Category: Television

DOCTOR WHO Celebration at EMP Museum

photo by ComicsBlend.com
photo by ComicsBlend.com

A fan filled celebration of an adventure in time and space! Hundreds of Whovians packed the EMP Museum in Seattle for the Doctor Who Celebration. The iconic science fiction television series is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.

 

The BBC’s global broadcast of The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary special hit the U.S. West Coast around lunchtime so Pacific Northwest Whovians had plenty of time to get their best scarf, bow-tie, fez or stone makeup and journey to the pop culture showcase in Seattle. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO Celebration at EMP Museum

LOIS LANE One-Shot Preview

Superman: Lois Lane #1 courtesy DC Comics
Superman: Lois Lane #1 courtesy DC Comics

After DC Comics announced a Lois Lane one-shot coming in February I asked why didn’t this iconic character have her own ongoing comic book. I’m not the only one!

 

With legions of fans and history the pressure is on writer Marguerite Bennett. She  tells Comic Book Resources how she’ll put her spin on the classic heroine

 

“I saw headlines, asking, “Is This the Lois Lane Story We’ve Been Waiting For???” and my answer is Continue reading LOIS LANE One-Shot Preview

DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Party at EMP Museum

courtesy EMP Museum
courtesy EMP Museum

Whovians of the Pacific Northwest will put on their bow-ties and gather at a living monument to geekdom as part of the Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary.

 

To celebrate the Time Lord’s birthday, EMP Museum will host a special event to mark this major milestone for television’s longest-running sci-fi series.  EMP’s Doctor Who Celebration will feature rare artifacts including this Cyberman costume and a Dalek from the original program. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Party at EMP Museum

DC Villainess Joins ARROW

courtesy The CW
courtesy The CW

The daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul will storm Starling City on The CW hit Arrow.

 

It’s not Talia, the lover turned enemy of Bruce Wayne in the Batman comic book and in The Dark Knight Rises.

 

Katrina Law (Spartacus, Chuck) will play Talia’s half-sister Nyssa according to TV Guide. On the series, Nyssa will be a member of the League of Assassins hunting for Black Canary (Caity Lotz.)

 

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DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special is this weekend on BBC. Whovians who’ve been following the 50th Anniversary comic book celebration get an early treat this week: the finale of the year-long comic book story starring all the Time Lords and some of your favorite companions and villains.

 

IDW Publishing (via Facebook) shared this stunning image by Francesco Francavilla collecting all the Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time covers into one “fantastic” poster.

 

The epic story featured all eleven Doctors in a search for their kidnapped companions. There have been some creative mashups, too. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #18  Defections, departures and defeats. The mutants are shaken by the Battle of the Atom. The young X-Men make a radical shift. Kitty Pryde makes a big move. Brandon Peterson joins Brian Michael Bendis for a new beginning for the original X-Men.

 

Superman/Wonder Woman #2  Clark and Diana’s romantic getaway turns into a nail-biting rescue and then…Doomsday! Diana turns to a God to stop the maniacal monster of Krypton but the Pantheon of Immortals is dead set against her relationship with Kal-El! Talk about possible in-laws from hell! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013