Mar. 20 - The BBC science fiction TV show Torchwood is generating a lot of discussion around its pioneering alternate reality game.
The spinoff from the hit Dr. Who series is engaging with Torchwood fans through an intricate and mysterious set of websites where fans are encouraged to interact with characters from the show to help solve weekly missions. Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan visits Cardiff to talk to the people behind the show and the game to learn whether this multi-platform entertainment experience seems like a realistic model for the future of converged media.
You could argue that the sewer-trolling, wall-shimmying, supernaturally powered protagonist of China Mieville’s King Rat is not really a superhero. He doesn’t wear a crazy costume, he doesn’t really fight crime, and since he counts garbage-eating as one of his powers, maybe there’s good reason to distance him from the likes of Superman and Spider-Man. [...]
“The Fourth Kind” begins with its lead actress, Milla Jovovich, insisting that “real” footage was used wherever possible throughout the film, including audio and film recordings. This is followed by the “real” footage of the film’s director interviewing a strikingly alien-looking “real” Dr. Abigail Tyler. This creepy woman starts to ramble on, giving clues [...]
“Anyone with half a brain who had a love for Diana will hate it”: That’s Margaret Funnell, co-founder of the Diana Circle UK, lashing out against Bluewater Productions’ Female Force biographical comic book about Princess Diana. From the looks of the samples shown, and the looks of the other Female Force bio-comics, Funnell seems right [...]
The Rumpus has a fantastic interview up with Eddie Campbell, first talking about the collection of his Alec stories, “The Years Have Pants,” but ultimately going through his career, the state of making comics, his fan reactions, etc.
Here’s a great highlight:
Campbell: No, the reason I got out of it was because it was becoming more—the [...]
BOOM! Studios has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale November 18, including the landmark "Walt Disney's Comics" #700, "Farscape's" ongoing debut, and more!
Who is this monkey? Why is he two-fisting handguns? Who's his tailor? Information is sparse about the Frank Cho illustration, ROBOT 6 has all the details that are currently available about Marvel's new simian character.
Marvel E-I-C Joe Quesada returns to his weekly column to answer reader questions about everything from the future of online comics to the fate of books like "Iron Fist" and "X-Men: Origins," and much more.
Marvel E-I-C Joe Quesada returns to his weekly column to answer reader questions about everything from the future of online comics to the fate of books like "Iron Fist" and "X-Men: Origins," and much more.
"Lost" co-creator and "Ultimate Comics: Wolverine Vs. Hulk" writer Damon Lindelof spent an afternoon at L.A.'s Golden Apple Comics for a combination signing and CBR TV Q&A session about comics, Hollywood, and more.
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