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Iron Man 3 PREVIEW- extended Super Bowl Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:44:00 +0000

Special Preview of G.I. Joe: Retaliation

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:27:00 +0000

Paramount has attached a special 4 minute preview scene from G.I. Joe: Retaliation in front of showings of IMAX and 3D versions of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. There's some great ninja action between two of the most popular characters from t he franchise, Snake-Eyes and Stormshadow. You can catch the action with Ray Parks and Byung-Hun Lee below.

Love That Panel- The Haunted Tank by Henry Flint

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:57:00 +0000

Here is a look at a special commission piece by Judge Dredd and 2000 AD artist Henry Flint of DC Comics' The Haunted Tank. When I was a kid I loved following the adventures of the Haunted Tank and crew in the pages of G.I. Combat. I think if I would have seen something as awesome as this back then it would have blown my mind.

Avengers 2 update- Seven Awesome Things

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:59:00 +0000

We all know that director Joss Whedon is a very busy man right now with finishing the screenplay for Marvels's The Avengers 2 and directing the pilot episode of Marvel's SHIELD TV show. But even with all that and the press machine starting for May's Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was able to hint at a few things in a recent interview with MTV News. According to Feige:

"It's still early days but I told [Whedon] after reading the first sketch outline he delivered — and there's a lot of work still to do, he has to sit down and turn this into a movie — but there are already seven things in there that are worth the price of admission alone."

He also stated that teasing those things right now would not help since many of them won't make sense until fans have seen upcoming movies like Captain America: Winter Soldier. Seeds for Marvel's Phase 2 will be in IM3 and will be more apparent after the release of Marvel's The Avengers 2.

You can read the full interview at this LINK.

Dale Keown's The Walking Dead cover for Hero Initiative

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:49:00 +0000

Back in September 2012 The Hero Initiative, the charity dedicated to helping comic book creators and professionals, announced that the latest series chosen for their '100 Projects' would be Robert Kirkman's media sensation The Walking Dead. At the the time Kirkman said:

“The Walking Dead would have never become the success it's become without the trailblazers who put in the hard work to make this industry live on into the future,” said Kirkman. “Doing things like this for The Hero Initiative, which helps creators who have fallen on hard times, is a way for Charlie Adlard and I to give back to the community that has provided us with countless hours of entertainment and also a pretty cushy living. Simply put, it's the right thing to do.”

Below is Dale Keown's cover. For more information on the Hero Initiative and the auction of the 100 covers please click this LINK.

Rob Liefeld's movie on the Image Comics creation

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:57:00 +0000

Rob Liefeld has written a screenplay that details his version of the creation of Image Comics from back in the 90s and the split with Marvel. The movie, called Icons, will start there and move through the ups and downs of Liefeld's long career in comics. Liefeld has also listed his dream casting choices with Star Trek's Chris Pine his idea to play him on the big screen with Batman's Christian Bale as superstar artist Todd McFarlane. Here's one page from the screenplay:

Dreammoviecast.com has posted more excerpts of the screnplay along with Liefeld's choices for all Image's founding members.

SPOILERS! The new Spider-Man in 'Superior Spider-Man' is...

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:31:00 +0000

Well it seems that Dan Slott has let the cat out of the bag as to the identity of the new Spider-Man that will be appearing in Superior Spider-Man. There's been a lot of guessing and this was actually one I hadn't thought of. Here's a tweet that Slott had sent to series artist Ryan Stegman....

The tweet has since been deleted by both Stegman and Slott. But the damage is done if this is true folks. Could the new Superior Spider-Man- the Miguel that Slott is tweeting about- be Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man 2099?

SPOILERS! Full trailer for 'Iron Man 3' now online

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

For those who haven't seen it yet...

The Walking Dead magazine out today

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Press Release

Titan Magazines and Skybound’s premier issue of The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine, based on Robert Kirkman’s Eisner Award-winning comic book series, best-selling graphic novels and Emmy-winning AMC television series, hits newsstands and digital platforms on October 23.

