"Poltergeist" is a cinematic Rorschach test. Which scene was scarier, the maggoty meat or the evil clown doll? What does the film say about the values of 1980s American suburbia? Most importantly of all, did Tobe Hooper direct the film, or did producer Steven Spielberg do it on the sly? Director Mick Garris insists it was Hooper, but "Poltergeist" camera assistant John R. Leonetti says Spielberg. Film critic Scout Tafoya claims in "Cinemaphagy," his book covering Hooper's film career, that "Poltergeist" is Hooper's movie but has some distinctly Speilbergian touches.
There is another "Poltergeist" that never quite came into being. Early in the film's production, Spielberg decided that he needed help writing the script. In search of a horror expert, he turned to Stephen King, whose works at the time were tearing up the country's bestseller charts. King was away at the time, and by the time he returned, Spielberg had moved on.
There is another "Poltergeist" that never quite came into being. Early in the film's production, Spielberg decided that he needed help writing the script. In search of a horror expert, he turned to Stephen King, whose works at the time were tearing up the country's bestseller charts. King was away at the time, and by the time he returned, Spielberg had moved on.
- 9/28/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
On Monday, the final episode of the 2017 animated reboot of Ducktales aired on television. The reboot was created by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones and is based off the comic book series from 1952 “Uncle Scrooge” by Carl Barks and the original Ducktales show from 1987 created by Jymm Magon. After the series premiered […]
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- 3/21/2021
- by Adam Grunther
- Uinterview
The Duck Family will wrap up their mysteries and adventures in the 90-minute DuckTales series finale.
Disney announced that DuckTales finale will air Monday, Mar. 15 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt. In the finale, titled “The Last Adventure!,” the future of adventuring hangs in the balance as the Duck family uncovers earth-shattering secrets in a final standoff with the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny (F.O.W.L.).
Returning guest voices include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Giancarlo Esposito, Julie Bowen, Jaime Camil, Jameela Jamil, Catherine Tate, Stephanie Beatriz, Paul F. Tompkins, Jim Rash, Margo Martindale. Jason Mantzoukas, John Hodgman, Retta, Kimiko Glenn, Libe Barer, Jaleel White and Amy Sedaris also return. Noël Wells and Riki Lindhome guest star as sisters, June and May, respectively.
“It has been an absolute honor to adventure along with the Duck Family for three seasons of derring-do bad and good luck tales. Ever since Carl Barks took a...
Disney announced that DuckTales finale will air Monday, Mar. 15 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt. In the finale, titled “The Last Adventure!,” the future of adventuring hangs in the balance as the Duck family uncovers earth-shattering secrets in a final standoff with the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny (F.O.W.L.).
Returning guest voices include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Giancarlo Esposito, Julie Bowen, Jaime Camil, Jameela Jamil, Catherine Tate, Stephanie Beatriz, Paul F. Tompkins, Jim Rash, Margo Martindale. Jason Mantzoukas, John Hodgman, Retta, Kimiko Glenn, Libe Barer, Jaleel White and Amy Sedaris also return. Noël Wells and Riki Lindhome guest star as sisters, June and May, respectively.
“It has been an absolute honor to adventure along with the Duck Family for three seasons of derring-do bad and good luck tales. Ever since Carl Barks took a...
- 2/17/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Reboots aren’t just for grown-ups anymore.
The proliferation of streaming platforms reliant on free-flowing programming pipelines has led to the development of new versions of shows such as “Battlestar Galactica” and “True Blood” that last aired when Barack Obama was president. That same industry-shaking shift away from linear and toward streaming, coupled with the emergence of nostalgia and geekdom as dominating cultural forces, has turned kids TV — already accustomed to regularly reimagining corporate-controlled IP — into a hotbed of reboots.
“We’re in an interesting time right now, where, probably more so than ever before, adults who grew up with certain properties are able to still be a part of those fandoms and talk about them and participate in those fandoms very actively,” says Noelle Stevenson, creator of the DreamWorks Animation-produced “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” for Netflix. “In the past, it was maybe a little bit more of a niche thing.
The proliferation of streaming platforms reliant on free-flowing programming pipelines has led to the development of new versions of shows such as “Battlestar Galactica” and “True Blood” that last aired when Barack Obama was president. That same industry-shaking shift away from linear and toward streaming, coupled with the emergence of nostalgia and geekdom as dominating cultural forces, has turned kids TV — already accustomed to regularly reimagining corporate-controlled IP — into a hotbed of reboots.
“We’re in an interesting time right now, where, probably more so than ever before, adults who grew up with certain properties are able to still be a part of those fandoms and talk about them and participate in those fandoms very actively,” says Noelle Stevenson, creator of the DreamWorks Animation-produced “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” for Netflix. “In the past, it was maybe a little bit more of a niche thing.
- 1/6/2021
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
This DuckTales article contains spoilers for the recent Darkwing Duck special.
The people behind the new DuckTales are massive fans of Darkwing Dark. You can’t deny it after the recent big “crossover” episode aired on Disney, which finally brought Darkwing and his extended cast fully into the story of DuckTales. It featured a deeply compelling story about Darkwing, Gosalyn, and Launchpad, furthered DuckTales‘ current story arc, And tons of references, big and small, to Darkwing and the Disney Afternoon.
Putting together an episode like that is not easy so we had to sit down with DuckTales Co-Executive Producer Frank Angones and Executive Producer Matt Youngberg to discuss the genesis of the episode, how they adapted Darkwing’s tone to DuckTales, and what this all means for the future of the “Disney Afternoon Universe.”
Den of Geek: Would you say that all of the new DuckTales has been leading to this Darkwing Duck episode?...
The people behind the new DuckTales are massive fans of Darkwing Dark. You can’t deny it after the recent big “crossover” episode aired on Disney, which finally brought Darkwing and his extended cast fully into the story of DuckTales. It featured a deeply compelling story about Darkwing, Gosalyn, and Launchpad, furthered DuckTales‘ current story arc, And tons of references, big and small, to Darkwing and the Disney Afternoon.
Putting together an episode like that is not easy so we had to sit down with DuckTales Co-Executive Producer Frank Angones and Executive Producer Matt Youngberg to discuss the genesis of the episode, how they adapted Darkwing’s tone to DuckTales, and what this all means for the future of the “Disney Afternoon Universe.”
Den of Geek: Would you say that all of the new DuckTales has been leading to this Darkwing Duck episode?...
