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Wednesday Trending Topics: Aquamania

Published Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:25:18 -0500

Last updated Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:25:29 -0500

The New-52 Aquaman by Ivan Reis and Geoff Johns seems to be sneaking up on more than a few people. There's been quite a bit of optimism for the new series in response to today's preview pages, and it sounds like readers who were not previously fans of the character will be giving this one a look — I said much the same myself after seeing the SDCC preview art.

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Preview: First Four Pages Of Aquaman #1

a look at the Geoff Johns/Ivan Reis Aquaman series.

The JMS Colleen Doran Wonder Woman We Never Saw

Colleen Doran writes "some time ago, J Michael Straczynski approached me about developing a new look for Wonder Woman for a possible, more fantasy-oriented version of the comic series. Obviously, this did not happen. But JMS gave me permission to post the sketches." The colour piece is currently on eBay.

The Day Kitty Pryde Pwned President Ahmadinejad

Okay, so, minor spoilers for X-Men Schism #2 out today.

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Fire And Ice Concept Art Show Robert Rodriguez Going Full Frazetta

As part of his announcement-loaded Quick Draw Productions panel at Comic-Con, Robert Rodriguez announced that work was already underway on his new, live action feature version of Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice.

Trailer For Battleship – What The Writers Of Red Did Next

For their next trick, they had none of the cutting out to do, and more of the filling in as their screenplay for Battleship was based upon… well, the boardgame, whatever narrative suggestion that game (ie. things sink, somebody cites co-ordinates) and all the hot air they can muster.

Simon Pegg To Star In A Fantastic Fear Of Everything… And Jump Start A Bona Fide UK Film Studio?

It's been shooting for two and a half weeks, and now we know what it is, what it's about and who is behind it. Simon Pegg's current project is a UK-set picture called A Fantastic Fear of Everything. For some reason, its producers are describing it as a "psycho-comedy".