Thursday 26 March 2009

Join the fight with Batman



Here is a VERY cool CGI video from YouTube. It shows Batman flying around Gotham fighting Joker, Catwoman, and Mr. Freeze! It's a-la-Burton. Cool. Blur Animation Studios created this CGI movie for Warner Bros to use in one of those "Virtual Ride" events at one of their Six Flags theme parks.

Monday 9 March 2009

BATMAN vs. WATCHMEN


OK, not really verses......but
The Dark Knight is to movies, what Watchmen was/is to comics. Legitimization.
We all know by now that Dark Knight won 2 Academy Awards in February, including Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger. This represents the first time that a comic book movie has been awarded an Oscar. Comic book movies have always been main-stream, but only because of the fans. Now the critics are involved...giving the greatest "thumbs up" a picture can get.
The same was true for The Watchmen. When it was first published, it was the first graphic novel to appear on the New York Time's best seller list. Once again, the comic book genera is getting critical acclaim.
No longer are comic geeks crouching in shadows....we are out in the main stream making normal people fell uneasy and unworthy.
Why so serious?

Sunday 8 March 2009

Who is watching the WATCHMEN....rake in the dough?


The WATCHMEN in it's opening weekend, has made $55.7 million , domestically. Another great score for the comic/graphic novel genera. For all the stats.....here.