Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More G4 will be home to four anime series based on some of Marvel Entertainment’s most successful comic characters in partnership with Madhouse for Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. The four series are: Iron Man, X-Men, Wolverine and Blade. Each series will have 12 half hour episodes and will be …
Read More »Will Eisner’s “Contract With God” Moves To Big Screen
Will Eisner’s graphic novel “A Contract With God” is being adapted into a live-action feature by writer-producer Darren Dean. The story recounts Eisner’s memories of growing up in a New York City tenement. Divided into four parts, four separate directors, Alex Rivera (“Sleep Dealer”), Tze Chun (“Children of Invention”), Barry Jenkins …
Read More »The Avengers Assemble at Comic-Con
Hot on the heels of Joss Whedon’s announcement that he will direct the Avengers, he joined the principal cast onstage on Saturday night at Comic-Con. A cast, which now includes Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk, as well as Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Clark Gregg …
Read More »Wes Craven to Create Original Graphic Novel
Liquid Comics announced a publishing partnership with legendary filmmaker Wes Craven (Scream, The Hills Have Eyes, Nightmare on Elm Street) and producer Arnold Rifkin (Hostage, 16 Blocks, Live Free or Die Hard), wherein Craven will create his first original graphic novel story. “I’m thrilled to be working with Liquid Comics and …
Read More »Warner Bros. Announces Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters an action-adventure title that will be available in conjunction with Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature film Green Lanternscheduled for release Summer 2011. The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS and delivers an …
Read More »EA Expands the Dead Space Universe
Electronic Arts announced two all-new products in the Dead Space franchise; Dead Space Aftermath and Dead Space Salvage. Dead Space Aftermath is an animated feature that explains what happened during the first-responder mission to Aegis VII. Dead Space Salvage is a graphic novel that tells the story of a rogue group of miners who …
Read More »Stan Lee Teams With Archie To Create Stan Lee Comics
A Squared Entertainment (A2), Archie Comics, and Stan Lee, have formed a new 21st century comic book label, Stan Lee Comics. Stan Lee Comics, based on new and original creations from Lee, will be published across both print and digital formats. Alongside the comic books, the franchises will be produced …
Read More »Indira Varma Joins Human Target
The Fox TV show Human Target is adding British actress Indira Varma as a female lead for the second season of the series, according to Entertainment Weekly. Varma has been seen as Niobe in HBO’s Rome, as well as Suzie Costello in BBC’s Torchwood and Booth’s UK counterpart in an …
Read More »Dark Horse Teams With TNT On Falling Skies Prequel
TNT is teaming up with publisher Dark Horse Comics to create a comic book and webcomic prequel to FALLING SKIES, the eagerly anticipated new series starring Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) and produced by DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. The comic book and webcomic are slated to be unveiled at New York …
Read More »Vandor Introduces 55 New Licensed Products
Vandor is introducing 55 new products as part of its 2010 “Where Legends Live” catalog. High quality products for everyday use include stainless steel water bottles, travel mugs and fun-shaped tin totes. In the stationary category, Vandor is offering sticky notes in novel designs, featuring some of the company’s popular …
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