Sentences with phrase «with comics culture»

Glenn: Lady Mechanika will likely appeal to the vast steampunk culture out there that does overlap with comics culture quite a bit.

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Along with it's commentary about the actual Silicon Valley, the series features some of culture's most subversive and innovative comics and and improv actors including TJ Miller, Martin Starr, and Kumail Nanjiani.

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With the growing mainstream popularity of comic book movies, conventions, video game culture, and other mediums once considered niche and nerdy, the time is ripe for geek - centric businesses to thrive.

Typical of DreamWorks Animation toons, «Megamind» is crammed with pop culture references and jokes invented to show how up - to - the - minute it is in its slang and encyclopedic comic - book know - how.

But his talent extends beyond parodying pop culture, as it turns out that he can orchestrate a traditional comic set piece with the best of them.

More important, however, is «Agent Carter's» ability to mash up comic book culture with the costume drama.

The mood's mostly pretty dour, which leaves the audience particularly grateful for those who provide comic relief: Dave Bautista's growly Drax, who in one scene is practicing the underappreciated art of standing really, really still; Tom Holland's chipper Peter / Spidey, taking it all in with wide eyes; Robert Downey Jr.'s ever - grumpy Tony Stark / Iron Man, who's pretty sick of Peter's pop - culture references (particularly «a really old movie called «Alien»»).

As with any MacFarlane effort, where he once again teams with co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild, pop - culture references is the first port of call for joke - central, and the sequel is again over-loaded with them: the Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Breakfast Club sequences are a hoot, but the Comic Con finale feels flat, more creative auto - pilot than uncharted waters.

With the very fabric of time and space threatening to rip apart from the strain in comic book culture, «Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Also at Comic - Con, the developers of Dead Rising 4 will also be hosting a panel about the influence of pop culture in zombie games, along with Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and a special surprise guest.

It seems that much of your opinion on Man of Steel depends on your relationship with Superman — whether you're an avid comic book fan or someone who's only familiar with him from the Richard Donner movies (or even just pop culture osmosis).

Superhero fans, movie fans and, especially, connoisseurs of black culture — American and African — are all eagerly awaiting the debut of Marvel's «Black Panther» movie starring comic books» first black superhero with an enthusiasm not often seen in American cinema.

In many cases comic personal accounts of Ndalianis» experience of the horror sensorium compete for space: analysis of de Certeau's Practice of Everyday Life is combined with description of its manifestation in the practice of consuming contemporary media culture (her childlike joy at controlling Batman who she describes as «the greatest fictional character ever invented»).

As someone who loves films and television, I know so many people who are obsessed with popular culture things such as comics, superheroes, and yes, even My Little Pony.

The imagination and pop - culture sensibilities behind these scenes create a genre mash - up that anyone with even a hint of appreciation for comic books or video games will cheer at.

He can't hide his contempt for American culture, and his presence not only infuses the film with some fresh energy but provides some of its most memorable moments of comic relief.

A self - described comics nerd, Coates chatted with the film's stars Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong» o about the film and its instant influence on the culture.

It's based on a series of graphic novels and director Edgar Wright, whose love of popular culture bounces through his films and TV projects with creative abandon, celebrates the graphic qualities of the comic book origins in a playfully cinematic manner.

One of the formative elements in Wenders» youth was an obsession with the mainly American (but also British) pop culture of comics, pinball machines and, most importantly, rock and roll.

Suffice it to say it's about three cute people and their encounter with pop culture, only instead of being Almost Famous, it's based on an Archie comic.

Along with co-host and fellow pop culture fanatic Frank Santopadre, Gilbert is joined by actors, directors, writers, comics, musicians, talk show hosts and other eyewitnesses to Hollywood history, including Dick Van Dyke, Bruce Dern, «Weird Al» Yankovic, Michael McKean, Leonard Maltin, Chevy Chase, Judd Apatow, Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, Steve Buscemi, Micky Dolenz, Bob Costas, Amy Heckerling and MANY more, for a fond, funny, fly - on - the - wall look at showbiz then and now (but mostly then.)

Pixar's Day - of - the - Dead gem pays loving tribute to Mexican culture with animation that brims over with visual pleasures, comic energy and emotional wallop.

COMPETITOR — ALICE X. ZHANG — Alice is a full - time freelance illustrator with an enduring interest in cinema, comics, and pop culture.

It's quite impossible for me to separate the movie from it's ink and paper sibling, which has been the object of my geeky affections since my little brother brought it to my attention a few years back (right around volume 4), but quite frankly, judging by a majority of the reviews, at least a passing familiarity with the comic and video game culture is apparently essential to actually getting the point.

There's just one week left till San Diego Comic - Con returns to blast us in the face with awesome pop culture spectacle, cosplay, and fantastic, expensive goodies.

Either way, it feels aggressively naive for a movie already tinged with insensitivity about race and culture to end its big Comic - Con trailer on a joke about «savages».

