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#SDCC: Mattel unleashes next wave of DC Plasticy Doom (Patrol)!

#SDCC: Mattel unleashes next wave of DC Plasticy Doom (Patrol)!

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  • July 25, 2009

Folks walking the tiny (ahem) floor at the San-Diego Comic Con this weekend got a sneak peak at the 197 10th and 11th wave of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics line! While wave 10 continues to add another New God to it’s ranks, Wave 11 starts a whole new year of figures you’ll be stomping over kids in Wal-Mart for… That’s right, wave 11 introduces the Green Lantern Corps (and probably the multi-hued combatants forthcoming as well…)!

Thanks to actionfigurepics.com for the tasty info and pic-age!

Behind the glass this year fans got a glimpse of:


WAVE 10

• Joker, with Cane, Laughing Fish, Playing Cards, and Giganto-Mallet!

• Batman, 90’s Michael Keaton-Style… with… giant… folding Bat-Computer thing?

• Power Girl, with Giant Bust, and Thighs with Walnut-Crushing-Power!

• Forager- with Shield and Wrist Blaster

• Beast Boy, Doom Patrol Style, with “I Transform into this!” Bird!

• Robotman, Doom Patrol Style, with “Important Device on My Chest” Accessory

• Man-Bat, with “I hope someone cares” Action!

• The Build-A-Figure appears to be none other than the Jack Kirby-esque “IMPERIEX”!


WAVE 11

• Steppenwolf, In his Green and Red costumes (gotta love the variants!), packed with various swords and axes of villainy!

• The Question, Vic Sage Style… while the figure doesn’t show if the mask comes off, it too fails to capture the perfect Salmon colored shirt of the hit 80’s book.

• Cyborg Superman, Sinestro Corps Style, albeit with no shown battery.

• Deadman, with “Collar to Put Nightwing to Shame!” Action.

• John Stewart, with Green Constructs of a fist and large gun!

• Katma Tui, with Green Constructs of a beam sword, and shield!

• Shark!, With…. I’m sorry. Look at the picture of this…. this is a waste of plastic.

• The Build-A-Figure appears to be the Mighty Poozer Smackin’ Kilowog!


FABULOUS TWO-PACKS!

• “Animal Instinct!” – Includes Grant Morrison’s favvy tiny leather jacket clad Animal Man and everyone’s favorite ‘WTF’ character… B’wana Beast!

• “Sinestro Corps!” – Includes the dentist’s favorite lady in yellow, Karu-Sil (with trusty yellow construct of her playful pups) and the bizzaro-esque Romat Ru!


SUPER DUPER GIFT PACK!

• Save up your birthday money for the “Gotham City Five- Gift Pack” which includes Two-Face, Super-Friends Costumed “Exclusive” Lex Luthor, Batman and Superman, and Catwoman!

#SDCC: Lost: The Final Season Begins, with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse

#SDCC: Lost: The Final Season Begins, with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse

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  • July 25, 2009

In appreciation of all the fan support through five seasons of Lost, co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof, executive producer Carlton Cuse, and a number of cast members including Jorge Garcia, Michael Emerson, Nestor Carbonelli, Josh Holloway, and… Dominic Monaghan?… gave a fond farewell to all the fans at their final Comic-Con appearance.

Answering questions? I’m sorry, how long have you been following this show?

Oh, all right, we’ll try…

  • Yes, they’ll explain where the food drops came from.
  • We will get Richard Alpert’s backstory. And apparently, Nestor Carbonelli puts on eyeliner before stage appearances.
  • Elizabeth Mitchell will appear in Season 6. So will Daniel Faraday. And a whole slew of people we haven’t seen since Season 1.

Beyond that… wait for January.

#SDCC: Marvel’s Super Hero Squad Show! Hero Up!

#SDCC: Marvel’s Super Hero Squad Show! Hero Up!

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  • July 25, 2009

If you’re anything like me, your interest in the upcoming animated Marvel Super Hero Squad Show was pretty low, based as it is on a line of toys and comic strips meant for kids too young to know that proper superhero stories involve lots of rape and horrible gory messes. Which is to say, I thought it would be fine for its target demographic, but a little too lowbrow to have the same level of grown men in tights and Neil Patrick Harris musical numbers that the discerning adult requires.

But then there was the Q&A panel at San Diego Comic Con.

Now, what if I told you that Stan Lee was voicing the Mayor?

What if I told you Kevin Sorbo was voicing Ka-Zar?

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU GEORGE TAKEI WAS VOICING GALACTUS?!

