Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Noted
• A full script rewrite has delayed Michael Bay’s remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to 2014.
• Former Archie Vice President of Publicity and Marketing Alex Segura has returned to DC as Executive Director of Publicity. He left DC’s publicity department in December 2010 for Archie, where he not only handled publicity, but also wrote several Archie stories, including the Kiss crossover.
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Tom Strong’s first line in comics was, “Huda, oroti!” He said it in Tom Strong #1 (Jun 99).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first lines in comics were, “Nothing can stop me! Nothing!”?
Born Today
Al Taliaferro (1905), cartoonist
Dieter Kalenbach (1937), comics writer and artist
Jason Pearson (1970), comics artist
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Don Sherwood (1930), cartoonist
Chip Kidd (1964), graphic designer and comics historian
Today’s Flashbacks
75 yrs Aug 29, 1937 German artist Dieter Kalenbach is born. He is known for his feature Turi und Tolk.
Every Wednesday and Saturday. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Aug. 31-Sep. 3 Georgia: Atlanta. Dragon*Con.
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