Sentences with phrase «most other comics»

Unlike most other comics publishers, Viz decided to go it alone, using its own branded app rather than joining comiXology; currently, the Viz app is available for iOS,... [Read more...]

Unlike most other comics publishers, Viz decided to go it alone, using its own branded app rather than joining comiXology; currently, the Viz app is available for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire as well as on the web, and Viz manga can be purchased separately for the Nook via Barnes and Noble.

DC Comics» approach to handling its multiverse is distinct from most other comics publishers» approaches because of the way it includes a set of iconic stories that, technically - speaking, aren't considered canon.

Not exact matches

the other curious thing is when theists go after the atheists over our knowledge of scripture, most atheists were once theists so we would have some idea of scripture like you all however with the onslaught of attacks from religious folks in the real world when they discover we're not «one of them» has the same effect as the villian in the comics unwittingly creating the superhero.

«This would seem to be a far higher proportion than is found in most other programming, with the exception of a specifically religious show like Touched by an Angel,» said Heeren, who previously examined religious content in newspaper comics.

Most kids prefer the film for family movie entertainment shows despite the abundance of other kids» movies inspired by various comic books.

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture - defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds - in this new documentary.

And Fiennes again proves that, his other talents notwithstanding, he's one of the most gifted comic actors alive.

This does sound more overtly plotty in a trivial comic book way than other recent Marvel films, and a more epic sweep is promised, but we hope that Taylor retains the better parts of the first film too; the humor, and the romance, which worked a little better than in most other Marvel pictures.

It's this exploration of faith and redemption that sets Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay apart from other DC animated fare and makes for a more intellectually engaging comic book flick than most.

After all, in keeping with the comics version of the team, Steve has to be the most seasoned and experienced soldier imaginable, and somebody whose past experiences in World War II make him a natural leader and someone who can command the respect of all these other ridiculously powerful superheroes.

Likewise, Josh Brolin's Thanos was named the most anticipated villain on a list whose only other comic book entrants are Michael B. Jordan's Erik Killmonger and Jessican Chastain's unnamed X-Men: Dark Phoenix villain.

While «Daredevil» most definitely is targeted to the more hardcore comic fans that can show appreciation for keeping true to the comic's storyline, others should enjoy this one as well.

Directed by Edgar «Spaced» Wright, co-written with Wright by Simon «Spaced» Pegg (who also stars as Shaun), and featuring other comic stars from «Spaced» (Nick Frost, Jessica Stevenson), as well as from «Black Books» (Dylan Moran, Tamsin Grieg) and even «the Office» (Lucy Davis), «Shaun of the Dead» is like a who's who of talent from the most cutting - edge British TV sit - coms of recent times, which is why it is much funnier than British comic films like «Bridget Jones» Diary», Johnny English and Love, Actually — and unlike those other films, «Shaun of the Dead» is nightmarish for all the right reasons.

I won't go more into the story — most comes straight from the original films and story and other bit parts (very few) are wholly new (at least to me and the few folks — some comic fans — I chatted with afterwards).

A surprise late - film cameo from a member of the usual gang (hint: not Ben Stiller, but the other one) livens things up a little, but it also raises a troubling question: Vaughn, Wilson, and their pals have emerged in the past few years as the most reliable big - budget comic collective since the first batch of Saturday Night Live vets started making movies in the late»70s and early»80s.

«On the other films,» says Marvel's Feige, who is perhaps the most super-empowered comic - book fan in the world, «we were thinking, «This actor is this actor, but the Hulk is the Hulk.»»

Although it's based on an original screenplay by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner (who all collaborated on «Lost» and «Alias,» among others), «The Amazing Spider - Man 2» incorporates one of the comic book's most famous story lines - one that forever changed the character and forced him to mature even faster.

These three provide the most comic relief as lovable bumblers who keep trying to outdo each other and end up failing all together — goofy but I, at least, am always amused.

I have most of the Predator's comics, and it would be cool to see their home planet, culture and other mysterious creatures that influence who they are.

Though this is Aniston's movie, Adriana Barraza, so wonderful as Amelia in Alejandro Gonzaléz Iñárritu's «Babel,» in my view the best film of 2006, knocks out the movie's most comic scene as a woman who, like others in her boss's life, wonders why she didn't leave her rich employer months earlier.

If you liked Iron Man despite not liking most others of its ilk, you'll most likely come away disappointed that the storyline has devolved into typical comic book adaptation and plotting.

Most of the other supplements on the DVD are of a promotional mind, from the «Making of Elektra» documentary to Jennifer Garner's brief video presentation from 2004's San Diego Comic Con.

The film became a breakthrough hit for Steve Carell, and other Apatow hits followed, each one both enlarging his stock company and elevating a comic actor — Jason Segel, Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill and, most of all, Rogen — to the next level.

Del Toro adapts a comic book with very strong religious and Gothic imagery into a surprisingly lively film about demons fighting other demons in the most visceral and exciting way possible.

