Original TMNT drawing for sale; Avengers tickets are hot; Batman vs Bane
Matt and Kyle discuss the auction of an original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles drawing; Avengers ticket sales and Batman facing Bane in the Planet 46 Comics Show.
TURTLES FOR SALE
The first full drawing of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will go up for auction this May.
According to Heritage Auctions in Dallas, the image was created in late November 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It will be part of Heritage Auctions’ May 10-11 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction. The drawing is being consigned by TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman, and is expected to bring more than $50,000.
* QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who is your favorite Ninja Turtle?
AVENGERS WINNER
The winner of the Ultimate Avengers Marathon at Harkins Bricktown 16 is Katie!
The marathon starts Thursday, May 3, 11:30 a.m. and will feature The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Thor in 3D and Captain America in 3D before finishing off with The Avengers in 3D at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 4.
Tickets are $25 and are currently on sale at www.harkinstheatres.com/avengers or at the Harkins Bricktown 16 box office.
According to MovieTickets.com, Marvel’s The Avengers has pre-sold more tickets in the United States than Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger combined.
BATMAN VS BANE
New promotional art for “The Dark Knight Rises” was revealed at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, including a look at Batman and Bane locked in battle. Batman is played by Christian Bale, and Bane is played by Tom Hardy. The third of Christopher Nolan’s Batman films is set for a July 18 release.
REVIEW FILE
* AVX Versus #1 –Jason Aaron, Adam Kubert
AVX Versus is the “just the fights” tie-in series to “Avengers vs. X-Men,” and there are 2 stories in the first issue. Iron Man vs. Magneto by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert, and Thing vs. Namor by Kathryn Immonen and Stuart Immonen.
So this is sort of the “Street Fighter” version of the AVX series, and if you like to play, “Who Would Win in a Fight, Spider-Man or Wolverine,” well, this could be just the book for you. Well-written and well-drawn, but it is, by it’s designs, kind of like watching video game fights. With some clever dialogue.
* MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 1 - Dan Slott, Ty Templeton, and others
The first story in this issue, with art by Nuno Plati, gives the basic rundown of the new “Ultimate Spider-Man” series with recaps interspersed with Spidey fighting the Shocker.
In the second story, by Dan Slott and Ty Templeton, Peter Parker is replaced at school by a SHIELD android while Spider-Man is on the path of Hydra. Some funny moments and some great artwork by a team I’d like to see more of.
There are also remixed comics, classic Lee-Ditko comics given new “humorous” dialogue by modern writers, but this was a bit of a mixed bag.
* Popeye #1 – Roger Langridge, Bruce Ozella
IDW brings back Popeye the Sailor Man in a new miniseries that pays homage to the character’s past.
In the first issue, Olive Oyl’s brother Castor suggests the group go to a remote island to find a mysterious animal that appears to be another Eugene the Jeep. He thinks they could get rich breeding them. Popeye agrees to go to find a companion for Eugene. The Ozella art is similar to E.C. Segar’s classic strips, and Langridge has a good feel for the humor and pacing of the story. With sea adventures, humor, fisticuffs and more, this comic could have popped out of a time machine. It’s great fun for all ages.
Avengers vs X-Men 2 review; Amazing Spider-Man posters; Gambit returns
Kyle is excited as Matt and Kyle discuss the return of Gambit on the Planet 46 Comics Show.
TMNT movie, supermodel comic and Avengers posters on Planet 46 Comics
TMNT live action film set for Christmas 2013, supermodel Rachel Clark gets ‘Idolized’, and new Avengers posters on the Planet 46 comics show with Matt Price and Kyle Roberts.
Planet 46 Comics: Which famous first issue comic book do you most desire?
Golden Age Comics sell for 3.5 Million, Doctor Who is gearing up for a new season, and Valiant Comics reward their subscribers with ‘X-O Manowar’ pullbox variant. In the question of the day, let Matt and Kyle know: What famous first issue would you most desire?
Ghost Rider artist Javier Saltares on Planet 46 Comics special
Longtime “Ghost Rider” artist Javier Saltares, who drew the popular 1990s relaunch starring Danny Ketch, visits the Planet 46
Comics Podcast to talk about his work on the character and the new movie, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.” Saltares has drawn both the Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze versions of Ghost Rider in his career, which also includes stints on “Aliens vs. Predator” and “G.I. Joe.”
Matt Price and Kyle Roberts host the Planet 46 Comics Podcast each week on NewsOK.
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Watchmen prequels, X-Men First Class part 2, and Avengers Super Bowl spot teaser on the new format Planet 46 Comics show
Watchmen prequels, X-Men First Class sequel, and Avengers assemble this week on the comics podcast.
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Planet 46 Comics: Miranda Kerr’s Wonder Woman costume; Crow reboot; Green Arrow on TV
On the Planet 46 Comics show: Supermodel Miranda Kerr is Wonder Woman, “The Crow” reboot gets a director, and a Green Arrow show is on the way.
DC’s new logo; Popeye’s return; Amazing Spider-Man press conference on Planet 46 Comics
Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss the new DC Comics logo, Popeye making it back into comics, and an Amazing Spider-Man press conference in Tokyo on the Planet 46 Comics show.
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Amazing Spider-Man: Peter Parker and the Ramones; Turn off the Dark Broadway record; Marvel Comics anime
Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark swings past all time Broadway record, two new official images from Amazing Spider-Man, and Blade Anime comes to G4 in the Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
Gary Oldman done as Gordon after “Dark Knight Rises”; Marvel movie news
Gary Oldman retires James Gordon’s badge; Fox plans more Marvel films; and reviews of “Action Comics” and more in the Planet 46 Comics Podcast at NewsOK.
GARY OLDMAN DONE AS GORDON
Gary Oldman tells Moviefone that “The Dark Knight Rises” will be the end of his run as Jim Gordon, and talks about using Bane as the villain. 
“It’s great. It’s a terrific conclusion to the trilogy,” Oldman tells Moviefone. “Nolan rounds it off: he brings in a bit of the first one, from ‘Batman Begins,’ and he does some really surprising things with it. I thought his choice of villain was very interesting, to use Bane instead of Riddler or Penguin. He’s not gone with the most obvious choice. The challenge for Chris was always really the story and I think he didn’t want to make a third one for the sake of it. I think there was pressure on him, obviously, because the second was so successful. So there’s always going to be some pressure to keep it going. But he’s too smart and classy, really to just make a third just for the sake of making it, because others are demanding or want it from him and I think he felt that, ‘Let me get the story right.’ So the fans won’t be disappointed.”
Read more: http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/12/06/gary-oldman-dark-knight-rises-steve-buscemi-snl/
FOX STILL PLANS MORE X-MEN, FF, DAREDEVIL
Fox’s Tom Rothman tells MTV that he wants another “X-Men: First Class.”
“We’re trying like hell,” he said. “We’re trying as hard as we can. We really want to do it. We’re planning to do it.”
Rothman also commented two other Marvel properties that Fox plans to revive: “Daredevil” and “Fantastic Four.”
David Slade is attached to “Daredevil,” while “FF” is earlier in the development process.
REVIEW FILE: Valen the Outcast #1, Action Comics #4, Hawk & Dove #4, Raphael #1, Defenders #1
Comics read in 2011: 1902. Still to go: 109.
