Amazon Expands POD Function
Publisher’s Weekly reports: Amazon.com has installed HP Indigo presses at several of its fulfillment centers to expand its print-on-demand capability. The new presses, already in place at several locations, can print up to several hundred copies of a single title up to several hundred copies [sic], said Vyomesh Joshi, executive v-p with HP, who added
Fantasticar Revealed
Via USA Today: Translating the flying car from the page to the big screen was no small effort, says Tim Flattery, conceptual artist for the Fantastic Four sequel, which hits screens June 15. He showed several designs to director Tim Story, including one based loosely on the Batmobile, which he designed for 1995’s Batman Forever.
The CBC Library is Open
The latest update to Comic Book Commentary is now available: the CBC Library, your new one-stop-shop for all of your comic book-related Amazon.com purchases. The Library features an eclectic mix of books, DVDs and games I recommend, as well as select Amazon Listmania lists, in a wide range of categories: Batman, Fables, Artesia, Essential Reading,
On The Shelves: 11/29/06
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly, semi-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 11/29/06 follows. 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
CBC Quickees: Big Two Roundup
I’m so far behind on reviews these days that in order to jumpstart my critical faculties, I’ve grabbed a stack of comics from my most-recently read pile and, focusing on some of the floppies I’m still reading from the Big Two, am giving random ones the super-quickee treatment. Criminal #1-2 (Icon/Marvel, $2.99), Captain America #3
Bilson & Demeo off The Flash! Why?
DC finally got around to watching a few episodes of the 90s Flash TV series. When Didio stumbled onto this clip, it was the end for Bilson & Demeo.
What if Civil War #5 was good?
It might read a little something like this: Check out Tetsubo Productions – Wherein I Show Why I Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Use Photoshop for the hilarious remix of the entire issue. I dropped Civil War after the incredibly lame fourth issue, unable to stomach any more of Mark Millar’s weak attempts at plotting and
Gratuitous Eva Mendes Moment
The Ghost Rider movie may end up being more Elektra than Spider-Man, but Eva Mendes makes it a must-see no matter what. Happy Thanksgiving!
Gay Penguins a Menace to Society
You can’t make this stuff up… Persecution of the Penguin Bookby Claire Kirch, PW Daily — 11/21/2006 Movies about penguins might be box-office gold (March of the Penguins; Happy Feet), but controversy has been dogging a picture book about penguins, published in June 2005 by Simon & Schuster. And Tango Makes Three, written by professor
On The Shelves: 11/22/06
Reading is fundamental. Don’t waste your time reading bad comics out of habit! My weekly sporadic, ill-informed look at select comic books being released Wednesday, 11/22/06 follows. 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