Why a comic book movie shouldnt be just like the comic book. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Scott rosenbergs platinum pipeline to hollywood the comics. Author hannah posted on february 28, 2019 february 28, 2019 categories comics challenges leave a comment on comics challenge. However, the delivery for the explanation breaks uniformity with the rest of the comic. Wolverine wakes up to find himself in the captivity of lord shingen, who challenges wolverine to a duel with him to prove his worthiness to mariko. Trade paperback editions are now published by shadowline comics, and can be purchased through amazon or your local comic store intended for mature readers. The first challenge was broadcast on knsd the san diego nbc affiliate in conjunction with the san diego comiccon, but outgrew nbc affiliates venue. Im not familiar with the comic book that its based on but the film is definitely what the title has promised us. As we reported last night, the story of platinum studios, the bizarre ip company founded by scott mitchell rosenberg on his peripheral involvement in having published the men in black comic book, has gotten seriously bizarre, with shareholders and acting president chris beall banding together to attempt to oust rosenberg from the company after a series of what they claim are flagrantly.
Renegades, jackie chan adventures as an outlet for highconcept, highquality visual storytelling. Dj coffman, winner of the first annual platinum studios comic book challenge, chats with brent sprecher about his experience and the launch of his winning entry, hero by night, as an ongoing comic. The metal men are liquid metal robots made from various elements each with almost limitless shape shifting abilities. Platinum studios comics is part of platinum studios inc. The companies will bring 27,000 comic books and graphic novels to service men and women stationed in iraq.
Jan 30, 2007 kiss comics group launches with platinum studios. Platinum studios is on a rollone that is beginning to rival the movie making of marvel and dc. This time period includes many newspaper strips and one pan. Comic book challenge names top 50 animation magazine. Buffalo soldier abner meeks is condemned to roam the plains with a demonic gun that forces him to kill someone once a day or suffer soul. Get on to the roof of panessa studios proper, then either drop through the broken skylights or head down the stairs from the helipad to. The video includes a number of the creatives involved with the film, including producers steven spielberg and. Platinum studios comics is an entertainment company that controls one of the largest independent comic book libraries of characters for movie and film. Amid controversy, platinum studios announces challenge.
Platinum studios and nbc 739 launch national talent search. It controls a large independent library of comic book characters, which it seeks to adapt, produce, and license for all forms of media including print, film, online, mobile wireless, gaming, and merchandising. Darby pop publishing is an american comic book publishing company founded in 20 by multiple emmy awardwinning writerproducer jeff kline transformers. Platinum studios comic book challenge, the comic book industrys leading competition, invites aspiring creators to submit original comic book concepts in a headtohead challenge for a multimedia development and publishing deal that includes multiplatform distribution, as well as the creation of a licensing and merchandising program. Sep 24, 2006 new york for generations of readers, comic books were the first real pageturners. Fourteen time new york times best seller creator scott mitchell rosenberg is the chairman and ceo. Sep 21, 2011 forbes takes privacy seriously and is committed to transparency. The miniseries was then reprinted in a hardcover collection. Scott mitchell rosenberg is the chairman and ceo of platinum studios. Wolverine prepares to fly to new york, but he gets ambushed by poisoned shurikens.
Platinum takes on coffmans hero by night superherohype. Here, goldmine is selling the worlds tallest comic book, based on the. Cowboys and aliens gn 2006 platinum studios comic books. Get the best deal for platinum age comics 1897 1937 from the largest online selection at. Scott mitchell rosenberg chairman and ceo platinum. The comic book challenge team building activity for. Before platinum, you seem rosenberg was the head of malibu comics. Vage was the winner of the 2007 platinum studios comic book challenge, besting over two million other submissions. Thats what the folks behind a search for new comic creators discovered when they organized a comic book challenge tied into the upcoming san diego comic con. A comic book based entertainment company controlling one of the worlds largest independent libraries of comic book characters. Cbc or comic book challenge means the platinum studios comic book challenge contest that occurs during the term, which involves the submission by each contestant of a onepage description of an original comic book concept and one completed sample of comic book art related to such concept, the precise details of which contest are set forth on platinum s official website related. The utterly insane world of platinum studios the beat. Organizers, which include nbc39 and the platinum studios comics company which publishes comics like. After winning platinum s inaugural comic book challenge a n annual contest held by platinum for aspiring comics creators, with platinum publishing the winning entry with his hero by.
