Archive for the ‘Comics’ tag

Smallville Casting News + New Absolute Justice Clip Released

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 21, 2010 at 12:17 pm | 4 Comments

Smallville Casting News + New Absolute Justice Clip ReleasedMichael Shanks is Hawkman in Smallville: Absolute Justice

Lots of happenings in the city of Smallville this week. First up, some casting news that makes me pretty darn happy.

EW’s Michael Ausiello is reporting that Annette O’Toole, who played Martha Kent until season six, will be making her way back to the Kent family farm before the end of the season. It [...]

DC Announces New Legion of Superheroes Series

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 14, 2010 at 12:44 pm | No Comments

DC Announces New Legion of Superheroes SeriesThe Legion of Superheroes returns in a brand new #1 written by Paul Levitz this Spring

Those fine folks at DC have done it once again…yet another announcement that has made me squee with delight. DC Universe: The Source is reporting that Paul Levitz will be revisiting the 31st Century as the writer of a new Legion of Superheroes comic launching this spring. Now, Levitz was already announced as returning to [...]

Marvel Offers Retailers To Trade DC Comics for SEIGE Variant

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on at 11:58 am | 1 Comment

Marvel Offers Retailers To Trade DC Comics for SEIGE VariantMarvel allowing retailers to trade in DC books

Hmmmm…I’m not sure what Marvel’s angle is with this, but something sure seems fishy about this. Actually, fishy is probably not the right word. More like douchey. This just smacks me as being nothing more than sour grapes because Blackest Night is the most talked about series in quite a while (keep in mind as [...]

Justice League International and Birds of Prey Returning to DC

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 13, 2010 at 1:35 pm | 4 Comments

Justice League International and Birds of Prey Returning to DCThe JLI is back with writers Keith Giffen and Judd Winick

Wow, DC Comics has just been on a role lately with news for their upcoming stuff. Hot on the heels of the announcements regarding the Brightest Day, DC’s official blog The Source has announced that two fan-favorite series are making a comeback to the DCU.

First up, Kieth Giffen returns to the world of Justice League [...]

From the Blackest Night comes the Brightest Day

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 11, 2010 at 11:25 am | 1 Comment

From the Blackest Night comes the Brightest DayAfter the Blackest Night comes the Brightest Day

More news coming from camp DC regarding Brightest Day. Keep reading below for more information and some new images from the post-Blackest Night DCU.

The folks at DC Universe: The Source have announced a new 26-issue, biweekly series running after the conclusion of Blackest Night, titled, appropriately enough Brightest Day. According to the site, the series, [...]

Marvel Teases “It’s Time To Save The World”

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm | No Comments

Marvel Teases “It’s Time To Save The World”Marvel Comics teases, "It's Time To Save The World" this April

Marvel.com has released a teaser for…well, we’re not sure what it’s for, other than it’s something coming in April 2010. Galactus, two Infinity Gems, a silver skull and the words “It’s Time To Save The World” are all we get for clues. Any guesses as to what it all means?

Marvel Unveils New Look For Iron Man

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Marvel Unveils New Look For Iron ManIron Man's new armor will debut in April's Invicible Iron Man #25

Marvel.com has unveiled their upcoming new look for Iron Man. The new armor was designed by Invincible Iron Man scribe Matt Fraction and Ryan Meinerding, the designer from the Iron Man films and the upcoming Thor movie.

So, why the new armor now? Seems like a perfect time to Marvel, given the events playing out in [...]

David Finch Signs DC Comics Exclusive

Posted by GeekSpeaker | Posted on January 5, 2010 at 11:56 am | 1 Comment

David Finch Signs DC Comics ExclusiveDavid Finch commissioned Batman painting

Comic Book Resources and DC Universe: The Source are reporting that David Finch, one of Marvel’s best-selling comic book artists, has signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics. Along with his acclaimed work on Moon Knight, Finch is perhaps best known for his work on events like Avengers Disassembled and the recent Ultimatum.

This will mark [...]