On the Shelves: 7/6/06
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month. My weekly look at select comic books being released Thursday, 7/6/06. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not,
Say What?: Superman Returns Edition
“Well, it didn’t suck… It would take all the combined good parts of Elektra, Batman and Robin, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze to equal half of Superman Returns, but Superman Returns would have to be twice as rad to equal The Incredibles or Spider-Man 2.”–David Campbell, Off-topic: The Official
COMMENT: Does Superman Have Batman’s Legs?
[Edited to add a conclusion!] The early numbers are in and Superman Returns has raked in an estimated $84,208,000 at the domestic box office over its first five days in release, $12m ahead of Batman Begins over the same period, but with 2/3rds of that difference coming in over the first two days. Its $52,150,000
Renaldo Balkman
I’m not a big basketball fan, and I stopped following the Knicks after Jeff Van Gundy left town, but this was funny: 9:36 — There are those moments in sports when you expect something great, and then it actually happens. And then there are those rare moments in sports when you expect something great, and
Me, Me, Me Meme
1. What time did you get up this morning?7am 2. Diamonds or Pearls?Silver 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?X3: The Last Stand 4. What is your favorite TV show?Grey’s Anatomy 5. What did you have for breakfast this morning?Coffee 6. What is your middle name?LeCharles 7. What is your favorite
Marketing: Sam Jackson is my Bro!
Screw Superman on MySpace, this is viral marketing done right! Ever since I heard that Sam Jackson might be uttering the line, “There are motherf***ing snakes on the motherf***ing plane!” in a movie called Snakes on a Plane, I knew I had to see it. (Finding out Julianna Margulies is also in it certainly helped,
Review: The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #1
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Say What?: 6/28/06
“I felt that Marvel wasn’t doing comics that reflected this generation. For better or worse, we live in the hip-hop era, and Spider-Man was the Beatles. I love Spider-Man and I love the Beatles, but what about kids who listen to Kanye West?”–Reginald Hudlin, THE WEDDING PLANNER: REGGIE HUDLIN Q&A “Maybe I’m wrong, but it
COMMENT: Ebert on Superman Returns
Like Fantastic Four last summer, I feel no sense of urgency about seeing Superman Returns this weekend, if at all, unimpressed by the various trailers I’ve seen or glowing (yet often awkwardly vague, and not in the “avoiding spoilers” sense) reviews I’ve read — but haven’t really been able to put my finger on why,
Comment: Spider-Man 3 Trailer
Needless to say, I’m really psyched about this trailer. F@*% Superman Returns, we want Spidey! Great move on Marvel’s part to release the trailer publicly before the movie opens. (Fill in fanboy rant here) While surfing the web, I saw that everyone had pictures of Sandman and Spider-Man, but it seems that many people forgot