comics

Marvel Announces Five New Films Through 2019

Remember when the news that Marvel had movies planned through 2028 hit? We now have release dates for five more of those. They are: July 28, 2017 November 3, 2017 July 6, 2018 November 2, 2018 May 3, 2019 These movies follow Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1), Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1) and Ant-Man (July 17) next year, […]

UTG TV: Riotcast Founder Rob Sprance Discusses The Network and ‘The Hole’

Last Friday night I found myself in a small room with 10 strangers. We were in an apartment-turned-podcasting studio in New York City. Just two flights of stairs below us is the epicenter of all things in the world of professional humor, the Comedy Cellar. The guitars are jamming in my headphones and the room […]

UTG PHOTOS & REVIEW: ‘My Wife Hates Me’ Live Podcast Taping (3/11/14)

“What are you guys watching that sex looks like making sausages?” On Tuesday, March 11, some of the greatest minds in comedy and radio joined forces at the Comedy Cellar’s Village Underground in New York City. Things got weird. The special event was a live podcast taping of Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane’s show My […]

See ‘Stripped’ Trailer Featuring the Creators of Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, Penny Arcade, and More

This April Fools Day, get ready to open your newspaper again. In Stripped, a new film that looks at the comic medium as a whole, we get to explore the transition from newspapers to digital mediums with interviews with the creators of Garfield, Cathy, For Better or For Worse, The Oatmeal, Penny Arcade, and more. If […]

Stan Lee Is Up To Something: Developing Secret Movie

Stan Lee is up to something. He’s teaming up with Avi Arad (former head of Marvel Studios) to work on a project they’ve been keeping very quiet. Apparently, there is a title to the new film which has not yet been announced and they are in the process of bringing writers and production staff on […]

Max Bemis Working On Two Additional Comic Book Series

The frontman of Say Anything, Max Bemis, is a busy guy. He not only spends his time writing catchy tunes for the band, but he is also in another one with his wife, called Perma. On top of that, he wrote a successful comic book series known as Polarity. He’s now announced that he has […]

‘Deadpool’ Movie Close To Happening?

It has been quiet on the Deadpool front recently. After a game that wasn’t very well received, the big screen hopes for Deadpool were quite slim. Until now, that is. Rumors are stirring that the film is making progress, with a new and final draft of the script being close to finalization, and the last […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Comic King Of Guatemala

Movie: The Comic King Of Guatemala Director: George Clipp, Jonathan Barnes Genre: Documentary (Short) The Comic King Of Guatemala is a short documentary with feature length entertainment value. It should come as no surprise that quite a few members of the UTG staff love comic books. Living here in the U.S. we do not have to worry […]

‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ Pushed Back to August 2014, UTG Collectively Groans

Time to start your Tuesday off right with some really disappointing news. Robert Rodriguez’s newest addition to the Sin City francise, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For has been delayed ten months from its original October 2013 release date to August of 2014. While no official word has been given as to why the film has been […]

Drop Everything And Drool Over The First ‘THOR: The Dark World’ Trailer

“I gave you my word I would return…” The first teaser for Marvel Studios’ Thor: The Dark World has found its way online. Set for release this November, Thor: The Dark World will be the second film (after May’s Iron Man 3) in the Marvel Universe to take place in a post-Avengers world. When Earth […]

The Architects Post Song Teasers for ‘Border Wars’ Episode 1

Do you like comics? Do you like music? If you answered yes to either of these questions, I don’t have to question why you chose to read this article in the first place. I also think that you’ll enjoy what is going to be talked about. The Architects are a Kansas City rock outfit with […]

Dave Chappelle And Chris Rock Hint At Touring Together

Don’t get the wrong idea: there’s nothing set in stone. That said, this is the second time the two comedians have hinted at doing a major tour together. In an interview with Vulture last month, Chris Rock said “You know I’m not the hard one. But I’m trying to make that happen. After seeing Kanye […]