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+++++ From Blair Marnell in his ALL THE RAGE Gossip Column at: http://www.SilverBulletComicBooks.com Write to him at: BlairM@silverbulletcomicbooks.com RUMOUR BARRIER "I accept that the following material is rumour and gossip, intended to entertain only."I won't repeat the information inside as fact. I understand if I want the truth, I will go to Silver Bulletins."I enter freely with my mind open and my blinkers off." Now, on to the rumours . . . [NOTE: this column may be slightly edited for language. - D.L.] Sunday Night Live... And In Full Color By Blair Marnell Welcome back to another edition of All the Rage, here at Silver Bullet Comics. Without any further ado, here's the latest news and rumors: Redbird Down The comic world was aflutter earlier this week, with the sudden and abrupt announcement that all orders for Jason Pearson's Redbird miniseries have been canceled, with no plans to resolicit it in the future. There are a number of rumors flying around, but reliable sources have confided that basically, Wildstorm/DC lost faith in Pearson's ability to finish the miniseries. Word is that Pearson had been working on the project for over a year but never drew more than a handful of pages for the second issue. And since the Redbird character is owned by Wildstorm/DC, there's no chance of this project showing up at another publisher. So it looks like Redbird will never see the light of day... This Has An "Icarus Abides" Factor of Seven Out of Ten Hyperactive We've received further word on the rumored Superboy ongoing series. From what I've been told, the series is still in the proposal stage. The initial idea for the revival came from Dan Didio and the writer said to be developing it is Mark Waid. Rumor has it that the storyline will stem out of Legion and Crisis 2, and "will Hypertime Superboy" into the new Legion series. This Has A "Neither Space Nor Time" Factor of Five Out of Ten Not By A Longshot According to his newsletter, Michael Oeming has another Marvel project lined up. And I hear that it's a miniseries. No word yet on what it is... Though I think we can be reasonably certain that it's not Longshot. This Has A "Mojovision" Factor of Eight Out of Ten Angelic Recruits There's a rumor going around that a couple big-name comic writers are lining up to potentially do Angel miniseries for IDW later this year. From what I can gather, nothing has been signed just yet... Incidentally, former ATR scribe, Markisan Naso recently interviewed Jeff Mariotte about IDW's first Angel miniseries. You can check it out here. This Has A "Slaying the Dragon" Factor of Nine Out of Ten Worlds of Wonder The big news coming out of WonderCon is that Joss Whedon and John Cassaday will be back for a second year of Astonishing X-Men. But it's not the only Whedon related news to come out of the show. According to a report on Sci Fi Wire, producer Joel Silver confirmed that he is trying to get Whedon to write and direct the Wonder Woman feature film. While no deal has been struck, it sounds like this could actually happen... This Has A "Shores of Themyscira" Factor of Seven Out of Ten Future Tense Here's an early look at iBooks' first Magnus Robot Fighter graphic novel, which is coming out this May. It's written by Louise Simonson with art by Damion Hendricks. And yes... the Magnus GN will be in color. This Has An "Attack of the Killer Robots" Factor of Seven Out of Ten Man of the Hour With all of the hoopla surrounding Constantine and Crap of The Mask (aka Son of the Mask), most people seem to have overlooked the "other" comic book related movie coming out this month. Surely you haven't forgotten about Scott Lobdell's action/comedy cheerleading epic, Man of the House? I knew that you hadn't... This Has A "Bring It On" Factor of Six Out of Ten Dead Again Matt Gardner and Peter Gresser, the team behind X-Men: Death Becomes Them, have released a follow up animated short: X-Men: Dark Phoenix Rising. You can check it out here. This Has A "Dead And Loving It" Factor of Nine Out of Ten Bust-A-Move LeSean Thomas has been hitting the comic web circuit lately, talking about his upcoming Cannon Busters miniseries from Devil's Due Publishing. In particular, Thomas wanted to counter the rumor that Cannon Busters is in danger of being canceled by DDP. Josh Blaylock isn't canceling Cannon Busters. Lets just air it out and clear the rumors. Issue#1 hits shelves early March (the 2nd is current tentative, printers pending). He did however, stress that we need to come up with a solid plan to get it back on track and it has. For that I'd like to thank my incredibly patient team, DD , Udon and Adam Fortier of Hawke studios for the support! Cannon Busters is created, written and penciled by myself, (Arkanium, TMNT: Animated, Street Fighter, and Darkstalkers back- ups.) Acclaimed indy writer J. Torres of