This 100-page issue features an inside look at the TV show, comics and everything in-between: The Walking Dead creator/writer Robert Kirkman reveals what’s coming up next on the TV show, which broke basic cable records again with the season three premiere, and how the shocking events of issue #100 of The Walking Dead Comic will affect Rick and our favorite survivors; an exclusive interview with Danai Gurira, who plays the iconic character “Michonne”; an exclusive prologue to the new Walking Dead book, The Road to Woodbury, about the rise of Philip Blake aka The Governor written by Jay Bonansinga and Robert Kirkman; behind-the-scenes set visit report; executive producer/showrunner Glen Mazzara tells us why he’s so excited about season three; plus, all the latest news, revelations and tips for fans of the entire The Walking Dead universe.

The first issue debuted at this year’s New York Comic-Con with a special NYCC variant cover, and an additional nine variant covers are released tomorrow: a newsstand cover featuring “Michonne”; an alternative art cover by The Walking Dead comic artist, Charlie Adlard and colored by The Walking Dead comic colorist Cliff Rathburn; seven retail variant covers with stores Comickaze, Forbidden Planet, Midtown Comics, Redd Skull Comics, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Treasures and Wade’s Comic Madness, each featuring art by Adlard and Rathburn.

Discussing what fans can expect from the magazine, Robert Kirkman, creator/writer of The Walking Dead, says, “We’ll be talking about what’s coming up on the TV show, we’ll fill you in on what to expect from the comic and you’ll hear from all the talented people who work on all the various Walking Dead projects. This magazine is going to rock!”

The magazine will also be available to read on the iPad, Nook and Kindle Fire starting tomorrow, giving Walking Dead fans an exciting alternative to the print edition and a high quality digital reading experience. Just search ‘The Walking Dead Magazine’ on your device’s newsstand or app store.

The magazine is currently offering fans an exclusive FREE The Walking Dead T-Shirt (not available in stores) with new print subscriptions. For more information on this subscription offer and other offers in your territory, visit the magazine website,www.TitanMagazines.com/WalkingDead. Readers can also join the magazine on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/WalkingDeadMag and Facebook at www.Facebook.com/WalkingDeadMagazine to keep up to date with news and special offers and www.Skybound.com, the source for all news on The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman and all Skybound titles.

The Walking Dead, The Official Magazine issue #1 will be available on newsstands and comic book stores in the U.S. on October 23, in the U.K. on November 8 and Australia & New Zealand on December 18. Digital editions will be available globally on the iPad, Nook and Kindle Fire from October 23.

First Look at art from Marvel NOW's Avengers #1

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Here is a look at a penciled page from the Marvel NOW Avengers #2 by Jerome Opena. Love that detail on Tony and Hawkeye plus the design of this new villain!

'Iron Man 3' trailer teaser

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:14:00 +0000

The first trailer for Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 is supposed to be released online on Tuesday. So to keep the attention and hype going they have released a teaser for that trailer. So here we go...

PREVIEW: Captain America #19, Brubaker's final issue

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Marvel Comics is publishing Ed Brubaker's final issue of Captain America next week and they have released a preview of Captain America #19. Artist Steve Epting who was part of Brubaker's relaunch of the character almost 9 years ago returns to pencil this very special issue.

To see the full preview click HERE.

Image has 'Sex with Criminals' and lots more!

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0000

NYCC was a large news event with so many announcements that it was easy for publishers to have their news lost in the shuffle. Image Comics had a hug list of new titles to be coming from established creators like Matt Fraction, Sam Humphries, Howard Chaykin and Jonathan Hickman. Our good friends at Comics Alliance were kind enough to put together a great checklist of what new books to expect from Image.

To see that list click HERE.

Red Skull in Captain America: Winter Soldier?

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Actor Hugo Weaving, in an interview with Collider magazine shared his thoughts on his playing the Red Skull in Captain America: First Avenger and also on the possibility of reprising that role for the upcoming sequel. He says:

"I don’t think Red Skull will be there. And it’s not something I would want to do again. I’m glad I did it. I did sign up for a number of pictures and I suppose, contractually, I would be obliged to, if they forced me to, but they wouldn’t want to force someone to do it, if they didn’t want to. I think I’ve done my dash with that sort of film. It was good to do it and try it out, but to be honest, it’s not the sort of film I seek out and really am excited by."