- 10/20/2020
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
The pursuit of wealth isn’t quite so glamorous anymore. The materialistic ’80s are out. Where millionaires were once an ideal to strive for they’re now under far more scrutiny in our society. So where does that leave the richest duck in the world, Scrooge McDuck, from DuckTales?
Scrooge McDuck was originally created by Carl Barks in 1947 for comics and later brought to even wider notice in the 1980s DuckTales animated series. Since those times values have shifted and the new DuckTales series has changed with it. It’s now quietly but firmly addressing that wealth isn’t bringing Scrooge, or any of the rich characters, the happiness they thought it might.
It even touches on the idea that wealth corrupts. Glomgold, one of the main villains in Scrooge’s rouges gallery, was created because Scrooge refused to pay him a fair wage. It’s socioeconomic commentary you wouldn...
Scrooge McDuck was originally created by Carl Barks in 1947 for comics and later brought to even wider notice in the 1980s DuckTales animated series. Since those times values have shifted and the new DuckTales series has changed with it. It’s now quietly but firmly addressing that wealth isn’t bringing Scrooge, or any of the rich characters, the happiness they thought it might.
It even touches on the idea that wealth corrupts. Glomgold, one of the main villains in Scrooge’s rouges gallery, was created because Scrooge refused to pay him a fair wage. It’s socioeconomic commentary you wouldn...
- 4/3/2020
- by Shamus Kelley
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Oct 16, 2019
Netflix will develop a Bone animated series, based on the brilliant Jeff Smith Comics.
Jeff Smith's Bone is one of those comics, like Calvin and Hobbes or the '90s X-Men cartoon, that traces back to the very beginning of most comic fans' interest in the medium. It is a timeless classic, pure fantasy with roots in equal parts Lord of the Rings and Carl Barks Disney comics. And now it's getting an animated adaptation.
Netflix announced today that it has acquired the rights to Bone and will begin development on an animated series. “Netflix is the perfect home for Bone," Smith told The Hollywood Reporter. "Fans of the books know that the story develops chapter by chapter and book by book. An animated series is exactly the way to do this! The team at Netflix understands Bone and is committed to doing something special — this is...
Netflix will develop a Bone animated series, based on the brilliant Jeff Smith Comics.
Jeff Smith's Bone is one of those comics, like Calvin and Hobbes or the '90s X-Men cartoon, that traces back to the very beginning of most comic fans' interest in the medium. It is a timeless classic, pure fantasy with roots in equal parts Lord of the Rings and Carl Barks Disney comics. And now it's getting an animated adaptation.
Netflix announced today that it has acquired the rights to Bone and will begin development on an animated series. “Netflix is the perfect home for Bone," Smith told The Hollywood Reporter. "Fans of the books know that the story develops chapter by chapter and book by book. An animated series is exactly the way to do this! The team at Netflix understands Bone and is committed to doing something special — this is...
- 10/16/2019
- Den of Geek
Netflix has secured the rights to Jeff Smith’s Bone, the whimsical fantasy epic that’s widely viewed as one of the Holy Grail properties among unadapted comic book classics. Netflix will develop the Bone shelf of international bestsellers as an animated kids series.
The writer, artist, and creator of Bone had an animated reaction to the Netflix acquisition and its ambitions.
“I’ve waited a long time for this,” Smith said. “Netflix is the perfect home for Bone. Fans of the books know that the story develops chapter-by-chapter and book-by-book. An animated series is exactly the way to do this! The team at Netflix understands Bone and is committed to doing something special — this is good news for kids and cartoon lovers all over the world.”
Left unsaid by Smith is the decade that the property spent on the Warner Bros lot. Starting in 2008, multiple Warner attempts to adapt...
The writer, artist, and creator of Bone had an animated reaction to the Netflix acquisition and its ambitions.
“I’ve waited a long time for this,” Smith said. “Netflix is the perfect home for Bone. Fans of the books know that the story develops chapter-by-chapter and book-by-book. An animated series is exactly the way to do this! The team at Netflix understands Bone and is committed to doing something special — this is good news for kids and cartoon lovers all over the world.”
Left unsaid by Smith is the decade that the property spent on the Warner Bros lot. Starting in 2008, multiple Warner attempts to adapt...
- 10/16/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s time to go Woo-Hoo as Disney Channel India gears up to launch DuckTales – the comedy adventures of Duckburg’s most epic family of ducks – Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and the triplets Huey, Dewey, Louie on 1st October 2018. Created for kids, families, and kids-at-heart — with several nostalgic nods to the original –. the series will also reach out to next generation of fans with adventurers Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby as they each embody characteristics of real kids and set examples for young viewers to be confident, curious, independent and innovative.
One of the many popular features of the DuckTales series is the iconic title track which has wooed fans all across the world. Bringing in a local feature to the song, the very versatile singer – Shaan and with his talented 13-year old son Shubh are joining in the world of adventure by singing the Hindi version of the popular DuckTales music sequence.
One of the many popular features of the DuckTales series is the iconic title track which has wooed fans all across the world. Bringing in a local feature to the song, the very versatile singer – Shaan and with his talented 13-year old son Shubh are joining in the world of adventure by singing the Hindi version of the popular DuckTales music sequence.
- 9/16/2018
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Paul Bullock Nov 7, 2017
With a preview of the new DuckTales arriving in the UK this month, we look at the comics to read as background...
The return of DuckTales (a wooo-oooo!) has brought about renewed interest in the adventures of Scrooge McDuck, his n’er-do-well nephew Donald and the world’s most famous Junior Woodchucks Huey, Dewey and Louie. It may still be in its first season over in the Us, but the new series has already received high praise, with critics citing as a major positive the reverence it has towards legendary comics writer and artist Carl Barks.
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For those not familiar with his work, Barks is a Disney legend who originally joined the studio in 1935 as an inbetweener - an artist who creates the frames in between the...
With a preview of the new DuckTales arriving in the UK this month, we look at the comics to read as background...
The return of DuckTales (a wooo-oooo!) has brought about renewed interest in the adventures of Scrooge McDuck, his n’er-do-well nephew Donald and the world’s most famous Junior Woodchucks Huey, Dewey and Louie. It may still be in its first season over in the Us, but the new series has already received high praise, with critics citing as a major positive the reverence it has towards legendary comics writer and artist Carl Barks.
