Category: DC Comics Publisher

Final Crisis

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Final Crisis is a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 2008 and 2009 and written by Grant Morrison. It was amazing in it’s scope and a real shake up of the DC Universe. It has major characters dying and the creation of new characters and many tie-ins from all heroes and bad guys. Well worth the read but so much is happening you may have to read again to get all the dimensions of action. Crossover titles help tell the whole story. DC really can go…

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The Flash: Rebirth

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The Flash: Rebirth is a forthcoming five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver. Published by DC Comics, the series promises to feature characters from throughout the nearly seventy year history of Flash comics. This is the creative team’s second “rebirth” limited series, preceded by 2005’s Green Lantern: Rebirth. The storyline will follow the “rebirth” of the Silver Age Flash Barry Allen, after an initial return in the pages of DC’s crossover event Final Crisis. The creative team, when asked which…

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Death of Batman RIP

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Well they did it they killed Batman it looks very real- On that final page of Final Crisis #6, we see Superman carrying Batman’s dead and skeletonized/mummified body – the condition of which is due to being hit by Darkseid’s Omega Sanction. This is as big as the Death of Captain America. Batman the second most popular character in DC world could send shock waves with comic readers. Morrison has left a hole in the DC universe that will be impossible to fill. Is Bruce Wayne really dead it really…

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The Dark Knight

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On July 18 comes the second installment of the movie do over of Batman “The Dark Knight” it features Heath Ledger as the Joker in this Christopher Nolan directed film. Very well promoted film it is set to make well over 100 million in tickets the first weekend already a sellout in many theaters. I will see this film and comment on it’s content later but I wanted to say that I can already see the influence of the comic version of this Icon in American life in the film.…

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Age of TV Heroes

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Newsarama is proud to show Alex Ross’ latest work – the cover to the upcoming Age of TV Heroes book by George Khoury and Jason Hofius, due in November from Two Morrows Publishing. Originally Posted by Matt Brady The subject of the book is pretty obvious, given the title, and the lineup – George Reeves, Superman; Adam West, Batman; Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman and Jackson Bostwick, Captain Marvel. Look for more on the book in the coming months, and click the image for a larger version.

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JUSTICE LEAGUE: The New Frontier DVD

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I’m really excited over “Justice League: The New Frontier,” the original animated movie from Warner Bros. Animation based on the graphic novel (and if you haven’t read this awesome DC Comics graphic novel, please do so ASAP. It won’t hit the big screen, but was available on DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray and on demand on Feb. 26. Here’s the official trailer to wet your appetite.

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