Del Toro & Gaiman…Strange
By Matt-M-McElroy | February 11, 2008
The animated Doctor Strange movie was a lot of fun and I’m hoping Marvel makes more of the same kind of feature. The live-action films based on Marvel characters have been pretty hit-or-miss over the last several years…
However, according to IGN, Del Toro Eyes Doctor Strange
Hellboy helmer wants Gaiman to script.
The buzz about Guillermo del Toro right now may be all about whether or not he’s directing The Hobbit (and its follow-up), but the filmmaker is also reportedly looking to give a certain Marvel Comics character the big screen treatment.
This could be a very cool movie, especially with Gaiman writing the script. The character has a lot of potential for twisted plots, clever characters and intense visuals. I’m thinking Hellboy mixed with Mirrormask.
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Dabel Brothers and Patricia Briggs
By Matt-M-McElroy | January 24, 2008
Popping up on Newsarama and the DB Forums is a press release about a new novel to comics deal. Here’s a teaser:
The Dabel Brothers are already well-known for their comic book and graphic novel adaptations of great paranormal thriller novels such as 2007’s bestselling Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter in Guilty Pleasures and their eagerly anticipated May 2008 release, Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son.
But now that they’ve signed white-hot New York Times bestselling paranormal fantasy writer Patricia Briggs to bring the world of her stunning Mercedes “Mercy” Thompson books to comics, the Dabel Brothers are fully prepared to top themselves once again with a brand new original story written by Briggs exclusively for comics!
The Dabel Brothers rock. Plain and simple. I mean, how many cool comic adaptations can one company release? Anita Blake, Dresden Files and Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein just to name a few off the top of my head. I recently got Iron Kissed in the mail, so expect a review from one of us in the next couple of weeks.
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New Reviews at Flames Rising!
By Matt-M-McElroy | January 21, 2008
We are still working on a few of the details behind-the scenes on the new site. However, here are a bunch of new Reviews to dig into!
Neil Gaiman’s “Two Plays for Voices” Audiobook
Doctor Strange Animated Movie
Changeling: the Lost RPG
In the Serpent’s Coils Novel
30 Days of Night Movie
Kitty and the Midnight Hour Novel
Dresden Files Season One
Serenity Novel
Ironside Novel
AEternal Legends RPG
There are several more Reviews on the way, including Dread: the First book of Pandemonium, Blood of Angels, Vampire Academy, Small Favor and more! If you are interested in submitting Horror and Dark Fantasy Reviews, e-mail flamesrising01@yahoo.com
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30 Days of Night Movie Review
By Flames | November 6, 2007
Review by: Jason Thorson
David Slade has provided us genre geeks something to get excited about. 30 Days of Night is quite simply a very solid horror flick. All the ingredients for success are here: good acting, beautiful photography, and great source material. It’s scary, fun, and dramatic, while also giving us a nice example of the potential this genre has to deliver engaging stories. And if a month in the dark shows us anything about modern horror, it’s that David Slade’s future is looking very bright.
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Battle Royale Review
By Flames | May 1, 2007
A few months ago a friend recommended I read Battle Royale, a magna published by Tokyo Pop. I read the first volume, but did not care for it. Maybe it was the translation, or maybe it was the story, but it did not click with me. I then learned that Battle Royale was a novel, and everything coming after was based on it.
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300 Movie Review
By Flames | March 20, 2007
300 is adapted from Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name about the 480 B.C. battle at Thermopylae between a monolithic and massive invading Persian army led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and merely three hundred of the most brave Spartans led by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler). As both history and the laws of probability dictate, our noble Spartans lost, but they did inspire the rest of their fellow Greeks to resist which ultimately preserved the genesis of Western Civilization.
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Lovecraft Graphic Novel Review
By Flames | May 14, 2006
Most of us who love the horror genre have at least heard of H.P. Lovecraft. His influence spreads out like the tentacles of the beings that populate his stories–into movies, comics and role-playing games, as well as the works of today’s great horror writers.
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Interview with artist Jennifer Rodgers
By Flames | January 17, 2006
Jennifer tells us about her work on a variety of projects, including RPGs, comic books and more!
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Sin City Movie Review
By Flames | August 29, 2005
Thematically, the story is based on three pieces that merge into a whole. “That Yellow Bastard” comes to life with Nancy (Jessica Alba), and Hartigan, (Bruce Willis). Hartigan is on the brink of retirement; he struggles through his last hours as a police officer to rescue Nancy from the clutches of a high-powered official’s son, Roark Jr., played by Nick Stahl. This segment propels the film. Even if you know what happens, you want to witness their fates. That Yellow Bastard is the punctuation between Sin City and The Big Fat Kill.
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Interview with Stefan Petrucha
By Flames | May 6, 2004
Stefan tells us about writing Orpheus fiction, Vampire comic books and Hunter short stories.
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