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Dorksplosion At The G4 Offices

When Meltdown Comics in LA announced a debate to determine which of 20 nerd icons would win in a fight, the G4 internal email list erupted in a brawl to rival The Kinslaying. G4, America’s leading source for news about places that don’t exist and video of women eating hot dogs, employs an astounding number of dorks whose steady diet of Final Fantasy and hot pockets have prepared them for nothing so much as this fight. Honest, from-the-heart dorkcraft of this level is a thing rarely experienced outside of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s annual Pennsic war. You can almost smell the diabetes and gout as you read their impassioned arguments. Some choice quotes and the full bracket of 20 badass competitors after the jump.

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(L-R) Justin Donaldson, Linda Pine and Hal Rudnick, co-producers of Tournament of Nerds, show off a few of their favorite superheroes in front of Meltdown Comics & Collectibles. The tournament features comic book fans debating the merits of various superheroes in a bracket-style competition.
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Meanwhile, watch this clip.

Written by Steve Niles, “The Lost Ones” tells the story of Duncan, Roxy, Cynthia and Rasheed who just want to have a little intergalactic fun. But what starts out as a harmless day of extreme planet jumping turns into a white-knuckle race for their lives to get back home. Only problem is, home is no longer where they left it. Check out the debut exclusively online at Zune-arts.net today (June 26th), and read on for more details and a behind the scenes video with Steve Niles.

“The Lost Ones: Behind The Scenes”

Written by Steve Niles, the author of “30 Days of Night,” “The Lost Ones” features the artwork of four vastly diverse artists:

Dr. Revolt (chapter 1) – graffiti art legend
Morning Breath (chapter 2) – eclectic design duo
Kime Buzzelli (chapter 3) – fashion designer, boutique owner and illustrator
Gary Panter (chapter 4) – renowned “King of Punk Comics”

via: newsarama.com 

The Dark Knight is an intense, thrilling, smart and amazing film that truly vies for the crown of the greatest movie ever made from a comic book.

Yes, it’s that good.

Weaving a plot of complexity and depth that pits well-drawn characters against each other in a battle of anarchy against order, sanity against insanity and life against death, The Dark Knight excels on nearly every level and delivers that most rare of movie gems — a spectacle that succeeds in challenging its genre and its audience, creating an experience that will completely satisfy and thrill filmgoers of all types.

Even scratching the surface of the many ways in which this film pleases, surprises, shocks and thrills would take more time and be inferior to watching the film itself, which even at 2½ hours only rarely compels criticism of overstaying its welcome or of venturing into territory that could be cut. But in a film that excels on almost every level, there are three things that stand out in The Dark Knight.
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via: www.variety.com

Legendary Pictures has confirmed it is developing a “300″ follow-up for Warner Bros. that Frank Miller is writing and Zack Snyder is intended to direct.

Miller is writing the graphic novel the project will be based upon, although at this point it’s not clear whether it will be a prequel or spinoff. Most of the characters, including Gerard Butler’s King Leonidas, died in the original, making a follow-up tricky.

Snyder won’t officially commit until after he sees Miller’s take, but he’s definitely interested, and the prospect of his involvement already has fanboys in a tizzy.

Legendary, which also co-financed and produced Snyder’s “Watchmen” for Warners, considers the project a major priority.

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Michael Turner has passed away. Newsarama posted the following letter from Aspen Comics’ Vince Hernandez just a few hours ago:

Hello all,