Rained-Out

FINALLY got some rain, which brought the temperature down from about 107° (heat index) to 89° (on the computer), but it was a pretty rough thunderstorm and kept knocking the power out, so we'll pick back up tomorrow.

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Arasto Maree Named EVP of Creative Development of Bluewater Film/TV

Bluewater Productions, an award-winning, top-twenty comic book publisher is proud to announce Arastao "Aha" Maree as their new Executive V.P. of Creative Development. The announcement was made today by Darren G. Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Bluewater Productions, to whom Aha will report.

In this newly created position, Aha, 32, will be in charge of repurposing Bluewater's extensive library of content for theatrical, television, new media, and videogame production. His position also includes the development of new titles for cross-media platforms.

Previously, Aha served as a key-producer for HOPSports Inc. where, in three years, he has developed and produced over 30 titles for their innovative and exclusive media distribution platform, the HOPSports training system. During his tenure, the company received honorable mention from Michelle Obama and is currently approaching Global status as a production company. Before joining HOPSports, Aha served as creative consultant for Danish Film Production company, Little Womachine, as well as Development Executive at Stevens and Associates, and has worked as a post-production marketing producer for Sony Playstation.

"Aha, brings such a diverse range of experience and knowledge of the entertainment industry, that our choice to have him join the team was an easy one. He has literally done it all, which is why I know he is going to make an amazing and well-rounded creative executive. His unmatched passion for creating great partnerships and learning new skills -- all while exploring the full creative potential of a project -- will take us where we want to be," Darren G. Davis, CEO, Bluewater Productions said.

"I am truly excited about joining the Bluewater Team. Our new, original intellectual properties such as Insane Jane, Nanny & Hank, 10^th Muse, COOL27, and Gearz are arresting ideas with progressive commercial appeal. Bluewater is clearly on a march toward being a viable source of content for all media outlets. And this is just the beginning." -- Arastao "Aha" Maree

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Is the Black Panther the Next Man Without Fear?

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FX Orders Star Trek Spoof from Reno 911! Creators

FX has ordered a sci-fi/comedy pilot from Reno 911!'s Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant entitled Alabama, which follows the crew of the starship USS Alabama across the galaxies on a seven-year mission for interplanetary peace. Like Reno 911!, Alabama features a blend of scripted and improvised scenes and has been described by Reuters as "an unofficial Star Trek parody."

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Shadowland: Moon Knight #1

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Girl School - C'mon, Let's Go!

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Who Will Be the Man Without Fear?

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Eddie Munster's Dating a Cheerleader

Forty-five years after 10-year-old Donna McCall sent a letter to Butch Patrick, then star of the TV classic, The Munsters, the two are living together in West Chester, PA. McCall told reporters she read something online that reminded her of her schoolgirl crush, so she looked-up the star's e-mail address and they began chatting. The two then agreed to meet at Pennsylvania's horror convention, DraculaCon. Earlier this year, Patrick gave up his homes in Los Angeles and Florida to move-in with McCall, a former Philadelphia Eagles' cheerleader.

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Arrested Development Movie News

Arrested Development creator, Mitch Hurwitz, says the script for the movie is "halfway through." He says the process has been slow because of... us! Hurwitz says he is "cagey" because he really wants to please the fans, as well as the cast. "It's not going to be a big money-maker; it's going to be fun, like a family reunion."

Hurwitz also mentioned that scheduling could be an issue in getting the original cast together. He refused to give any more information on the Arrested Development movie, saying even a title or logline would give "too much away."

Hurwitz spoke at the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday, where he appeared to discuss his new Fox show, Running Wilde.

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Fantastic Four: Three, Pt. 1 (#583)

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Gen Con This Weekend

As you may have noticed from the banners to the right and across the site, the majorest of RPG conventions gets underway this very weekend, as GenCon officials are already at the site, preparing for the big event.

If you are anywhere near Indianapolis, or want to be, make sure to check it out. We'll bring you more as we hear it, including a recap. If you happen to be attending, please drop us a line and let us know what's happening!

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Avengers #4

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The Return of Sea Bear & Grizzly Shark

Image Comics gets mixed up again with the second printing of SEA BEAR & GRIZZLY SHARK

Berkeley, CA - 3 August 2010 - Just when you thought it was safe to wander through the woods and go skinny dipping at the beach, Jason Howard (THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN) and Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) showed you otherwise with the sold out SEA BEAR & GRIZZLY SHARK.

To reinforce the fear of mixed up and violent wildlife, Image Comics is reprinting SEA BEAR & GRIZZLY SHARK! This 48-page black and white comic book will be available August 4^th.

Do not go out at night: GRIZZLY SHARK lurks in these woods. There are many dangers of the deep, but none so deadly as SEA BEAR! Thrill to the adventures of these two exciting new characters, told in two full-length stories and featuring a special prose origin story written by ROBERT KIRKMAN!

The second printing of SEA BEAR & GRIZZLY SHARK, a book that Ain't It Cool News describes as having "...exceptional art and a wildly unique story you simply won't find anywhere else," will be available August 4^th, 2010.

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Olivia Newton-John Bio to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John survived her battle with breast cancer and has now devoted her life to helping other women beat this disease. This makes Newton-John the ideal subject of Bluewater Production's Female Force line of biography comics.

