Sentences with phrase «comic book series which»

This May you can find out what happened in the time between Batman: Arhham Asylum, and Batman: Arkham City thanks to a new 6 - issue comic book series which will be written by Paul Dini — writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Batman: Arkham Asylum, and will be penned by Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham Asylum concept artist Carlos D'anda.

This May you can find out what happened in the time between Batman: Arhham Asylum, and Batman: Arkham City thanks to a new 6 - issue comic book series which will be written by Paul Dini — writer of Batman: The Animated Series and Batman: Arkham Asylum, and will be penned by Batman: -LSB-...]

VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS is the visually spectacular new adventure film from Luc Besson, the legendary director of The Professional, The Fifth Element and Lucy, based on the ground - breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists, writers and filmmakers.

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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.

The comic book is even noted on the DVD case that was issued at the time, which is worth getting if you enjoy the film as a back - issue comic, while an action figure series was issued briefly.

He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons (1989 - present), on which he performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and numerous others.

Deadline is reporting that up and coming filmmaker Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) has signed on to direct «an untitled girl gang movie» for Warner Bros. and DC Films, which will be based upon the Birds of Prey comic book series.

A series which began auspiciously as an 12th century open world stealth action game and evolved into a mythology which has covered almost a thousand years of history, branching off into animated features, novels and comic book series.

Some camp value may be inevitable, given the origins of this comic book series, which was introduced in 1961 shortly before Spider - Man, Hulk, the X-Men, Thor, and Iron Man.

It's Me, Margaret» by Judy Blume, Roald Dahl's «Fantastic Mr Fox,» and Maurice Sendak's «In the Night Kitchen»; Gary Trudeau's popular comic strip Doonesbury debuts in US papers; Andy Warhol debuted several new pieces including «Silver Car Crash» which sold a few years ago for a new Warhol record of «$ 105.4 million; In comic books, «Silver Surfer» lost his monthly book while «Green Lantern» starts having to share his with «Green Arrow» plus the iconic supporting characters J Jonah Jameson and Agent Nick Fury, and the villain The Vulture made their debuts in The Amazing Spider - Man; Astro Boy became the first manga to go to animated series in Japan.

«I play Tulip O'Hare, who returns to her hometown in Texas on a mission,» Ruth says of the show, which is based on a comic book series.

«The Avengers» is based on the comic book series of the same name, which brings various Marvel superheroes together.

Edgar Wright, Bryan Lee O'Malley, who wrote the comic book series the movie was based on, and Scott Pilgrim himself, Michael Cera were present at the Q&A event, which was moderated by director Guillermo del Toro.

Marvel has announced that Tony Stark is set to headline his second «All - New, All - Different» Marvel comic book series, with the Daredevil creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev reuniting for International Iron Man., which will see the hero embarking on adventures around the globe.

As the series approaches its finale, the comic book adaptation, which started slowly, has found its uniquely twisted voice away from its source material

If you've been perusing the shelves of your local comic book store, newsagent or supermarket over the past year or so, you may have noticed Eaglemoss» Marvel Movie Collection, which presents a series of metallic resin figurines featuring the heroes and villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It will be based on DC's Flashpoint comic book crossover series from 2011 - written by current DC Films co-chief Geoff Johns - which follows Flash as he travels back in time and prevents the Reverse - Flash from murdering his mother, thus sending the entire DC Universe into an alternate timeline, known as Flashpoint, in which the Amazons and Atlanteans are at war, Kal - El never became Superman, and Thomas Wayne was Batman, amongst other things.

Loosely adapted from a little - known comic book series, which itself was based on old UFO folklore, Men in Black had sci - fi legend Steven Spielberg producing at the height of his prowess (while simultaneously directing the summer's second - biggest film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park).

While Turtle Power could have segued straight into the hasty sequels, which were subjected to the usual diminishing returns and aren't very well - regarded, it wisely instead chooses to celebrate the impact of the franchise at large, which has far exceeded the three - year lifespan anticipated as a best - case scenario back when Eastman and Laird were developing their comic book series into a toy line (there are even priceless video clips of a meeting at Playmates).

Ryan Condal wrote the script for Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which is based on the comic book series created by Steve Moore.

The producers also demanded that the adaptation — which of course comes from a comic book series well known for its violence and subversive satirical content — be converted into a PG - 13 action film.

Fans were treated to an early look at the upcoming Netflix comic book drama, which unifies the four previous Marvel series.

The show is, of course, based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's comic book series, which follows Jesse Custer, a small - town preacher in the US who is on a... Read More

The previous films in the DC Comics Extended Universe series (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Suicide Squad) have left both critics and comic - book fans increasingly disappointed in the franchise's output; as a result, Wonder Woman, which is receiving its release ahead of the first Justice League movie (set to premiere this November), has been saddled with the burden of recovering DC's tainted reputation in the eyes of viewers, while also representing the first major female - fronted superhero flick in more than a decade.

