Archive for the 'going mainstream' Category

Scott Pilgrim Strip on the Internets

Look! There it is!

I don't know that it's the best example of the book, so if you haven't read it, skip the one on the web and go out to buy Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life instead. It's awesomeness bookified.

Preacher to HBO

I guess I have to sign up for HBO

HBO Has Faith In Preacher

"HBO is developing a one-hour series based on the popular 1990s Vertigo comic series Preacher, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mark Steven Johnson, who directed the comic-book adaptations Daredevil and the upcoming Ghost Rider for the big screen, is writing the pilot. Howard Deutch (The Whole Ten Yards) is set to direct. Johnson and Deutch will executive produce along with Michael De Luca, George Agusto, Chris Bender and J.C. Spink. "

A real comics "crossover"

I went to an art show yesterday. I saw a Michael Whelan painting for sale, which was something of a surprise.

Also a surprise was when I got home and cracked open one of the freebie magazines that they hand out: