Lantern: First Flight," is writing the story and script. The logline is
Roy Thomas returns to Conan
Legendary comics scribe Roy Thomas will put pen to paper on another Conan series.
Conan: Road of Kings, a new 12-issue Conan comic series, for Dark Horse...will launch in December, with art by Mike Hawthorne.
The story follows Conan from the easternmost edge the Vilayet Sea to the western shore along the Road of Kings, which winds its way through the civilized kingdoms of the Hyborian Age. Along the way he’ll encounter inhuman monstrosities, sorcerers, and power-crazed men and women all trying to stall his progress.
LA Times has Nick Fury scoop from Iron Man 2
The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the character the movie version of Marvel's superspy, played by Samuel L. Jackson:
"The idea was just to do this tag, and we thought it would be really fun to get Sam since the comics version of Fury is based on him," said "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau. "Now it's become much more than that. In the ["Iron Man 2"] film, he has a significant role and becomes the entry point to connect Tony Stark to the agency called S.H.E.I.L.D. and, thereby, the rest of the Marvel Universe, with Captain America, Thor, the Avengers."
New streaming titles on Netflix
Titles of note:
- Wild at Heart
- Fargo
- It Might Get Loud
- Lenny Bruce Without Tears
Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine relaunched
Comic book publisher IDW will revive the late Forrest J Ackerman's famed mag in July. Here's the solicitation:
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #251
Written and art by various, cover by Richard Corben.
The triumphant return of the #1 filmmonster magazine, now in full color and packed with more features than you can shake a death rattle at! Go behind the scenes of upcoming features Predators and Resident Evil: Afterlife, as well as the third season of True Blood! Explore horror cinema's history with our look at the career of cinematographer/director, Karl Freund! Chat with one of the all-time literary greats in our exclusive interview with Ray BradburyÉ and enjoy a new, never-before-published Bradbury short story! Celebrate the life of FM's beloved Forrest J Ackerman in a very special memorial! All of this and more wrapped up in a phenomenal cover by Richard Corben. Ask your retailer how to get the ultra-rare variant cover by the legendary William Stout!
128 pages, $12.95.
Cartoon Network Young Justice poster
Here's an image from the Cartoon Network's upcoming "Young Justice" animated series, mentioned here yesterday.
Hulu introduces subscription program
From the Los Angeles Times:
Hulu, the popular online site for watching television shows, plans to begin testing a subscription service as soon as May 24, according to people with knowledge of the plans.
Under the proposal, Hulu would continue to provide for free the five most recent episodes of shows like Fox's "Glee," "ABC's "Lost" or NBC's "Saturday Night Live." But viewers who want to see additional episodes would pay $9.95 a month to access a more comprehensive selection, called Hulu Plus, these people said.
Cool Disneyland Alice in Wonderland poster
The Rutles! Neil Innes interviewed
Here's a nice, long interview with chief Rutle, former Bonzo and Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes.
For all your Rutles needs:
...what made the Rutles truly remarkable was the involvement of George Harrison. The Beatles' guitarist played a cameo role of a TV newsman interviewing Palin outside the Rutles' "Banana" headquarters in London. More importantly, Harrison was able to draw superstars such as Mick Jagger (playing himself, of course), Ronnie Wood and Paul Simon into the project.
"George was in it up to his neck," recalls Innes, who will perform Rutles favourites at a rare club performance tomorrow night at Hamilton rock club This Ain't Hollywood. "He was really behind it. He brought in film from the archives so (director) Gary Weis could match it. George showed up for all the filming."
For all your Rutles needs:
Fortune mag rejects cover by cartoonist Chris Ware
From The Beat:
Chris Ware recently finished a cover for Fortune magazine, only to see it killed, perhaps because of all the jokes in the tiny spaces of the cover.
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