Author: Jeff Meyer

by Jeff Meyer | July 29, 2007

In honor of Mark Waid becoming chief editor at BOOM, I present a 1994 AOL interview. Learn more about the history of the man who will guide BOOM. http://www.thecomicforums.com/forum2//index.php?showtopic=115219

by Jeff Meyer | July 28, 2007

The 2007 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Presented the evening of Friday, July 27, 2007, as part of the 2007 Comic-Con International: San Diego. Best Short Story "A Frog’s Eye View," by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Vertigo/DC) Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) Batman/The Spirit #1: "Crime Convention,"...

by Jeff Meyer | July 28, 2007

Howdy! I had to recover this morning, as I just about went down for the count. I don't know why it occurs, but my West Nile illness suddenly hit me at about 9 AM, and by 11 I was thinking that I might just pass out right in the middle of our booth at the...

by Jeff Meyer | July 28, 2007

Here are some teasers from the upcoming DARK KNIGHT movie, which were released at the San Diego Comic Con this week: [evo_gallery]189426674329588[/evo_gallery] The movie trailer can be viewed here: http://www.whysoserious.com/

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Filmmaker Zack Snyder (300), who is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature film adaptation of the award-winning graphic novel Watchmen, today announced the cast of the highly anticipated epic before 6,500 fans during a presentation at this year’s Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California. Watchmen will be produced by Lawrence Gordon...

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MySpace, the nation’s most trafficked website, and Dark Horse Comics, pioneers of creator owned and licensed comics material, today announced a partnership to revive one of the most celebrated comic anthologies with the launch of a new online comic book, “MySpace Dark Horse Presents” (http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents). The online series will include original content by...

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON-July 26th, 2007-New York filmmaker and actor, Ed Burns (Brothers McMullen, Saving Private Ryan) is creating a new series of comic books, it was announced today by Burns at Comic-Con, the industry's annual super-festival in San Diego. The series, entitled /Dock Walloper/, debuts in comic shops and online comic retailers in November....

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

Check out these sneak previews of some of the Marvel Comics that will be available 08/01/07. Fantastic Four #548 Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE Penciled by PAUL PELLETIER Cover by MICHAEL TURNER Fantastic Four vs. Frightful Four-'Nuff Said! 32 PGS./Rated A 2.99 [evo_gallery]153454121424521[/evo_gallery] Ms Marvel #18 Written...

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

Howdy! I'm a bit weary today, as I was here at the convention center until 11 PM last evening. The "Preview Night" hours were only from 6 PM - 9 PM, but Lynne and I had to stay after hours in order to send a young man to jail. We caught him shoplifting (he was...

by Jeff Meyer | July 27, 2007

July 27th, 2007 San Diego Comic-Con - In a surprise announcement that rocked the comic-book world, BOOM! Studios revealed that fan-favorite scribe Mark Waid will become BOOM!'s Editor-in-Chief effective August 1st, 2007. Waid will fill a key position in the company previously held informally by Publisher and co-owner, Ross Richie. "BOOM! Studios is the next...