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Green Team And The Movement – Was It All A Poll?

Last year, DC Comics launched two series with a linked promotional campaign, The Movement and Green Team: Teen Trillionaires Linked to the Occupy campaign, the latter was intended to represent the 1%, the former the 99%. Both books have been cancelled, though The Movement has lasted a little longer with one or two comics yet to[...]

If You Read Batgirl – You Must Read The Next Two Issues Of Gail Simone's The Movement

Those copies that they'd bothered to order… Shame it couldn't have come sooner. The second lowest selling DC New 52 title, launched alongside Green Team is The Movement That comic is still published, and the ninth issue is out next week A fun teen superhero comic that empowers an underclass of character is written by Gail Simone,[...]

Running A Massive Spoiler For The Last Page Of Yesterday's The Movement, For A Reason

Certainly the idea of just running the last page of a comic book the day after it came out is a big no no. Except when I think there's a good reason. That's why this piece has the final page of today's Movement, by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II, below. So, if you were planning on reading[...]

Thirty-Four Thoughts About Thirty-Four Comics – Uber, Grindhouse, Garfield, Spawn, Mara, Lazarus, Mind The Gap, Fantomex, Action Comics, All New X-Men Special, Mighty Avengers, Infinity Hunt, Movement, Earth 2, The Star Wars, CBLDF Liberty Annual, Hinterkind, Witching Hour, Hit, Robocop, Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth, Crossed Badlands, Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, Mighty Avengers, Detective Comics, Iron Man, Hunger, Bushido, Spera, Quantum And Woody, Shadowman, Suicide Risk, Bedlam And Occultist

Also, they've been here already in this timeline, why get so surprised this time? Or if the All-New X-Men Special was set before that point, why get so amazed then? It just doesn't add up… I'm going to go with anyone hanging around the DC Universe should know that you don't go around tipping up potential[...]

The Movement Brings Back A Familiar Face (SPOILERS)

If you were planning to read The Movement #2 by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II, today then run away, run away, run away And come back later to join in the discussion. But if you weren't planning to pick it up, it's just possible this may change your mind. A few years ago, DC Comics tried[...]

Orbiting Around The Movement

[audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/podpress_trac/web/8446/0/orbital-podcast111.mp3] Chris Thompson writes; Welcome to Episode 111 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we go on the pull with Transformers Spotlight: Hoist #1, lose the flak jackets for Suicide Risk #1, get mobbed up with The Movement #1, pay our dues with Ten Grand #1, go on patrol with The Activity # 12, head for the stars[...]

The Movement #1 Echoes V For Vendetta And Court Of The Owls

The Movement #1 by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II is published today And despite certain publicity machines painting it as an Occupy Comics book, it isn't that. Indeed, rather than a liberal fantasy, it has elements of Tea Party politics, superpowers being held my a group of people forming a militia against invasive government operations[...]

A Comic Show – We'll Have To Wait Until 2099 To Get Peter Back!

Aquaman also had a WTF ending with Mera! The Movement is modern and relevant super powered young people by Gail Simone, this is the Edge I want! And Swamp Thing was the end of a quick and awesome two part story Snyder can do a great 18 issue epic, but Soule got in and out[...]

Occupy DC Comics! Or Don't, Whatever…

Since the announcement of The Movement by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams last week, it has been attacked from the right as pandering to left wing activists, and to a lesser extent from the left as co-opting the Occupy movement for the needs of a multi-global business Here are a few of our favourites; Right Wing[...]