comics

Art-O-Bot: Jason Edminston

The Art-O-Bot is back and it’s taking on one artist at a time.  Let’s start up the bot… Jason Edmiston We met Jason on the Sunday at FanExpo while we were waiting to interview a notable TV celebrity (rhymes with Lictor Vucas).  Afterwards, he shook our hands and told us we had a great interview.  […]

New Iron Man 2 Images

Yahoo Movies has the first look at the Iron Man 2 poster.  It features the first official look atTony Stark’s sometimes-friend-sometimes-enemy War Machine.  Click the picture to embiggen.  The site has also posted some new shots of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. The only other glimpse we’ve seen […]

Thought Bubble: Meditations on Comics

The Thought Bubble is a place where Jeff shares his random thoughts and observations on comics and the comic book industry. Zombie Comics Is this genre is dead? Pun intended. The only zombie book I look forward to is The Walking Dead, and its not even really a zombie book. I am hoping that a […]

Podcast 13: Inside This Glass

The triumvirate is back for this sixth prime-numbered episode, almost none of which was recorded behind glass. The dorks find themselves deluged with games, fatigued of comics events, and infected with empathy—but it's all good.

Thor adds Asano, Stevenson and Townsend

The cast for Kenneth Branagh’s Thor just keeps getting better and better.  Twitch is reporting that the big screen adaptation of Marvel’s Norse hero has added three more extremely talented actors to its already stellar cast.  Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer, Mongol), Ray Stevenson (Rome, Punisher: Warzone) and Stuart Townsend (Queen of the Damned, The […]

Kick-Ass Trailer

The teaser trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass is now online. Kick-Ass, based on the ongoing comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., centres on an outcast teenager who decides to become a costumed vigilante. Much of the footage from the teaser was previously seen in the leaked Comic-Con presentation, though this is […]

Podcast 12: Transformers

To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Jeff, Joel, Lucas and Will discuss all things Transformers. From the original 80's cartoon and comics to the toys and the recent live-action films we've got our giant shape-shifting alien robot bases well covered.

Anthony Hopkins to play Thor’s Daddy

The Heat Vision Blog has some intriguing news about Kenneth Branagh’s big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics Thor, both on the casting and story front.  Word has come down that Sir Anthony Hopkins is in negotiations to play Odin, the chief god of Asgard and the father of Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his brother Loki […]

Haley to be Green Lantern Villain?

Ain’t It Cool News is reporting a pretty interesting Green Lantern rumour regarding the role of Sinestro.  Jackie Earle Haley — most recently known for his portrayal of Rorscach in Watchmen — is said to be up for the role of Hal Jordan’s mentor-turned-nemesis.  It is still unclear whether Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern film will […]

Superhero Status Updates

Everyone is on Facebook these days, hell even my Grandmother uses the site.  Superheroes are no exception, they use social networking sites just like the rest of us. However, their status updates are decidedly less banal than ours—or are they? Chris Sims takes a look at what superheroes have been posting on their Facebook accounts. I […]

The Joe Shuster Awards Happen This Saturday

The fifth annual Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Awards happen this Saturday.  The Joe Shuster Awards recognize outstanding achievement in comic book creation, among the categories awarded are: Best Artists/Art Team, Best Writer, Best Colourist, Best Cartoonist, Best Cover Art by a Canadian Artist, Best Publisher, Best Web Comic Creator and Best Writer.  Most of […]

TIFF Review: Defendor

Think Gotham City is the only city with a monopoly on costumed vigilantes?  Think again.  Hamilton, Ontario has its own guardian of the night: Defendor, a well meaning citizen hero bent on cleaning up the streets of The Hammer, or at least trying to. Defendor is the first feature film from Canadian actor Peter Stebbings, […]

Comic Book Cover Remixes

Covered is an awesome blog that features user-submitted remixes of classic comic book covers.  The blog accepts submissions from any kind of artist, regardless of style or background.  The stated goal of the site is to feature cover remixes by established artists as well as indie artists. From the golden-age through today, from mainstream to […]

Guy Ritchie to Helm DC’s Lobo

Warner Bros. has thrown us a mean curve ball.  Variety is reporting that Lobo — everyone’s favourite “Bastitch” — is getting his own film. The live action adaptation of the DC anti-hero will be directed by none other than Dork Shelf favourite, Guy Ritchie.  Lobo will be Ritchie’s followup Sherlock Holmes. The synopsis for the […]

Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment

That Goofy-Wolverine crossover you’ve always been waiting for can now finally happen! File this in the Ridiculously Huge News folder — According to a press release just put out on the Disney Corporate website, a huge “stock and cash deal” will result in Disney taking over Marvel Entertainment and all of its subsidiaries.  As part […]