Tag: DC Comics

Neil Gaiman’s Death in Action Comics?

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The October issue of Action Comics 894 will feature a character ripped from the pages of Neil Gaiman’s 1990′s cult favorite The Sandman. For those unfamiliar with the character at the center of the cover – and shame on you if you don’t know who that is – that’s Death, sister to Dream of the Endless and one of the most enduring characters introduced during Gaiman’s 75-issue SANDMAN series. Beautifully presented by ACTION COMICS cover artist David Finch, the cover begs the question – what is Death doing in ACTION…

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Green Lantern Movie (2011)

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I know I have commented more on movies than comics here lately but with the comic heroes I enjoy are coming to the big screen very soon to a theater near you. This one is Green Lantern’s premiere character Hal Jordan, played by Ryan Reynolds, that’s right the one who played Deadpool in the Marvel blockbuster X–Men Origins: Wolverine. But now he is dressed in green and wears the ring of power that’s only limitation is his imagination and will power. The age of movies we live is great for realistic renditions…

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The All Star Superman Movie

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Superman is probably the most notable hero and best know character of comic folklore. With all his changes from the debut in Action Comics #1 in 1939 he still remains the number one personification of a Super Hero. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive,  able to leap the tallest building in a single bound, he remains the hero for truth,  justice, and the American way. While the American way may have changed over the years the expectation of Superman to somehow save the day by doing…

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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham City harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian  with powers as great as Superman’s. When Darkseid get wind of this, he has the Kryptonian abducted and brought under his control on  Apokolips. It’s up to Batman and Superman to retrieve the Kryptonian, forcing them to infiltrate  Darkseid’s hostile world. Where super-powerful threats lurk around every corner. Based on the popular series in Superman/Batman starting in #8 comic book. I just viewed this entertaining animated movie and thought it is a good representation…

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Blackest Night 8 Final

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Eight months has passed and Geoff Johns has brought the conclusion to the Blackest Night series. Written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Ivan Reis, Blackest Night involves a personified force of death resurrecting deceased superheroes and seeking to eliminate all life and emotion from the universe. Geoff Johns has identified the series’ central theme as emotion.Both Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver have stated that “Blackest Night” is the third part of a Green Lantern event trilogy that began with Rebirth and continued with “Sinestro Corps War“. But it…

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White Lantern from Blackest Night

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At the end of Blackest Night 7 we had quite a supprize Sinestro beat Hal Jordan to the White Enity and became a White lantern what ever that means. Geoff Johns is really keeping everyone guessing what direction he is going. So will there be more White lanterns and will they be able to fight the creator of the Black lanterns Nekron? We will have to wait till and Green Lantern 52 and Blackest Night 8 to find out. Plus DC has reveiled that the creature trapped in the Black Lantern power battery…

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Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Release

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  Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths will be released next week I wanted to share part of an interview of the producer Bruce Timm it is an animated movie I will be reviewing soon. ComicMix published Bruce Timm’s remarks here thay are: Timm, the executive producer has been the creative force behind many of Warner Bros. Animation’s modern-day successes, elevating DC Comics’ canon of super heroes to new heights of animated popularity and introducing generations of new fans to the characters via landmark television series and made-for-DVD films. The…

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Brightest Day – DC Comics

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Brightest Day is an upcoming year-long comic book limited series premiering in April 2010. This will be following the ending of the series Blackest Night. The series will run bi-weekly for 26 issues alternating with Justice League: Generation Lost written by Keith Giffen and Judd Winick. It will also be crossing over into the Green Lantern series, the Green Lantern Corps, Justice League of America, The Titans and a new The Flash series, which will have a “Brightest Day” banner. It was later announced that Gail Simone would return to…

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Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths Movie Trailer

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I just bought Superman/Batman: Public Enemies loved the DVD now on sale I recommend it for those who love DC story well written and great art work, but my biggest surprise was the First Look Preview of Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths. I wanted to show my blog readers with the latest trailer, Check it out:

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Solomon Grundy (Born on a Monday)

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  Solomon Grundy 7 part series has to be one of this years sleeper story line in the comic world. In the one-shot Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy (March 2009) by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins, Cyrus Gold returns to life in Slaughter Swamp, as he was prior to becoming Grundy. He returns to Gotham City, but is shot by police after attacking a charity worker. In the police morgue, he transforms into Solomon Grundy. Grundy is once more an unintelligent monster, repeating the opening line of the nursery rhyme.…

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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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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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