Sentences with phrase «by older comics»

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I make them in the oven too and my son calls them Defeated Potatoes because I flatten them with the potato masher before they go in and they look like they've been stomped on by a dinosaur or some other large creature only an 11 - year - old boy who aspires to be a comic book artist could dream up.

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Barely a week goes by without news of yet another old comic book superhero being dusted off, rejigged, recast and set for another outing in a shiny new form.

Miller sticks to his wheelhouse by giving everything a bold «Sin City,» old - style comic book look, with lots of blacks, whites, and reds.

Of course, the reason for this is that Logan appears to be loosely based on the classic comic storyline Wolverine: Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven.

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.

by Walter Chaw The same between American Splendor and Ghost World is that both have middle - aged outcasts as protagonists who each collect old blues 78's, that both were adapted from comic books, and that there's a bus stop in Cleveland.

Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, as old college hook - ups trying to preserve their rekindled friendship by staying out of the sack, invest familiar material with the full force of their comic charm.

It joined a handful of other curiosities I was glad to catch at all: Peter Bogdanovich's labored sex farce She's Funny That Way, Saverio Costanzo's jaw - dropping vegan - momma horror story Hungry Hearts, David Gordon Green's messy Manglehorn and its confirmation of Al Pacino's embrace of grumpy old manhood, and (prior to its HBO airing) the two - part serving of Olive Kitteridge, a darkly comic, stingingly apt anatomy of depression across decades of marriage, as portrayed by Frances McDormand (Olive) and Richard Jenkins (long - suffering dear Henry).

«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.

«Women in Refrigerators,» as it was coined by comic book writer Gail Simone, is a concept that is almost 20 years old as of this point and is one of the more common feminist terms known in the comic world.

This isn't the older, experienced T'Challa of the comics nor the supercool warrior of «Civil War» — this is a young king, Hamlet-esque, inexperienced and perhaps more intimidated by the job than he can really let on.

GHOST WORLD (Grade: B +): Thora Birch won the best actress honors at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival for her performance as a passively rebellious 17 - year - old in this funny, sad and tragic teen angst drama / comedy directed by Terry Zwigoff («Crumb») and based on a serialized comic book by Daniel Clowes.

It shows the influence of Cassavetes in its comic dramatization of the trials of male bonding and the struggle for emotional integrity, but where Cassavetes captures the tooth - and - nail wildness of first - generation Americans clawing their way into the middle class, Anderson's film recalls an older, more disciplined, although no less self - excoriating, tradition — the WASP modernism exemplified by Ernest Hemingway and Howard Hawks.

And seeing as she was continually upstaged by Bill Hader's Bruce Dern impression in the enjoyable Trainwreck, she is destined to be out - acted by Hawn here; one would barely know that this is the older actor's first movie in 15 years, as she slips into the sparkly cat T - shirt of the prototypical voicemail - leaving, Facebook - commenting lonely mom as effortlessly as she did into any of her comic roles.

Anthony Russo responded by stating that he and his brother had always been bigger fans of Marvel Comics and even admitted that his brother Joe still has a bunch of the old comic books stored away in a closet.

The 59 - year - old actress has joined the cast of Ant - Man And The Wasp it was revealed by Marvel during their San Diego Comic - Con panel on Saturday.

If you are looking for an older, more classic version of Wonder Woman, then this is the place to start, considering this reboot by Pérez planted a lot of the seeds for what and who Wonder Woman became in comics today.

Indeed, the fact that new Peter Parker is played by a 19 - year - old actor, thus putting him a little bit closer to Parker's age in the original 1962 comic, added to the dynamics of both the scenes and, per the screenwriters, the film overall.

After sex («The 40 Year Old Virgin») and pregnancy («Knocked Up»), the new crowned kings of comedy — the broad, improvisatory ensemble of comics and filmmakers headed by Judd Apatow — turn to adolescence.

This time Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt again, but is joined by two new team members, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner, along with our old comic relief pal Simon Pegg.

Between such comic book - balloon lines as «Revenge is mine,» «You picked the wrong planet» and that old standby, «This isn't over,» the mecha - aliens stop to explain that a) alien Autobots visited Earth a few thousand years before; b) a rogue Autobot known as The Fallen tried to destroy the Earth and was foiled by his robot buddies; and c) now he wants to destroy the Earth out of revenge for... not being allowed to destroy the Earth the first time.

The film is inspired by Mark Millar's Old Man Logan comic, and sees Hugh Jackman reprise his career - making role as Logan a.k.a Wolverine one last time.

From what I remember of my now 6 month - old viewing of the film, it's a nice enough little trifle, elevated by a sly pair of comic turns from Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Weisz.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by the crime novelist and comic - book writer Gregg Hurwitz, the movie follows Susan Carpenter (Watts), a small - town waitress and single mother who endures a bizarre crucible of suffering set in motion by her elder son, an 11 - year - old prodigy named Henry (Jaeden Lieberher).

Down the road we meet more extended family and long lost friends, including a pair of low - life cousins, and an old crony played with cagey charm by Stacy Keach: the action is sandwiched between a blackly comic side trip to the family graveyard, and a slapstick «air compressor caper» at a neighboring farm.

