Month: November 2013
JEREMY SHADA ADVENTURE TIME SIGNING!
JEREMY SHADA ADVENTURE TIME SIGNING!
FORBIDDEN PLANET LONDON MONDAY 30th DECEMBER 3 – 4pm
Actor Jeremy Shada will be with us for a special ADVENTURE TIME signing featuring the Adventure Time Encyclopaedia on Monday 30th December from 3 – 4pm.
The voice of young adventurer FINN from Cartoon Network’s hugely popular, BAFTA-winning animated series ADVENTURE TIME, Jeremy Shada has been living and working in Los Angeles since the age of five. Past television series include Cartoon Network’s Incredible Crew, Shark, Stacked, The Loup, Good Girls Don’t, Nip/Tuck, Ghost Whisperer, ER, Parenthood, Cold Case and Lost. He’s also worked on Team America, Batman the Brave and the Bold, Chowder, Super Crazies, Penguins of Madagascar, My Neighbours the Yamadas, and Bambi.
Written and compiled by Martin Olson, the voice actor who portrays the Lord of Evil himself, The Adventure Time Encyclopedia matches the playful and thoughtful tone of the series, detailing everything anyone will ever need to know about the land of Ooo and its colorful inhabitants. The Adventure Time Encyclopedia also features spells, fun places to visit in Ooo, how to make friends and how to avoid your enemies. There’s also hand-written marginalia by Finn, Jake and Marceline.
Created in conjunction with Cartoon Network Enterprises, the book also features original illustrations by Renee French, Tony Millionaire, Celeste Moreno, Aisleen Romano, and Mahendra Singh, and was designed by Sean Tejaratchi, with original content from the show’s creator, Pendleton Ward.
About Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a universally appealing boy focused girl inclusive channel driven by its exciting slate of quirky comedy and adventure. The programming line-up explores the relatable themes of humour, friendship, imagination, action and adventure. Cartoon Network targets boys and girls aged 8-12 and aims to champion kids being themselves through its rich mix of entertaining and globally successful content. The programming slate includes leading comedy animations, The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time and Regular Show, classic action adventure shows, Ben 10 Omniverse and DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk and live action favourites, Harry Hill’s TV Burp and Mr Bean.
Cartoon Network launched as a pan-European channel in 1993 and this year celebrates its 20th birthday. The channel now has localised services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa where it is available in 21 languages and in over 114 million homes.
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Professionals Star Lewis Collins Dies In LA
The actor, who played Bodie in the crime drama alongside co-star Martin Shaw as Doyle, died on Wednesday, his agent said.
“He died peacefully at his LA home surrounded by his family. Privacy is asked for at this very sad time.”
The Professionals, which made stars of Collins and Shaw, was based around the adventures of a fictional crime fighting unit called CI5.
Its memorable theme tune and action-packed plots made it a huge hit on ITV in the late 1970s and early 1980s for 57 episodes.
Martin Shaw said: “I was very sad to hear today that Lewis has died.
“We spent a very tough four years together in making The Professionals, and shared in the production of what has become an icon of British television.
“He will be remembered as part of the childhood of so many people, and mourned by his fans. I send my love and condolences to his family, and the great many who will miss him.”
Collins’ other most notable role came in 1982’s Who Dares Wins, when he played a member of the SAS.
He was born on Merseyside and worked as a drummer in local bands and as a hairdresser before getting into acting.
Collins married teacher Michelle Larrett in 1992 and had three sons Oliver, Elliot and Cameron.
Although he still dabbled in acting, he ran a successful computer business in LA, according to his biography on the film website IMDb.
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A Christmas Zine Social
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And Yay, He Stood Upon The Green And Spoketh Of Stuff ‘n’ That…
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Spinnenmann, Spider-Man, The Spider, Spidermann and Die Spinne.
Now, regarding a good comic fan read I think you should look to the right and click on Tales From The Kryptonian. Subzero takes a look at Spider-Man, Die Spinne and Spiderman…or as we knew him -The Spider.
And to make it even easier -this time!
http://talesfromthekryptonian.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/enter-die-erstaunliche-spinne.html
Family Guy kills off major character
Replaces long-running character with Sopranos star.
Brian Griffin was sensationally killed off in last night’s episode of ‘Family Guy’.
The Griffin family’s dog, voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane, was run over by a car in the episode called ‘Life of Brian’.
Show bosses had revealed that a character would be killed off prior to air, but few expected it to be such a pivotal part of the long-running cartoon show.
Brian has featured in every episode of the show since its launch in 1998.
In the episode, baby Stewie was unable to save Brian’s life following the road traffic incident after he took apart his time machine.
But rather than letting viewers grieve for the departed hound, Brian was quickly replaced by a new family dog.
Called Vinny, the new dog was dubbed ‘a pooch with attitude’, and is voiced by actor Tony Sirico, best known for his role as Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gautieri in ‘The Sopranos.
Of the decision, the show’s executive producer Steve Callaghan told E: “This was an idea that got pitched in the writers room and it sort of caught fire, and we thought it could be a fun way to shake things up.
