Comments on: Last minute news notes http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jaime http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-282057 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:20:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-282057 Considering they originally intended to call the series Hellraiser until Clive Barker jumped the gun [apocrypha? I don't remember where I read that], I'm sure the studios thought that Hellblazer was took close a name to be distinguishable. That said, I actually liked the movie and I'm glad they didn't use the name. It was a good story - just not Hellblazer! Considering they originally intended to call the series Hellraiser until Clive Barker jumped the gun [apocrypha? I don’t remember where I read that], I’m sure the studios thought that Hellblazer was took close a name to be distinguishable. That said, I actually liked the movie and I’m glad they didn’t use the name. It was a good story - just not Hellblazer!

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-281688 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:04:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-281688 Speaking of Paul Pope, ICV2.com has a two part interview with First Second's Mark Siegel. He discussess the new books coming out, including a color book by Paul Pope. Also of note will be a comics textbook by Abel and Madden! Speaking of Paul Pope, ICV2.com has a two part interview with First Second’s Mark Siegel. He discussess the new books coming out, including a color book by Paul Pope. Also of note will be a comics textbook by Abel and Madden!

]]> by: Steven http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-281578 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:08:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/07/25/last-minute-news-notes/#comment-281578 <i>The time that I saw it backfire worst was when I was on a Vertigo panel and (Vertigo editor) Karen Berger announced to a hall of 4,000 people, “The biggest news item I’ve got is that Warner Bros. is going to make a John Constantine movie (2005’s ‘Constantine’)!”</i> I was actually THERE! He left out the funniest part, which is Brian Azzarello responding by saying "This is what I hate about you f***ers. You whine and whine about 'when is the movie coming out,' then you do nothing but bitch and moan about how they make it!" And <i>half</i> the room bursts into applause. Though, yeah, Reeves as Constantine. What were they thinking? (And could they NOT call it Hellblazer?) The time that I saw it backfire worst was when I was on a Vertigo panel and (Vertigo editor) Karen Berger announced to a hall of 4,000 people, “The biggest news item I’ve got is that Warner Bros. is going to make a John Constantine movie (2005’s ‘Constantine’)!”

I was actually THERE! He left out the funniest part, which is Brian Azzarello responding by saying “This is what I hate about you f***ers. You whine and whine about ‘when is the movie coming out,’ then you do nothing but bitch and moan about how they make it!”

And half the room bursts into applause.

Though, yeah, Reeves as Constantine. What were they thinking?

(And could they NOT call it Hellblazer?)

]]>