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Geoff Johns To Write Superman Every Month
So what would be his replacement title? We heard it would be a solo title… Well, it looks like it's Superman Ahead of John Romita Jr joining as artist on the book, I'm told by a good newspaper source of mine that Geoff Johns will be writing it. Look for DC Comics to give that a bit[...]
Swipe File: The Pope Vs Superman
The vatican Twitter account shows grafitti featuring Pope Francisco in an iconographic superhero pose, holding a briefcase with the word "Valores" (Values, talking about his integrity, humulity and honesty) and a sock with the colors of the soccer team "San Lorenzo de Almagro", Pope's favorite sports team from his home, in Argentina. But exactly how familiar[...]
Is Cat Grant Talking About DC Comics Here?
But when their own characters start talking out of class, something's up. Take Cat Grant in yesterday's Superman. Obviously I can empathise a little But it got me thinking. You don't suppose Scott Lobdell has had a story or three killed of late by editorial do you? Of course, it may not be the only place he's getting[...]
When A Security Guard Told Lex Luthor That Superman And Wonder Woman Were "Doing It"
So, in the last issue of Superman/Wonder Woman, the world found out about… Superman and Wonder Woman And the inevitable happened. Exactly And how did the mature, reasonable Justice League react? Did he? From Justice League #3… Yes, yes he did But there's only one person's reaction worth measuring… I wonder, when Lex Luthor joins the Justice League, if[...]
Superman And Batman Get Lego Movie Character Posters
Before they team up for serious business in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel sequel next summer, Batman and Superman and dozens of their iconic friends will all appear in next month's The Lego Movie, and now they've got their own character posters (via First Showing). Here's Superman, voiced by Channing Tatum in the movie that looks[...]
Who Is Big Enough To Write John Romita Jr's Superman?
He'd only strayed Image-wards for his own co-creator owned series, The Gray Area, and Marvel had published his co-creator owned series Kick Ass with Mark Millar. But the temptation to, basically, do what he wanted with Superman was too enticing, and I understand that Romita took the Kryptonian shilling. However that's only half of the story[...]
Smallville Goes Magical With Zatanna and Constantine
Everyone's favorite fishnet clad magician Zatanna returns to Clark Kent's home town, but this time she's at odds with John Constantine. The DC Comics digital series based on the long running CW show explores the early life of Superman Zatanna has made a few appearances in this continuity played by Serinda Swan, but this will be[...]
Will Your Comic Store Get A Superman LED Sign In The New Year?
This is the new Superman LED sign, to be offered to retailers for advertising and promotional purposes Though they still have to pony up a three figure sum to get one. They are not to be sold however, only displayed at the comic shop of choice. The sign features high durability LED illumination that is estimated to[...]
Bleeding Cool's Best Comic Panels of 2013
Miller, with art by Jorge Jimenez, colors by Carrie Strachan and letters by Saida Temofonte In her regular series, Wonder Woman is the perpetually rash god of war.  Everywhere else, she's just Superman's girlfriend.  In Miller and Jimenez's re-imagining of Wonder Woman's origin for the Smallville universe, the mood is much brighter, and never more than[...]
Jerry Fine, The Man Who Made Superman Happen Dies At Age 97
Fine had a unique role in the creation of Superman, he's the one that brought Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster together in the first place. Fine went to school with Shuster in the 30s They worked together on the school paper doing a comic strip called Jerry The Journalist that depicted Fine as a grasshopper[...]
DC Comics Holiday Gift Ideas – Wait, I Did That One!
Here are some of the more unique ones: Day 1: Shoes,,,, We think this pair of sneakers is just as cool as can be… check it out HERE Day 4: "Flash"-Drive… We know its clever, and when you give this gift, you can take all the credit….check it out HERE Day 5: Harley Tank Dress… It's no joke!  This colorful[...]
DC Entertainment Fulfills Al Plastino's Wish For The JFK / Superman Pages
We covered the story when it first started and we are more than pleased to cover the happy ending. DC Entertainment has announced that they have acquired the Al Plastino pages that featured Superman and John F Kennedy and ran in Superman #170 published shortly after the President was assassinated over 50 years ago The company has donated[...]
Help Former DC Comics Editor Bob Kahan Stay In His Apartment
A quick trip to ComicbookDB shows just how many books Kahan had a part of including Batman: Knightfall, Aquaman: Time And Tide, Crisis On Infinite Earths, Superman: What Ever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow and many more. Like far too many folks out there, Kahan has found himself unemployed for the last year and is about to[...]
