Fantastic Four to debut new logo
Starting with issue #570, the Fantastic Four will sport a new logo, reminiscent of the team’s 1970s logo. This issue kicks off the storyline by Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham. Issue #570 goes on sale August 26.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to become graphic novel
Del Rey Books has announced it will publish “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel.” It will be based on the New York Times bestselling book by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.
The book takes Jane Austen’s classic novel and adds “zombie mayhem.”
“Not only is it exciting for Del Rey to be a part of this year’s most remarkable publishing phenomenon, ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel’ is just flat-out one of the coolest books on our list ever,” said Del Rey editor Tricia Narwani.
The graphic novel will be adapted by Tony Lee, recent writer of “Doctor Who” comics, and Cliff Richards, artist of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” comics.
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel” is scheduled for January release.
- Matt Price
Archaia announces original graphic novel for Kindle
Publisher Archaia will bring four original graphic novels to Amazon’s Kindle platform over the next 12 months, the publisher announced. These graphic novels will also be available for the Kindle iPhone and iPod Touch apps.
“Elk’s Run” creators Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon will kick off the program with “Tumor.”
Tumor is a Los Angeles noir about a private investigator with a terminal brain tumor trying to close one last case before the cancer kills him. It will be released as eight individual chapters over the next six months that will then be collected into a hardcover edition.
The first chapter of Tumor is available now on the Kindle for free, with subsequent chapters priced at 99 cents. Writer Fialkov is pleased to bring his story to this new format.
“I’ve loved my Kindle from Day One, and as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted Tumor to be available for the platform,” said Fialkov in a release. “Archaia understood that the Kindle is a unique opportunity to get their comics out there and into the hands of a whole new fanbase who are avid book readers, but may have not read a graphic novel in years.”
You can check out Tumor for the Kindle here: http://tinyurl.com/mvx84k.
Chapter Two will be released during the week of August 3rd, and each subsequent chapter will be released every three weeks. More information about Tumor is available at www.tumorthecomic.com.
Also coming up for the Kindle is Mr. Murder is Dead, co-published by Before the Door Pictures, which is Zachary Quinto’s publishing company. Mr. Murder is dead is a black and white original graphic novel written by Victor Quinaz.
- Matt Price
Marvel provides first look at Fantastic Four #570
The new team of Jonathan Hickman (Nightly News) and Dale Eaglesham (JSA) take over Fantastic Four with issue #570, and Marvel Comics has released a preview of that art.
- Matt Price
Jimmy Fallon goes to Comic-Con
Last night on Jimmy Fallon, the host showed his Comic-Con journey, which included pitching his character the Recharger to a host of Comic-Con notables, including Geoff Johns, Dan DiDio, Stan Lee, John Favreau and the producers of Lost. Check it out at about the 5 minute mark in the above video from Hulu.
- Matt Price
Rashida Jones comes to Oni for new project
SAN DIEGO — Oni Press announced a new miniseries to be co-written by Rashida Jones (The Office, Parks and Recreation). Frenemy of the State, co-written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, will follow an heiress who is working for the CIA. Jones co-created the series and will co-write with Nunzio DeFilippis (Past Lies), and Christina Weir (Past Lies).
Other Oni notes:
* Greg Rucka’s long-awaited “Stumptown” is scheduled to premiere in October.
* Polly & the Pirates will return, still written by Ted Naifeh, but with new artist Robbi Rodriguez (Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen, Maintenance)
* Jamie S. Rich is creating a new graphic novel, called “Spell Checkers,” described as “Mean Girls with Magic.”
* The “Damned” creative team of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt will create a supernatural Western called “6th Gun.”
* A new historical fiction graphic novel called “Petrograd” will explore the death of Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin.
Monday movie quote challenge #38
“All things end badly, or else they wouldn’t end.”
Identify who said the above quote in what film in the comments!
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood saddles up for fourth week atop GameFly Top 10
The West is winning in video game sales over the past month. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood remains atop the GameFly Top 10 List for the fourth week, for the week ending July 27, 2009.
The GameFly Top 10 List reflects gamers’ choice from more than 6,000 titles for the Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and PSP consoles.
Most Popular Games Cross-Platform:
1 Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodPS3, Xbox 360ShooterUbisoft
2 PrototypePS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureActivision
3 Halo 3: ODSTXbox 360ShooterMicrosoft
4 WolfensteinPS3, Xbox 360ShooterActivision
5 Madden NFL 10PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP Games, PS2SportsElectronic Arts
6 Batman: Arkham AsylumPS3, Xbox 360Action AdventureEidos
7 GhostbustersPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PS2Action AdventureAtari
8 G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraPS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP Games, PS2Action AdventureElectronic Arts
9 Red Faction: GuerrillaPS3, Xbox 360ShooterTHQ
10 Fight Night Round 4PS3, Xbox 360FightingElectronic Arts
More lists after the break.
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Sterling Gates confirms Kid Flash ongoing series
SAN DIEGO — An Oklahoma writer is hitting the fast lane.
Sterling Gates, an OU graduate who was born in Tulsa, was named the writer of a new Kid Flash ongoing series at Comic-Con International. The series will star the character Bart Allen and will tie into Geoff Johns’ Flash series.
“It’s too early to talk about specifics, but I’m really psyched to be working closely with Geoff Johns. We want to make the two Flash universe books as exciting as possible,” Gates said, “and I think we can do it.”
Gates is the writer of “Supergirl” and is writing a “World’s Finest” miniseries featuring characters from the Superman and Batman families of characters.
- Matt Price
Quick hits from Smallville panel at Comic-Con
Tom Welling’s first appearance at Comic-Con was a hit, as a very full room cheered for the stars of Smallville at today’s Smallville panel at Comic-Con, moderated by Jeph Loeb. Callum Blue, Cassidy Freeman, Allison Mack, Justin Hartley, Erica Durance joined Welling on the panel, as did Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson.
Here are a few quick notes and impressions from the Smallville panel:
* Clark is finally in some version of a Superman suit, with a black shirt bearing the S-shield and a flowing black overcoat, in preview footage shown at the panel.
* Geoff Johns will write a Justice Society episode.
* Season premiere will touch on the flight issue.
* Green Arrow will be in more episodes this season, as will Lois Lane. Lois will be in 18 episodes.
* Lex is absolutely not dead.
* Tom Welling is directing two episodes this season; Allison Mack will also direct.
* A possible Green Arrow sidekick story is being explored.
* In the first eight episodes this season, we’ll see Green Arrow hit “rock bottom.”
* Smallville is moving to Fridays this fall, debuting Sept. 25. The DVD and Blu-ray of Season 8 hits Aug. 25.
- Matt Price
