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fashiontipsfromcomicstrips: New Marvel T-Shirts Tell Boys They...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:00:33 -0400

New Marvel T-Shirts Tell Boys They Can Be Heroes, And Girls That A Hero Will Save Them

By Joseph Hughes

Following the success of the Avengers film, and with Iron Man 3 set to hit theaters next month, the characters who make up Marvels Avengers team are more recognizable than ever. Naturally, the publisher is taking advantage of that fact via merchandise, including the two t-shirts pictured above.

Of course, aside from the cut of the shirts, the second you look at them you instantly know which is meant for boys and which is for girls, and therein lies quite a problem.

These are Marvel’s characters, the foundation of their company. As such, these products represent them, not the manufacturers. When people see this, and are (rightfully) bothered by it, they aren’t going to care what middle man made the shirts. They’re going to instantly direct their ire toward Marvel, as it it will look to them as if Marvel is telling boys they can be heroes, and telling girls that, if they’re lucky, a hero will come save them.

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Best Art Ever (This Week) - 04.26.13 By Andy Khouri We make a...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:00:18 -0400

Best Art Ever (This Week) - 04.26.13

By Andy Khouri

We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great images on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly depository for just some of the pieces of especially compelling artwork that we come across in our regular travels across the Web. Some of it’s new, some of it’s old, some of it’s created by working professionals, some of it’s created by future stars, some of it’s created by talented fans, and some of it’s endearingly silly. All of it’s awesome.

Check out this week’s Best Art Ever on ComicsAlliance!

ABOVE: Daenerys Targaryen, by Craig Drake

David S. Goyer: Wonder Woman Is ‘A Difficult Character To...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:35:39 -0400

David S. Goyer: Wonder Woman Is ‘A Difficult Character To Crack’ In Movies

By Matt D. Wilson

David S. Goyer, the screenwriter who has emerged as Warner Bros.’ go-to guy for DC Comics adaptations, with credits including all three of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies and the new Superman film Man of Steel, answered an eager fan’s question about why Wonder Woman hasn’t made the jump to the big screen in a Thursday “Ask Me Anything” thread on Reddit. Regarding moving her to film as opposed to DC Comics’ other big characters, Goyer said Wonder Woman is “more difficult than Superman, who is also more difficult than Batman.”

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imagecomics: Not really fan art, since it’s a variant cover,...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:45:09 -0400

imagecomics:

Not really fan art, since it’s a variant cover, but maybe some inspiration for your MORNING GLORIES fan art. Be sure to submit it by Friday!

nickspencerly:

Jamie McKelvie (PHONOGRAM, YOUNG AVENGERS) cover for MORNING GLORIES 027.

If you want this cover, let your retailer know! Diamond Order Code MAR138125

fashiontipsfromcomicstrips: New Iron Fist Clothing Collection...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:53:00 -0400

fashiontipsfromcomicstrips:

New Iron Fist Clothing Collection Features Cheeky Superheroine Apparel

Just in time for convention season, Iron Fist Clothing (not to be confused with Iron Fist, the Marvel superhero) has unveiled a Spring/Summer capsule collection entitled Super Bitches that features pin-up styled artwork of superheroines and villains. Known for their eclectic catalogue of monster-themed high heels and glam collaborations with RuPaul’s Drag Race, the LA-based clothing label collaborated with artist Lora Zombie to create this cheeky comic-inspired print to showcase fierce and empowered super-women in a shared feminine and feminist light.

Check out the entire Super Bitches collection on ComicsAlliance!

Above: Super Bitches Dress ($65); Super Bitches print, by Lora Zombie (close-up); Super Bitches Shorts ($40)

Evan McIsaac’s Construction Paper Sailor Moon Music Video...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:08:20 -0400

Evan McIsaac’s Construction Paper Sailor Moon Music Video Is A Sight To Behold

By Chris Sims

Back when I was an impressionable teen, I used to watch a ton of Anime Music Videos. I assume they’re still around (especially now that you don’t have to spend all night downloading them on Usenet), but on the off chance that you’re not familiar, the idea was that people would edit together scenes from anime to one of the popular tunes of the day. My personal favorite was one for LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out,” if only because the line “Kinda like Shaft, so you could say I’m Shaftin’” was accompanied by a clip from Shaft in the middle of a bunch of anime.