See related Mr Robot interview: Sam Esmail on hackers, Fight Club Why Mr Robot is Fight Club’s spiritual successor
For those not familiar with his work, Barks is a Disney legend who originally joined the studio in 1935 as an inbetweener - an artist who creates the frames in between the...
- 10/27/2017
- Den of Geek
“DuckTales” makes its triumphant return to TV in a Disney Xd movie, titled “Woo-Oo!,” on Saturday that sets the bar high during this age of reboots and revivals.
In the TV landscape filled with comic book adaptations featuring superheroes, zombies or spies, it’s easy to forget that the much-beloved “DuckTales” also hailed from ink and paper. It’s this source material, however, that gave the series its storytelling heft and visual vibrancy, an irresistible combination that has contributed to the original series’ success and nostalgic longevity. This was not some treacly, preachy after-school fare, but rather zippy escapism that built in serialized installments.
Fortunately, the reboot of the series keeps all of those important original hallmarks. “American Idol” alum Felicia Barton re-recorded the signature theme song but keeps its sense of fun and excitement intact. The animation...
In the TV landscape filled with comic book adaptations featuring superheroes, zombies or spies, it’s easy to forget that the much-beloved “DuckTales” also hailed from ink and paper. It’s this source material, however, that gave the series its storytelling heft and visual vibrancy, an irresistible combination that has contributed to the original series’ success and nostalgic longevity. This was not some treacly, preachy after-school fare, but rather zippy escapism that built in serialized installments.
Fortunately, the reboot of the series keeps all of those important original hallmarks. “American Idol” alum Felicia Barton re-recorded the signature theme song but keeps its sense of fun and excitement intact. The animation...
- 8/12/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Disney Xd has released the first full trailer for their DuckTales revival series. It definitely looks like a show that was made for a new generation of kids. As someone who grew up on the original series, it looks like it's going to take some getting used to. The style of the series was inspired by the work of Disney Legend Carl Barks and his comic books. It looks like it could be fun, but I know for sure that the kiddos are going to love it.
The new DuckTales series’ adventures will once again take viewers along as Scrooge McDuck, his curious and mischief-making grandnephews—Huey, Dewey, and Louie—and the optimistic-yet-temperamental Donald Duck embark on high-flying adventures worldwide. Other beloved characters slated to be in the new stories are Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs.
The new DuckTales series’ adventures will once again take viewers along as Scrooge McDuck, his curious and mischief-making grandnephews—Huey, Dewey, and Louie—and the optimistic-yet-temperamental Donald Duck embark on high-flying adventures worldwide. Other beloved characters slated to be in the new stories are Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs.
- 3/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The all-star voice-over cast of the upcoming DuckTales reboot paid the highest form of respect to the original by singing the classic theme song!
Since Disney announced the reboot in February 2015, fans have been waiting to find out who would voice the iconic characters. On Friday morning, the network revealed the cast in the best way possible by posting a YouTube video of the actors belting out the catchy theme.
David Tennant (Scrooge McDuck), Danny Pudi (Huey), Ben Schwartz (Dewey), Bobby Moynihan (Louie), Beck Bennett (Launchpad McQuack), Toks Olagundoye (Mrs. Beakley) and Kate Micucci (Webby Vanderquack) do their own renditions of the tune while in the recording booth.
Watch: Disney Is Reviving 'DuckTales'!
"Life is like a hurricane here in Duckburg," the cast croons in the clip.
The original DuckTales aired from 1987 to 1990 for a total of 100 episodes.
Last year, Senior VP Programming and General Manager of Disney Xd, Marc Huhaj, remarked...
Since Disney announced the reboot in February 2015, fans have been waiting to find out who would voice the iconic characters. On Friday morning, the network revealed the cast in the best way possible by posting a YouTube video of the actors belting out the catchy theme.
David Tennant (Scrooge McDuck), Danny Pudi (Huey), Ben Schwartz (Dewey), Bobby Moynihan (Louie), Beck Bennett (Launchpad McQuack), Toks Olagundoye (Mrs. Beakley) and Kate Micucci (Webby Vanderquack) do their own renditions of the tune while in the recording booth.
Watch: Disney Is Reviving 'DuckTales'!
"Life is like a hurricane here in Duckburg," the cast croons in the clip.
The original DuckTales aired from 1987 to 1990 for a total of 100 episodes.
Last year, Senior VP Programming and General Manager of Disney Xd, Marc Huhaj, remarked...
- 12/16/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Written by Chris Cooper, Max Davidon, Alex Matthews | Art by Egle Bartolini, Maria Sanapo, Dave Alvarez | Published by Titan Comics
Well this looked a little different from my normal comics reading diet. Not a grown man in spandex to be seen for sure, although a cat in boots probably trumps that anyway. Puss in Boots is, of course, the fairy tale character brought to life by DreamWorks in their Shrek films, and something of a fan favourite too. This collection collects together the four issues that were individually published a few months back, each issue featuring two stories so here we get eight tales for our money. Are they ‘Amazing’ tales as promised? Let’s find out.
As you would imagine, although the creative teams change from story to story, the tone is kept very light but consistent, perfect for the younger fans of the Shrek films. The story lengths also vary,...
Well this looked a little different from my normal comics reading diet. Not a grown man in spandex to be seen for sure, although a cat in boots probably trumps that anyway. Puss in Boots is, of course, the fairy tale character brought to life by DreamWorks in their Shrek films, and something of a fan favourite too. This collection collects together the four issues that were individually published a few months back, each issue featuring two stories so here we get eight tales for our money. Are they ‘Amazing’ tales as promised? Let’s find out.
As you would imagine, although the creative teams change from story to story, the tone is kept very light but consistent, perfect for the younger fans of the Shrek films. The story lengths also vary,...
- 11/28/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Listen up. I’m going to tell you a horrible, horrible secret. And it’s about me!
I really don’t care for most Disney animation. The earliest black and white stuff is fun, and there are a few shorts here and there that I enjoy. The features? Not as many. Alice in Wonderland… that’s about it. As Craig Ferguson might ask, “how long have you been in Isis?”
Disney comics is a totally different thing. Every time I’m forced to list my all-time favorite comics creators, Floyd Gotfriedson and Carl Barks are always on that list. Gotfriedson’s Mickey Mouse newspaper strip brought depth and characterization to the popular rodent. His adventures were truly adventures, full of wit and charm, brilliant craftsmanship, on-the-button pacing, and heart. Lucky for us, our pals at Fantagraphics have been reprinting them in brilliant hardcover editions.
Carl Barks was the master behind...
