High Res Art From Supergirl, Superboy, Action Comics, and Superman Revealed!
New Supergirl costume to end complaints about up-skirt shots by eliminating skirt completely!
High Res Art From First 8 Pages of Johns/Lee Justice League of America Released!
Looks suspiciously like eight pages from unreleased All-Star Batman and Robin issues.
Grant Morrison on the new Superman costume: A 17 year old wouldn’t want to wear a suit his mother knitted
Morrison then notes new costume is better than original design, which featured ripped jeans and $30 T-shirt from American Apparel.
JMS says Superman: Earth One sequel will reveal that Clark Kent cannot have sex.
Much like your average Babylon 5 fanboy.
Mike Johnson says Supergirl is largely about the character figuring out her own origin.
Because the previous stories where she had no idea who she was or what she was doing on Earth were SO well-received...
Grant Morrison: "You can’t pierce Superman’s skin, but you can pierce his heart."
Later adds, Okay, you COULD pierce his nipples with a Kryptonite needle. But that costume was rejected too."
Showing posts with label DC Revamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Revamp. Show all posts
Friday, July 22, 2011
DC Comics News From SDCC: Day One
'Flashpoint' Panel Confirms Event Will Result in DC's Relaunch Continuity.
50,000 DC Comics fans say "Well, duh..."
Sterling Gates adding a "brand new thing" to the Speed Force that he's very proud of.
SPOILER: It's a caramel center.
Wally West to show up in Kid Flash Lost #3 in an unexpected way.
SPOILER: Drunk. And naked.
Gail Simone reassured a fan that Stephanie Brown would not disappear.
SPOILER: Because technically, if you never existed, you can't have ever disappeared.
Regarding Catwoman - Judd Winick stated that in his first interview he said "sexy" about forty-five times, and it wasn't enough -- and that it was a "dirty, dirty book." Winick described her as sexy, dangerous, prone to stealing things and very, very smart.
Starman has stated that Catwoman was doomed to early cancellation about forty-five-hundred times since it was announced Judd Winick would be writing it, and it wasn't enough -- and that Winick's remarks were "very, very repetitive. Repetitive."
Lobdell said he "doesn't do dark," so this is going to be a "fun" book about a bunch of damaged characters, starring Jason Todd, Starfire and Arsenal.
Noted how incredibly easy it is to do a comparatively fun book with these characters, after what was done with them in Countdown, Titans and Cry For Justice.
On Starfire: Lobdell stated that he wants to shift Starfire away from being fully integrated into human society, and show her more alien side.
Reworked costume will help to show off EVERY side of Starfire.
Wonder Woman's costume to now feature 'retractable pants'.
At least until fan outcry suggests they aren't popular, in which case DC Comics will retract the retractable pants.
The Marvel family is on hiatus for the time being, though they will play a role in Grant Morrison's upcoming Multiversity story, in a book with art by Cameron Stewart titled 'Shazam's Thunder'.
Captain Marvel fans rejoice, for this means Judd Winick is not writing Power of Shazam again.
Because they want to return characters to younger incarnations, Arsenal is now too young to have had children, so Lian Harper no longer exists. He will also have two arms and likely won't be known for abusing heroin.
Roy Harper fans confused. Happy that Rise Of Arsenal is no longer in continuity but sad that all the good stories with Roy Harper are gone too.
Mystery woman on Justice League International cover identified as Lady Godiva.
Disappointed Donna Troy and Gypsy fans mourn. Everyone else asks, "Who the @#$% is Lady Godiva?"
Oliver Queen's new company, Q-Corps, will be “Apple-esque”, says writer J.T. Krul
We hope they mean Apple-esque in that they sell lots of cutting-edge technology to the masses and not because they make substantial financial contributions to anti-gay hate groups.
Dan Didio Says No Big Events For DC in 2012.
Joe Quesada expected to announce No Big Events for Marvel in 2012 by weekend's end.
50,000 DC Comics fans say "Well, duh..."
Sterling Gates adding a "brand new thing" to the Speed Force that he's very proud of.
SPOILER: It's a caramel center.
Wally West to show up in Kid Flash Lost #3 in an unexpected way.
SPOILER: Drunk. And naked.
Gail Simone reassured a fan that Stephanie Brown would not disappear.
SPOILER: Because technically, if you never existed, you can't have ever disappeared.
Regarding Catwoman - Judd Winick stated that in his first interview he said "sexy" about forty-five times, and it wasn't enough -- and that it was a "dirty, dirty book." Winick described her as sexy, dangerous, prone to stealing things and very, very smart.
Starman has stated that Catwoman was doomed to early cancellation about forty-five-hundred times since it was announced Judd Winick would be writing it, and it wasn't enough -- and that Winick's remarks were "very, very repetitive. Repetitive."
Lobdell said he "doesn't do dark," so this is going to be a "fun" book about a bunch of damaged characters, starring Jason Todd, Starfire and Arsenal.
Noted how incredibly easy it is to do a comparatively fun book with these characters, after what was done with them in Countdown, Titans and Cry For Justice.
On Starfire: Lobdell stated that he wants to shift Starfire away from being fully integrated into human society, and show her more alien side.
Reworked costume will help to show off EVERY side of Starfire.
Wonder Woman's costume to now feature 'retractable pants'.
At least until fan outcry suggests they aren't popular, in which case DC Comics will retract the retractable pants.
The Marvel family is on hiatus for the time being, though they will play a role in Grant Morrison's upcoming Multiversity story, in a book with art by Cameron Stewart titled 'Shazam's Thunder'.
Captain Marvel fans rejoice, for this means Judd Winick is not writing Power of Shazam again.
Because they want to return characters to younger incarnations, Arsenal is now too young to have had children, so Lian Harper no longer exists. He will also have two arms and likely won't be known for abusing heroin.
