The Defenders unite against a classic Marvel bad guy, Martians vs. Martians, The return of Emma Frost and Batman’s dark secret that will rock the DC Universe. It’s all in these new comic book picks of the week:
Snyder is directing the Justice League movie after the Man of Steel sequel (aka Superman vs. Batman.)
It’s a given the DC Comics holy trinity of Superman (Henry Cavill) Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) plus Cyborg (Ray Fisher) are in but which other heroes should join the first big screen adventure of DC’s biggest team. Continue reading Who Should Be In JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie?
Let a Justice League of America member die to save the Justice League? Writer Matt Kindt builds up to a powerhouse cliffhanger in this week’s Forever Evil tie-in issue.
Stargirl and Martian Manhunter fight Despero while trying to stop Firestorm from detonating and taking Los Angeles and the JL with him! (The League are trapped inside him due to the events of Trinity War.)
Writer Jeff Lemire and artist Mike McKone create a diverse team based in Canada and outer space in the aftermath of Forever Evil series in April. Continue reading JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED
Fan favorite artist David Finch appeared at Fan Expo Vancouver this past weekend. There were huge lines for Finch as fans eagerly waited for a chance to have the acclaimed creator sign their books, get sketches and talk with him about his stellar career. Finch is now a DC Comics exclusive artist (Batman: The Dark Knight, Justice League of America) after amazing runs at Top Cow (Cyberforce) and Marvel Comics (New Avengers, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimatum, Moon Knight.)
Finch joined legendary Iron Man artist and X-O Manowar co-creator Bob Layton and Ultimate Comics X-Men, Incredible Hulk cover artist Kaare Andrews for an engaging sketch duel panel. The three creators gave fans a choice: they spend the entire session working on one sketch each or a rapid fire 5 minutes per sketch. The sketch duel ends with lucky fans leaving with the sketches so the crowd unanimously voted for the chance at 15 fans receiving 15 sketches over three fans getting three sketches.
The battle began with requests for Catwoman, Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine and finally Captain America while the creators shared career insights and answered fan questions in a revealing and hilarious session.
David Finch at Fan Expo Vancouver 2013, photo by ComicsBlend
After enjoying the panel I got the opportunity to talk one on one with Finch back at his table. I did have to wait my turn. As you can see above this young fan was extremely chatty and excited as she watched Finch create a sketch just for her.
Batman: Dark Knight #6 courtesy Marvel
After a great run on Batman: The Dark Knight which he co-wrote with Paul Jenkins, Finch is now drawing a new Justice League of America written by Geoff Johns. The eclectic cast includes Catwoman, Katana, Stargirl, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, Vibe and the new Green Lantern Simon Baz. I asked Finch which members of the team were his favorites so far. His answer included a surprise and a tease for a dramatic event planned for the youngest hero on the roster:
A brand new Justice League of America series by Geoff Johns (Justice League, Green Lantern) and David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight) hits comic book shops this week!
Former Justice League liasion and Wonder Woman main squeeze Steve Trevor has recruited an eclectic team of heroes to fight the Secret Society of Super Villains. The roster includes classic heroes, rogues, New 52 creations like Simon Baz, Justice Society icons and a blast from the past maybe no one was expecting!
How did Martian Manhunter, Catwoman, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Stargirl, Vibe, Katana and the new Green Lantern come together? Geoff Johns told MTV Geek :
“The idea of why the JLA forms, and what it is, and what it’s in reaction to… It kind of spins out of Justice League #12; what happens in that, and then subsequent issues, because JLA comes out next year some time. But the book itself is a group of heroes that aren’t necessarily coming together because they want to be together… They’ve been selected specifically. They all want, or need something that Steve Trevor, and the other person behind the scenes that’s in charge of this team can provide.
The first arc is going to deal with something they learn is called The Secret Society of Super-Villains.”
Why is Batman’s femme fatale on the team?
“Catwoman is a very different perspective, and is brought in for a very different reason. She stays because they have something that she wants… And it’s not at all what you’d expect. It’s not a big diamond, it’s not a get out of jail free card, it’s something she’s been searching for that’s going to lead to a whole exploration of a side of Selina Kyle we haven’t yet seen.
But she is going to have a lot of fun on the team, she is going to be the Veronica to Stargirl’s Betty, if you will, and she has a new dynamic because we haven’t really seen her interact much with all these characters. Some of them not at all, like Vibe, and Stargirl… There’s not a lot of interaction between her and Martian Manhunter, and I don’t think she’s ever interacted with Steve Trevor that I can remember. Catwoman has a very different reason for being on the team.”
And then let’s talk about the surprise addition of Vibe – the Hispanic super hero from the Justice League Detroit era who hasn’t been heard from since that era! Not only will the sonic powered hero be part of the team but have his own spinoff series: Justice League of America: Vibe premiering the same week!
For more from Geoff Johns here’s the MTV Geek link.
