I haven't had a chance to read this article yet, but CBR interviewed P. Craig Russell about his adaptation of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters. The first installment is at your comic shop waiting for you right now (and it's gorgeous).
I have to agree with Dave at Secret Headquarters. The other day he said something to the effect of "With Warren Ellis, I either like it or I really like it". No Hero is on issue #2 and so far, by all accounts, this falls into the "really like" column.
The world has one superhero team, The Front Line, created and hand selected by a gent named Carrick Masterson. Carrick created the synthetic drug FX7, which is the only known supplement which will give a regular person superpowers (although it appears the American government has tried several times with less than desirable results).
Anyways- The Front Line has recently been mysteriously and maliciously ambushed taking two of their members out of commission. Desperate to fill the ranks to fend off any more direct attempts at taking another piece of the team, Carrick has whisked away a young crime fighter by the name of Joshua. Joshua doesn't have any superpowers per se, but he's been diligently taking out bad guys in his neighborhood trying to attract the attention of Carrick and The Front Line. Now he has and at the end of the issue, as Carrick offers Joshua his first taste of FX7, he has to answer the all important question (and The Front Line tag line): How much do you want to be a superhuman?
The last four pages are filled with equal parts disgustingness and intrigue.
Issue #2 of No Hero is still setting up the pieces (presumably so they can all be knocked down again) but as much as I quite enjoy most everything Mr. Ellis does, for whatever reason this series seems to have some extra Awesome thrown in. Juan Jose Ryp's art is mesmerizing as usual. There's really no reason why you shouldn't be reading this right now, is there?
big questions 11 final crisis resist justice society 20 sandman dream hunters 1 trinity 23 adventure comics special: the guardian superman/supergirl maelstrom 1 grant morrison'sdr. who 2 avengers initiative special invincible iron man 7 cable 8 x-men manifest destiny 3 army @ love 4 back to brooklyn 2 freakangels vol. 1 superman vs. brainiactpb the essential dykes to watch out for watching the watchmen
"it's a hard taste to forget. once you've had it you can't go back." -a scary ass bird, big questions 11 andersnilsen has done some of my favorite comics over the last few years. it is hard to think of anything as depressing as the books he wrote about the death of his fiancee, "the end" and "don't go where i can't follow." his additions to the kramers ergot anthologies are among the best of the series and his experimental book "monologues for the comic plague" made me scratch my head in a good way. that said, "big questions" surpasses it all by MILES. each issue has had an increase in production values, the comics themselves becoming art pieces regardless of the contents. fortunately, the story has matched this upgrade in physical quality. the story of a flock of birds puzzling over the sociological and religious issues created by their discovery of a crashed jet plane. they assume the plane is a giant bird, witness a human hatch from it's head, then peck away fanatically at another egg it laid, actually a missile. if you can find the older mini comics, start there. if not, the main story begins with issue 4. a nice complete collection is inevitable and very exciting.
final crisis resist- i haven't been reading checkmate, the team this book focuses on. is rucka REALLY writing snapper carr as a serious character on a regular basis? no offense if you like that book, it could be great i haven't tried it, i just hate teen mascots gone serious.
sandman: the dream hunters- though i love his gaiman adaptations, i'd love to see p. craigrussell get back to operas. honestly? he could adapt meinkaumpf into comic form and it'd still make me cry.
superman/supergirl maelstrom- philnoto! why are you drawing awesome pictures for such boring writers? jesuschrist this guy draws a perfect, slightly older but dignified superman!
invincible iron man- like an old-school super hero team up from your childhood, but really well written!
watching the watchmen- this book is VERY pretty. i got the special edition, with a big mean smiling comedian close-up on the cover. this book isn't about the movie, which several people told me, but is actually an examination of the process of creating the art for the graphic novel. that is MUCH more interesting to me. the special edition is signed by dave gibbons (in pencil!) and includes five prints, two of which are obviously frame worthy.
Empire Online spoke with Sam Mendes about the recent news that he's the latest name (in a long list of names) that have been tasked with making a Preacher movie:
“It's brilliant, it's an incredible twisted vision,” he said of the 66-issue story. “There's so much of it you couldn't possibly fit it all into one movie. It's just about what you keep and what you leave out, and how you structure the story. But just to have that toy set again, being able to paint on a big canvas and to say ‘I am gonna do crazy crane shots and massive action sequences again because I want to,’ it's exciting..”
Crazy crane shots nonwithstanding, I gotta say I'm a purist when it comes to this one. Even though Garth Ennis himself apparently isn't that concerned about staying 100% faithful to the original comic, this is one I would like to see exactly the same as it is in print. I don't think Hollywood should be trusted with what's expendable when it comes to my favorite comic series.
The good news is Mendes doesn't even have a script yet, so this will probably never get made. I remember far enough back when Kevin Smith was going to direct this and have Ben Affleck star.
If they could just go back to the HBO idea it would all be ok.
Then again, if they are set on making a feature length movie out of this they need to let Garth write the script. The chances of it sucking go down at least 75%.
Dear fellow comic readers, It has come to our attention at OMG Spoilzerz, Plz! that many, if not most, of you people aren't reading Northlanders. What the hell is wrong with you? Perhaps you are like me, suspicious of new Brian Wood projects, annoyed by his work in the past. To this I say, "I've been there, brothers and sisters! And I have seen the light!" Seriously, guys. It's so fucking entertaining. It's got all the sex, violence, and swearing that you could ever want from a comic about vikings. Beyond that, it has *gasp* really good storylines and character development! The way Wood is chopping up stories, keeping them short and sweet, is a great idea that helps the concept from getting stale.Northlanders is easily one of my favorite books coming out, and The Floronic Man and I will be wicked pissed off if it gets canceled. So, please, do your friends at OMGSP and yourself a favor and start reading it. The first trade came out a few weeks ago.
Freakangels is set in a time after London has been flooded. A group, called the Freakangels, live in Whitechapel and their life encounters a dramatic bump when a girl called Alice arrives one day, bearing a shotgun and a grievance against one of their number.[3] Ellis' synopsis of the plot involves characters "living in a post-flood London that they might possibly have had something to do with."[1]
Here's the rest of the list.
Definite:
Justice Society of America #20 Back To Brooklyn #2 (of 5) Invincible Iron Man #7 Sub-Mariner Depths #3 (of 5) Grant Morrisons Doctor Who #2
Oh- and No Hero #2. That came out last week but for some reason I missed it.
Maybe:
House of Mystery #7 (this started strong, but hasn't been that awesome the last few issues) Sandman Dream Hunters #1 (of 4)
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