I really don’t care for most Disney animation. The earliest black and white stuff is fun, and there are a few shorts here and there that I enjoy. The features? Not as many. Alice in Wonderland… that’s about it. As Craig Ferguson might ask, “how long have you been in Isis?”
Disney comics is a totally different thing. Every time I’m forced to list my all-time favorite comics creators, Floyd Gotfriedson and Carl Barks are always on that list. Gotfriedson’s Mickey Mouse newspaper strip brought depth and characterization to the popular rodent. His adventures were truly adventures, full of wit and charm, brilliant craftsmanship, on-the-button pacing, and heart. Lucky for us, our pals at Fantagraphics have been reprinting them in brilliant hardcover editions.
Carl Barks was the master behind...
- 8/3/2016
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
T’is the season for Christmas related columns, fa-la-la-la-etc. I could write about Star Wars: The Force Awakens but that came out Friday so now it’s old hat and, besides, I haven’t seen it yet and, given the crowds, may not be able to see it until after the first of the year so let’s talk about something else, shaaaaall we?
Christmas is a time of peace, love, and goodwill to all unless you’re doing last minute shopping, running from store to store, and in a life and death struggle with some other harried shopper for the last iteration of a particular item that you both must have. So why is it that, aside from Baby Jesus of course, the most identifiable characters connected with the day are anti-heroes – the Grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Mr. Potter (from It’s a Wonderful Life)?
Anti-heroes are what we...
Christmas is a time of peace, love, and goodwill to all unless you’re doing last minute shopping, running from store to store, and in a life and death struggle with some other harried shopper for the last iteration of a particular item that you both must have. So why is it that, aside from Baby Jesus of course, the most identifiable characters connected with the day are anti-heroes – the Grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Mr. Potter (from It’s a Wonderful Life)?
Anti-heroes are what we...
- 12/20/2015
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
You probably read Emily’s column yesterday. It was all about the Baltimore Comic-Con. You’ll probably read Martha’s column Friday. It is all about the Baltimore Comic-Con. And, damn, I wouldn’t be surprised if John’s Sunday column is all about the Baltimore Comic-Con as well. This is because ComicMix invaded the place.
Emily, Martha, John and I were joined by fellow ComicMixers Glenn Hauman, Ed Catto, Bob Ingersoll, Robert Greenberger and Evelyn Kriete, all in a combined effort to make Adriane Nash feel bad that she missed a big one. I believe Nelson Muntz said it best: Ha-ha!
But I’m not here today to talk about the Baltimore Comic-Con. I’m here to talk about something that happened at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Something that Hilarie Staton captured in the photograph that (hopefully) appears above. Something that Baltimore Comic-Con’s official photog, Bruce Guthrie, also captured but,...
Emily, Martha, John and I were joined by fellow ComicMixers Glenn Hauman, Ed Catto, Bob Ingersoll, Robert Greenberger and Evelyn Kriete, all in a combined effort to make Adriane Nash feel bad that she missed a big one. I believe Nelson Muntz said it best: Ha-ha!
But I’m not here today to talk about the Baltimore Comic-Con. I’m here to talk about something that happened at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Something that Hilarie Staton captured in the photograph that (hopefully) appears above. Something that Baltimore Comic-Con’s official photog, Bruce Guthrie, also captured but,...
- 9/30/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Comic-Con International has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2015. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, highlight the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from companies big and small, in print and on line. The awards will be given out during a gala ceremony on Friday, July 10 during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
Best Short Story
“Beginning’s End,” by Rina Ayuyang, muthamagazine.com
“Corpse on the Imjin!” by Peter Kuper, in Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World (Simon & Schuster)
“,” by Lee Bermejo, in Batman Black and White #3 (DC)
“,” by Max Landis & Jock, in Adventures of Superman #14 (DC)
“When the Darkness Presses,” by Emily Carroll, http://emcarroll.com/comics/darkness/
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
Astro City #16: “Wish I May” by Kurt Busiek & Brent Anderson (Vertigo/DC)
Beasts of Burden: Hunters and Gatherers, by Evan Dorkin...
- 4/24/2015
- by Luana Haygen
- Comicmix.com
The classic Disney TV animated series DuckTales is making a return, thanks to Disney Xd…
In a great day for children’s programming (when Netflix announced their new Inspector Gadget series, too), Disney Xd yesterday finally made the official announcement that it was bringing back DuckTales.
The timeless animated series ran from 1987 to 1990, picked up an Emmy along the way, and has been picked up for a whole new series by Disney Xd. It won't air until 2017, but we’re excited anyway.
Scrooge McDuck will take centre stage once more, with his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie all returning too. Of course, Donald Duck will feature as well, alongside promised appearances from Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs. Beakley and Webbigail Vanderquack.
Over four seasons, the original series ran for 100 episodes, and even spawned a...
In a great day for children’s programming (when Netflix announced their new Inspector Gadget series, too), Disney Xd yesterday finally made the official announcement that it was bringing back DuckTales.
The timeless animated series ran from 1987 to 1990, picked up an Emmy along the way, and has been picked up for a whole new series by Disney Xd. It won't air until 2017, but we’re excited anyway.
Scrooge McDuck will take centre stage once more, with his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie all returning too. Of course, Donald Duck will feature as well, alongside promised appearances from Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs. Beakley and Webbigail Vanderquack.
Over four seasons, the original series ran for 100 episodes, and even spawned a...
- 2/26/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Ah, we all love a good case of nostalgia and DisneyXD has noticed. With Amazon and Netflix picking up childhood classics for reboots, Disney saw they needed to make a move quick to stay on top of the competition. So they have announced DuckTales will be making a comeback. The classic cartoon followed the lives of Scrooge McDuck, and his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. The series originally aired between 1987-1990, even spawning a movie with the cute characters. Now DisneyXD will reboot the series in 2017. Here is how they announced the news.
DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history, It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation
We love this idea,...
DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history, It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation
We love this idea,...
- 2/25/2015
- by Sarah Peel
- Boomtron
As a child of the 90s, there are many shows that I look back on with great fondness. Disney’s DuckTales was certainly one of them, but that does not mean that it needs to be remade for “a new generation.” Unfortunately, Disney does not care what I think, so let’s get on with it: the network plans to make a new version of DuckTales to show on Disney Xd.
