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UPDATE: A new Congressional app for your iPhone? Artist says Apple finally bites
Kerry, McCain & Pelosi (among others), as you may never see them -- thanks to Apple. (Courtesy of Tom Richmond ) UPDATE: MAD artist Tom Richmond tells Comic Riffs this weekend that Apple has just notified him that --...
By The Reliable Source | November 15, 2009; 11:15 AM ET | Comments (4)
The Riffs Interview: Mila Kunis ('Extract' & 'Family Guy') Succeeds Through Genre-Hopping
Before getting to the Q&A portion of this post, there are Twelve Things you should know in advance about starlet/actress/voice actor MILA MARKOVNA KUNIS. In no particular order: 1. She is quick. A verbal Federer, she often anticipates with...
By Michael Cavna | September 4, 2009; 02:20 PM ET | Comments (10)
The Six Disney/Marvel Projects We Most Fear...
My, but there's panic in the streets of Fanville. Disney lovers fear that Cinderella will run off with Iron Man. And Marvel lovers worry that Winnie-the-Pooh's new glum sidekick will be "Ee-Thor," and that Doctor "Doc" Who will be...
By Michael Cavna | August 31, 2009; 05:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
The Fantastic Four-Billion! Disney Buys Marvel in Mondo Deal
Spidey, Storm and Iron Man have just joined forces with one of the universe's superheroes who is even more powerful than themselves: Uncle Walt. Walt Disney Co. has just acquired Marvel Entertainment comics for $4-billion, the Associated Press is...
By Michael Cavna | August 31, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (4)
On the Lookout: Calling All Links From Your Favorite 'Toons...
Here at the home office of Comic Riffs, we'd like to introduce a new feature called simply THE LOOKOUT, which will be exactly as it sounds: Every day, Comic Riffs will be on the lookout for links to that...
By Michael Cavna | August 18, 2009; 01:05 PM ET | Comments (4)
Geek Buzz: Spidey's Broadway Bucks & Spielberg's 'Halo' Hopes
GEEK BUZZING: Random names and news crossing the transom of comics culture... A cartoon version of Stan Lee poses with his creation.Enlarge Comic Some high-profile superhero projects need a big name; others just need the big bucks. In New...
By Michael Cavna | August 11, 2009; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Geek Buzz: See Heath Ledger's Final Project; but There's No Seeing 'G.I. Joe'
GEEK BUZZ: Random news and names now crossing the transom of comics culture... "The Dark Knight," it turns out, wasn't Heath Ledger's last act of art. The late Aussie actor -- who won a posthumous Oscar this year for...
By Michael Cavna | August 5, 2009; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Geek Buzz: 'Wimpy Kid' Casting; Wolverine's Sharp Notes
GEEK BUZZING: Random names and news crossing the transom of comics culture... Enlarge Image "Sarah Silverman" veteran, meet your co-star: an alum from "Saving Silverman." As casting moves full speed ahead on the film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid,"...
By Michael Cavna | August 4, 2009; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Geek Buzzing: 'Galactica,' 'True Blood' and...'Harvey'?
GEEK BUZZ: Random names and news crossing the transom of comics culture... The Television Critics Association named the Syfy channel's "Battlestar Galactica" the "program of the year" over the weekend and HBO's "True Blood" was chosen "best new program,"...
By Michael Cavna | August 3, 2009; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
THIS JUST IN: 'Zits' Creators Will Let Their Teen Boy Age
'ZITS' (King Features Syndicate) As the big-footed teenager Jeremy Duncan might say: "Sweet!" As in Sixteen. Tomorrow, King Features will officially announce that Jeremy -- who's been 15 years old since the popular strip "ZITS" launched in 1997 --...
By Michael Cavna | August 2, 2009; 08:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
