Just A Thought | A Whole Lotta Grabbags
Another week and a ton of comic stuff to go over from the last time I did a grab bag column. For those of you who haven’t read one of my grab bags, I basically pick a few things and…
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Paul Cornell To Take on The Knight and Squire
DC’s offical blog The Source has been on a tear today, updating with a veritable cornucopia all sorts of juicy pre-Comic-Con announcements of new projects. Now they’ve announced that Paul Cornell (he who writes of Lex Luthor and Robo Lois…
David Finch To Write and Draw The Dark Knight
Many people thought it was pretty strange when DC snapped up David Finch for an exclusive and then barely used him. (Sure, sure a cover here and there, and, like, two pages on Batman #700.) Was this going to be…
Review: Batman Beyond #1
Writer: Adam Beechen Artists: Ryan Benjamin and John Stanisci And so the legend grows. Years ago a cartoon featuring a new Batman with an elderly Bruce Wayne as his advisor made its debut on cartoon networks. The series starred a…
Review: Green Arrow #1
Writer: J.T. Krul Artists: Diogenes Neves and Vicente Cifuentes In the wake of Blackest Night, numerous DC titles have been sporting the Brightest Day banner while others such as Birds of Prey and Green Arrow have been relaunched entirely under…
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Sneak Peek: Batman The Return of Bruce Wayne #2
The most anticipated series of 2010 is here! Superstar writer Grant Morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE, a special six-part series that chronicles the return of the original man behind Batman’s cape…
Just A Thought | The Apple iPad and the Future of Comic Books
“Thanks to iPad and @Marvel app, I am now reading comics again after 20 yrs! After 2 days and 50 bucks, finished #Whedon/Cassaday X-Men. “ Grant Imahara from Mythbusters The iPad has arrived. And while it’s not the comic book…
Just A Thought | Grab Bag #4
Ah lovely readers, it’s another week where there is a ton of stuff that I have to comment on so here we go with another Grab Bag addition of Just a Thought. Gene Colan could use a bit of help…
Another Open Letter to DC about Their Trade Paperback Program.
Dear Geoff Johns, Jim Lee and Dan DiDio: Hi there, my name’s Brent. Congratulations on all of you being promoted. Now I know none of you have really heard of me but there’s a slight chance Paul Levitz may have…
Just a Thought: Can Blackest Night be read by itself?
The Mission: Read Blackest Night as just a mini-series. No tie in books, spin offs or Green Lantern allowed beyond what I've already read.
The Goal: To see if it can be read as a mini-series unto itself.
The Answer: Well...
Read MoreJust a Thought: Can Blackest Night be read by itself?Meet Abin Sur …and Pieface?
Well some interesting casting notes went up today in regards to Green Lantern as Heat Vision reports that Temuera Morrison and Taika Waititi have been hired. Morrison will be taking up the role of Abin Sur and Waititi is reportedly…
Just A Thought: DC's First Wave
First Wave #1 (DC) Written by Brian Azzarello Drawn by Rags Morales I hate when promotion drops the ball on something I’m waiting for especially when it turns out it’s something I end up liking. As I duly noted last…
Doc Savage is Making Quite the Comeback
There seems to be a bit of weird synergy going on. Brian Azzarello is currently mapping out grand plans for the the reintroduction of the pulp heroes of yesteryear with his First Wave project. (What a terrible name, couldn’t they…
Pete Judges… DC's Solicits
Comic Book Daily's Pete DeCourcy takes a look at DC'S Solicits and judges them. Because he is a sad man who derives pleasure from pointing out foibles.
Read MorePete Judges… DC's SolicitsDC's New Trinity: The Twitter Reactions!
So, it looks like the DC U as we know it has a brand new ‘Trinity’ as of this morning. Dan DiDio and Jim Lee will be Co-Publishers of DC Comics. Geoff Johns will be Chief Creative Officer. (And John…
DC names Their Trinity
From the press release on the DC Blog: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio Named Co-Publishers DC Comics Geoff Johns to Serve as Chief Creative Officer John Rood Named EVP, Sales, Marketing and Business Development Patrick Caldon Named EVP, Finance and…
Just A Thought: Booster Gold
My comic shop is Blue Beetle Comics in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. I’ve been going there for about two years now. The staff is knowledgeable, fun and most importantly the store is clean and it’s easy to find stuff. On the…
The JLI Return.. Bi-Weekly.
DC Comics announced on The Source this morning that Keith Giffen and Judd Winick will team to write Justice League: Generation Lost, a 26-issue bi-weekly series featuring many of the characters from Giffen’s classic run on Justice League back in…
Brightest Day: Flash
From the DCU Blog: AS: In meetings I’ve heard BRIGHTEST DAY referred to, offhand, as DCU: REBIRTH. Being the sleuth I am, this leads me to believe it’s more than just a concentrated series, right? DD: Definitely. BRIGHTEST DAY isn’t…