Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More After its first try stalled in development years ago, Marvel Studios is finally going forward on a feature film based on Iron Fist and has hired the writer of the original Vin Diesel xXx film Rich Wilkes to draft the script, according to Deadline. For those of you not comically …
Read More »Elmer Finds a Roost at SLG
Elmer, the acclaimed graphic novel by Philippine cartoonist Gerry Alanguilan about talking chickens, will finally see print in the United States this November in a new edition released from SLG Publishing. A window into a world where chickens have suddenly acquired the intelligence and consciousness of humans, Elmer tells the …
Read More »Angel Returns To Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics announced that Joss Whedon’s Angel will return to the Dark Horse stable in 2011. Dark Horse’s Angel will bring the beloved characters from Whedon’s longest-running shows under one roof, allowing for new and exciting explorations of the Buffyverse featuring favorites from the casts of both series. “I’ve always regretted …
Read More »Underground Toys Signs Up For Scott Pilgrim
Underground Toys announced today a licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing to create apparel and accessories based on Universal Pictures’ action-comedy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Co-written and directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), the film stars some of Hollywood’s leading young talent …
Read More »January Jones Joins Huge X-Men: First Class Cast
Seems that every day there is news about another actor joining the cast of X-Men: First Class. According to Deadline, five more roles have been filled. January Jones has signed on to play Emma Frost, as well as Zoe Kravitz who will play Angel and Jason Flemyng will be Nightcrawler’s …
Read More »Iron Man Extremis Blasts Into Homes
This Fall, fans can experience the non-stop action and thrilling adventures of IRON MAN in a whole new way! On November 30, 2010, Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation, will debut IRON MAN – EXTREMIS on DVD for the first time. This is the latest release from the enormously successful IRON MAN …
Read More »Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Returns
More Lies! More Vampires! More…Puppets. Pinocchio The little wooden vampire slayer returns in an all new adventure from SLG Publishing. Pinocchio: The Great Puppet Theater features more danger, more deceit, and truckloads more nose-shanked vampire. The much anticipated sequel to critically acclaimed graphic novel Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, follows the little …
Read More »Dynamite Announces Frank Cho Inspired Red Sonja Statue
Dynamite Entertainment is offering an incredible statue based on Frank Cho’s amazing cover for Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes #1! The Frank Cho Red Sonja statue is meticulously sculpted by Joy and Tom Snyder and measures 18″ W x 8″ H x 5″ D. This is truly one of …
Read More »Marvel Unveils Upcoming Avengers Series
Marvel announced three new series bringing new twists to some classic characters. Starting with the Avengers, Marvel announced the extra-sized Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #1 (of 4), based on the all-new animated series premiering this October on Disney XD. Visionary scribe Chris Yost joins forces with rising-star artists Scott Wegener …
Read More »Kick-Ass Debuts at Number One on DVD Charts
Just like its title character, the DVD, Blu-ray and digital download debut of Kick-Ass did not need any superpowers to take down the competition on the weekly charts as it proved dominant across all revenue channels this past week. Released by Lionsgate, Kick-Ass has debuted number one on the DVD …
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