THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
by Marc-Oliver Frisch August was another fairly strong month for DC Comics’ periodical output, mainly thanks to the continued success of the Green Lantern and Batman franchises. With Blackest Night #2, Batman and Robin #3, Green Lantern #45 and Blackest Night: Batman #1, the publisher again managed to place four of its DC Universe titles in [...]
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
“Legends of the Superheroes” was a (Thank God) short-lived variety show that showcased various members of the DC universe. Of course you had Batman, Robin, Captain Marvel, Green Lantern, Black Canary and even Hawkman, but in one episode (only two were made), Ed McMahon introduced the JLA to a lesser-known superhero: Ghetto Man, played by [...]
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
but this time, to DVD. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is coming Spring of next year, and I could not be happier. An original story from award-winning animation/comics writer Dwayne McDuffie (Justice League) rooted in DC Comics’ popular canon of “Crisis” stories. Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer. Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern)...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Yesterday DC Comics released the third issue of Justice League: Cry For Justice, James Robinson and Mauro Cascioli’s miniseries about Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Green Arrow Oliver Queen forming their own, more aggressive and proactive Justice League team. This issue contains a scene in which the superheroes capture the villain Prometheus, and torture him for [...]
Alec Longstreth's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Holy smokes, a whole week without a post? Time seems to be flying faster and faster as the new school year gets closer and closer. I've been drawing like a maniac, trying to get Phase 7 #007 done before I get all swept up into my teaching duties this fall. Luckily, my friends Maris and Joe rolled into town last weekend, which gave me an excuse to get out of the apartment for almost a whole day. Joe...
IGN (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
In 2006, DC Comics, Warner Premier and Warner Brothers Animation announced a bold new initiative to adapt classic DC Comics storylines direct to DVD in high budget productions intended for a PG-13 audience. With the latest Green Lantern project hitting shelves on the heels of 2009's Comic Con International, IGN Comics decided to apply our regular "Comics to Film" feature to the entire line...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
by Marc-Oliver Frisch Thanks to strong debut numbers of the revamped Batman line and the perpetually solid Green Lantern franchise, June brought the expected recovery for DC Comics’ periodical sales. Led by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s Batman and Robin, which claimed the top spot in the Top 300 chart, the publisher managed to place four [...]
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
After the panel for Iron Man 2 at the San Diego Comic-Con, ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! participated in interviews with those in attendance. You can listen to the full interviews using the links below, but we wanted to highlight what Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige said about two of the studio's upcoming adaptations. After taking a bit of guff from reporters over his Black Widow being hitched to DC's...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Given that DC Comics Executive Editor Dan DiDio has expressed hesitation to fill the market with Absolute Editions, and then backed up those comments by substantially cutting the number of such publications to come out in the last few years as opposed to the first days of the program, it’s always news when a new [...]
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
The Hollywood Reporter has published an interesting article on the film projects that DC Comics has in the works. They mention previously-reported titles The Losers , Jonah Jex , The Green Lantern , and Red , but there's more on others we haven't heard much about lately. Here's a few excerpts: This past fall, Warners quietly hired three of DC's biggest writers -- Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Marv...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
The San Diego Comic-Con has posted the schedule for Saturday, July 24. You can view the full schedule here , but below are the movie and TV events that ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype! will be concentrating on. The schedule for Thursday can be found here and the Friday schedule is here . Saturday, July 25 10:00-11:00 Writers' Guild Panel: PG-13 Animation— Is animation growing up, or is a PG-13 rating...
IGN (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
If you haven't heard the phrase "Blackest Night" by now, you must be new to comics entirely. Blackest Night is the name of DC Comics' massive event storyline for 2009. This event spins out of the pages of the Green Lantern books and into its own mini-series. The entire DC Universe will feel the effects as a legion of undead Black Lanterns rises up and threatens to consume everything. This...
Superhero Hype (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Warner Bros. Pictures has hired X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Proposal star Ryan Reynolds to play the title role in the anticipated Green Lantern , scheduled for a June 17, 2011 release. Based on the DC Comics hero, the action-adventure will be directed by Martin Campbell ( Casino Royale , GoldenEye ) and produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti. Berlanti wrote the script with Marc Guggenheim...
Comixpedia - Webcomic News & Views Daily (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Todd Allen takes a look at DC Comics new big format comics on newsprint for $4 experiment, Wednesday Comics . I think the gist of it is interesting comics, shame it's printed on newsprint. One thing I caught in his piece though that brought back memories was this: This reminds me, more than anything else, of a more avant-garde version of Action Comics Weekly. Yes, that Action Comics Weekly. The last...
IGN (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
IGN has arranged, in cooperation with DC Comics, Meltdown Comics and writer Geoff Johns, to bring Blackest Night to Los Angeles a bit early. Specifically we've set up a midnight launch event to celebrate the arrival of the storyline in style. Mark your calendars for the evening of July 14, and bring all your friends, to pick up Blackest Night #1. Johns will be in attendance to meet the Green Lantern...
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