Sentences with phrase «about comics as»

Originally for the Sega Genesis but later ported to most current generation consoles, Comix Zone is the one anomaly on this list, so we'll get that out of the way first: It's not about a specific comic, per se, but instead about comics as they exist and the tropes they embrace.

DB: One of the things I always find interesting about interactive comics, when I was really giving it some thought was the differences... I mean, you talked about comics as being a non-time based medium.

As far as the actual story, I was thinking about comics as a serialized medium with no beginning or end.

As I've been finding blogging hard to get into recently, this should kick - start me back into it by letting me write about comics as well as science.

Not exact matches

As the movie business grows more saturated with stories about costumed vigilantes, studios are trying to find ways to differentiate their own comic book adaptations.

Episode VII may have left some questions as to Luke Skywalker's role in the reshaping of the galaxy, but the man behind the robe, Mark Hamill, left no ambiguity about how he feels about gender roles at Comic Con.

But as comic sales moved increasingly to specialty shops, and advertisers stopped worrying about being associated with unsavoury material, the code's importance faded.

But about this people concern themselves very little in our age which they think has reached the highest attainment, whereas in truth no age has so fallen victim to the comic as this has, and it is incomprehensible that this age has not already by a generatio aequivoca given birth to its hero, the demon who would remorselessly produce the dreadful spectacle of making the whole age laugh and making it forget that it was laughing at itself.

On the one hand the bible says that Jesus said «Love your neighbor as yourself» but on the other hand the theology is all about segregating people after they die into the saved and the damned (as depicted in the comic).

Wright: What's great about Michael Cera in this part is that he has a very great comic persona and amazing sense of timing in this part and as an actor.

My most recent book — Redeeming Laughter, about the comic in human life — takes up directly from where I ended in A Rumor of Angels, referring to humor as one of the signals of transcendence.

Religion and faith were constant themes in the original comics, but even the tone of the series itself served as commentary about joy and hope.

That a major university press would publish a series of graphic novels may come as a surprise to those who think of these works as comic books on steroids, offering plots about superheroes to younger readers.

As a teenager he began to sell his own comics — a graphic novel about two people falling in love in one case, a dreamy series of meditations about philosophy in another.

In the press conference, Gianotti also took questions about a less serious topic: the choice of the «Comic Sans» font for her 2012 Higgs presentation, which prompted much teasing as it seemed incongrous with the solemnity of the discovery.

As the buzz about Deadpool grew, so did Reynolds» fear of disappointing fans: «By the time we were in [postproduction], we'd been to Comic - Con, and people went crazy for it.

Let's be real about this — building a back of comic book proportions can only be achieved through brutally heavy, exhausting workouts, over a long period of time, which is the exact reason why bodybuilders with massive, thick backs, huge traps and three - dimensional rhomboid muscles get instant respect as soon as they walk into a gym.

But I sure as heck remember Tay, who sat behind me in BEPP (otherwise known as hell) and provided comic relief about burritos versus pizza and ever - decreasing marginal utilities.

Also, as proud as you might be about your old Barbie collection or limited addition comic magazines, refrain from sharing this kind of information with millions of other users!

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As it turns out, «'' Amy»» entrepreneur Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) has sold the film rights for his «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» comic book — which is loosely based on Jay and Silent Bob — to Miramax, and the studio greenlit a big - budget production.Before it even begins, though, the pending «'' Bluntman & Chronic»» film provides more than enough fodder for a new wave of hate - mongers who prowl the Internet, namely pimple - faced geeks who slam anything they can type about on a series of movie gossip websites.

Dan Stevens turns in a vibrant comic performance as Charles Dickens in this drama about writerly inspiration that plays like a smarter Shakespeare in Love.

I understand that in order to build a climax, the first 2 or 3 episodes should be viewed and interpreted as an introduction to the serie itself and what its about - not so much a comic book serie!

I will say one thing about TDK and Aquaman: The comic book character is unbearably pitiful and TDK managed to translate that perfectly into a just - as - pitiful game.

