Independent Opinions, News, and Reviews of Graphic Novels, Manga, and Comic Books
While reading this lengthy interview with Jill Thompson (link no longer available), done to promote her new miniseries with Evan Dorkin, Beasts of Burden, I was very sad to see her say this: I’ve done all the Magic Trixie books that Harper Collins is interested in, so I’ve got a trilogy, and that’s cool. I’d like to do more stories eventually, but right now I’m focusing on Beasts of Burden and looking forward to get Scary Godmother started back up. […]
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After being disappointed by the sitcom-like mediocrity of the second book in this series, I was pleased to see that this latest installment went back to what I liked in the series opener: shojo school drama lightened with a humorous approach to gender expectations. There’s more in this volume about Love Chick, the manga Juta creates based on the adventures of his friends Asuka and Ryo. Since Asuka is the otomen of the title, a manly boy who nevertheless likes […]
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Here’s a two-minute fight scene clip from Superman/Batman: Public Enemies in which Superman faces off with President Lex Luthor. I like the revised look of the characters, reportedly based on Ed McGuinness’ art — there seems to be more feeling in the faces, and it’s nice to see them getting away from the ridiculously flat square jaws of the Bruce Timm-inspired designs — but the shoebox-flavored straight-line cars are a bit amateurish. The DVD will be released September 29 as […]
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The movie adaptation of the graphic novel Whiteout opens tomorrow. Artist Steve Lieber, who illustrated the comic written by Greg Rucka, was kind enough to answer some questions about how the two different media versions of the story compare. When Whiteout was first being published, did you envision it in another medium as well? STEVE LIEBER: Back when I first read the comics script, Whiteout struck me as very likely to get other-media interest. It works as a movie, obviously. […]
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The next original DC animated film is Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, due out on DVD on September 29. Based on a comic story by Jeph Loeb about Lex Luthor becoming President of the U.S. and declaring the heroes illegal, the movie features LeVar Burton as the voice of Black Lightning, one of the many DC heroes battling the title characters. The following interview text was provided by Warner Home Video, as were previous interviews with John C. McGinley (Metallo) and writer […]
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Nikki Finke is reporting on big shakeups at DC Comics in the wake of the Disney/Marvel merger. Warner Bros Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov is reportedly restructuring DC to report to him under the control of Diane Nelson, who had great success managing the Harry Potter franchise. She’s also President of the direct-to-DVD production arm Warner Premiere, which has been releasing a number of animated movies with DC characters. Existing production deals on DC character films are being “called back”, […]
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It’s something of a paradox to me: I enjoy the Oishinbo volumes even more if I like the food less. With something like Sushi or Gyoza, I suspect I’m distracted by the dishes. Here, with Vegetables, I found myself surprised by how appetizing some of these dishes sounded … especially the ones that would be most difficult to recreate, since they used unusual (for the U.S.) ingredients or techniques. Plus, there’s a bit more of a point of view here, […]
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The next original DC animated film is Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, due out on DVD on September 29. Based on a comic story by Jeph Loeb about Lex Luthor becoming President of the U.S. and declaring the heroes illegal, the movie features John C. McGinley as the voice of supervillain Metallo. The following interview text was provided by Warner Home Video, as was a previous interview with writer Stan Berkowitz. McGinley has crafted a well-rounded career in film and television, forcing […]
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