March 2011
3 posts
Don't be a hero!
EW has put together a list of the top 10 superhero projects that didn’t go quite to plan…
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0„20472802,00.html
Happy Birthday Dennis the Menace!
Head on over to the Beano (http://www.beano.com/) to see what surprises await Britain’s favourite rascal, Dennis the Menace, and his sidekick Gnasher.
Rumour is, he’s meeting P.O.T.U.S. soon :)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8377920/Look-out-Mr-President-Dennis-The-Menace-gets-a-60th-birthday-treat-Meeting-President-Obama.htm
February 2011
2 posts
Frankenstein Issue 22 →
Here’s another issue of Frankenstein - this time with a shortened link.
Frankenstein No.21 →
This is an example of a comic link - just replace ‘http’ with ‘cbr’. For cbz comics, you would replace ‘http’ with ‘cbz’. In this example, the comic file has a .rar ending which stands for a RAR archive (that is, a folder of comic image pages, compressed with RAR). We recommend you use standard zip tools to compress a folder of comic image pages...
July 2010
4 posts
American Splendor →
Cleveland comic-book legend Harvey Pekar passes away - forever a superhero…
Wonder Woman gets new outfit →
The Guardian reports on some fashion-tastic comic news:
To celebrate the 600th edition of the Wonder Woman legend, the feminist superhero has been given a makeover. Out go the star-studded big knickers, red corset and saucy boots; in come a pair of modest leggings, a blue jacket and some rather more sensible navy shoes.
June 2010
11 posts
FREE COMICS FRIDAY - BEST OF BRITISH! Part 2
Another Friday and thankfully England are still in the World Cup… Whilst breathing a sigh of relief, why not head over to the Ariel Press website, home to the gritty British crime series Harker? Get a taster for the Harker series with the FREE download of Issue 0. You can download other issues at very reasonable prices from Ariel’s online store.
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FREE COMICS FRIDAY - IMAGE COMICS EXTRAVAGANZA
Dragon says: Hey you! If you haven’t already done so, head over to the Image Comics website - now buddy!
Yup, they have a whole host of excellent comics available to view online for FREE - including Pixelverse’s personal faves - the classic Savage Dragon, Elephantmen and Death Jr.! A great way to get a taste of some truly exceptional titles.
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ComicBookLover on iPad Goes Live!
Great news! ComicBookLover on the iPad is now live and can be downloaded from the Apps Store. This means that ComicBookLover, the premier digital comics software, is now available on Mac OS X, the iPhone and the iPad. So now fans can collect, organise and view their digital comics library - and take it with them when they are on the move!
FREE COMICS FRIDAY - BEST OF BRITISH!
What with the World Cup it’s the perfect excuse to get a wee bit patriotic. Here at Pixelverse we’ve been doing our bit (!) by delving back into the origins of some of 2000AD’s most iconic characters - Nemesis the Warlock, Rogue Trooper, Halo Jones, Slaine, and mean ol’ Judge Dredd himself. With alumni including Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill, Pat Mills, Simon Bisley,...
WatchFrank Darabont discusses preparations for his upcoming Walking Dead TV series based on the Image comic series of the same name.
FREE COMICS FRIDAY - THE LOSERS
THE LOSERS follows a special forces unit who are tasked with waging the war on terror, but get betrayed by their handler. They then band together to take their revenge… The plot of the movie, currently on release in the UK, follows the story arc of the first 6 issues of the DC-Vertigo comic. Issues 1-6 are collectively known as Ante Up and can be read for FREE right HERE.
PIXELVERSE MOVIE NEWS ROUNDUP: Green Lantern,...
Here be slight spoilers… The official synopsis for the upcoming Green Lantern movie has been released online. The film, starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, is due to be released mid-June 2011.
The second trailer for Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is now online.
Guillermo Del Toro has announced that he is departing The Hobbit. There’s speculation that Peter...
May 2010
4 posts
FREE COMICS FRIDAY - Human Target
Welcome to the very first FREE COMICS FRIDAY.
We’ve been enjoying watching the Human Target series (currently airing on the Syfy channel in the UK) starring Mark Valley as hero-for-hire Christopher Chance. So we thought it might be a nice idea to revisit the Vertigo series.
You can download the first issue of Human Target for free HERE. The comic is a PDF so you can use ComicBookLover...
SEEING THE LIGHT →
Image Comics announces the distribution-level sell out of THE LIGHT #1 and #2, written by Nathan Edmondson (OLYMPUS) and illustrated by Brett Weldele (SOUTHLAND TALES, THE SURROGATES). The two sold…
Elephantmen Stampede!
Richard Starkings, creator of ELEPHANTMEN, published by IMAGE comics, is in town for a series of exclusive appearances and signings.
To catch the Elephantman by the ears:
Tuesday, May 25, 1:00 p.m. Travelling Man Manchester Thursday, May 27, 1:00 p.m. Travelling Man Leeds And finishing up at the London MCM Expo May 29-30.
You can read the first issue of Elephantmen in its entirety for...
Guardian article about comic-book film adaptations
Saturday’s Guardian had a small article in the Guide about upcoming comic-book film adaptations including Scott Pilgrim Vs the World and Tamara Drewe, plus a reference to David Fincher adapting Charles Burns’ Black Hole.