July 17, 2009
Some Friday morning linkblogging…
Creator Interviews
Remember that interview with Carmine Infantino last week? The legendary artist was unhappy about how he was portrayed in the article, and has fired back a complaint at the interviewer. The Beat has the whole story.
CBR goes in-depth with Ethan Van Sciver, talking with the artist about everything from Cyberfrog and Impulse to Green Lantern: Rebirth, Blackest Night, and Flash: Rebirth.
The Half Hour Wasted podcast devotes its latest episode to Ethan Van Sciver. Despite the name, it’s actually over two hours long, and the artist talks about topics as varied as his recent trip to South Africa, balancing previews against spoilers (apparently none of the solicited covers for Flash: Rebirth issues 4-6 are the “real” cover — I’m guessing that the cover for #5 is mostly the same image, only with Professor Zoom instead of the Black Flash), redesigning Sinestro, and much, much more.
CBR presents the second monthly Geoff Johns Prime question-and-answer column.
Marc Guggenheim will attempt to re-imagine the campy Battlestar Galactica spin-off Galactica 1980 as a comic book.
Flashing Back
Comics in Crisis has Attack of the Cartoon Heroes part 2, including a Justice League clip.
Castle Vardulon presents: the amazing single-sentence continuity error from Flash v.1 #133.
Comics Should Be Good looks at DC’s June 1965 covers, including Flash v.1 #153, featuring Professor Zoom and the Mightiest Punch of All Time!
Silver Age Comics looks back on Neal Adams’ Brave and the Bold run, including his take on guest stars like the Flash.
More
A nifty series of superhero illustrations, with several nice Flash pieces in part 2.
Blog@Newsarama has an interesting idea: What if the JLA membership were chosen by DC’s sales rankings?
May 15, 2009
Linkblogging for a Friday afternoon…
The Absorbascon examines Abra Kadabra, go-to-guy for crazy, impossible things.
Now Read This! reviews Flash: Emergency Stop.
Death and Rebirth
The Alliterates ponders why dead men (Barry & Hal) tell more tales.
Dan Didio talks death and resurrection in his latest 20 Questions feature.
Where Are They Now?
Mark Waid talks Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer.
Marc Guggenheim (“Full Throttle”) and Michael Green talk about trying to get serialized fiction onto TV…not to mention dealing with religious themes on TV.
May 9, 2009
This is about a different sort of Flash, but it should be cool!
Various sources are reporting that ABC has officially picked up 13 episodes of Flash Forward, based on the Robert J. Sawyer novel of the same name (which I reviewed at Speed Force last December).
The series is about the fallout from an event in which everyone in the world blacks out for 2 minutes and sees a vision of their own future. (In the book it’s 20 years, but in the TV show it’s 6 months…presumably to make it more urgent and so that the show can catch up to it.)
The cast features Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger, John Cho, Jack Davenport, Brian O’Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Christine Woods, Zachary Knighton and Peyton List.
Where else can you see William Shakespeare, Hikaru Sulu, Penelope Widmore and James Norrington together?
Variety points out that with Lost returning in January, ABC may intend Flash Forward to fill the gap in fall, while Lost fans wait for its final season. (ABC has said from the start that they’re hoping Flash Forward will be the show to keep Lost‘s audience coming back after that show wraps.)
There’s actually a Flash connection — or rather, several. David Goyer (who wrote a now-scrapped script for the Flash movie) co-wrote and directed the pilot, and Marc Guggenheim (who wrote Flash: The Fastest Man Alive — “Full Throttle” [edit: fixed title]) will executive produce the series.
(via Robert J. Sawyer. Cross-posted at K-Squared Ramblings)
April 30, 2009
Saturday, May 2 is Free Comic Book Day, and comic stores around the world (okay, mostly in the US) are holding events with guests from the comics industry. I’ve put together a list of all the Flash and Impulse-related appearances I could find:
United States
Arizona
California
- Mark Waid and Marc Guggenheim sign at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka from noon-3pm
- Mark Guggenheim will also appear at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from 4-7pm.
- Todd Nauck (Young Justice) signs at 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga
Florida
- Paul Pelletier signs at Heroes Haven in Tampa
Maryland
- Greg LaRocque signs at Super Villains Comic Shop in Baltimore
New York
Canada
- Ken Lashley (Flash: The Fastest Man Alive) signs at Comic Connection in Hamilton, Ontario
Notes
The FCBD website has a list of more creator signings on Saturday. I may have missed some Flash-related names.
April 25, 2009
Comic Book Resources is launching Geoff Johns Prime, a bimonthly question-and-answer feature. Questions for the first column are open until April 27.
Newsarama interviews Minck Oosterveer, artist on the upcoming miniseries The Unknown with writer Mark Waid.
