tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142744222024-03-19T01:48:15.198-07:00The Four Color Media MonitorBecause if we're going to try and stop the misuse of our favorite comics and their protagonists by the companies that write and publish them, we've got to see what both the printed and online comics news is doing wrong. This blog focuses on both the good and the bad, the newspaper media and the online websites. Unabashedly. Unapologetically. Scanning the media for what's being done right and what's being done wrong.Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.comBlogger6819125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-46963450019667136772024-03-18T09:40:00.000-07:002024-03-18T09:40:21.683-07:00A new Transformers cartoon movie coming later this yearSince I'd written again about Hasbro's most famous toy robot franchise a short while ago, I thought of noting that, after a number of live action movies in the past 17 years, there's going to be another animated take on the toys coming to theaters in September, titled Transformers One. Gamespot recently listed movies they're anticipating, and it's the 13th on the page:
Transformers One marks the Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-25379804449477213172024-03-17T11:53:00.000-07:002024-03-17T11:53:27.279-07:00Marjane Satrapi resumes drawingThe UK Guardian says the author of Persepolis, following recent disturbing news in Iran of new oppression against women, has taken to illustrating again:
When Marjane Satrapi began drawing again, depicting the violence recently enacted by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, she was so disturbed that she felt physical pain. “I get finger cramps when I have to draw them,” she shudders.
It is 24 years Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-85419758451064956632024-03-17T10:00:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:00:47.757-07:00Actor Nicholas Cage dislikes talking about comics moviesUproxx says the veteran actor Nicholas Cage isn't fond of comics movies or the overall subject, even though he'd appeared in 2 or 3 adaptations himself:
Nicolas Cage did not seem to enjoy a question about his comic book collection. While promoting his new movie Arcadian at SXSW, Cage participated in a Q&A where he got a little testy when asked if he’d ever return to the realm of comic book Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-1748831944491286812024-03-16T12:56:00.000-07:002024-03-16T12:56:09.574-07:00Mouldy old comic found in UK attic worth "hundreds"The UK Sun says an old comic was found in an attic that could be worth hundreds of pounds:
A SCRAPPY old comic book found in an attic is now worth hundreds due to four numbers on the back.
The weathered comic book is part of a collection of vintage items found tucked away in a creepy house in Toddington, Bedfordshire.
The valuable comic could now fetch hundreds of pounds due to four mysterious Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-86285431620730266652024-03-16T11:53:00.000-07:002024-03-16T11:53:47.877-07:00Indie computer game being adapted to comicsYahoo/Parade presents another example of a video game being adapted to comics, this being "Cult of the Lamb":
2022’s Cult of the Lamb, developed by Australian indie studio Massive Monster, was one of the best games released that year. It was an absolute riot, and fans absolutely loved it. Now, it’s getting a comic book adaptation.
Massive Monster launched a Kickstarter campaign for Cult of the Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-24627471914886331192024-03-15T01:22:00.000-07:002024-03-15T01:22:55.325-07:00Recent Batman issue accused of using AI for illustrationsIndy100 reports that DC's been accused of employing AI technology for artwork in Batman's series:
DC Comics have confirmed they are investigating claims on social media that an artist use AI to generate Batman imagery in a new comic.
