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It’s been a big hot rumour. That AMC is developing the Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon DC/Vertigo comic Preacher as an ongoing TV series. BadAssDigest seemed to get the ball roilling yesterday. These tweets probably helped it along,

Looks like about seven of years of hard work are about to pay off. I may get to bring one of my favourite stories ever to life.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) November 16, 2013

 

Arseface. John Wayne, The Saint of Killers.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) November 17, 2013

 

And now, a Bleeding Cool has learned that the Chief Operating Officer of AMC, Edward Carroll, popped into the Long Island comic store Escape Pod a couple of hours ago, spoke to its owner Menachem Luchins and confirmed they have bought Preacher and that “he said it so matter of factly”.

It’s happening, folks. We’ve heard it from the top.

Here’s what HBO said goodbye to half a decade ago…

The Head Of AMC Confirms They’ve Got Preacher – To A Guy In A Comic Shop

Sunday night's Kansas City Chiefs-Denver Broncos game was flexed into prime time, despite the fact that CBS initially protected it. Get ready for far more flexing of games on Sundays next season.

Christmas came early for several shoppers at a Dallas Wal-Mart, with Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant playing the role of Santa Claus.

Joe Quesada explains why it took so long for "Miracleman" to return, when new material will hit and why the "Marvelman" name was set aside.

New Comic: Generational

New Comic: The Other Place

Ready for two of your favorite giant robot franchises to combine? Here's an exclusive first look at the clash.

Elizabeth Olsen has confirmed what Samuel L. Jackson stated in October; she will be Joss Whedon's Scarlet Witch in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

Sandman Overture #1 came out in October, and each scheduled to come out every two months, with a special edition of the previous month’s issue shipping every month in between.

But those expecting a second issue in December will receive a nasty shock. No Sandman Overture #2 until well into the new year. February in fact.

DC Comics have informed retailers that they will be able to reorder the second issue for February and all December orders have been cancelled.

Oops.

Sandman Overture To Be Late – You’ll Have To Wait Until February For The Second Chapter

With the current increase in attention to Marvel’s cosmic line with the upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy movie and the current Infinity storyline, Marvel are planning to publish an all-in-one collection to get you up to speed, for merely $125. The Annihilation Omnibus.

Odds are it will include Annihilation: Prologue, mini-series Silver Surfer, Super-Skrull, Nova and Ronan the Accuser, and Annihilation as well as Heralds of Galactus, Nova, Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall #1-4 and big chunk of the Thanos series and maybe the sequel Annihilation Conquest?

880 pages worth. A lot of spacey comics.

 

Here Comes… The Annihilation Omnibus

It’s looking like make or break day over at Schmoes Know as their Wonder Woman and Terminator stories have come accompanied with a rather surprising Ghostbusters 3 claim.

If you choose to believe that the Schmoes have turned into a super-fast scoop machine, and aren’t just winging it across a chasm to certain indignity, then you’ll be fascinated to hear how both Jonah Hill and Emma Stone have been offered roles in the long-developing Ghostbusters threequel.

That’s right: they aren’t on a wish list, they’ve actually been offered deals.

The parts, they say, will be called Jeremy and Anna. Sounds quite like Jonah and Emma. Especially if you say it really quickly. With your mouth full. And somebody pinching your nose.

I have a hunch as to where the Schmoes might be getting all of these stories from, and it will be the same single document.

Or, for all we know, it might be thin air. Let’s see how this streak pans out.

Rumour: Emma Stone And Jonah Hill Allegedly Offered Roles In Ghostbusters 3

Filming doesn’t officially begin for several more months, but Zack Snyder’s Batman vs Superman film is having a very busy pre-production period.

They already filmed a football scene (a closer look here) and now Coming Soon share a report that they’ve descended upon Yorkville, IL, where the Kent Farm scenes were filmed for Snyder’s Man of Steel.

It might be jumping to conclusions that this is even related to Snyder’s superhero team-up film, as the Yorkville Patch admit no one really knows what movie is being filmed in their town, though the production schedule – late August through next February – certainly fits.

The Patch also reveals spotlights have been seen so they’re probably doing a lot of night shooting.

What does it all mean? Who knows? But it’s probably not anything crucial being filmed since Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck are off doing other movies. I’m sure the much more exciting news will come when Superman and Batman are actually on set together.

Report: Superman-Batman Film Shooting More Early Scenes At “Kent Farm”

Disney has set a Dec. 18, 2015 release date for "Star Wars: Episode VII," directed by J.J. Abrams from a script he co-wrote with franchise veteran Lawrence Kasdan.

In a recent interview at Billboard Pharrell Williams was asked who he was producing and what work we would see of his in the coming months. His reply included some surprising news,

Ed Sheeran. Usher. I’m going back in with T.I. Beyonce. Jennifer Hudson. Nelly has this really big record named “Rick James.” That’s my jam. Hans Zimmer and I are scoring “The Amazing Spiderman 2.” The “Happy” video, it just feels like people—good people that all remember that we are entitled to smile. I’m very excited about that.

