The Batman Becomes The Fixer

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If you’ve been holding your breath waiting for Frank (Dark Knight Returns; Sin City; 300) Miller to finish up his long awaited 120 page graphic novel where Batman fights Al Qaeda terrorists… well, here’s some good news and bad news.  The good news: the novel is almost finished and will be published next some time next year.  The bad news: it’s no longer a Batman story.

Instead Miller has decided to make the lead character his own.  He’s called The Fixer and he’s an adventurer who just happens to be ex-special ops.  So you can imagine what happens when terrorists attack and he’s around!  You can find out more about the changes here.

Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer Returns!

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When Dave Stevens passed away last year, many thought that we’d never see another new story featuring his creation The Rocketeer.  IDW has just announced that they will publish a four issue mini-series featuring Stevens’ Rocketeer with new stories and art by some of the most talented people in the industry.  Folks like…

…Mike Allred, Kurt Busiek, John Cassaday, Darwyn Cooke, Michael Golden, Gene Ha, Michael Kaluta, Garry Leach, Bruce Timm, Bill Willingham, and… pin-ups by Geoff Darrow, Art Adams, Jeff Campbell, Mike Mignola and others…

For full details click over to CBR.com’s post on the topic!

Big Monster News

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Harry Knowles at AICN recently announced that AICN is going to present and run the Famous Monsters of Filmland.com website.  This is especially exciting news because Harry has a passion for horror films.  He also has a huge fan base that he can attract to the site.

I love horror/monster movies and when I was a kid Famous Monsters of Filmland was always a fun read.  But up until Harry’s announcement, I wasn’t even aware that there was a Famous Monsters website.

In other monster news, /Film posted a report that Tim Burton is developing a 3D film called Monsterpocalypse.  Tim Burton and the title alone make it worth a look.

Breakfast with Jim Ivey

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That’s me and my old (as in 85 years young) buddy, Jim Ivey last week after having one of our extended breakfast meetings.  About every six months or so we get together over a hearty breakfast where we catch up on the latest goings on, share old war stories (and some of Jim’s are literally war stories) and generally have a fun couple of hours.  It’s always time well spent and I can’t wait to do it again!

Victor Gischler… and Me

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Last week I read a tweet from Victor Gischler (one of my favorite authors) saying that he was going to do a signing at Comic Central in Sanford, Florida.  I decided that when I got off work I’d drive over and see if I could get Victor to autograph a couple of my novels.  I’m really glad that I did.

Victor Gischler is a talented writer and an all-around great guy.  Not only did he autograph the four novels that I took over (Gun Monkeys; Pistol Poets; Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse and The Deputy — all highly recommended!), but he also posed for photos (I should have had my wife take a second shot since I appear to be sleep-standing), and spoke at length with each fan that came in.  It was very clear that Victor appreciated each person who came in to meet him.

It’s always nice when someone you admire for a skill (writing, drawing, etc.) turns out to be as nice as they are talented.