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Geoff Johns doesn't even bother to mention the Big Bad by name, even though he appears at the start, you're just left guessing "Welcome to my Green Lantern Corps", yes, yes, but who exactly are you? Although odds are, very few people come to this afresh, you've been reading the book for years and this is[...]

Svensson writes for Bleeding Cool at Wondercon Geoff Johns announced that long time collaborator Ivan Reis will be the penciller on his upcoming Aquaman ongoing title at the Green Lantern panel at Wondercon 2011 The panel was quite laid back, and featured quite a few giveaway items such as signed TPBs and[...]

Ever since China Mieville's Swamp Thing series was canned after five issues were dropped in the Vertigo bin, the expectation is that Swamp Thing would return to the DC Universe and that the series Brightest Day by Geoff Johns would be the means to do so And the whole forest in Star City, and the[...]

The whispers coming out of Megacon have been flying all night on this one, and now Geoff Johns has confirmed via twitter that he will write a new Aquaman series after Brightest Day  Rumor has it that Johns will be launching two new ongoing monthlies, with Aquaman now confirmed as one of them. Announced at Megacon:[...]

But it doesn't feel that inspired, you could probably get the same sense of satisfaction reading a Wikipedia synopsis. Of cousre if you buy it, it's possible you may be able to flip it on eBay. Brightest Day #22 by Geoff Johns, Pete Tomasi, Scot Clark, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado is not the kind of comic[...]

"My precious!" "My greenness" Thanks to several Little Bleeders who sent this one in, from DC's upcoming War Of The Lanterns. There does seema to be a

Speaking of, there's been much discussion recently regarding just how far-reaching this thing is going to be, and today's information dump is sure to fan the flames of that. Essentially, DC has announced 14 3-issue minis today and teased a 15th, all of which will expand on the events of the core 5-issue title by[...]

I understand from one British source that Flashpoint, the Geoff Johns-showrun Flash crossover event is going to be like the X-Men's Age Of Apocalypse, currently being revisited as Age Of X, in more ways than just creating an alternate universe. Just as happened with the Xbooks back then, so a number of DC[...]

Flashpoint is the much hyped, much teased, upcoming Flash-related event by Geoff Johns Thanks to John Babos of Comics Nexus for allowing us to reproduce his original piece on Bleeding Cool looking into the latest teases towards this storyline. In Time Masters: Vanishing Point #5 we get a few new clues The most significant of[...]

Mike Carlin, DC editor, who seemed untouched by all the announcements of late at DC Comics, neither promotion nor redundancy, is moving to California. Is

Still, leaving audiences wanting more isn't necessarily a bad thing. Live Blogging the Scream 2010 Awards Best Comic Book Writer: Geoff Johns — Blackest Night, Brightest Day, The Flash, Green Lantern — Accepting: Geoff Johns Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel The Walking Dead — Presenter: Jon Bernthal and Sarah Wayne Callies — Accepting: Author Robert Kirkman Making Comic[...]

Geoff Johns says no to Marvel/DC crossovers and puts the blame on Marvel's recent incentive for publishers to return stripped covers of DC comics in return for Marvel rare variant comics I understand that at one point, DC investigated the idea of printing up thousands of spare covers and sending them to Marvel, but legal[...]

I don''t know what it is but I'm allergic to the DCU Source blog's choice of laying out preview pages as little thumbnails. It feels counter-intuitive and

Warner Bros have bought 68.4% of London-based video game developer Rocksteady Studios, best known for last year's critical and commercial success, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Warner already have a number of investments in the gaming sector but it's hard not to read into this some kind of synergy with the DC Entertainment announcements of late, and the[...]

StoreWatch: As part of a profile on success in the face of recession on Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, LA in The Daily News, Earth -2 gets mentioned, as well as their partnership with a certain Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Geoff Johns. At Earth-2 Comics & Collectibles next door, owners Jud Meyers and Carr D'Angelo[...]

DCWatch: So, yesterday Diane Nelson And The DC High Five spoke to all sorts of people. Dan DiDio, Jim Lee, Geoff Johns spoke to CBR extensively early in the day and Newsarama shortly afterwards Dan, Geoff and Jim spoke to IGN and Techland and Diane Nelson spoke to Heidi MacDonald as did MTV Splashpage Nothing from[...]

I just spoke to a round table of the DC's new High Five – Jim Lee, Geoff Johns, Dan Didio, Patrick Caldon and John Rood, with Diane Nelson on bass The fact that they actually invited me into such a conversation indicates a change And I'm sure they were well aware of how this would[...]

And we should start seeing evidence of this as soon as this summer. Certainly DC, by putting the most successful of its creative talent, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, at the top of the company, is a sign that there must be new assumptions, new expectations and a new approach to creating comics – and all[...]

Geoff Johns will be Chief Creative Officer And  John Rood, and Patrick Caldon will be Executive Partners. Diane Nelson gives a rationale and a job description for each of them; Jim Lee – one of the top artists and creators in the business But he is also an astonishingly smart and experienced businessman[...]

There has been a bit of fuss regarding the solicitations for DC's new series Brightest Day. While the creative team is solid, no one is exactly sure what

Marvel editor Tim Quinn's tale of being reunited with a childhood comic books decades, and thousands of miles away. So what else has been happening on the Cool this week? The Captain America #602 story kicked off here before becoming big news, big comment and big business all over the place… and Boom! look like they hope[...]

In a post on DC Source, showing an Aquaman cover to Brightest Day, a live Aquaman looking at the reflection of his Blackest Night incarnation, Geoff Johns stated; 'Brightest Day' is about second chances I think it's been obvious from day one that there are major plans for the heroes and villains from Aquaman to take[...]

Now it seems Grant Morrison is part and parcel of the DC Universe, his vision for Batman and other characters married with Geoff Johns', twin engines for the DCU jumbo jet. Well it seems there's been a small parachute jump. It seems that Wonder Woman run that Grant Morrison and the yet-unnamed-currently-Marvel exclusive artist are planning has[...]

To follow Blackest Night, we're getting the Brightest Day project, announced on The Source. A biweekly, 26-issue crossover starting with #0 by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi, with Fernando Pasarin drawing #0. I'm calling it light'n'brighty comics I do hope it will catch on. Marvel kill Captain America, let his sidekick take over, sent the character in[...]

And possible future for DC Comics including a possibkle Justice League series by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee Of course catching scam artist Josh Hoopes in the act was very satisfying, especially getting him on tape. But the biggest story, not seen as prominent at the time, was the scoop that Diane Nelson was taking over[...]

As when a comics fan at the Isotope comics store decided to make his Geoff Johns signature a little more permanent… Has anyone every tried to CGC slab a thigh before? It's not uncommon to get a body part signed Arms, breasts, forehead, it's certainly been done It's a fun, temporary reaction to getting things like[...]