Comic Book Commentary: The 2012 Harvey Nominations
The Harvey awards are like the Oscars for comics. The awards will be handed out at the 2012 Baltimore Comic Con. Here are the nominations. BEST LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos – Fear Itself (Marvel Comics) Laura Lee Gulledge – Page by Page (Amulet Books) Todd Klein – S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever (Marvel Comics) David Lanphear – Secret Avengers (Marvel […]
Comic Review: “Spider-Men” #1
Spider-Men #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Sara Pichelli “You know how this works: I get to break your fishbowl helmet at the end of the fight” Quick history lesson: In 2000, Marvel Comics was in serious financial trouble. The Editor in Chief, Joe Quesada, realized the only way to save the […]
Comic Reviews For ReviewSTL
Hello Fan Boys and Fan Girls! My name is Joe, and I am elated to announce that I will be writing reviews of comic books for ReviewSTL. I read books from all the major publishers and a few from the smaller ones, as well. I’ve read comics since I was a kid, and I want […]
Up Till Now: The Latest We Know About ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’
Spider-Man is coming back to the big screen and set to swing into theaters July 3rd, 2012… But this time it’s a whole new look. Although people (including myself) are way more excited about The Dark Knight Rises, there are more superhero movies on the way. As you may or may not have heard, Columbia […]
Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wolverine” To Be Stand Alone Film
It probably won’t come as a surprise to a lot of people who saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but Aronofsky and Marvel will be taking a different approach with the latest Wolverine film. Aronofsky has told press that the film will be “very different” from the original, and will be a one off story titled, The […]
Julie Taymor’s “Spider-Man: The Musical” Opening on Broadway December 21st!
Despite being in limbo for the past few years, and director Julie Taymor’s six years of hard work, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, will be coming to Broadway shortly before Christmas. The long awaited Broadway show directed by famed Julie Taymor and Glen Berger, with music and lyrics by The Edge and Bono of U2, […]
Joss Whedon Confirmed to be Directing Marvel’s “The Avengers”
It has technically only been a rumor now for a few months, but today at San Diego Comic Con it was confirmed that Firefly creator Joss Whedon will be taking the reins of the Marvel supergroup film, The Avengers. Whedon talked about the upcoming Avengers film during a panel on which he shared the stage […]
‘Venom’ Movie gets Gary Ross as Writer/Director
I like Gary Ross for one main reason, Pleasantville. Although, you may like him for penning/directing Seabiscuit. He doesn’t really seem like the type of person to write Spider-man 4 or be the new creative mind behind the Venom spinoff. If you look through his body of work, he is responsible for a certain type […]
