- According to THE BEAT, the artist who posted her work online turning The Simpsons and Futurama into manga-style got herself signed to a deal with the makers of The Simpsons comics… and may get to work on the upcoming Futurama series. Now THAT is an Internet success story.
- Though it comes from the often-not-accurate Ain’t It Cool News, it looks like that the Song of Fire & Ice Books (also known as the Game of Thrones series) is headed to HBO as a series. I love this series, and I think that HBO is one of the few places where it could get the type of treatment it needs, and it’s always good to see the original author onboard. The only worrying thing is HBO’s tendency to cancel shows after 2-3 seasons if it costs too much money. And even HBO might not be able to keep in all the “naughtiness” of the books…
- And by the way, this follows along developments in the Preacher HBO series, based on the excellent long running (and purposely blasphemous) comic series.
- If you’re around your tv tonight and are a comics fan, a highly anticipated episode of Smallville airs tonight featuring the Junior Lifeguard Association… aka the JLA. Former guest stars Cyborg, Impulse, Aquaman, and season-long hero Green Arrow show up for the party. Martian Manhunter, while having made an appearance earlier in the season, isn’t there, and Batman can’t show up due to the always bizarre rights issues. Still, this could be an awesome superhero throwdown episode.
- Love it or hate it, the other show on tv right now that’s getting superheroes attention on TV is going to be around for a while longer: Heroes has been picked up for a second season.
- Finally, in news for us locals, the Winter Fantasy D&D convention has been moved from Indiana to Crystal City, Virginia. This happens to overlap with Katsucon, the big anime convention in nearby DC. The nation’s capital will be overflowing with us nerds that weekend! Maybe we should seize power. No wait, I’m too booked up between Unhallowed pre-release and Anime Music Video awards.
heroes is my guilty pleasure …