Introducing ComicBase Express!
I got this e-mail today, and all I can say is it is about time!! I have bought version 8 and 9 of this software, and it works great, but I can’t just keep shelling out $150+ every year for upgrades. Now this I can handle. Besides, its really cool to have 125,000 covers that come out with the Archive Edition, but who really needs that many?
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Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 7:26 PM
To: ComicBase Announcements List
Subject: Introducing ComicBase Express!
For everyone who’s ever looked at ComicBase and thought, “Wow, it looks really great, but I just can’t fit software like ComicBase into my budget…”
Now you can.
We’re excited to announce ComicBase Express, the most affordable ComicBase ever. For just $39.95 (download) or $49.95 on CD, you can track your comics with the world’s #1 program for managing comic collections. And while ComicBase Express lacks some of the upper-end features from our Professional and Archive Editions, I think you’ll find it’s up to the task of managing even the largest collection with ease.
Its features include:
- Built-in listings and current pricing on over 275,000 comics, ranging from the 1800s to last week’s new releases!
- Searchable listings of 1st appearances, Origins, Deaths, and other special issues.
- Over 5,000 full-color cover scans from Marvel, DC, and Image (and you have the ability to add your own as well!)
- Automatic calculation of your collections value, along with insurance reports, price lists, price labels, issue checklists, and more.
- One-key data entry for entire runs of comics
- Barcode support for lightning-fast data entry
- A year of weekly, downloadable updates to both issues and prices, so you’ll always be updated on the latest releases and trends.
For all the details, check our web page at www.comicbase.com. You can even order and download it online and be managing your collection in minutes!
All the best,
-Pete Bickford
Peter Bickford
Principal, Human Computing
2933 Bunker Hill Lane #207
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1124
USA
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NEWSARAMA.COM – PEEK: LONE RANGER #1 COVER
SWEET!!
NEWSARAMA.COM: PEEK: LONE RANGER #1 COVER
PEEK: LONE RANGER #1 COVER
Dynamite
Entertainment has provided Newsarama with an advance look at the cover
to September’s Lone Ranger #1 by John Cassaday.
Written by Brett Matthews, illustrated by Sergio Cariello, with
art direction by John Cassaday and colors by Dead White, the new
ongoing series will, according to Matthews, examine the Lone Ranger’s
origin in its first arc – something that is clearly indicated by
the cover image.From Newsarama’s earlier
interview with Matthews:“I’m going to incorporate
a great deal of the character’s mythology, but the unique thing
about The Lone Ranger is that despite how popular and recognizable
a figure he is, a lot of people don’t know what exactly that mythology
is. Significant ideas and events that make the character really
important have dipped below the radar or fallen out of the common
telling of the legend — for instance, the mask the Ranger wears
is made from the cloth of his slain brother’s vest, and its eyeholes
were made by the bullet holes that took his life.“That’s a canonical
element of the original origin story I find insanely cool, but many
casual fans don’t know. There’s stuff that’s darker and more challenging
than the powder blue suited image that has become iconic, but which
is no less ‘correct’ for lack of a better word.
“In short, you will
see most of the classic elements –including some you may not be
aware are — as many of them as I can work in without forcing them
there. My goal is to have these make sense and mean something within
the bounds of the tale being told and the world it unfolds in. It
will very much be an origin story.“There will be a bit
of flashback, but the heart of the story unfolds as it happens,
present day. To ground you very specifically, the first page shows
six Rangers riding into a canyon. We’re with John Reid there and
from that point on. It’s his story as much if not more than that
of the legend he will become, in as much as you can separate the
two.”Interior preview
pages are due to be released next week. And – according to sources
at Dynamite, Lone Ranger will be something unique at the
publisher – it will feature a “lone cover,” that is, each issue
will have only one cover – by Cassaday.
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Blog@Newsarama » What’s Interlac for ‘Run this by legal’?
Should be interesting to see how this turns out. What is the deal with Brainiac Five’s neck???
Another great bost from the guys over at Blogs@Newsarama and The Legion Omnicom!
Blog@Newsarama » What’s Interlac for ‘Run this by legal’?
