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Do you think that Jakie might make his self known in the movie? And could that lead to a DARKNESS movie? Hope so!! Good luck with everything.

Good News! And Hilarious!
 

I hope It's a lot closer then the show.
We need a hot sarah too

Dear mr. Silvestri Hi! My name is Marcelo, I'm a comics fan from São Paulo, Brazil. In the late 1990s, I bought a complete set of the Famous Comic Book Creators cards collection published by Eclipse Comics. Since then, I've been trying to collect the autographs from these artists. Some of them I've had signed in person (when the artists came to Brazil) or by mail, after contact them via e-mail; others I've bought on eBay: - Will Eisner - Norm Breyfogle - Jim Shooter - Steve Rude - Bob McLeod - Rick Geary - Jim Starlin - Joe Simon - John Romita - Howard Cruse - Martin Nodell - Larry Marden - Dick Ayers - Bob Burden - Brent Anderson - Mike Baron - Marv Wolfman - George Perez - Sergio Aragonés - Matt Wagner - Gerard Jones - Erik Larsen - Trina Robbins - Carl Potts - Moebius - Stan Sakai - Julius Schwartz - Steve Englehart - Sam Glanzman - Todd McFarlane - Charles Vess - Timothy Truman - Paul Chadwick - Ken Steacy - Bryan Talbot - Ron Frenz - Tom Yeates - Marc Hempel - Paul Mavrides - Mark Wheatley - Mark Evanier - Paul Gulacy - Sam Kieth - Lela Dowling - Beau Smith - Bill Reinhold - Gilbert Shelton - Dan Spiegle - Chuck Dixon - Clive Barker - John Bolton - David Wenzel - Kurt Busiek - Bill Griffith - Scott Hampton - David Lloyd - Fed Burke - Roberta Gregory - Kerry Gammill - David Chelsea - James Hudnall - Diane Noomin - Matt Feazell - Frank Cirocco Now I'm asking you to sign for me the card #83, featuring you. If you are willing to sign it, please let me know if there is any charge, and to which address I should ship the card. Thanks for your attention, and best wishes, Marcelo Alencar jakutinga@uol.com.br marceloalencar66@gmail.com

Marc, good to hear the update. And glad to her you found a director that fits the mind frame it will take to do this movie, and do it with the free form imagination that witchblade deserves. My only worry is him being a tv director, will he be able to make the transition to the big screen? And if so, will the budget be enough to let him realy bring witchblade to life? It is a comicbook, that could make millions on the big screen, or a movie that ruins the comics image. Irealy hope it's yhe prior of the two. Best of luck to you Marc, and Topcow. And if you need a dude that loves Topcow, and all comic in general, to play a role, keep me in mind. And if you read this, Do you have anyone in mind, to play witchblade? If so, who? Thanks again for the update, and keep us informed. Your biggest fan Jason Parker.

Hello. I am called Xavier Christobal and I am employed at Barcelona as animator 2D / 3D and journalist of cinema, television, video games and Internet. I am having just filmed the short-movie "Prodigy-man" (http://prodigy-man.blogspot.com/ ). In the sequence of the credit titles I want to put drawings of the superhero Prodigy-man, realized by different artists. You are one of my favorite artists and I want to ask for a disinterested collaboration you for this one short-movie. For my it would be an honor to have a small drawing in this short-movie that is an honoring to all the artists who are employed at the industry of the comic-books of superheroes. The offer is a drawing, in color or in black and white, of Prodigy-man. The measures of the drawing should be 720 x 576 pixels and a resolution of 72 píxels. The drawing you can send it to this address: xavicristobal@gmail.com.

Thank you very much.

Xavier Cristóbal
(http://1936visiones.blogspot.com/)

I agree Erica Durance...she's hot too...wonder how she'll look as Witchblade. I say a cameo from Jackie, but not as Darkness...yet. Darkness should have his own movie (they could crossover in their later movies) what with the game that came out not too long ago.

Try something different, and cast it from the summer olympics. Lots of hot, hard bodied women this time around. Maybe you'll find one that can act too

Yeah... It's about time. I can't wait to see her on the big screen. Congrats...

I think this is great news. So many places a story could go with this character. A name i didn't see from Buffy acclaim, Eliza Dushku. She has the physical attributes as well as the chops to pull off Pez's tough attitude and vulnerability. Congratulations on the success of Wanted and the projects it has enabled to be moved forward

Good action sequences, and quite gruesome which was nice to see from a Hollywood blockbuster as they generally tone things down in an effort to reach the largest audience.


but sorry "The Loom of Fate"...

I laughed out loud in the Cinema at that point, utterly ridiculous, and I'm extremely good at suspending disbelief.


This one concept RUINED the film for me. I felt like walking out at that point, but having parted with my money I thought it best to stick it out and see just how out of control this ludicrous plot device goes.
And in that sense, I was not disappointed!

I wandered into a matinée showing of WANTED on opening day and posted the following review on my blog.



I wasn't really planning on seeing Wanted. I wasn’t impressed by the previews, but I was desperate to see something, and I didn’t really want to ask for a ticket to Kung Fu Panda without a date in tow, so Wanted’s number just came up.