SideKicks, Teen Titans: Go!, Alison Dare, Love as a Foreign Language, Copybook Tales, and Days Like This; is scripting the funky action-adventure. Colors are provided by Stuart Ng with Udon studios. I got my extended online arsenal of monster talents, Ed McGuinness, Sanford Greene, Keron Grant and Skottie Young among the many talents who'll be blessing me with covers and pinups. Just to keep people up to speed from what Brandon Thomas covered a few months ago, Cannon Busters is the fantasy story of Samberry, a royal Companion droid who's trying to get back home. Having never experienced interaction outside her kingdom's walls, it all goes askew when she's violently separated from her owner and kingdom, due to an attack from a mysterious and powerful sorcerer, during a time where magic is extinct. Along her journey, she comes across the paths of three other individuals who also wish to get to where she's headed, but for their own reasons. It's like a smoked-out version of the Wizard of Oz, meets Breath of Fire, meets FLCL, meets hip hop.... Its definitely something fresh... fantasy with a hip hop twist without doo-rags on characters or boom boxes...no corny shit. The spine of the story is very high concept, but of course it's the journey and the characters that will make it unique. The lateness issue I felt was handled pretty well. I didn't want to update with nothing solid to speak on... especially whenever I got a colorist I felt comfortable with, wasn't fast enough or had to bow out. Stuart, the lead colorist and I decided to just go at the pace we needed to. I've seen books that get behind due to creative mishaps only to be rushed just to avoid making too late a launch to have the book look really bad AND late. We wanted to avoid all this. It was my first book. And all due respect to DDP, my M.O. was "come correct, or don't come at all" I feel like deadlines aren't for everyone either. I mean this is a business, so you gotta know when to back off, but I think quality plays a major role. The quality that goes into a comic will still be remembered long after the budget/schedules are forgotten. I've received a lot of negative backlash on my own forum. It's mainly just from kids who usually think they know more than you and slam you with criticism on what they deem the "standard." but in all fairness shit happens. And everything that happens on each comic, while may be similar, is unique in itself. I'm dealing with that right now as well on my current and VERY demanding day job as Supervising Character Designer on Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks animated series airing this fall on cartoon network's "Adult Swim." That's on such a gigantic scale in comparison, but still quality is so important. Also when you do stuff for the first time with no reference, you leave little room for experimentation on deadlines. Designing an entire world from scratch and expecting everyone to get it right AND stay with my style is challenging and if one artist unfortunately cant follow through because of whatever reasons it puts timing back. Cannon Busters has gotten comparisons to Battle Chasers in so many ways. Why that is, I'll be honest, I don't know. It's so different. I'll be the first to use it to give people an idea of what the overall entertainment value is, but its approach, feel and story is entirely different. Plus, it's a LIMITED series. Bi -monthly, so the readers will decide if it continues after the first 8 issues. This Has A "Kingdom Hearts" Factor of Eight Out of Ten Write Aid As readers of Clifford Meth's Past Masters are already aware, Bill Messner-Loebs' situation is quickly becoming more dire. Yesterday, Meth checked in with a quick update: Bill's situation gets worse everyday insofar as there is a clock ticking on his living situation (they are currently, he and his wife, in the basement of a church competing for cot space) while his wife's health deteriorates. People can PayPal any donation directly to bloebs@yahoo.com As for The Three Tenors: Off Key project, the creators aboard now include Messner-Loebs, myself, Dave Cockrum, and Al Milgrom (who will be doing some inking); Dave Sim (introduction), Tom Spurgeon (afterword) and Michael Netzer (back cover). If everyone who reads comics were to buy this book (or just send him a few dollars via PayPal), Bill would have cash for a long, long time. And that's a wrap. The feature interview will be back next week. Video game fans should like what I've got lined up... See you in seven. Later, Blair PS If anyone has any rumors, stories or news to share, please email me at blairm@silverbulletcomicbooks.com. Thanks to everyone who has been sending stuff in. It's greatly appreciated. +++++ Items found in Rich Johnston's "Lying in the Gutters" column at http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/ which are all rumors or gossip so take any of it with