What’s Interlac for ‘Run this by legal’?
Friday June 23, 2006, 7:46 am
At The Legion Omnicom, Michael points out an interesting change in press-release language for the upcoming Legion of Super Heroes cartoon, presumably in response to the ongoing legal squabble over the rights to Superboy.
In the original press materials,
announcing the Kids’ WB fall lineup, the character with the “S” and
spit curl was referred to as “the young Superboy”: “… While their
intentions were good, their time travel skills were not, and Lightning
Lad, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Bouncing Boy and Timber
Wolf end up going too far back into the past, accidentally retrieving the young Superboy instead” (emphasis added).But in the current press release, quoted by The Legion Omnicom, the
character is “the young Superman, before he moved to Metropolis”: “…
While their intentions were good, their time travel skills were not,
and Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Phantom Girl, Bouncing Boy
and Timber Wolf end up going too far back into the past, accidentally retrieving the young Superman, before he moved to Metropolis” (emphasis added, again).There had been a lot of discussion on message boards about how the
lawsuit might affect the animated series. It looks as if “young
Superman” may be Warner Bros.’ solution.
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USATODAY.com – Superman is a hero of his time
Great article about Superman over at USA Today, even has a historical chart of the “S” over the years.
Rest of the article at the link below.
USATODAY.com – Superman is a hero of his time
Superman is a hero of his time
By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAYThe older Superman gets, the younger he seems.With a svelte new incarnation of the Man of Steel headed to theaters late Tuesday in Superman Returns, newcomer Brandon Routh will test the theory of “survival of the fittest.”
Superman lands in L.A.: The stars of the film hit the premiere
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IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN – AJ LIEBERMAN ON “MARTIAN MANHUNTER” – Comic Book Resources
Filed under: Comic Book News, Comic Creator Interviews
This looks interesting.
Read the rest of the article at the link below
Comic Book Resources – CBR News – The Comic Wire
IIT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN – AJ LIEBERMAN ON “MARTIAN MANHUNTER”
by George A. Tramountanas, Staff Writer
Posted: June 23, 2006
He’s the lone survivor from another planet, who found himself suddenly
jettisoned to earth. Not only that, but he has special abilities and
powers that set him apart from the average human. Oh, and he also wears
a cape.
Sounds like I’m talking about Superman, doesn’t it?
I’m talking about DC Comics’
Martian Manhunter (aka J’onn J’onzz) though, and this summer, writer AJ
Lieberman is hoping to help make the big green guy a bit more
distinguishable from that fellow with the “S” on his chest. First,
Lieberman is contributing a Martian Manhunter story to DC’s “Brave New
World,” a $1.00, 80-page one-shot arriving in stores on June 28. This
will then lead into an eight-issue limited series that begins in August
with Al Barrionuevo on covers and pencils.
CBR News contacted
Lieberman, who was happy to talk about both projects. We began by
discussing that last time Martian Manhunter was seen by readers…
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IRON MAN FILM GETS OPENING DATE: MAY 2, 2008 – NEWSARAMA
I wonder if they even have a script yet?
IRON MAN FILM GETS OPENING DATE: MAY 2, 2008 – NEWSARAMA
IRON MAN FILM GETS OPENING DATE: MAY 2, 2008
Press Release
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment will kick off
the 2008 summer movie-going season on May 2nd with Iron Man, the first
motion picture to be produced by Marvel under its alliance with
Paramount, it was announced today by Rob Moore, President, Worldwide
Marketing, Distribution, and Operations, Paramount Pictures; Michael
Helfant, President and COO, Marvel Studios; and Kevin Feige, president
of production for Marvel Studios. Marvel Studios is a subsidiary of
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL). Jon Favreau will direct the
film, based on Marvel’s best-selling Iron Man comic book character.The Iron Man film will be produced by Avi Arad, creative advisor to
Marvel Studios, and Kevin Feige. Executive Producers are Ari Arad, Mr.
