Archive for the ‘DC Comics’ tag
Batman Beyond Makes a Comeback at DC
The fine folks over a Newsarama.com have reported that DC Comics editor Dan DiDio has confirmed that Batman Beyond will be coming returning in the form of a mini-series by the publishers in 2010. A spin-off of the popular Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond was set in a future Gotham City, and followed the [...]
SHAZAM! Movie Names New Screenwriters
The Shazam! movie that has languished in limbo for years may finally be seeing light, as New Line Studios has hired actor-turned-screenwriter Billy Birch to write the screenplay for the new movie. The bigger news? DC Comics superstar writer (and my personal fave!) Geoff Johns has also been signed to co-write the feature with Birch. [...]
New Comics for 8-19-09
After a long delay due to vacations, illness and other varying factors, our New Releases post is back! Yay! So what goodies are coming out this Wednesday, Aug. 19th? It’s kind of a light week for me, but there’s still some good stuff coming out that I’m looking forward to. Thanks to DC’s Blackest Night [...]
Siegel Family Given More Rights Over Superman
DC Comics and parent company Warner Bros. have even less control of one of their mainstays. A ruling on Wednesday by Federal Judge Stephen Larson has ruled that the first two weeks of the daily Superman newspaper-strip and portions of early Action Comics and Superman comics were not “works-made-for-hire” under Federal Copyright laws. As such, [...]
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Cover Reveals Next DCUA Feature!
Warner Bros. Home Video has released the back cover to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies the next highly anticipated feature in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line. While it’s good to get a peak at the DVD’s special features, one thing jumped out at me, in particular: The next direct-to-DVD feature in the DCU line is [...]
Google Logo – 7/23/09
Google always surprises with interesting logos on their main search page. I am sure we all have seen them. Today, they pleased me by putting up a logo in honor of Comic-Con 2009. The logo is designed by Jim Lee of DC Comics and shows the word Google inhabited by Superheroes Batman & Robin; Green [...]
Comic-Con: Friday Programming
The fine folks at Comic Con have released Friday’s programming. As usual, Friday’s a much busier day than Thursday and I already see myself scrambling to find that cloning machine that will allow me to be in 3 places at one time. I’m psyched that the The Big Bang Theory and 24 panels are in [...]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…free Superman comics!
USA Today, through usatoday.com and in conjunction with DC Comics, will be presenting the 12 week run of serial Superman comics from the new Wednesday Comics series. (For details on Wednesday Comics, see Geekspeaker’s 7/8/09 Comics blog.) John Arcudi is penning the Superman installments, with gorgeous art by Lee Bermejo. My first thought on reading the [...]