Friday, January 27, 2012
Noted
• The LA Times has a piece on the upcoming Kevin Smith reality series, Comic Book Men and AMC has posted four new promo videos for the series, which premieres Feb. 12 immediately after The Walking Dead. (Brent Frankenhoff)
• Valiant Entertainment has hired former comics retailer Atom! Freeman as its sales manager. Among Freeman’s early efforts will be additional outreach to retailers, including a phone call to every one. (Brent Frankenhoff)
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Space Ranger’s first line in comics was, “Those Shann-Men have me trapped – and I haven’t freed Myra yet from the paralybeam!” He said it on the cover of Showcase #15 (Aug 58).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first line in comics was “Strike as you will, Daredevil – you cannot harm me! For, I am – XX!” (XX is the name of the character we’re looking for. You don’t think we’d just give it to you, did you?)
Born Today
Dan DeCarlo Jr. (1948), comics artist
James DeCarlo (1948), comics artist
Steve Leialoha (1952), comics artist
Peter Laird (1954), comics writer and artist
Tom Vincent (1956)¸ comics artist and colorist
Frank Miller (1957), comics writer and artist
Stefan Petrucha (1959)¸ comics writer
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Brent Frankenhoff (1966), CBG editor, writer, and CBGXtra.com administrator
Today’s Flashbacks
60 yrs Jan 27, 1952 Artist Steve Leialoha is born. He contributes to such companies as Harris, Marvel, and DC.
55 yrs Jan 27, 1957 Frank Miller, an award-winning writer-artist especially known for his noir approach to storytelling, is born. Among his many projects are Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300, and stories featuring Martha Washington. He writes and directs a film based on Will Eisner’s Spirit.
Every Wed. and Sat. California: City Of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Jan 28 Indiana: South Bend. ComicCon.
Jan 28-29 Louisiana: New Orleans. New Orleans Comic Con.
Jan 29 Florida: Lake Worth. 18th Annual South Florida Toy Soldier Show.
Jan 29 New York: Syracuse. Collectorsfest-Sports Memorabilia & Toy Show.
Question of the Week
What comics-related question would you like to pose to your fellow fans?
Comics-Related Media
• NBC has back-to-back new episodes of Chuck. Beginning at 8 p.m. E.T., it’s “Chuck vs. Sarah,” followed at 9 by “Chuck vs. the Goodbye,” the series’ final episode.
The Magazine
