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Posted by Jon at 7:23 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Got to love that fan art.  And the wishful thinking.  Would Sony be this bold?

Labels: Comics, Marvel Comics, Movies

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Now that the trailer to Greg Rucka’s “Whiteout” has leaked online I thought it’d be best to offer up some exclusive photos that Me Geek, You Geek’s own Mr. Bart took of the plane used in the movie.

Sure, it’s not like having exclusive photos of “Whiteout” star Kate Beckinsale drunk and scantly clad on my couch, but hey, we’re all comic book geeks, planes are exciting too.

Right?

The story goes like this.  Bart travels to Canada.  Bart’s parents, having worked in Canada in the past know some people.  One of the bush pilots that flew into the camp leased his plane to the production company making “Whiteout”.  So Bart has actually flown in the “Whiteout” plane.

Woot! 

Or something…

And make sure to check out the trailer to the movie:

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I do have picture of Kate drunk and scantily clad on my couch.  It was a crazy night….

Labels: Comics, Movie Trailers, Movies, Video

Posted by Jon at 3:33 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Before I jump on my critical train let me say this.  Comic books are a commodity, commodities to be sold, the people making the commodities need to make a living in order to continue making them.  I favor capitalism like the next capitalistic pig!

So, when we think about comic book creators, it will do us justice to think of them as capitalists.  No matter how they may say publicly that they do it for the “art” or the “love” or whatever it may be, they, like the rest of us, have to get paid in order to survive. 

So let’s use ol’ Ed Brubaker as an example.

Ed has many projects and he’s done very well for himself commercially and I would assume financially.  And to me, this is fantastic!  Good for him!  He’s multifaceted, working in comics, tv, film, and books. He deserves success.

For a writer of his status with that many projects, free press is fantastic!  The more people read his name, the more people buy his book.  It’s Advertising 101.  The “Mere Exposure Effect”.  The more you hear about something the more you like it.  (I assume this is why some pop singers make it so big since quality usually isn’t the reason.)

So when Ed killed off Captain America it must have been great for him professionally.  People in the media where spreading his name, reading him, quoting him, interviewing him.  I assume that sales on all his published work shot up and I assume doors opened for him in tv and movie land.  Again, fantastic!

But Ed, I have to tell you, even after saying all of this in your defense, can you at least try to hide how obvious it is that you’re hoping to strike gold for a second time on Captain America?

Ed was recently quoted by MTV as saying:

“There was never any thought on my side that we wouldn’t bring him back, so it’s not like there was ever a fight about it,” said Brubaker. “I only killed him with the intention of bringing him back.”

Ahem.  Did you hear the little capitalist pigs squealing in there?

“I only killed him with the intention of bringing him back.”

SQUEAL!

Let me rewrite what he actually meant:

“I only killed him so I could make a ton of money off the event and I certainly had the intention of bringing him back so I could make even more money off him! Squeal!”

Dude, I’m happy with your success, but learn how to hide your intentions a bit better!

And for all you who will e-mail me saying I’m too cynical, this is a sarcastic blog.

Oh, and here’s the first review of Captain America #600 that I found.

Oh again, make sure to check out his “Angel of Death” series on Crackle.com.  It’s free and all and is pretty crazy.

Labels: Comics, Commentary, Marvel Comics

Posted by Jon at 2:54 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

Oh!  First look at Steve now that he’s reborn!

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Publishers continue to put President Obama in our comic books!  Enough already!

Yep.  That’s our President being portrayed in a comic book with Ash!  A COMIC BOOK WITH ASH!  A comic book titled “Ash Saves Obama!” Has this become ridiculous or what? 

Mark my words, we’ll mock this in the future.

Labels: Comic Blogs, Comics, Commentary

Posted by Jon at 6:45 AM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

SPOILERS!

Well, since you read the title already, I guess I warned you a little too late.  But if you are interested at all in comics then you know this news by now, it’s not a secret.

Our good pal Steve Rogers is back baby!

As the day has gone on and I continue to read more about Captain America #600 and Captain America: Reborn, I actually am getting a little excited.  If you read my earlier post from today, my excitement was tepid at best.  But as I kept thinking about it I came to some conclusions which got me jiving to all of this:

1. This is some big sh*t.  I mean, Captain America is coming back.  Once you get past the big sigh over another resurrection in comic books, you realize, “Yeah, Cap is a big gun in comics….and he’s back!”
2. Steve Rogers is coming back and he’s gonna realize pretty soon after waking up that Bucky has taken over the mantel.  How’s this gonna go over?  Is he going to be honored?  Horrified?  Bucky is running around with the shield and a gun after all, something the Silver Age Cap did not do.  So this will be an interesting interaction to be sure.  There’s a lot of back story here.  The last thing Ca knew, Bucky was the Winter Soldier.  I have to give Brubaker credit on all the webs he’s created.
3. Cap coming back from 6 feet under is not a huge EVENT!  Finally!  And by event, I mean crossover.  Of course it’s an event, but not an EVENT.  No company wide crossover that will muddy the waters or water down other books.  This is the way to do this.  Old school baby, old school!
4. Bryan Hitch is drawing Captain America: Reborn.  Stellar.
5. The time element is going to be all screwed up for ol’ Steve again.  Sure he was frozen in a block of ice for a very long time, but now he’s been dead for a few years and the world has definitely changed in his absence. How will this impact the character even more than before?  At least when he was around for his second stint at life we didn’t have comic book Presidents (yep!)
6. UPDATE 6.16.09: Also, wait until Captain America finds out about the Dark Avengers!  Here’s hoping he comes back grumpy as hell and wants to set things straight.  Would love to see a Osborn vs. Captain America right off the bat.

