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2011 Comic Book Movie Winners and Losers

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:00:38 +0000

2011 was a decent year for comic book movies. The majority were decent, but there are none that go down in my mind as “classics.” Below is a breakdown as to which were this year’s winners and losers. All data is from BoxOfficeMojo. Keep in mind, The Adventures of Tintin is currently still running in theaters and only recently came out in the United States.

Top 5 Domestic Gross for 2011

Thor	$181,030,624
Captain America: The First Avenger	$176,654,505
X-Men: First Class	$146,408,305
Green Lantern	$116,601,172
Cowboys & Aliens	$100,240,551

Top 5 International Gross

Thor	$268,295,994
The Adventures of Tintin	$239,100,000
X-Men: First Class	$207,215,819
Captain America: The First Avenger	$191,953,858
The Green Hornet	$129,037,206

Top 5 Total Gross

Thor	$449,326,618
Captain America: The First Avenger	$368,608,363
X-Men: First Class	$353,624,124
The Adventures of Tintin	$263,207,000
The Green Hornet	$227,817,248

Gross vs. Budget – worldwide gross compared to budget

Thor	3.00
Captain America: The First Avenger	2.63
X-Men: First Class	2.21
The Green Hornet	1.90
Priest	1.31

Global Legs – worldwide gross versus domestic opening

The Adventures of Tintin	27.12
Thor	6.84
The Green Hornet	6.80
X-Men: First Class	6.42
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	6.14

Domestic Legs – domestic gross versus domestic opening

The Green Hornet	2.95
Thor	2.75
Cowboys & Aliens	2.75
Captain America: The First Avenger	2.72
X-Men: First Class	2.66

As requested here’s the Rotten Tomatoes current score versus the worldwide gross

Name	All Critics	Top Critics	Audience	Worldwide
X-Men: First Class	87%	70%	88%	$353,624,124
Thor	77%	64%	80%	$449,326,618
The Adventures of Tintin	75%	67%	80%	$263,207,000
Captain America: The First Avenger	79%	78%	75%	$368,608,363
Cowboys & Aliens	44%	51%	49%	$174,822,325
Green Lantern	27%	18%	48%	$219,851,172
The Green Hornet	44%	21%	47%	$227,817,248
Priest	17%	8%	37%	$78,309,131
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	6%	0%	28%	$4,634,062

Preview – Billy Fog Vol. 1: The Gift of Trouble Sight

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:00:51 +0000

BILLY FOG VOL. 1: THE GIFT OF TROUBLE SIGHT

Original Graphic Novel Hardcover
Retail Price: $24.95 U.S.
Page Count: 144 pages
Format: hardcover (paper over board), 8.425” x 11.25”, partial color
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-13: 978-1-936393-39-8
Written by Guillaume Bianco
Illustrated by T Guillaume Bianco
Cover by Guillaume Bianco

Like some other kids his age, Billy Fog has to wear glasses. But when he takes his glasses off, he sees all the things that other kids can’t: ghosts and ghouls, vampires and monsters, a world of darkness and danger and above all the thing that kids aren’t supposed to see: death. A new kind of graphic novel: part storybook, part fable, part gazetteer and bestiary of the horrible and fantastic, inspired by the likes of Tim Burton, Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket.

T – TEEN (12 and up, may contain mild violence or mild profanity)

Preview – Fraggle Rock Classics Vol. 1

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:00:16 +0000

FRAGGLE ROCK CLASSICS VOL. 1

Collected Edition Softcover
Retail Price: $9.95 U.S.
Page Count: 96 pages
Format: softcover, 6” x 9”, full color
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-13: 978-1-936393-22-0
Written by Stan Kay
Illustrated by Marie Severin
Cover by Jake Myler

Archaia Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present a new reprinting of the original Fraggle Rock comic book series, which first debuted in 1985. Look back into the history of your favorite Fraggles with stories such as “The Magic Time Machine,” “The Trouble With Being #1,” “The Monster That Could Be Anything” and “The Doozer Who Wanted to Be a Fraggle.” Digitally remastered and beautifully bound in softcover for a new generation of Fraggle Rock fans, this series will make you want to dance your cares away—’80s style!

