760 WJR radio in Detroit, Michigan ran an interview with the proprietor of Green Brain Comics in Dearborn who told how Spider-Man went through editorial mandates a year ago that have wrecked sales of the book, and how the Obama short-story in the current issue seems to be an attempt to bolster sales of a crippled item nobody's interested in now (Hat tip: Colossus of Rhodey).
And indeed, that's
It looks like even King Features, which publishes and distributes the newspaper comic strip of Spider-Man, has been forced to delete the marriage.
This shouldn't be too surprising. Marvel owns the copyright, so they can do this. I know that the strip's circulation has dropped considerably in the past decade, and while it's assumed that Stan Lee still writes it, my guess is that he may not
The Geek Beat is taking a late-September vacation to Middle Earth -- but it will be back next month and those of you suffering withdrawels can always check the archives. In the meantime, you can relax with a daily round-up of nerdy news bites. (They taste like coconut!) This is relaxing for me, too -- I get to catch up on my reading, my Halloween shopping, and my yoga. I can stay up all night re-r
Although it's not set in stone, it appears that fans could expect to see Spider-Man 4 in theaters within the next three years. Whether or not director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst remains to be seen.According to IESB, Marvel's vice chairman Peter Cuneo advised the press during a conference call yesterday that the future of Spider-Man 4 is "up to Sony" with the most likely re
Gracias a mi gran amigo César Chirinos, descubrí en Youtube este video. Se trata de la derrota definitiva de Spiderman, a manos del villano más cruel y poderoso de todos los tiempos: una miserable pared verde. Esperemos con ansias, eso sí, el desenlace de esta saga: "Contusión - Parte 2". Y por favor, que alguien lleve a este sujeto a un traumatólogo.
Gracias a mi gran amigo César Chirinos, descubrí en Youtube este video. Se trata de la derrota definitiva de Spiderman, a manos del villano más cruel y poderoso de todos los tiempos: una miserable pared verde. Esperemos con ansias, eso sí, el desenlace de esta saga: "Contusión - Parte 2". Y por favor, que alguien lleve a este sujeto a un traumatólogo.
Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.
–James Thurber
Things I have repeatedly said to my husband:
1. Honey please don’t grab my ass/boobs in public.
2. Honey please don’t grab my ass/boobs while I’m cooking.
3. Honey please don’t grab my ass/boobs while I’m gardening.
4. Honey please don’t grab my [...]
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Tobey Maguire and wife Jennifer Meyer have a casual dinner at Madeo in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
When leaving the restaurant, the Spiderman star became enraged with the paparazzi when they kept flashing photos in his face.
Tobey, 33, can be seen next in Brothers, where a young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children [...]
Item:This one's cute. A foam sporting event type Spider-Man hand used by one of the many extras in the parade scene in "Spider-Man 3"(2007). This would be a great gift for any Spider-Man fans, if there are any left after watching that movie.Auction ends:Jun-25-08 11:29:24 PDTAuction link:Foam Spider-Man Hand
That’s the big question. Will ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ do an ‘Iron Man’ or ‘Prince Caspian’ weekend. The last one, ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,’ had much lower opening than what initial tracking indicated. ‘Iron Man’ however, surprised the industry by breaking $100 million in the US during t
The inside front-cover is a one-page black-and-white strip entitled the SECRETS of SPIDER-MAN'S COSTUME!The first strip is part 1 of In the Hands of the Hunter! by Jean Thomas with art by Winslow Mortimer, Don Heck and Mike Esposito.Spidey has to take a break from filming The Electric Company to go home and get some more web-fluid. Unfortunately, there he's attacked and captured by Kraven the Hun
Published in 1974, this tie-in to Spidey's appearances in the kids' TV show The Electirc Company is very much an introduction to Spider-Man for new readers.The inside front-cover has a mute monochrome one-page strip entitled the WONDERFUL WORLD of WEBBING......OR, HOW SPIDEY SLINGS AND SWINGS! It's all about, nah I'll tell you later.The main colour strip is Spider-Man is Born! by Jean Thomas and
Here's some new movie posters, the first being for my much-obsessed-over The Dark Knight (courtesy of Batman-On-Film):
The second one is from another comic book movie, Punisher: War Zone (courtesy of UGO):
On a side-note, it appears as though a script for Spiderman 4 has been submitted to Sony/Columbia with the fact that the script allows for Spiderman 5 to be shot simultaneously. The draft
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The comic book world was rocked in the past couple of weeks when Marvel dissolved the Spiderman Peter Parker-Mary Jane marriage.
Titled “One More Day”, comic #545 sees Spiderman deal with a devil like villian Mephisto to save Aunt May (who was in a coma). In the deal, Mephisto wipes Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s [...]
