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I am about to double my position. Trying to buy at .10
Every time I have bought it has been done in weird blocks, never the number I am buying, just chunks that add up to it. Happened last time I bought 20,000, it came in at 522, 12,000, 500, etc.
Yep thats why I posted it
Sam Raimi, Disney team for 'Transplants'
Project described as comedic superhero story
By Borys Kit
July 31, 2008, 12:00 AM ET
Sam Raimi (Getty Images photo)
Sam Raimi is going Disney. The studio has picked up "The Transplants," an action-adventure pitch from scribes Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson for the filmmaker to produce via the Stars Road Entertainment banner he runs with partner Josh Donen.
The parties are keeping a tight lid on the high-concept project, though it is described as a four-quadrant ensemble superhero story with a comedic bent.
Epstein and Jacobson, best known for "Not Another Teen Movie," were planning to execute their idea via a comic book, but Disney exec Kristin Burr was so keen on it that the company pre-emptively picked up "Transplants." The deal is in the mid- to high-six figures.
Stars Road executive Russell Hollander brought the project to the studio.
Last weekend, Raimi was at Comic-Con in San Diego, where he showed off well-received clips from his return-to-horrror film "Drag Me to Hell." Stars Road is one of the entities behind Screen Gems' dramatic thriller "Armored."
Epstein and Jacobson, repped by UTA and H2F Entertainment, most recently wrote the action comedy "Crash Test Dummies" for Barry Josephson at Fox. They also directed and co-wrote the upcoming Dimension release "Extreme Movie," which stars Michael Cera.
The Disney-Raimi pairing is eyebrow-raising: "Transplants" marks the first Disney project for the filmmaker, who is known more for his horror fare and "Spider-Man" movies, not to mention his comedic sensibilities that attract the geek audience. Disney, on the other hand, isn't exactly known for its edge, with fare that plays fairly broad.
Still, a few projects and names pop from the Disney slate, such as the Bruce Willis sci-fi actioner "Surrogates" and the Tim Burton-directed "Alice in Wonderland," which is sure to attract literary hipsters as much as families.
Well the Disney con call is giving them a beat down today...so i guess they should have mentioned POWN anyway, could not have hurt.
Zip, nada, nothing about POWN. Jeez they kept asking about the theme parks...
"Its a small world after all" now repeat 5 billion times while standing in line for Pirates of the carribean....
Well you know friends and family can get the scoop. My horror story is 2 years ago a friend told me about a penny stock called NOOF. It was at about 7 cents and not trading at all. He forgot to mention that he knew a deal was about to be cut for them to provide porn to hotels in florida. It went to $11 and i almost shot myself over missing that one. I'm hoping POWN is the next NOOF.
My buys were always split into weird chunks that took several orders to fill the initial 20k order.
I would think that in anticipation of any POWN news on the con call that we would see some illegal insider buying from Disney employees, or at least a large uptick if the news was expected to be good. But again, do not be dissapointed if POWN is never mentioned.
I would be EXTREMELY suprised if Disney mentioned POWN, unless someone asks a direct question.
Stan wants a cameo as he gets in all of the marvel spin off movies, thats all...
If POW got as much good exposure as you indicate, I would think that a little more than 18k and change would have exchanged hands in POWN stock today. Looks like another dead summer for Pown as Disney cannot be expected to PR anything except their own stuff...
That usually happens when it spikes to .60 plus cents, then the old hindsite argument kicks in...
Yes it seems that info is released in a back door kind of way, enableing some to make a quick profit before it falls back down on inside trades. The fact that they use STEALTH PR is not encouraging, and it seems everyone is scared to say to much: "I can't talk till Virgin speaks" or "i cannot comment till Disney spews forth more blah blah balh"...Pretty screwy way to pr a company. The bottom line is a .7 to .16 point spread in many many months ain't saying too much....I think many here are learning to sell on smaller pops, like I did at .16, now looking to come cack at .9 or so...
So supposedly good news and we are tanking???? Wtf?
Friday, July 25, 2008
POWN | Walt Disney Studios Extends Stan Lee's POW Entertainment, Inc Deal
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Jul 25, 2008 9:00:00 AM
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Stan Lee, visionary co-creator of Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, The Hulk, Daredevil and the Fantastic Four, is teaming up with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) to introduce a revolutionary new concept in original superheroes and the comic book format: Time Jumper, which will become the industry's most ambitious digital comic book series ever designed to release on multiple platforms. In addition to the 'Time Jumper' initiative, The Walt Disney Studios announced an extension of Stan Lee's POW Entertainment, Inc production deal that covers all forms of media from movies and television through to publishing, games, the Internet and mobile-Web.
