Sentences with phrase «world of comic characters»

The distinctive style of the author draws on the animated world of comic characters, commercials, and everyday banality, which acquire an existential, apocalyptic expression in his paintings.

They are a fun nod to fans who dive deeply into the worlds of comic characters.

Not exact matches

In this obscure indie film, two little read - comic books come together in a subtle, dialogue - heavy character study that plays out like a slow - burning portrait of good and evil in the modern world.

For decades, Wonder Woman has been one of the comic book world's smartest characters, blending ideas about feminism and gender roles with big action sequences and compelling storylines.

In 1904, the creator of the Buster Brown comic strip traveled to the St. Louis World's Fair and sold licenses to approximately 200 different companies to use his Buster Brown character as advertisement for their products.

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.

Influenced by the psychedelic comic book illustrations of Jack Kirby, the film is filled with vibrant worlds and colorful characters that make you feel as if you've fallen through a wormhole and into another dimension.

Like Magneto, another comic - book character who is a creation of historical trauma — the Holocaust instead of the Middle Passage — Killmonger's goal is world domination.

Both Thor and Thor: The Dark World presented us with something drastically different than what was before it, including expanding beyond the cosmos and accepting the God - like characters as normal, which really pushed the medium of comic book films, while also blending humor and action in a way that made the character both interesting and viable.

It explores the birth of the comic book genre in the Depression and the evolution of its caped characters through historic events (World War II) and changing social mores, beginning with the arrival of Superman, who sprang from the imagination of two Jewish teenage boys.

This upcoming summer promises to unleash a lot of comic book characters, sequels, remakes, reboots, onto the world.

This entry ties in more with the comic book roots of the character, as the Nighstalkers are introduced, the team of vampire hunters of which Blade was a member in the comic book world of the early 1990s.

Aside from introducing the comic characters to the cinematic world, X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, also features the background of how Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) found each other and joined the X-Men.

If you're going to do something, do it hard, and «DP» pushed well beyond the borders of what we've seen the character do in the comics and presented a version of Deadpool and his world that felt right in line with the spirit of the character (albeit dialed up to an R - rated 11).

Michael can currently be seen as the title character in Edgar Wright's adaptation of the indie comic series, «Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.»

Agent Carter is set in the late 1940s after the close of World War II and into the burdgeoning Cold War following up on the original Captain America film, but focusing on the character's longevity - and looping in her ties to S.H.I.E.L.D. and it's predecessor, S.S.R. - provides a potential framework for a device to tell the untold backstory of the MCU, a currently favored conceit in Marvel comic books.

We look mostly through Francis» eyes, as the boys and two friends weave a fantasy world out of a comic book they collaborate on, called The Atomic Trinity, with characters like Captain Asskicker and easily recognized caricatures of Sister Assumpta and Father Casey (Vincent D'Onofrio), the distracted, chain - smoking pastor and soccer coach who seems too moony to be a priest.

The tangled, darkly comic plotting might smack of an assortment of crime movies from around the world, but the visual style has a distinctive character, closer to the static panels, crisp lines, and muted colors of modern graphic novels than to traditional animation.

American Splendor is very reminiscent of Ghost World, both in character archetypes and the graphics of the comic itself.

«I read the Deadpool comics and, sure enough, I really connected to the world, and I felt like he occupied a space in the comic book world that no other character could or would, at least that I'd heard of at the time.

This sort of comic vehicle isn't designed to improve the world or change the way Hollywood does business; it's simply meant to hand you a few laughs and throw in a little heart by way of its pompous, dislikable main character's redemption.

In other words, the film represents what can be possible when filmmakers take the characters and the worlds of comic books seriously.

The comic book world is one that has seen a number of characters take on the mantle of Captain Marvel, but in the MCU it'll be one taken by Carol Danvers.

StarWars.com discovers more about the characters, creatures, and worlds of The Last Jedi from some great comics.

The blockbuster charms with the beauties of the real world (Nepal, Hong Kong, London, New York), that morph into a prismatic wonderland, where Comic book characters face an epistemological battle.

The Killing Joke was just about Batman and the Joker — and Batman and the Joker are not really symbols of anything that are real, in the real world, they're just two comic book characters.»

From Pee - wee's Big Adventure to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, this brand of comedy that featured a wholly insular world of oddball characters and zany developments allows the comedian to cut completely free from the mundane «real world» to fully explore the depths of a comic character of his own creation.

After seeing Dredd 3D, I'm so glad I got to talk with Garland, as I loved the movie they made, and I wanted to chat with him about crafting the world and staying true to core values of the comic book character.

