Comic Review: Majestic-XII
Like any specialized blog or website TheoFantastique receives a number of review copies of items, including comics. Comic books and graphic novels are an expression of the fantastic in popular culture, and they have been discussed here in the past. But with this post we turn over comic reviews to a new guest columnist, Richard [...]
Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association’s Call for Contributions
The Popular Culture and American Culture Association’s discussion lists recently included two items relevant to the focus of TheoFantastique and its readers. The items are calls for papers.
“Love and Sex in the Films and Graphic Novels of Alan Moore”
2010 Film & History Conference: Representations of Love in Film and
Television
November 11-14, 2010
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory
Second Round Deadline: [...]
Bluewater Productions Gets Graphic with Ray Harryhausen Presents: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
I recently received a press release from my talented filmmaking friend Marc Lougee that describes his latest project with another group of friends, the good folks at Bluewater Productions. Congratulations to them both with this new project:
BELLINGHAM, WASH. (NOVEMBER 25, 2008) – The success of Ray Harryhausen Presents; The Pit and the Pendulum, a short stop motion animated film produced by [...]
Chazz DeMoss: Cryptic Magazine and All Things “Terror-fying”
One of my favorite magazines that part of my Barnes & Noble viewing ritual is Cryptic Magazine. The Publisher, Chazz DeMoss, talks about the magazine and some of his other projects:
TheoFantastique: Chazz, thanks for agreeing to discuss some of your many horror activities. To begin, how did your imagination come to be captivated by all [...]
Bartholomew of the Scissors: New BlueWater Comics Release
One of my fellow LOTT D members, Chad Helder of Unspeakable Horror!, is involved in a new comic project through BlueWater Comics titled Bartholomew of the Scissors. I have had the privilege to preview this comic and the look is amazing. Below Chad shares some of his thoughts on the comic as writer, and Daniel [...]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Opens in Theaters Today
For fans of Mike Mignola’s comic Hellboy, as well as fans of the gifted director and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, today ends a long awaited sense of anticipation as Hellboy II: The Golden Army is released in theaters nationwide. This new film promises to be different from del Toro’s previous treatment of Hellboy in [...]
Darren Davis: Blue Water and Forthcoming “Vince Price Presents” Comics Series
Bluewater Productions recently announced one of their latest comic ventures, a “Vince Price presents” series. Following on the heels of the successful “Ray Harryhausen presents” series, this new production looks interesting.
Darren Davis, President and Editor-in Chief for Bluewater, chatted with me earlier today about this project.
TheoFantastique: Another blog made me aware of your forthcoming series, [...]
BlueWater Productions Comics: Interview with Darren Davis
Comic books are big business these days, and they attract the attention of not only children, but also many adults, and they increasingly provide creative concepts and stories for Hollywood films. Readers may be familiar with large comic production companies like Marvel, DC, or Dark Horse, but there is an up and coming comic company [...]
Interview with Comic Artist Richard Moore
Many who read TheoFantastique may enjoy comics and graphic novels, but few of us understand what goes into the creation and production of them. With this post we will gain a better appreciation of the inner workings of comics through an interview with Richard Moore. Rick is the creator of a number of comics, including [...]
Stan Lee, Comic Fairytales, and Spirituality
I enjoy interviews with creative and artistic people, and one of the venues for this is a series called “The Directors” which appears on the Reelz Channel. Normally this series interviews film directors, but this last weekend they had a chance of pace when they interviewed comic book legend Stan Lee. The last question of [...]
