Micheal Bay Thinking About Lobo Film

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Lobo is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Omega Men #3 (June 1983), and was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. An alien, Lobo works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. Introduced as a hardened, rarely used hardboiled villain in the 1980s, the character remained in limbo until his revival as an anti-hero biker in the early 1990s. The character enjoyed a short run as one of DC’s most popular characters throughout the 1990s. This version…

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Constantine Returns to Arrowverse, Black Lightning’s War on Drugs

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DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is back…and it’s bringing the greatly missed John Constantine with it! In today’s edition of #DCTV, Hector Navarro dives deep into tonight’s much anticipated new episode of Legends, which finds Matt Ryan’s Constantine returning to the Arrowverse. Plus, we look at this week’s powerful Black Lightning, read off some of your answers to our last Question of the Week and offer up a couple of comic books connects.

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Joaquin Phoenix ‘Agrees’ To Be Newest JOKER

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Joaquin Phoenix has agreed to play the Joker in writer/director Todd Phillips’ untitled Joker origin film produced by Martin Scorcese, according to Variety. the Hollywood trade said that Phoenix was approached as Phillips’ top choice for the role in late 2017, and agreed to it – although “studio negotiations” have not commenced. Phillips’ Joker film is said to “delve into what it took for the Joker to become a mastermind criminal,” and take place in the 1980s. This film is framed as part of an unnamed new banner within Warner…

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VENOM – Official Teaser Trailer

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Venom is coming. 10.5.18. One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters come to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom. Subscribe to Sony Pictures for exclusive content: http://bit.ly/SonyPicsSubscribe Follow VENOM on Social: https://www.facebook.com/VenomMovie/ https://twitter.com/VenomMovie https://www.instagram.com/venommovie/

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Deadpool, Meet Cable Trailer

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The new trailer for Deadpool is here. After surviving a near-fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning…

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Join Comics Talk At I Like Comic Con

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Join us at I like Comic Con in Vancouver this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at the Clark County Event Center. We will have a table there and would love to meet you. We will be seeking new writers for Comics Talk News Blog and would enjoy hooking up with the talent in the area. Plus come to the table and ask for a free E-Book of W.B. Stiles’ superhero novel The Gathering: Book One. Come by and meet the author and learn more about this exciting book. Guests include:…

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The Storms of Crait review

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Tell me if you have heard this one before… Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and Chewy walk onto a planet… some conflict happens, Luke has a discovery, Han and Chewie are Han and Chewie, and Princess Leia saves the day. “Star Wars – The Storms of Crait” follows the Star Wars fantasy drama that we are accustomed to in from the movies. In fact, it has quite the same feel as the Brian Woods Star Wars series he wrote for Dark Horse comics as Disney and Lucas penned their…

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‘AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR’ SUPER BOWL TV SPOT

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As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment – the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain. “Avengers: Infinity War”…

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Brian Michael Bendis To Write Superman

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Brian Michael Bendis has recovered from his illness and we now know what his assignment with DC Comics will be. Bendis will be taking over writing duties on DC Comics’ monthly Superman and Action Comics titles. In addition, DC will re-release Bendis’ acclaimed creator-owned Jinxworld comics and publish new content from him as well. Before his run on the main Superman titles begins, Bendis also has a major miniseries coming to shake up the status quo for the Kryptonian hero. “My first appearance in DC Comics will be Action Comics…

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Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp – Official Trailer

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Ant-Man and the Wasp is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man, and the twentieth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Peyton Reed with a screenplay by the writing team of Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, and the writing team of Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.…

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MARTIAN MANHUNTER Returns In DARK NIGHTS: METAL #5 Preview

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J’Onn Jonnz returns just in time in a preview of this week’s Dark Nights: Metal #5. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #5 Written by SCOTT SNYDER Art and cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION Variant covers by TONY S. DANIEL, ANDY KUBERT and JIM LEE Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for details. The Justice League faces the final extinguishing of our world, invaded on all sides by unimaginable nightmares, fueled on to the edge of oblivion only by the belief that there must…

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Joe Quesada Pens Open Letter on Social Media’s Impact on Comics

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Joe Quesada is best known for his work at Marvel as editor of Marvel Knights, and later as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Now he is Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment. Because Quesada has been a part of the comic book industry for over 20 years, I am interested in what he has to say about the social media and how it has evolved. Recently he wrote an open letter to those who use social media to criticize the comic industry. I have provided the full letter below. As is…

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Young JEAN GREY Alive In Series Finale Preview

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A preview of next week’s series finale, Jean Grey #11. Jean Grey the younger is still alive or is she see in the preview below in the final issue of Jean Grey. JEAN GREY #11 DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • VICTOR IBANEZ & ALBERTO ALBURQUERQUE (A) Cover by DAVID YARDIN CONNECTING VARIANT COVER (1 OF 5) BY VICTOR HUGO Variant Cover by Elizabeth  Torque PSYCH WAR PART 4 It was all leading up to this… young Jean Grey vs. the Phoenix! But after all her training, this might be a battle that…

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Darkseid – Who are the New Gods?

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DC Comics 101: Who are the New Gods? By Tim Beedle The New Gods are one of the most fascinating, imaginative and entertaining corners of the DC comic book universe. Longtime DC Comics fans speak of the New Gods in almost reverent tones, and for good reason. Yet the New Gods are also, arguably, some of the most intimidating and confusing characters to new fans. They’re drawn from a complex world with science fiction and fantasy elements, and they’re proudly strange and unusual. And on top of all of this,…

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Lost Siegel and Shuster Superman Story to Be Published

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Lost Siegel and Shuster Superman Story to Be Published In New Action Comics #1000: 80 Years of Superman Hardcover Book Edited by Paul Levitz with a New Jim Lee Cover and an All-Star Talent Line-up Including Laura Siegel Larson, Jules Feiffer, Gene Luen Yang, Al Plastino, Otto Binder, Curt Swan, Marv Wolfman, John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Grant Morrison, Len Wein, Carmine Infantino and More! A new hardcover book, ACTION COMICS #1000: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN, is being published by DC Entertainment as part of its celebration of the one-thousandth issue…

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