POW! Entertainment, Inc. (PK:POWN), Stan Lee's media production company, in partnership with WDSHE is developing the central arc of the story and mythology of Time Jumper. In tandem, Disney Interactive Media Group's Disney Online and Disney Publishing Worldwide will be working collaboratively to develop their own made-for-medium content using the mythology across Web, mobile and a host of publishing platforms, and help augment digital distribution opportunities which will ensure an overall enhanced consumer experience.
Time Jumper is being written and developed to offer a dynamic opportunity for consumers to engage in a multi-dimensional narrative adapted specifically for various platforms, to maximize their experience and interaction with the characters and their universe trans-media. Consumers will have the accessibility to download single or multiple episodes onto a media platform of their choice anytime, anywhere, as well as purchase the comic book in print. The new digital comic book format combines the traditional print look and feel, including dialogue and thought bubbles, with today's cutting edge multimedia elements, including edgy visuals, music, voices and a fast-paced storyboard, to take a classic genre into the next dimension.
Stan Lee said, "I am honored to be in association with Disney, not only through the extension of our original deal, but also in breaking ground by creating a new superhero, that is destined to bring his own brand of thrills and adventure to so many varied forms of story telling as only Disney can provide them." Lee continued, "Our 'Time Jumper' is more than a typical superhero. He's a trend-setting breakthrough across all media; a hero for today's digital age and tomorrow's multiplatform entertainment."
"This is an exciting project for everyone involved, and our aim is to deliver great content, that will enrich and deepen the consumers experience," commented Bob Chapek, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Worldwide President. "We feel that the dynamic delivery of this important Studio initiative, coupled with the fact that we are working in collaboration with such a master storyteller as Stan Lee, will make this an electrifying product."
"'Time Jumper' is a natural fit for interactive media and we're thrilled to be working with such a creative visionary to help bring the story to life through multiple digital platforms including the Internet and mobile Web," stated Paul Yanover, executive vice president and general manager, Disney Online. "Our focus is to not only help deliver the story, but become an interactive part of telling the story of 'Time Jumper.'"
"Disney Publishing Worldwide is thrilled to give kids an incredibly unique reading experience through 'Time Jumper,'" said Russell Hampton, president, DPW. "We are very proud to add Stan Lee's comics and graphic novels in both print and digital formats to our rich heritage of storytelling."
About Time Jumper
Terry Dixon, the greatest agent of the secret government organization known as HUNT (Heroes United, Noble and True), has a cell phone like no other. Invented by Terry's father, it's called The Articulus and it has all the latest and greatest cell phone features--plus one: It's also a time machine!
Ever mindful of the dangers of Articulus falling into the wrong hands, Terry's father ensured that it can be operated by only two people on earth--Terry and his brother Sam. But Sam, the original Time Jumper, has been lost in time, forcing Terry, an unlikely hero, to step into his shoes. As Terry's search for his brother propels him through space and time, he is pursued by Charity Vyle, the beautiful, diabolical head of a worldwide criminal cartel called CULT (Council of Unlawful, Loathsome Terrorists), who wants Articulus for her own nefarious schemes. Each episode, Terry tries to stay one step ahead of his sworn enemy, while tracking down new clues to Sam's whereabouts.
POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets:POWN), an advanced media and entertainment company with a first-look deal with Disney, was founded by world-famous comic book and motion picture icon Stan Lee, together with award-winning producer Gill Champion and intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman, Esq. POW!'s principals have extensive backgrounds in the entertainment industry encompassing the creation, production and licensing of original intellectual properties, including some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. POW!, capitalizing on this combined expertise, specializes in franchises for the entertainment industry, including animation and live-action feature films, plus television, DVDs, video games, merchandising and related ancillary markets, all of which contribute to global expansion. POW! partners with other individuals and entities of entertainment's top echelon, including studios and networks, in the creation, licensing and distribution of new POW! character franchises. www.powentertainment.com
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I'm back after the huge lull in news. The article referenced here says zero about POWN, but at least he is out there talking. The big bump has to come from a Disney PR, not Stans facebook page. thats why no action here except down the last 6 months. I made so much more on Marvel since the Ironman release, while actually losing some here. Its all been smoke and mirrors so far, cannot wait for ONE REAL PR OR PIECE OF NEWS FOR DISNEY.
