August 11, 2011 Johanna Art 3 comments

Exclusive Preview of Princeless, Due in October — Recommended!

Princeless is a new four-issue miniseries that I’m quite taken with. The first issue is available for order now from Action Lab Entertainment, Diamond code AUG11 0748, $3.99 US. Written by Jeremy Whitley and drawn and colored by M. Goodwin, it will be available in stores in October. As you can read in this four-page preview of the book’s opening pages, it’s a funny revamp take on the traditional fairytale story. Princess Adrienne is full of energy and will, so […]

Captain America / Captain America II: Death Too Soon cover

August 9, 2011 Johanna Comic Book Films One comment

The Other Captain America Movies Will Be on DVD Too

Found on Amazon, there will be a November release for Captain America and its sequel Captain America II: Death Too Soon. These are the two 1979 TV movies starring the otherwise unknown Reb Brown, put out to keep the previously announced 90s telefilm company (it’s due out later this month), along with the big-budget Marvel movie that was so successful this summer. Shout! Factory is releasing, so the package should be nice, if nothing else — they’re a quality label. […]

August 3, 2011 KC Fantagraphics 5 comments

Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson: Race to Death Valley

Review by KC Carlson “MY GOSH!! What cheese! If only I had a bottle of beer!!” –Mickey Mouse (1930) A few days later, in the midst of the “Mickey Mouse in Death Valley” continuity in the then-freshly minted Mickey Mouse newspaper strip, Mickey’s girl Minnie — held captive by her shyster lawyer and Black Pete — is treated to the sight of a silhouette of a hanged (and obviously dead) Mickey. She screams. Jeez, this sure isn’t the same Mickey […]

August 3, 2011 Johanna Comic Book Films 2 comments

1990 Captain America DVD Delayed, Cover Updated

The 1990 Captain America movie DVD, previously announced for release on July 19 via the MGM Limited Edition made-on-demand imprint, has been rescheduled for August 23. It will also have a new cover design, shown here, that adds the banner “re-released 1992 edition”. (Note that the movie was made in 1990, released internationally, and finally dumped straight to video in the U.S. in 1992, which is where that date comes from.) I wonder if some big company that might be […]

July 30, 2011 Johanna Comic News Leave a comment

Renaissance, New Series by Van Lente and Oleksyk, Looks Amazing

Fred Van Lente (writer of Comic Book Comics, Action Philosophers, and the comic that a little movie called Cowboys & Aliens is based on) and Sarah Oleksyk (Ivy) are teaming up for a new comic, Renaissance. That link is not work-safe, since it features a naked, foul-mouthed Pope, his mistress, and his daughter (!) advising him. But gracious, it’s lovely. With Van Lente’s love of history (and penchant for good research) and Oleksyk’s elegant figures, this looks to be a […]

July 29, 2011 Johanna Motion Comics One comment

Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Due on DVD September 13

Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers is the newest Marvel Knights animation/motion comic project, first released online earlier this year. Based on the trailer, I found it a major step forward for the fledgling medium. Now comes word that the short series will be available on DVD on September 13. List price is $14.97 (although you can already find it much less than that) for four episodes. Note that each ran over 15 minutes, for a total running time about 72 […]

July 29, 2011 Johanna Other Publishers Leave a comment

Stardrop

Mark Oakley is one of those workman creators who puts out terrific work over a long period of time but whom you may not be familiar with, because he’s never had that breakthrough moment. His fantasy comic series Thieves & Kings has been going since 1994. Turns out he’s also been drawing a charming comic called Stardrop for a Nova Scotia newspaper for the past few years, and he runs it biweekly on his website. There’s a book version of […]

July 27, 2011 Johanna Movie News Leave a comment

The Summer of Conan

It seems like, every few decades, someone decides that it’s time for another look at Robert E. Howard’s barbarian warrior Conan. Although he first appeared in 1930s pulp stories, I became aware of the character in the early 80s, when the aptly-cast Arnold Schwarzenegger headlined the movie and its sequel. That film also comes to Blu-ray for the first time next week on August 2. This summer, Conan returns in three formats: The Movie Conan the Barbarian opens August 19. […]

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