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DC UNIVERSE Streaming Service Could Launch This August

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Ever since the DC Universe streaming service was announced, fans have waited patiently for its arrival, and now it seems the digital program may be coming very soon as it eyes a late August. We currently know a lot about what series will be included on the DC Universe streaming service, with a live-action Titans series and the third season of Young Justice among the more anticipated programs, but we didn’t have a clear idea of when the service would launch. Thankfully, during an appearance on the James Bonding podcast,…

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DOOM PATROL Series Coming to DC Streaming Service #doompatrol

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Executive producers Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Jeremy Carver, and Sarah Schechter are developing a live-action Doom Patrol series to debut on the upcoming DC Universe streaming app. The series will be written by Jeremy Carver. The series is set in the same world as DC Universe’s Titans series, and will “pick up the events” of that show, which will feature an appearance by the Doom Patrol. Cyborg will also play a role in Doom Patrol, though it’s unclear whether he’ll appear in Titans before coming to Doom Patrol. The members…

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DC Comics Raises Comic Book Prices

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DC Comics has confirmed that as of last week all DC Universe ongoing titles – physical and digital – will be priced $3.99. This includes price increases of Wonder Woman and The Flash, but will also raise the price of the previously $2.99 Batman, Suicide Squad, Detective Comics, Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps, Harley Quinn, and Injustice. Superman and Action Comics, two other previous $2.99 titles, were already solicited at $3.99 when they went monthly. In January 2017, DC increased the price of several of its…

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DC promises DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 By May 30th

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Media Release — DC confirms DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 will be on sale Wednesday, May 30th. The writer and artist team of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank are committed to delivering new issues to fans on a bimonthly basis. “Gary and I are working diligently to deliver a thought-provoking and beautifully drawn series that’s unlike anything else on the shelves today,” says Johns. “It’s incredibly important to us to keep up the quality of DOOMSDAY CLOCK, but also to deliver it on the bimonthly schedule and we intend to keep our…

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DC NATION #1 New Comics Magazine #DCComics

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Media Release — DC NATION #1, the first issue of the all-new, free magazine for DC fans, is coming to comics shops on June 6. Now, DC reveals the contents of that issue, including these articles: * Bendis & Snyder: A joint Q&A with two comics titans * How to draw Hawkman with Bryan Hitch * Flash War: Flash vs. Flash * The Legacy of Metal * Batman Wedding Crashers * Batman vs. Deathstroke In addition, DC NATION includes a Direct Currents section that focuses on comics set to arrive…

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James Wan Brings Swamp Thing to DC Digital Network #Swampthing

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Check out the official announcement: James Wan Brings Us Swamp Thing The air is heavy, damp and almost suffocating. The moon shines fearfully through a patchwork blanket of clouds and dense, looming treetops. The night’s utterly silent except for the hum of frogs and cicadas, and the occasional splash of water that’s likely an alligator or snake. Or is it? It almost sounds like footsteps, and that gimmer up ahead really does look like it could be a red pair of eyes… Welcome to the world of Swamp Thing, one…

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Dwayne Johnson Gives Black Adam Update DC Films

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Black Adam is incoming, though not for a while, according to Dwayne Johnson. By Bea Mitchell Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, Dwayne explained that production on the DC movie is likely to start next year. “The script came in, it’s great, we’re working on it,” Dwayne said. “If things come together in the way we anticipate them coming together, that feels like a 2019 movie.” “Marvel is doing such an incredible job of universe building, and DC is doing a great job finding the footing and tone of their movies,” he…

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Scott Snyder Interview About Post-Metal Future and Justice League

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SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for DC’s Dark Nights: Metal #6, available now. Just read Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights #6: Metal wraps up its six-issue main story arc with some major changes in the multiverse, Snyder has opened the limits to the DC storytelling and will introduce his June-debuting Justice League run and the prelude miniseries Justice League: No Justice he’s writing with collaborators Joshua Williamson and James Tynion. Snyder is in control of some of the biggest stories in the DC Universe — and…

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New Plastic Man Series From Gail Simone for DC #Comics

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The writer for Wonder Woman/Conan series, Gail Simone is teaming up with her Birds of Prey artist Adriana Melo for Plastic Man. The six-issue miniseries for DC Comics will follow Patrick “Eel” O’Brien, a petty thief and con artist who ended up with his stretchy, rubber-like powers after being shot in the shoulder and doused with chemicals. Created by Jack Cole for Police Comics #1 back in 1941, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes to incorporate humor into action stories. “He’s the jester, the joke, the stretchy weirdo,”…

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Review The Terrifics #1 DC Comics #Comics

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Spoilers: Something new is coming from DC with a new age of Heroes and the fate of the Multiverse may be in their hands. The Terrifics #1 is a great story with a direct tie-in to the outstanding series Dark Nights Metal. Metal is a series about an evil force from the Dark Multiverse which has invaded the DC Universe using special elemental metals as a conduit for power. The Dark Universe is a dark image of the Multiverse full of evil nightmare versions of people and events that should…

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Mark Millar Slams DC and Marvel

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Noted comic book writer Mark Millar recently signed a deal with Netflix, which will not only see Millar Produced movies and shows created and released for the streaming network but comics as well. So Millarworld is going to be taking on the Big Two: Marvel and DC Comics. With DC Entertainment and the MCU, it’s noted with Disney creating their own digital network, a void might be left on Netflix. If Daredevil and the other Marvel series leave, then Millar states he is ready to fill that void. Miller tells…

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New DC FILMS Vice President and List of Future Films

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Chantal Nong has been named DC Films’ Vice-President of Production, working under the recently-named President Walter Hamada, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Nong has worked at Warner Bros. since 2011 and is overseeing the development of the Jason Stantham action film The Meg as well as Crazy Rich Asians. She also worked as an assistant to producer William Horberg on The Kite Runner and Synecdoche, New York. As part of this promotion announcement, THR also outlined the order in which DC Films will be doing future projects. According to unnamed…

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Mark Strong Talks Shazam! Plays Villain the DC Universe

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The DC Extended Universe is moving ahead with the Movie Shazam! This Superman type character is different because he is really just a teenager who changes into an adult hero with the heart of a child. This movie promises to do things a little differently when it comes to the superhero genre. Mark Strong is playing the villain in this film and he recently spoke to Contact Music about his character and coming back to work with DC Films. “I’m playing an evil bastard called Doctor Sivana, they are always…

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What Direction is DC Comics Going?

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What is the purpose of the new DC Universe Dark Matter titles? First comes DARK DAYS, which gives way to the DARK NIGHTS, which gives birth to the DARK MATTER. Then, Welcome to the new age of DC heroes in January. THE DC UNIVERSE JUST GOT BIGGER! Starting in January, DC introduces a bold new line of comics starring a thrilling array of heroes— some you already know, some you may have glimpsed in the pages of DARK NIGHTS: METAL. They embody a spirit of epic adventure and bravery—the kind…

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The Future Of DC Movies

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Justice League is history and according to experts will finish less than 300 million gross domestically and less than 700 million worldwide. Not good for a movie with heavy reshoots that probably put their budget over 350 million with marketing costs of well over 200 million. The 400 million plus overseas country by country will not return 400 million but far less than that, so you have to say The WB lost money on the theatrical version of the movie. Yes, we still have DVD and Blu-ray release and that…

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