We are just having fun reviewing and discussing comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime/animation, music and movies that we have recently read, listened to or watched.
Yes Amazing is part of the title of the Spider-Man comic book and the upcoming reboot set for a July 3rd, 2012 release date. However, this movie is amazing in another way. Without it even being released Sony has set the date for the Amazing Spider-Man sequel. Sony has set the sequel date for a May 2nd, 2014. Talk about planning ahead.
ICv2 is reporting that Graham King’s GK Films and Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil has gotten the rights to Sam Sarkar’s The Vault. The Vault is a three issue treasure hunting story that is being published by Image Comics. Movies and comics are moving at a fast pace anymore, because the rights, like for The Vault were optioned and the 1st issue isn’t even out or just barely out on stands. It sounded interesting so I am picking it up to read.
Here’s a look at Henry Cavill in the new Superman costume, for the new Man of Steel movie, due out June 24, 2013. Thanks to Warner Bros. and ICv2 for the image.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) is announcing that the CBLDF’s annual will be available this October. Image Comics is producing the annual which will be a compilation by the industry’s best. Each story will be about how censorship is the ultimate bullying and how it needs to be defeated. All proceeds will go to the CBLDF to help fund their efforts to combat censorship. So this October help out for this special cause.
AnimeNews Network is letting everyone know about an upcoming J-Pop Summit Festival to be held in San Francisco, August 27 and 28. On August 27, the summit will feature a “Miku Mix DJ Battle” between ZANEEDS and underground DJ Amaya on the main stage in Peace Plaza. On the 28 a panel session will feature ZANEEDS who create songs with synthesized vocals of Hatsune Miku and other Vocaliods. During the panel there will be screenings of several music videos. The conference will also feature Ikura and Kozue who are members of the vocaliod music dance unit DANCEROID.
Here is something you can tell your patrons that enjoy cosplaying. Cosplaying might be dress-up for most people, however in the anime/manga conventions this hobby is taken very seriously. The individuals that participate are very talented in costume making, a master level is when he or she actually designs and constructs all of their costumes. If you have a patron that enjoys this hobby this will give them something to strive to attend in Japan. Each year they have the World Cosplay Summit. The summit is represented by 17 countries: Australia; Brazil; China; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; The Netherlands; Mexico; Singapore; South Korea; Spain; Thailand; and The United States. This year the winners were from Brazil.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-07/brazil-wins-world-cosplay-summit-2011
Marvel and Williams-Sonoma, a cooking supply company, are teaming up to help raise funds and promote “Share Our Strength”. “Share Our Strength” is a charitable organization whose aim is to end childhood hunger. Marvel has enlisted C.B. Cebulski (author) and Todd Nauck (artist) to create the story of Spider-Man and the Avengers fighting villains at a cooking demonstration that Jarvis, the Avengers butler, is giving to some children. The issue is currently available at Williams-Sonoma stores or you can read it at williams-sonoma.com. So if you want to help out or inform your comic book fans about this opportunity to get a comic book and help out a worthy organization. Follow the link to Marvel’s site for the full article.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16441/marvel_and_williams-sonoma_fight_hunger
Marvel’s site has an interview with Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor the directors of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider). The director’s say that this movie will be amped up, which hopefully is the case. When the first Ghost Rider came out I said it needed to be an “R” rated movie to do it any justice. Ghost Rider is not a “PG-13” character…..tt’s a horror comic! So hopefully this movie will step up to the plate and be what it’s supposed to be. Read the interview at the link below.
http://marvel.com/news/story/16423/directing_ghost_rider_spirit_of_vengeance
Took a vacation last week and yesterday. I had plans to keep up the blog, but I was unable to. The computer I took with me would not let me post and I did find a hardwired computer to post on one of the days. So this week will be a catch up week.
Remember that the new SciFi film Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out this weekend. Of course your patrons that are into Science Fiction have probably already let you know. Thanks to YahooMovies for the trailer.