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JLI – From Foxy Margaret Thatcher To Plastic Man…
This teaser from DC Comics for the Justice League International also shows us Booster Gold, Plastic Man, Ice, Hawk, Frankenstein, Vixen, Fire and a shaven Oliver Queen? And could that be Jackson King from Stormwatch and Monarchy up top perhaps? No sign of a certain Greek character yet… That would be a rather foxy Margaret Thatcher[...]
Justice League #1 Has Sold Out
And DC Comics will no doubt have included a generous over print. But according to retailers trying to up their orders of the first of the New 52 titles from Diamond, they can no longer order additional copies of Justice League #1. Officially it has designated by Diamond as on "backorder" This is usually an early indicator[...]
Video Preview: Stormwatch #1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8B2fKlMwd8[/youtube] Courtesy of David Macho a video look at the new, relaunched, Stormwatch as part of the DC new 52, by Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8B2fKlMwd8[/youtube] Courtesy of David Macho a video look at the new, relaunched, Stormwatch as part of the DC new 52, by Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda. [...]
Justice League – What's 200,000 Sales Between Friends?
It was recently reported that Justice League #1 by Jim Lee and Geoff Johns has sold over 200,000 advance orders for August, along with six or seven other DC titles selling over 100,000 each in September And this is being reported as astounding when compared to other news that big time[...]
Preview: Flashpoint #5 by Geoff Johns And Andy Kubert
The preview below does tell you, basically, exactly how the Flashpoint world changed from the DCU, and explains the "sledgehammer" reference I made in my script review If you want to read it all in one go, wait If you want it shattered into pieces however, be my guest… As to that fractured panel, I can[...]
DC Confirms James Robinson And Nicola Scott On JSA… And Earth 2
Spinning out of San Diego Comic Con bar gossip a few weeks ago, Bleeding Cool heard the word that James Robinson and Nicola Scott were collaborating on a new Justice Society Of America book from DC. The series had been cancelled in the wake of the New 52 line, and there didn't seem much room for[...]
And Finally… When Warners Wanted Marvel To Publish DC
He's just got to 1984, when Warners, apparently, asked if Marvel would be interested in publishing DC. Bill Sarnoff was the Big Cheese, I forget his exact title, of the publishing arm of Warner Communications Among the operations under his purview was DC Comics Bill introduced himself, as if that was necessary What he wanted to[...]
Lemire, Robinson And Azzarello – DC Bullet Points From Fan Expo Canada
as the big spy agency for DC new Universe and has talked with Paul Cornell about how it will all fit together with Stormwatch in Year Two. Dan DiDio pretty much comfirmed Wally West won't be around for a while as Wayy's origins derive from Barry's and the timeline is too concise They will[...]
Big Fat DC Comics For 2012
We've seen a lovely stack of Marvel trade paperbacks and hardcovers lined up for 2012.But what about DC? Well, there's a big hardcover 300 page collection of Warren Ellis' Stormwatch for January for $40, with a 336 page hardcover of early WildC.A.T.S for $10 Sounds like a mistake there. There's a 500 page hardcover of the[...]
The Wonder Woman Pants-On-Pants-Off Flipbook (VIDEO UPDATE)
Or maybe a very poor flip book. Is it me or is DC playing some kind of really expensive and slightly pervy version of peek-a-boo with its audience right now? UPDATE: Thank you Bill Meeks [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nQg5Mx04FE[/youtube] You know those pens with a picture of a lady on the side wearing a black dress – that when you[...]
Brian Says Relax
I loved watching Brian Azzarello being interviewed about his upcoming run on Wonder Woman for Comic Book Syndicate. There's a mixture of him not really
A First Look At The Script To Flashpoint #5
Next week sees the publication of Flashpoint #5, the last DC comic before the relaunch And I've managed to get my hands on the script. There's a lot riding on this comic book It's the lynch-pin of the DC's entire reboot It's the conclusion to a massive DC event On its back an entire universe, and[...]
The Bait And Switch Of Super-Villains
The solicitation: THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS Written by GERRY CONWAY, PAUL LEVITZ and others; Art by Various; Cover by RICH BUCKLER and JACK ABEL Sinestro, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold and more star in stories from SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1-15, DC SPECIAL #27, DC SPECIAL SERIES #6, SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #13-14, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #166-168,[...]