E – EVERYONE (all ages, may contain minimal violence)

Preview – Black Fire

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:00:38 +0000

BLACK FIRE

Original Graphic Novel Hardcover
Retail Price: $24.95 U.S.
Page Count: 160 pages
Format: hardcover (paper over board), 6.625” x 10.25”, full color
Genre: Horror
ISBN-13: 978-1-936393-38-1
Written by Hernán Rodríguez
Illustrated by Hernán Rodríguez
Cover by Hernán Rodríguez

Two soldiers in Napoleon’s army retreating from his disastrous campaigns in Russia are separated from their unit by a Cossack attack and stumble across an isolated Slavic town, where strange and bizarre doings are afoot. The ancient town is deep, forbidden territory, the prison of a dark monster-god out of Slavic legend and nightmare, which seeks to use the newcomers to escape. An historical horror story in the vein of HP Lovecraft and Brotherhood of the Wolf.

M – MATURE (18 and up, may contain nudity, profanity, excessive violence and other content not suitable for minors)

Preview – Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths Vol. 1

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:00:35 +0000

JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS VOL. 1

Original Graphic Novel Hardcover
Retail Price: $19.95 U.S.
Page Count: 96 pages
Format: hardcover (paper over board), 7.25” x 11.25”, full color
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-13: 978-1-936393-00-8
Written by Brian Holguin and Brian Froud
Illustrated by Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John and Brian Froud
Cover by Brian Froud

Part one of a three-part graphic novel prequel series delving into the origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings, the world of Thra and the Dark Crystal itself. Spanning a time period from thousands of years ago to right up to the start of the original Jim Henson film, this graphic novel epic will tell the definitive origin of the Dark Crystal, under the supervision of The Jim Henson Company and The Dark Crystal concept designer Brian Froud.

T – TEEN (12 and up, may contain mild violence or mild profanity)

SplitMoonArts Presents the Trailer to Buraaq Issue #3 – “Battle Zone”

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:33:46 +0000

Buraaq #3: Battle Zone

Join forces with the “TRUTH SEEKERS” , a brave team of brave men and women who are out to expose the truth. In this episode, BURAAQ fights an evil creature from another dimension and finds himself closer to finding out his true destiny.

Out December 26.

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Google and Muppets

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:00:37 +0000

Google has rolled out this really entertaining ad for Google+ and it’s hangout function featuring the Muppets. I saw it on tv this week and it got me to pause, so that unto itself is impressive. It also features Under Pressure, an awesome song…

Why do all the girls have to buy princesses?

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:00:51 +0000

This rather bright young girl questions why girls have to like princesses and boys have to like super heroes? Smart kid.

(via Comics Alliance)

Around the Tubes

Brett — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:00:41 +0000

As expected with the holiday, it was a pretty quiet Sunday. Here’s some news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Bleeding Cool – Watchmen 2 Art: The Comedian By JG Jones – Hmmm.

Bleeding Cool – Watchmen 2 Art: Nite Owl By Andy Kubert And Joe Kubert – Hmmm, again.

Kotaku – Of the Hundreds of 99-Cent Comics You Can Download Today, Buy These… – comiXology is running a sale through Friday and Kotaku has some great suggestions on what to buy.

Around the Tubes

Brett — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:00:02 +0000

Merry Christmas folks! It’s the day folks open presents and I head to the movies and eat Chinese food. If you haven’t done so yet, please read yesterday’s article about the Stop Online Piracy Act. Here’s some other news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

FrumFrum – Is Tintin Racist? – Never read a Tintin comic before, not sure if I’ll see the movie.

Bleeding Cool – The Dune Comic That Never Was – I never could get into Dune.

Kotaku – Weekend Comics: Everything’s Ring-a-Ding – Each week Kotaku shows off some great web comics.