Anyway, I haven’t watched any in a long while, but it’s nice to see that, at least in one case, the art form has evolved in new and terrifying ways. Witness young Evan McIsaac, lip synching Estelle and Janelle Monae’s “Do My Thing” while wearing construction paper costumes of all of Sailor Moon’s Sailor Scouts. All of them. At the same time. It is glorious.

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welovefineshirts: So today’s Daily Deal whet your appetite for...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:15:32 -0400

welovefineshirts:

So today’s Daily Deal whet your appetite for all things Deadpool, huh? GOOD, because we just added four amazing new merctastic tees for you Wade lovers, including (top) two designs by MFA artists Ashley Hay & Matthew Parsons! Come and get ‘em in our latest Marvel tees!

Featured on Best Art Ever (This Week) - Superman 75th...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:43:04 -0400

Featured on Best Art Ever (This Week) - Superman 75th Anniversary Edition:

Supergirl, by Cliff Chiang

Link Ink: Movies: Director Marc Webb has tweeted an image of...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:34:40 -0400

Link Ink:

Movies: Director Marc Webb has tweeted an image of “Patient Zero” from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. [Twitter]

Bif Bang Pow!’s ‘The Venture Bros.’...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:26:09 -0400

Bif Bang Pow!’s ‘The Venture Bros.’ 3.75” Action Figures Arrive

By Caleb Goellner

Joining the line of 8” Mego style dolls and assorted bobble heads, Bif Bang Pow!’s long-awaited 3.75” The Venture Bros. action figures have finally started venturing (HAW!) into retailers. Entertainment Earth and other online shops have posted new product images for the line’s first wave, including 3.75” versions of Dr. Mrs. The Monarch with a flowing scarf, Hank Venture with a machete, Dean Venture with a shotgun and Brock Samson with a knife. Dr. Venture, Phantom Limb and The Monarch are expected to follow in June and pack the same roughly same 10 points of articulation and the same roughly $12 price tag. You can scope out all of the Venture Bros. 3.75” figures after the jump, including prototypes of the second wave figures from BBP!’s Toy Fair 2013 display.

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joequinones: Batwoman & Boston: Strong As you may well be...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:19:24 -0400

joequinones:

Batwoman & Boston: Strong

As you may well be aware, I took on a few pre-con commissions last week, in preparation for Boston Comic Con. Due to the horrors that occurred in Boston last Monday, as well as the tense pursuit of the suspects involved, the convention was cancelled. I was however still left with a stack of drawings to do, which I’ve slowly been working my way through. Above is the first.

Please do contemplate donating to One Fund - Boston in support of those affected by the awful events of last week.

https://onefundboston.org

Best,

Joe

bettyfelon: Some photos from Comicazi’s...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:43:20 -0400

Batgirl (by Ming Doyle) & Marceline (by Erica Henderson)

Scrooge McDuck, by Don Rosa

Erica Henderson & Don Rosa

Tim Sale & Ming Doyle

bettyfelon:

Some photos from Comicazi’s Not-The-Boston-Comic-Con Get-Together this past Saturday.

Clockwise from top left:

Batgirl, by Ming Doyle

Marceline, by Erica Henderson

Scrooge McDuck, by Don Rosa

Erica & Don Rosa

Tim Sale & Ming

Check out my write-up on the event (as well as the rest of my photos) on ComicsAlliance!

"I think one of the things that I loved the most was that [Pepper] really stepped into her power in..."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:28:12 -0400

“I think one of the things that I loved the most was that [Pepper] really stepped into her power in all areas. You do see her as a very intelligent and articulate CEO; an equal in her relationship with Tony, where she wants her needs met as well, while still remaining a very supportive woman in his life; and of course she turns into… a superhero! Or sort of. It was a great transformation and I felt very lucky to be a part of it.”

