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Why hasn’t Gotham Central been adapted into a TV series?

Marc Bernardin of the io9 blog asks Where’s My Goddamn Gotham Central TV Show?.

I have to agree. Not only is Gotham Central one of the best written comic book series of the last ten years but it is ideally suited to be adapted into a television series.

Gotham Central is a police procedural whose story focused not on Batman but instead on the Gotham City Police Department and the difficulties of its officers living and working in Gotham City replete with supervillains and also having to deal with less fantastical stuff such as corruption within in their own department.

There were rumours at the time of its publication that it might be adapted into a television series but following the failure of Birds of Prey it was decided by Warner Bros. Television not to pursue the project.

But that was before the success of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. They could and should capitalise on the renewed interest in Batman and Gotham City and as police procedurals are a staple of US television I believe it is not all that much of a gamble.

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Kick Ass trailer

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Kimota!

The crazy business that has confounded the greatest minds about who actually owns the rights to the awesome Miracleman (aka Marvelman) comic book series has now finally been resolved.

Marvel comics has announced that they now own the rights to the title. [via]

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Bryan Talbot’s Grandville

From Bryan Talbot who bought us the excellent Alice in Sunderland and Luther Arkwright comes Grandville, his new steampunk fantasy adventure graphic novel which is due out this October 2009. Looks like a brilliantly rendered cross between Sherlock Holmes and Wind in the Willows.

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Watchmen: The first reviews are in

The first reviews of Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons classic graphic novel Watchmen have appeared and so far the news is pretty positive.

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Minutemen – classic arcade game

Play the classic arcade game Minutemen produced by Veidt Enterprises.

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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter trailer

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David Uzumeri deconstructs Grant Morrison’s Batman comic series

The Morrison Batman Notes

Part 1 – This Is Your Brain On Drugs

Part 2 – The (Aunt) Agatha Christie Period

Part 3 – From Here We Go Sublime

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Review: The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

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Doctor Manhattan’s Intellect

Interestingly Doctor Manhattan says of Adrian Veidt towards the end of Watchmen

… and the world’s smartest man means no more to me than does its smartest termite.

Though he is unbelievable powerful Doctor Manhattan doesn’t show much sign of having a massively increased intellect following his transformation.