For this week’s “Adapt This” column, I recommended Chuck Dixon and Jorge Zaffino’s WinterWorld, a post-apocalyptic saga that unfolds after the world has frozen over and humanity is left scrounging in the snow. Honestly, I feel like the people behind that terrible 1995 film “Water World” owe Dixon and Zaffino some money and an apology [...]
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It’s not “Water World,” it’s “WinterWorld” (and it would make a much better movie)
April 25th, 2012 · 2 Comments
There’s a lot to love (and learn) about “Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland”
April 25th, 2012 · No Comments
The fact that I was able to have not one but several conversations with American Splendor creator Harvey Pekar before his death in 2010 is one of the great highlights of my career — and something I’ll always treasure about the opportunities I’ve been given over the years. That’s why I jumped at the chance [...]
And then there was the time I wrote about superhero porn…
April 23rd, 2012 · No Comments
Every now and then, the stuff I write about to pay the bills can get a little weird. Case in point: a post I wrote for io9 that debuts the first trailer for “The Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody.” Yes, it’s the inevitable porn parody of “The Avengers” — and let’s be honest here, it’s [...]
A schizophrenic child-killer? Sounds like movie material to me!
April 19th, 2012 · No Comments
This week’s “Adapt This” column for IFC takes a dark turn as I recommend Josh Fialkov and Rahsan Ekedal’s terrifying miniseries Echoes for adaptation as a big-screen horror film. If you haven’t read Echoes yet, I suggest doing so — but make sure you’re prepared for one of those stories that will creep you out [...]
Why “Smoke and Mirrors” could make movie (or television) magic…
April 4th, 2012 · No Comments
This week’s “Adapt This” column for IFC is unique in that it’s the first time I’ve ever recommended a comic for adaptation when there’s only been one issue published. The fact that I’m dedicating a column to Smoke and Mirrors based on a single issue is a testament to how impressed with the first chapter [...]
Allow me to explain why Hollywood should wield “The Sword”…
March 31st, 2012 · No Comments
For this week’s “Adapt This” column, I suggested a critically praised comic that it took me a while to get around to reading, but ended up being even better than all the hype promised. The Sword is a bloody series about a college girl who goes after the three element-controlling killers who murdered her family. [...]
About that live-action “Akira” movie…
March 26th, 2012 · No Comments
During the recent press junket for “Wrath of the Titans,” I noticed that actor Toby Kebbell had once been named as a leading candidate to play Tetsuo — one of the lead roles — in the live-action “Akira” movie that stalled out just a few days earlier. I expected to get a brief, brush-off answer [...]