Item:In anticipation of the "Spider-Man 3"(2007) DVD release this week, Hollywood Vault is auctioning off several of the wardrobe and prop items used in the movie. Pictured here is part of a black Spider-Man mask worn in the film.Auction ends:Nov-04-07 16:36:24 PST Auction link:Black Spider-Man MaskCatalog:Spider-Man 3 by Hollywoodvault
Tobey Maguire may slip out of his sexy Spidey suit and into a robot costume for his next film. It’s been rumored that he may star in the 80’s classic cult favorite “Robotech“ (which Warner Brothers Pictures recently picked up the rights to and plans a franchise for). Robotech is an epic where people [...]
A little over 431MB, the Spider-Man: Friend or Foe demo has hit Marketplace.
Gamers can play as Spider-Man and villains-turned-allies Green Goblin or Venom in the Tokyo Rooftops level, as well as a boss battle with Doc Ock in the Tokyo Secret Labs level. Players will be rewarded with an unlockable sidekick cheat code for the game. What’s more, the game will offer Xbox Live fans 1000 achievement points, via 12 in-game achievements. Spidey fanatics can visit the newly posted game page on Xbox Live to find out what the achievements will be.
The New York Post has an interview with Randy Schueller, a Chicago comics fan who was the author behind the scenes for Spider-Man's black costume 25 years ago:Back in 1982, Schueller was a 22-year-old comic-book fan living in Chicago. Marvel, the publisher of "Spider-Man," asked readers to send in ideas for the hero, and Schueller jumped at the chance. He spent two weeks crafting a story in which Spidey dons a new costume.A black costume. Like in a certain movie currently in theaters."It occurred to me that Spider-Man is this character that creeps around in the shadows looking for bad guys, so why is he wearing this bright red and blue costume?" Schueller says."It seemed like he should have more of a stealth mode."He mailed the pitch to Marvel, and a few months later, he got a letter from then-Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter telling Schueller he liked his idea and wanted to buy it for $220. Shooter also offered to let the novice write the story.As far as I know, Schueller didn't actually
The critics gave Spider-Man 3 lukewarm reviews, but that didn’t stop audiences worldwide from going in droves to see the webbed wonder over the past weekend.Spider-Man 3 shattered box office records in every category, starting with a $59 million opening in North America on Friday that set the single day take for any movie in history. Spider-Man 3 also had the biggest domestic opening weekend of all-time, raking in an impressive $148 million. Both the single day and weekend records had previously been held by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.Spider-Man 3 also has pulled in a whopping $227 million overseas, meaning the film already has made $375 million worldwide. It also managed to shatter records for its various IMAX showings around the country, making $4.8 million at 84 sites – breaking the previous record of $3.6 million that was obtained earlier this year by the release of 300.Spidey should have no trouble swinging into the number one spot again next weekend, as the
As expected, Spider-Man 3 smashed multiple box-office records this weekend.
Three-day opening (domestic): $148 million
UPDATED 5/7/07: $151 million
Previously held by last summer’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, with $135.6 million.
Three-day opening (foreign): $227 million
UPDATED 5/7/07: $351 million
Previously held by 2005’s The Da Vinci Code, with $155,000.
Worldwide weekend opening: $375 million
UPDATED 5/7/07: $382 million
Biggest opening day (domestic): $59.3 million
Also previously held by Dead Man’s Chest, with $55.8 million.
Biggest IMAX opening (domestic): $4.8 million
Previously set by 300 in March, with $3.6 million.
Hello, chums. Again, Ted - the author of this drivel - reporting for duty at a second home for the weekend.We started our Spider Man series below with a look at some athletes who should be nailing Kirsten Dunst. Here's Part II: The Best Climbers.Michael JordanIf all you gave us to exist for the rest of our life was a clip reel of Michael Jordan dunks from games called by Marv Albert and a never-ending supply of Harpoon IPA, we think that might be as close to heaven as one can find on this Earth.Kenny WalkerIt's not just the flat top - although he gets extra points for that. It's the air. This guy legitimately probably got higher than Michael Vick in a pre-security-checkpoint airport bathroom, and with half the effort. He had a couple of throwdowns with style and panache, and his overall climber score has to be helped by the fact that he really isn't relevant for any other reason - unlike Jordan, who, ya know, has that whole "best ever" thing going on.Dominique WilkinsTrue story: on
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Spider-Man 3" cast a worldwide web with a blockbuster first day, hauling in $29.15 million in 16 overseas markets and beating the debuts of the previous two "Spider-Man" flicks in each locale.The film had the best opening day ever Tuesday in some countries, including France, Italy, South Korea and Hong Kong, distributor Sony Pictures said."Spider-Man 3" opens over the next couple of days in dozens of other countries, including the United States on Friday."`Spider-Man' is a worldwide franchise, and the thing we're most excited about is that in two pretty completely separate parts of the world we've gotten off to a great start," Jeff Blake, Sony vice chairman, said Wednesday. "We certainly hope for the same in North America."Domestically, 2002's "Spider-Man" opened with $114.8 million in its first weekend, a record debut that stood until "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" shattered it last year with a $135.6 million weekend."Spider-Man 2" opened on a We
The actor to play Flint Marko (the name originally given until it was revealed his real name was William Baker) is Thomas Haden Church. He looks much younger than the Sandman of the comics though.
