Get your TiVo prepped, comics crew. We're told that veteran writer Mark Waid, Editor-in-Chief of Boom Studios and author of series such as DC's "Flash" and "Kingdom Come," will be a special guest on tonight's episode of "L.A. Ink."

Mark Waid on 'L.A. Ink'

The synopsis for the episode indicates that Waid will help to "transform the crew at the shop into larger than life comic book characters." A promotional photo for the episode shows one of the series' ink-friendly stars dropping by the Boom office to meet the "comics guru" himself. Read More...

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'Talent'Who in Hollywood has enough talent to be in “Talent”?

According the comic book mini-series’ co-author Christopher Golden, you wouldn’t want someone too beautiful to play the lead part of Nicholas Dane, who absorbs the talents of everyone who dies in a plane crash for which he is the sole survivor. “The thing about ‘Talent’ is, the actor should be an everyman,” Golden said. “And the guy could even be a girl, and it would require no change to the story.”

That means no Christian Bale (“too damn perfect”) and no Megan Fox (“although I’d be happy to be there for the audition”), once casting starts for the Universal picture.

Both those stars are great for box office – and both already have shown an aptitude for genre movies – but Golden thinks you need someone who’s not bad looking, but not unrealistically so. “For me, I like Guy Pearce,” Golden said. “That would be great. Edward Norton. Shia La Beouf would be amazing. I actually think Keanu Reeves would be good. He’s just a guy, even though in the ‘Matrix’ movies he becomes Superman.” Read More...

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'Last Reign'From Ryan Reynolds cracking wise to futuristic knights slashing monsters, “Van Wilder” and “Wild Hogs” director Walt Becker ventures into new territory with “Last Reign: Kings of War” this October through BOOM! Studios.

Kicking off on October 29, the four-issue miniseries, created by Becker and co-written by Michael Allen Nelson, takes place in a bleak, war-torn future where the armored rulers of Earth’s eight kingdoms unite against the orchestrator of the apocalypse for the future of mankind.

“I was searching for a completely new universe, and the idea that feudalism would rise again on Earth after the apocalypse seemed entirely plausible and fresh,” explained Becker. “It allowed me to combine two of my favorite genre -- sci-fi, and stories of the most celebrated warriors on Earth, armored knights.” Read More...

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'The Incredibles'It was inevitable, really -- never just a movie, “The Incredibles,” what with its whole family of supers, belonged in the comic book world from the get go, and now, with Pixar’s deal with Boom Studios, they will be.

Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible), and their kids Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack will continue their adventures in what writer Mark Waid calls “Incredibles 1.5,” a storyline that starts a little after the events of the movie, so that the family has had some time to let it sink in, but the characters are not any older. (And should there be an “Incredibles” sequel, the comic book stories won’t interfere). “This is Pixar’s tip on the Fantastic Four,” Waid said, “so while I get to play with their toys in the toybox, it can’t be so drastic that they can’t have a future.” Read More...

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.
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