Special Weekend Music Dedication to a Special Lady…
Kick their asses, kiddo!!!!
Barry & Revoltin’ Joe won’t know what hit them!
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Greatest Comic Covers # 25
Jim Steranko Draws The Quintessential Captain America
Well, I had some fun yesterday with the newest superhero on the scene, Barack America! So I got to thinking a bit and realized I haven’t written an entry in the Greatest Comic Covers series since May 13, 2008!
Since the next entry in that series would be the milestone 25th entry, I decided to get on it posthaste!
It’s common knowledge that I am a big Silver Age Marvel fan. In fact, I consider that era in comics to be the Rolls Royce of comics - it’s doubtful we will ever see that kind of creativity and synergy in comics ever again. Under the sure hand of Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby, the Marvel Universe was born and comics would never be the same.
That being said, quite a bit of new talent hit the scene in that era. One of the most notable is the legendary Jim Steranko. His run on Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD was groundbreaking, but he also contributed quite a bit to the legend of Captain America, too. That brings us to the classic cover of Captain America #111, Tomorrow You Live, Tonight I Die!”
In the issue, Captain America survives a Hydra assassination attempt and then gets to work training Rick Jones for his role as the new Bucky. Rick is unfortunately kidnapped by Hydra and used to bait Captain America into a trap, but Rick escapes in time to witness the apparent demise of Captain America at the hands of Hydra agents!
They just don’t make them like this anymore. Enjoy!
Related Posts‘The Dark Knight’ breaks Box Office Records
I had expected The Dark Knight to do very well in its opening weekend, roughly matching Iron Man’s opening weekend box office of $100+ million. Well, I was wrong: Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily reports the fantastic news…
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I’ve just been told by unofficial sources that Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight is playing to packed Sunday performances for over $40M and maybe as high as $43M.
That would mean a 9th record for the latest Batman installment since Spider-Man 3’s Sunday take in 2007 was a record-setting $39.9M. It’s also now abundantly clear that the Warner Bros caped crusader will crush the old 3-day weekend non-holiday record set by Spidey 3 last year.
So rival studios were wrong to question whether Warner Bros’ Sunday numbers were too aggressive! Also, Dark Knight should break its 9th record by beating the all-time weekly tally. Meanwhile, in its first six days, DK will have grossed more than the entire run of Batman Begins.
Media By Numbers’ OFFICIAL DARK KNIGHT RECORDS SO FAR (in order of occurrence):
1 - LARGEST NUMBER OF OPENING THEATRES WITH 4,366 (MORE THAN THE 4,362 DEBUT THEATRES OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END IN 2007).
2 - BIGGEST MIDNIGHT PREVIEW GROSS WITH $18.489 MILLION IN 3,040 THEATRES (BEATS STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH AND ITS $16.9 MILLION IN 2,915 THEATRES IN 2005).
3 - BIGGEST IMAX MIDNIGHT PREVIEWS SET AN NEW RECORD WITH $640,000 (INCLUDED IN THE $18.489 MILLION PREVIEW NUMBER).
4 - BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY GROSS IN BOX-OFFICE HISTORY WITH $67.850 MILLION (BESTS THE $59,841,919 SET BY SPIDER-MAN 3 IN 2007).
5 - BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND GROSS IN BOX OFFICE HISTORY WITH $155.340 MILLION (BESTS THE $151,116 MILLION SET BY SPIDER-MAN 3 IN 2007).
6 - BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND GROSS FOR AN IMAX RELEASE IN BOX OFFICE HISTORY WITH $6,214,061 MILLION IN 94 THEATRES WITH $66,107 PER THEATRE. (BESTS THE $4.7 MILLION SET BY SPIDER-MAN 3 IN 2007.) IMAX SHOWING AT FULL CAPACITY $1.9 MILLION ON SATURDAY ALONE.
7 - BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND OF 2008 WITH $151.340 (BEATS INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL‘S $101.137 MILLION FROM MAY 23-25, 2008)
8 - BIGGEST JULY OPENING EVER (BEATS PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST‘S $135,634,554 ON JULY 7, 2006).