Roy Harper fans confused. Happy that Rise Of Arsenal is no longer in continuity but sad that all the good stories with Roy Harper are gone too.
Mystery woman on Justice League International cover identified as Lady Godiva.
Disappointed Donna Troy and Gypsy fans mourn. Everyone else asks, "Who the @#$% is Lady Godiva?"
Oliver Queen's new company, Q-Corps, will be “Apple-esque”, says writer J.T. Krul
We hope they mean Apple-esque in that they sell lots of cutting-edge technology to the masses and not because they make substantial financial contributions to anti-gay hate groups.
Dan Didio Says No Big Events For DC in 2012.
Joe Quesada expected to announce No Big Events for Marvel in 2012 by weekend's end.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Penultimate Post - And Why Not To Panic About The News From DC Comics Today.
I had been hoping to avoid posting here for a while longer. But current events demand comment.
SOURCE:DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
DC Comics Rebooting their universe again? That's hardly news. Given recent events in the comics, most figured it was inevitable. Still, as a fan I'm excited about the prospect of a Geoff Johns written/Jim Lee drawn Justice League book. And I'm cautiously optimistic about what this could mean given that what we've seen so far is suggesting the "back to basics" approach to the characters that the fans have been demanding for several years now. Just don't put Judd Winick on Green Arrow or Birds of Prey...
DC moving toward Same-Day Digital downloads of new comics? It's about bloody time someone started trying to make some progress on this issue. The market has been demanding digital comic distribution for a while now and with the increasing sales of Nooks and other full-color e-reader devices, it just makes sense. I doubt this is going to effect the FLCS too much - they're already catering to a niche market and most of the people who patronize local comic shops prefer the feel of a book in their hands anyway. Besides, I think most of those businesses make their money off the sales of older comics - not newer ones.
In short, the sky is not falling. We have to hope that this will be a change for the better. Given the state of DC Comics as a whole in the last few years, it could hardly be worse and many of the titles (I'm thinking Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) could benefit by being taken back to basics.
Thank you.
Now, as for why I'd been avoiding posting here lately...
It occurred to me recently that this blog has changed a bit over the last few years. It used to be entirely about comics but - as time has passed - it's become a little more about all of my geeky interests. Cosplaying. Gaming. Shadowcasting. All of this has come up at one time or another, with only a nebulous link to the original intent of this blog.
So I am closing this blog down. Looking To The Stars is going back into the aether from which it was spawned... so that I may bring you an entirely new blog about everything I am interested in and hope you are, in part if not in full, interested in too.
Will there be comic reviews? Yes, but I'd like to try and do more reviews of Trade Paperbacks and full storylines rather than single issues. It was tactfully pointed out to me that I'm at my best when I'm discussing whole stories rather than parts of that whole.
Will the Doctor Who reviews keep going? Yes, I will continue to review the current series of Doctor Who. I might even be persuaded to go back and review some of the episodes from the classic series.
What else can we expect? Reviews of movies I liked. Discussions of bad movies I made fun of. All of the same snark and sarcasm you've come to expect from me here.
You can also expect a complete archive of darn near everything I've ever written for every comics magazine I've ever worked for.
I'll come back here and post the link once everything is ready.
Until then, good night, stay frosty and call your mother! She's worried about you!
SOURCE:DC UNIVERSE Reboots in September, Same Day Digital Linewide
DC Comics Rebooting their universe again? That's hardly news. Given recent events in the comics, most figured it was inevitable. Still, as a fan I'm excited about the prospect of a Geoff Johns written/Jim Lee drawn Justice League book. And I'm cautiously optimistic about what this could mean given that what we've seen so far is suggesting the "back to basics" approach to the characters that the fans have been demanding for several years now. Just don't put Judd Winick on Green Arrow or Birds of Prey...
DC moving toward Same-Day Digital downloads of new comics? It's about bloody time someone started trying to make some progress on this issue. The market has been demanding digital comic distribution for a while now and with the increasing sales of Nooks and other full-color e-reader devices, it just makes sense. I doubt this is going to effect the FLCS too much - they're already catering to a niche market and most of the people who patronize local comic shops prefer the feel of a book in their hands anyway. Besides, I think most of those businesses make their money off the sales of older comics - not newer ones.
In short, the sky is not falling. We have to hope that this will be a change for the better. Given the state of DC Comics as a whole in the last few years, it could hardly be worse and many of the titles (I'm thinking Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) could benefit by being taken back to basics.
Thank you.
Now, as for why I'd been avoiding posting here lately...
It occurred to me recently that this blog has changed a bit over the last few years. It used to be entirely about comics but - as time has passed - it's become a little more about all of my geeky interests. Cosplaying. Gaming. Shadowcasting. All of this has come up at one time or another, with only a nebulous link to the original intent of this blog.
So I am closing this blog down. Looking To The Stars is going back into the aether from which it was spawned... so that I may bring you an entirely new blog about everything I am interested in and hope you are, in part if not in full, interested in too.
Will there be comic reviews? Yes, but I'd like to try and do more reviews of Trade Paperbacks and full storylines rather than single issues. It was tactfully pointed out to me that I'm at my best when I'm discussing whole stories rather than parts of that whole.
Will the Doctor Who reviews keep going? Yes, I will continue to review the current series of Doctor Who. I might even be persuaded to go back and review some of the episodes from the classic series.
What else can we expect? Reviews of movies I liked. Discussions of bad movies I made fun of. All of the same snark and sarcasm you've come to expect from me here.
You can also expect a complete archive of darn near everything I've ever written for every comics magazine I've ever worked for.
I'll come back here and post the link once everything is ready.
Until then, good night, stay frosty and call your mother! She's worried about you!
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