Disney announced the planned DuckTales remake today, with assurances that the show will follow pretty much the same lines as the original. It will tell the tales of Scrooge McDuck, along with his nephews Huey, Dewie, and Louie, and the “temperamental” Donald Duck, as they travel the globe in search of adventure. For older fans, there will also be some of the well-known secondary characters on hand, including Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose,Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle,...
Disney announced the planned DuckTales remake today, with assurances that the show will follow pretty much the same lines as the original. It will tell the tales of Scrooge McDuck, along with his nephews Huey, Dewie, and Louie, and the “temperamental” Donald Duck, as they travel the globe in search of adventure. For older fans, there will also be some of the well-known secondary characters on hand, including Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose,Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle,...
- 2/25/2015
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
New DuckTales will be told, on Disney Xd.
The cabler announced on Wednesday that it was reviving the animated series, which ran for 100 episodes from 1987-90 (and spawned a feature film), with an eye on a 2017 premiere.
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“DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history,” Disney Xd Svp Mark Buhaj said in a statement. “It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults.
The cabler announced on Wednesday that it was reviving the animated series, which ran for 100 episodes from 1987-90 (and spawned a feature film), with an eye on a 2017 premiere.
RelatedDisney Junior’s Sofia the First to Introduce, Spin Off Latina Princess
“DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history,” Disney Xd Svp Mark Buhaj said in a statement. “It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults.
- 2/25/2015
- TVLine.com
Quacktastic! Disney announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25, that a reboot for DuckTales, its beloved '80s and '90s cartoon series, is happening. "'DuckTales' has a special place in Disney's TV animation history," Marc Buhaj, Disney Xd's Senior Vice President of Programming and General Manager, told ABC News in a statement. "It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks' comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that [...]...
- 2/25/2015
- Us Weekly
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are coming back to television!
In what may be the coolest news ever, Disney is reviving the classic animated series DuckTales on Disney Xd, ETonline has learned.
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The new series will again feature the misadventures of Scrooge McDuck, his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Donald Duck.
Other characters expected to appear include Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs. Beakley and Webbigail Vanderquack.
Plus, who can forget the super-catchy theme song?!
Watch: 'Full House' Cast Reunites, Performs Theme Song!
The only bad news about the DuckTales announcement? We have to wait until 2017!
“DuckTales has a special place in Disney's TV animation history. It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks' comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring...
In what may be the coolest news ever, Disney is reviving the classic animated series DuckTales on Disney Xd, ETonline has learned.
Related: 'Twin Peaks' Revival Coming to Showtime
The new series will again feature the misadventures of Scrooge McDuck, his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Donald Duck.
Other characters expected to appear include Duckworth, Gyro Gearloose, Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, Magica DeSpell & Poe, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys (Burger Beagle, Bouncer Beagle), Mrs. Beakley and Webbigail Vanderquack.
Plus, who can forget the super-catchy theme song?!
Watch: 'Full House' Cast Reunites, Performs Theme Song!
The only bad news about the DuckTales announcement? We have to wait until 2017!
“DuckTales has a special place in Disney's TV animation history. It drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks' comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring...
- 2/25/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Everything old is new again, including DuckTales! Disney is bringing back the beloved cartoon starring Scoorge McDuck and his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Donald Duck with a new series as part of Disney Xd. "DuckTales has a special place in Disney's TV animation history, it drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks' comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults," Marc Buhaj, senior vice president of programming and the general manager of Disney Xd, said in a statement. "Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation." Other...
- 2/25/2015
- E! Online
Let’s just get this out of the way now: Amongst we ComicMixers, the esteemed (and far prettier) Emily S. Whitten is a bigger and better fan of voice actors than I shall ever be. With that being said… aren’t voice actors amazing?
You see, in between bouts of crippling sinusitis and binge-watching Breaking Bad like I was addicted to meth, I opted to catch John Dimaggio’s documentary I Know That Voice. A fantastic little flick dedicated in celebration of a continually (mostly) unsung hero of the animated world: the voice performer. With interviews from some – if not most – of the current tribe of working actors and actresses who lend their larynx to the cartoons of the day, I simply must recommend watching it yourself soon if you haven’t already.
But that recommendation is not my singular premise of the week, kiddos. For you see, it was...
You see, in between bouts of crippling sinusitis and binge-watching Breaking Bad like I was addicted to meth, I opted to catch John Dimaggio’s documentary I Know That Voice. A fantastic little flick dedicated in celebration of a continually (mostly) unsung hero of the animated world: the voice performer. With interviews from some – if not most – of the current tribe of working actors and actresses who lend their larynx to the cartoons of the day, I simply must recommend watching it yourself soon if you haven’t already.
But that recommendation is not my singular premise of the week, kiddos. For you see, it was...
- 1/3/2015
- by Marc Alan Fishman
- Comicmix.com
by Mike Gold and Martha Thomases
Ed Summer, the man who opened one of America’s first comic book stores and went on to a varied and significant media career, died Thursday from cancer.
A graduate of the New York University School of the Arts (his classmates included Oliver Stone, Jonathan Kaplan and Alan Arkush), Summer opened the Supersnipe Comic Book Emporium on Manhattan’s upper east side in 1971. The store was named after the Street and Smith comic book character who owned more comic books than anybody else in the world. In the late 1970s he opened a comic art gallery, also one of the first, near his store. His friend George Lucas was an investor.
Moving on to motion pictures, Ed wrote or co-wrote Conan the Barbarian (and also was associate producer), Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cartoons for Disney, and Shinsha (a anime take on Little Nemo...
Ed Summer, the man who opened one of America’s first comic book stores and went on to a varied and significant media career, died Thursday from cancer.
A graduate of the New York University School of the Arts (his classmates included Oliver Stone, Jonathan Kaplan and Alan Arkush), Summer opened the Supersnipe Comic Book Emporium on Manhattan’s upper east side in 1971. The store was named after the Street and Smith comic book character who owned more comic books than anybody else in the world. In the late 1970s he opened a comic art gallery, also one of the first, near his store. His friend George Lucas was an investor.
Moving on to motion pictures, Ed wrote or co-wrote Conan the Barbarian (and also was associate producer), Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cartoons for Disney, and Shinsha (a anime take on Little Nemo...
- 11/14/2014
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is currently the number-one movie in America — a development largely viewed like it's a plot by the evil Shredder himself. Technically directed by Jonathan Liebesman, this blockbuster reboot bears the stamp of its superstar producer, Transformers maestro Michael Bay: a sturdy children's-toy concept sits uncomfortably alongside destructive urban combat and awkward double entendres about turtle erections. Garnering bad reviews from both film critics and nostalgic fans, it nonetheless displaced its direct competitor, the much, much better-liked Guardians of the Galaxy, to seize control of the box office.
