Flack uses as her source not the Rubens painting, but its woodcut, thereby drawing visual parallels between heavy outlining and graphic style of both classical printmaking and
modern comic book illustrations.
The most famous
modern comic book writer in the world, Alan Moore, is leading a research and development project to create an app enabling digital comics to be made by anyone.
In the late 1950s and early 1960's the conditions under which
the modern comic book was produced differed for several reasons.
And we haven't just stuck to movies from 2017, we're going all the way back to 2000's X-Men, and giving out what we've dubbed the «
Modern Comic Book Movie Oscars.»
Hulk — Halfway between a regular Ang Lee movie (dysfunctional families, lots of slow drama) and
a modern comic book movie (the Spider - Man and X-Men movies), most people hated this film.
Not exact matches
In this obscure indie film, two little read -
comic books come together in a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the
modern world.
Or using more
modern comparisons fantasy / sci fi, maybe compare creationism / religion to
comic books or something.
Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the
modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent
book, Redeeming Laughter: The
Comic Dimension of Human Experience.
The careful arrangement of the items, with the occasional tongue - in - cheek humor (i.e. Condom Man
comic book), helps the viewer travel chronologically from ancient times through
modern.
Even with the enormous success of Christopher Nolan's Gotham trilogy, the
modern approach to the
comic book blockbuster is for each film to form a mere link in a seemingly infinite chain.
Infinity War is to the decade of MCU storytelling what huge - ass battle finales are to the
modern comic -
book movie.
With the idea of isolationism and the prejudices of the
modern world well in mind, Black Panther is not only an outstanding work in
comic book filmmaking.
Thematically more appealing to a
modern world, this is one
comic book hero whose ideals we should all aspire to.
Inspired by the popular
comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy,
modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
• Most scenes in
modern blockbusters — superhero movies,
comic book stories, FX - driven tentpoles, etc. — feel both perfunctory and dead on arrival.
Save for his two Hellboy movies (among the most irreverent and entertaining
comic book films of the
modern era), his more straightforward genre fare — Mimic, Pacific Rim, the ripe gothic melodrama of Crimson Peak — are pretty anaemic once you get past the beautiful production design.
The two both star in Marvel's hotly anticipated upcoming superhero film — the first of the
modern era of
comic book movies to star an almost all - black cast — and posed together for pictures at the annual ceremony.
Formalist technics can be worked seamlessly into
modern films, like the
comic book qualities of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, or they can be sloppy, like every time a current Top 40 hit makes its way into the soundtrack of a period piece.
Openly trolling the ambitions of other
modern comic -
book movies, the sequel to Deadpool, the surprise hit that cast Ryan Reynolds as the self - destructive and puerile Bugs Bunny figure of the present superhero blockbuster landscape, mostly outdoes its predecessor in terms of style and satirical intent: Now that he's...
In a fierce battle between the two
comic book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with «Wonder Woman», the first big budget
modern day female
comic book adaptation, and now it's Marvel's turn to break new ground with «Black Panther» being arguably the first black superhero (just don't say that to Wesley Snipes).
Dispensing with the back - story ballast and cod - Hegalian posturing that has become de rigueur for the
modern comic -
book opus, Dredd is thrillingly monosyllabic, supplying all necessary context in a 30 - second narration and leaving everything else for the viewer to infer.
Then, next year brings Chris Evans» Cap back for a story ripped from Ed Brubaker's
comic book run about Bucky (Sebastian Stan) recovered, resurrected, brainwashed and augmented into lethal killer Winter Soldier for what is promised as a blend of spy thriller and World War II hero Steve Rogers continuing to find his place in the
modern world.
But other than the mockumentary
Comic Book: The Movie (2004) and, arguably, Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), there haven't been many films that are actually about superhero movies and their place in
modern culture.
Based on the popular Marvel
comic book series, first published in 1941, the film picks up after the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers and finds Steve Rogers living quietly in Washington, D.C., trying to adjust to the
modern world.