Feige talks about Doctor Strange's origin story, how the movie will be different from the comics, rooting crazy concepts in real science, does Steven Strange know about The Avengers, how the film is more respectful to other cultures than the original source material may have been, how this movie was inspired by The Oath, which characters might connect with the Runaways, Mads Mikkelsen «s character Kaecilius, multiple dimensions, the trouble with writing magic action, how Mordo is different in the movie, Rachel McAdams «character Christine Palmer, is the eye of agamotto an infinity stone, the genre of the film, how this film will defy expectations, Steven Strange's role in the larger MCU, will we see cameos from the other Marvel characters, and much more.

At best, though, The Lego Batman Movie is screamingly hilarious, ladling pop - culture references and comic - book punchlines with blistering speed and pinpoint accuracy.

Also, shortly after we interviewed Steinberger, comiXology and pop - culture news source ICv2 announced a strategic partnership that will focus on expanding comiXology's relationship with comics retailers and further building on their Retailer Tools.

Bob Proehl, a former bookseller, DJ and record store owner who lives in Ithaca, New York, with his family, makes his debut with this ode to comic book culture.

Glen David Gold, author of the best seller Carter Beats the Devil, now gives us a grand entertainment with the brilliantly realized figure of Charlie Chaplin at its center: a novel at once cinematic and intimate, heartrending and darkly comic, that captures the moment when American capitalism, a world at war, and the emerging mecca of Hollywood intersect to spawn an enduring culture of celebrity.

Dynamite is one of the few publishers that has Premiere status with Diamond Comics, the industry's # 1 distributor of comics and pop culture!

Marvel Unlimited members can access some of the most important stories in pop culture history while online, and take twelve digital comics with them on the go via the ground - breaking Marvel Unlimited App (for iPhone ®, iPad ® & Android ™ devices), even when offline!

Despite the efforts of some active and visionary retailers, the odor of overgrown adolescent male hangs heavy over many comic shops, creating a forbidding environment for women, kids, and casual fans who might have an interest in the material but don't want to put up with old - school comic book culture.

About Dynamite Entertainment: Dynamite is one of the few publishers that has Premiere status with Diamond Comics, the industry's # 1 distributor of comics and pop culture!

As the long standing fans struggle with their fringe subculture blowing up into «peak geek,» as Salkowitz put it, the question of how digital media will influence comics culture looms large.

As a freelance writer of popular culture, this book armed me with comic book industry terminology and knowledge that I did not have before.»

VIZ Media's Perfect Square imprint focuses on delivering original comics, manga (graphic novels), pop culture and children's books with an emphasis on strong storytelling, eye - popping graphics, empowering themes, and a dash of irreverence, that captures the imagination of a whole new generation.

While DC Comics has reinvented and upgraded its characters and story lines over the years to keep up with a changing culture and new generations of reader fans that have come along, the technology behind this re-release will mean greater access for fans of any ilk, no matter the geographical barriers to purchasing the comics on issue day.

- Kirkus «Although Leary (The Good House) ties up her loose ends a little too neatly, her characters are a delightful blend of strong personalities, all with their own little touch of delicious evil, and her darkly comic send - ups of New England wealth, nouveau riche, and Internet culture should keep readers absorbed until the final, most shocking secrets are revealed.»

- Booklist «The story is peppered with pop culture references to The Hunger Games, the Kindle Fire, and the X-Men, as well as comic relief in the form of characters like a talking horse that thinks it has a weight problem.

Griffith, creator of the comic strip Zippy, showcases his personal connections to the pop culture of the past, particularly his mother's affair with a cartoonist.

Pullbox handles monthly comic subscriptions, preorders for upcoming titles and products, and special orders all from Diamond's consumer pop - culture website, Previews World, while also providing comic shop retailers with the back - end tools necessary to manage their pull - and - hold customer base.

With a passion for unconventional and forward - thinking designs, this volume is sure to bring fresh inspirations to design aficionados, book lovers, pop - culture fanatics, comics fans, and design students.

The Association promotes the digitalization of manga and manga culture, as a cultural treasure of Japan, aiming to propel the diffusion of digital comics, alongside manga artists, beginning with Japan and on throughout the world.

Get Pop - Cultured at Barnes & Noble: With this month bookended by Anime Expo in Anaheim Los Angeles at the beginning of it and Comic - Con International in San Diego toward the end, it's pretty safe to say that this month is a pop - culture paradise.

As the clock ticks down on 2013, the entertainment and pop - culture website Uproxx joins has joined in the seasonal ritual with its list of the 15 best comic books of...

Designed to promote Polish culture to German schoolchildren, the comic included a profanity - laden story in which a modern - day Chopin goes to a concert at a prison with his skinhead friend.

Busy week here in mid-October — Mother Nature is working hard to transition from summer to fall, and I along with many others are prepping for the last big pop - culture convention of the year, New York Comic Con!