All I have to say is it’s about damn time Andy Khouri made a new DJ Mix.
Preview of my good friend Ben McCool’s book CHOKER with the brilliant Ben Templesmith. Probably my most anticipated book of 2010.
Solicit:
CHOKER #1
story BEN McCOOL
art & cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
FEBRUARY 10
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99ISSUE ONE: PAIN
Industry superstar BEN TEMPLESMITH teams up with writer BEN McCOOL for this deliciously skewed tale of hardboiled noir. Johnny “Choker” Jackson, once one of Shotgun City’s most promising police officers, is a bitter private detective with a terrible case of Alien Hand Syndrome. But he’s unexpectedly been offered a job back on the force: provided he can nail a twisted drug dealer selling a very exclusive product, that is…
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
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My friend Mark Sable’s really awesome mini-series, Unthinkable, has been picked up by Mandalay Pictures, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Created and written by Mark Sable, “Unthinkable” centers on a brilliant man who was recruited just after 9/11 into a government think tank consisting of America’s most imaginative minds and tasked with dreaming up wild scenarios for possible attacks on U.S. soil. Years after the think tank was disbanded, the attacks the man concocted begin to occur, and he becomes the only one who can stop them. But the government has become his pursuer.
If you remember, Mark was picked up by the TSA earlier this year for one of his issue scripts. Congratulations, Mark, that is awesome.
How It Is
“The trouble with being the one who tells is it like it is,” Sarah said, jabbing the air with the tip of her lit cigarette, “Is that nobody wants to be friends with someone who says things they don’t want to hear.”
Ah there she is. Remember a couple of days ago I mentioned my friend Sarah’s book? Well she has a Tumblr, where you can read some of her writing, excerpted above. Go and follow, she’s definitely cooler than I am.
ANNOUNCEMENT
I have returned for a second tour of duty at Wizard Entertainment. For more info, click HERE.
Congrats, bud!
Currently listening to the latest podcast of The Flickcast
This week, Chris, Matt and Christina talk all-things Star Trek, take on Terminator: Salvation, toss around various casting news and take it home with some great picks for the week. Speaking of great picks, this time around the team’s include another of Matt’s “shows you’re not watching but should be” called Smallville, Christina’s top MTV/Internet show Five Dollar Cover and Chris’ favorite Jake Gyllenhall movie that also features a six foot tall time traveling rabbit and Patrick Swayze. We’re talking about, of course, Donnie DarkoI’m going to be seeing THE BROTHER’S BLOOM tonight and reviewing it for the site..
