Savlov Doesn't Get Comic Book Movies?

"...subjective form of media. However, when it comes to comic-book movies, you can pretty much trust critics will have..."

July 9, 2012 Postmarks

Free Comic Book Day

Nine years in, the annual event is winning big crowds and new comics readers

"...motion picture debut. The people who make and sell comic books had no way of knowing whether the public's..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gaming Luminary Writes DuckTales Comic

And no one thinks this is weird?

"...the fact that a local man wrote a DuckTales comic book wouldn't blip very brightly on the illustrious screen..."

June 30, 2011 Books Post by James Renovitch

ATX Television Fest: Pulp Page to Small Screen: A Look at Comic Adaptations

Panel offers tips on what makes a good comic book TV show

"...At the panel Pulp Page to Small Screen, the comic world’s beloved creatives Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman), Brian Michael..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Monster Magnet Comic Con: Dave Wyndorf

A G-rated ‘Last Patrol’ from the Silver Age

"...the new disc while revealing a chief lifetime inspiration: comic books...."

Nov. 26, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans

"...me introduce you to Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, the feature-length adaptation of Cartoon Network’s animated series based..."

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Comic Creator Spotlight on John Gholson: "For Three Years I'm Working on Comics That Literally Nobody Can Read"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “Fantastic Four 222. It’s about Franklin Richards being possessed...."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

My Night at the Movies Part II

"...Rosenblatt's recent pan of Wanted – he called the comic-book adaptation from Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov "so salacious and..."

July 2, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Comic Creator Spotlight on Evan Narcisse: “This Is Important Beyond Any Preconceived Notions About Superheroes”

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “It was this old digest collection of Superman stories...."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What's Your Favorite Book Of All Time?

With Michael Schaub, Kathryn Rogers, Matt Bucher, and more

"...We don't mean "What's the most important book you've ever read?" – whatever that might suggest. Nor..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...But, c’mon – does the world need more superhero movies? We asked that question a few years ago –..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Comic Strippers: Part of the Big Picture

Divya Srinivasan

"...be outdone, her devil emerged: "I drew a parody book making fun of him and in it was this..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...been 20 years since Akron, Ohio’s greatest schlockmeister J.R. Bookwalter stepped behind the camera, now he’s back with Side..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...what has to be one of the MOST Texas movies ever made. Biggest gut busters from my audience were..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gift Guide: Film Criticism

New reads from two titans in film scholarship

"...The Great Movies IIIby Roger Ebert University of Chicago Press, 432 pp.,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Book Smarts

New academic tomes explore diverse film genres

"...Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Moviesby Alan S. Dale..."

July 26, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

15 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2019

A few words about some of our favorite films coming to the fest

"...Clair Smith), who literally clipped it from a yellowing book of clip art...."

March 7, 2019 SXSW Post by The Screens Staff

Late Nights ... and Suspense

"...of all, there’s no circularity to an argument condemning comic-book movies for embracing their comic-book elements when one is..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

In Defense (and a Mea Culpa)

"...I will spend the week duking it out over comic-book movies. I like 'em; he hates 'em...."

July 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Suspense (With a Little Suspension of Disbelief)

"...suspense, or rather, his perceived lack of suspense in comic book movies. True, in a lot of these movies..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Love Parade

Star-cross'd love, superhero-style

"..."I know you said that the X-Men movies constitute 'art,' but would you really put them in..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

An Appetite for Destruction

the liberal's get-out-of-jail-free card (comic book movie edition)

"...you – that the only reason people go see comic book movies is to see shit blow up (or,..."

July 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Who Doesn't Like Make-Believe?

"...picked up David Hajdu’s The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America, which has been..."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Hulk

"...fact, everything about Ang Lee’s sprawling vision of Marvel Comics’ The Hulk is painted in the broad, flashing, manic..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Journey Into Clarity #83

For years he'd blamed his sister for destroying his comic book, a book worth over two grand today. Looking back at a painful memory brings Wayne Alan Brenner that much closer to understanding why losing that darned comic book at age seven meant so much.

"...We're talking about Marvel Comics' Journey Into Mystery #83. We're talking about my sister..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Iron Man 3

It's more of the same, but the same is pretty good.

"...a cavalcade of technically impressive pyrotechnics. This is a comic book with action and heart, but you’ll still be..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This animated Batman is from the same folks behind the TV cartoon series, and is a diverting take on the Caped Crusader.

"...diverting one, and likely more satisfying to the character's comic book fans than the film incarnation by Tim Burton...."

Dec. 31, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

R.I.P.D.

The Rest in Peace Department of undead police officers is joined by a recently slain cop.

"...Black film franchise (which is also based on a comic book series), so marked are the onscreen similarities in..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Hero 6

Witty charm, lively animation, and a swift pace help this animated superhero story rise a cut above.

"...Another friggin’ superhero story that acknowledges comic-book tropes while rarely subverting them, Big Hero 6 is..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Grass

"...of pot's demonization. Using historical footage, snippets of propaganda movies such as Reefer Madness, statistics, and animation (by underground..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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