Many retailers try to turn consumers on to popular habit with Free Comic Book Day
Many retailers try to turn consumers on to popular habit with Free Comic Book Day
Published Friday April 30th, 2010
By Bernard C. Cormier
Times & Transcript Staff
May 1 will be the 9th Annual Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) at comic book specialty stores around the world that have accounts with Diamond Comic Distributors. It happens during the first Saturday, each May. As one would expect, the event results in physical movement patterns among comic fans that are similar to that of a university freshman year pub-crawl in which participants get plastered for free.
You get the picture.
Whether you “get” it or […]
Sir Peter of Middle Earth: Lord of the Rings filmmaker knighted in New Zealand
Published Wednesday April 28th, 2010
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – “Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Peter Jackson has been made a knight – a real one – accepting the honour Wednesday in his native New Zealand on behalf of the thousands of people who helped make his movies.
“I feel incredibly humbled,” Jackson said at an investiture ceremony in the capital, Wellington, where New Zealand’s head of state, Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand, did the honours in lieu of Queen Elizabeth II. His knighthood was for services to the arts in New Zealand.
“The truth is, making movies is not […]
Star Wars as you never saw it before
From Acadie Nouvelle, April 24 – translated from original French
The emergence of new technology always seems to be an opportunity to refine the original trilogy of the Star Wars series. The launch of three films in Blu – Ray format will be the exception to the rule. Few details are known for the content of these disks, beginning with the date when they will be offered to the public.
The enthusiasm towards the product rose one huge notch, last weekend, when an employee of Lucasfilm, Steve Sansweet, stated that the Blu – Ray version of Star Wars would be […]