Robot Chicken on Wheels?

July 2, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Cartoons, TV · Comment

Robot Chicken, the cult TV show found on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, is hitting the road this summer to promote the upcoming release of Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II on DVD, available July 21st. The show, known for its skewering and riffs on pop culture icons such as Knight Rider and Batman, among many others, will launch a special tour to promote the release, providing fans of the series the chance to meet and roller skate with the creative forces behind the show. Read more

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Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 Hits Hard!

July 1, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Comic Book Deaths, Comic Books, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Justice League, Superman, Uncategorized, Wonder Woman · Comment

Hal Jordan’s mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore! So begins a new brand of justice in the DC universe and the first issue of the seven issue mini series Justice League: Cry for Justice. In this James Robinson penned series, a new team emerges to hit back at the community of villains, killers and general evil that has reared its collective head in recent months, causing the deaths of legendary heroes such as Batman and the Martian Manhunter.

Beginning with a showdown of sorts between the fabled Green Lantern and his colleagues in the Justice League, the stage is immediately set for the premise of this series: that the Justice League has become less about real justice and more about forming a community of heroes that are reactionary, rather than proactive and protective, especially where members of their own are concerned. Jordan storms off, determined to seek, in his mind, real justice on the collective evil in their world. Joining him without hesitation is long-time friend Green Arrow, who seconds Jordan’s feelings and thoughts, squarely leveled at Superman and Wonder Woman, arguably the two most prominent members of the Justice League. Read more

Tags: <Batman, Congorilla, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Justice League: Cry for Justice, Martian Manhunter, Superman, The Atom, Wonder Woman>

Image Comics’ Proof Optioned for Television!

June 30, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Cartoons, Comic Books, Image Comics, Marvel Movies, Movies, Nick Fury, Wolverine · Comment

Move over Batman and Wolverine! A new animated comic book character is in the works to come to a small screen near you! John “Proof” Prufrock, the investigative sasquatch and lead character of the Image Comics series Proof is set to get the cartoon treatment at the hands of Kickstart Entertainment. Read more

Tags: <Afro Samurai, Animated series, Batman, Image Comics, Marvel, Nick Fury, Proof, Wanted, Wolverine>

“Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” Gets a Release Date

June 30, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Cartoons, Comic Books, DC Comics, Justice League, Superman, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies · Comment

Another fabled installment of the DC animated universe will be available for purchase this fall. The previously reported Superman/Batman: Public Enemies has finally received an official release date of September 29, 2009. The film is based on the Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness stories of the same name, focusing on a world where archvillain Lex Luthor is President of the United States, and Superman is framed for putting the planet in danger. Read more

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Comic Books Meet Urban Sensibility: The Work of God City

June 29, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Cartoons, Comic Books, HeroesCon, Spider-Man, Transformers Movie · 1 Comment

The Charlotte, North Carolina based collection of artists called God City has found success in carving out their own place in the art scene while remaining true to the characters and love of comics that drew many of them together in the first place. Self-described “fanboys at heart,” it’s safe to say that God City has made its reputation by using their collective talent to depict what they describe as urban, hip hop influenced graphic representations of super heroes and the comic book medium. The artists gathered at the recent Heroes Con, Wolly, John Hairston Jr. and Marcus Kiser, each presented a unique style that complimented the vision of the organization and each other’s work. Read more

Tags: <Batman, Cartoons, God City, Heroes Con, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Spider-Man, Transformers>

The Dark Knight Storms Annual Saturn Awards

June 25, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Iron Man, Movies, Star Trek, The Dark Knight · Comment

Adding more awards to an already impressive list, The Dark Knight lay claim to five more in last night’s Saturn Awards, the annual ceremony put on by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. While the Academy Awards may have announced that the DC Comics’ hero’s portrayal played a part in their decision to expand the Best Picture category from five to ten nominees in the coming years, the Saturn Awards richly awarded The Dark Knight in several main categories. Read more

Tags: <Batman, Christian Bale, DC Comics, Heath Ledger, Iron Man, Jon Favreau, Saturn Awards, Star Trek, The Dark Knight, The Joker>

Batwoman Scores Big in Her Detective Comics Debut

June 25, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics · Comment

Batwoman, one of DC Comic’s few openly gay/lesbian characters, has finally seen her day in the sun, or moon more appropriately. Taking off in this month’s Detective Comics #854, Kate Kane has fallen into the gifted hands of writer Greg Ruka, artist J.H. Williams III and colorist Dave Stewart. Together, these three craft a cracking good story for Batwoman as she makes the jump to the main stage of DC’s pages.

Her appearance in Detective Comics couldn’t be better. Right away her presence as a force to be reckoned with by the Gotham City underworld is made clear, as she forces a low-level crook to give her information about the arrival of the new leader of the religion of crime, a group that almost succeeded in ending Batwoman’s career in crimefighting not so very long ago. Even new Batman Dick Grayson makes an appearance here, and it’s safe to say that he doesn’t seem to mind the extra support in light of recent increased criminal activity. Read more

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More Crazy Costumes From HeroesCon

June 25, 2009 · Posted in Comic Books, HeroesCon · 2 Comments

Earlier this week Comicbook.com brought you a collection of costumed females from the recent HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here is another collection of some of the costumed characters walking around HeroesCon, everything from wizards to emperors to superheroes, of course.

DC Comics Superheroes - Green Lantern is recently back from the dead, and Batman is waiting to return from the dead, but both were spotted at HeroesCon.

Tags: <Batman, Captain America, GI Joe, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Iron Man, Lex Luthor, Lord of the Rings, Sailor Moon, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman, The Joker>

Comic Book Releases for June 24, 2009! Major Events!

June 24, 2009 · Posted in Avengers, Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Dark Reign, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Wolverine, X-Men · Comment

What a Wednesday! With a few new titles, some big events, and other major releases happening today, the last shipment of comics for June promises to keep comic book readers busy for quite awhile! Now that the full swing of summer is here, expect to see more big waves of releases coming throughout the summer months (as previewed right here, and here, and here at comicbook.com a couple of weeks ago *nudge, nudge*

DC Comics has a couple of big things dropping into comic book stores today, mainly in the Batman universe. Gotham City Sirens (cover seen above) spreads its wings and flies today, focusing mostly on the actions of Poison Ivy, Catwoman and Harley Quinn. Perhaps we’ll see some guest appearances from another DC female, as Batwoman takes over main player status in the pages of Detective Comics with issue 854’s release today. Wrapping up today is the Sgt. Rock mini-series Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion concluding with issue number six. Read more

Tags: <Barack the Barbarian, Batman, Batwoman, Comic Books, Dark Avengers, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Reign, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Devil's Due Publishing, Gotham City Sirens, Image Comics, Marvel, Norman Osborn, Sgt. Rock, Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Men>

Heroes Con Costume Wearers Share Their Identities With Us!

June 22, 2009 · Posted in Batman, Comic Books, DC Comics, Green Lantern, HeroesCon, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Superman, X-Men · 3 Comments

As our coverage of Heroes Con 2009 draws to a close, it’s safe to say that we talked to a multitude of people this weekend. Some famous, some hoping to be famous, some just there for the festivities, and some hoping to show off hours of their own blood, sweat and spandex in the form of a costume. In chatting with several of these costumed convention attendees, between countless demands that they take pictures with other convention goers, we heard quite a bit about the reasons as to why they went all out for a few days in summer heat of Charlotte, North Carolina.