As we get back to normal (whatever that is) now that Comic-Con has ended, let’s not forget that one of the great things about the Con is all the comics you can read and purchase. Marvel certainly had its share of books at the Con but it still found time to have a whole bunch more ready to come out this Wednesday, July 29th.
Following is a list of all the Marvel comics on sale this week via the official press release. Plus, covers from some of the new books after the jump.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #598 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (DR)
DARK REIGN: HAWKEYE #4 (DR)
DARK REIGN: LETHAL LEGION #2
DARK REIGN: THE GOBLIN LEGACY ONE-SHOT
DARK REIGN: THE HOOD #3
DARK REIGN: THE SINISTER SPIDER-MAN #1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
Since comic books have been around, there has always been a demand to tie the medium in for kids. While the original batch of kids have long grown up since picking up their first copy of Spider-Man or Detective Comics, there have to be new and fresh ideas on how to relate to a younger audience. Enter the Marvel Super Hero Squad, an action figure line of Marvel characters that have a younger and more cartoonish look, while staying true to the source material.
The success of the toy line has now spawned a video game for the same age-group, but will still be fun for comic and video game fans of all ages. The 3-D fighter game goes as obscure as Mole Man and Iron Monger and as popular as Captain America and Wolverine with the list of playable characters. THQ’s game is expected to be released in the fall of this year for all next-generation consoles, handheld systems, and the PC.
Check out our exclusive gameplay video taken from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con after the jump.
Of the folks we got to chat with at Comic-Con in San Diego this year, none of them have as big of a fan following as these stars. Yvonne Strahovski and Sarah Lancaster are the two bombshells from NBC’s Chuck, playing the titular character’s secret agent girlfriend Sarah Walker and sister Ellie, respectively.
They were onhand at the show, and had plenty to talk about, from their experience at previous shows, to the future of both Sarah and Ellie as characters in the upcoming third season. To see our interview with star Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski) and Josh Gomez (Morgan), click here.
For our interview with Yvonne and Sarah, click through.
Like many major events in life, Comic-Con in San Diego is always a mixture of highs and lows. On the one had you’re able to join hundreds of thousands of your fellow fans who love movies, TV, comics, games and all things geek and enjoy a hugely diverse amount of screenings, panels, booths, signings and a whole host of information. It truly is a unique four days that you can’t really experience anywhere else.
That’s also a bit of the downside as well. With all the notoriety, exposure and success come crowds, problems and a bit of misery. Before I continue I should interject that I’ve been coming to Comic-Con for almost twenty years. I only missed it a few times during that stretch and each year, I watched the Con get bigger and more popular.
At first, I was thrilled that an event that began for me in a hotel in downtown San Diego was starting to be known around the world as an international symbol of America’s great products and a showcase for those products providing a once a year kind of experience. But in recent years, I’m starting to wonder what Con I’m exactly at and marvel at how its changed so drastically.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of movies, TV, games and comics. Plus, I’m a self-professed geek. However, as I have at the end of other Cons past, I’m really starting to think Comic-Con has simply gotten too big and features far too much stuff under one roof. When it is nearly impossible to walk the main floor and you can’t stop and lok at any booths because of the crush of the crowd, something is wrong.
Edward James Olmos is a a man whose career has spanned over thirty years. During that time he’s played quite a diverse set of characters and also managed to find time to write, produce and direct some movies as well. Recently, Olmos starred as Admiral William Adama in the critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica.
In the time since BSG concluded its run on the Sci-Fi Channel, Olmos has been busy directing The Plan, a TV movie that tells the BSG story form the perspective of the Cylons. I caught up with Olmos during press for The Plan at the San Diego Comic-Con. Among the topics covered were that Olmos has been working on BSG non-stop until very recently, how proud he is of BSG, that The Plan will both surprise and inspire BSG fans everywhere and how Blade Runner started it all.
QUESTION: How was it, once you finished the show, coming back and doing The Plan?
EDWARD JAMES OLMOS: I never stopped. Matter of fact, I never had a wrap. I never wrapped Battlestar Galactica. I didn’t wrap it until 4 days ago, I finally finished (The Plan) and you guys are gonna, if you really have fans of the show you guys are gonna be very very happy.
Director and writer Kevin Smith’s already had some problems with his film titles. 2008′s Zach and Miri Make a Porno was just called Zach and Miri in many television ads, and it looks like his new flick, A Couple of Dicks, is having similar troubles.
According to /Film, at his Comic-Con panel Smith discussed the ways Warner Bros. is dealing with the problem. When asked, TBS and Fox said they would run the ads all day, but ABC, NBC, and CBS said that they wouldn’t run the ads until after 9:00pm.
“We’re all still paying for Janet Jackson’s tit,” Smith joked. “That boob haunts me.”
Warner Brothers already tried changing the film’s name to the far less funny or interesting A Couple of Cops. Whatever the title, I’m really excited for this movie, as it is the first flick Smith has directed but not written. I hope that ABC, NBC, and CBS lighten up a bit. A Couple of Dicks (or whatever it ends up being called) hits theaters on February 26, 2010.
It’s Sunday here in San Diego and that means its the final day of Comic-Con. Fortunately, team Flickcast seems to have survived and in the process managed to bring you quite a bit of news, interviews, photos and more. Its been a great time and its not over yet.
Speaking of photos, here’s another gallery of pics featuring costumed fans, cool booths, a couple more babes and some cool cars, including Seth Rogen’s new car from the upcoming Green Hornet. Plus some great Iron Man armor, some excellent Steampunk costumes and more!
Be sure to check back right here for more news, interviews, galleries and more to come from San Diego Comic-Con. We love this stuff and we know you do to.
