Comments on: Ormes biography due in February http://www.popcultureshock.com/ormes-biography-due-in-february/43035/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fred http://www.popcultureshock.com/ormes-biography-due-in-february/43035/comment-page-1/#comment-231623 Fred Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:48:17 +0000 http://www.popcultureshock.com/ormes-biography-due-in-february/43035/#comment-231623 First, it's cool that Jackie Ormes is finally getting the bio treatment. This cartooning legend is long overdue for such recognition. Second, Hancock looks like it should be a fun change for Smith. If the trailer is any hint, the movie is cut from the same cloth as comic X-Force/X-Statix, which also used superheroes to satirize America's celebrity worship. One more thing. Here is an article at Newsarama about whether Hancock (a.k.a. Tonight He Comes) is part of a new trend in Hollywood to create superhero flicks NOT based on comics: http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27768 First, it’s cool that Jackie Ormes is finally getting the bio treatment. This cartooning legend is long overdue for such recognition.

Second, Hancock looks like it should be a fun change for Smith. If the trailer is any hint, the movie is cut from the same cloth as comic X-Force/X-Statix, which also used superheroes to satirize America’s celebrity worship.

One more thing. Here is an article at Newsarama about whether Hancock (a.k.a. Tonight He Comes) is part of a new trend in Hollywood to create superhero flicks NOT based on comics:

http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27768

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