- 8/14/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Entertainment Geekly is a weekly column that examines contemporary pop culture through a geek lens and simultaneously examines contemporary geek culture through a pop lens. So many lenses! Click here for past columns.
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
- 12/26/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Having spent the past four days in Baltimore attending my favorite comics convention – the one that’s actually about comics – I had the opportunity to spend some serious conversation time with a lot of my friends. However, because the show is a four-hour-plus drive from La Casa Del Oro, the best conversation is with my daughter and ComicMix cohort Adriane Nash. Whereas much of her work is behind the scenes, Adriane is the one who kills here each year on April Fool’s Day and at least one of her hoaxes has graduated to the level of Urban Myth.
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
As her dad, this makes me very proud. But (sing along, folks), I digress.
After returning from Baltimore Monday night, while cuing TiVo for Ricky Gervais’ appearance on David Letterman, we had one of those “let’s tie-up everything we’ve been talking about” conversations. This one was about how, given time,...
- 9/11/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Alejandro Jodorowsky has had a comet named after him.
The filmmaker and comics writer has been honoured by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planets Centre at the request of French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin, reports Agence France-Presse.
The 84-year-old Franco-Chilean writer and director is best known for his frequent collaborations with the late artist Jean Giraud - better known as Moebius.
The pair created the acclaimed sci-fi comic The Incal, as well as The Eyes of the Cat.
Jodorowsky joins a short list of comics creators who have been honoured with the naming of a comet, including J Michael Straczynski (for his work on TV series Babylon 5) and Carl Barks.
The name was approved July 24 by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.
The filmmaker and comics writer has been honoured by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planets Centre at the request of French astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin, reports Agence France-Presse.
The 84-year-old Franco-Chilean writer and director is best known for his frequent collaborations with the late artist Jean Giraud - better known as Moebius.
The pair created the acclaimed sci-fi comic The Incal, as well as The Eyes of the Cat.
Jodorowsky joins a short list of comics creators who have been honoured with the naming of a comet, including J Michael Straczynski (for his work on TV series Babylon 5) and Carl Barks.
The name was approved July 24 by the Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.
- 9/5/2013
- Digital Spy
Walter White has lots of money. We know this, because unlike most very rich men — who keep their money safely tied up in investments and assets and Switzerland — Walt keeps his money stored in a gigantic pile of greenbacks. On the most recent episode of Breaking Bad, go-to Goodman enforcers Kuby and Huell had to move his cash, and Huell briefly indulged himself by lying flat on his back in the pile of cash. “We’re here to do a job, not channel Scrooge McDuck,” chastised Kuby…before taking the opportunity to do the same thing. No doubt it was just a throwaway comment.
- 8/19/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
It's been nearly a week, but we're still playing catch up with some of the panels and content from San Diego Comic-Con. If you missed it, Ubisoft was there with a panel spotlighting "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag," looking into the October sequel.
Moderator Andrea Rene led this chat with "Assassin's Creed IV" lead writer Darby McDevitt, and Brenden Fletcher who's writing the "Assassin's Creed: Brahman" comic. Todd McFarlane, who provided the special edition art for "Assassin's Creed IV" was there, too along with the actor playing Edward Kenway, the game's hero, Matt Ryan.
"Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" will be available on October 29th.
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Moderator Andrea Rene led this chat with "Assassin's Creed IV" lead writer Darby McDevitt, and Brenden Fletcher who's writing the "Assassin's Creed: Brahman" comic. Todd McFarlane, who provided the special edition art for "Assassin's Creed IV" was there, too along with the actor playing Edward Kenway, the game's hero, Matt Ryan.
"Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" will be available on October 29th.
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The Art of Breathing, Cane Holding, and Carl Barks Detailed In Latest Duckstales Remastered Mini Documentary
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- 7/26/2013
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
by Matt Hawkins
The folks at WayFoward and Capcom, the duo that's bringing the world the much-anticipated Ducktales Remastered, has produced yet another behind the scenes look. And the most recent "Duckumentary" concerns the upcoming revamp's art design, with a focus on animation.
Much is covered, including how the developers simply didn't refer to the original game and cartoon, but also the comics that Ducktales is derived from. Specifically, the work of the legendary Carl Barks, who not only created Scrooge McDuck but the vast majority of Disney's Duck Family:
We also learn how Austin Ivansmith, the game's director, was able to channel his past desire to be an animator at Disney for the project. Along with how Jesse Lopez, the lead animator, was able to infuse Scrooge with lesson they teach in animation school, like how to breathe life into a character, which is simply done by portraying breathing.
The folks at WayFoward and Capcom, the duo that's bringing the world the much-anticipated Ducktales Remastered, has produced yet another behind the scenes look. And the most recent "Duckumentary" concerns the upcoming revamp's art design, with a focus on animation.
Much is covered, including how the developers simply didn't refer to the original game and cartoon, but also the comics that Ducktales is derived from. Specifically, the work of the legendary Carl Barks, who not only created Scrooge McDuck but the vast majority of Disney's Duck Family:
We also learn how Austin Ivansmith, the game's director, was able to channel his past desire to be an animator at Disney for the project. Along with how Jesse Lopez, the lead animator, was able to infuse Scrooge with lesson they teach in animation school, like how to breathe life into a character, which is simply done by portraying breathing.
- 7/26/2013
- by MTV Video Games
- MTV Multiplayer
The 2013 Eisner Award Winners have been announced at San Diego Comic-Con with Chris Ware leading the wins for his celebrated work Building Stories, alongside Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga which also won a number of awards.
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
The Eisners are awarded each year at the San Diego Comic-Con and are the most prestigious awards in the comics industry, being the comics equivalent of the Oscars.
The Eisners are named after Will Eisner, one of the most celebrated artist/writers in comics whose works included creating the superhero series The Spirit as well as his masterpiece, A Contract with God, one of the best books of the 20th century.
This year saw artist/writer Chris Ware pick up the lion’s share of the awards for his book/construction project Building Stories, winning Best New Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design.
Also among the winners...
- 7/21/2013
- by Noel Thorne
- Obsessed with Film
Comic-Con International has released the complete list of nominees for the 2013 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners of the award will be revealed during the annual ceremony held at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 19.
