Category: DVD

So how did you like the movie trailers last night? I liked Iron Man, although I felt it was too short. As far as Wanted goes, I guess I’m just sick of Angelina Jolie. She doesn’t do anything for me. Could be her acting; could be her pregnancy’s; could be her obsession to conquer world strife; or it could be her and Brad Pitt together. Beats the hell out of me. I’ll have to read the book first and then make my decision to go and see the movie. On with today’s links:

• Via the FLOG! Blog: Wilfred Santiago has posted previews of 21, his forthcoming Fantagraphics graphic novel about baseball great Roberto Clemente
• If you’re in Dearborn, Michigan, February 13, stop on by Green Brain Comics. They are having their The Green Brain Comics Jam from 7-10PM. I won’t be able to make it, I’ll be in Chicago.
• Johanna Carlson catches up with a few AIT Graphic Novels from 2006-2008. I’ve never heard of any of them.
• DVD Review: Pop Syndicate on The Evil Dead: Ultimate Edition, which may be the greatest movie ever to be filmed in the state of Michigan
• Review: Collected Editions on Robin: Teenage Wasteland TPB. Three words: Read More Robin!

Just a quick follow up on yesterday’s blog posting about Jackie Ormes. I received an e-mail from the author of the book, Nancy Goldstein. She informed that the book will be out around the middle of this month and there will be a book launch event on March 5 at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library. There will also be a slide presentation on the work of Jackie Ormes.

On another note, it did indeed snow and schools were closed today. However, the distinguished weathermen in this town got the forecast completely wrong. Last night predictions were in the 8-12 inch range for my area. We actually got around 4-5, but I swear that my driveway was only covered with about 2. Sigh. On with today’s links:

• Eric Reynolds, FLOG! Blog, reports on a new website that he has discovered: Crumbling Paper. It is an online archive of scanned Sunday tearsheets from the Golden Age of American comic strips
• Bob Greenberger, reports on how work has been going in this difficult time. He also gives an update to the upcoming The Essential Batman Encyclopedia
• I know it’s not exactly comics, but Pop Syndicate has a nice reviews of The Chronological Donald Volume 3, Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic and Walt Disney Treasures Wave 7 DVD collections,. The last of which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
• More digital goodness. There is (what turns out to be) a three page preview of issue #21 from Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing TPB. Thanks to Mike Sterling for setting the record straight
• Last year the magnificent, Library of America, published Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s. This Spring they follow it up with a second volume: Five Novels of the 1960s and 70s, which includes Martian Time-Slip (1964), Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb (1965), Now Wait for Last Year (1966), Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (1974), and A Scanner Darkly (1977), the basis for the 2006 film.
• Finally, Marvel has released a list of corrections to many of there upcoming books. Listed are the collected editions, but you can get the full list (that includes the monthly titles) over at ComicList.com
  • Ultimate Iron Man II Prem. HC Reg./DM Eds. April to 7/16/2008
  • The Spider-Man Premiere HC: One More Day (JAN08 2206, $19.99) will be $24.99, not $19.99, as originally solicited.
  • X-Men vs. Apocalypse TPB Vol. 1: The Twelve (JAN08 2232, $29.99), solicited as containing the X-Men 1999 Yearbook and running 280 pages, will now contain X-Man #59 instead and run 304 pages.
  • The Incredible Hulk Omnibus HC Movie Variant Vol. 1 (DEC07 2240, $99.99) has been cancelled. The two other cover editions of the book (DEC07 2238D & DEC07 2239D), bearing the same price and contents, are still scheduled.
  • The Ms. Marvel Premiere HC Vol. 04: Monster Smash (DEC07 2258, $19.99) will be 168 pages, not 160 pages, as originally solicited.
  • The All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A–to-Z Vol. 01 Premiere HC (DEC07 2261, $24.99) has been retitled. The new title is The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Premiere HC Vol. 01.
  • The Mighty Avengers Premiere HC Vol. 01: The Ultron Initiative (OCT07 2175, $19.99) will be 168 pages, not 144 pages, as originally solicited