Based on an eleven - year - old comic strip written and drawn by Michael Fry and T. Lewis, Over the Hedge can't quite escape the feeling of sameness caused by the steady output of celebrity - voiced, computer - animated kids» films.

(Joseph Fiennes is good as Lord Robert Dudley, the lover whom Elizabeth leaves behind on her way to becoming Queen, but he's shown off to better advantage in the comic Shakespeare In Love — which has him playing against an older Elizabeth, portrayed by Judi Dench!)

Mildred was married to Charlie (John Hawkes), an abusive man who has since started dating a 19 - year - old woman (played with great comic timing by Samara Weaving).

GHOST WORLD (Grade: B +): Thora Birch won the best actress honors at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival for her performance as a passively rebellious 17 - year - old facing the first challenges of adulthood in this funny, sad and ultimately tragic teen angst drama / comedy directed by Terry Zwigoff («Crumb») and based on a serialized comic book by Daniel Clowes.

The story of Days of Future Past will see old Logan sent back in time (as if he were the live - action version of Cable from the Ultimate X-Men comics which so happens to be written by Fox's Marvel consultant Mark Millar) and into the body of»70s Logan, meaning time - travel could theoretically be used to reset the entire franchise - correcting the timeline and potentially paving the way for Fox to reboot (where Jackman can still be involved) down the road.

Cat Ballou — Revisionist / comic Western in which Jane Fonda gathers some men to help her protect her father's farm against, among them a drunken old gunfighter played by Lee Marvin, in a fine performance for which he won an Oscar.

This will follow the previously scheduled plan for venerable writer - director Stone to make his first Comic - Con appearance in Hall H, where he'll be joined by those cast members as well as Zachary Quinto, with my old pal Dave Karger moderating.

Dark Shadows Rated PG - 13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use language and smoking Available on DVD and Blu - ray Loosely based on the 1960's campy soap opera by the same name, Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp and a slew of talented actors in a tale about a several - hundred - year - old vampire who returns to 1970s America to seek his revenge on a witch.

initially the feel of that art (by Erika Henderson) is children's or tween comics, and at a glance it is sort of silly, and I will let you know how my 8 - 11 year olds think of it, [Harry, 11, interjects, «Yeah, I really liked it!

If you want his sort of stories pull out the old collected editions of Early Bronze Age comics — the work he's inspired by is better then his own.

Pressure / Sensitivity is the name of the new comic and it will feature original, creator - owned short stories by Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie, Marceline and the Scream Queens), Ming Doyle (The Kitchen, Mara), Giannis Milonogiannis (Old City Blues, Prophet, All - New Ultimates) and one more still - to - be announced.

It is revealing, however, to learn what things Robbins lists as having influenced the writing of Fierce Invalids: «This book was inspired by an entry from Bruce Chatwin's journal, by a CIA agent I met in Southeast Asia, by the mystery surrounding the lost prophecy of the Virgin of Fatima, by the increasing evidence that the interplay of opposites is the engine that runs the universe, and by embroidered memories of old Terry and the Pirates comic books.»

Terry Moore is offering Rachel Rising fans a unique opportunity: to be murdered by 10 - year - old serial killer Zoe in the pages of his horror comic.

A typical juvenile comic book consumer owns more than that by the time he's old enough to pick up an e-reader.

The iBooks top ten also looks a lot like last week's list, except that everything has been squeezed out by The Walking Dead and My Little Pony, the strange bedfellows of the iBookstore — and that Lady Mechanika comic, which is two years old, has mysteriously popped up in the # 10 slot.

«but I also know that the Marvel / DC «go to the comic store every Wednesday» type is getting older and not being replaced by kids (due to cost).»

There was something irresistibly comic about the sight of these two old men retreating as if pulled by invisible strings, but she knew that she must not laugh.

In the aftermath of Sunday's fiery season finale of The Walking Dead television series, editions of the comic hold a staggering 24 of the Top 30 positions, a dominance led by collections of eight - year - old material.

But actually, what we're doing, by accident, and by complete happenstance, is asking, «What would the older guard of comics do if they were presented with these new - fangled things that they might not know what to do with and are just messing about with?»

I just hope that in deciding to double down, in deciding to stay the course after years of growing dissatisfaction from the new fans of their characters, disenfranchised older fans of their comics, retailers who say that the product has stopped selling, and the people doing the work to try and illuminate issues around sensitivity and inclusion... well, honestly, I hope no one gets hurt, no one's store closes, no one becomes disenfranchised by comics as a whole because the medium outside of Marvel is truly awesome.

OLD MAN LOGAN by Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino (Marvel) The best - looking Marvel comic of the year.

Whether it's re-released previous print work with all - new material included, or using digital to release work that never even made it to the print stage in the first place, this past week has been one that has suggested that, yet again, old indie comics could find themselves resurrected by digital.

His one major criticism of the current digital comics trend is the lack of transparency into the data generated by digital sales, as any data he does get from comiXology is basically limited to royalty statements and is usually «way old, usually from two quarters behind.»

Brian Michael Bendis has sent a box full of comics to a seven - year - old Spider - Man fan who was hit by a car last month.