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BATMAN & TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

The Dark Knight meets the Heroes on the Half Shell!

One of the biggest surprise announcements at San Diego Comic-Con is crossover of some very different crime fighters.

DC Entertainment and IDW Publishing announced their latest crossover miniseries during IDW’s panel:

BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES will be a six-part monthly miniseries is set in Gotham City where fans see the Dark Knight fight like never before with a huge dose of ninja action. Continue reading BATMAN & TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Animated Movie

What many fans calling the ultimate Joker story will become an animated movie.

DC Entertainment/Warner Bros. revealed the three DC Universe Original Movies coming in 2016, including an adaptation of the classic, Batman: The Killing Joke.

The big news followed a world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con with Bruce Timm’s latest animated movie, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, featuring Timm’s radical new take on Justice League icons.

Batman: The Killing Joke is the classic graphic novel written by Alan Moore and drawn by Brian Bolland with a potential (but not exactly trustworthy) origin for the Joker. This is the story that led to a paralyzed Barbara Gordon to retire as Batgirl…temporarily. Continue reading BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Animated Movie

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Comic-Con Reel

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H and now the world now have this special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens.

Director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan prepared this moving feature showing the creation of the eagerly awaited new chapter in the beloved saga.

The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise of fans at SDCC.

Watch and feel The Force: Continue reading STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Comic-Con Reel

SUPERMAN JUSTICE, AMERICAN ALIEN, COMING OF THE SUPERMEN at COMIC-CON

Fans are seeing major changes in The Man of Steel with the new storyline Truth. DC Comics revealed big news and big new projects starring Superman at San Diego Comic-Con.

The legendary Neal Adams kicked off the Man of Steel panel announcing his plans for COMING OF THE SUPERMEN. This six-issue limited series will be in the spirit of his BATMAN: ODYSSEY miniseries.

“This story pits Superman against the evil Darkseid and his son, brutal Kalibak. But this time he has help from an unlikely place: Three national heroes from the city of Kandor (now known as New Krypton) who see Superman as a legend. Even Superman’s arch-enemy Lex Luthor is forced to ally himself with these heroes to prevent Darkseid from laying waste to the universe.” Continue reading SUPERMAN JUSTICE, AMERICAN ALIEN, COMING OF THE SUPERMEN at COMIC-CON

MARVEL’S AVENGERS SDCC Panel

It’s a new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes after Secret Wars.

Marvel assembled top creators All-New, All-Different Avengers panel at San Diego Comic Con

Writers Josh Williamson, Marguerite Bennett, Mark Waid, Nick Spencer, and Executive Director Tom Brevoort, Editors Sana Amanat and Wil Moss revealed new details, insights and answered questions about the upcoming Avengers books. Continue reading MARVEL’S AVENGERS SDCC Panel

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN Corrupted Heroes in Darkseid War

Justice League Gods and Men courtesy DC Comics

Justice League writer Geoff Johns revealed the aftermath of the Darkseid War in his One on One panel at San Diego Comic-Con. A series of one-shots starring DC’s biggest heroes will spin out of his current story arc.

Coming this October, JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN will be a series of six single issues focusing on key characters in the Darkseid War and extends their individual conflicts against the backdrop of universal Armageddon, with Darkseid squaring off against the Anti-Monitor:

Batman – Armed with the godlike power of the Mobius Chair, the Dark Knight has taken on the role of Metreon and plans to use the infinite knowledge of this device to turn Gotham City into a completely crime-free zone! Continue reading JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN Corrupted Heroes in Darkseid War

BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL, ROBIN WAR At SDCC

Batman and Robin Eternal courtesy DC Comics

The 75th Anniversary of Robin is on and the party kicked off at San Diego Comic-Con with two huge announcements:

The ROBIN WAR crossover and BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL, the new big weekly series.

DC Entertainment will celebrate the Boy Wonder with five new and returning comics commemorating multiple incarnations of the iconic sidekick.

BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL, the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL, will begin on October 7 with weekly installments over the course of six months. Continue reading BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL, ROBIN WAR At SDCC

CHEWBACCA Stars In His Own STAR WARS Comic

Star Wars Chewbacca courtesy Marvel, an MTV News first

The coolest co-pilot/sidekick in science fiction gets his own spinoff adventure.

Marvel announced Chewbacca will star in his own comic book via MTV News.

Writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool) and artist Phil Noto (Black Widow, Star Wars: Shattered Empire) will be creative team on the upcoming Star Wars: Chewbacca limited series.

As Duggan explains, Chewbacca crash lands on a strange planet and makes new alliances: Continue reading CHEWBACCA Stars In His Own STAR WARS Comic

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