a BIG bucket of salt! Rich was chosen Best Comics Journalist in the 2003 Usenet Squiddy Awards, his fourth consecutive win. Write to Rich at: richjohnston@gmail.com Rich heard rumors . . . Marc Silvestri broke his leg towards the end of last year and went into surgery. The resultant pins and cast prevented the Image founder and Top Cow Publisher from getting to his drawing board. However, of late, he's been back in the studio regularly working away, without delay, and "Hunter-Killer," by Mark Waid and Marc Silvestri, is expected to be Top Cow's killer app. At San Franscisco Wondercon, Neal Adams let it be known that he's talking with DC over a new Batman project, with Frank Miller on dialogue. The UK newsstand magazine "Spectacular Spider Man" which publishes original Spider-Man material created by Panini, will feature a Captain Britain team-up in issue 114. The first time in 13 years that Captain Britain appears in an original strip in a British comic. By Jim Alexander, Jon Haward, John Stokes and Alan Craddock. Out on the 17th March _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [5] Interviews Richard Vasseur richardv@sympatico.ca Ryan Scott Ottney writer & Adam Frizzle artist on "Legend of Isis" from Blue Water Productions interviewed by Richard Vasseur Jazma Vice President Online! www.jazmaonline.com Richard: Can you give us a brief outline of the plot? Ryan: Very briefly, the first story-arc introduces Isis and her supporting cast (Scott, Crystal, Wayne, Michael, and a few others), and she's faced with at least two problems in this story: finding her own place in this new world, and trying to unravel the mystery of a new villain named LYNX! I think this series is about our mixed identities: who is Isis now that she's not a Goddess, and more literally speaking, who is Lynx behind the mask? Richard: Have you read or researched much about ancient Egypt? Ryan: Oh yeah, definitely. I won't usually write a word without digging up some kind of idea about what it is I'm writing about. I've read up a little on mythology (one of my favorite subjects anyway), and ancient Egyptian culture. I'm far from an expert, but I think I've picked up enough to write a convincing story. Richard: Will there be lots of action and battles? Ryan: Absolutely! The core of the story is about character development and relationships, but I mean you just can't hold a reader's attention for 22-pages of talking heads. Well, Brian Michael Bendis could do it, but he's not human, so we won't count him. :) Richard: What are Isis's abilities? Ryan: Her powers include flight and strength, and she's a great fighter too ... a born warrior! She also has a mystical staff that has a power all its own, and the first story-arc will explore the source of all her powers. Richard: Do you think that mythology based characters are somehow more interesting than say a mutant or ordinary super-hero? Ryan: Apples and oranges. I don't think one is better than another, but certainly mythology has withstood the test of time. Mythology is like the origin of comic books! I always thought it'd be weird if one day our entire civilization were destroyed, and then thousands of years later someone uncovered one of our comics and thought that we actually worshipped these characters as our gods. LOL! Richard: Why was it decided to make Isis so young? Ryan: I don't think she's all that young. She's maybe in her mid to late-20s. That's not terribly old, but she's no kid either. By comparison, I'm 27. Richard: Will the story get into her personal life and how her being Isis affects that? Ryan: That pretty much IS the story. Of course you've gotta do the obligatory super-villain mega-fight scenes, but the very core of the story will hopefully shine through as a story about how being Isis and living in this world that she doesn't quite understand affects her personality and behavior. And we introduce her new "secret identity" in this series too, so as the series progresses we'll see how one identity influences the other. Richard: What influences your writing style? Ryan: Simply telling a story that is relatable and fun. I always try to focus on characters and their reasons for doing what they do. I love a great plot twist and I will throw one in there whenever I can! And I also try to bring back a little of that lost Silver Age fun that books used to have. Remember when you read comics and you just smiled because it was fun? Now days everything's so serious. So I have to be serious for the modern audience, but I also like to add a kick of humor and fun, just to keep you smiling. Richard: If you're not working on comics what are you doing? Ryan: I do a lot of PR for creators, studios, and publishers, and I'm usually found on my writers' resource website, SCRYTPIC STUDIOS (http://www.scrypticstudios.com). But when I'm not doing anything comic or writing related, I'm usually spending