Can I just add -it’s only a cartoon.
On The Economics Of Self Publishing
Return Of The Gods: Twilight Of The Super Heroes was very well received by the few UK reviewers who bothered while, outside the UK, the reviews were amazingly good. In fact, the book was stated to be: “The greatest British super hero graphic novel published to date” (I blush but I’m guessing that most graphic novels involving super heroes are US based -where I got some great fan reviews from!
But it is not just a “super hero” book. It spans an alien invasion of Earth, an aeons old conflict between Lovecraftian Dark Old Gods and later pantheons -with some trapped super heroes stuck in the midst- magic..in fact a whole lot more including the return of one of the UKs first comic characters in a brand new role.
But here’s the cover blurb:
A4 (20.98 wide x 29.69 cms)
Now, you may well say “£15.00 -he must be raking it in!” In fact, no. For each sale it breaks down so:
£15.00
£9.58 -lulu.com/printer
£5.42 -me
Now, I am going to need to sell a LOT of copies to start making any money -remember that this is over 300 pages and a project begun a few years back so it is a lot of work. Despite the great reviews the book has not sold to any degree that I can honestly state it has made any profit at all.
Have I tried shops? Yes. Most comic shops are against stocking a book of this size even if they do have similar allready in store. Most tell me, this includes “independent stores”, that they would not dare order copies as it might anger Diamond Distributor. Those that have been interested have said “no problem but we’ll need 75% cover price discount” which means they want an £11.25 discount and I’ll get £3.75 if a book sales -on top of which I have to pay postage so in fact I end up losing more than the £3.75 (I think it worked out at about £15.00 to send 5 books…you work that out.
Diamond Distributor? Was I working for a publisher? I was the publisher? And then I knew how Cinebook The 9th Art felt as I was told what price Diamond would want copies for…but was then told as a black and white book “it just is not what we are looking for.”
So, you see what I’ve written previously on self publishing as a business is still valid. In fact, to buy copies at my ‘creator discount’ does not help as each copy would cost me £8.22 + postage on top and I’m paying full cover price.
“Did you see if a publisher would pay you and take on the book?” Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Of course I did but reviews count for nothing and there is a certain prejudice toward non-trendy comics, especially if you use the words “super-heroes” at some point.
So if you think you want to get into self publishing think, think, think and sit down for a few days then think again.
Exclusive: Kick Ass 2 DVD Review
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There’s nothing amateur about these superheroes…
*FINAL ARTWORK TBC*
“What it really looks like to Kick Ass”, THE SUN
“Witty, wild and wired”, TOTAL FILM
ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD – BOTH WITH ULTRAVIOLET™ – AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM 9 DECEMBER 2013
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW
Prepare for another round of badass superhero action and dark comedy as KICK-ASS 2 is released on Blu-ray™, Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray™ and DVD – all with UltraViolet™ – plus digital download on Monday 9 December 2013 from Universal Pictures (UK); pre-order your copy from Friday 27September via Amazon.co.uk.
Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Red Mist return for more action-packed encounters and fearless crusading in the follow-up to 2010’s global hit, KICK-ASS. This time round, the amateur superheroes are joined by Jim Carrey (Ace Venture: Pet Detective, The Truman Show) who takes on the role of born-again ex-mobster, Colonel Stars and Stripes, making KICK-ASS 2 one of the must-see blockbusters this year.
Having inspired a new wave of self-made masked crusaders with his insane bravery, Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson; KICK-ASS, Savages) joins forces with his fellow vigilantes in Justice Forever, the patrol league led by Colonel Stars and Stripes. Meanwhile, Hit Girl AKA Mindy (Chloë Grace Moretz; KICK-ASS, Carrie) is struggling to navigate the terrifying world of High School as she attempts to live as a normal teenage girl. But when Red Mist, reborn as The Mother F%&*^r, (Christopher Mintz-Plasse; KICK-ASS, Super Bad) assembles an evil league in his quest to become the world’s first super villain and seek revenge on Kick-Ass and Hit Girl, Mindy is forced to come out of retirement to prevent their total annihilation. As The Mother F%&*^r puts his evil plan into action, it becomes clear that he’s overlooked a crucial flaw in his scheme: if you mess with one member of Justice Forever, you mess with them all.
Don’t miss the next installment of explosive action in KICK-ASS 2,packed with dark humour, badass combat, and adrenaline-fuelled fight scenes, as it is released on Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ and digital download from 9 December.
Pre-order your copy now via Amazon.co.uk on http://amzn.to/14GlmFV
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Blu-ray (RRP £24.99)
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KICK-ASS and KICK-ASS 2 DVD (RRP £22.99)
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Nancy Silberkleit: Comic books can be an academic resource
Nancy Silberkleit believes that a teacher must come equipped with a toolbox that is filled with whatever can embrace the skill of reading. Silberkleit, a teacher who had never read a comic book herself, stepped out of the classroom and into the boardroom when her husband passed, and took on the role of Co-CEO at Archie Comics. Watch as she urges us to harness the power of visual image in comics books to communicate with today’s world.