The claims originate from a thread from Twitter/X user James Leech, who took to the platform to argue that AI-generated artwork may have been utilised in the new Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-62702660199885007862024-03-14T10:18:00.000-07:002024-03-14T10:18:31.393-07:00New Red Sonja movie will predictably be woke-infestedCollider announced that a new live action movie based on Red Sonja will unshockingly go the PC route, and be less about a male-gaze viewpoint:
It was a great experience. The prep and stunt rehearsals and horseback riding, [were all] things that I hadn't done before, so the whole process of prepping was amazing. Working with MJ as a director was incredible. And what I think is different from what Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-2266351674539648152024-03-14T08:17:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:17:56.753-07:00Bollywood actor gifts fan with comic based on filmIndia Today tells of a Bollywood performer who was seen giving a comic to a young fan, that appears to be based on one of his movies:
Sidharth Malhotra is not just a Bollywood heartthrob, but is also known for his kind nature. Recently, after a promotional event for his upcoming film 'Yodha', the actor was seen handing a special gift to a little fan. He was clicked at the Mumbai airport gifting aAvi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-40184691956256063612024-03-13T13:11:00.000-07:002024-03-13T13:11:20.160-07:00The kind of people who're invited to events at Kansas City specialty stores and conventionsNPR's KCUR did a report on comics stores in the Kansas City area, along with local conventions, and some of the guests invited to their local events include:
Held March 8-10 at the Kansas City Convention Center, this year marks Planet Comicon's silver anniversary. Meet Jason Aaron who has worked on Wolverine, PunisherMax, Thor, and The Avengers. Get an autograph from the Vision, Paul Bettany or Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-37104465401271874122024-03-12T21:37:00.000-07:002024-03-12T21:37:39.238-07:00Marvel studios fires woke writer from X-Men 97The Hollywood Reporter informed that Beau deMayo, the woke writer who changed Morph to "non-binary" in X-Men 97, has been booted off the production and out of Marvel studios:
DeMayo, a Marvel regular who previously wrote on live-action series Moon Knight as well as early drafts of company’s delayed-but-still-upcoming vampire thriller Blade, had completed writing duties on season two of X-Men ’97,Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-49417875270470877022024-03-12T11:43:00.000-07:002024-03-12T11:43:04.701-07:00Arizona writer celebrates figures who helped shape state's historyKGUN-9 has a report on a comics writer from Arizona who's worked on stories highlighting leaders who shaped the state, and history. And a most interesting part of how he gained interest in the medium:
For comic book author Henry Barajas, it's a homecoming of sorts. His journey has taken him from Tucson to Los Angeles and several big-name comic studios.
This Sunday, Barajas will share his Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-4694496584316337732024-03-11T09:03:00.000-07:002024-03-11T09:03:41.220-07:00Writers who worked for Marvel/DC get GI Joe assignments from SkyboundLive for Film is listing some more miniseries starring notable characters from GI Joe at Skybound/Image, the new licensee adapting Hasbro's toy franchise, and I couldn't help notice some of the names given for writers assigned to characters like Scarlett, for instance:
Red-hot writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) introduce some of the most Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-66008072641304788002024-03-11T08:33:00.000-07:002024-03-11T08:33:21.984-07:00Canadian university builds comics collection solely for wokenessThe Vancouver Island University's announced they've acquired more comics for their archives, but it turns out the leading donors provided them with some woke items, as they're known today:
Stanley’s collection goes well beyond the DC and Marvel universes – in fact, you won’t find those comics in this collection. In her years of collecting, Stanley focused on female authors, indie comics, Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-78765569118419126722024-03-10T12:23:00.000-07:002024-03-10T12:23:33.879-07:00Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away at 68The Japan Times announced the mangaka who created the Dragon Ball franchise has died at 68 years of age:
Akira Toriyama, the influential creator of the “Dragon Ball” manga and anime franchise, has died at age 68, it was announced on Friday.
The franchise’s official website said Toriyama died on March 1 due to a blood clot in his brain.
A funeral service was held with members of Toriyama’s Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-56935954097787235692024-03-09T09:35:00.000-08:002024-03-09T09:35:55.200-08:00Chinese-American artist tells her family history in new GNThe Seattle Times interviewed Tessa Hulls, an artist of Chinese descent who's produced a GN titled Feeding Ghosts, which tells her family's history, and of the country itself in the past century:
Seattle artist Tessa Hulls knew she wanted to tell the story of her family history across three generations — she just wasn’t sure what form the story should take.