Well, if the Marvel liveblog is to be believed, it’s all true. Some other highlights:

  • Steve Blume, who voiced Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men and Wolverine vs. The Hulk will be reprising his role here.
  • Tom Kenny, the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, will be playing the roles of Iron Man and MODOK. Other casting announcements here. 
  • “Over 40 years we have seen many interpretations,
    and Marvel has a history of poking fun at themselves- this is a show I can watch, and want to watch with my 8-year-old.     There is humor on an adult scale,” said Marvel E-I-C Joe Quesada, who’s also the show’s Executive Producer.
  • The plot, according to producer Matt Wayne: “All the heroes are in Super Hero City, the
    villains in Villainville, Dr. Doom wants all the pieces of the
    shattered Infinity sword, Iron Man is trying to make sure that doesn’t
    happen.”
  • The associated video game is out October 20th and will feature the main voices from the show.
  • You’re going to see the Heroes for Hire, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Paste Pot Pete, and Screaming Mimi in the first season.
  • Premieres Sept. 19th on Cartoon Network.

Q&A action, reactions to the teaser they played, and some priceless Stan Lee quotes at the full liveblog.

#SDCC: ‘Chuck’ Amuck

#SDCC: ‘Chuck’ Amuck

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  • July 25, 2009

Man, is the Twerd Herd out in force for this panel. Not surprising, considering the subject matter, but– wow.

Chuck came back to Comic-Con, to thank all the people who yelled and screamed and supported the show hard enough to help save it while it was on the bubble of cancellation. On hand were executive producers and co-creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak, joined by series stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vik Sahay, Sarah Lancaster, Scott Krinsky (strolling on stage with his keytar to the tune of “Fat Bottomed Girls” while everyone else played air instruments) and Adam Baldwin, who was on a day pass from doing all those Joss Whedon panels.

Major takeaways from the panel:

  • Chuck Season 2 DVDs will be out in 2010, probably right before whenever the third season airs and that date isn’t locked yet. It will feature 3D episode, behind the scenes footage, Captain Awesome’s tips for being awesome, and Casey’s spy tips.
  • Josh Gomez jokingly addressed the budget cuts required for the renewal: “This season, we can only afford to have Adam Baldwin grunt.”
  • Captain Awesome is ready for his “call to duty” in Season 3. He’ll occasionally be submerged into the spy world as well.
  • Zac Levi wants his own action figure so he can fight Jayne.
  • Chris Fedak was taking notes of all the ideas generated by the Q&A section, including whether Chuck got languages downloaded, Casey’s parents, and a musical episode.
  • http://www.chuckmeout.com/ is a new hub for the Chuck fan community that launched today.

#SDCC: Overheard at San Diego Comic-Con, Day 2

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  • July 25, 2009

Cosplayers at San Diego Comic Con 2009

He’s a comic character, right? It’s okay to cosplay him…

What are the other rumbles from the floors and halls…

@ALC111: i’m not sure what i think will happen first- pass out from the heat, dehydration, drunkeness or tiredness

Darick Robertson, after a staff announcement that the panel is being recorded and checking to see if there is anybody under 18 in the audience: “I can’t help but believe that if you’re in this room you’ve been offended by me already.”

Dwayne McDuffie: “I was once hired to write a Wu-Tang Clan vs Marilym Manson animated feature. And I wrote it. They ended up teaming up.”

In the hall by Entrance B: “I’m obsessed with trying to figure out how DC is going to collect Wednesday Comics.”

From @davemccullough: “MAN: What do you still have to do? WOMAN: I just need to shmooze me some f-ing nerds so I can work this year.”

From @scarymask: How many Eisners will “Nascar Heroes” win? The suspense is killing me!

If you’ve got things you’ve heard, send them to SDCC2009@tips.comicmix.com.

#SDCC: Semi-liveblogging the Eisner Awards

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  • July 25, 2009

The 21st annual Eisner Awards, the “Oscars” of the comics industry, will be given out at a gala ceremony at a brand-new location: the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront. This year’s special them is “Comics and All That Jazz.” Scheduled presenters include writer/actors Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911, Balls of Fury), acclaimed comics creators Jeff Smith and Terry Moore, actor/comedian Patton Oswalt, actor/musician/writer Bill Mumy, actress/musician Jane Wiedlin, and G4’s Blair Butler, with many more to be announced.

Other prestigious awards to be given out include the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, and the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The master of ceremonies is Bongo Comics’ Bill Morrison.

We’re going to cover it as best as we can here… boldfacing the winners as they are announced.

8:46: Neil Gaiman tweets: “on my way to present eisner award. Car just pulled over for illegal left turn. Will we make it?”

