Bags and BoardsThe trends, the buzz and the business of the comic book industry. Written by Tom McLean.Way draws on comics, films, music for 'Umbrella' (Part 2)- July 7, 2008 Like most kids reading comics in the late 1980s, "The Uncanny X-Men" was at the top of the stack for Gerard Way. The writer of The Umbrella Academy and lead singer of My Chemical Romance says he particularly liked the late 1980s run by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Chris Claremont, and the 1989 crossover Inferno remains a favorite to this day. I loved the action, and because they were complete underdogs, Way says. They were invisible, they didnt get...http://weblogs.variety.com/bags_and_boards/2008/07/like-most-kids.html Giveaway Batman: The Movie Special Edition (1966) on Blu-Ray!- July 3, 2008 Bam! Boom! Zap! "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!" Grab your can of Bat-anti-shark spray the campy 1966 classic Batman: The Movie, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, is released as a Special Edition on Blu-Ray this week and we've got five copies to hand out as prizes in the first-ever Bags and Boards giveaway. In addition to the camp classic in full HD glory, the disc includes vital features for every Bat-fan, including...http://weblogs.variety.com/bags_and_boards/2008/07/giveaway-batman.html Way rocks comics with 'Umbrella Academy,' Part 1- July 1, 2008 Gerard Way is not your normal comic-book writer. Better known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, which formed in 2001 and has released three albums culminating in the 2006 smash hit The Black Parade. To comics fans, hes best known as the creator of The Umbrella Academy, a quirky and inventive tale of postmodern superheroes that debuted with a short tale in 2007s Free Comic Book Day offering from Dark Horse Comics. That was...http://weblogs.variety.com/bags_and_boards/2008/07/way-rocks-comic.html |