Someone appears to have finally told Stan Lee that Anthony Hopkins will play Odin in "Thor," and he had a thing or two to tweet about it, including what he would like to do in the film when it comes out in 2011. Also on the Marvel movie front, "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau expressed dismay over the effect "World of Warcraft" could have on his editing process.
Elsewhere, Bryan Lee O'Malley shared a look at the new Danish-translated "Scott Pilgrim" volume he received, as well as some on-the-fly Google interpretation of Danish. You can find all those tweets after the jump along with Dan Slott on "Micronauts," Jim Lee on the passing of Halloween and a rad custom Mockingbird action figure.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for November 6, 2009. Read more...
Simon Pegg tweeted an impassioned appreciation for "V for Vendetta" today in honor of Guy Fawkes Day, proving that he has not forgotten the 5th November. Also not forgetting were Jill Thompson, Neil Kleid and a few other I couldn't fit in.
Jon Favreau, it seems, didn't have time to commemorate anything last night, as he was hard at work editing "Iron Man 2." If he was following Joe Quesada or Matt Fraction, however, he probably kept up on the game's details just fine. Scope out all of those posts below, along with a new Jim Lee page and Geoff Johns' mystery project that he wants to work with Greg Rucka on.
It's all in the Twitter Report for November 5, 2009. Read more...
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Check Jimmy Palmiotti off your list of comics creators still looking for a Halloween costume. According his tweets, he's got his Comedian outfit from "Watchmen" all taken care of—even if he's still working on growing out his mustache.
Meanwhile, Jim Lee sketched a costume last night that you won't see him draw too often, and he posted an image in his feed. There are a few other Twitter pics you should check out as well today, as the webcomics crew from Transmission X seems to have set up an exhibit in Portugal featuring some mighty fine decorations. Unfortunately, there are no pics to accompany Rob Liefeld's announcement that he'll be getting "Lakers stuff" shaved into his head to kick off the new NBA season.
Plenty more awaits you after the jump in the Twitter Report for October 28, 2009. Read more...
If you're looking for any pointers on "Scott Pilgrim" character costumes for Halloween this year, Bryan Lee O'Malley spotted a couple of prime Ramona Flowers and Kim Pine examples on Flickr. They're mighty impressive. Also on the costume front, Geoff Johns continued his "Smallville" updates with a vote of confidence in Doctor Fate's look for the show, which he calls "beyond accurate."
In off-set Twitter commentary of the last 24 hours, Scott Kurtz took notice of John Cassaday's directorial gig on "Dollhouse," which he expressed some bittersweet anticipation for. Check out what they had to say, along with Chris Ryall on 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, and a free 44-page He-Man-inspired comic by Tim Seeley.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for October 27, 2009. Read more...
Usually, I don't stretch the Twitter Report back past the 24-hour mark, but last week's shot of C.B. Cebulski with Paris Hilton from the Marvel/CBLDF bowling fundraiser produced an unprecedented industry crossover. (Paris Hilton, of course, being her own industry.) It didn't quite make Twitter in time for last Friday's installment, but it's worth the wait, believe me.
Meanwhile, down in Baltimore, Erik Larsen praised this year's Baltimore Comic-Con for sticking to comics and not having any media guests in attendance. Jason Aaron, who was also in attendance, seemed to enjoy himself, and tweeted a celeb encounter after the show with former NBA star Manute Bol. Check out what they had to say below along with a custom action figure by "Hack/Slash" creator Tim Seeley and Dan Slott's "Rock Band" wishlist.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 12, 2009. Read more...
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NASA's controlled "bombing" of the moon had comics creators talking on Twitter today. It turns out a lot of them are interested in that kind of stuff, with Paul Pope, Matt Fraction and many others weighing in on the planned moon crash earlier today.
And while we're on the subject of projects that took a great deal of planning, check out the TwitPic Jim Lee posted of artwork he and the WildStorm team put together for departing DC Comics head Paul Levitz. There's a lot of love in that picture. But before you see that, click on down to read a few reaction to U.S. President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize that was announced this morning, as well as Stan Lee's lunch game plan and pictures from Marvel's bowling fundraiser last night.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 9, 2009. Read more...
You may or may not have been keeping up with the giant robots that have been built outside in Japan this year, but Joe Quesada has been, and he has his own idea for what the U.S. should do to compete.
And speaking of competition, Brett Favre's grudge match against the Green Bay Packers brought out the football fan in much of the Twittersphere last night—as well as some lively commentary from Jason Aaron and B. Clay Moore. It's all in my retweet mix list below, along with Stan Lee on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Jim Lee with some "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" artwork and "Halo" art from Todd McFarlane.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is your Twitter Report for October 6, 2009. Read more...
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Three of the biggest comic book movies in Hollywood right now have prompted chatter on Twitter over the last 24 hours. Top Shelf publishers Chris Staros and Brett Warnock both attended the "Surrogates" premiere last night and snapped a few shots from the red carpet.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" will be at the end of the red carpet soon enough, but first, Edgar Wright will have to finish editing the film. And thanks to Twitter, Bryan Lee O'Malley can gently inquire as the project approaches its finish line.
"The Losers" will be there too, and Andy Diggle posted an update regarding Zoe Saldana's hospitality and the Jock artwork used for an on-set chair. Check out all of that and more below in the Twitter Report for September 25, 2009. Read more...
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Ever wonder what comic book creators feed their kids in the morning? Well, at least one writer out there has discovered waffles with Star Trek characters on them. I can't imagine there's any better way to casually encourage sci-fi conversations with the family at the breakfast table. The Twitter Report kicks off today with that pic from Duane Swierczynski and some Jim Lee Batman artwork that is magnificent.
Right after that, there's a piece of trivia that came to light on Twitter in the last 24 hours -- apparently "Amazing Spider-Man" writer Dan Slott was high school chums with one of my favorite webcomics creators, Bill Barnes of the library strip "Unshelved." Click on down to check those out, along with tweets from Paul Pope, Evan Dorkin and Tony Moore. It's all in the Twitter Report for September 18, 2009. Read more...
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Now that "Kick-Ass" has an April 16 release date, comic book fans aren't the only ones starting to get excited. Cast members Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloe Moretz have been giggling about it over tweets.
"The Losers," which will be out a week before, also showed up today in an exchange between comic book writer Andy Diggle and actor Idris Alba.
And that's not all. I threw in some eye candy for you from Jim Lee, who's getting married. The Twitter Report wishes him many happy years and can't wait to see his finished Neil Gaiman poem illustration.
Check it all out below in the Twitter Report for September 2, 2009. Read more...
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