So from earlier this morning until right now I went from luke warm to rather excited.  In fact, I’m gonna take my son on our first comic book excursion tonight to get an extra copy. He’s two, so it most likely won’t be memorable, but I’ll take pictures of the event…

In my earlier post I thought maybe Quesada was playing coy since he didn’t actually say Steve’s name, but since then he has.  Seems there’s no curve ball heading our way.

Here’s his quote on CBR:

“He's baaaaaaaack. Steve Rogers is back. We told people it was going to be a big deal, at least story-wise, so now let's see how the rest of the world reacts. We've been planning this for quite a long time and [series writer] Ed Brubaker's been holding onto this for a very, very long time. Now all that's left for fans to see is exactly if it really happens, how it happens and what happens from that point on. There are a lot of Winter Soldier/Bucky/Captain America fans out there, so how this all works itself out is going to be fun to read.”

In the same article, Quesada being Quesada, also made this funny, yet truthful, quip regarding handling the press:

“I have infinite amount of respect for actors and directors who do that upon the release of a movie because it is hard work. Actually, let me take that back, working construction is hard work. It’s more like mind-numbing and tedious work.”

How true…

Now, the question remains, how does Steve-O come back?

Personally, I think Brubaker’s been reading some Me Geek, You Geek and is taking some of Bart’s advice:

…insane, but possible, theory that Steve Rogers will be brought back from the dead and it will be explained that he still has some werewolf blood in him from the Cap Wolf days.

That was a classic episode of dearly missed Me Geek, You Geek Talk Show.

Run out and get your copy of #600 and let me know your thoughts. 

P.S. The critical person in me sees that Ed Brubaker sees the writing on the wall.  A Captain America movie with Steve Rogers is in the process of being made.  Trade paperback sales explode upon release of a movie.  What a better time to bring Steve back then right now so there’s 2-3 trades out when the movie releases.  Not saying it’s sleezy….just saying…

Labels: Comics, Marvel Comics, News

Posted by Jon at 4:02 PM | Permalink | Comments | links to this post

I distinctly thought, as I sat in bed last night reading a Wizard magazine, (I need to be done with that magazine….but they keep coming to my house!) that it certainly has been a long time since I have posted on MGYG.

With another venture up and running (www.virtualtourney.com for all you interested.  Hi mom!) I haven’t had a lot of time for anything outside VirtualTourney, my business and my family.

So I sat there thinking, again, how come the desire is gone from posting about comics?  As you all know, it absolutely is not from me not having anything to say as I very rarely shut up.

But I did figure out that I really had nothing to say about comics.  Or rather, there was nothing to say about comics. Everything in the the comic book universe seems so anti-climatic.  So worn out.  So, I don’t know, boring.

And I kid you not, I sat there thinking since I have a week of vacation I will really throw myself at MGYG again.  I kid you not.  I was excited about getting excited about comics again.

Then I read some of my RSS feeds this morning and WHAM! 

Marvel came out and announced the plot behind Captain America: Reborn.  And, while I won’t spoil it for you if you want to be surprised; it’s really not that inspiring.

But know this, the comic is being release early, this Monday, June 15th, breaking it’s original release date of this Wednesday.

Marvel is hoping to get the same publicity as they did for the death of Captain America.  And I don’t blame them.  They are, after all, a business first and foremost.  But I doubt they will garner the same attraction as the death of Cap or, as many are comparing it to, the return of Superman.

Anyway, to the news story if you want to read it, they talk to Quesada who has some quotes.  Now, if you go and read the story, make sure to read his quotes carefully, and see if you think he might be throwing a curve ball as well.  There’s something very specific that he did NOT say.

Now, does this get me excited for comics again?  Maybe a little.  If what Quesada is saying can be taken at it’s face value then it will set up some interesting dynamics between characters if it happens. 

But hey, comics haven’t given us a lot to be excited about in a while so I’m gonna try to check my attitude and walk in to this one excited and hoping for the best.

It’s not like we were disappointed with Civil War, Secret Invasion, Planet Hulk, Final Crisis, Trinity…oh wait…nevermind.

Make sure to check it out though and see if I was right about Quesada possibly throwing a curve ball at us.

What do you think about all of this?  Excited? Bored? Looking for something new to come your way?

Labels: Comics, Marvel Comics

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