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PREACHER: From Page to Screen
After Watchmen finally hit the theaters, comic book have been asking themselves what’s next? What’s the biggest, most revered comic book that could be adapted into a movie?
The answer is simple, it’s The Dark Knight Returns. Duh.
But creeping up right behind Dark Knight Returns is what is widely considered one of the greatest self-contained stories ever told in comics, the story of Jesse Custer and his search for God. Literally. That story is the hilarious, violent, gritty ride known as Preacher, created by comic book mainstays, writer Garth Ennis and artists Steve Dillon.
DVD FIX: July 14 2009
Hey there fellow squidies, welcome to this weeks selected new releases for July 14 and July 21 2009. It is yet another lackluster selection for this edition, so without further delay, lets get to it.
Hot Toys MMSDX02 1/6th Scale Dark Knight Batman
We’ve got some new details on the next deluxe, or as I call them luxury, collectible from collectibles masters Hot Toys. A while ago we showcased the first in a deluxe line of Dark Knight figures from Hot Toys, the MMSDX01 The Joker.
This time, Batman is up for the Hot Toys treatment, with a beautiful, movie-accurate figure worthy of any collector’s cabinet.
This Film is Rated ‘S’ for Stupid
Realize it kids, we’re watching the rising sun at the dawn of the dumb.
As a passionate filmophile I’m really terrified right now. I may be young, but I’ve seen a lot of movies during my life and the last couple years have been as disappointing as they have been profound. Profound in the sense that, holy shit, we are being subjected to utter stupidity.
This Editor’s Stance on Twilight
If you’re a regular reader of GKS and/or other film-blogs, you may have noticed that Twilight is absent from any and all news reports here. No reviews, no trailers, no rumors, no posters, no nothing. Granted, 75% of film-blogs are taking the piss out of the film series based on the ridiculously-well selling books, there is a reason for the lack of coverage. It’s not just pure laziness.
Watchmen DVD & Blu-Ray Details
The wait is almost over for Zach Snyder’s incredible film adaptation of Watchmen to hit DVD and Blu-Ray. The film will be released to retailers this July 21st and this one is a must-own for fans, Blu-Ray-philes and Watchmen fiends alike. As with most comic-book-super-fan-summer films, this movie will no doubt see an endless amount of releases and re-releases each with the most superficial of differences. But to us mega-fans, does it really even matter.
SH*T THAT I WANT: Vol. 2
Alright kids, it’s been a couple months and I’ve amassed a whole bunch of consumerables for the second edition of STIW. Here’s the best of the best, in quick and dirty rawdog style:
Three Panel Opera – The Only Webcomic Ever
I’m a dude who loves comics… loves them. Two areas I never got into though are webcomics and anime. To me, webcomics weren’t clever. For the most part I didn’t laugh, and they were far too concentrated on a particular niche crowd. Now, I will never get into anime (nothing against you anime losers), but I would like to present to you a webcomic that defies my initial thoughts on the genre, ThreePanelOpera.com.
[UPDATED] Hot Toys Watchmen 1:6 Scale Silk Spectre
It’s not often I get to give the toys some love here on GKS (not that kind of toy, you pervert) so this little tease makes me giddy for some plastic (get your head out of the gutter, sicko).
A while back we showed you what I said was “the coolest toy ever made”, the Hot Toys MMS DX01 1/6 scale Dark Knight Joker. Whew, that toy was a mouthful (seriously, stop being gross). Well months after it’s release, Hot Toys is finally gearing up to release their 1/6 scale collectible figures based featuring characters from Watchmen.
Spider-Man 4: Villain Roll Call
So the powers that be are developing the fourth installment of the Spider-Man franchise. Let’s trace our steps and establish the status quo:
Spider-Man – Directed by Sam Raimi,written by David Koepp. Released May, 2002, grossing $822 million (Worldwide). The first Spider-Man was a huge hit, and was a pretty decent comic-book flick, though not without [...]
Mastodon’s Latest A Feature Film?
I don’t normally tend to delve into the music world here on GKS, as that’s a whole other beast, but this little musical morsel wet my appetite enough and is pretty relevant to the type of thing we’re all about.
Apparently Brann Dailor, the band’s drummer (and responsible for the album’s story/lyrics) has hammered out a screenplay based on the album, with an unnamed director. The article also says that more than one director has expressed interest.
What the Hell Happened To……. Cuba Gooding Jr?
Welcome to the inaugural edition of What the Hell happened to….. where we focus on an actor or actress that had lived their fifteen of fame and then drifted into obscurity and direct to DVD release hell. So sit back and relax, as I take you back and bring you up to date with the [...]
Countdown to Free Comic Book Day ‘09
What’s better than regular comic book day?
FREE comic books, mother hugger, that’s what.
Yes, we are a little under two-weeks away from the first Saturday in May which for hundreds of years has been recognized as Free Comic Book Day.
