Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer filming The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

February 13, 2015 Johanna Movie News Leave a comment

Man From U.N.C.L.E. Trailer Shows Retro Spy Movie

There’s an awful lot that can be unpacked from the new The Man From U.N.C.L.E. trailer, as shown below. We still have a fascination with the 1960s, a decade 50 years ago, particularly when it comes to clothes and strong-jawed leading men. Perhaps it’s easier to contemplate clear-cut good and bad guys back then, when the world was simpler. The clothes were more defined (both in terms of lines and in terms of what was acceptable to wear), and that […]

February 11, 2015 Johanna Comic Book Films One comment

Marvel and Sony Team Up for Next Spider-Man Movie

As someone who cared so little about the most recent Amazing Spider-Man movie that I haven’t even seen it yet, I have mixed feelings about the news that Sony Pictures (who has the wall-crawler’s movie rights) will be teaming up with Marvel Studios on the next film. I do want the character to be a success, because I like fun superhero movies, and Spider-Man is the poster child for wisecracking. I hope that they don’t feel the need to make […]

February 9, 2015 Johanna TV News Leave a comment

Shout! Factory Launches Free Streaming Service

Shout! Factory has launched Shout! Factory TV, a new digital entertainment streaming service available on computer, connected devices, and via Roku. And it’s free! They’ll be showing “cult TV shows, movies, comedy, original specials, and more” with the following titles available now or soon: · MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 (beginning with over 30 episodes) · THE WEIRD AL SHOW · IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW · FATHER KNOWS BEST · DENNIS THE MENACE · THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS · […]

February 8, 2015 Johanna Other Prose Leave a comment

Empty Rooms Excerpt From New Novel by Jeffrey J. Mariotte

Jeff Mariotte is known for writing a number of Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics and tie-in novels, but under his full name, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, he also writes his own stories. His newest novel, published by WordFire Press, is out tomorrow. Empty Rooms is a “dark thriller” covering “gritty issues that include child abuse and Detroit’s economic woes”. Empty Rooms introduces Detroit police detective Frank Robey, a comic book-loving former FBI agent-turned-cop whose obsession with the case of a missing […]

February 8, 2015 Johanna Comic News Leave a comment

Wizard World Madison to Return

Looks like the good traffic at Friday’s Wizard World Madison bodes well for the future of the show — according to spokesman Jerry Milani, the show “will be back, dates pending.” “Thousands of fans” attended over the show’s three days. Sadly, I wasn’t able to get back, having caught a cold on Friday that kept me home the rest of the weekend. An article in today’s paper expands on the experience: “It’s been everything we were hoping for and more,” […]

The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus Volume 1 cover

February 8, 2015 Johanna Manga News 4 comments

Cover, More Details Released for Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus

Dark Horse has now revealed the cover for the upcoming first Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service omnibus. Out in August, the $19.99, 640-page volume will reprint the first three books of the series. If you’re familiar with the series, this cover should look very familiar — it’s the cover to volume 1 with the tagline “your body is their business!” replaced by a banner that says “omnibus edition”. Although it can be gory, I enjoy the series by Eiji Otsuka and […]

February 8, 2015 Johanna Comic Book Films Leave a comment

Let’s Watch Some Marvel Trailers

Marvel has released an ad for the return of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on March 3 that emphasizes the women on the show. Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) is awesome (because she’s basically Wolverine), and I like deadpan Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg — not in this trailer), but … while I want to see more of Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki — have they called her that yet?), I don’t want to see Skye (Chloe Bennet) get powers, and too many of the plot […]

February 6, 2015 Johanna Other Prose Leave a comment

Funny Girl: The New Nick Hornby Novel

Nick Hornby has written some of the best portraits ever of obsessive fandom in Fever Pitch and High Fidelity, but I haven’t read many of his newer works. When I heard that his most recent novel, Funny Girl, was about a beautiful young woman who wanted to make people laugh in 1960s Britain, I thought that sounded like a great book for me to try. I love pop culture, pop history, and women struggling to break through artificial entertainment barriers. […]

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