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Friday Trending Topics: DC Comics Rising

Published Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:10:17 -0500

Last updated Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:10:22 -0500

The news of DC Comics topping Marvel by a significant margin in the monthly marketshare battle was the talk of the town today, even making its way into the mainstream outlets via the AP wire. With the Avengers film & related comic plans on the one side, and Watchmen 2 on the other side, this sets us up for an interesting winter and spring, I think.

Most Read Comics Stories Today:

DC Comics Smashes Marvel Marketshare In October, Takes 51% Of Sales

Well what a change half a year can make.

Marvel Trades About To Go Out Of Print

Marvel are offering a number of trade paperbacks that are about to go out of print, to retailers for extra discount.

Red Lanterns #3 – As Bad As Shakespeare

Let me start off on a positive note though, and that's the art. Ed Benes does a great job of making a rather tedious, drawn-out story at least visually attractive.

Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today:

What's Going On With X-Men: First Class 2?

There was a sort of benchmark that they had to hit box office-wise before they could start re-writing or writing the next one, which they've started.

An Extra Life On… Captain America And X-Men First Class

"Anyone who can't get it right this time will feel my dick in their arse! It's not big but there's a lot of weight behind it."

Straw Dogs – The Bleeding Cool Review

Like Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot Psycho, Straw Dogs is a tribute to a classic movie that was notorious in its day. It's by no means awful. It's very well made. In fact, if I have a criticism, it's that it's too well made.