Author: Richard Brookman

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Tintin is coming

International poster               Domestic Poster

ICv2’s site gives us the above images of the teaser posters for Dreamworks’ The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.  This will be a motion-capture adaptation of Herge graphic novels by Steven Spielberg.  Peter Jackson is currently slated to be the director for the second Tintin movie.  The Secret of the Unicorn is slated for a December 23 release.  Link over to the full article.  And thanks to ICv2 providing a trailer through YouTube.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20086.html

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Marvel gets Castled

Librarians take note that your DVD collection well be able to cross over with your graphic novel collection again.  Marvel and the ABC network, both Disney properties, have announced that a Castle graphic novel is in the works.  It is slated to be a 112 page hardcover and to be released September 28.  As librarians know this is not to far out there.  The Castle television series, centered around a novelist Richard Castle played by Nathan Filion, has already produced two novels written by “Richard Castle” (Ghost written of course).  Link below to ICv2 for the full article.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20082.html

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New Restrictions on Manga & Anime

ICv2’s site, linked below, is reporting that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government revised it’s “Youth Healthy Development Ordinance” were the industry’s Publishing Ethics Convention and Publishing Ethics Discussion Group will determine what works fall under “harmful publications” that must not be sold or rented to people under the age of 18.  The Group has already listed 6 titles that will fall under this revised ordinance.  Link on over to see the 6 titles that the full article lists.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-16/1st-manga-to-be-restricted-by-revised-tokyo-law-listed

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Thor: Movie Special, Ep. 1

The Thor: Movie Special, Ep. 1 is ready to download.  These movie specials will give librarians different views from different age groups and interests.  The podcast features my family: April my daughter, who just turned 13 and is like any other young teenage girl; Logan  my son, who will be turning 16 and is a rabid reader; Michelle my wife who likes some comic book things but not all; and myself, the professed comic book guy.  We sit around the table, enjoy some ice cream and discuss the movie that we recently watched.

Thor: Movie Special Episode 1

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New Cars 2 Trailer

Thanks to ICv2’s site for providing a new trailer for the upcoming Cars 2 movie opening on June 24.  Your library’s Disney/Pixar animation fans will like this one.

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New Business Model….Will it Catch On?

ICv2’s site is reporting that UDON Entertainment is changing it’s business model.  UDON will no longer publish individual (floppy) comic book issues.  They will be publishing their properties in the graphic novel format only.  Could this be a sign of things to come from other publishers?  With everyone looking at the economy, I bet other publishers will be paying attention to the outcome of what UDON is doing.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20055.html

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Some Scary Stuff

Follow the link below for the full interview of Tom Neely and Dylan Williams experience with border officers going into Canada and two of the comic books they had in their possession.  Freedom of Speech and Expression, even though I don’t appreciate some content in the variety of types of media (comic books, books, or movies), I support the artists right to express themselves.  That’s what makes the United States special.  But you should always remember when you enter a foreign country your native country’s rights don’t transfer with you to whichever country you are visiting.

http://cbldf.org/homepage/tom-neely-dylan-williams-speak-out-on-their-customs-seizure-experience/