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Frank Miller’s take on Will Eisner’s The Spirit was much hyped and ballyhooed across all forms of media leading up to the big Christmas day release. With that much publicity, it must have done gangbusters at the box office, right?
Turns out, The Spirit has only made $10.3 million since its debut, placing it firmly at the number nine spot for the week. Yikes! Movies like Yes Man and The Day the Earth Stood Still, which have been out for a couple of weeks, still did better over the weekend than Frank Miller’s flick.
I didn’t see it, did you? I’m sure the Interweb Nets and early reviews did nothing to help this movie along, but perhaps it will do better in the the home rental market.
“Will Eisner was my mentor, and The Spirit was so awesome a property that I at first thought I was not worthy to do it. And then I couldn’t think of anybody else who was, so I decided that I was the right man for the job.”
- Frank Miller on The Spirit movie
I haven’t read too many glowing reviews of Frank Miller’s The Spirit, so I’m a little concerned that Miller’s next project might be a film adaptation of Buck Rogers.
Miller will write and direct his own big-screen take on the comic serial; while the creator has only begun to sketch ideas, it’s expected to be a darker take, with many of Miller’s signature visual elements and themes, such as corruption and redemption.
A darker take, huh? Doesn’t sound like a real stretch for the guy who might make Buck Rogers a priority over Sin City 2.
Nu Image/Millennium curretnly owns the rights to Buck Rogers, which it obtained from the Dille Estate earlier this year. It is expected Millennium will get screen credit, but will not be involved in the day-to-day production of the feature. I think the Sin City look will be played out after Sin City hits, so I’m thinking Buck Rogers might be better served by taking on a Sky Captain vibe.
This time out, the Tardis loses a tenant, Heroes without head men, guys who don’t die, guys you won’t die, guys who keep dying and still coming back… Plus: Three Legions! No Waiting! Robbie walks again, but where’s Prospero? And it’s a head to head battle of the crazy as the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh goes head to head with the goddamn Batman in a no-holds-barred war of wacky in the wicky woo… Let’s get ready to rumbllllllleeee!
Show Notes after the Jump!
On the next Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew and Stephen will discuss why they like, or hate, the Miller and Morrison runs on Batman. Matthew thinks Morrison’s Batman R.I.P. story line is the bee’s knees, while Stephen “gets” Miller’s All-Star Batman and Robin.
We want to include your arguments on the topic. In the comments section give reasons why Stephen should like Morrison’s run, and Matthew should embrace Miller’s Batman. If your comments are intelligent and well written, they may appear on the show.
Let’s keep it civil. Comments like “Miller sucks” or “Morrison blows” that are not backed up with evidence or argument don’t help move the discussion along.
While I like the look of the poster, I’m sad. Not because many are worried Frank Miller is taking a dump on Will Eisner’s creation, but because the latest poster only features Gabriel Macht, and none of the hot ladies from the upcoming Spirit movie.
Dark Horse Comics has announced it will release merchandise and collectibles based on the upcoming Frank Miller movie adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit. First up is a bust, based on the likeness of Gabriel Macht, who plays the title character for the movie. Dark Horse is following that up with The Spirit Statue, a snow globe, and a journal, so you can write down all your deepest secrets.
Take the jump for images, and solicitation information on each item.
“I ♥ You, The Goddamn Batman!”
Yes, it’s true – I’ve not liked a single issue of Batman R.I.P. but that doesn’t mean I don’t love Batman. While the masses seem to swallow everything Grant Morrison has to offer in the pages of Batman, the better story can actually be found in the pages of All-Star Batman and Robin, something the masses seem to detest. Yes, I know I’m the lone voice on both of these Batman fronts, but what’s a person to do?
Answer: Love the Goddamn Batman!
“This is the first I’ve heard of it. I have no idea how this awful thing happened. It’s just one of those terrible and glorious things that happen time to time in publishing.”
- Frank Miller’s reaction on the All-Star Batman & Robin #10 printing error and recall.
As many of you saw this week, DC issued a recall of the Frank Miller/Jim Lee All-Star Batman and Robin issue, citing printing errors. Any issues that may have “accidentally” reached the local comic shops were supposed to be destroyed. The printing error in question had to do with a couple four letter words and the dark censor bar that just wasn’t dark enough to block out those words.
When you send out an announcement like that, two things are bound to happen; A) LCSes that want to make a fast buck are going to sell the issue for 10 times the cover price, and B) the offending errors are going to show up on the Interweb’s Net.
Yes, we were aware of what the words were earlier this week, but were waiting for the actual pages to surface. You can see one of those panels after the jump. Oh, and if you are under 18, don’t click that More link, because after all, we wouldn’t want you exposed to anything that might be offensive – although I’m pretty sure your walk/ride to school in the morning is filled with worse language than what is presented in this issue.
Okay everyone, here it is; the latest Major Spoilers Contest!
The prize? This lovely limited edition Dark Knight 2 Statue from 2001. It’s a great representation of two of the characters from the Frank Miller series, and can be yours if you are willing to work for it.
So what do you have to do?
Take the jump and find out!
What would happen if the Disney Princesses were recast in Frank Miller’s Sin City?
More at Not a Fishing Lure (at least until Disney Legal gets involved). At least they’re keeping it G.
It’s not the whole panel, but the highlights should be fine.
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If you didn’t see the illegal Spirit Trailer that floated around the interwebnets yesterday, you are in luck as you can see the trailer in its official form over at Yahoo!Movies. I’m still not sure the movie is going to be the super hit Sin City and 300 were. It does have some lovely ladies, and I do like the Sand Seref stories that Will Eisner wrote, and Frank Miller has capture the noir look, but I’m not sure I’m digging on the look of the film just yet.
What do you think?
In this outing, Image founders head for home, wall-crawlers head back to the big screen, X-Men head back to Earth, DC’s Big Three head for trouble, the next big thing is twenty years ago, and we tackle head on one of the world’s great conundrums: Can Logan’s claws pierce Steve Rogers’ shield? Plus, a look back at Frank Miller’s opus. All this and much much more on this, as the podcast reaches the age of majority.
Show Notes After The Jump.
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