Link: http://www.kapowcomiccon.com/

So today is the day that Mark Millar unveiled the name and website for his London comic con that is supposed to rival San Diego Comic Con (SDCC); Kapow! Comic Con (KCC, not too far from The Colonel’s favourite place to eat or even that famous good ol’ boys club that likes to burn stuff on people’s lawns). Now I’m sure Millar is going to get a lot of heat for this, it’s going to be Mark Millar vs. The World (or internet comic fandom at the very least) mainly due to his overselling of the event, guy knows how to pimp that’s for sure. He himself has made comparisons with SDCC so let’s see exactly what is on offer:

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Link: http://www.newsarama.com/film/aronofsky-preacher-director-100929.html

I have long been one of those naysayers of the prospect of a movie adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s Preacher, I’ve even blogged about it. I’ve always believed that any Preacher movie just would not and could not do the story and the characters any justice...until now. The latest name to be thrown around for the director’s gig on the flick is none other than Darren Aronofsky according to Newsarama. The guy that brought us Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler and Pi is now supposedly the main man on Preacher. Wow.

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