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.
For those of us that will never get to Comic-Con, Comic-Con Episode IV A Fan’s Hope might be as close as we get. The documentary will have a very limited release and will get most of it’s money from Blu-Ray/DVD sales. This would be one for a library to get, so patrons that have expressed an interest in the convention can see what it would be like. Thanks to ICv2 and YouTuber “movieclipsTRAILERS” for the trailer below.
I didn’t know about this movie when it was first announced. However, this trailer of Amazing Spider-Man, released on Song Pictures YouTube Channel, looks really good. Looks like another fun year at the movies for comic book fans.
YALSA has posted it’s 2012 list of “Great Graphic Novels”. Click on the link below to go to the full listing and see is your library needs to pick up any that you might not have purchased yet.
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and ICv2 have reported that comic books in the DC area are coming under fire again. The news story concentrates on comic books not being for little kids any more. That’s been the case since the 1980’s. The companies have also placed age level warnings on their comic books to let purchasers know what age demographic it is targeted for. The shift in story writing has been to allow artists to write and do artwork that is more artistic. Because of that, the medium has produced some great stories and a wide variety of art styles that are beautiful to view. There are books and movies that are made for specific audiences, the comic medium is no different. There are comic books made for different age groups that are available. To me it all falls back on the parents. The parent decides on what their child can read and/or watch as a family unit. You cannot decide what other family units believe is right for their family units to read and/or watch, otherwise you start corrupting what the Constitution stands for. The psychologist in the report states that the imagery could influence children, well I guess you better not take you child to an art museum because they will see the same type of imagery. There is a statement that their is violence, sex and adultery in comic books, well children can find all of that in David’s story in the Bible. Sometimes I just shake my head in wonderment. To read the stories follow the links posted below.
Librarians let your gamers know that in the second issue of the new Magic the Gathering comic book series, published by IDW Publishing, will have a game card with the comic. Most of your serious Magic players will probably know this, but it can still be used as a talking point.
ICv2 is reporting that Dwayne Johnson will be in an adaptation of Zenescope Entertainment’s Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide. If this is done right it could be an interesting movie.
The Executive Director of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Charles Brownstein, spoke at the Long Island Resources Council’s 20th Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future. His presentation was over the history of censorship within the comic book industry and the challenge’s the industry will face in the future. The presentation is available in PDF and in voice recording on the following website so check it out.
Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond will be DC Comic’s first titles that will be distributed digitally first, starting in early February. Short segments, approximately 10 pages, of the story will be released weekly for $.99, then it will be published in a print edition at the end of the month for $3.99. DC is still testing the waters and making a few waves.
IDW Publishing is having a contest in conjunction with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF). To enter the contest a fan will need to e-mail a 300 word or less explanation of how their retailer is the best and how they would sacrifice themselves defending them to contest@IDWPublishing.com. The winning fan, along with their retailer, will be depicted on a variant cover of IDW’s Star Trek. The fan, retailer and CBLDF will each receive 100 copies of the variant cover. CBLDF will be able to use their copies to assist in future fund raisers. The winning fan will also receive the original art by the Sharp Brothers.
The surprise hit Red, based off of a DC graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer will have a sequel, which is slated for an August 2, 2013 release date. Also Ender’s Game based on the novels by Orson Scott Card has a release date of March 15, 2013. The Ender series also has been adapted into several Marvel graphic novels.