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IMDB listing for Angela Robinson

Wikipedia entry on Red Circle comics

TV writer Angela Robinson makes her comics debut with this DC/Red Circle book this week.

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Also this week:

Zero Killer #5 (of 6)

Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #5 (of 6). Art by Chriscross.

Push TP. Co-written by Bernardin.

Gold Digger Halloween Special 2009. By Perry and others.

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Also notable:

Wednesday Comics #12 (of 12). Final issue.

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So my 24-hour comic is completed, and if you wanna see it before I post it online, come to the Small Press Expo this weekend in Bethesda, MD. I won’t have a table, so I’m gonna try and figure out a way around that. If not, though, then you’ll have to look for me.

My latest review at GBCB is of Sentences.

Nigeria comes out against District 9.

I must admit, I do kinda like Ne-Yo as a singer.

Also: Director Peter Berg says both Will Smith and Charlize Theron will return for Hancock 2.

The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century HC

interview with artist Dave Gibbons @ Newsarama

my review of Give Me Liberty @ Great Black Comic Books

Political Power: Barack Obama

3-page preview (plus cover)

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Also this week:

Stormwatch PHD #23

Tangent: Superman’s Reign V2 TP

Mayhem #2 (of 3). Co-written by Tyrese Gibson.

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Also notable:

Green Lantern Corps #40. Blackest Night tie-in.

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So Claudia, who’s  become a regular around here, has a really cool blog of her own called The Bottom of Heaven. So cool, in fact that it’s up for an award that you can vote on, so show some love, would ya?

Some British guy likes Black Lightning enough to want to make a movie.

A new Princess/Frog trailer.

And congratulations to Roland & Taneshia Laird of Still I Rise fame, who are expecting their first child.

So they say

Get ready for some cooler rides at Disney World, and possibly watered down comics at your local shop.

The NY Times reports that pending approval from board members of both companies and Marvel’s sharedholders, the Walt Disney Company will buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, in a combination of about 60 percent cash and 40 percent stock.

Well, dear readers, what do you make of this news?

Say it ain’t so, Nolan…

Already set to star in Jonah Hex in June 2010, and in Michael Turner’s Fathom in the same year, according to British Tabloid, The Sun reports the current “It Girl” and Transformers star has possibly signed on to be in Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film set to hit theaters in 2011 along with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Gary Oldman.

Read the whole article on The San Diego Movie Examiner

I guess they’re serious about this.

Plus: This Melvin van Peebles interview is more about his new film than the related graphic novel, but I thought I’d post it anyway.

Zero Killer #4 (of 6). Resolicited.

Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #4 (of 6)

Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #3 (of 3)

Timestorm 2009-2099 #4 (of 4). Art by Battle.

Gold Digger Tech Manual #7. By Perry.

ZMD #5 (of 6). Written by Grevioux.

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Also notable:

Green Lantern #45. Blackest Night tie-in.

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New entries at my new blog Great Black Comic Books include Birth of a Nation and Satchel Paige. Plus I’ve started a regular poll feature on the sidebar. New polls every two weeks.

Todd McFarlane’s writing a Spawn 2 screenplay.

DC publisher Paul Levitz talks about the upcoming JLA/99 crossover.

The Brooklyn Public Library is so scared of Tintin in the Congo that access to it is restricted.

The new film The Time Traveler’s Wife is based on a book that, according to this lady, has some questionably-written POCs.

An appreciation of the multicultural aspects of Marvel’s War Machine and DC’s Tiny Titans.

Slightly off-topic: I was gonna write about how this Newsweek writer’s review of my friend Josh Neufeld’s Katrina/New Orleans GN AD crapped all over comics in general, but Claudia pretty much said it all for me.

video interview with DJ Jazzy Jeff about his involvement in a new video game

Is another Hancock movie in Will Smith’s future?

GamesCon has tons of surprises as Sony shows out full force with big plans for the holiday season. Not to be outdone, Microsoft drops a Molyneux bomb or two with announcements regarding Fable II and Fable III. Marvel jumps in on the digital game while Thor has new handlers at the reign. True Blood and Family guy round out our TV coverage, and Game art makes great game wishes on today’s Daily Grind. August 18th recap, 2009.