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After the weekend's Facebook discussion, J Scott Campbell has posted his own take on how he would redesign Wonder Woman.
He writes,
I've been informed by many on Twitter that we can't handle this kind of Wonder Woman any more Are they right..?
* Different, updated, but still recognizable as the multi-decades-long icon that she is ✓
* Authentic visual[...]
Legendary artist J Scott Campbell, creator of Danger Girl and co-creator of Gen-13 posted on Facebook in response to the new look Wonder Woman costume It made quite an impact.
I rarely comment about comic book industry matters on my personal FB page, but I gotta say, shoulder pads, especially big bulky metal ones NEVER look good on women[...]
We continue to Frankenstein DC Comics solicitations for June together, with a bunch of fresh new ones just gone up, with only a few left to go – as well as take a second look at what's coming through.
Such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman all getting a new look.
So we get three[...]
DC Entertainment is going to collaborate with The Art Of The Brick to create a contemporary art exhibition featuring large-scale sculptures of DC
Then to add depth to the story, they mention her three upcoming films Criminals, Triple Nine and Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice and the fact that she will begin shooting the Wonder Woman movie in the fall.
Starting to film in the fall seems a little early, but it falls in line with Batman v Superman[...]
DC Entertainment has come up with a few Valentine's Day cards featuring some of their most popular characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Supergirl and more These are cute for young comic fans to take to school and cheaper than buying a box at the store Though the Bizarro one might need a[...]
DC Comics have sold through their backstock of Batman And Robin #38, Deathstroke #2 and Wonder Woman #38 and, believing folk still want to buy them, have taken the brave step of putting them back into print – for a second time!
It's not the most gripping hook, even for an episode of Murder She Wrote,[...]
There are Superman and Batman movies, but not a Wonder Woman one You have a Flash TV show, but not a Wonder Woman one Marvel Comics made a movie about a talking tree and raccoon awesome, but you haven't made a movie with Wonder Woman.
I would really like a Hawkgirl or Catwoman or the girls[...]
By Jason Strangis
From 1973 to 1983 Shannon Farnon was the voice of Wonder Woman in various Super Friends cartoon series While she has done other work as an actress, it's her iconic role as the voice of the Amazon Princess that she will be most fondly remembered Recently, Shannon took time to meet and greet[...]
Seems the first villain up in the CBS Supergirl series is going to be an old foe of Wonder Woman's… Lumberjack.
Okay, I'd never heard of him either but he appeared in Wonder Woman #268 back in 1980.
The scoop says that they are looking for someone like 6'6" Rory McCann (Game of Thrones) to play the[...]
Well, if you like free DC Collectibles stuff then this may be of interest to you.
So the important part… what are they giving away?
DC Comics Bombshells: Hawkgirl Statue
Wonder Woman: Art of War: Wonder Woman by Cliff Chiang Statue
DC Comics Designer Series 3: Batgirl and Zero Year Batman Action Figures
DC Comics Super Villains: Deathstroke Bust by[...]
Comic book writer, novelist and Wonder Woman obsessive, Andy Mangels appeared on last week's episode of Grimm Just Mostly he got cut.
Second from the left…
But this week it's a whole different story…
I've got a much bigger role to play in the proceedings (including a stunt and a scene with my favorite character)
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You can see him getting a feel for drawing the one-handed caped crusader as well as a head shot of Wonder Woman and a creature that I'm not sure of but who looks very cool.
Greg Capullo, artist for the current Endgame story arc going on in Batman (#35-40) along with writer Scott Snyder[...]
Bleeding Cool reader Jeff was rather perplexed when he went to purchase the most recent issue of DC Digital weekly comic book, Sensation Comics, featuring a more traditional Wonder Woman.
Anyway, he tells us,
I got a notice back on December 25th, that issue #21 would be released on January 1, 2015 Usually, this is followed up[...]