9. BIGGEST OPENING SUNDAY BOX OFFICE: $40-43 MILLION
The Incredible McCain Girl
Don’t make her angry….
Barry wouldn’t like her when she gets angry.
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The Incredible Hulk TV Trailer with Tony Stark
They must be nervous
Looks like the movie execs are getting a little antsy bout their upcoming Incredible Hulk film. After all, their first Hulk film a few years ago was decidedly underwhelming. A very forgettable film. Well, the sequel/reboot has a new cast and new creative people behind it.
And this Summer’s big movie hero, Iron Man himself Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)
I got the impression that they were keeping the cameo appearance of Tony Stark in The Incredible Hulk a bit on the QT. And why not - a neat crossover appearance by Marvel’s other Summer 2008 hero was just the thing to get the oldschool fans excited, and get everyone ready for The Avengers movie in 2011.
So they decided to let Tony Stark’s cameo appearance slip in the TV ads. So I’m not giving anything away! Still, I wonder if there will be anything after The Incredible Hulk’s end credits. Hmmmm…
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Greatest Comic Covers # 24
This just blows my mind
The Man of Steel is firmly established as Earth’s greatest superhero. The Last Son of Krypton has faced many challenges in his 70 year career, and each time he has persevered and triumphed.
Which makes the cover of Superman # 261 all the more puzzling. This 1973 comic presents such a striking and startling image that I had to add it to our collection of Greatest Comic Covers.
WOW! I never thought I would ever see such a scene! And I think that’s Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen in the lower right, equally astonished!
Needless to say, this cover makes my mind race at about 200 MPH! After a quick drink and cigarette, my wits are usually restored. The baddie is none other than the forgettable Star Sapphire, and she seems to take a perverse delight in getting The Man of Steel to worship her boots. And heaven help us, it doesn’t appear that ol’ Superman is entirely against the concept!
I must confess that Star Sapphire does have lovely long legs and very nice boots! Mother of Mercy!
In any event, I have no doubt that this cover warped the sensibilities of tens of thousands of youth back in the early 1970s. I know that’s how it worked out for me.
Related PostsThe Spirit (2008) Movie Teaser
Will Eisner’s Iconic Hero is Coming to the Silver Screen
With Denny Colt keeping an eye on Central City, all will be well!
Though the teaser says the film is coming in 2009, I have heard it will open on Christmas Day, 2008! I can’t wait!
PS - Anyone else think The Spirit’s sidekick Ebony won’t make the cut?
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Iron Man - $104 Million USA, $97 Million International
Nikki Finke’s excellent Deadline Hollywood Daily reports the great news:
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Advance screenings in select locations, about 2,500 venues, from 8:00 PM to midnight on Thursday 5/1 contributed an additional $3,500,000. With this addition, the total estimated box office is $104,250,000.
The estimated international box office for the weekend is $96,750,000 from 57 territories.
The total combined estimated global box office for Marvel Entertainment’s IRON MAN is $201,000,000.
It’s Free Comic Book Day
Saturday May 3rd, 2008
What is Free Comic Book Day?
Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free* to anyone who comes into their stores.
* Each retailer will decide the guidelines for receiving comics.
Greatest Comic Covers # 23
Amazing Armor, It’s Iron Man
Back in the early 1960s, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others were blazing new trails in comic history as they were ushering in what would be known as The Marvel Age of Comics. Their creativity and output was at a peak, and numerous classic characters broke onto the scene, changing comic books forever!
At the time, Marvel published several weird tales/fantasy/science fiction comics. Among those titles was Tales of Suspense, an anthology series comprised of short stories usually dealing with a monster or other supernatural theme. Well, with great characters like The Fantastic Four and Spider-Man forming the cornerstone of the Marvel Universe, the wizards at Marvel decided to create a new hero for Tales of Suspense - The Invincible Iron Man!
So since Iron Man will enjoy a major movie release in just a few weeks on May 2nd, I decided to feature Tales of Suspense #39 in the Greatest Comic Covers series. That’s the origin and 1st appearance of Iron Man!