It’s a complex tale spanning Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-48288596365612434332024-03-08T01:58:00.000-08:002024-03-08T01:58:44.617-08:00Actor from Captain America movies addresses superhero adaptations waning in qualityCollider reports Chris Evans, the actor who played Captain America in the past decade, is defending the superhero genre, but admits there's difficulties making it work well at this point:
It's fair to say comic book movies have taken something of a kicking lately, but they've gotten themselves a familiar looking bit of back-up support in the shape of the Star Spangled Man with a Plan, Chris EvansAvi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-39736018780886519992024-03-07T10:59:00.000-08:002024-03-08T02:02:23.988-08:00More about the history of the 1986 Transformers cartoon, and what damage it resulted inI'd written a time or two before about the unsuccessful Transformers: The Movie cartoon from 1986, intended by Hasbro as one of the most idiotic notions for how to replace their first line of toy models with a second, wasting a lot of money on a cinematic production in the process, and thought of addressing at least one more item on the subject. 3 years ago, a film critic wrote about this at Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-89787113656256876482024-03-06T12:12:00.000-08:002024-03-06T12:12:55.453-08:00Actor from recent Batman movie addresses superhero fatigue issueThe UK Independent interviewed actor Paul Dano, who'd played the Riddler in the Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson from the past year, and now, he's addressing the issue of superhero fatigue:
Over time, Dano has loosened up a little. The Batman, he says, was a major professional and personal pivot – he’d largely avoided work on that scale till then. “But I was able to really enjoy it. It Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-7638682613232023802024-03-04T12:20:00.000-08:002024-03-04T12:20:16.565-08:00Kieron Gillen's brand new "power fantasy"The Hollywood Reporter interviewed the writer responsible for dumbing down Iron Man a decade ago about a new comic he's launching at Image called The Power Fantasy:
In the world of comic books, the term “superpowered” individual can mean a lot of things — from the ability to fly to invisibility. But in the wrold of The Power Fantasy, it has a more specific meaning: anyone who has as much Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-1765302605528400102024-03-03T11:49:00.000-08:002024-03-03T11:49:57.494-08:00College paper declares manga more accessible than USA comicsThe Vidette of Illinois State University has a writer telling us manga from Japan is easier to get into than USA comics. On which note:
A lot of our favorite superheroes such as Batman and Spider-Man have been around for so long that there are many different versions of them in different universes created by different writers.
Unless you magically happen to keep up with every new continuity likeAvi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-23129008274353233942024-03-02T08:51:00.000-08:002024-03-02T08:51:33.168-08:00Indian comics and cartoons focused on nutritionThe Hindu tells of a project for promoting nutrition through comics and/or cartoons for children:
In a unique initiative aimed at combating malnutrition, the Centre has decided to disseminate important messages on the value of good nutrition to children through a Cartoon Coalition.
The program expects to create nutrition awareness by engaging children through captivating storytelling through Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-61704918163509796482024-03-01T04:24:00.000-08:002024-03-01T04:24:58.182-08:00French comics about aviationDassault Aviation has a short item about comics focused on airplanes by a noted artist:
“Angel Wings”, “Au-delà des nuages”, “Pin-Up Wings”, “Le Pilote à l’Edelweiss”, “Le Grand Duc” … Five iconic comic books in fans’ eyes that have a common thread, and not just any common thread: Romain Hugault.
Following in his father’s footsteps, the illustrator, whose father was a pilot, found his calling Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-91005882952470406182024-03-01T00:57:00.000-08:002024-03-01T01:02:35.588-08:00As GI Joe turns 60, CNN says a "big" query comes up they don't clearly answerA writer for CNN gave some history of the Hasbro-owned toy franchise that later spawned comics and cartoon spinoffs, and notes where it stands today. But, at the beginning:
Like any good soldier, the all-American toy has always adapted to his terrain, reflecting a changing America. From early Cold War flag-waving to Reagan-era global adventurism to post-9/11 ambivalence, the iconic action figure Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-64970462027420438502024-02-29T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T07:00:47.123-08:00Former marine from Nevada gets a comic publishedKOLO-8 gives a report on a former marine who'd served in Afghanistan, who's now publishing a GN titled Galaxy of Chaos:
“This has been a dream come true,” said Branden Lightsy, the author of Galaxy of Chaos. A dream that started as an outlet while Lightsy was serving the country as a Marine in Afghanistan. “We get hit with a rocket attack. The computer gets damaged or whatever. Wherever I left myAvi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14274422.post-69096639754497166442024-02-28T13:14:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:14:05.215-08:00A bad writer who's no longer interested in superheroesPopverse announced that James Tynion, the would-be writer who perpetuated the disrespect of Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott, isn't interested in doing more superhero writing, and now turns his attention to more creator-owned books:
Good news for fans who are excited to read more of James Tynion IV’s creator-owned comics: the writer and co-creator of titles like Something is Killing the Avi Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18279593764770556442noreply@blogger.com0