- Gwyneth Paltrow on playing Pepper Potts in Iron Man 3.

Click over to ComicsAlliance’s report from the recent press conference for much more from Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle and Ben Kingsley, including their remarks about working with writer-director Shane Black, the future of the Iron Man franchise, and remarks about the film’s terrorism themes in light of the recent violence in Boston.

Link Ink: Movies: Director Bryan Singer has tweeted a photo of...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:34:42 -0400

Link Ink:

Movies: Director Bryan Singer has tweeted a photo of Halle Berry as Storm in her X-Men: Days of Future Past attire. [Twitter]

I’m David: ‘Johnny Wander’ Is Charming &...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:25:52 -0400

I’m David: ‘Johnny Wander’ Is Charming & Who Should Own The Rights To Superman?

By David Brothers

Like most of you, I’ve got a to-read stack that kills me every time I look at it. Friends laugh at it, small children cry at it, and the police keep giving me the stink eye. I’ve also got a to-read list for those things that I want to read in digital form, but haven’t yet. There’s a lot of webcomics in there (Chris Onstad returned to Achewoodlast year, you say?) and I’ve been remarkably lax about getting caught up because I’ve got a never-ending reservoir of excuses when it comes to not doing things. But I found myself with three volumes of the webcomic Johnny Wander, an inexplicably long commute to work, and a (very rare) lack of excuses. So I read it. And I loved it.

I’m David, and I want to talk to you about Johnny Wander, a comic drawn by Yuko Ota and written by Ananth Panagariya, about Yukond Ananth. It’s autobio, it’s funny, and it’s great.

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The ‘Man Of Steel’ Trailer Gets...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:46:00 -0400

The ‘Man Of Steel’ Trailer Gets Supermanimated

By Joseph Hughes

While many were apprehensive about Man of Steel, the upcoming Superman film directed by Zack Snyder, the trailer released last week has left quite a few previous naysayers somewhere between “cautiously optimistic” and “ridiculously excited.” It’s also inspired video editor Jason Inman to cut clips from Superman the Animated Series over the new trailer, and you can check out above.

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Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 04.22.13 By Bethany...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:32:56 -0400

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) - 04.22.13

By Bethany Fong

Although cosplay has been present for decades within the comics, anime, and sci-fi/fantasy fandoms, social media has played an integral role in the thriving communities of costuming that exist, such as Cosplay.comand the Superhero Costuming Forum. In honor of the many fans who’ve displayed excellence in the mastery of homemade disguise, craftsmanship, and sartorial superheroics, ComicsAlliance has created Best Cosplay Ever (This Week), an ongoing collection of some of the most impeccable, creative, and clever costumes that we’ve discovered and assembled into a super-showcase of pure fan-devoted talent.

Check out this week’s Best Cosplay Ever on ComicsAlliance!

ABOVE: Marceline & Simon Petrikov (Adventure Time), cosplayed by Chlo-Chlo & xhee-heex, photographed by mineralblu

Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Ride Gets An Arkham...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:10:48 -0400

Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Ride Gets An Arkham Asylum Makeover

By Joseph Hughes

Inspired by prominent art from Disney’s famous Haunted Mansion attraction, artist Abraham Lopez has created “Haunted Arkham Asylum,” featuring Batman and other characters in his universe portrayed in “stretch art.” The idea is that the images at the top seem perfectly sedate, until they are stretched to reveal a far more sinister situation than previously believed.

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joequinones: More FF #6 teasing —

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:30:27 -0400

joequinones:

More FF #6 teasing —

First ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Movie Trailer Thunders...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:37:51 -0400

First ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Movie Trailer Thunders Online

By Caleb Goellner

Following last week’s official poster reveal for Thor: The Dark World, the live action followup to the 2011 Thormovie starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Jamie Alexander, Anthony Hopkins and more, Apple Trailers has debuted the first full trailer for the film. While the cast from the first film is certainly present and accounted for, so too is the first appearance of former Doctor/Destro Christopher Eccleston as Malekith (the Accursed). What’s the dark elf got in store for Thor and Mjolnir when the movie opens on November 8?

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