The first Amazing Spider-Man film was scored by James Horner and it had been previously announced that Hans Zimmer would score the sequel, but it’s certainly news to me that Pharrell is also working on the score.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is out in the UK on the 18th of April 2014 and in America on the 2nd of May 2014.

Pharrell Williams And Hans Zimmer Are Working Together On The Score For The Amazing Spider-Man 2

We’ve had out first look and listen at Peter Jackson‘s Smaug in the latest The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer, and it was enough to secure my trust in Benedict Cumberbatch as just the right man for the role.

These images of him mid-capture are just gravy.

Thanks to the Tolkienerd Flickr and Sherlockology on Twitter.

Those seem to come from some kind of as-yet unpublished featurette. I can’t wait to see it in motion.

 

Images Of Benedict Cumberbatch Performance Capturing As Smaug

Vin Diesel is approaching 50 million likes on his Facebook page and too celebrate he has posted the following video of him and Tony Jaa training for Fast and Furious 7.

Tony Jaa’s career seems to be flying again and I couldn’t be happier. I just hope his career in Hollywood doesn’t go the same way that it has for so many Asian action stars and he actually gets some significant parts, with directors sensitive to how best to shoot action scenes.

Fast and Furious 7 will be out in America on the 11th of July and in the UK on the 25th of July.

Watch: Tony Jaa And Vin Diesel Training For Fast And Furious 7

Spooky, right? I wonder where that tradition stopped, where you look in the mirror and see your future husband's face on Halloween. Judging by the card collections, it was pretty popular!

Just a couple of sketches for the season.

I was busy a while back designing shirts! They should be up in the store soon. Keep track of things on my tumblr, where I post sketches and updates and things I find interesting!

The Cowboys' practice of bad drafts and worse contracts is leading them down a path to salary-cap catastrophe.

In the most important bracket of TV ratings, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. beat the most-watched show on television last night.

 

 

From Rob Liefeld’s table in Artist’s Alley at New York Comic Con, he’s charging $10 to sign copies of New Mutants and X-Force, $20 for the first appearance of Cable and Deadpool, and $20 for CGC’s copies. Of course, considering signed copies go for the likes of this, I’d say that’s pretty fair, wouldn’t you?

Rob Liefeld’s Policy On Signing New Mutants And X-Force

While in the United Kingdom promoting "2 Guns," star Mark Wahlberg revealed he’d like to take over the role of Iron Man from Robert Downey Jr.

Cologne for New Parents

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Part of the fun of being a news junkie, as one is, is trying to piece a full story together from all of it’s parts. A news story, more than anything else, is a puzzle. You pick the pieces from as many sources as you can to try and give you that full picture. For […]

I am a monster. A pun monster. Someday I will answer for my crimes, but today is not that day. For you see, the law enforcement agency that polices pun crimes is currently furloughed all to shit as part of the US Government Shut(The Club)down.

David Willis appears courtesy of Dumbing of Age (a thing that was MY idea), and by way of Cybertron.

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I will be at New York Comic Con Next weekend (10/10) with Cyanide and Happiness at booth 2247!

UPDATE ON THE FANCY DIGITAL SKETCH DRIVE: If you are still waiting on your Fancy Digital Sketch, I am SUPER BACKLOGGED on these. I am very sorry it’s taking so long. Doing 50+ original pieces of finished art always sounds easy, until you agree to do it and take money for it. I am working through them, but if you need yours urgently, feel free to let me know via email.

Have you seen my wife’s Etsy store, “Science and Fiction?” Check out her Tetris earrings!

The no-huddle offense has become a staple of the NFL in 2013 but Sam Wyche, who introduced the system to the league in the 1980s, has revealed that the NFL tried to put a stop to it when he was coaching the Cincinnati Bengals.

Reaper Miniatures Bones II opened up on Kickstarter on October 1st. By 9pm EST on the same day, they had 8,226 backers having pledged $908,952.oo. I’ve had to change the numbers twice as I was typing this article.

The project is to continue the Reaper Bones line of miniatures.

This is a very unique set up. You can bid $1 which looks like it gives you the ability to buy the miniatures first when they become available or you can donate $100 and  you get the core set plus whatever stretch goals they meet. As of right now there is only two stretch goals left – $925K… they are up to $921K as I type… and $1 Million. As each stretch goal is met, more miniatures are added to the rewards.

The idea of a kickstarter for gaming miniatures getting $1 Million seems like a longshot… yet its happening right now. And the first Bones kickstarter made over $3 Million. Check it out for yourself.

Reaper Miniatures’ Kickstarter Gets 30 Times Goal In One Day