Coffman whose later public claims of nonpayment for work and criticism of platinum s business practices led. Kro openly challenges the power of these beings and quickly finds himself fleeing from a blast of cosmic energy projected by the ship. Why you should bet on dc in the comic book horse race forbes. Days gone sending out free theme and avatar to players with platinum trophy. A massive ship from outer space hovers above the socalled city of the space gods. Not in the explanation, itself, which is interesting. Jorge vega is a playwright, childrens author and comic book writer originally from new york and now living in brockton, massachusetts. As we reported last night, the story of platinum studios, the bizarre ip. Characters and stories that have appeared in over 100 million comics worldwide. The victorian age of comics lasted from 16461900 thanks to robert beerbohm, richard samuel west, and richard olsen,ph. In 2007, jorge entered platinum studios comic book challenge, an online contest in which more than 7 million users voted on their favorite concept. Scott mitchell rosenberg is the chairman and ceo of platinum studios, inc. If you are fond to western movies then youll be entertained but if you are expecting too much aliens then you might get.
Metal men new earth dc comics art, comic books art, comics. Originally running for three years from 20062008, platinum produced the comic book challenge, an annual, televised competition among aspiring comic book creators. Platinum studios is constantly looking for new talent and the comic book challenge gives first time creators, writers and artists, the opportunity to pitch their concept live to entertainment. It controls a library of thousands of comic book characters, which it seeks to adapt, produce, and license for all forms of media. Story tellers, someone to sketch, someone to ink the dialogues and narration, someone to color, someone to direct the whole flow of activities, so that the team completes the task in the given time. There are a lot more people interested in drawing comics than anyone ever imagined. Days gone update fixes a few bugs, studio addresses audio issues. This comic book starts what is now called the platinum age of comics. Comic book publishing house probably best known for the cowboys and aliens comic that is in production as a. Shes the founder of creator resource and creator advisor, and works with the comic book community as much as possible to help foster safer and more inclusive spaces for all. Platinum studios plans to publish its comic books online before they go to.
Platinum studios brings fcbd to us troops in iraq cbr. Sep 25, 2006 platinum studios plans to publish its comic books online before they go to press for traditional distribution through stores and newsstands. Comic book publishing house probably best known for the cowboys and aliens comic that is in. In 1899 a funny folks comic book came out, taking a close first stab at a format for many platinum age comic books. They were created by the brilliant robotics expert and elementical genius dr. Local artist wins global comics contest entertainment. Empty im global is harnessing the comic book power of platinum studios to develop d. Victorian age and platinum age comics the ebay community. The first of issue of the book will be at comic retailers on march 21st. Marvel studios has stepped out front with one after another. The very, very odd tale of platinuer goldmine studios comics beat. Studios, a comedy network and online repository of your mom jokes. Jul, 2018 stephanie is a torontobased comic book writer and editor.
Pdos presents the comic book challenge 2008 at each year, from entries received from all over th. Im global in hero business with platinum hollywood. Great,shape, some ware on edges but its typical w posters rest of poster is awesome shape frame it,will last for a long long long time. When scott asked me to be a part of the comic book challenge. Platinum studios, an entertainment media company that controls the worlds largest independent library of comic book characters, today presents the return of the comic book challenge, a contest.
The structure begins to quake from the blast and the walls start collapsing around ikaris, margo and doctor damian. Rosenberg as a producer, with platinum studios, adapts comic books for film, television. This comic book movie from jon favreau spends a gratifying amount of time on its characters and. Andys guidance and direction helped us turn our first issue into a focused, coherent, wellpolished narrative that is intriguing without being obtuse.