He plucked the comic's go - to character, the awkward man - child with anger issues, out of his rarefied Happy Madison atmosphere and plopped him down in the real world, where his social snafus and fits of rage caused everyone else to back away, slowly.

Brooks's barbed wit and confident direction drive Lost in America, an iconic example of his restless comedies about insecure characters searching for satisfaction in the modern world that established his unique comic voice and transformed the art of observational humor.

Future Con also takes a fun look at fiction vs. fact in the comics world, with panels like The Technology of Dark Nights: Metal featuring a discussion with «Batman» artist and writer duo Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder about the technology at the iconic character's disposal.

IDW CEO and Editor - in - Chief Chris Ryall added, «Rovio has taken what was once a captivating game and built it into an interesting world filled with interesting and, uh, feathered characters who will make a perfect addition to our growing line of fun, all - ages comics.»

Whelan immerses listeners in Depression - era Montreal, transformed by a touch of magic realism, and enchants with a fantastic mélange of strange characters and stranger events in a world that is both tragic and truly comic.

Many LGBT people of my generation have told me about the lack of any gay characters they had to look to in pop culture, especially in the world of comic books.

The folks who are creating a real buzz in the comics world right now are Image, and comiXology's Image sale lets you jump on to a bunch of different series with strong characters and original storylines: Saga, Great Pacific, It - Girl and the Atomics, The Manhattan Projects.

«The Angry Birds comics are a perfect way of getting to know the characters, their personalities, and their world more closely.

Kate Bishop flies solo in this first annual for the award - winning Hawkeye series, proving that femininity and strong female characters are not mutually exclusive in the world of comics.

In comics, he has had the opportunity to write stories featuring some of the world's best - known characters — Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman — as well as penning several creator - owned properties himself, such as Whiteout and Queen & Country, both published by Oni Press.

The comic book world is chock full of men - they are both characters in the pages and the writers and illustrators creating those pages - but women have made significant contributions to the genre.

Together with Dynamite Entertainment, the world of Pathfinder comes alive in a new series of comic books following the adventures of iconic characters like Seoni and Valeros, all set in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting.

With no cohesive plan or desire to actively expand that audience by advertising outside of the comic world (like perhaps an ad in women's magazines about female centric characters might reach, you know, women), an unwillingness to grow a new crop of fans by maintaining a consistent product for kids and a host of other issues like the economy and increasing competition form other areas of entertainment, it's no wonder things are in such disarray.

The panel wrapped with Quesada saying, «I don't know if you guys are fans of this little series called «Dexter»...» He then revealed that novelist Jeff Lindsay will bring the popular character to comics with an all - new ongoing series with new stories set in the world of the «Dexter» novels (as opposed to the TV series).

Today Marvel Entertainment, one of the world's most prominent character - based entertainment companies, announced it will exclusively distribute single issue and collected edition foreign language digital comics worldwide with iVerse, an innovator and unique voice in the mobile publishing field.

This multi-year agreement reinforces both Marvel's position as one of the leading global entertainment brands and the number one comic book publisher in the world, while also bringing its unparalleled library of popular characters and acclaimed stories to the widest possible global audience.

Official Press Release Today Marvel Entertainment, one of the world's most prominent character - based entertainment companies, announced it will exclusively distribute single issue and collected edition foreign language digital comics worldwide...

Fans of Marvel Comics dressed up as their favorite characters and celebrated Halloween ComicFest 2017 at local comic shops across the world!

While the names of the characters weren't exactly original, Mark Grunewald decided he wanted to use them to do something that hadn't been done in comics before — what happens when the heroes decide they can fix the world's problems?

- some Year One characters were pushed to Year Two - second year more than doubles the number of franchises - sixteen new properties are on the way - multiplayer battle arenas and improved adventure worlds - minimum number of events in each world is 25, in season one it was 21 - two exclusive Lego Dimensions figures, DC Comics stars Green Arrow and Supergirl - available as figurines only through special means, with Green Arrow given away at both E3 and Comic - Con - Green Arrow will be available digitally through the Hire - a-Hero feature - Lord Vortech was being considered, but isn't completed - could see new content related to Year One figurines / worlds - use the TARDIS to get to new areas in season two - there will be two DeLorean spots as well - access this content via a hub named the Shard, which will also link back to the year one hub

The character of Dredd himself is hard to sell as he's a relatively unknown comic - book character being released into a world dominated by Nolan's Batman films and Marvel's grand Avengers plan, while the shadow of Stallone's Judge Dredd loomed surprisingly tall.

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