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Bruce Timm Continuing His Work at Warner Bros.

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It’s been over 20 years since Bruce Timm hopped from Tiny Toon Adventures to the Batman animated series sowed the seeds for what has become the DC Animated Universe. Timm became the supervising producer at Warner Bros. Animation, shepherding all of their projects up to and including the two-part Dark Knight Returns. As first reported by Voices From Krypton, Timm has now stepped down from his role as producer and has been replaced by James Tucker, producer of Justice League, Legion of Super Heroes and Batman: The Brave and the…

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From Wondercon News Marvel New Title ‘Avengers A1’

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Media Release: CBR Fans knew Brian Michael Bendis’ “Age of Ultron” event was going to have lasting repercussions on the Marvel Universe, and USA Today has announced the first series to spin out of the mass-murdering android’s rein of terror: “Avengers AI.” “The Marvel Universe within the blink of an eye is being colonized by A.I.s who may or may not have positive feelings about the way humanity has been treating them for the past 100 years,” said writer Sam Humphries of his new series. Featuring art by Andre Lima…

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The Star Brand is back in Avengers 8

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The Star Brand is back in the Marvel Universe proper and has found itself a brand new bearer. You’ll meet him or her in this preview of Avengers #8.  Johnathan Hickman writer and artist Dustin Weaver bring the Star Brand back to the Marvel Universe. In October of 1986 writer Jim Shooter and artist John Romita, Jr. in brought to us Star Brand #1 a comic in something called The New Universe by Marvel Comics. The original Star Brand is a star-shaped tattoo-like mark that first appeared in the comic…

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Meeting Chris Claremont Writer of X-Men

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Recently I met Chris Claremont from Marvel fame at the Portland Comic Con from Wizard World then a week later at the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle. The Portland convention is new to the area of Portland but the Emerald City in Seattle has been there for over 10 years and I really like the show there many of the comic creators and they are very approachable. When I talked to Chris I noticed how calm and cool he was about his trade “writing”. I asked him if you had…

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Emerald City Comic Con Seattle 2013

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Emerald City Comic Con just gets better and bigger and is one of the Comic Conventions to attend on the west coast. Many artist and writers live in the northwest and attend every year this year was no exception. The city is beautiful and the convention center is big enough for a large convention. And in the last few years the big names in the entertainment world have attended. This year they did something I have never saw before they streamed panels so you would not have to fight the crowds.…

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Marvel Phase 3 Movie ‘Planet Hulk’ and ‘World War Hulk’?

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Marvel Studios just wrapped up its slate of “Phase 1” superhero movies with the release of The Avengers last year. This year, Iron Man 3 will officially kick off Phase 2 and the build-up to Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014. It may seem strange at this early stage for fans to be speculating on the lineup for Phase 3, but when has the Internet Blogs ever been afraid to spread rumors? Last week we learned of an interesting rumor regarding the future of Hulk in Marvel Studios’ film projects.…

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The Comic World Review 2012 At Comics Talk

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Will we are well on our way with the new century 2012 has been a great year for Super Hero and Sci-Fi comics and movies. The print media is primarily what we will review in this article starting with DC Comics the New 52 announced in January the canceling of titles BLACKHAWKS, HAWK AND DOVE, MEN OF WAR, MISTER TERRIFIC, O.M.A.C. and STATIC SHOCK, all of which will conclude with their eighth issues in April. Six new series would replace them BATMAN INCORPORATED – Writer: Grant Morrison. Artist: Chris Burnham, …

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9

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or all the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans I found this media release about the new year of stories and a great way to catch up on your favorite vampire slayer, check this out.  Media Release — Dark Horse offers fans and retailers alike the perfect jumping-on point for all of the titles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9! In 2007, Dark Horse made comics history with a revolutionary new concept: Joss Whedon’s best-loved television series continued in comics with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. With Joss Whedon…

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Who Dies in Avengers vs. X-Men #11 Review

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Well we now know who dies in the 11th issue of Avengers Vs X-Men and I must say I am not surprised Professor Xavier may have been the founder of the X-Men he has not played a large part in the X-Men saga here of late and has not had a very big say in the direction of the mutant population for a very long time. Marvel has chose to go in a different direction with the school he started and the ideal of mutant and human getting along for the…

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Wonder Woman Series Being Developed for The CW

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September 6, 2012 Wonder Woman is getting another chance at a TV series. It was just last year David E. Kelley made a semi-infamous Wonder Woman pilot for NBC, which was passed on by the network. Now however, Vulture reports that there is a brand new TV take on Princess Diana in the works at The CW. Titled Amazon, this is a complete origin story – what Vulture describes as being about “a young, budding superhero, rather than a fully formed defender of liberty.” It seems that, like Smallville, Diana…

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DC Announces JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA

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MEDIA RELEASE: DC Comics announced at the DC Entertainment-All Access Sunday panel at Fan Expo Toronto that a new League will be forming. Launching in 2013, DC Comics will publish a new ongoing comic book series, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by David Finch. “This is a very different kind of team book,” says Geoff Johns. “On first glance, people might think the heroes of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA stand in the shadows of Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the JUSTICE LEAGUE,…

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Thor God of Thunder #1 in November

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Media Release — This November, the all-powerful Thor embarks on a journey that hurtles him through space and time in Thor: God Of Thunder #1, kicking off the all-new ongoing series from the blockbuster creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribic! As part of Marvel NOW!, Thor: God Of Thunder joins a number of titles that will take the Marvel Universe in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and lapsed readers…

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Neil Gaiman returns to THE SANDMAN with new mini-series

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Media Release — Twenty-five years after one of the most celebrated graphic novels of all-time hit shelves, award winning and critically acclaimed author and screenwriter, Neil Gaiman, announces his return to THE SANDMAN. Gaiman made the surprise announcement, via video, at DC Entertainment’s Vertigo panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Karen Berger, Executive Editor of Vertigo, then revealed that Gaiman is paired with artist, JH Williams III (BATWOMAN) for the series, who appeared on stage to an already stunned and elated crowd. THE SANDMAN mini-series will be published by…

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Amazing Spider-Man the Movie Review

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Spider-Man is Marvel’s most identifiable hero not because he is the most powerful or smartest or invincible but because he is just like us with all the problems of life of a young person growing to adulthood. And its cool he can walk on walls and swing through the streets. The latest version of the Spider-Man movies the The Amazing Spider-Man a reboot of the legend started by Stan lee and Steve Ditko in 1963 does a decent job of retelling the story of Peter Parker and how he became…

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Before Watchmen Comic Series

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Before Watchmen is a series of comic books now being published by DC Comics in 2012. Acting as a preque to the 1986 12-issue Watchmen limited series by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, the project will consist of seven limited series and an epilogue one-shot. Moore stated in 1985 that if the Watchmen limited series was well-received, he and Gibbons would possibly create a 12-issue prequel series called Minutemen featuring the 1940s superhero group from the story. DC offered Moore and Gibbons chances to publish prequels to the…

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