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Archive for July, 2009
KRAKA-THOOM!!! Issue #9
Like a bad penny, we always turn up. Hear our thoughts on San Diego Comic Con on this week’s edition of KRAKA-THOOM!!!
Michael Madsen on Green Lantern: First Flight
Michael Madsen gets tough as Kilowog in Green Lantern: First Flight. The actor sat down with Warner Bros. Home Video to discuss the project. Read on to see what he had to say.
Fantastic Four #570 – Preview
Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham’s Fantastic Four begins this month. Check out our preview of the 570th issue of the world’s greatest comic magazine, as well as the return of a classic logo.
Archaia and Amazon Bring Graphic Novels to Kindle
Archaia has teamed with Amazon to produce original graphic novels for the Kindle. Read on to find out more.
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 07.29.09 or The Week Hal Jordan Earned His Ring. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Batman: Arkham Asylum’s Scarecrow
Out of all of Batman’s famous villains, The Scarecrow is perhaps the creepiest. Sure, the Joker has that chilling smile and the whole “sociopathic lunatic” thing going for him, but Dr. Jonathan Crane, AKA the Scarecrow, is all about fear. He uses hallucinogenic drugs to terrify his enemies, and dresses, well, like a scarecrow. As creepy as he is, he’s perhaps never looked as disturbing as he does in Eidos and Rocksteady Studio’s upcoming game, Batman: Arkham Asylum.
He certainly is a lot more menacing than he was in the 1980s..
Come to think of it, he was actually pretty creepy back then, too. Regardless, this new version looks like something out of Freddy Krueger’s nightmares, so he’s pretty menacing. So far, with the exception of Harley Quinn, I’m loving the re-designs for Batman’s “Rogues Gallery.” What do you guys think? Are they the right flavor of creepy, or has designer Ale Garza strayed too far from the characters’ roots?
Alan Burnett on Green Lantern: First Flight
Alan Burnett leaves the Bat Cave and heads for space with Green Lantern: First Flight. The writer spoke with Warner Bros. Home Video to discuss the project. Read on to see what he had to say. Read the rest of this entry »
Starbreeze Not Working On Darkness 2
Way back in April of 2008, we reported that a sequel to Starbreeze’s video game adaptation of the Top Cow comic, The Darkness, was in the works. This past weekend at San Diego Comic Con, the comic publisher revealed in an official capacity that the follow-up to the well-received Darkness video game was currently in development. Strangely, there was no mention of Starbreeze being the developer. Read the rest of this entry »
Marvel Superheroes Coming to LittleBigPlanet
Some awesome superhero costumes are coming to LittleBigPlanet, courtesy of Marvel. Want to know who’s making the cut?
Scott Pilgrim Video Game in the Works
Some awesome news came out of San Diego Comic Con this weekend, with Bryan Lee O’Malley announcing that his awesome manga-like series Scott Pilgrim would be getting its own video game. While few details are available, O’Malley apparently stated that he expects a side-scrolling beat-em-up, which makes perfect sense within the context of the story. O’Malley, who has thrown many references to old-school games in the Scott Pilgrim series, also said that it would be inspired by the same unique art style as the comic.