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
Official Press Release
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noire to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures.
Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each. Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel...
- 4/17/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
Comic-Con International is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards of 2013. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from crime noir to autobiographical works to cartoon adventures. Three titles lead the 2013 list with 5 nominations each.
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
Chris Ware’s critically acclaimed Building Stories (published by Pantheon) has nods for Best Graphic Album–New, Best Writer/artist, Best Coloring, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. Also garnering 5 nominations are Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s Fatale (published by Image) and Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye (published by Marvel). Both are nominated for Best Continuing Series, Best New Series, Best Writer, Best Penciller/Inker, and Best Cover Artist. (Fatale also shares the coloring nomination for Dave Stewart.)Close behind with 4 nominations are Boom!/kaboom’s Adventure Time (Best New Series,...
- 4/16/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
It used to be, when I was about to go home from the San Diego Comic-Con or some other show that required a stupidly long plane ride, I’d drop by the dealer’s area (you know, that ever-shrinking portion of the main floor where people would actually sell comic books at a “comic book convention”) and I’d blow about twenty bucks on stuff to read on the return trip. These purchases were almost exclusively of “funny” comic books.
Sadly, we have come to the point where, in the world of contemporary comics, the phrase “funny comic books” has evolved from a redundancy to an oxymoron and the funniest comic around these days is Deadpool – a title with a death count high on the Tarantino scale.
No, the funny books I’m referring to were, well, funny. One of my favorites was Bud Sagendorf’s Popeye, a somewhat maligned...
Sadly, we have come to the point where, in the world of contemporary comics, the phrase “funny comic books” has evolved from a redundancy to an oxymoron and the funniest comic around these days is Deadpool – a title with a death count high on the Tarantino scale.
No, the funny books I’m referring to were, well, funny. One of my favorites was Bud Sagendorf’s Popeye, a somewhat maligned...
- 1/9/2013
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Fantagraphics Books has announced new Carl Barks and EC Comics collections. The publisher will continue to reprint classic stories from the Donald Duck cartoonist and horror/sci-fi comics from the EC back catalogue. Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth revealed the plans for the next Barks collection The Old Castle's Secrets, which will include the title story, 'Watching the Watchman', 'Rocket Race to the Moon' and 'Donald of the (more)...
- 10/8/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
In this space last Saturday, my dear friend and adoptive bastard son Marc Alan Fishman stated “modern comics are writing rings around previous generations. We’re in a renaissance of story structure, characterization, and depth… I’d like to think we the people might defend the quality of today’s comics as being leaps and bounds better than books of yesteryear.”
Simply put, the dear boy and my close pal and our valued ComicMix contributor is full of it.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s a hell of a lot of great writing out there today, and I agree with his opinions about most if not all of the young’un’s he cites. Today’s American comics reach a much wider range of readers. There’s also a hell of a lot more comics being published today – although those comics are being read by a much smaller audience...
Simply put, the dear boy and my close pal and our valued ComicMix contributor is full of it.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s a hell of a lot of great writing out there today, and I agree with his opinions about most if not all of the young’un’s he cites. Today’s American comics reach a much wider range of readers. There’s also a hell of a lot more comics being published today – although those comics are being read by a much smaller audience...
- 6/13/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Poor Donald Duck. Some duck in Donald's hometown of Duckburg shouts out the word "Holocaust," and Donald's good name gets dragged through the mud.
Publishers of a German edition of a Mickey Mouse comic (above), in which some snazzy-looking duck -- no relation to Donald -- shouts out the offensive term, are attributing the word to a printing error. It was intended to say "congratulations." Uh, simple mistake?
Well, yes, sort of. In the English original of the comic, entitled "Where's The Smoke" and published in 1972, Disney illustrator Carl Barks used the word as a synonym for blaze or inferno, according to the U.K.'s Telegraph.
Egmont Ehapa, the German comic's publishers, recalled it as soon as the mistake was discovered and blacked out the word by hand. A new version of the comic will be out later in the week.
Spokesperson Elke Schickedanz tells German magazine Der Spiegel...
Publishers of a German edition of a Mickey Mouse comic (above), in which some snazzy-looking duck -- no relation to Donald -- shouts out the offensive term, are attributing the word to a printing error. It was intended to say "congratulations." Uh, simple mistake?
Well, yes, sort of. In the English original of the comic, entitled "Where's The Smoke" and published in 1972, Disney illustrator Carl Barks used the word as a synonym for blaze or inferno, according to the U.K.'s Telegraph.
Egmont Ehapa, the German comic's publishers, recalled it as soon as the mistake was discovered and blacked out the word by hand. A new version of the comic will be out later in the week.
Spokesperson Elke Schickedanz tells German magazine Der Spiegel...
- 5/30/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Idw Publishing reports that writer Roger Langridge and illustrator Bruce Ozella are the creative team behind Idw's new "Popeye" comic book series, debuting April 2012.
"Popeye" #1 will feature a cover from Ozella, as well as a special variant edition, with a cover by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer.
The monthly series will be co-edited by Idw's co-founder, chief executive officer, Ted Adams and Craig Yoe.
"Ever since I was a kid, the two cartoonists who have had the biggest influence on me have been Carl Barks ("Donald Duck") and E.C. Segar," said Langridge, "so getting a chance to write Popeye is quite a thrill. I'm especially pleased that Idw have decided to go with a Segar-flavored interpretation. As much as I like some of the later versions of the character, for me, it's those early strips where the magic really happened."
'Popeye the Sailor' was created by Elzie Crisler (E.
"Popeye" #1 will feature a cover from Ozella, as well as a special variant edition, with a cover by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer.
The monthly series will be co-edited by Idw's co-founder, chief executive officer, Ted Adams and Craig Yoe.
"Ever since I was a kid, the two cartoonists who have had the biggest influence on me have been Carl Barks ("Donald Duck") and E.C. Segar," said Langridge, "so getting a chance to write Popeye is quite a thrill. I'm especially pleased that Idw have decided to go with a Segar-flavored interpretation. As much as I like some of the later versions of the character, for me, it's those early strips where the magic really happened."
'Popeye the Sailor' was created by Elzie Crisler (E.
- 1/19/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Roger Langridge has been announced as the writer on Popeye. The Snarked! writer is working on Idw Publishing's new licensed title with artist Bruce Ozella. "Ever since I was a kid, the two cartoonists who have had the biggest influence on me have been Carl Barks and EC Segar, so getting a chance to write Popeye is quite a thrill," said Langridge. "I'm especially pleased that Idw have decided to go with a Segar-flavored interpretation. As much as I like some of the later versions of (more)...
