The disc-eared mouse misses nothing: he hears all, he sees all. He has been seen in all parts of the world, and yet, no one can say for sure if he is even real. He is a grinning ghost, a flickering image, a nightmare. He is childlike, he is ancient, he is ageless…
Posts Tagged ‘Comics’
Comic review: Northlanders Vol. 1,
“Sven the Returned”
This first volume of Northlanders, written by Brian Wood (DMZ) with art by David Gianfelice, is your archetypal prodigal-versus-usurper story, set in a remote Viking settlement in the 10th century. The prodigal in question is Sven, exiled from the Orkney islands as a teen, who leaves his successful career in glorious Constantinople to claim his birthright at the remote rump end of Europe. This is a good solid story, filled with bitterness and decapitations, and pleasantly lacking in horned helmets and magical bashing weapons.
Northlanders is also a prime example of how modern North American graphic novels now fill a certain cultural niche in a way they haven’t for a long time. (More about that after the jump).
Who delimits the unlimited?
A brief visit to Marvel Comics’ digital site—where digital comics are, per Marvel’s slogan, “unlimited”—has brought me up to speed on international geography. The modern map, it seems, has been reduced to two countries: the US, and outside of the US. (Select one, please.)
Watchmen week: Goode, Wilson, Haley and other oddities
Welcome to Part V, the final installment of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Part III: Zack Snyder. Part IV: Billy Crudup).
Today we feature short chats with actors Matthew Goode, Patrick Wilson, and Jackie Earle Haley, plus some odd Watchmen linkage from around the web.
Watchmen week: Billy Crudup, leprechauns and a willy on Mars
Welcome to Part IV of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Part III: Zack Snyder. Plus: See the end of this post for a chance to win an exclusive piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia).
Today: Billy Crudup, the normally press-shy 39-year-old who shot to fame in 2000 as the burgeoning guitar rock god of Almost Famous, breaks down his serious, journalist-weary barriers to joke about his Watchmen roles as both the very human Dr. Jon Osterman, and his glowing dual personality Doctor Manhattan.
Look for plenty of atomic blue weirdness after the jump.
Watchmen week: Death-defying director Zack Snyder
Welcome to Part III of DRIVEN’s exclusive interview series on Watchmen (Part I: Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Part II: Malin Akerman. Tomorrow: a rare interview with Billy Crudup/Dr. Manhattan. (Plus: See the end of this post for how to win an exclusive piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia).
Remaining faithful to the Watchmen graphic novel—created over two decades ago by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons—was priority number one for director Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead).
“I especially wanted to make the hardcore fans happy, because I’ve already gotten death threats for having directed Watchmen. It’s funny that every movie I’ve made, starting with Dawn of the Dead, I’ve gotten death threats.”
Watchmen week: A little kiss and tell with Malin Akerman
Welcome to Part II of DRIVEN’s exclusive series of one-on-one chats with the people who helped bring Watchmen to cinematic life.Yesterday: Jeffrey Dean Morgan AKA The Comedian. Wednesday:Watchmen director Zack Snyder. Thursday: a rare interview with Billy Crudup, AKA Dr. Manhattan. Friday: a surprise post.Plus: a chance for Watchmen fans to win a piece of collectible Watchmen swag (see the end of this post).
In Watchmen, the Stockholm-born and Toronto-raised Malin Akerman portrays Laurie Juspeczyk and her retired superheroine alter-ego, Silk Spectre II. After the jump, you’ll find out Akerman’s takes on the film, the Watchmen graphic novel, and the tender side of superheroics.
Watchmen week: The Comedian stylings of Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Each day this week, DRIVEN will post exclusive, one-on-one chats with the filmmaker and several actors who helped bring Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ epic graphic novel Watchmen to cinematic life. Tomorrow: Malin Akerman discusses life as Silk Spectre II. Wednesday: Watchmen director Zack Snyder. Thursday: a rare interview with Billy Crudup, AKA Dr. Manhattan. Friday: a surprise post. Plus: a chance for Watchmen fans to win a piece of collectible Watchmen memorabilia (find out how at the end of this post).
First up, Jeffrey Dean Morgan—previously known as the overly-sexed dead patient from Grey’s Anatomy—talks about his brutal, psychopathic superhero, The Comedian. After the jump, Morgan opens up about the super role, his other upcoming movies, and the possibility of a Watchmen sequel. Read More
The DRIVEN calendar, “Soon”: Montreal All-Nighter (Nuit Blanche)
February 28, Montreal—Montreal is cold in the winter. Scratch that, Montreal is freezing; extreme, toe-numbing freezing. But that won’t stop the throngs of people ready to wander the streets in search of art and amusement at the 6th annual Montreal All-Nighter (Nuit Blanche). This year features over 165 original, unique and at times bizarre exhibits and activities spread over three districts, and it’s all free.