9:03: Heidi MacDonald tweets: “No phone coverage in Indigo Ballroom so NO live Twitter Eisner Awards. #techfail”

Hmm. This will make life challenging. Time to get a goat to sacrifice…

9:12: Neil made it.

9:14: First winner of the night: Best Publication For Kids: Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)

9:16: Best Publication for Teens/Tweens: Coraline.

9:28: Robot6 enters the liveblogging! And they report:

Best Coloring: Dave Stewart, Abe Sapien: The Drowning, BPRD, The Goon, Hellboy, Solomon Kane, The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)

Best Lettering: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library #19 (Acme)

Best webcomic: Finder, by Carla Speed McNeil

9:45: Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: Guy Davis, BPRD (Dark Horse)

Best Painter/Multimedia Artist: Jill Thompson, Magic Trixie, Magic Trixie Sleeps Over (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

9:51: Best Cover Artist: James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); The Umbrella Academy (Dark Horse)

9:54: Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism: Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland
(www.comicbookresources.com)

10:06: Running back and forth posting here and tweeting each award individually is exhausting… but it’s all worth it for you. :-*

Best Comics-Related Book: Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)

Best Publication Design: Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)

10:14: Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books: Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)

10:17: I’m soooooo glad my iPhone app is updating me on all the Eisner winners.

10:24: Best Humor Publication: Herbie Archives, by “Shane O’Shea” (Richard E. Hughes) and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material: The Last Musketeer, by Jason (Fantagraphics)

Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Japan: Dororo, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)

10:47: Jane Wiedlin tweets: “Im @ Eisner Awards getting ready 2 present. Major wardrobe malfunction in pedicab on way here. Front zipper burst on dress exposed all 2 all!”

10:55: Whoops, missed some:

  • Tate’s Comics in Fort Lauderdale won the Spirit of Retailing Award.
  • Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award presented by Mike Royer — winner is Eleanor Davis, writer/artist of Stinky

Hall of fame inductees:

11:11: The home stretch! Here we go!

Best Writer: Bill Willingham, Fables, House of Mystery (Vertigo/DC)

Best Writer/Artist: Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library (Acme)

Best New Series: Invincible Iron Man, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larocca (Marvel)

Best Limited Series: Hellboy: The Crooked Man, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)

11:15: Best Continuing Series: All Star Superman. by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (DC)

Continuing?!? Since when? Take it away and give it to Miss Congeniality. (That’s Andrew Pepoy, right?)

11:22: Best Short Story: “Murder He Wrote,” by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto, and Andrew Pepoy, in The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #14 (Bongo)

Hey, Andrew did get an award right after I said to give him one! I promise to use my powers only for good…

11:33: The last batch:

Best Anthology: Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)

Best Reality-Based Work: What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

Best Graphic Album—Reprint: Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)

Best Graphic Album—New: Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)

Thanks to the liveblogging of Heidi MacDonald and JK Parkin at CBR and all the various Twitter folks who were eyes and ears for us tonight. I owe all of you. And I’m really glad I didn’t have to pay for the Eisner Award iPhone app.

Full list of nominees with winners bolded after the jump.

(more…)

#SDCC: The Scribe Awards for Media Tie-in Writers

#SDCC: The Scribe Awards for Media Tie-in Writers

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  • July 25, 2009

The third annual presentation of the International Association of Media-Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) “Scribe” awards just went down at San Diego Comic-Con, honoring the best and the brightest in the world of property tie-ins. Awards are voted on by members of the organization.

“These writers, highly prized by fans, receive few reviews and
little acclaim, and the Scribe Awards are designed as a step toward
properly honoring them,” said Max Allan Collins, president of IAMTW, in a press release.

 I know this is what you’re waiting for, so here’s the list of winners:

Best General Fiction
Original – CSI: Headhunter
by Greg Cox 

Best General Fiction
Adapted – Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins 

Best Speculative Fiction
Original – Star Trek Terok Nor:
Day of the Vipers by James Swallow 

Best Speculative Fiction
Adapted – Hellboy II: The Golden
Army by Robert Greenberger 

Best Young Adult Original – Primeval: Shadow of
the Jaguar by Steven Savile 

Best Young Adult Adapted – Journey to the Center
of the Earth 3D by Tracey West 

The Grandmaster Award – Keith R.A. DeCandido

DeCandido, the recipient of the Grandmaster Award, is the writer of several Star Trek, CSI, and Supernatural books, just to name a few.

“Things like this make all the difference, there are plenty of days when I don’t feel up to my job and my belief in my own words is shaky at best, but now, when I’m down there, I will just have to look at the shelf and see this incredible gift from the guys in the trenches, and I’ll be able to shut up the doubting devils and get back to work,” said Steven Savile in an e-mail to the IAMTW mailing list after finding out about his win.

