Or – “Magic And The Legion. Two Great Tastes That Taste WEIRD Together…” Throughout the history of the Legion of Super-Heroes, many of their members have gotten their powers from experimentation run wild (Sun Boy, Wildfire, Quislet, and even the Ranzz twins, in a way) whereas others have gained their powers from simple genetics (Dawnstar, Cosmic Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, etc.) But for many years in the bright and shiny future, no one gained their abilities from manipulation of the mystic powers, from the hoary hosts of the neitherworld, or from the various powers beyond the pale. When Mysa Nal, the…
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DC Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in November 2008. This month marks the end of the Batman R.I.P. storyline, more Trinity, and much more. TRINITY #23-26 Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza Art by Mark Bagley & Art Thibert, Scott McDaniel & Andy Owens, Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher and Mike Norton & Jerry Ordway Covers by Andy Kubert & Jesse Delperdang The heroic Trinity is long gone and their legacy fades by the minute. But where exactly are Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman – and will they ever return?…
Issue #20 of Batman Confidential continues ‘The Bat and the Cat’ storyline by adding another Bat to the mix, in the fourth part of this five part series. Seeing as the review for #19 is probably not far away from this sentence, I won’t bother reviewing what has happened, except to say that it is awesome!
In lieu of the fact that I may not have been the only one to miss the release of Batman Confidential #19, I’ve decided, in the face of the release of issue #20, to review both. I won’t do it at the same time, because that would take away from the fact that these are two really great issues, and deserved of their own time in the sun.
Here’s the latest entry in the G4TV Watchmen video diary, the network has been running.
According to the New York Times, the Watchmen Trailer Effect continues to affect the number of copies DC is releasing to meet demand. According to DC’s Paul Levitz, the Watchmen trade paperback will reach over one million copies before the end of the year compared to last year’s print run of 100,000 copies. Even with all the printings, the Watchmen trade fell three spots to number 18 on the USA Today best seller list, and down to number 10 at Amazon.com. via New York Times
Or – “I Think We Can Be Certain It’s Not Really Final…” I started to try and write a big clever open, but y’know what? RACCOON WITH A HEAVY MACHINE GUN!!!!! How am I s’pose to top that?
I’m sure by now everyone has read Robert Downey Jr.’s comments about the Dark Knight movie, and DC in general, but just in case, let’s shake that hornet’s nest again. My whole thing is that that I saw ‘The Dark Knight’. I feel like I’m dumb because I feel like I don’t get how many things that are so smart. It’s like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I’m like, ‘That’s not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.’ I loved ‘The Prestige’ but didn’t understand ‘The Dark Knight’. Didn’t get it, still…
DC has a new series based on the upcoming J.J. Abrams television series Fringe. The company has announced Zack Whedon, Julia Cho, Alex Katsnelson, Danielle DiSpaltro will all provide stories with art by Tom Mandrake and Simon Coleby. The first issue of the six issue mini-series arrives September 3, 2008. via DC Comics
DC Comics has announced the first chapter of the Brainiac arc, by writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, is going back to press for a second printing. With the upcoming New Krypton storyline, DC wants to make sure everyone is up to speed on the big changes for Superman and planet Earth. The reprint arrives August 14, 2008.
Or – “A Week Late And A Dollar Short… Appropriate For The Bug.” Once again, I stand before you as “The Old Dude,” relating stories of things that happened long before most of you were cognizant of comics, before some of ya’s were born. My friend Becky has been known to remark that any story that starts with “Well, what had happened was…” or “There we were…” lets you know that you’re about to hear a bunch of lies. So, there we were, in the Summer of ’84, and what had happened was this: The comics world was in chaos. The DC…
Even with the opening weekend of the Olympics, fans still flocked to theaters to see Warner Bros. Dark Knight. While Pineapple Express came in a close second, the Chris Nolan flick brought in an additional $26 million over the weekend. This brings the grand total to $441.5 million, meaning the Batman film has passed Shrek 2 to become the third highest domestic grosser of all time. If that has you sitting up and taking notice, get ready for a major head trip – by this time next week, The Dark Knight should bring in enough money to pass Star Wars…
Or – “Robot ROLL CALL!” The concept of “the bright and shiny future” is the key behind the popularity of the Legion over the years, but what that future entails has changed with each decade. What started as a bunch of squeaky-clean teens in an upturned rocket ship had to evolve with the changing times, as the kids of the Legion and the readership aged. When the Legion was rebooted in the 1990’s, the strange future where everybody was clean-cut and had a nice stable family upbringing had finally been thrown aside, and we got to see the Legionnaires recast…
“You know what? Whatever…” As I’ve mentioned before, Final Crisis is not the best crisis DC has ever put out. As issue three hits the stands, some questions are answered, but the overall feeling of the entire series is still something that doesn’t quite seem to fit with the rest of the DCU.