Live Blog -THE SPIRIT (Movie)

By Jay Stringer

August 22, 2009

You know the drill. I’m watching a film, and commenting on it as i go.

My spelling will get bad. My grammar will be non existent. But who needs those things, anyway?

I like to do introductions before a live blog. A little context to my history with the character or property. But to be truthful, in this instance its more the creator that i’ve had a long term connection to. Sure, if you’re into noir, hardboiled fiction and comics, you have to love Will Eisner. The man was a visionary, a genius, and a pioneer of the medium. His work with THE SPIRIT still stands as some of the best work done in the funny books, racist wharts and all. BUT for any person of my generation, the name FRANK MILLER carried weight long before WILL EISNER.

I’ve written before of my fragile six year old mind being warped by mr Miller. I’ve never been a fan of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, but his BATMAN: YEAR ONE and DAREDEVIL :BORN AGAIN are as good as it gets. I spent a long time arguing that hollywood needed a dose of Miller. Then it got one and……ahem. I know the exact moment i started to lose faith in him. Is was with oe single comic book, BATMAN VS SPAWN. It was bad. And i don’t just mean bad, i mean this thing was almost enough to drive me away from comics. Anywhoo….on with the show.

ROLL CREDITS!!!!

-Hey, it’s a left over Danny Elfman score. Or if it isn’t, it should be.

-Oh no. Scrap that. It was a false alarm. Straight into a flatline on the screen with some creepy music.

-Hey, word to the wise? Anyone who introduces themselves with the words “i am death”, is probably not Death. Especially if she’s in her underwear.

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The Spirit gets a new DC neighbor: Doc Savage!

Two of my all-time favorite characters are The Shadow and Doc Savage, so you can imagine my delight upon reading at ComicBookResources.com that Savage will be joining Will Eisner's The Spirit and Blackhawk in an alternative branch of the DC Universe.

As a teen, I read all the Doc Savage paperbacks and found them imaginative and thrilling. It will be great to see another comeback for Doc, Renny, Ham and the gang!

Read all about it HERE!

Classic The Spirit PVC Set–with bonus figure (Dark Horse)

First published in 1940, Will Eisner's The Spirit kept newspaper audiences enthralled for more than thirty years with stories about a masked vigilante who fought crime with the blessing of the city's police commissioner.

Based on the original art of Will Eisner, and sculpted by Jim McPherson at Gentle Giant and Tony Cipriano, this PVC set features four characters: The Spirit, crusty old Commissioner Dolan, Ellen Dolan, and a fourth sultry and mysterious bonus figure.

The Spirit has inspired the current in-production Lions Gate film, directed by Frank Miller.

Publication Date: May 13, 2009

Format: 3 figures plus special fourth bonus figure, Approx. 4.5" tall

Price: $24.99

Classic The Spirit PVC Set–with bonus figure is currently in stock at Things From Another World!

(Thanks to Airboy for bringing this to our attention!)

Trade Marks: Will Eisner's The Spirit (Seduction of the Innocent)

With all of the negative energy surrounding Denny Colt these days, I thought it would be nice to remind people of some of the good stuff. Even though I'm a big Darwyn Cooke fan, I must admit to being apprehensive about himlaunching this new Spirit series. I didn't buy any of the floppies, but waited for the hardcover to hit shelves. Sometimes, I'm soooo happy to be wrong. Cooke and J. Bone manage to breath new life into a still fresh concept.

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