September 2009
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2009 Ignatz Awards – Results →
Last night, the SPX hosted the 2009 Ignatz Awards, celebrating independent comics, with Jordan Crane nabbing two for the superb Uptight comic.
But what’s truly great about the Ignatz…
Sunday Striker, Stone, And Skottie Young →
The sudden cancellation of the football comic strip in The Sun newspaper has caused various ructions, with the paper being forced to announce
Artist and creator Pete Nash felt he’d…
Video: Will Warner Keep Publishing Comics? →
Gordon Crawford is the managing director of The Capital Group, who own 8% of Time Warner. In an address to the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication as…
Simon Pegg – Too Old To Play Wee Hughie In The... →
Simon Pegg recently twittered;
The Boys rocks. Think I’m a little old to play Hughie though. There has been talk of a movie for some time. Would be fun.
When Garth Ennis and Darick…
Top Five Yeti DNA In Comics →
Today is Yeti DNA Monday. And to celebrate, some Yeti-ish creatures familiar to comics readers.
Walter Langowski – The Sasquatch.
A Canadian scientist attempting to replicate the…
Look! It Moves! by Adi Tantimedh #18 – The Wit And... →
I’ve been looking at First Person Shooter games lately, and thinking about the stories and characters the makers script behind them. At the end of the day, a FPS is a computer program where shooting…
Talking To A Tank Girl About Politics →
On April 1st 2009, during the G20 meeting in London, there was a public protest and demonstration on the streets outside that, despite the best efforts of the media and police, didn’t…
Mark Millar, Doing Something, No One Quite Sure... →
Joe and Mark from a distance courtesy of gobnobble.blogspot.com
Mark Millar has had an idea. And he’s talking about it to Joe Quesada today.
Whatever it is he’s decided to “move…
Lying In The Gutters – September 28th, 2009 →
Lying In The Gutters, the Monday runaround of the week on Bleeding Cool with one or new stories to boot. To sign up to the Lying In The Gutters mailing list and get this weekly post mailed…
Splash Page: Wednesday Comics Week Twelve →
After twelve weeks, “Wednesday Comics” comes to an end, and so does this version of the “Splash Page.” Tim and Chad rank all twelve strips this week, and talk about the good, the bad, and the future.
Windy City Comicon Blows Through Chicago →
Word from the bustling floor of the creator-focused one-day convention, from the indie meets mainstream vibe to the surprise panelists to the organizers plans for standing out in a crowded market
Unwrapping the apps →
ROBOT 6 contributor Brigid Alverson takes a look at digital comics applications offered by comiXology, iVerse and Panelfly for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Iron Man 2, Smallville, John Carter of Mars,... →
Iron Man 2 set video! “Smallville” second episode in review! “John Carter of Mars” set to shoot! All this, plus “Venom” script is in at Sony and more.
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #3 →
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR brings you an exclusive preview of “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man” #3 by Brian Michael Bendis and David LaFuente, in stores October 7, 2009
Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes →
The “bittersweet legacy” to Jack Kirby’s work! Has the recession affected illegal downloading? Shuster Awards reconsider webcomics limits! Reports from New York Anime Festival and SPX! Plus, a…
Ron Marz Teams with Studio 414 for "Valkyrie" →
Radical Collects The Critically Acclaimed... →
"Bloom County" Original Sunday Raffle →
Dynamite Comics On Sale September 30, 2009 →
Dynamite has provided CBR with advance looks at new books on sale next week, including “Army of Darkness” #25, “The Boys: Herogasm” #5, “Robert E. Howard Presents: Thulsa Doom” #2 and more.
Kevin Conroy Returns as Batman →
CBR News talks with Kevin Conroy who reprises his role as Batman once again in the Bruce Timm-produced “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” direct to DVD animated film, on sale later this week.
CBR Reviews Last Week's New Comics →
CBR’s Reviews staff covered 20 titles last week, including “Dark X-Men: The Confession,” “No Hero” #7, “Spider-Woman” #1, “Underground” #1, “Superman: Blackest Night” #2, “Wednesday Comics” #12 and…
EXCLUSIVE: "Mickey Mouse and Friends" #296 Cover →
Courtesy of Boom! Studios, CBR presents an exclusive look at the covers for “Mickey Mouse and Friends” #296, the first Mickey Mouse comic book to be published in the U.S in three years!
SPX 2009 Con Report →
The 2009 Small Press Expo was held last weekend, and ROBOT 6’s Chris Mautner files this report detailing the overall experience, what the weekend’s “buzz books” were, and publisher reactions to the…
"Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" - Introducing... →
Warner Premiere has released a new clip from their upcoming “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” animated film, featuring the supersonic mayhem of the evil Silver Banshee!
Drumm Beats: Remender Talks “Doctor Voodoo” →
The new ongoing “Doctor Voodoo” series hits stores October 7 and CBR spoke with writer Rick Remender about his plans for the embattled heir to the title of Sorcerer Supreme, featuring an exclusive…
When Words Collide - Monday, Sep 28th →
Tim digs into his personal archive and unearths a piece of comic book journalism that hasn’t yet been seen online. Ever wonder about how Apocalypse replaced the Owl? Or about Nightcrawler’s peculiar…
Quint loves up on both ZOMBIELAND and THE MEN WHO... →
Hercules Has Seen Sunday Night’s... →
Hercules Says Fox’s FAMILY GUY Spin-Off THE... →
Capone Has A Gander At 2009’s First DEXTER – Now... →
One, Two, Freddy's on YouTube. Three, four, Click... →
Quint thinks SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD is a huge... →
Annette Kellerman survives PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at... →
Muldoon wants to tell you about a $25,000 zombie... →
Fantastic Fest's undead buddy dramedy THE REVENANT... →
AICN Anime - News Column - Kazuo Umezu - TMNT:... →
Hercules Does Not Emerge Unscathed From NBC’s... →
Does Tonight Mark Bryan Fuller’s Swan Song On... →
AICN Anime - Reviews Column - Manga Kamishibai -... →
AICN COMICS STM:Previews THE TINGLER! GI JOE... →
Massawyrm calls REC 2 "a brilliant, genre bending... →
In A Fight Between Danny Trejo And A Predator -... →
Annette Kellerman Steps Into ZOMBIELAND!! →
The Woodpecker Pecks Away At Noah Baumbach's... →
A New Trailer For Zemeckis' A CHRISTMAS CAROL... →
ABC Sunday Falls To Last Place!! CLEVELAND Beats... →
Live in Chicago? Wanna see martial arts master... →
Peter Blood has had a Fantastic Fest with... →
Exclusive Cover Reveals: BOOM's DIE HARD YEAR ONE... →
Yippee Ki Yay, mother f…Well, you know the rest. It’s all 4 covers to BOOM’s new series, coming Wed, 9/30
Exclusive DC Preview - THE LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN... →
Is this the penultimate of the last limited series Animal Man will ever appear in? Check out this exclusive preview