- 1/19/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Roger Langridge has been announced as the writer on Popeye. The Snarked! writer is working on Idw Publishing's new licensed title with artist Bruce Ozella. "Ever since I was a kid, the two cartoonists who have had the biggest influence on me have been Carl Barks and EC Segar, so getting a chance to write Popeye is quite a thrill," said Langridge. "I'm especially pleased that Idw have decided to go with a Segar-flavored interpretation. As much as I like some of the later versions of (more)...
- 1/19/2012
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
The Adventures of Tintin
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, based on the comic series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
imdb, USA, 2011
It can be very easy to underrate what Steven Spielberg does, because he has certain visual tricks that he loves, because he has certain character obsessions that he comes back to time and time again, because he surrounds himself with top-rate talent and most of all, because he makes the difficult look so damn easy.
But make no mistake about it, adapting Tintin to the big screen was not easy, in fact it was so difficult that Spielberg has been grappling with the task for more than thirty years – he first acquired the rights to adapt Tintin in 1983. The challenge is pleasing Tintin’s fans all over the world with a faithful adaptation (Hergé’s 24 Tintin adventures have sold...
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Steven Moffat and Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, based on the comic series The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé
imdb, USA, 2011
It can be very easy to underrate what Steven Spielberg does, because he has certain visual tricks that he loves, because he has certain character obsessions that he comes back to time and time again, because he surrounds himself with top-rate talent and most of all, because he makes the difficult look so damn easy.
But make no mistake about it, adapting Tintin to the big screen was not easy, in fact it was so difficult that Spielberg has been grappling with the task for more than thirty years – he first acquired the rights to adapt Tintin in 1983. The challenge is pleasing Tintin’s fans all over the world with a faithful adaptation (Hergé’s 24 Tintin adventures have sold...
- 12/19/2011
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
The Donald Duck comics of Carl Barks will be reprinted by Fantagraphics Books. Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes collects material originally published between 1948 and 1950, which was considered the peak of Barks's career. "Barks alternated between longish, sprawling 20 or 30-page adventure yarns filled with the romance of danger, courage, and derring-do, whose exotic locales spanned the globe, and shorter stories that usually revolved around crazily ingenious domestic squabbles between Donald and various members of the Duckburg cast," said Fantagraphics. "Barks's duck stories, famously enjoyed equally by both children and adults, are both evanescent celebrations of courage and perseverance and depictions of less commendable (more)...
- 8/5/2011
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
Dennis Nishi Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith has the classic indie success story. His award-winning comic “Bone” was rejected by newspapers and publishers before the Columbus, Ohio artist decided to self-publish the series in 1991 under his own company Cartoon Books. “Bone” follows the escapades of three swindling cousins that are driven out of their hometown. The trio end up lost in a Tolken-esque world of red dragons, racing cows and voracious rat creatures.
The bimonthly series ran for 13 years before the...
Jeff Smith has the classic indie success story. His award-winning comic “Bone” was rejected by newspapers and publishers before the Columbus, Ohio artist decided to self-publish the series in 1991 under his own company Cartoon Books. “Bone” follows the escapades of three swindling cousins that are driven out of their hometown. The trio end up lost in a Tolken-esque world of red dragons, racing cows and voracious rat creatures.
The bimonthly series ran for 13 years before the...
- 7/28/2011
- by Dennis Nishi
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Did Scrooge McDuck cause the financial crisis? The answer to that question depends on how you choose to read the subtext of DuckTales, a frothy Reagan-era cartoon based loosely on the work of comics maestro Carl Barks. You could argue that Scrooge McDuck is the very image of insatiable capitalism unbound. He owns every company in Duckburg, an unthinkable monopoly that could only exist in a world with a financial system managed by Ayn Rand zealots. (There is something of Fountainhead protagonist Howard Roarke in Scrooge’s recurrent mantra: “I made my money by being tougher than the toughies, and smarter than the smarties!
- 6/23/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Boom! Studios' "Donald Duck and Friends" #365, available April 13, 2011, is written by Federico Pedrocchi and Chase Craig, with illustrations by Pedrocchi/Jack Hannah and a cover by Pedrocchi :
"...In the climax of the rare 1938 classic, 'Foreign Correspondent', Donald is captured in war-torn 'Sargassia', trying to save 'Peter Pig' and himself by posing as an enemy general. Then its 'Donald Duck and the Pirates,' Jack Hannah's never-before-reprinted 1947 sequel to Carl Barks' 'Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Donald Duck" in the 1940 Disney cartoon short, "Mr. Duck Steps Out"...
"...In the climax of the rare 1938 classic, 'Foreign Correspondent', Donald is captured in war-torn 'Sargassia', trying to save 'Peter Pig' and himself by posing as an enemy general. Then its 'Donald Duck and the Pirates,' Jack Hannah's never-before-reprinted 1947 sequel to Carl Barks' 'Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Donald Duck" in the 1940 Disney cartoon short, "Mr. Duck Steps Out"...
- 4/10/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
“I learned the mechanics of sex from Carl Barks. He was known as the good duck artist (for his work on Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge), but for me he was the good fuck artist.”
Craig Yoe said that last night at the opening of Comics Stripped, an exhibition at the Museum of Sex in (where else?) Manhattan. Yoe is best known out in the real world as the man behind Yoe! Studios, a design outfit that was highly influenced by its founder’s fondness of comics art. The former creative director of the Muppets workshop, in our fannish conclave Craig’s best known as the historian who feverishly documents the relatively hidden nooks and crannies that weave their way through our beloved art form. His more recent books have been published by Idw and Fantagraphics.
Yoe was referring to Bark’s lesser-known semi-erotic work, none of which was published by Disney.
Craig Yoe said that last night at the opening of Comics Stripped, an exhibition at the Museum of Sex in (where else?) Manhattan. Yoe is best known out in the real world as the man behind Yoe! Studios, a design outfit that was highly influenced by its founder’s fondness of comics art. The former creative director of the Muppets workshop, in our fannish conclave Craig’s best known as the historian who feverishly documents the relatively hidden nooks and crannies that weave their way through our beloved art form. His more recent books have been published by Idw and Fantagraphics.
Yoe was referring to Bark’s lesser-known semi-erotic work, none of which was published by Disney.
- 1/14/2011
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
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