Or – “Make A Hawk A Dove, End A War With Love, Make A Lah Farnah FOO!”
Sorry, I was never really clear on what that last lyric was. For months now, Gail Simone has seemingly been building up to something epic with her work on Wonder Woman, and it seems that we’re finally going to get a glimpse of what it is. Last issue, yet another strange creature arrived to challenge the Amazing Amazon, but this time, the story ends differently…
Writer Michael Jelenic makes the leap from animated television to feature-length films with his script for “Wonder Woman,” the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 films. Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new film on March 3, 2009, distributed by Warner Home Video. The film will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View as well as available for download day and date, March 3, 2009.
Here’s a gift from our friends at Warner Home Video – more images from the upcoming Wonder Woman animated direct to DVD movie.
Oh Dear God, Make It Stop!
For the last couple of months I’ve subjected myself to one of the most bizarre team up stories ever written. While this is supposed to be a Superman Batman team up, Superman failed to appear in the first two issues, and save for a moment of the two passing one another on the way to bring down a Lovecraftian horror, the two have been following separate storylines. Throw in passing cameos galore, and you have the makings of a mega crossover event. Right?
Leading up to the upcoming Green Lantern: Blackest Night mini-series, DC has a whole series of Origins and Omens stories that lay the groundwork for things to come. Take the jump for the first rundown of issues.
Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics, and Warner Premiere have announced the upcoming Wonder Woman animated movie will have a big screen premiere at the New York Comic Con on February 6, 2009. The event will take place at 8:30 PM at the IGN Theater at the Javits Center.
Following the screening a Q&A with producer Bruce Timm and other special guests.
Above:Â Steve Trevor gets his first look at the Amazons in “Wonder Woman,” the all-new DC Universe animated original movie will be distributed by Warner Home Video on March 3, 2009.
In which Genocide walks the Earth
The DCU experienced a year without Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, and since the One Year Later return, things have not been so good. Superman got his powers back, only to discover he is no longer the last son of Krypton thanks to the New Krypton story line. Batman went on a spiritual journey in which he killed Batman, returned as Batman, only to “die†in the pages of the R.I.P. arc and Final Crisis (two different titles to kill Batman? That’s one bad S.O.B.). Now it’s Wonder Woman’s turn to experience the one thing that might be here undoing – Genocide.
Bow down to Gog
After reading the final installment of this colon series, I’m really glad DC decided to spin these one-shots and specials out of JSA. The Gog/Magog/Kingdom story has gone on long enough, and compressing four months worth of story into three one-shots solves the problem of the story grinding in place. Fortunately, Gog makes a demand that may cause the breakdown to occur.
People I didn’t like: The dealer who got in your way and barked, “Excuse me, but I’ve got a trivia question for you!”. The art dealer I overheard loudly and insultingly taking a guy to task over the original art he was trying to sell: “Take another look at your pages, then come back and ask me again how much you want for them.” He actually laughed in the guy’s face. The guy at the booth with the plush toys strewn about the place like a kid’s bedroom who had no listed prices so he could jack them up if interest was shown in anything. Emily was interested in a small Wonder Woman beanbag toy but because it was “from the WB Store” he had to start a sales pitch spiel on it, with, of course, a boosted price for the piece of junk (Sarah knew it was worthless, because we threw a bunch of them out a while back because no one wanted them and they were worth jack turd on e-bay. The folks who didn’t realize they were scaring our daughter by trying too hard to talk to her. The people asking creators for sketches while said creators were standing in the aisle talking to their friends. Those two yelling jagoffs in the bathroom. The creepy guy with his sketchbook full of his characters, talking about nude versus clothed con sketches he was getting people to do (“Just make it sexy, you know, innovate!”. Ugh.) Myself for being there and forcing my child to endure some stuff Dante cut out of his book for being too “uncomfy”. All the bastards who seemed unaware that other people exist in the world, cannot hear the words “excuse me” or “watch your back, please”, and think backpacks are force fields that keep them safe from annoying people who dare to try to walk through an aisle. The Stormtroopers, who more and more have grown a sense of some sort of entitlement at these things to be in the way, walk in front of people, block not only aisles but the goddamned street outside the hotel, what do they think they are, security? They’re idiots in hard-plastic adult Underoos, fer chrissakes. Oh, and, finally –
THATÂ FUCKINGÂ BIGMOUTHÂ PARASITEÂ IN THE GRAY T-SHIRT AND BASEBALL CAP WHO DIDN’T SHUT UP ONCE ALL DAY SATURDAY.
Evan Dorkin on how much he liked The National Convention.
via Live Journal
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DC announced Frank Quitely is providing the variant cover art for the upcoming Rise of the Olympian storyline in Wonder Woman #27.
In this issue, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan, Genocide remains on a murderous rampage while Wonder Woman has to deal with the ramifications, both mental and physical, of failing to stop this threat. Meanwhile, the Amazons make their long-awaited return to a home they barely recognize, and a god makes a promise to Athena that will change the landscape of the DC Universe.
The issue is scheduled to arrive in stores on December 24, 2008.
DC Comics has announced Aaron Lopresti has created a variant cover to Wonder Woman #26, by Gail Simone.
Following months of speculation over a new, male Wonder Woman and his fellow Manazons, WONDER WOMAN #26 puts the rumors to rest. In this issue, learn what horrific new threat Special Agent Diana Prince is unknowingly leading her team of agents against. And, at long last, the fate of the Amazons is revealed.
The issue is scheduled to be in stores on November 26, 2008.
DC has also announced it is publishing new editions of the Transmetropolitan trade paperbacks to meet demands of retailers. All the information about the new trades can be found after the jump.
Viper Comics has sold the film rights to Villains to Universal Pictures in a deal in the mid-six figure range.
The graphic novel, by Adam Cogan and Ryan Cody, puts super bad guys center stage. The plot, told from the baddies’ perspective, follows a young man who is failing at life and finds purpose when he meets a Svengali-style villain who takes him under his wing.
Universal has hired Matt Jennison and Brent Strickland to pen the adaptation, with Viper’s Jessie Garza co-producing. Jennison and Strickland are the duo behind Wonder Woman for Warner Bros.
I’ve not read the title, but checking out the preview (after the jump), I can instantly tell I like the art style and color scheme,. As far as the duo writing the adaptation goes, Jennison and Strickland have not had their Wonder Woman script move into production, and no one has sent me any leaked scripts (hint, hint), so I have no idea how they’ll approach the title.