#Comic Books
Blade Runnin’ With Pulphope
Quick, name a movie I love!
What’s that you say, Blade Runner? Fantastic!
Okay, now name one of my favorite comics artists!
Paul Pope?! Yeah, he is one of my panel-producin’ heroes!
Now hit the jump to see what happens when the ever-mighty Pulphope tries his hand at sketching a couple of the most iconic scenes from Blade Runner!
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New Official ‘Avengers’ Banners? Latex and Thunder Gods!
Marvel hast dropped new banners for the Avengers flick coming up. Nothing spectacular. Just Ruffalo looking awkward, Rogers looking brooding, and the Black Widow as objectified as ever.
Hit the jump for the glory.
Batman’s Medical Records. Dude Has Seen Some Sh*t.
Everyone’s been going donkey shit about the faux medical records drawn up for Bruce Wayne over at Ordinary Gentleman. For good reason. It’s a meticulous and totally geeky examination at the sort of shit that Bruce Wayne would have gone through if he was, like, real.
Chris Claremont Donates His Archives To Columbia. X-Cellent Move. (LOL PUN.)
Chris Claremont more than likely penned your favorite issue of Uncanny X-Men. Unless your favorite issue is one from the Grant Morrison mind-boggling wunder-run. The good sir crafted most of the tales we’ve come to acknowledge as essential X-reading, and now he’s donating his archives to Columbia.
Jim Lee’s ‘Darkeseid’ Is Revealed. NOT ENOUGH CHITIN ARMOR.
Unknown to me, Darkseid is going to be the main villain in the Johns/Lee Justice League reboot. Would you like to see Lee’s design?
Hit the jump!
It Takes 11 Artists To Finish ‘Hulk #2’. Dedication, or Sadness?
Oh, Marvel. The Jason Aaron/Marc Silvestri ultimate team-up to relaunch Hulk lasted all of…one issue. I know that Silvestri was hospitalized this week for an infection in his foot, but I would imagine the events that precipitated *11* artists contributing to Hulk #2 occurred long, long ago. 11 artists. Oh my.
Brandon Graham Teases Return Of ‘King City’. Plz Yes Plz.
Brandon Graham is getting his business on these days. He’s writing Prophet for Extreme, he’s got The Speaker debuting, and now! Now maybe he’s bringing back King City? Collections, plz? So I can read them? Finally? Dear lord?
Hit the jump to check out his teaser.
Check Out The Cover To January’s ‘Secret Avengers’. Remender Time!
Secret Avengers is getting the Rick Remender treatment, and his run is starting with the ludicrously numbered #21.1. Want to check out the cover art? Of course you do.
Sales Of DC’s ‘New 52’ Titles Slipped Just 6% In October. It’s Working!
DC’s New 52 initiative is bringing the sales in, for themselves and others. Jesus Christ, could this actually be working? How fantastic would that be? The New 52 titles performed well again in October, thrashing their Marvelous competition. Again.
Monday Morning Commute: Wartribe Anthem
Ahoy! How goes it, bros and babes of the OL Nation? It’s been awhile since I’ve danced aboard this burning ship of nerd-revelry, as I’ve needed some time off to lick the wounds inflicted during my stint as the OCTOBERFEAST emcee. But alas, I’ve returned to the command center, eager to help Caffeine Powered steer this conflagration-barge right into the hearts of the willing.
Whether its pounding in your chest or blackened by loss or fluttering amorously, we want you to open your hearts to the Omega Level. So come on, don’t just stand there! Hop aboard! ALL HANDS ON DECK!
This here’s the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE, the weekly salvation-via-distraction show and tell feature. The fact of the matter is that the workweek sucks – we kill ourselves at jobs that date rape our spirits and then can’t even be bothered to drive `em home in the morning.
How uncouth.
To thwart forty-hours’ worth of ruin, we’ll take turns showcasing the bits of entertainment we use to ensure our souls’ chastity. I’ll go first, then ya’ll can hit up the comments sections and follow suit.
All together now.
