Variants Assemble! The Coolest of the Week (12/24/13)
Good lord, the Avengers dominate this week …
“I Hate Christmas” by Ren Hoek
Ren doesn’t like cards that rhyme, and he hates Christmas Time!
Bob Camp Recalls How Frosty and Friends Were Trashed
One night at dinner after a convention, Ren and Stimpy co-creator Bob Camp told me a horrifying story about the fate of many of the beloved characters used in the Rankin/Bass shows, including Frosty The Snowman.
HOT PICKS: On Sale This Week (12/24/13)
A special, early, abbreviated HOT PICKS, what with the holiday and all. Don’t forget, comics come out TUESDAY this week!
GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Batgirl Rocks a Neal Adams Cover
A little “Then and Now” for this week’s Gotham Tribune column:
COOL EVENT ALERT: Comics on Christmas!
If you can’t go a Wednesday without visiting a comics shop … and happen to live in the NYC area, hit up our buddy Menachem at his shop. He’s OPEN on Christmas!
SUPER-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Christmas in February, by Ed Catto
Comics maven Ed Catto thinks back to when Christmas came a second time …
MIGHTY Q&A: Ben McCool, by Clay N. Ferno
British comic creator Ben McCool has a string of indie Image Comics books you’d be familiar with from the racks (Pigs, Choker, Memoir) as well as more mainstream titles such as Justice League Unlimited. He also has the honor of being the only comic creator who lives in New York that I’ve done any barhopping with, including a stop at Fenway Park’s Bleacher Bar.
HEY KIDS, COMICS! “1976: A Christmas Odyssey”
We wrap our serialization of Rob Kelly’s “Hey Kids, Comics!” with a story of how three wise men — Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke and Jack Kirby — helped make a young Neal Patterson’s Christmas special.
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Trailer!!!
You thought Apes Week was over? No! “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” trailer!
Harlan Ellison Calls BULL on Disney’s “Mr. Banks”
After an evening of viewing Mr Banks at the home of an unnamed member of the Hollywood elite, with a room full of industry hotshots, many associated with the film, legendary writer Harlan Ellison can contain himself no more. He begins by mentioning the brilliant performances and thanks his host for the wonderful night, but then tells it like only Harlan Ellison can. He calls Disney’s film manipulative. Ellison says “The movie is bullshit from one end to the other!” Watch the video…
Darabont Sues AMC Over ‘Walking Dead’
Julia Marsh at the New York Post reports: The real monster of the hit zombie-apocalypse series “The Walking Dead” is AMC, the series’ creator and former showrunner claims in a lawsuit accusing the network of stiffing him on tens of millions in profits.