In the case of The Rocketeer, the literal source, Dave Stevens's early - eighties comic - book series, was itself true to the Saturday Matinee heroes, the mosaic of which also bore Indiana Jones.

Anson Mount has won the coveted role of Black Bolt in TV series Marvel's Inhumans, which will chronicle the comic book character, who leads a...

In 2016, the short - lived comic book series World of Wakanda — written by Roxane Gay, Yona Harvey, and Ta - Nehisi Coates with art by Alitha E. Martinez and Afua Richardson — examined the story of Ayo and Aneka, which takes place before Coates's version of Black Panther, which also debuted in 2016.

He won't say if the script will be based on the new «Black Panther» comic - book series by celebrated journalist and author Ta - Nehisi Coates, which debuted last month.

Amazon's latest pilot season consists of three series: I Love Dick, created by Transparent's Jill Soloway and based on a feminist novel about a couple's marital struggles in the academic community of Texas, starring Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn; Jean - Claude Van Johnson, a new action comedy starring the actor as a fictionalised version of himself, in which he moonlights as a secret hit - man in between Hollywood jobs; and The Tick, an updated adaptation of the offbeat comic book, starring Peter Serafinowicz.

Speaking to Metro, the actor revealed that «I would love to [do a standalone], and I would love it to be House Of M, which is a comic book series of The Vision and Scarlet Witch having a make - believe family.»

Growing up, I didn't collect comic books, but I did watch every single superhero movie that came out and every superhero series on TV during the Nineties, which I consider the Golden Age of superhero animation.

Based on the comic book Red, this film adaptation (which takes several liberties with the original story) may be disappointing to fans of the series.

But while the film was a mild success commercially, the chances of a sequel seemed pretty unlikely, especially for anyone who read the darker and more sadistic second volume of Mark Millar's popular comic book series, which is borderline distasteful in its attempts to raise the stakes.

The same applied to lesser - known titles adapted from comics like «The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,» which was also a Fox property based off a comic book series written by Alan Moore that was such a bad film it practically sent him to an early grave and hastened Sean Connery «s retirement (of course, we're not even counting dreck like Warner Bros.» «Catwoman «-RRB-.

Next week sees the launch of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s new Kick - Ass comic book, which revamps the series and features the introduction of a new female lead, Patience Lee, a mother and military veteran who takes on the mantle of Kick - Ass, inspired by the heroics of high schooler Dave Lizewski.

Legendary Comics has debuted a variant cover for the first issue of its upcoming Pacific Rim comic book series Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift, which has been created by Image Comics co-founder Whilce Portacio... Following the best - selling graphic novel Tales from Year Zero, Legendary takes you back to the front lines of a larger - than - life -LSB-...]

But while the film is marginally better than Renny Harlin's «The Legend of Hercules,» it's rooted even less in the original myth, instead using Steve Moore's comic book series as its inspiration, which suggests that Hercules wasn't a demigod at all, but rather a mortal man whose legend far exceeds his abilities.

Season 6 will now consist of 13 episodes, down from its usual 22 - episode order, which doesn't bode well for the comic book series.

Chris Evans, who now plays Steve Rogers / Captain America in the Marvel Universe, portrayed Johnny Storm in the 2005 Fantastic Four movie adaptation; indeed, the character has traditionally been portrayed as a caucasian man in the comic books, which begs the question: Is the casting of Jordan appropriate and respectful to the series lineage?

But, he adds, «it reads like a good comic book, which is more than enough reason to keep an eye out for the next entry in the series.»

Meanwhile Marvel has been working on a number of new comic book series, which has been drawing critical acclaim.

Finding books is as simple as keying in a search term or tapping Browse, which lets you search for titles by series, characters, creators, and comic event.

The huge success of «The Walking Dead» in France, which started even before the television series was aired, kind of took everybody by surprise, because it is now the number one comic book series for adults in France.

Slave Labor Graphics, Dan Vado's comic book publishing company behind Johnny The Homicidal Maniac and Milk And Cheese, has announced that it will cease publishing single issues of its comics book series, in favour of digital releases instead, which will then be followed by a print graphic novel version.

With this being a finite series, the writer has a bit more focus and less time in which to reveal these mysteries, all of which could portend good things for the remainder of this comic book.

On a separate note, Canadian comic book artist Cameron Stewart, who has a background at DC, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics, has hinted on his blog that he has «a couple of secret irons in the fire, including an upcoming new comic series based on an immensely popular property,» which he will be working on together with also comic book artist Karl Kerschl, who has a background at DC Comics as well.

The series which started back in 2001 with the launch of Microsoft's first console has spawned over a dozen games, numerous books and comics, and even some live - action series.

There was a six - book comic book series, video comics, and an animated film, all of which set up the universe of Dead Space and portrayed the prequel story leading up to the events that take place in the game months before the game itself became available.

For those interested in the comic book series FABLES, which is what The Wolf Among Us is based on, there is another video below with tons of information for your pleasure (or just go read it like God intended!).

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