And now Virgin..
Tracking Marvel and their plans will always be press for Stan. Ironmans huge opening will only give Stan and POWN more free press. It will surely light a fire under Disney...
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MASTERMIND: Stan Lee, drawn in comic book style.Stan Lee to oversee Virgin Comics' superheroes
Stan Lee, who will oversee Virgin Comics' new line of superheroes, says he has 'some exciting things in mind.'
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 19, 2008
Does Stan Lee have any more heroics in him? Richard Branson hopes so.
The British tycoon is going into business with the 85-year-old Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil and dozens of other signature characters made famous by Marvel Comics.
Branson's upstart Virgin Comics will formally announce the deal with Lee at this weekend's New York Comic Con, where Lee is being honored as "a living legend" and is scheduled to receive the inaugural New York Comics Legend Award at an event at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square.
The new venture will have Lee as the editor overseeing a line of superhero comics that will launch next year with a tentpole title he is writing himself. That project -- the title of which remains under wraps -- will center on a superhero team that sounds similar to his classic work on the Avengers at Marvel. (Lee ended his exclusive relationship with Marvel in the 1990s but still has ties to the company and even has cameo roles in the upcoming Marvel films "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk.")
"It will be a team of 10 heroes and they will be dealing with personality conflicts, personal problems and chemistry within the team," Lee said in an interview this week. "I'm going to get started working on it right away and I'm very excited about doing something that will be fresh and breaking new ground. I can't give away the details or the names yet, but I have some exciting things in mind."
Virgin has had a number of big-name creators writing comics under its banner, among them filmmakers Guy Ritchie, Terry Gilliam and John Woo, actor Nicolas Cage and musician Dave Stewart.
The company has largely steered clear of traditional superheroes. While Lee has an esteemed background in that sector, his most vital work was in the 1960s and 1970s, and his most recent work, with its bombastic dialogue, is not in sync with the tone of today's elite comics writers.
Sharad Devarajan, chief executive of Virgin Comics, dismissed any notion that Lee may be out of step with the times, however, noting that, especially as an editor, Lee will be a magnet for Virgin.
"We could not be more excited about creating a whole new universe with Stan Lee," he said. "His presence and the tremendous respect people have for him will be a call to action for writers and artists."
Lee's name certainly carries cachet in various corners of the entertainment business. This week, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. announced a deal with Lee's Pow! Entertainment to create a franchise called "Legion of 5" that will reach the public as a feature-length animated film, toys, video games and comics. Last summer, Walt Disney Pictures signed a three-film, first-look deal with Lee's company. Lee also has been host and a producer of the Sci Fi Channel show "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?"
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We cannot hope to stop Stan Lee; we can only hope to contain him
04/19/08 8:01 AM
In a week in which he announced a new superhero, announced a new manga deal and was awarded the first ever New York Comics Legend Award, Stan Lee just had to ramp it up a notch with news of a new line of sueprhero comics from Virgin:
“It will be a team of 10 heroes and they will be dealing with personality conflicts, personal problems and chemistry within the team,” Lee said in an interview this week. “I’m going to get started working on it right away and I’m very excited about doing something that will be fresh and breaking new ground. I can’t give away the details or the names yet, but I have some exciting things in mind.”
Virgin has had a number of big-name creators writing comics under its banner, among them filmmakers Guy Ritchie, Terry Gilliam and John Woo, actor Nicolas Cage and musician Dave Stewart.
The company has largely steered clear of traditional superheroes. While Lee has an esteemed background in that sector, his most vital work was in the 1960s and 1970s, and his most recent work, with its bombastic dialogue, is not in sync with the tone of today’s elite comics writers.
While our own aching bones prevented us from attending the Comics Legend award party, can anyone doubt that Lee is truly a law unto himself where getting his name out there is concerned?
Disney must be seeing the writing on the wall. Sony making 3.5 billion on Spiderman, and now Marvel making all the right moves by producing their own movies with A list actors and directors. Disney must be hunting thru those files looking for the next great superhero...I bet the numbers from Ironman start a fire under their work with Stan...and then of course he has to have a cameo in the Disney pics...