Favreau and Louis D’Esposito. This project, the first feature film to
be produced independently by Marvel Entertainment, is expected to be
financed through Marvel’s $525 million revolving film financing
facility and distributed under Marvel’s overall distribution
arrangement with Paramount. Iron Man will mark the first production
under Mr. Arad’s newly launched production company, Avi Arad
Productions.Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Helfant said, “We’re very excited
to lock down the release date for Iron Man, Marvel’s first
independently produced feature film. We couldn’t have asked for a
better partner than Paramount to work with on this very powerful
character franchise.”Mr. Feige added, “We’re thrilled to be launching the summer 2008 movie
season with Iron Man. Marvel has had great success with the first
Friday in May — ‘Spider-Man’ broke records on that first Friday and
‘X2′ debuted at the top of the box office charts as well. We’re looking
forward to extending that track record with Iron Man and are extremely
pleased with the progress of the script, the production team we are
forming and the initial production designs.”Moore said, “Marvel is one of our most important partners and Iron Man
is one of their premier heroes. We’re thrilled to be launching our
relationship — and the summer season in 2008 — with this movie.”Based upon Marvel’s iconic Super Hero, the film will follow billionaire
weapons-manufacturer, Tony Stark, who confronts the sins of his past
after he is injured by one of his own weapons. Equipped with a
high-tech suit of armor, he becomes Iron Man to combat evil on a global
scale.Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom
Inc., one of the leading global entertainment content companies, with
prominent and respected brands in focused demographics across virtually
all media.With a library of over 5,000 characters, Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is
one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment
companies. For more information visit www.marvel.com
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ZACH SNYDER TO DIRECT WATCHMEN FOR WARNERS – NEWSARAMA
As I said earlier, I will believe it when I see it
ZACH SNYDER TO DIRECT WATCHMEN FOR WARNERS – NEWSARAMA
It’s a story that clearly seems to be a challenge to adapt to film, but now, according to The Hollywood Reproter,
that’s what director Zach Snyder’s job is, as the young director was
named by Warner Bros. as the helmer of the movie version of the Alan
Moore/Dave Gibbons classic graphic novel.Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin are producing with Alex Tse writing a
script based on the comic. According to the trade, Warner Bros.
executives were impressed with Snyder’s handling of the adaptation for
film of Frank Miller’s 300, and that landed him the job.If Snyder stays on the project (and given that the film version of Watchmen
has seen Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky, Paul Greengrass and
screenwriter David Hayter, as well as three studios attached at one
time or another, that’s a realistic statement, not a sarcastic one),
he’ll have his hands full from the word go – as the press will surely
chase Moore down for quotes about his dislike of adaptations of his
works, as well as cutting what is arguably one of the more complex
examples of comic literature into a two hour film that has commercial
appeal.
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The Scoop – Industry News: Original-Owner Collection Found In Garage
It’s like finding Atlantis, Jimmy Hoffa, and the Holy Grail all at once… :-O
Read the rest of the article at the link below.
Industry News: Original-Owner Collection Found In Garage
Original-Owner Collection Found In Garage
Industry News, Scoop, Friday, June 23, 2006
A spectacular collection of over 11,000 Golden Age comic books from a wide
variety of genres has been discovered in the garage of a 19th century
house just outside New York City. The original-owner comics collection has the
greatest range and depth of any such collection to have been discovered during
the past three decades. Now the entire collection is headed to the auction
block, to be offered to the comic collecting public with no reserves.The comic books, the great majority of them unread, were bought off the
newsstand by a previously unknown collector named Davis Crippen. He started at
age eight, but his collection really picked up steam a year later, in 1939.
Inspired by a family friend’s collection of Big Little books, Davis decided that
from then on he would buy and keep every single new comic book as it came out.
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SCI FI Wire: Snyder To Helm Watchmen
I will believe this one when I see the actual film at a movie theater.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=36723
Zach Snyder has come aboard to develop and
direct Watchmen, a movie based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal DC Comics
graphic superhero novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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SCI FI Wire: Studio Confirms Iron Man Date
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=36721
Confirming postings by director Jon Favreau,
Marvel and Paramount announced that Iron Man is staking out a May 2, 2008,
release date, according to The Hollywood Reporter
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