In their monthly “Ask Matt” feature rounding up fan questions for Superman Group Editor Matt Idelson, The Superman Homepage reported that the Superman titles will have a group-wide event story coming up this summer. “Keith [Giffen] and Dan [Jurgens] are plotting some really star-spanning stuff for Supes, though before that...
So far in the DC relaunch, the Superman family has been coming out with high grades on the first two “exams”, Action Comics #1 and Superboy #1 respectively. The latest launch, Supergirl, hit the stands this week, and as promised, it’s a bit of a different blonde battler in the...
A question that sometimes comes up for debate is the idea of what exactly makes a movie a “comic book movie”. There are the obvious features such as superheroes, villains, costumes, powers and such, but while there are obvious comic book choices such as The Dark Knight that seem to...
In perhaps the biggest news of the DC Comics re-launch, a brand new look for Superman has been revealed. When DC Comics promised to unveil 52 new number one issues, the biggest controversy was over whether this meant even Action Comics would be starting over. As suspected, it is now...
Helen Slater can rest easy. DC Comics, thanks to Scotland’s Sunday Mail newspaper, has let us all know that the prospects of a Supergirl movie starring country/pop singing sensation and mega-star Taylor Swift are utterly false. Many sites and publications, including this one, reported the rumor when it originally appeared...
Get out the champagne, party horns and confetti! The new year is soon upon us, and like most other people who are out there reflecting on the year that was, we’re taking stock of the triumphs, the tragedies, the highs and the lows. Of course there are those “did that...
With comic book movies hotter than ever, casting for various film projects has been rampant and swift. In the case of some very recent news about a Supergirl remake, swift is definitely the appropriate word! Twenty-year old country music superstar Taylor Swift is reported to be the frontrunner for the...
The days of summer are slowly waning, soon we’ll break out sweaters and jackets, and pumpkins, hopefully not of the bomb variety, will pop up everywhere. That doesn’t mean we have to slow down our reading of comics, especially THIS week!! Marvel brings the long-awaited, much-ballyhooed, debut of the new...
DC’s Supergirl has seen quite a resurgence over the past several months, due in no small part to new writing talent and a creative direction that has made much use of the New Krypton storyline and the interesting addition of the ever-emerging and intriguing character of Superwoman. With this forward...
Before you hit the beach, the mountains or some other locale for the Labor Day holiday, don’t forget to swing by your local comic book shop and pick up this week’s new releases! Image Comics continues to serve up plenty for fans of their runaway hit series Chew. Issue four...
Another Marvel character hits a milestone issue this week! After joining the 600 club this summer, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America and Spider-Man will welcome Daredevil into the multiple-hundreds club when Daredevil #500 bows this Wednesday. Lady Bullseye and Kingpin will continue to make Matt Murdock’s life complicated as Ed...
The bright and sunny days of summer are about to get a lot darker! This Wednesday will see the release of DC’s universe-shattering event, Blackest Night. Spinning out of the Green Lantern mythos, Blackest Night will see the return of long and recently deceased members of the DC community, and...
The American flag is used on many a comic book cover. Earlier this week, Comicbook.com selected our choices for the Top 10 Most Patriotic Comic Book Covers. Many of the covers we selected included an American flag in their design. For this Fourth of July, Comicbook.com decided to focus exclusively...
Just on the heels of major announcements from Marvel Comics, DC Comics held their first major panel of HeroesCon 2009 at 2PM. Led by Ian Sattler, DC Senior Story Editor, talent such as Dustin Nguyen and Jamal Igle sat down to discuss goings on in the DC Universe for the...
In my previous article I laid out for you eager readers many of the delicious treats that Marvel has in store for the summer. Not to be outdone, DC has several big events and happenings on the not too distant horizon. Just check out this sampling of big storylines and...