With Comic con news, and Stans upcoming cameo in the I'm sure It will be a blockbuster 'IRONMAN, it will only push us higher. Disney will be salivating over Ironmans opening weekend, my guess is around 80-100 million, and they want a blockbuster also!! It will be a good time to release news on deals/movies with Stan. Marvel stock (mvl) taking off also...
Stan Lee Launching Legion of 5
Source: The Hollywood Reporter April 16, 2008
Comic book legend Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment, along with Brighton Partners, have partnered with Rainmaker Entertainment to launch "Legion of 5," a new superhero property, says The Hollywood Reporter.
"Legion of 5" -- owned jointly by Rainmaker, POW! and Brighton -- is planned as a series of CG-animated films but with a cross-platform approach to include games, online and mobile releases. Merchandizing is part of the plan as well.
Details of the characters and story line are being kept under wraps.
Rainmaker CEO Warren Franklin reported that the partners are raising about $24 million to get things going. "We are hoping to develop a strong franchise with the characters," he said.
Plans call for Vancouver-based computer-animation producer Rainmaker to create the look of the characters as well as develop and produce the feature-length CG-animated film properties.
Lee, Rainmaker's Aaron L. Gilbert and Paul Gertz, Gill Champion of POW! and Cord Beatty of Brighton will executive produce.
If you have not seen 1-4, here is a very cool 5th IronMan TV spot. The movie, out May 2nd, just got screened in Mexico to excellent reviews.Another Stan creation will become a billion dollar plus trilogy.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnew...
Most of those are Marvel properties, except Sony ownes Spiderman...
Strange that this info is thru back channels and Stans MYSPACE page, almost like they do not want a big public announcement, or are lumping several stories together for one BIG day of news. Either way it looks like I will have to double my substantial holdings on the next drop back to .9 or so. Stan will also be in Ironman, which has its VERY COOL 5th trailer out today. Downey has a short appearence in Hulk, and General Ross is in both as is Stan. Looks like Stan will be all over the news with Comicon coming up next week.
Comic Book Heroes
Q&A With Stan Lee
Matthew Kirdahy, 02.07.08, 12:00 PM ET
Stan Lee
An interview with Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and other comic-book superheroes.
Forbes.com: Why do certain superheroes and villains resonate with audiences? What is it that we're looking for in a hero or his adversary?
Stan Lee: I think people are always looking for heroes. I think it starts when you're young. You read fairy tales and there's always the prince who rescues the princess or defeats the giant. Even in the Bible there's David who defeats Goliath.
I know when I was a kid, the thing that impressed me the most were characters like Errol Flynn who starred in movies like Captain Blood. He was always the good-guy hero defeating all sorts of bad guys, usually headed by Basil Rathbone. It's just something in human nature.
We always like to identify with the one good guy who saves people from the bad guys, unless you're a natural born bad guy [laughs]--then you probably identify with the villains.
Why aren't the heroes perfect?
Well, nobody is perfect. Ulysses wasn't perfect. I think if a hero can have some flaws then he's more relatable to the average person who's reading about his adventures and, in a way, more understandable.
Why does the scale tip in the other direction? Why do certain heroes and villains die out after a brief period of existence?
I'm not sure I have the full answer, but my guess would be in many cases it's just the quality of the writing, or the artwork or whatever. For example, take Sherlock Holmes. There have been millions of detective stories over the years. Many of them are forgettable. Somehow Sherlock Holmes has endured, mainly because no one could write a detective story as brilliantly as [Arthur] Conan Doyle and nobody could come up with a character as interesting and flawed as Sherlock Holmes.
I think it depends on ... or take Damon Runyon's characters or any of these guys who wrote great stuff years ago, Dashiell Hammett--they are able to write characters that you believe in and that you care about. Other people write stories, you read them and then 20 minutes later you've forgotten about them.
Why has Spider-Man become the most popular character that you've created?
I think maybe it's because in the beginning people could identify with him so easily. He was just a teenage kid who wasn't the most popular kid on the block and he had a lot of problems. And I think every teenager could read that and relate to it. Then of course, it may sound silly, Steve Ditko designed a wonderful costume. I think there's something about that costume that grabs people.
And also his abilities--he's the first character who could stick to walls like an insect you know and spin a web. He's very unique. I would like to think that he was well written. He was beautifully illustrated. All of the writers and artists who have followed Steve and me have done a great job.