“This means a lot to me, coming as does from my fellow laborers in the tie-in trenches,” wrote Greg Cox to that same list. “But, boy, now I really wish I could have swung a trip to San Diego somehow…”

Congratulations to all the winners– and to ComicMix contributor Robert Greenberger, happy birthday!

#SDCC: ‘The Prisoner’: Do You Want … Information?

#SDCC: ‘The Prisoner’: Do You Want … Information?

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  • July 25, 2009

Jim Cavalziel (The Passion of the Christ) suffers a whole
new kind of persecution when he stars as Number Six in the six-episode remake
of Patrick McGoohan’s classic 1960s show The Prisoner, which is set to air on
AMC in November.

Today’s SDCC panel on The Prisoner reboot featured Jim
Cavalziel as well as Prisoner co-star Lennie James (Jericho), AMC VP Vlad
Wolynetz, and miniseries writer Bill Gallagher. Alas, Sir Ian McKellan, who
takes on the role of Six’s nemesis, Number Two, was not present.

Gallagher characterized the remake as a “response,” and not
a duplication of McGoohan’s concept. (We don’t have to worry about Cavalziel
being overly influenced by McGoohan’s take on the role of Number Six; according
to a Wired interview, he’s never even seen the show. Maybe that’s worrying in a
whole different way.)

The panel premiered nine minutes of footage from the new
Prisoner, embedded below for your viewing pleasure, and of course, your judging. According
to official AMC tweeter, ThePrisoner_AMC, “The crowd … [went] wild after rover is
revealed in #ThePrisoner panel at Comic-Con.” Presumably, that was out of appreciative
nostalgia, not fear, because the Village’s security device is still a decidedly
unintimidating, giant white balloon. Watching the footage, it’s clear that the
premise has shifted quite a bit, although several scenes and bits of dialogue have
carried over and sound a bit odd voiced in American accents. The setting has
also moved thousands of miles from the cool, green precincts of Wales to a
considerably hotter, more arid enclave in Namibia.

Marvel Comics and AMC have also
collaborated on a Prisoner comic, which is being given away at San Diego.

Download a PDF of the comic from the AMC website.


#SDCC: Marvel’s Cup o’ Joe — Red She-Hulk, Deathlok, and Miracleman

#SDCC: Marvel’s Cup o’ Joe — Red She-Hulk, Deathlok, and Miracleman

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  • July 24, 2009

Judging by the exhausted tweets and blog posts coming out of SDCC, it sounds like everyone there could use a Cup O’ Joe–which is good, because that’s what they’re getting as Joe Quesada, Jim McCann, Dan Buckley, Jeph Loeb, CB Cebulski and Steve Wacker revealed some of the biggest news of the convention. Special guests and announcements galore, all from the Marvel liveblog:

  • Bob Gale is writing some Marvel.com Amazing Spider-Man stories in continuity — once every 2 weeks. You need to be a Marvel Digital Comics subscriber to read them
  • Red She-Hulk will be appearing in Hulk, and is on the cover of #16.
  • After Incredible Hulk #600, there are two Hulks, neither of them Banner, leading into World War Hulks.
  • To kick off that event, John Romita, Jr. is doing a one-shot called World War Hulks Gamma, which kicks off with the death of “a major character.” It comes out in December.
  • “We want to have digital plans, but not INSTEAD of, ” says Joe Quesada about a push towards digital comics.
  • Within the next 6 weeks there will be news about the future of Marvel’s cosmic line of books.
  • Thor is the next character to get a major push into the spotlight with the movie on the way.
  • Dan Buckley said that there would be four or five Ultimate books a month, on average, beginning in January.
  • Ultimatum #5 “should answer 90% of the questions that you may have regarding what we have been doing.” – Loeb
  • Deadpool/Red Hulk with McGuiness on pencils, coming in August. Deadpool will be showing up in Hulk this fall.
  • Joe Quesada revealed that the Dark Reign will last until December, but was otherwise mum.
  • Charlie Huston and David Medina are doing 7 issues of a Marvel Knights Deathlok series.
  • Quesada’s big announcement: Marvel has officially won the rights to Marvelman/Miracleman, and will be starting to publish stories featuring the character next year. It will be the CONTINUING adventures of the character, not a reboot. Mark Buckingham came on stage for the announcement. This is huge news, folks. Watch ComicMix for more.

For the blow-by-blow, and even more news, check out the Marvel liveblog. For more about the Marvelman announcement, don’t touch that dial, we’ll be following the story right here on ComicMix.com.

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