CBR has a video interview with Marc Guggenheim and a 12-page preview of Resurrection #1, the first ongoing issue of his series at Oni. (See also part 2 of the interview.)
Update: Newsarama also has a two-part interview with Ethan Van Sciver about his design work for Blackest Night.
April 24, 2009
Two signings with former Flash writers named Mark coming up in Southern California over the next two weeks
Mark Waid will be signing at the BOOM! Studios booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (on the UCLA campus) on Saturday, April 25.
Waid will join Marc Guggenheim and others for a signing at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, California on Saturday, May 2 for Free Comic Book Day.
April 6, 2009
Mindless Ones takes an extensive look at the Morrison/Millar Flash run, focusing on the excellent Jay Garrick spotlight issue, Flash v.2 #134.
Flash: Rebirth #1 makes up a large chunk of the Weekly Crisis’ Moments of the Week.
4thLetter! asks, “You know what was hilarious?”
Daryl Tay wonders, New Flash or Old Flash? — contrasting the quick sell-out of Flash: Rebirth #1 with Newsarama’s “Who’s your favorite Flash” poll in which visitors overwhelmingly chose Wally West over Barry Allen.
The Four Color Media Monitor is glad to hear that Bart Allen is back.
Comicbook.com has 10 “Are You JOKING” Moments in Comic Books including the April 2008 return of Barry Allen
The Hero Initiative has announced their schedule for Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 2). Among other events, former Flash writers Mark Waid and Marc Guggenheim will be appearing at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, California from 12:00-3:00.
The first issue of Mark Waid’s Irredeemable sold out in one day, and will get a second printing.
The Weekly Crisis talks about corporate comics, with DC and Marvel as Intellectual Property companies first, and comics companies second.
Once Upon a Geek digs up an old ad for COIE…back when the title was going to be “DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
And totally off-topic, there’s Rorschach Reviews Watchmen.
February 9, 2009
Mark Waid‘s all over the place. CBR has two interviews: First he talks about Irredeemable, then at NYCC he unveils The Unknown, a 4-issue miniseries described as “What if Doc Savage were written by David Lynch?” and adds more details on Irredeemable. There’s also a bit about his Spider-Man arc, “24/7″ with Mike McKone, and Newsarama writes about Irredeemable
Geoff Johns was all over New York Comic-Con, but the biggest announcement was the confirmation that he’ll write Adventure Comics with Francis Manapul on art. (Johns’ role in the book has been suspected since the new series was announced, given that he’s spent the last year and a half re-establishing the pre-Crisis version of the Legion of Super-Heroes in Justice Society of America, Action Comics, and Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds.)
SILive’s article on New york Comic-Con profiles Silver-Age Flash co-creator Carmine Infantino.
IGN interviews Marc Guggenheim about his Green Lantern movie script.
Newsarama interviews Daniel Acuña.
Ethan Van Sciver explains his theory linking US political shifts to the popularity of Werewolves and Zombies vs. Vampires and Aliens in pop culture.
January 31, 2009
Logan Mo Mott continues his Reviews of Flash vol.2, with issues #3 and #4, introducing the Kilg%re.
Comics Worth Reading reviews the All-New Super-Friends Hour.
CBR talks with Marc Guggenheim about “Character Assassination” in Spider-Man
The Comics Journal reprints an angry letter from Carmine Infantino regarding payments for some use of Black Canary. (via The Beat)
Comics in Crisis discusses the Worst-Kept Secret Identities, including Flash Wally West.
Comic Book Kingdom quotes a scene from Middleman in which the two leads discuss comic books, in particular the Flash.
And a bit off-topic, this list of Geek Gods tries to re-imagine the Greek/Roman pantheon with geek icons of today, with Stan Lee as Zeus, Majel Barret Roddenberry as Hera, Wil Wheaton as Hemes, and so forth.
January 18, 2009
Catching up with various Flash writers and an artist.
Mark Waid and BOOM! Studios are working at LA’s Meltdown Comics shop on Wednesdays this month, spinning off from an earlier promotion for the new book Hexed.
Comics Should Be Good is running a Year of Writing stars. Monday’s installment: Tom Peyer, who wrote last year’s six-part Flash arc, “Fast Money”
Marc Guggenheim, writer of the “Full Throttle” arc on Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, tells Newsarama that his Green Lantern movie is still on track, and that there may be hope for Eli Stone. He also talks (along with Steve Wacker) about Spider-Man, and talks to CBR about Super-Zombies, his upcoming mini-series from Dynamite.
The Comic Treadmill writes up Alter Ego #54, focusing on 1970s Flash artist Mike Esposito, and Gold– and Silver-Age Flash writer, Robert Kanigher.
