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...
No matter which comics faces you may have been following on Twitter this weekend, they were most likely watching the World Series, "V" on SyFy, "Mad Men" or all of the above. Dan Slott and Frank Tieri fell into the first camp, and it seemed like most of the Marvel office was pulling for Alex Rodriguez to earn his salary when he stepped up to the plate. A-Rod's game-winning double was matched in tweets by Yankee's fans only by Johnny Damon's double-base steal.
Meanwhile, the SyFy "V" marathon had Ben Templesmith and Brian Reed's attention. Evidently comic book people like TV shows about alien invasions. Go figure. Check out what they had to say, as well as who was watching "Mad Men," and what Stan Lee had to complain about on Halloween.
It's all after the jump in the Twitter Report for November 2, 2009. Read more...
"Smallville" will be getting a new injection of cast members with Stargirl, Hawkman and Doctor Fate joining the show, and Geoff Johns tweeted a few details last night that viewers will want to know—like whether Hawkman will have wings and how he and Green Arrow will get along.
Elsewhere, dedicated tweeter Andy Diggle slipped Jock a link to the artist's newly released "Losers" poster and Brian Keene pondered a pitch for Batman's pet, Ace the Bat-Hound.
Read on to check out each of those tweets, along with what Matt Fraction thinks Tony Stark should carry with him in case of near death. It's all in the Twitter Report for October 20, 2009. Read more...
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When we spoke to Stan Lee during this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, the conversation naturally turned to his cameos in the Marvel movies. One of the industry's living legends, Lee has proudly appeared in just about every movie featuring Marvel characters that's hit the screen.
While Lee wasn't certain he could talk about the cameo at the time, the news appears to have hit the 'Net this weekend—so we're thrilled to finally be able to show this portion of our interview with Stan "The Man" Lee. Excelsior!
"For some reason, they wanted me to wear suspenders and heavy glasses, and they treated me as though I was Larry King," Lee told MTV News of the character he'll play in "Iron Man 2." "So I finally, for the first time in my life, felt like I was a celebrity." Read more...
Did you leave "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" scratching your head over Stan Lee's absence? Well, he laid out a simple explanation on his Twitter account this weekend that should tell you which Marvel films he will or will not appear in going forward.
Meanwhile, Erik Larsen tweeted at length about the different demands placed on artists in comics versus animation and interjected a critique of "Sin City." Check out all of those posts, as well as Edgar Wright's affection for "X Factor," Dan Slott's father/son bonding moment over "Mad Men," and much more.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 19, 2009. Read more...
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Like all lovers of "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" Ivan Brandon led a procession of tweets regarding the death of Captain Lou Albano this morning. Nevertheless, the mustachioed wrestler and actor will be fondly remembered across the Twittersphere today no matter how events unfold.
Greg Rucka, meanwhile, just wanted to get on a plane yesterday, but was a apparently too excitable for the airline he was flying. Check out what both of those writers had to say, along with wisdom from Stan Lee, a great Halloween costume for the young ones and Avengers cupcakes from the folks at Marvel.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 14, 2009. Read more...
I don't have to tell any of you who read the Twitter Report regularly that Andy Diggle and Jock have been two of the busiest tweeters in the worlds of comics and Hollywood over the last few months. Just look at Jock's tweet that he's starting yet another movie project while wrapping up "Judge Dredd" script visuals. Diggle, meanwhile, pleaded to his followers yesterday to petition DC for a hardcover edition of "The Losers" before the movie hits next year.
Also yesterday, baseball fans and non-baseball fans in our feed were watching the Twins/Tigers game, Joe Quesada and Frank Tieri among them. Check out their colorful commentary along with Mark Waid's micro-review of "Zombieland," Jamie McKelvie's fan moment with Edgar Wright, and Stan Lee's new superhero concept.
It's all in the Twitter Report for October 7, 2009. Read more...
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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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Stan Lee and Twitter belong together like Dazzler and Longshot, and he continues to make use of his newfound Internet podium with great proposals. For instance, he called upon his followers last night to launch a letter-writing campaign to get him into the next Batman movie. That's probably going to take a lot of mail.
Jon Favreau, meanwhile, arrived home safely from his press junket in Bora Bora to resume editing on "Iron Man 2," which Stan didn't need to solicit write-in votes to appear in. You can find out what they had to say below, along with who Geoff Johns introduced to "Guitar Hero," which recently arrested director angers Phil Hester, and the best reason yet that Archaia should solicit a "Dark Crystal" cover from Ben Templesmith next year.
It's all in the Twitter Report for September 29, 2009. Read more...
All-star chance run-ins on Twitter abounded this weekend. The first occurred when Geoff Johns and a handful of other comics notables descended on the premiere party for Adult Swim's "Titan Maximum." Lando Calrissian himself was there, and the "Blackest Night" scribe got a personal introduction. Todd Nauck was also in attendance and tweeted a link to a T-shirt design he did for the new show.
In other face-to-face encounters news, Andy Diggle and Jock concluded their "Losers" set visit (filming has now wrapped, by the way), and their flight home to the U.K. was shared with Simon Pegg. This is extra coincidental, since Diggle tweeted Jock on his flight from the U.K. to see if he was on the same flight as Pegg.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and yes, I am a confessed Twitter stalker, and this is your Twitter Report for September 28, 2009. Read more...
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