"I Don't Read Comics As A 49 Year Old Man" – Nicolas Cage
Over the years he has been linked with comic book movie after comic book movie after comic book movie, including the role of Superman under Tim Burton He liked comics, we all knew this. But not too long ago, his copy of Action Comics #1 was stolen and he sold a large collection of classic comic[...]
Princess Diana Goes Christmas Shopping In Harrods
I know it seems like a Daily Express headline, but bear with me. From this week's Superman/Wonder Woman, a little Christmas present buying stress for the Amazonian princess, what to buy Superman for Christmas And naturally, as befits royalty, she goes to Harrods Well, I suppose they have a little history with people called Princess Diana… It's[...]
Neal Adams Drops Some Hints at Steel City Con – Superman and The New Gods?
They are not capable of taking advantage of people who are reasonably erudite and reasonably intelligent, so I guess they're guess reticent." The big news he dropped was that he has a 6-issue Superman story in the works that—if it gets approval—will co-star the New Gods Being a big fan of the New Gods, he's hoping[...]
Batman, Superman… And More? Tuesday Trending Topics
An All Star line-up, sort of? So the guy that mentioned a semi-tired and drone flying Batman in Batman vs Superman has taken to Twitter again to drop more bombshells According to Daniel Alter, this time, Wonder Woman is definitely in the film, as we've all been speculating for months. Most-Read Comic Stories Tuesday: Cryptozoic Man #1[...]
Superman – Faster Than A Speeding Drone
Whether it's the US bombing Pakistan or everyday gun toting Americans threatening to blow Amazon's new delivery system out of the air, or toy drones as the hot toy for Christmas, all you need now is for a drone to start twerking with a chicken for a hat and the internet is over. Well, he may[...]
Guillem March Tells You How To Draw The Muscles On Wonder Woman's Legs
Guillem March has been breaking down the cover to Superman/Wonder Woman #3 cover that caused a certain amount of controversy on release. Notice post-coital Superman, who must have expended a lot of "energy" here judging by the super-stain on his pants, is absorbing solar radiation to "recharge," while Wonder Woman appears to have visited Michael Jackson's[...]
Forty-Six Thoughts About Forty-Five Comics – Kick Ass 3, Black Science 1, Aphrodite IX, Damsels, Jonah Hex, Justice League Dark, Dark Shadows, Five Ghosts, Infinity Heist, Infinity Hunt, Nova, Conan, Itty Bitty Hellboy, Half Past Danger, Goon,  Infinity, Avengers Assemble, Powers, Doctor Who, THUNDER Agents, Ghostbusters, GI Joe, TMNT, Judge Dredd, Maxx, Peabody & Sherman, X-Files, Zombie Tales, Captain Midnight, Dark Knight, Criminal Macabre, Wolverine And The X-Men. Forever Evil: ARGUS, Teen Titans, Superman, Revival, Danger Girl, Morning Glories, Tom Strong, Walking Dead, Thief Of Thieves, Star Trek, Hawkeye, Flash, Aquaman
Is there a good way? Another World Without Superman, in today's Superman… and it's not the only Super character that people are going to have to do without today There may be tears… Oh dear, Kid Flash in Teen Titans If you break it, you bought it Looks like you may be revealing your true red-tinged colours. Okay,[...]
Al Plastino Passes, Age 91
Mark Evanier posted the sad news. As some of you may have heard, veteran comic book artist Al Plastino has been locked in a messy squabble lately regarding the ownership of the original art he drew in 1964 for a Superman story about President John F Kennedy The battle has come to a sad ending for[...]
Batman Vs. Superman… Or Tim Daly And Kevin Conroy Have Too Much Free Time
Tim Daly (Adventures of Superman) and his son Sam Daly (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox) have a regularly running Youtube series called The Daly Show… I know, clever huh? In the past to celebrate Sam getting the voice role of Superman they did an episode which included Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and Dean Cain (Lois & Clark). Well,[...]
Superman, Batman, And Lex Luthor – Saturday Trending Topics
 It's a pretty badly kept secret that Lex Luthor will feature in the film, but I think this is our first absolute confirmation, and it also speaks to the kind of dynamic the characters will have, how Luthor will attempt to manipulate the public sentiment. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Saturday: Zack Snyder Confirms That Lex Luthor Is In[...]