time with my wife, family, and friends, or just kicked back listening to music. Richard: How can someone contact you? Ryan: Anyone can find me on my personal website, http://www.ryanscottottney.com, or my aforementioned writing website, SCRYPTIC STUDIOS - also on the LEGEND OF ISIS board at Alias' website (http://www.aliasenterprises.com). I'm a pretty approachable guy, so if anyone finds me there don't be shy about sending me a message. :) Richard: Any last words of wisdom? Ryan: LOL, I don't have any BEGINNING words of wisdom, let along and LAST ones! :D Richard: Is it harder or easier to draw a younger person? Adam: Hmmm well a younger person you get to use less lines...but the older people it is harder to mess them up because any line will just help to give them an old worn look. So I would say younger person because the lines have to be on point. Richard: What part of a person do you find most difficult to draw? Adam: Hands and I don't see eye too eye...partly cause they don't have any eyes. So I'd say hands can be a pain. Richard: Do you use any reference material pertaining to Egypt? Adam: Oh yes. I love Egyptian hieroglyphs and what not and use many different books and movies, like the Prince of Egypt (movie and art book), and Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Bridget Mcermott. Both good books. If I kept going we'd be here foe a while so those two are my more favorite ones. Richard: Will there be any flashbacks to ancient Egypt? Adam: Oh yes I haven't drawn any of them yet...but I have seen them they are there in the script!!! Richard: Will we be seeing any of the Gods of Egypt? Adam: I am sure at some point, there are a few main characters that I know come from Egyptian Myth. But hey even if I draw them as a plush toy are sculpture in the back ground, they will all get there some how. Richard: RV Valdez is the cover artist but will you be doing any covers for "Legend of Isis"? Adam: Yes I have done 2 so far...don't know how much they will be able to stand up too his work. But they will be around. Richard: Darren G. Davis created the character and comic of "Legend of Isis" but do you find you use your own interpretation when drawing her? Adam: Yes. I hope I have kept true too what he wants her to be. But I can't help but put parts of myself into the drawing. He hasn't broken my fingers yet so I think I am close enough to his vision so far. Richard: What is the process you go through in completing your art pages? Adam: My process is probably pretty close to that of most people. I thumb nail the page out nice and small where I can move things and make it flow well little before I redo it too scale. I mean if it doesn't work small its not gonna work no matter how big I make it. Then I layout out on the page with blue line and clean the pencils up. Not that any inker I have would use the word clean for my pencils but maybe one day. Richard: Who has been the most influential person in your life? Adam: That one is loaded....I would say I have had many influences that have gotten me too where I am. But comic wise I would say Jim Houstin. He was one of my teachers in school and was an ex-marvel bullpen colorist. He directed me to focus on my weak points and where I wanted to end up. And how to get there. And he broke the news too me about how much work I would have to put into it. He wasn't kidding either. When I first met him he told our class that none of us where probably drawing enough to work in the art field. I think I draw enough now, but I can still hear him "Why aren't you sketching? Put down that video game and go back too your drawing table...." (shivers) Richard: How did you first get started drawing comics? Adam: I was young and my older brother and his friends where into comics and drew. I think I thought I would be cool and get girls if I drew comics (How wrong I was....). That and my brother got an Art Adams X-Babies book. I think he eventually just gave it too me because I never out it down. I just would look at that book and draw things like Art Adams, not that I was ever close but he opened doors for me to other artists and comics. He doesn't know me but he did this too me.... Richard: How can someone contact you? Adam: I wish I could right now say check out my web page....but that isn't up yet so don't try going there. I would say if you just want to check out random drawings every now and then check out www.