The Fireside

Well, it looks like Marvel isn't finished yet with Stephen King's Dark Tower series. The project started out as kind of a prequel comic series, then Marvel re-told the first book in the series, The Gunslinger , in graphic novel format, while adding in a few things here and there.  Next up, it looks like they're adapting the next book in the Dark Tower, which is The Drawing of the Three .  EW posted this next little bit, so I'll share their links: For some art: http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/04/25/dark-tower-drawing-three-marvel-prisoner-art/ For some behind the scenes stuff: http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/04/27/dark-tower-drawing-of-the-three-comic/ I collect this series in trade collections, in paperback format rather than hardback so I will have a little bit of waiting to do. Here's hoping Marvel will re-tell the entire story in graphic novel format. The books in the series: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger   The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Thre...

What a great weekend. I attended my second Comic Con (I don't count the first day I was there for the very first time) here in Ottawa, and what a great time it was! This time, my group was prepared - we got deluxe passes instead of regular for the weekend, which cut down on line times (but not as much as the much-higher priced VIP). Also, I had a good idea of what I wanted to see and do. But of course, so many panels and signings, things change a bit.... Saturday kicked off with a slightly late arrival by Summer Glau. She was scheduled for last year but couldn't make it because she lost her passport. She found it this year, and head a good turnout. After which, I saw The Doc himself, Christopher Lloyd. Following his panel (and bear in mind I walked the floor between lining up for panels) was one of the big ones for me - Sean Astin, best known lately as Samwise the Brave in Lord of the Rings . Immediately after his panel (in w...

I was never all that familiar with comic books, or graphic novels, growing up. I knew the characters thanks to TV cartoons, movies etc, but I missed comics as a kid. It wasn't until I saw the first X-Men film that I thought, "This was movie was pretty good! Looking forward to the second one...which means I have to wait."  Being a fan of reading and books (and reading books based on movies before I see the movie, if possible) I relaized that X-Men was based on (a lot of) comics. So, I started with Marvel's Ultimate X-Men, and likewise with Ultimate Spider-Man . By about between the first and and second Spider-Man film, I was at least knowledgeable of some comics, graphic novels, as well as Comic Book Stores (which didn't have as many sexy girls in them as they do these days...what happened?!). I followed likewise with Batman after seeing how good Batman Begins was, and exploring some Batman trades and graphic novels.  Before I progress, let me lay so...

  If you need a Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire fix, you're in luck....

I'm sure I could write more, but that would be impractical for a blog....

Attention Stephen King fans, Dark Tower fans,  and  comic fans... the newest story arc of the Marvel's Dark Tower series will soon be out, or is out already depending on where you get your comics.

I won a book off of Goodreads!

Today I was at the comic store, and I noticed some Walking Dead  releases I'll report on....

In about two months, the third and final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman series, The Dark Knight Rises, will be released in theatres and IMAX. These films have been inspired from certain graphic novels and comics. Here are the names of some of them, to get your fill before or after you see the film.