Check out the full gallery of photos after the jump.
Earlier today, we posted a story on the first trailer for Marvel Anime’s Wolverine, which looked great, but had a unique style that was a bit different from the rugged Canadian we all know and love. With the second trailer from the new line of Warren Ellis’ direct-to-DVD hits, we get something a bit closer to both Iron Man’s comic history — and also a bit of the film’s aesthetic.
Check out the trailer below, and Anime Iron Man hits DVD shelves in 2010.
Robert Carlyle has had an extremely diverse career during his many years as an actor. First rising to international prominence in films like Trainspotting and The Full Monty, Carlyle went on to play many more memorable roles including the villain Renard in The World is Not Enough and Don in 28 Weeks Later. His latest role of Dr. Nicholas Rush on Stargate Universe puts him on a runaway spaceship where his character, along with the others stranded on the ship, must do what it takes to survive and get back home to earth — even if that means some people may have to be sacrificed in the process.
I caught up with Robert during press for Stargate Universe at the San Diego Comic-Con to talk about his new show. Among the topics covered was if he prefers movies or TV, the show itself, his interactions with the writers and his feelings about his characters motivations and morality.
QUESTION: You’re a movie star, and now you’re doing television. What’s the impetus to take on this particular role on this particular show?
ROBERT CARLYLE: Genuinely I’ve never really made deliberate differences between the genres like that. I think that particularly nowadays the difference between television and film is getting increasingly blurred and that’s just been the case in the past eight, ten years or so. American television has been superb absolutely superb, it seemed to me that at one point the shows were just better than the last one and better than the last one.
For fans who just can’t get enough Green Lantern in their diet (the feature film and Blackest Night series wasn’t enough?), Warner Bros. has released exclusive footage of the animated film, Green Lantern: First Flight to UGO.
The two minute clip features Hal Jordan being, well, Hal Jordan. Green Lantern of Sector 2814, first earthman to wear the GL ring, renegade test pilot. He’s even got a sense of humor, which is evident in the construct he creates to fight an alien bug problem.
Green Lantern: First Flight will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray July 28.
Marvel had a pretty big weekend here in San Diego for the 40th Annual Comic-Con. Among the announcements made was that a new umbrella would form under Marvel’s studio, developing direct-to-DVD Anime titles of some of their classic characters, with comics legend Warren Ellis at the helm.
The first poster was released earlier in the weekend, and now the first trailer has hit the web. Check out the trailer for Marvel Anime’s Wolverine below, Anime Wolverine hits DVD stores (and probably your shelves at home) in 2010, and check in later for another new trailer from the studio.
Do over one hundred thousand people make a trip every year to San Diego just because they love comics, movies, TV, games and all things geek? Maybe. Do they come because they love standing in line for hours or days to see five minutes of a movie that won’t come out for six months or longer? Possibly.
Even with all those great reasons, they’re one more reason that geeks flock to San Diego every year: girls. Like all things geek, if it doesn’t have a little bit of T and A or at the very least the potential for some, we might not make the trip.
Take a peek at some of the booth babes we’ve encountered so far during this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Find all the photos after the jump.
As we get back to normal (whatever that is) now that Comic-Con has ended, let’s not forget that one of the great things about the Con is all the comics you can read and purchase. Marvel certainly had its share of books at the Con but it still found time to have a whole bunch more ready to come out this Wednesday, July 29th.
Since comic books have been around, there has always been a demand to tie the medium in for kids. While the original batch of kids have long grown up since picking up their first copy of Spider-Man or Detective Comics, there have to be new and fresh ideas on how to relate to a younger audience. Enter the Marvel Super Hero Squad, an action figure line of Marvel characters that have a younger and more cartoonish look, while staying true to the source material.
Of the folks we got to chat with at Comic-Con in San Diego this year, none of them have as big of a fan following as these stars. Yvonne Strahovski and Sarah Lancaster are the two bombshells from NBC’s Chuck, playing the titular character’s secret agent girlfriend Sarah Walker and sister Ellie, respectively.
Like many major events in life, Comic-Con in San Diego is always a mixture of highs and lows. On the one had you’re able to join hundreds of thousands of your fellow fans who love movies, TV, comics, games and all things geek and enjoy a hugely diverse amount of screenings, panels, booths, signings and a whole host of information. It truly is a unique four days that you can’t really experience anywhere else.
Edward James Olmos is a a man whose career has spanned over thirty years. During that time he’s played quite a diverse set of characters and also managed to find time to write, produce and direct some movies as well. Recently, Olmos starred as Admiral William Adama in the critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica.
Director and writer Kevin Smith’s already had some problems with his film titles. 2008′s Zach and Miri Make a Porno was just called Zach and Miri in many television ads, and it looks like his new flick, A Couple of Dicks, is having similar troubles.
It’s Sunday here in San Diego and that means its the final day of 
Robert Carlyle has had an extremely diverse career during his many years as an actor. First rising to international prominence in films like Trainspotting and The Full Monty, Carlyle went on to play many more memorable roles including the villain Renard in The World is Not Enough and Don in 28 Weeks Later. His latest role of Dr. Nicholas Rush on 
For fans who just can’t get enough Green Lantern in their diet (the feature film and Blackest Night series wasn’t enough?), Warner Bros. has released exclusive footage of the animated film, Green Lantern: First Flight to 
Do over one hundred thousand people make a trip every year to San Diego just because they love comics, movies, TV, games and all things geek? Maybe. Do they come because they love standing in line for hours or days to see five minutes of a movie that won’t come out for six months or longer? Possibly.
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