Episode 133 - Here There Be Assholes

Every story may have it's hero or bad guy, but no story can move forward without it's asshole. They are the ones who dispute vampire despite obvious evidence, the ones who get in the way of that crucial shot, the ones everyone simply hates because, well they're assholes. On this episode we once again celebrate the unsung motivators of story action - the asshole. Enjoy.

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Marvel & the Kirby Kids

Marvel Worldwide Inc. has filed suit against the heirs of Jack Kirby, asking a judge to invalidate the copyright termination notices sent to Marvel and other companies. The copyright termination notices were the first salvo in a battle by Kirby’s heirs to gain control of Kirby’s works and characters. The suit just filed by Marvel argued that Kirby’s work for Marvel was “for hire,” which would make the heirs’ claims invalid.

You Can't Keep a Ghostbuster Down

Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two Ghostbusters films, has revealed that he will also direct the third in an interview with MTV. And confirming what Harold Ramis revealed a few weeks back, the film is slated for a 2011 release.

DC Under Siege

Marvel has announced that it will swap one free Siege #3 Deadpool Variant for 50 stripped covers - which adds up to roughly $200 - worth of DC Comics involved in the Lantern Promotional Rings promotion. If retailers respond, the barter value will give Marvel great fodder with which to promote Siege, at DC’s expense.

Man of Iron

Marvel has revealed a new Iron Man armor, designed by writer Matt Fraction and Ryan Meinerding - who is the designer on the Iron Man and Thor films. The new armor will premiere in Invincible Iron Man #25, shipping in April.

Episode 132 - Looking Forward to 2010

This time we take a look at all the geeky things coming up in 2010, from TV to Games and then movies - and there's quite a few movies. So sit back relax and enjoy the Hideout's look at what's coming up for this new year. Enjoy.

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One Siege to Trade Them All

Marvel has announced that it will swap one free Siege #3 Deadpool Variant for 50 stripped covers - which adds up to roughly $200 - worth of DC Comics involved in the Lantern Promotional Rings promotion. If retailers respond, the barter value will give Marvel great fodder with which to promote Siege, at DC’s expense. The stunt is based on the fact that retailers were able to order the Rings, which were highly sought after, based on hitting incentive levels of the Blackest Night tie-in titles last November. The quantities sold of those titles went up dramatically, including a 5X multiple on the most-affected title. With from 28,000 to over 40,000 copies over the norm sold, Marvel is betting that a significant number of those books languish in retail stores with little expectation of ever being sold.

Sony gives Raimi, Maquire and Dunst the Ultimate Middle finger

Sony/Columbia is not pulling the plug on Spider-Man 4. The studio fired director Sam Raimi who has helmed all three of the highly successful Spider-Man films as well as Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and all the high priced talent in front of the camera. Variety is reporting that the studio, which could risk losing the rights to the Spider-Man character if it doesn't produce a new film, had a contingency plan in case of problems with the Raimi-helmed Spider-Man 4. The plan involves a “reboot” script by James Vanderbilt that takes Spidey back to high school in a version that will feature all new younger actors and cost the studio far less to produce. Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, who have been involved in the production of all 3 Spider-Man movies, will be producing the new Spider-Man film. The new teenage Spider-Man movie is slated to debut in the summer of 2012.

Gumby Creator Art Clokey passed away on Friday, January 8th 2010 at the age of 88. The character was best known for the stop-motion-animated TV show, but it also inspired comics, including two Eisner Award winners. Clokey also created Davey and Goliath. Clokey created Gumby in the early 50s; the first exposure for the character was on the Howdy Doody Show. He voiced Gumby’s sidekick Pokey in some episodes.

Malkovich Seeing "Red"

John Malkovich has been cast in the feature film based on Wildstorm’s Red, according to Variety. He replaces John C. Reilly in the role of a paranoid ex-CIA agent who thinks everyone is out to kill him. The movie is set to debut on November 19th.