COMICS BLEND

DC MOVIES After BATMAN V SUPERMAN

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is box-office history and the foundation for the DC Comics movie universe is set with ten more films in the works.

BvS was the first meeting of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel on the big screen and introduced Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor and gave us glimpses of Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg (as also seen on this promotional art) and S.T.A.R. labs. with ominous hints of Darkseid invading Bruce Wayne’s nightmares.

DC and Warner Brothers plan to keep two superhero films coming each year through 2020. Director Zack Snyder is starting production on Justice League, Part One while Gal Gadot is filming Wonder Woman.

Here’s what’s next from the DC movie universe: Continue reading DC MOVIES After BATMAN V SUPERMAN

FAITH Gets Ongoing Series

Fans of a breakthrough superhero have their Faith rewarded.

Valiant announced via the New York Times, that Faith is soaring out of the pages of her five-time sold-out limited series debut and into the pages of her first-ever monthly book.

FAITH #1 – the first issue of an all-new ongoing series from rising star Jody Houser, Harvey Award-nominated sensation Pere Perez, and acclaimed artist Marguerite Sauvage this July. Continue reading FAITH Gets Ongoing Series

DARKSEID’S DAUGHTER in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL

Before the epic Darkseid War comes to a big finish, a new player enters the cosmic conflict.

Darkseid’s daughter Grail seizes the spotlight in Justice League Darkseid War Special #1 this week.

This could be a book to watch.

The Dark Knight’s dreams in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice signal Darkseid is coming and could be the big villain of the Justice League movie.

Could Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) face this half New God/half Amazon in a future DC movie or when Diana’s book relaunched in the DC Comics Rebirth?

Let’s take a look inside courtesy DC Comics.

Here’s the official description: Continue reading DARKSEID’S DAUGHTER in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL

HOMETOWN HEROES, A Seattle Pop-Up Comic Con

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Seattle is famous for coffee, rock and roll, rain and the pioneering spirit of independent comics. Seattle indie artist invite you to what they hail as “a comic book art show for the future.”

Local fans and visitors are invited to a one-night free event celebrating the spirit of independent artists and Seattle’s underground comic book community. Think of it as a “Pop-Up Comic Con.”

Hometown Heroes is Friday, April 8th at 1927 Events just steps away from Zanadu Comics.

Creators Casey Silver and Dimi Macheras (80% Studios, creators of Guttertown Massive) formed the event out of a desire to connect creators, readers and the stories that bond them in a new way. This one night only event aims to provide a stage upon which multiple aspects of local Seattle culture, not just comics, can be represented through the art of these artists. Continue reading HOMETOWN HEROES, A Seattle Pop-Up Comic Con

Missing In Action in DC COMICS REBIRTH

DC Universe Rebirth courtesy DC Comics via Twitter

DC Comics revealed the creative teams behind the Rebirth books arriving this June. Co-publishers Dan DiDio, Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns introduced the writers and artists and team lineups at WonderCon this past weekend.

Rebirth marks a wave of new number one books. (Action and Detective Comics titles will return to their original numbering) with new creative teams, returning favorite characters but some heroes missing in action…for now.

We can’t help but wonder what happened to these characters? Continue reading Missing In Action in DC COMICS REBIRTH

SCOTT SNYDER On ALL-STAR BATMAN & All-Star Artists

All-Star Batman courtesy DC Comics — All-Star Batman by John Romita Jr courtesy DC Comics

Scott Snyder is leaving Batman with issue 51 but his Dark Knight stories are far from over.

At the WonderCon DC Comics Rebirth event the publisher announced Snyder is now a DC exclusive creator and launching All-Star Batman with an all-star team of artists including John Romita, Jr, Sean Gordon Murphy, Tula Lotay, Jock and more.

DC Comics and the fan-favorite writer revealed new details about the anticipated book. In the first arc Snyder and Romita, Jr team up for a tale featuring Two-Face. At the WonderCon event Snyder said he wanted to make Two-Face as scary as the Joker.

After an acclaimed creative collaboration with Snyder, Batman artist Greg Capullo is working on a new project with Mark Millar. John Romita, Jr (Superman, The Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade) joins Snyder to launch the new book. Snyder reveals how All-New was born: Continue reading SCOTT SNYDER On ALL-STAR BATMAN & All-Star Artists

Big Changes for CASSANDRA CAIN And HARPER ROW

Batman and Robin Eternal #26 courtesy DC Comics

Major changes for two members of the Batman family ahead of DC Comics Rebirth.

Batman and Robin Eternal #26 marked the finale of the weekly series. It was the end of the Bat-family’s war with Mother and a new beginning for Cassandra Cain.

Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV were the show runners of the weekly series with a team of writers and artists. The duo wrote the big finish.

The story featured nearly every sidekick of Bruce Wayne and was The New 52 introduction of Cassandra Cain.

Cain chose an appropriate new code-name and one young hero is turned in the mask at the end of this final issue.

What does this mean for the Bat-family?

Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT!

If you have not read stop reading now. Continue reading Big Changes for CASSANDRA CAIN And HARPER ROW

NEW MUTANTS Is X-MEN With “YOUNG ADULT VIBE”

The X-Men movie universe is mutating.

X-Men: Apocalypse may be the final film for the First Class cast. Deadpool broke the rules and broke box-office records. A Gambit standalone is still in the cards. Producer Simon Kinberg gave an update on a New Mutants spinoff film.

Don’t call them X-Babies. The New Mutants could be the next evolution of Fox’s X-Men film franchise.

In the comics the New Mutants were a new generation of teens training (Karma, Mirage, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot) at the Xavier School that Professor Xavier recruited when he thought his team had died in action.

Magik (the younger sister of Colossus), Magma, Cypher, Boom Boom, Skids, Rusty Collins and an alien named Warlock later joined the kids. A younger Kitty Pryde called the students X-Babies. Magneto even became the school’s headmaster and a must sterner teacher. The New Mutants evolved into X-Force led by Cable.

Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) is writing the script. Kinberg was asked about the status and tone of the spinoff: Continue reading NEW MUTANTS Is X-MEN With “YOUNG ADULT VIBE”

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