Two hours later when I walked out of the movie I wasn’t certain whether I’d been hoodwinked. Was that movie awesome or just pabulum that messed with my equilibrium (and sense of taste)? Truth is it was awesome pabulum. And, while not seeking out reviews of the movie, I found them anyway in the Barnes & Noble moments after the movie ended. I felt some validation since critics from both Rolling Stone and New York magazine were also wowed.

Wanted takes elements pieced together from several films. From The Matrix--not only tracking the bullets’ flight and bending them around objects to meet their intended targets which is just a reverse twist on Matrix characters bending backwards to avoid them, but also the mundane-to-soul-crushing existence of James McAvoy‘s accountant who would be The Chosen One. From Fight Club in both the revelry in brutality and also the first person narration. And from the clunky Da Vinci Code comes a lot of backstory about a secret cabal and the general beatific look the textile mill/lair that looks like a cathedral.

The initial narration and dialogue is heavy-handed, certainly nothing profound, and lacking entirely in Chuck Palahniuk’s pugilistic poetry so perfectly blended into Fight Club. But as the McAvoy’s character gains steam the movie grabs you by the throat, the dialogue suffices and any desire for profundity is obliterated by the furious symphony of action Director Timur Bekmambetov throws up on screen. The action requires that even the most basic laws of physics be damned, but then complaining about outrageous sequences involving flipping cars in a movie where bullets bend like a Beckham free kick is a bit silly. This is still fantasy after all, brutal, blood-spewing, side-of-beef-style fantasy. And reality will be the last thing you care about during the mindboggling sequence featuring a train and a chasm.

McAvoy is terrific in a performance reminiscent of Edward Norton in Fight Club, as he convincingly transforms from tread-upon office nerd to confident, lethal assassin. The viscerally brutal training regimen that McAvoy’s character Wesley goes through is fun to watch partly because there’s relief at the end of each session via both a healing paraffin bath and Angelina Jolie’s otherworldly beauty onscreen. For once Jolie is in an action movie that doesn’t suck (Lara Croft, Mr. & Mrs. Smith etc. etc. etc.) and she is intensely sexy while rarely wearing anything remotely revealing. Morgan Freeman is always good (often great) but he’s on cruise control here, basically playing a Morgan Freeman-type even though this role has a little more juice and surprise than the typical Freeman-as-wise-saint roles he’s played so many times before.

“Kickass“ and “badass” are terms usually applied to anything that has a requisite number of rote explosions and car crashes. As much as I hate those one-word superlatives they actually fit here. Wanted wins.

It was an ~amazing~ movie. I'd seen Nightwatch and Daywatch and was excited about how this would turn out -- my wife enjoyed it too and I'm going to see it tonight again after a business dinner. Looking forward to seeing Witchblade on the big screen next year too...!

First off, I love Top Cow and I am really glad you guys are finally making movies. I can't wait for Witchblade, but Wanted was a terrible movie. I never read the book but the film certainly doesn't make want to read it now. I actually got a headache from watching it and the person i was with actually walked out on it half way through. I hope it makes a hundred million so you can get to your top titles made next but for this film, I'll pass.

For what it's worth, Wanted is really good. I couldn't believe some of the action scenes. You were right about that for sure. My friend commented that McAvoy would be a great Spider-Man and I totally agree! Guys and gals, if you like Angelina Jolie (and I think we all do), you have to go see this movie.

Wanted was the SHITT. Best movie I saw this year so far. I felt like I really got my moneys worth.

movie is sick.end of story . period....

Marc! This movie more then fucking rocked!! I'm really happy I got to see it today. I'll be sure to see again soon. Every actor was awesome and the directing alone was amazing to say the least!

Having just got back from the midnight show I have some issues with it, and loved most of it, but I think the real question after seeing it Marc is.. are you getting another Viper?? Dang that thing was badass. ;)

OK so yeah I took my lady to see wanted and giving nothing away for all those of you that haven't seen it I'll grade it for you on a 5 star technique:
Star one: Story, ok if your a total comic geek and have a very closed mind like lots of people that moan constantly about Transfomers being ruined by Michael Bay, GET A LIFE!!!! as posted by mark yes it isn't all tyhe same material but IT WORKS full stop, no stopping this sucker! so one star
Star Two: Action, in my opinion the matrix is for pussies, Wanted rules!!! so 2 stars
Star Three: Comedy, yup its got it in just the right places so ok 3 stars so far.
Star Four: The Cast, this is one gradeed at great personal risk, so for example when Hugh Jackman was cast as wolverine I'll admit I didn't like the Idea and said that they should have used someone else, Hugh now is Wolverine to me so its given me an open mind. Morgan Freeman 10/10 nothing less from the guy, Jame Mcavoy 10/10 starting to like this guy more and more cool, Angelina Jolie 8/10 and thats because of me taking a shot in the arm from my lady Kelly when she walked away from the pools with her oh so tattooed body on display (damn you Silvestri) so just making a fourth star.
Star Five: Did it keep me entertained for the full film, this is an important one because unless its a got the right mix of the other 4 it'll suck and I start getting bored perfect examples the matrix sequels, fight scenes that were to long and a story that got lost. Well it more than kept me entertained and to answer in full 5 stars and get your asses out of those seats but the comics, see the film and thats it F@*king "A". But the Hulk still Rules LOL