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It was only a matter of time before Amanda Waller made her presence known in Smallville, and thanks to some creative thinking at the CW, they’ve cast Pam Grier as the tough as nails agent villain. Grier will make her debut during the second hour of the Justice Society episode penned by Geoff Johns, when the two-parter airs in January.
While I think Grier will do a cracking good job, one can’t help but wonder what CCH Pounder would bring to the table – oh, right, we’ve already seen her live action Amanda Waller on the SyFy Channel’s Warehouse 13.
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Fans of the World War II hero Sgt. Rock, may want to divert your eyes now. DC Comics, Joel Silver, Francis Lawrence and Chad St. John are taking the story and moving it into the future.
“Inglourious Basterds” notwithstanding, period war movies have not been in vogue in Hollywood for years, unless it was a more serious contemplation of the subject like “Saving Private Ryan.” Also, American jingoism went out of style after 9/11; even this summer’s G.I. Joe movie dropped the toy’s “A Real American Hero” tagline and made the action team internationally focused.
There’s some good reasoning behind moving the story to “the future”, although there’s no word if that future is modern day, or the future future, where our Robot Overlords have risen up to enslave humanity.
The Batman/Doc Savage Special arrives from DC Comics this week, but I really can’t wait to see what DC has planned for Doc and his crew. The issue includes a sketchbook from the upcoming First Wave series, and while I like Phil Noto’s work, I really want to see more of Brian Azzarello’s take on the characters.
Back in the day, James Bama was the man when it came to Doc, but it was always so hard to really get a close look at Monk, Ham, Long Tom, Renny, and Johnny. Thanks to this peek from The Source, we now know what we can expect to see down the road. Oddly, if one looks long enough, the Fabulous Five start to look like Wolverine, Tony Stark, Hulk, Phil Sheldon, and my 12th grade science professor.
Flamebird and Nightwing are about to throw their hats in the ring as official Earth superheroes this week. It comes at a time when Kryptonian hate is at a new high, but fortunately, there is plenty of action in Action Comics #883. DC Comics released a sneak peek of the issue, that you can see after the jump.
Are you ready for some Batman and Robin action? With the appearance of Prince The Flamingo, Grant Morrison is kicking the violence up to a whole new level. This week sees the conclusion to the Revenge of the Red Hood line, and DC claims there will be some heart-stopping action.
Take the jump for a sneak peek of the issue that arrives this week (November 11, 2009).
Or – “I Decided To Trick Or Treat With My Kid Instead… Sorry.”
The MUSIC MEEEISSSSTERRRR! Sing the song that the world wants to heeeear! Man, I’ve had that stuck in my head for WEEKS, now. This particular RFR was meant to go up last week, just in time for the annual festival of half-price chocolate, but various things conspired to keep me from completing it until today. For those of you who can’t get enough comic review goodness, I’ve got the cowbell to slake your fever, and it’s time to ask ourselves, baby, what’s the word? In the words of the great philosopher Aloysius Bundy: “Let’s ROCK.”
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Or – “Come To The Dark Side… They Have Cookies!”
During the events of ‘52,’ the Religion of Crime was fixated on “the twice-named daughter of Kane,” and spent a great deal of time trying to skewer Batwoman in accordance with the prophecy. They failed in stabbing her to death, but didn’t disappear, resurfacing with a new leader, a crazy white-skinned woman known as Alice. During their intial encounter, Batwoman was stunned to have Alice refer to “our father,” before swan-diving into the freezing polluted waters of Gotham Bay. Is Alice a loon, or is she genuine? And does this have anything to do with the mysterious and traumatic incident from Batwoman’s childhood?
Yesterday, the third quarter reports from both Marvel and Time Warner (the parent company of DC Comics) released their earning reports, and as expected, both companies reported lower than expected revenues. Marvel took a 60% drop in profit mainly due to the fact the company didn’t release a theatrical movie. On a positive note, the Disney deal is still expected to go through by the end of the year, and the negative news had no impact on the price of stock, which ended the day at $50.20.
Time Warner didn’t experience as large a drop in profits, slipping 38% from last quarter. Time Warner is quick to point to AOL for the reasoning behind this, as the cable and film divisions were both profitable.
More than two decades after its television premiere, the popular Ruby-Spears Superman animated series returns to TV screens via Warner Home Video as a two-disc DVD collection of cartoons. The DVD is available today, November 3.
Debuting in 1988, the Ruby-Spears Superman series brought back some familiar foes and new unfriendly faces for battles against the Man of Steel. In addition to the thrills of Superman’s weekly adventures, each episode included a mini-segment called Superman Family Album that told the “real” story of what it was like to grow up as the most powerful boy in Smallville.
DC Entertainment has released a sneak peek of this week’s Batman: The Widening Gyre installment from Kevin Smith.
It’s pretty much assumed that when you say you’re making a Green Lantern movie, that the film is going to be filled to the brim with special effects. According to Director Martin Campbell, 1,300 visual effects shots are already in script, which is going to up the budget of the film by quite a bit. This is going to make it harder for Warner Bros. to deliver, since the strengthening Australian dollar has caused production to move out of Australia and into Louisianan.
The movie is still scheduled for a June, 2011 release date.
Or – “They Also Serve Those Who Only Stand And Wait Get Retconned After Twelve Issues…”
It’s a sad truth of the Legion of Super-Heroes that many readers consider them (in the words of my pal Otter Disaster) “an inside joke that I don’t get.” That confusion is understandable, given my own questions on whether Vol. 4 Laurel Gand and Rebooted Andromeda should be considered the same character, or whether Alchemist and Element Lad should be treated as one, sharing as they do little more than a real name in common. So, it’s nice to be able to take a character and give a straightforward explanation, without changing realities, wiped out figures, or reconstituted post-Crisis elements… Today’s entrant started as a crush for a fellow Legionnaire, and ended up becoming an emblem of how the team overcomes prejudices, heals old grudges and can even make a better hero. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Giselle Smith of Triton… Gazelle!
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This week, Stephen and Matthew take a peek under the hood of Wonder Woman #37 and hope the Princess of Themyscira doesn’t crack them on the head too hard.
Or – “The War Of Light Rages On, And The Key Players Gather For Operation Roy G. Biv…”
Indigo-1 and her Indigo Tribe have provided Hal Jordan and the heroes of the galaxy with the weakness of the Black Lanterns’ rings: multiple spectrum emotions. In an attempt to give the BLC as much multi-spectrum as possible, Indigo-1 has gathered the primary bearers of the green and violet light, and has brought them both to Korugar to find the man who embodies yellow. Sinestro is, however, understandably distracted by the return of his dead friends and lovers, and also might have a little problem with NOT KILLING HAL. Five bucks on the gourd-headed guy…
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