Fannish Items of Interest
Nov. 30th, 2012 12:56 pmFranco Urru has passed away. May he rest in peace. He is best known for his artwork on IDW’s Spike: Asylum, Spike: Shadow Puppets, and Angel: After The Fall, as well as working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the publisher. Whedonesque reacts to the news here. Guest Editorial: In Memoriam—Franco Urru.
Final Nintendo Power cover brings the magazine full circle.
Happy 60th Birthday, Keith Giffen.
Happy 62nd Birthday, Chris Claremont.
Happy 56th Birthday, Kevin Conroy.
Doctor Who: BBC confirms 50th anniversary special.
Sir Ian McKellen On Playing Magneto In X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Diabolique Magazine—Issue 13 To Feature Author Christopher Pike.
Infographic: Quick Guide To Choosing A Vampire Hunter.
Catching Up With Star Trek IV’s Catherine Hicks.
Bid at Ebay on a Wesley Crusher Trading Card Ruined By Wil Wheaton Himself.
Take Your First Look At New Carrie, Prometheus, And Gremlins Action Figures From NECA.
Win A Piece Of Original Alex Ross Painted Art.
New Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part Two Blu-Ray And DVD Package Art, Bonus Content
Trivia: Christopher Nolan Met With Heath Ledger For The Lead Role In Batman Begins.
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Gets June 2013 Release Date. Whedonesque reacts to the news here.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey TV Spot #8.
TeeFury features new Ghostbusters/Star Wars design.
The 10 Biggest Changes of the Brian Bendis Avengers Era.
Details Revealed On The CW’s New Wonder Woman Series.
Man of Steel Movie Novelization Already Available For Pre-Order.
Trailers From Hell: Brian Trenchard-Smith on Game of Death.
Samuel L. Jackson: No Nick Fury In Iron Man 3, Confirms Captain America Sequel Role.
Clarence Haynes: A Case For Comic Books, Part 1: A Woman Named Raven.
Merlin: details of two-part series five finale revealed.
White-Chocolate Baby Heads: The Cure For Chocoholics.
And Now, This Weatherman Will Read The Forecast In Elvish.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #395.
I Love Ya But You’re Strange—That Time Gen13 Met Betty, Veronica, Archie, Katchoo, Wolverine, Hellboy, Madman…
ABC president on S.H.I.E.L.D.—‘It’s very Joss Whedon.’
Two Teaser TV Spots For A&E’s Psycho Series Bates Motel.
Interview: Dolph Lundgren, still a ‘Universal’ Action Star.
Arrow casts Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson.
Marvel Unveils Four Iron Man 3 Movie Stills.
12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies That Are Just Pure Nonstop Fun. I would have added Back to the Future, The Mummy, Army of Darkness, and Ghostbusters to that list.
Massive collection of 1,950 Star Wars figures being auctioned off.
Movie Issues Podcast: Catwoman (2004)
Retroist Podcast. Episode 124: The Last Starfighter (1984).
Final Nintendo Power cover brings the magazine full circle.
Happy 60th Birthday, Keith Giffen.
Happy 62nd Birthday, Chris Claremont.
Happy 56th Birthday, Kevin Conroy.
Doctor Who: BBC confirms 50th anniversary special.
Sir Ian McKellen On Playing Magneto In X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Diabolique Magazine—Issue 13 To Feature Author Christopher Pike.
Infographic: Quick Guide To Choosing A Vampire Hunter.
Catching Up With Star Trek IV’s Catherine Hicks.
Bid at Ebay on a Wesley Crusher Trading Card Ruined By Wil Wheaton Himself.
Take Your First Look At New Carrie, Prometheus, And Gremlins Action Figures From NECA.
Win A Piece Of Original Alex Ross Painted Art.
New Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part Two Blu-Ray And DVD Package Art, Bonus Content
Trivia: Christopher Nolan Met With Heath Ledger For The Lead Role In Batman Begins.
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Gets June 2013 Release Date. Whedonesque reacts to the news here.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey TV Spot #8.
TeeFury features new Ghostbusters/Star Wars design.
The 10 Biggest Changes of the Brian Bendis Avengers Era.
Details Revealed On The CW’s New Wonder Woman Series.
Man of Steel Movie Novelization Already Available For Pre-Order.
Trailers From Hell: Brian Trenchard-Smith on Game of Death.
Samuel L. Jackson: No Nick Fury In Iron Man 3, Confirms Captain America Sequel Role.
Clarence Haynes: A Case For Comic Books, Part 1: A Woman Named Raven.
Merlin: details of two-part series five finale revealed.
White-Chocolate Baby Heads: The Cure For Chocoholics.
And Now, This Weatherman Will Read The Forecast In Elvish.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #395.
I Love Ya But You’re Strange—That Time Gen13 Met Betty, Veronica, Archie, Katchoo, Wolverine, Hellboy, Madman…
ABC president on S.H.I.E.L.D.—‘It’s very Joss Whedon.’
Two Teaser TV Spots For A&E’s Psycho Series Bates Motel.
Interview: Dolph Lundgren, still a ‘Universal’ Action Star.
Arrow casts Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson.
Marvel Unveils Four Iron Man 3 Movie Stills.
12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies That Are Just Pure Nonstop Fun. I would have added Back to the Future, The Mummy, Army of Darkness, and Ghostbusters to that list.
Massive collection of 1,950 Star Wars figures being auctioned off.
Movie Issues Podcast: Catwoman (2004)
Retroist Podcast. Episode 124: The Last Starfighter (1984).