When it was announced that Michelle MacLaren was going to be the director for the upcoming Gal Gadot lead Wonder Woman movie, it may have been a little surprising that they picked a television director But one look at her work on Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead or Game Of Thrones and you see what[...]
Comics in which there is a reason, beyond story spoilers, to pick up that you may not have otherwise.
But there's still time to back out.
Okay, you've asked for it.
Donna Troy was created as a younger version of Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl, with the intention thatshe appear alongside her older self in some time-twisting tale –[...]
Wonder Woman #37 actually had me go "oh shit" in a good way with it's last page I liked this issue more than the last, and there's no way I'm not going to read the next, that's a big win for the Finches knowing how much I loved the last run Oh, and Sandman Overture[...]
I'm embarrassed to read it to my daughter and it's going back to Amazon."
Here Superman is pulling the giant machine while Wonder Woman pushes a child in a swing Wright said about the above image: "Wonder Woman doing that heroic stuff that the Patriarchy allows female heroes to do Ever wonder why we've never seen[...]
By Octavio Karbank
This ain't your mother's Wonder Woman! Or maybe it is Did your mother watch this ridiculous movie? Made back in 1974, a Wonder Woman movie that was meant to serve as a pilot for an intended TV series…happened When I went to a special screening the other night to see this strange and[...]
DC Comics are rushing out Justice League Goes Inside The NBA All-Star 2015, a free comic book timed to the 2015 NBA All-Star game!
The comic features the NBA on TNT crew, including Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson, Chris Webber, Marv Albert, Kristen Ledlow, Reggie Miller and more, plus Justice League members Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman[...]
Warner Bros' upcoming Wonder Woman film recently got its director in Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones) to go along with star Gal Gadot Now a new report says they are going to bring on Jason Fuchs to write the screenplay Fuchs wrote another upcoming Warner Bros' film, Pan Fuchs and MacLaren will work[...]
Hollywood Reporter has it down.
Michelle MacLaren will be directing the Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot, and will be working with the current writers to finish the screenplay.
Producers include Charles Roven, Zack Snyder and Deborah Snyder.
MacLaren is best known for her TV work on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad.
Now to confirm what time period it is set…
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Maxx's Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by Maxx MacLennan.
They say:
Bringing you discussions of all the new exciting books in comicdom.
This week we brought in our friend John Morgan specifically for our spotlight on the new Saga and[...]
Maxx's Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by Maxx MacLennan.
They say:
Bringing you discussions of all the new exciting books in comicdom.
No special guests this week, but we get into a TON of books with Image continuing to dominate[...]
But Little Bleeder Kalel Angel got in touch about what he thinks he can see in the following image released of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
By bumping up the contrast he reckons he can see Wonder Woman's Invisible plane, by way of the smoke and dirt billowing in the air.
I have to say, it does[...]
So, yes, Wonder Woman beats Marvel Studios Who knew?
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The First Wonder Woman Movie To Be Set In The 1920s And Its Sequel Set During World War II
Marvel Announces Phase Three From 2016
Man Of Steel Writer David Goyer, Attached To New TV Show, It's Name? Krypton.
Marvel's Plan To Make You Like[...]
So yesterday's news about plans I'd been informed about, regarding the upcoming slate of Wonder Woman films, seem to have gone down pretty well Though there are some quibbles, as to how the character won't age and hopes that Warners will hire someone of the female persuasion to direct the movie.
Well, as for how Wonder[...]
We know there's a Wonder Woman movie coming in 2017 We know it will star Gal Gadot in the lead, and she also appears in Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice.
But as of this date, we presumed it would be set in the modern day Well, why wouldn't we?
It's not I have been informed by[...]
Fireworks are about destruction as much as they are life.
God Is Dead lets the deities of war duke it out over competing visions.
While Wonder Woman does the same, as this heavy-on-the-deity version comes to an en to be replaced by the Finches next month. With the end of Azzarello and Chiang's stellar run on Wonder Woman,[...]