Thursday, July 31, 2008
Hulk vs. Thor trailer
Initially, I am not as impressed by this as I was the Hulk vs. Wolverine trailer, but I am hoping for a major, major fight that will rival the Superman/Captain Marvel fight in "JLU".
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Press Release: CryptoZooey
Got this in our inbox and thought I would share. I had a look at a 7 page preview and it looked like a lot of fun. Looking forward to reading the full issue, which was also sent to us as a PDF review copy. Stay tuned to a future Comics Playground episode for a review.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Sarah Troop
July 18, 2008
"A girl. A quest. And the monsters that help her."
So begins CryptoZooey #1, the new all-ages comic book from Steve Troop, creator of the long-running Melonpool.
Troop had intended to return to webcomics earlier this year with an entirely different comic strip about a kid who believes his father is a super hero–simply because his father keeps telling him that he is one. That project was scrapped, however, when Troop's sketchbooks filled up with drawings of the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and other creatures, in lieu of a father masquerading as a caped vigilante.
The death of zoologist Steve ("The Crocodile Hunter") Irwin in 2006 contributed to the change. Irwin died after a stingray attack in 2006, leaving his daughter Bindi to take over his hosting responsibilities. Around this same time, The Waterhorse--a movie about the Loch Ness Monster–-came out in theaters.
"I wondered what would have happened if Steve Irwin had been a cryptozoologist (a monster hunter) instead of a zoologist," explains Troop. "Maybe Bindi would have hosted a show about hunting monsters instead of animals. Once I started thinking along these lines, CryptoZooey practically wrote itself!"
CryptoZooey is a new comic book about a little girl who not only learns that her parents are the greatest monster hunters in the world–but that the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and other monsters are real! When her parents disappear, it's up to Zooey and her monster friends to find them.
Steve Troop's SciFi-comedy, Melonpool, premiered on the web in 1996 as one of the internet's first webcomic series. Melonpool has spawned five books and accolades from Ray Bradbury (legendary scifi author of Farenheit 451), Greg Evans (creator of Luann), Mike Kunkel (creator of Hero Bear And The Kid) and Paul Feig (creator of Freaks And Geeks).
During his two year hiatus from cartooning Troop created short films, or "Quickcasts," with puppets he designed, built and performed based on his Melonpool characters for Kevin Smith's Quickstop Entertainment. This quickly led to an apprenticeship with Puppetown Productions, home of the designers, builders and puppeteers behind Crank Yankers, Saul Of The Mole Men and musician Beck's 2006-2007 tour.
Each 24 page full-color comic of CryptoZooey will be released four times a year and retail for $5.00 US. As a bonus, each issue will feature the real legends and actual science behind cryptozoology. A black and white 12-page companion volume, Finding CryptoZooey, featuring sketches and behind-the scenes info on the creation of this exciting new series is also available.
Both books can be purchased through the CryptoZooey Store at www.cryptozooey.com/store.html
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
BOOM! Studios gets Muppets,Pixar
Seeing as how I am too excited about this news, I will just add a few links detailing this awesome new deal...http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17355
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080723-pixar-boom-morrisey.html
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080724-disney-pixar-boom.html
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Comics Playground 14: One Savant, Two Idiots
In this epic contest of strength and skill, James Harris of the Comic Book Savant and Pop Media Savant podcasts joins us as we talk about June movie releases "Kung Fu Panda", "Incredible Hulk", and "Wall-E". In round two, James shares some Independent Reading and the guys kick it old school with a couple of Wayback Reviews. In the final round, we take on the Champion with some Hulk-Fu as we cover our Required Reading: Marvel Adventures Hulk #12. Let’s get ready to ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-mble!
Required Reading time stamp: 58:35 - 1:08:17
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Comics Playground Episode 13: Heroes (Con) Return
The guys are back from Charlotte and share their experiences and a couple of Independent Reading reviews of things they picked up along the way. The episode ends on a high note with a nearly-forgotten Wayback Review that includes the harshest review to date! All this and some talk about giving away comics instead of candy this Halloween.
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