Comic Based

Watchmen to return?

From a story that was originally reported on THR, I posted a preview on MyFantasyArt of the controversial upcoming DC Entertainment return to the Watchmen universe, the acclaimed 1986 graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. This summer, DC Comics will publish a seven comic book mini-series called Before Watchmen. Every week, ….

Fantastic Four reboot movie close to finding a director

Director Josh Trank is on the short list to direct Fox’s reboot of Marvel’s Fantastic Four franchise, according to Variety. That’s a major sign of confidence from the studio in Trank’s upcoming supervillain film Chronicle, which doesn’t hit theaters until February 3rd. According to the report, Trank has had several meetings regarding the Fantastic Four ….

The Amazing Spider-Man gets new movie poster

Sony Pictures has revealed a new poster for the Marc Webb-directed origin tale The Amazing Spider-Man, which hits theaters on 2012. According to reports, director Marc Webb has promised a grittier, darker Spider-Man story in The Amazing Spider-Man, where teenager Peter Parker grapples with both human problems and amazing super-human crises. The Amazing Spider-Man stars ….

Images from L.A. Comikaze

The Comikaze pop culture convention at the LA Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles was altogether a surprise hit even though it was the inaugural year. Typically first year shows have a hard time drawing crowds but in this case the high profile guests and low entrance fee made it an easy decision for convention ….

Graphic novel crime noir Coward getting big screen adaptation

Variety reports that comic respected book writer Ed Brubaker is adapting his graphic novel Coward for Jamie Patricof’s Hunting Lane Films, which has nabbed the rights to the modern crime noir and attached Twilight: Eclipse director David Slade to helm. Brubaker and illustrator Sean Phillips’ Criminal series, of which Coward is the first story arc, ….

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo graphic novel coming from DC Vertigo

DC Entertainment has nabbed graphic novel adaptation rights to adapt the international phenomenon and best-selling Millennium Trilogy novels into the medium. DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint will partner with the estate of Stieg Larsson along with Hedlund Literary Agency to adapt the books. Each book by Larsson will be presented in two graphic novel volumes. The ….