The day that they stop writing good stories and stop illustrating them well, I'd imagine the popularity will fail too. But luckily ... maybe he's an easier character to write. I don't know. Everybody who has taken the reigns of doing Spider-Man has done a great job on it.
What's it like seeing these heroes come to life in Hollywood after so many years on the pages?
Hard to believe. It's really amazing. Obviously I love it.
Wait 'til you see Ironman and Thor and Doctor Strange. They're working on all of them.
Did Robert Downey Jr. play the role of Ironman well?
I couldn't think of a better [actor]. He is not just good, he's perfect. He's a great actor and an intelligent guy, a nice guy. He loves the role. He really sank his teeth into it and I think you'll be amazed when you see his interpretation of Tony Stark.
I can't believe that there won't be new ones coming along.
So we're not done?
No, I don't think so. There are many wonderful writers and artists in the world. They're doing new things. Some of them just have to catch fire. I'm sure of that.
It's tough to come up with a new superpower, let's say. But there's always some new angle. I would think years ago, I would think 100 years ago, 200 years ago, people were saying, "Well, you can't write any more novels. Everything has been written. There's always something. Take, for example, television. All of a sudden, along comes J.J. Abrams and you get a show like Lost, which is a whole new way of doing a series. It's incredibly successful.
Then you get Heroes, where you have people that replicate the same superpowers that we've been writing about for years, but it's presented in a different way. And Heroes is incredibly popular and it's quite original, as was Lost. So there's always somebody who will come up with some angle that'll seem refreshing and new.
I wouldn't worry that all the ideas are taken.
Of all your characters, who's your favorite?
It's tough for me to mention favorites of my stuff because I love them all. My tendency is to just say Spider-Man because he's the most popular. It's funny--whenever I meet somebody, let's say I meet a woman who has a little son with her. And she says, "Oh, Jimmy, you know who this is, this is Spider-Man!" The kid expects me to climb on walls.
And you don't?
No, not lately. People, if they think of me in reference to comics, the first thing they think of is Spider-Man. I love The Thing from the Fantastic Four. I love the Silver Surfer. I'm my biggest fan.
What about the villains?
Oh I love the bad guys, Doctor Doom especially. I like Galactus. Yeah, I love 'em all.
Are we going to see more Stan Lee cameos in the Ironman and Hulk flicks?
I've already done my Ironman cameo. I think you'll get a big kick out of it when you see it. They shot The Hulk I think in Toronto and other places and I wasn't able to fly there. But they said by the end of this month or the beginning of next month, they'll try to shoot a scene or so in Los Angeles so I can do a cameo, so I'm waiting expectantly.
I was the mailman in Fantastic Four. In the first Hulk I was walking out of a building with Lou Ferrigno. We were two security guards. In the new Hulk I hope I'll do one if they shoot a couple scenes in L.A.
You think you'd make a better security guard than Lou?
No way.
Marvel has a 30 second IronMan commercial during the Superbowl, another of the great characters from the past. Do I hear Black Sabbath in the background?
i THOUGHT YOU SOLD ALL OF YOUR SHARES...
Thanks Brad, er Stan umm whatever...
I think he had maybe 500 shares and the rest was all in his head with out meds...
Lionsgate, Marvel Ink Deals With Writers
Thursday January 24, 8:58 pm ET
Lionsgate, Marvel Sign Deal With Striking Writers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lionsgate and Marvel studios have signed interim deals with the striking Writers Guild of America, the union said Thursday.
The deals followed separate guild pacts with other independent production companies such as United Artists, The Weinstein Co. and David Letterman's Worldwide Pants.
The guild said such agreements confirm it's possible for writers to be compensated fairly and for companies to operate profitably.
Lionsgate's new projects include Sylvester Stallone's "Rambo" sequel, "Saw 5" and the TV show "Mad Men."
Upcoming comic-book film projects from Marvel Studios, a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment Inc., include "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk."
The writers guild, on strike since Nov. 5, is in informal talks with studio bosses to reach a contract agreement and end the costly 11-week walkout that has idled much of the entertainment industry.
Lets see Stan got in at what, .45? Nice loss there buddy. Now watch it pop.
News just said the writers strike might be over within 2 weeks. I wonder if pown is still on target to become fully reporting...
I'll buy all of them for 2 cents a share...
No source from someone who post all over the place emotionally, why would anyone believe you Stan? Your post seem to reflect your menstral cycle...