Batman: The Dark Knight Teaser Site

Warner Bros. launched a teaser site for Batman: The Dark Knight. The Comic Book Movie momentum keeps growing, and with a payday like Spider-man 3 I don't think it will slow down anytime soon.

Speaking of Spider-man 3, it keeps rolling along. I heard a story on the radio today discussing whether it will break the $1 billion mark. Domestic and overseas receipts are so strong, I think it is a real possibility. It will definitely break the mark once the DVD's are released.

No picks today, but I will have some in the near future for the blog. I'm thinking about pulling the Spring/Summer 2007 Comic Book Movie Update soon. Several readers have asked that I do this to keep the "press" down on these books (my wife thought I was crazy to even release it - she asked me what I was doing, just shut up and go buy the picks!)

If you have visited the main site in the last few days, please be patient. As you can tell, I'm in the middle of a major update - I think you will like it. More to follow in the subscriber and Ultimates newsletter.

Spider-man 3 - It's Huge!

$148 Million.

It's, pardon the pun, amazing.

Spider-man 3 smashed box office records pulling in $148 million in the first three days.

It also broke the single day record by bringing in $59.3 million on Friday.

Obviously great news for comic book fans everywhere. Look at the comic book landscape today and it looks very good. I said earlier this is the year of the comic book movie. The movies are great, but there is also Heroes on NBC, comic book sales are up, graphic novels are selling well - all good news.
Will the Marvel, DC and the Independents take advantage of this situation? We'll see, but I hope so.

Without a doubt, this kind of success will lead to more comic book characters making the migration to the big screen. I'll follow up with some more picks in the coming weeks.

I want to thank everyone who purchased the Spring/Summer 2007 Comic Book Movie Update. I hope you are enjoying it and taking advantage of the information and picks inside.

Next Up; Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

It's the eve of the release of Spider-man 3, but it's already well into the timeline for the next comic book movie of interest: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

If you've seen the trailer, you have to be excited to see the Silver Surfer on the big screen, and can only imagine what they will do with Galactus. Of course, Doctor Doom is returning once again.

Here are the books we've been watching for Fantastic Four:

Fantastic Four #48 – 1st appearance of Silver Surfer and Galactus is in the last panel of this book. Already a Silver Age “blue chip” comic, making increases with the appearances in the movie.

Silver Surfer #1 (Silver Age) – The 1st series. Could see an increase since it has the name and is more affordable.

Fantastic Four #1 – the movie will only cement the team deeper into “blue chip” comic territory.

Obviously Fantastic Four #48 is huge for this movie. It is the beginning of two main characters for the film. We’re already seeing moves so get ready to sell if you have this book.

Start taking a look at how well these books are selling, and follow the patterns. More information can be found in the movie update.

Talk to you again tomorrow - release day for Spider-man 3!

I Didn't Like the Deep Blue

The previous blog template seemed too dark. I'm going to try out a few new "looks" over the next week or so, let me know what you think.

I want the blog to have a sleek look and be easy to read. The old deep blue look was distracting for me.

I'll be back in an hour with some updates about the upcoming FF movie. Stay tuned...

P.S. Don't want to stay up too late, I have to get up early to go see Spider-man 3! I'll also have to load a scan of the Amazing Spider-man 252 I picked up.