Looks like Frank Castle–Marvel Comics’ kevlar-clad, skull-emblazoned, gun-toting vigilante hero, the Punisher–will soon be wreaking vengeance on the small screen. Fox has ordered a “put pilot” (meaning the network promises to air the pilot episode; failing to…
Remember that scene in The Dark Knight where a well-meaning but misguided group of Batman impersonators try to give the real Caped Crusader an assist? Recent news reports suggest such a scene may not be…
Few authors matter as much to the history of genre fiction as Edgar Allan Poe. Whether you enjoy detective stories (such “tales of ratiocination” as “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Mystery of…
The Avengers Trailer
- October 11, 2011
- Tagged as: joss whedon, marvel, The Avengers
Our first official trailer for The Avengers: The Avengers hits theaters May, 2012 and is directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Chris Evans as Steve Rogers (Captain America), Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Iron Man), Chris…
Remember the saying “Save the cheerleader, save the world,” from the first season of NBC’s Heroes? Remember how captivating that first season was; a television show about super-powered individuals was finally getting it right? Remember…
ABC has just ordered a pilot for a new science fiction series. According to Deadline: It follows a newly-elected President and his top secret “Executive Committee” (a.k.a. Ex-Comm), the government’s covert team of America’s most…
No disrespect to “Marvel Zombies” out there, but I’m pretty excited about several pieces of animation news from your Distinguished Competition. First of all, the new animated Green Lantern series is just around the corner!…
If you’re looking forward to director Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit (I know I am), you likely already know that Evangeline Lilly, late of Lost, has been cast as an elf named Tauriel, a…
Fox and The Spectre
- September 14, 2011
- Tagged as: dc comics, fox, the spectre
It looks as though Fox is currently working with DC comic to develop a live-action the Spectre television show. Here is what Deadline is reporting: Fox has bought The Spectre, a drama series project based…
A new costume, substantially scaled-back powers… and profanity? As Bleeding Cool first reported, in a story that has set the superhero blogosphere abuzz, The Comics Conspiracy, a local comic shop in Asheboro, North Carolina (and…
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