-adam-.deviantart.com , or email me at Frizzell_3030@hotmail.com Richard: Any parting words of wisdom? Adam: Comics are like food, well minus the food allergy's. Try new kinds every now and then because you never know when you'll find one that you love! And the chances a comic will make you break out is pretty slim...I hope....Oh and draw! _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [6] Thoughts From the Land of Frost Alex Ness Alexander@popthought.com [Alex has taught college level history and is a full time father. His interests include cats, comics and militaria. His writings have been featured on SlushFactory.com, UGO.com, and are currently on the Popthought.com web site. ] Land of Frost REVIEWS FROM IMAGE COMICS MORA #1 By Paul Harman Having reviewed this title in virtual form, I can only say how much better comics are in hand. Web comics are not there yet. MORA is about a very powerful witch and the world around her. The art is reminiscent of Kelly Jones, or Marc Hempel, or Ted Naifeh, as it is smooth, lush, and, in the black and white format, somehow rich. I found the writing to be serious and dark without being vile or sad. The work is more of a dark fairy tale than anything else, and I think it is an excellent read. THE RETURN OF SHADOWHAWK #1 By Jim Valentino Returning to comics the character that secured his place at IMAGE, Jim Valentino brings back Shadowhawk, a character who hunted and injured criminals. This reintroduction, complete with a list of previous adventures and stories, does a good job of bringing new readers in. The art is nice looking, and the writing is good. But, while I honestly think that this book is worth reading on some level, I really did not think it was worth reading much. The problem is not in the effort but in the property. I could not read this without thinking about how much better Valentino's Guardians of the Galaxy title was, or even his work as publisher at IMAGE. Despite the fact that I really enjoy the work, writing, and art by Valentino, this character and storyline is just not that interesting. PIGTALE #1 By Ovi Nedelcu I read this online as well and wrote a brief review. And, holding the book, I must say that it is far better in hand. Nedelcu tells the story of a pig private eye, in a wonderful, family friendly style. This story is delightful and light, and the comic fills a hole for comic readers who want to share with a younger reader. I applaud this book for its fresh look at the genre, and for a commitment to quality. MIKE BARON'S THE DETONATOR #1, 2 written by Mike Baron, Art by Mel Rubi Frank Grace blows up stuff. He enjoys it. And he pursues justice against the Hong Kong Triads and various crime organizations that stand in the way of fair play. He is also a mercenary of sorts, but seems a nice one with heart. I really enjoy Mike Baron's writing. And his art partner here, Mel Rubi has a pleasant style, detailed and smooth. The dialogue seems right, the art makes the setting right and the whole work has a certain quality about that seems to come from a good partnership. On the other hand, the characters, however well done, seem to remind me of other characters, the costume does not inspire and it took me a bit of time to warm up to the cast and whole idea behind it. I am glad I waited for issue #2 before reviewing the book, as it does get better as it goes. But, sometimes the best books tap you on the shoulder rather than kick you in the butt. CASE FILES: SAM AND TWITCH #13 Written by Steve Niles, Art by Paul Lee This book had a punch and kick to it. Sam Burke is called to his brother's side for a sad occasion. Ultimately, not only did we not know about Sam having a brother, but that the two share a love of justice despite both following different paths. Niles writes a short gem, and Lee illustrates an emotive story well. I would not have believed that this pair would be working together again after something of a fiasco on the book FUSED. But I am very glad to see them together. The single issue story is a dying art, and these two did it well. THE WALKING DEAD #15 Written by Robert Kirkman, Art by Charles Adlard When the world is gone to hell, and human culture has collapsed, what do you do? Do you suffer through the last death throes of life as we knew it or do you end it before the end? Do you embrace the void or do you stare into the eye of death as it comes to take your life from you? This issue of Walking Dead considers some of that, and does so by focusing upon the painful toll of the disaster, and the resultant collapse of society. The look is a micro look, but the concept is a macro look. Society consumed by disaster is a horrible tragedy. Horror movies are only interesting to me when I care about the cast about to face the event. Kirkman understands this. In fact he does it so well some people do not seem to understand what genre this book is. If it is labeled horror, they stand to disappoint some who seek splatter. If it is labeled adult, they stand to disappoint pornophiles. If it is labeled as drama, they stand to disappoint people who are offended by any element of fantasy. So do not label it. This series is so good you do not have to explain why it is good. Just buy a dozen copies, and share it with friends. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? 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