A 33 - year - old actor and comic best known for his long - running role as Maurice in the Britcom «The IT Crowd,» Ayoade has an evident gift for the kind of slightly offbeat comedy that's about the differences between a character's self - perception and the way the world sees him.

More often than not, the undeniably talented comic actor's hits (Billy Madison, Big Daddy, The Longest Yard, Click ad nauseum) personify him not only as an arrested adolescent but a perpetually (and psychotically) angry one; the box office success of movies as unpleasant as those reveals things about their fans that I'm not sure I want to know.

As a teen comics fan in the early Eighties, I remember all the talk about a new Batman movie, so I really like the parts about the flick's long development; it's cool to know what was going on behind the scenes while we geeks waited anxiously.

The jokes hit upon every elementary school kid's favourite subjects: comic books, movies about comic books, sex (but only some vague notion of sex — as if viewing a porn video through a scrambled pay - per - view feed or, for today's generation, via a slow - to - buffer WiFi connection).

Trust at times seems about as factually accurate as the «B.C.» comic strip, and Boyle's visual affectations and his over-reliance on split - screens do not always serve the story well.

It is also The Void that creates Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger, the antagonist of Black Panther, cousin to Chadwick Boseman's protagonist King T'Challa and a comic - book villain so transcendent that he is almost out of place in a film about a superhero who dresses as a cat.

As the story goes, DC had originally approved a comic called The Black Bomber, which would have been about a white guy who transforms into a black superhero when stressed.

Marvel's had a busy week with announcements about their universe, especially major changes for The Avengers as Thor is now a woman, Captain America is getting a comic reboot in «The All - New Captain America» where the Falcon takes over as the Captain, and then Iron Man gets back to his darker Tony Stark roots in «Superior Iron Man».

... Another comic book movie reboot is gearing up to go into production this year in Spawn, and creator and director Todd McFarlane has been chatting about how the title character will communicate in the film, as well as speaking about its hard R - rated tone: «It's funny in Hollywood, if you say you want to do an R - rated movie, they go like «Oh like Deadpooland like Logan?»

Merchant's awkwardness as Walter provides some much needed comic relief that isn't Jerry's sardonic bluntness about the whole situation.

It's a mashup of comic styles and periods, and as such, works about 50 % of the time.

Tangents aside, Big Hero 6, directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, is an adaptation of a little known Marvel comic, about a 14 - year - old boy called Hiro (spectacularly mispronounced as «Hero» by seemingly everyone, bar one character in the film), a total robotics prodigy, with genius level intellect, who participates in underground robot fighting.

(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.

Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies... We're in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors.

As I've mentioned here before, I admittedly know nothing about comic books.

In the pre-MCU world of comic - book films, X2: X-Men United was about as good as it got at the time.

Downey Jr shined as Tony Stark for the same reason, and» Ant - Man» is full of jokes for their own sake — like Michael Pena's chatterbox comic sidekick — as well as tongue in cheek nods about how frankly ridiculous an ant - sized superhero is.

And before anyone flips out about Pepper suiting up as just a gimmick (although Iron Man is successful without them), she had her own armor as the hero Rescue in the Marvel comics.

As I've been told again, time after time from anyone and everyone who knows anything about comic books is that the characters actually are really deep with intriguing stories and layers of complexity.

«Toast» enjoys what is likely the best comic performance of veteran British actress Helena Bonham Carter in the role of Joan Potter, a cleaning woman who becomes the second wife of Nigel's dad, played by Ken Stott, and stepmother of nine - year old Slater who morphs suddenly about two - thirds into the film as the older Nigel Slater, played by Freddie Highmore.

As someone who never was wild about the comic series, I didn't expect much from Thor.

As it follows the money, it doesn't seem to give a damn about dramatic (or comic) consistency.

Apparently owing someone a big favor, John Malkovich eventually appears as Sid Newberry, another comic artist who's admired but still raw about losing the rights to one of his most popular creations.

As in the comics, the most intriguing things about Wakanda are its contradictions.

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women: Nice as the «Wonder Woman» movie was, I found this story about the sexually adventurous academics who created the iconic comic book heroine more compelling.