SPIDER-MAN’s Green Goblin — Oh, What Could Have Been

I don’t expect you guys to remember this, but yeah, we existed in 2001-ish when Sam Raimi was shooting Spider-Man, and actually covered it fairly extensively, or at least as extensively as I could cover a film at 17 years old with limited Internet access (and dial-up, to boot!). Those pages sadly don’t exist, but we were pretty malicious about a lot of the early info of a film that turned out to stand on it’s own pretty well, but there was one thing we never quite warmed up to: Mighty Morphin’ Power Goblin.

Don’t get us wrong, Willem Dafoe was AMAZING as GG, and while the suit may have looked ridiculous, it did fit the tone of the film pretty well and was an enjoyable performance. But unfortunately, today is the day that Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. released an old piece of test footage of the Green Goblin. If you want to be disappointed and cry about how awesome the GG could have been, the video is below. Continue reading

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Poster Hits The Web

I’m trying to maintain an open mind regarding THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. I think Andrew Garfield and Rhys Ifans are good choices, but I’m still wary about a reboot and, as I’ve mentioned many, many times before, I think the new costume looks like shit. That said, the trailer that I neglected to mention at it’s release…

…looks pretty great, and has an interesting feel, coming across as much darker and more willing to embrace the body horror aspects of the character, which should blissfully set the film away from Raimi’s more upbeat trilogy.

Today we got a new teaser poster, and it fits in with the feel of the trailer pretty perfectly. Continue reading

ARCHAIA Steps Up The FCBD Game With A Hardcover Release

You’ve probably noticed that Archaia, the little independent publisher who could, likes being on the bleeding edge of things.  They’ve managed to tap into a comic market that’s ever so slightly ahead of its time and bring it to the mainstream with works like Mouse Guard, and with upcoming projects like Labyrinth and A Tale of Sand. So what’s next? They’ve decided to step up the Free Comic Book Day game by releasing a 48 page compilation of their most popular books, including old favorites Mouse Guard and Dapper Men, and upcoming and new favorites like Rust.

Oh, and it’s a hardcover. Continue reading