Posts Tagged ‘Superman’

DC has been blowing Marvel out of the water with amazing back-to-back direct to video epics.  Let’s hope they keep it coming.  Don’t run out of steam now, guys!  Give us what we want; a rogue filled Batman: HUSH flick.  A true detective tale.  Beat a dead horse much, Chris?  Answer…yes!  —ExSleepyInk 

Just in case you forgot, this weeks Batman is the last of a two issue arc (by Morrison and Daniel) chronicling what happened to Batman between RIP and Final Crisis.  It is supposed to fill in the blanks while also giving some clues to Bruce’s return.  You won’t want to miss that.  Make sure you also check out Time Masters: Vanishing Point to see what progress Rip Hunter, Superman, Green Lantern and Booster Gold are making in searching for Bruce Wayne in the time-stream, before everything as we know it is negated from existence.  Green Arrow and Generation Lost have also been pretty good (as well as Brightest Day tie-ins).  The 75th issue of Superman/Batman fittingly commemorates DC’s 75th year in comics–and speaking of Superman, Secret Origin is finally back on the shelves with it’s last issue.  I’m guessing Johns gets a pass since he’s been super busy.  I’m surprised the guy isn’t in Arkham nursing a nervous breakdown after all the insane responsibility he’s been handed this past year or so (and in the forseeable future).  Lastly, I’d keep reading Straczynski’s run on Wonder Woman if you’re as eager as me to find out exactly what is going on.  I am somewhat a fan of Kramer, anyway; I enjoyed his work on detective a few years back.  Happy reading, friends!    

• ACTION COMICS #892
• BATMAN #702
• BATMAN: THE BAT AND THE BEAST
• BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #20
• BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM! #19
• DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: THE BATMAN ANNUALS VOL. 2
• DETECTIVE COMICS #868
• GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #15
• GREEN ARROW #3
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #48
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #8
• THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #4
• THE MIGHTY VOL. 2
• THE OUTSIDERS #32
• SUPERMAN/BATMAN #75
• SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #6 (OF 6)
• TEEN TITANS #86
• TIME MASTERS: VANISHING POINT #2
• WONDER WOMAN #602

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–ExSleepyInk

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Back to doing what I do best; finding awesome DC goodies to be excited about.  Warner Bros. Pictures just announced Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics.  The  DVD is due for a November 9th release and will be narrated by the upcoming Green Lantern star Ryan Reynolds.  I have seen a good deal of comic documentaries, but the trailer’s music and visuals, along with the cameos and shear fact that it focuses solely on the DC Universe, gave me that giddy feeling in my belly.  Enjoy, folks!

Warner Bros. Pictures presents an enthralling examination of the creative forces behind the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, an all-new documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes of the iconic company with unprecedented access to the Warner Bros. and DC Comics archives. Narrated by Ryan Reynolds, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics will be distributed by Warner Home Video on November 9, 2010 on DVD for $24.98 (SRP). Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics will also be available On Demand and for Download.

Behind the amazing tales of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and a host of other well-known characters is the equally impressive story of the challenges, creativity and triumphs of the company that brought those characters to life. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics is both a celebration of the best writers and artists in comics and a thoughtful exploration of 75 years of DC Comics history.
   
Produced by the Academy Award ® -nominated team behind Spellbound (Feature Documentary), Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics combines excerpts from comics, films and television series with the insight of some of history’s most influential comic book creators and editors, among them Neal Adams, Karen Berger, Mike Carlin, Dan DiDio, Neil Gaiman, Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Paul Levitz, Dwayne McDuffie, Grant Morrison, Dennis O’Neil, Paul Pope, Louise Simonson, Mark Waid, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman.

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics is written and directed by Mac Carter. Jeffrey Blitz (Spellbound, The Office) served as executive producer. Producer is Gregory Noveck and co-producer is Ivan Cohen.  Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics is produced by Sean Welch and Janet Eckholm.

“From the bans to the breakthroughs, from humble pulp beginnings to the literary rise of the graphic novel, the story of DC Comics holds a mirror to an ever-evolving enterprise and the society reflected in its comic book pages,” said Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment. “It’s a true American story – Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics is a riveting, exciting, surprising revelation of that fascinating history and the men and women who forged it.”

—ExSleepyInk

Hey everybody. I’m a week late on my reviews and such…sorry about that. I’ll get you up to speed on what I’m reading very soon but, in the meantime, I had a chance to read a new title this week and I thought I’d go into it a bit for you. I would like to apologize ahead of time for my cruddy writing (My computer keeps shutting down, so I’m going to blow through this without looking back).
To start off, I should admit that I haven’t read any Superman titles in a while. I normally get my Man of Steel fix when he flies into Gotham to team up with Bats. This being said, I don’t know too much about New Krypton or what the creator’s estate’s battle over the origin exactly affected, but I’m assuming it might have led in some way to SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN, by GEOFF JOHNS. On the other hand, I could be totally mistaken. Never the less…as of last week the comic is on its second issue. Get ready for a play –by—play!
(Spoiler Alert!) It starts out with Clark in Smallville realizing that he is vastly different from everyone else around him. He accidently breaks his friends arm while playing football, which causes him to use a bunch of lame excuses to withdraw from such activities. People start to think he’s scared of being injured, his friends stop asking him to play, and the alienation sets in. It’s revealed that Lana discovered his strength at a younger age after he shielded her from an oncoming plow in a wheat field. Later down the line she discovers his heat vision when she surprises him with a kiss. He decides it’s time to ask his parents why they think this is happening. They show him the rocket. Cue the Jor-El hologram. This is too much for Clark to take. Cue his heat vision again. This time it just refracts off the material on the ship. His father assures him that whatever’s happening, he is still their son (this, of course, being exactly what Clark needed to hear). After flying Lana out of the way of a tornado’s path, he decides his powers should go towards helping people. His mother makes him a suit from the indestructable blanket his birth parents wrapped him in as an infant (Before you point out an inconsistency, know that she replaced the use of a scissor with her son’s heat vision). She also fashions him glasses from the rocket’s windshield until he gets his rays under control. I thought it was very clever how Geoff gave a reason for his flamboyant apparel and made people think he was weak (In doing so this helped set Clark apart from the man he will become). Geoff also introduces a young Lex Luthor. He already thirsts for power and believes Smallville is holding him back. Clark realizes that they both feel different and tries to make friends with him to no avail.
The second issue begins with Clark feeling alone; this is when the Legion of Superheroes shows up from the year 3,000. They assure him that he is vastly important. To prove their claims they bring him into a future where everyone accepts him as a hero and he has impacted countless lives. The Legion explains that they would have never become what they are without his existence. It was an interesting little choice by Johns, but it made sense because it was something Clark needed to experience to set him on the right path. I am looking forward to see exactly where they take this. There are definitely parts that can be a little hokey, but to say it’s not entertaining would be a farce. If you’re a Superman fanboy I’m assuming this mini-series might be a must, but if you are just looking for something to read I suggest you give it a shot. It doesn’t hurt that Johns is good at what he does, and the artist, Gary Frank, makes Supes look like a young Christopher Reeve.
I’ll have something up shortly on the comics I’ve been keeping up with. Next time I’ll try and make it more of a bulleted editor’s letter and not so much my equivalent of a rambling John Madden (Laughs). Just wanted to rattle something out for you.–ExSleepyInk