We have a hunch that if 2005's «Fantastic Four» were released today, in the context of the
modern backlash against dark
comic book movies, the film might be better - received.
It kicked off in 2008 with Iron Man, which gave birth to one of the most popular franchises in
modern movie history and introduced a new generation of fans to classic
comic book characters.
Now, in the face of Disney's looming $ 60 billion acquisition of Twentieth Century Fox, Brian K. Vaughn, one of the best
comic book writers of the
modern era may be tackling one of Marvel's most alien superheroes.
Openly trolling the ambitions of other
modern comic -
book movies, the sequel to Deadpool, the surprise hit that cast...
In 2003 the
modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a
comic book movie — got experimental with «Hulk.»
Hugh Jackman first played the character of Wolverine back in 2000 in the film that launched the
modern day,
comic book blockbuster - Bryan Singer's X-Men.
A renowned journalist and author who regularly tackles the cultural, social, and political climates of
modern African - Americans, a mainstream
comic book might seem out of the realm for the National Magazine Award winner.
Back in 2005, the trailers for Sin City looked like nothing I'd seen before, a phenomenal page - to - screen adaptation that captured the flavor of Frank Miller's
modern noir
comic book series via the spendthrift imagination of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
Based on the celebrated
comic book arc, this epic action - adventure takes Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to
modern day Japan.
Long gone are the origins of
comic books which served as allegory to
modern social situations, these films are only about violence, hero's repeatedly saving the day and leave the intelligent moviegoer with little substance.
Based on the celebrated
comic book arc, this epic action - adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to
modern day Japan.
One of the great
comic book movies ever made and arguably the best one involving any of the X-Men (although X2: X-Men United deserves to be in the conversation), Hugh Jackman's final go as Wolverine is a surprisingly simple, straight - forward
modern Western about heroism, aging, friendship and family that strikes quite the emotional chord.
I wonder what a He - Man tent - pole film would look like in our current
comic book - obsessed, event picture landscape we call
modern - day Hollywood?
Anchored buy an eerie and atonal theme for Heath Ledger's Joker, which was reportedly recorded in a parking garage, and incorporated the sound of a piano being demolished, Zimmer's score remains the
modern standard for
comic book movie scores.
Joe and Anthony Russo's
modern superhero masterpiece is the film most likely to define the next generation of
comic book movies.
The advent of the
modern big - box retailer, coupled with the decline of local
comic book shops, diminished your chances of
Subtitled The Secret History of
Comic Book Heroes, it advances the theory that
modern - day super-heroes fulfill the function that religion has served throughout history.
If you look at a company like Comixology that powers almost all of the mainstream
comic book apps, it looks amazing on most of the
modern Apple devices.
This landmark app launches with over 500 of Marvel's greatest
comic books, from classic stories to
modern tales, featuring Iron Man, Captain America, Spider - Man, Hulk, Thor and more of the world's most popular Super Heroes.
Brian Michael Bendis is one of the best
comic book writers of the
modern era, maybe even of all - time.
Kind of like the
modern equivalent of hiding a
comic book inside the textbook you're supposed to be studying, someone has hacked and loaded a Sega Genesis emulator onto the Nook Simple Touch ebook reader.
This week, Tim examines the legacy of a seemingly forgotten
comic book creator and looks to the intersections between Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, and that oft - unmentioned herald of the
Modern: Bernie Mireault.
Comic books represent a huge part of our
modern mythology.
[Taking a look at the Japanese fan - based Comiket (
Comic Market) convention and its gigantic cache of video game music - inspired cover albums and even
books, Jeriaska continues his «Sound Current» series for Gamasutra by interviewing many of the intriguing Japanese musicians selling their unofficial tributes to classic and
modern game soundtracks.]
In 2015, the creative leads behind classic Rare titles like Donkey Kong Country and Banjo - Kazooie set up their own studio and started planning a new character - based
comic book adventure, with fresh heroes and
modern visuals, but familiar game design ideas and principles.
Lavier appropriated the designs for his etchings from a
comic book describing Mickey Mouse's adventures in The Museum of
Modern Art, New York.