Garth Ennis' The Shadow

Here's some interesting news in the comic world.  According to Newsarama, Garth Ennis has signed on, along with artist Aaron Campbell, to do an ongoing comic series based on the pulp hero, The Shadow.  Ennis has written some of my all time favorite comics (Preacher, The Punisher, Just A Pilgrim, 303, The Boys) and the idea of him tackling The Shadow is incredibly appealing.  But I also have doubts with the publisher, Dynamite.  They've acquired the rights to a lot of cool characters, but rarely do I feel that their interpretations live up to their creations.  Fingers crossed here though.  I definitely dig these four covers being done for the first issue.

Read further details on the first six issue HERE.

--Brad

Wait. Garth Ennis Has Directed A Movie?

Just discovered over at Bleeding Cool that Garth Ennis, the creator of Preacher, has written and directed a new short film called Stitched that will premiere at this year's San Diego Comic Con.  How this managed to stay secret for so bloody long is beyond me, but color me curious.  Not just with Preacher, but Ennis has created some of my favorite comic books like Just A Pilgrim, The Boys, Punisher Max, and the grotesque Nick Fury mini-series.  And if yer awesome like me you can even pick up a copy of the DVD at the Avatar Press booth at this year's San Diego Comic Con.  Abso-freakin-lutely.

--Brad