Well so at this point it seems to be totally up to Marvel Studios and what they have planned for that film. As he stated he is contractually obligated to appear so if the phone rings he will have to be in that make up chair.

Dark Knight Rises Blu-Ray to have new footage

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:53:00 +0000

In advance of the December 4th release of The Dark Knight Rises on blu-ray and DVD, Warner Bros has released this promotional trailer highlighting the fact that there will be over 3 hours of extras included in the release.

First Look: Cover of Batman #16

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Here's a first look at the cover of Batman #16, the penultimate issue of the Joker's return storyline, 'Death of The Family'. the awesome cover is by series artist Greg Capullo.

Love That Panel: Eternal Warrior by Patrick Zircher

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0000

I've been following Valiant's relaunch this year and enjoying how they have slowly and purposely rolled out their titles. This image was released today at the Valiant panel at NYCC and feautres one of my favorite comics characters, Gilad the Eternal Warrior. The art is by Shadowman artist Patrick Zircher who I loved on Marvel's Mystery Men miniseries from last year. The amount of detail on the piece as well as the energy to it is just amazing. Anyway here's to hoping that Valiant keeps relaunching titles and that Eternal Warrior is next.

Uncanny Avengers #1 sells out of more than 300k

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +0000

And I guess this should come as no surprise but Marvel has confirmed that the first offering from their Marvel NOW! launch, Uncanny Avengers #1 has sold out of over 300,000 copies and a second printing is already on the way. With 20 covers because of the insane amount of variants being offered for it we knew that numbers were going to be high. Still it places it as 3rd on the list of recent top selling issues behind The Walking Dead #100 and Justice League #1.

SPOILERS: Lettered pages from All New X-Men #1

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Coming out during the first day of NYCC is this special first look at lettered pages from Marvel's All New X-Men #1. This book by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen brings brings the original X-Men into Marvel NOW! and after the conclusion we saw for Avengers vs. X-men we now know why.

NYCC: DC's Man of Steel with Jim Lee and Scott Snyder

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

DC finally confirmed a long running rumor that Jim Lee and Scott Snyder would be teaming on a new Superman title when they officially announced the pair as launching Man of Steel in 2013. According to Lee and Snyder who were in attendance at DC's Superman panel at NYCC the book was there move to celebrate the character's 75th anniversary next year and also to tie into the highly anticipated Superman movie of the same name.

More details to come but here's our first look at Lee's artwork for the series.

Spoilers! First look of the Silver Samurai in 'The Wolverine'

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Principal filming on Hugh Jackman's 'The Wolverine' has been going steady for several weeks now. There have been some leaked photos that have surfaced but none that showed the villain of the film, the Silver Samurai, played by actor Will Yun Lee, until now. Judging by the picture below the studio has decide to very closely follow the comic book design of the character, with the full length silver armor .

New trailer for Dark Knight Returns Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Following the success of the recently released animated film The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, here is the first look at the trailer of the conclusion of the adaptation of Frank Miller and Klaus Janson's classic Batman tale.

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We are Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Sorry for the months of radio silence- or is that internet silence? As for the reason why it has been a ghost town at the blog if you were looking for comic book news it really is pretty simple- life got busy. But now things are settling in, time is freeing up and there is plenty of exciting news out there.

So thanks for your patience and loyalty to The Comics Ticker, please keep checking in for all the biggest comic book news, previews and reviews.

Here it is...Man of Steel movie poster

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Well there was a teaser trailer shown during the panel at the San Diego Comic Con that I'm sure is going the rounds of the internet right now. And they also released the first official poster for next year's Superman movie, Man of Steel. Copies were given to the attendees.

More to come I'm sure....

Superman vs. Batman: the Smallville meeting we never got on TV

noreply@blogger.com (Matt Spatola) — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:30:00 +0000

It never happened on the TV show but it is finally happening in the comics book. Superman and Batman finally appear together in the 'in continuity' Smallville Season 11 series from DC Comics and written by TV series writer Bryan Q. Miller. As cool as it sounds there is no denying that its disappointing the team up never happened while the show was on the air.

Here is the cover to Smallville Season 11 #6, the second part of the story. This issue ships in October.