“The Crow” Soars Again?

 

The Crow Special Edition cover courtesy Amazon.

  The Crow will fly again on the big screen. The lawsuit is settled. Relativity has hired a director and writer for a remake based on the classic comic book by James O’Barr.

  F. Javier Gutierrez (After the Fall) will direct and Jessie Wigutow will script according The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.

  The story centers on a murdered musician brought back to life by supernatural forces to avenge the killing of his fiancée and himself. Brandon Lee died in an accident on the set while filming the first movie in 1993. The Alex Proyas directed film became a cult classic. Brandon Lee was excellent in the film and it’s haunting to think about what could have been if not for the freak accident.

  At one point Bradley Cooper was on board but dropped out of the remake. I love the James O’Barr graphic novels. I also recommend the novel The Crow: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite.  

 

Christian Bale Turned to “Batman:Year One” for “The Dark Knight Rises”

The Dark Knight Rises Teaser Poster from thedarkknightrises.com. Courtesy: Warner Brothers Entertainment

  The Dark Knight Rises brings Bane back on the big screen for Christopher Nolan’s final Batman film. Fans speculate that Bane will break the Bat like he did in the famous Knightfall storyline.

  Star Christian Bale apparently used another famous Batman story to prepare for his final film in the cape and cowl. Bale tells the New York Daily News that Batman: Year One by Frank Miller was crucial to understanding the role.

  “Suddenly, I found Batman has so many issues, he’s not a healthy individual, this is somebody that is doing good, but he’s right on the verge of doing bad,” Bale told the Daily News. “He’s got that killer within him that he’s desperately not trying to let off his leash. And that’s what I always return to.”

  Thanks to Comic Book Resources Comic Reel for the story.

Generation Hope: The End

  Following up on the news that Generation Hope is coming to an end. Writer James Asmus reveals new details about the final showdowns among team members today on Marvel.com.

  “Kenji finally makes a stand against Hope, but he won’t be doing it alone,” Asmus teases the events in the final two chapter of the series beginning with issue #16.

  “On top of that, I tried to confront and forward as much as I could—the love triangle between Martha, Kenji and Laurie; Hope’s decisions to control her team; Hope’s ultimate decision about Sebastian Shaw; Gabriel and Pixie’s romantic turmoil and more!”

  “All the characters on Utopia that the team has been interacting with are pulled into the last two issues and I tried to create a claustrophobic, paranoid horror story for issue #16 that boils over into an all-out wrap for the series. It’s certainly not timid.”

Generation Hope #17 courtesy Marvel.com

   The big question is which kids will survive the showdown and be thrown into the AVX conflict.

  “I know where things are headed and let me tell you, Hope is going to be front and center,” the writer says. “People are going to be very surprised by what happens.”

   Asmus has a message for the devoted readers of Generation Hope.

  “I also can’t say enough about the fans of the book. This was my first real experience with a truly engaged pack of dedicated readers. I was nervous about incurring their wrath if I wrecked the book. But the fans were incredibly game and vocally excited for so much of what we’ve been doing—and I can’t fully express how happy that’s made me. I hope they’ve fallen in love with at least one of these new characters in the Marvel Universe, and [that] I’ve reminded them how great and terrible it is to be a teenager again.”

   I was lucky to meet James on his first con – Emerald City Comicon. You should read his stories in the X-Men: Manifest Destiny collection. He has a Nightcrawler story that will make you sigh.

  Takeshi Miyazawa will join Asmus as artist on the final arc of the series.

  For his entire interview click here.

Batman Incorporated Preview

Batman, Incorporated preview art courtesy DC Comics

   DC Comics announced a New 52 “Second Wave” with 6 new titles debuting this May. Batman, Incorporated marks the return of Grant Morrison to concept he created: a worldwide Bat-presence to prepare for a global threats. Batman Editor Mike Marts talked with DC Comics The Source about what fans can expect from the relaunched series. 

  “Grant Morrison’s new Batman Incorporated series is the final, unbelievable act of a saga six years in the making,” said Marts. “Along with his artistic partner-in-crime Chris Burnham, Grant delivers twists, turns, punches and reveals no reader will see coming. Things pick up directly after the shocking cliffhanger of last year’s LEVIATHAN STRIKES one-shot—and only get crazier from there!”

Batman Incorporated preview art courtesy DC Comics

 

 

That one-shot featured the return of fan favorite Stephanie Brown (The Spoiler) but I won’t say anymore to avoid spilling spoilers!

 

Avengers Cologne?

  As I mentioned today in my geek speak segment on The Buzz on Smart Talk 570 KVI – you can smell like an Avenger!

Splash on some Patriot to feel like Captain America, Armor up with Mark IV to unleash your inner Iron Man or maybe your date might like that Hulk scent? Then Smash is the cologne for you!

Pick your scent, pick up your date and see you at Marvel’s The Avengers this May on the big screen!

Thanks to Comics Alliance for posting all the colognes inspired by Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Hellboy Summer Camp?

  I love living in the Northwest! We’re the home to famous and rising comic book creators and publishers. Quirk is the norm. Odd is cool and accepted. This next story is a perfect example.

Art courtesy Mike Mignola

  Dark Horse Comics and Mike Richardson are working with a wilderness training camp to offer a Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense camp for kid age 9-17 this summer!

  The program is designed to teach kids skills used by B.P.R.D. agents. (For non-comic geeks, Hellboy works for the B.P.R.D.)

  Dark Horse Comics is based in Portland, Oregon with plenty of city green spaces for the younger recruits and vast forests near Sandy, Oregon for sleep away camps for the older kids.

Here’s where you sign up at TrackersPDX.com.

Thanks to IO9 for the story.

James Bond Writer’s Oscar Nomination

Courtesy MI6-HQ.COM

  The writer penning the next James Bond adventure is nominated for an Academy Award. John Logan co-wrote Skyfall and has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for Hugo.

  If Logan wins that would mean even more Oscar gold for the cast and crew of 007’s new adventure. Oscar winners Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench are past of the cast. Oscar winning Best Director Sam Mendes is the director of Skyfall. 

 For more on Skyfall visit MI6.

Beast Versus Sabretooth!

Wolverine and the X-Men #8 preview art courtesy Marvel.com and Comics Newsarama

  In a month packed with Avengers Versus X-Men faceoffs I’m excited to see the Beast unleashed! Marvel teased Hank versus Sabretooth in Wolverine and The X-Men #8.

 Beast has been quite comfortable in his creative genius mode building the Jean Grey School and teaching the students. We haven’t seen Hank cut loose in a while. Victor Creed is back from the dead and working for Kade Kilgore of the new Hellfire Club.

  Can Hank unleash his ultimate inner animal against one of Marvel’s most ruthless, sadistic killers?

  For more preview art albums and solicitations here’s the Comics Newsarama link.