If we met Minnie, the protagonist of Marielle Heller's adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner's 2002 graphic novel The Diary of a Teenage Girl in any other comic book adaptation, she'd most likely be the high school siren and love interest.

The thing with super-powered guys bashing bad guys is in most cases there is already an extensive fan base of them in the comics by DC, Marvel and others.

Characters were voiced by some of the industry's biggest comics, most notably Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, and Nick Offerman, among many others.

Best known to the public as the idiosyncratic author of Ghost World, Daniel Clowes stands as one of the most storied authors — of comic books or any other medium — working today.

but people who watched have different opinion most of them loved the movie including myself... everybody is looking for a dark movie like batman when spidey comics as PG friendly than any other ones..

It just wants to razzle - dazzle up a comic book story, poking fun at teens, media, and most of all, other comics in a way that delivers good - natured ribbing for the medium that stands more as an homage without ridicule.

Caterers will benefit most from signs that can be reused, such as a general football themed graphic that can be used to promote various international tournaments, as well as signs for other events, for example, comic relief, Christmas menus, school sports day or pupil design competitions etc..

Most major publishers have not adjusted how they produce comics, although I have heard tales of lettering sizes getting a little bigger to have them more readable on the iPad, but haven't actually seen that other than digital - first comics.

These include some of the most famous comic series, such as Chacha Chaudhary, Billoo, and Pinki by Diamond Comics, along with other novels.

As many comics publishers make no distinction of audience outside of their own ratings system, if at all, we place reviews into the collection we feel is most appropriate, and will address in the review if a book might have a wider audience and reason to be included in one of the other sections as well.

There are few other comic apps available that have mainstream options, most are gimmicky like Madefire.

With the notable exceptions of The Oxford Companion to the Book (2010) and Bettley's The Art of the Book (2001), most literature in the fields of book history and topics concerning the history of writing and digital textuality, including studies of books as artistic objects and of the material page make no mention of comics at all, in spite of the fact they do refer to other forms of multimedia or text - and - image publications such as collage books and illustrated books.

The revenue streams are ads (largely exchanges with other comics, only really lucrative for some genres of comics), merchandising, and Kickstarters for print books (the only way most fans can get a «real - life» souvenir for the comics they love).

The problem with this is that Marvel, DC, and most other publishers won't sell you comics in PDF form.

Some Japanese publishers have tried and most initiatives have failed as they have done poor market research (mainly not understanding international purchasing habits, poor marketing, or even worse have blindly believed previous eBook booms to include similar sales for manga or comics in general); while others have simply had their stances thaw out hoping to gain revenue streams or to prevent piracy.

The «indie» or «alternative» comics world - in other words, the one that doesn't involve superheroes - will also be represented with appearances by up - and - coming cartoonist Dash Shaw and Oak Park resident Chris Ware, one of America's most acclaimed cartoonists and a key figure in the rise of the literary graphic novel.

Which means, the black and white comics like the Scott Pilgrim series along with most other Manga work is now Kindle ready.

Hell, maybe that can even work — though I have a hard time picturing it, and, besides, the physical print market is already niche enough that physical retailers would be, I think, largely foolish to even raise the possibility that customers in their physical stores might migrate to digital (not that I think they WILL, as a mass)(but the REAL problem is that if the «wrong» 10 % — the heavy users who buy most of the comics; the cats who buy 20 + comics every single week — shifts their business, the entirely possibility of much of the physical market kind of disappears for the other 90 % of the participants, whether they want it or not)

Madefire launched with a line of comics by its own creators, most of which are free, but in July they announced partnerships with several other publishers: IDW, BOOM!

Obviously, comics and graphic novels look WAY better in portrait mode, but landscape is solid for most other things.

Between the introduction of the iPad and other tablet devices, the advent of day - and - date releases for most comic book publishers and the growing amount of original digital content, the world of downloadable comics has quickly gone from a theoretical marketplace to an active, growing one.

Prognostication II: Ben Gilbert, on the other hand, begs to differ; he buys the first issue of a comic digitally to sample it, then waits to buy the trade, and he doesn't see digital supplanting print anytime soon: «Frankly, I don't see anyone using ComiXology to download a month's worth of comics that they would normally buy at an LCS, mostly because that would take more memory than most people with Macs or personal computers would likely be willing to devote solely to comic storage and would destroy the idea of comics as collectibles, which is the lifeblood of the Direct Market and the convention industry.

When and if they do see print, they will most likely appear as backup stories in our monthly comics, perhaps in some collections, our magazines, and perhaps in other places we haven't even thought of yet.

The two tools that are most readily available are recruiting creators who have their own fanbases that are not necessarily your standard comics store audience — talking to writers who are not necessarily comics writers, talking to people from other media, and hoping their audience can add to our audience — and then using social media.

The fairly recent innovation of layered comics used by Thrillbent, Marvel Infinite and others is still a mystery to most, even though I'm convinced it's going to be a future if not the future of digital comics.