A challenge like this of course calls for diverse skills within the team. As i can see, the brief history of this ugly mess began in 2006 when dj entered his creation, hero by night, into the first annual comic book challenge. The comic book challenge the challenge platinum studios comic book challenge. Dj won the contest, and platinum studios began publishing the hero by night comic book miniseries. The macroverse stretches from before the big bang to the distant future, with multiple dimensions and alternate realities, including hundreds of world never seen. On becoming platinum studios 2007 comic book challenge runner up jon and i both attribute much of our success to the refinement comics experience provided our pitch and first issue. For one publisher, the life of every comic book starts on. Hero, which won platinum s 2006 comic book challenge.
Both vivona and vega won some nifty prizes, but, most. Early in 1997, rosenberg, platinum studios chairman and ceo, dropped by the william morris agency to give agents alan gasmer and rob carlson a look at posters for unpublished comic book ideas. Platinum studios, inc is a comic book character based entertainment company which controls one of the worlds largest independently owned comic book character libraries. Platinum studios comics is a character based entertainment company housing one of the largest independent libraries of graphic novels and comic book entertainment. The company produces film, television, and merchandise, and is a licensor of rights. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Why you should bet on dc in the comic book horse race. Pdos news is an entertainment company that controls an international library of comic book characters from all over the world, which it. For the uninitiated, winning the platinum studios comic book challenge is a big deal comparable to a performer winning american idol. In black comic book, has gotten seriously bizarre, with shareholders and. The comic would go on to win praise from several media outlets before coffman left. D and others for their research and contributions which lead to naming this time period in comics and sequential art. Comics could go mass market with disneymarvel reuters.
Ryan reynolds and will ferrell to star in musical remake of a christmas carol 20 september 2019 the wrap lost 15th anniversary. Kiss comics group launches with platinum studios cbr. If you dont remember seeing any of these comic books on store shelves. Platinum studios launches hero by night diaries on druckduck. He formed platinum studios and settled in for the long haul.
Taking the idea from a platinum studios graphic novel by scott. Platinum studios plans to publish its comic books online before they go to press for traditional distribution through stores and newsstands. Apr 07, 2016 the platinum card from american express. Platinum studios and rock icons kiss have joined to create kiss 4k, the first kiss comics project to be produced by the band themselves. The finalists heading to last years san diego comic con. Platinum studios and nbc 739 launch national talent search source. Even as theyre raked over the coals for not paying the winner of a past comic book challenge, they. The company has released films andor television programming with universal studios, paramount pictures, dreamworks, mgm, showtime, and lions gate. You have to at least admire the resilience of platinum studios. Originally running for three years from 20062008, platinum produced the comic book challenge, an annual. As mentioned before, much of the book relies on showing the reader the world as jon sees it and allowing us to draw our own conclusions. For one publisher, the life of every comic book starts on the. Hollywood studios dont make comic book movies for their fans.
Platinum studios claims a library of more than 5,600 comic characters in many genres and styles. Platinum studios is a comic book based company that controls one of the worlds largest independent libraries of comic book characters for mixed media use. This prologue, by comic book challenge winner dj coffman, introduces the world that appears in the hero by night print book. Oct 02, 2009 comics could go mass market with disneymarvel. Platinum studios comics has released books such as kiss 4k, produced in conjunction with the rock band kiss, and comics by the winners of its comic book challenge talent contest, including hero by night by d. But their latterday digital counterpart, called webcomics, has been limited to a niche audience of comic book. Platinum studios largest comic book based entertainment. For one publisher, the life of every comic book starts on the web. Platinum studios comics is a comic book based entertainment company controlling one of the worlds largest independent libraries of comic book characters, which it develops for film, entertainment, games, merchandise and other media. The utterly insane world of platinum studios comics beat. The comic book challenge is run in many different formats. Coffman for platinum studios and nbcs 2006 comic book challenge contest. The publishing arm does more than just publish, as it develops current, upcoming and past comics published by itself, allied.