Female Force: Olivia Newton-John will hit comic book shops and online retailers such as Amazon.com in October. The comic will not only trace the four-time Grammy award winner's rise to stardom, it will generate funds for breast cancer research, with a portion of the book's proceeds going to the "Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre."

The comic's October release is no coincidence; that month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading breast-cancer awareness group, will provide a breast cancer resource guide with the comic. "Breast cancer, in the beginning, was hard to talk about. So it takes a while before you can put it into a category that you can discuss without becoming emotional," Olivia Newton John told Bluewater about her coming out publicly about breast cancer.

Newton-John worked with Bluewater and writer Sandra Ruckdeschel on the comic's script. Ruckdeschel said that working on the story was an experience that she'll never forget. “What I learned most about Olivia Newton-John after researching her life and writing about her is her love for humanity,” Ruckdeschel said. “She has such a huge heart, and wants to share that with the rest of the world. Her fight against breast cancer displays that well: She survived her own battle with it and, rather than going on with her life as usual, she took it as a sign that she is meant to help others in their battle with the disease.”

Ruckdeschel's script traces Newton-John's career from her starring role alongside John Travolta in the hit musical film Grease to her ode to aerobics, Physical. “Olivia Newton-John has had an amazing career,” said Darren Davis, founder and president of Bluewater Productions. “Her greatest victory, though, came in 1992, when she survived her battle with breast cancer. We are happy to work with her on this comic and to hopefully play at least a small role in the fight against breast cancer.”

Bluewater Productions publishes a wide range of comics, from superheroes to horror, to children's tales, to its much-discussed line of biography comics. Past biography comics from Bluewater have focused on the lives of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, George Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Pattinson, and Michael Jackson. Ruckdeschel says that Newton-John is a particularly fitting subject for the Female Force series.

“I idolized Olivia Newton-John before working on this project,” she said. “After learning even more about her I see her for the beautiful human being that she is. That is why she is a valiant subject for the Female Force series.”

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Who Will Be the Man Without Fear?

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Marvel Comics Shipping 08-04-10

Here it is, all, your weekly Rundown of Marvel Comics hitting shelves tomorrow, August 4^th, 2010:

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639 (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639 QUESADA VARIANT (OMT)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639 SKETCH VARIANT (OMT)
AVENGERS PRIME #2
AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #4
AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA #608
CAPTAIN AMERICA: FOREVER ALLIES #1
CASANOVA #2
DAREDEVIL BLACK & WHITE #1
DARKSTAR AND THE WINTER GUARD #3
DEADPOOL #1000
DEADPOOL: WADE WILSON'S WAR #3
DEATH OF DRACULA #1 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
DOOMWAR #6
ELECTRIC ANT #5
GORILLA MAN #2
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #2 2ND PRINTING VARIANT
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #3
HERCULES: TWILIGHT OF A GOD #3
HIT-MONKEY #2
IRON MAN LEGACY #5
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS. THE PUNISHER #1
MARVELMAN FAMILY'S FINEST #2
MARVELMAN FAMILY'S FINEST #2 PERKINS VARIANT
NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #1 SIENKIEWICZ COVER
ORSON SCOTT CARD'S ENDER IN EXILE #3
S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 HISTORICAL VARIANT
SECRET WARRIORS #18 (HA)
SHADOWLAND #2
SHADOWLAND #2 CASSADAY VARIANT
SHADOWLAND: BULLSEYE #1
SPIDER-MAN/FANTASTIC FOUR #2
SPITFIRE #1
THE STAND: HARDCASES #3
THOR: THE RAGE OF THOR #1
THUNDERBOLTS #145 2ND PRINTING VARIANT (HA)
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #6
YOUNG ALLIES #3

Collections On-Sale:
AVENGERS/INVADERS TPB
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR TPB
DARK TOWER: THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL PREMIERE HC
ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1 TPB (ALL-NEW EDITION)
HULK: FALL OF THE HULKS - THE SAVAGE SHE-HULKS TPB
LUKE CAGE NOIR GN-TPB
PUNISHER MAX: NAKED KILLS TPB
SPIDER-MAN: THE GAUNTLET VOL. 4 - JUGGERNAUT PREMIERE HC

Posters On-Sale:
SECRET WARRIORS BY CHEUNG POSTER

*HA = Heroic Age tie-in
*OMT = One Moment in Time
*SHL = Shadowland tie-in
*WWHS = World War Hulks tie-in

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Amazing Spider-Man #640 - Quesada Variant

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Sick

Hi guys. I'm sorry for being away, but I got a 24-hour bug. I was sick for several hours and am still running an incredibly high fever, but (God willing) I'm on the other side of it. I also screwed-up William's account trying to give him permissions to help change the layout, so he couldn't cover for me.

Anyway, the worst appears to be over, I'm just sore as hell and all.

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Kevin Smith is 40 - For Real This Time

A while back, we brought you the post that Kevin Smith -- writer/director of movies such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy -- had his 37^th birthday. We were wrong; Kevin Smith had his 37^th birthday about three years ago today. Today is, according to Kevin Smith himself, Kevin Smith's 40^th birthday.

He is now officially "Over the Hill" in birthday card parlance. He will also be performing at the Count Basie Theatre tonight!

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