Based on Eric Powell’s comic from Dark Horse Entertainment, The Goon follows the adventures of a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for a feared mobster. The stories have a paranormal and comedic edge to them and concern ghosts, zombies, mad scientists and “skunk apes.” The Goon script was written by creator [...]
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DUSTIN LANCE BLACK TO HELM 3 STORY FOR WARNER BROS.
DUSTIN LANCE BLACK TO HELM 3 STORY FOR WARNER BROS. DIRECTOR WILL ADAPT MATT KINDT’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DARK HORSE GRAPHIC NOVEL JUNE 2, HOLLYWOOD, CA—Warner Bros. Pictures has announced today that the Academy Award–winning writer Dustin Lance Black will both write and direct the movie adaptation of Matt Kindt’s groundbreaking graphic novel, 3 Story: The [...]
New VP of Marketing For Dark Horse
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES THE PROMOTION OF MICHA HERSHMAN TO VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING MILWAUKIE, OR, MAY 3—Dark Horse Comics announced today that its senior director of marketing, Micha Hershman, has been promoted to vice president of marketing. Hershman joined the company in November 2009 from his position as category director for the pop-culture section at [...]
Hollywood: Mad For Comics
Cowboys and Aliens The movie based on the comic by Fred Van Lente & Andrew Foley with artists Dennis Calero & Luciano Lima has been given a July 29, 2011 release date. Daniel Craig will play Zeke Jackson and Olivia Wilde will portray Ella. Jon Favreau will direct the film, and although it is not [...]
The Goon Goes Digital
Dark Horse has announced that both the Goon#7 and Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker will be available on the iPhone. They also announced that Buzzard will be getting his own spinoff, in the form of a three-issue miniseries that will be released this fall. Dark Horse will also release the Fancy Pants Edition [...]