In the wake of its summer “Flashpoint” event, DC Comics will re-number its entire superhero line, debuting more than 50 first issues in September while introducing “a more modern, diverse DC Universe.”
The sweeping line-wide change debuts on Aug. 31, when the pubisher releases just two comics — the final issue of “Flashpoint,” and the first issue of “Justice League,” under the new creative team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. According to DC’s Source blog, the premiere of “Justice League” will also mark the beginning of same-day digital release for all of the ongoing titles, “making DC Comics the first of the two major American publishers to release all of its superhero comic book titles digitally the same day as in print.”
USA Today announced that the changes include costume redesigns for more than 50 superheroes, sprearheaded by Lee, intended “to make characters more identifiable and accessible to comic fans new and old.”
“We looked at what was going on in the marketplace and felt we really want to inject new life in our characters and line,” Co-Publisher Dan DiDio told the newspaper. “This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today’s audience.”
Even though we’ve known for awhile that the film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit would be broken into two parts, we haven’t known the official names. We’ve been bracing ourselves for something Hollywood, like The Hobbit 1 and Hobbit 2: Smeagol’s Game. Fortunately, the titles have stayed classy.
Thank God for cable. With ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW taking the next few months off from sci-fi and fantasy originals, it’d be one long summer filled with little else but reality TV. Lucky for us, cable TV has stepped up big time.
When Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel comes out next year, it will represent the second time that Warner Bros. has tried to bring back the most famous comic book character in history. When Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns in 2006 it was meant to spring new life into the franchise that had died when Superman IV: The Quest For Peace came out in 1987. Unfortunately the film was rejected by fans and the studio decided to start again with a new origin story. But what if Snyder’s version fails? They can just start again, right? Apparently it’s not that simple.
It’s summer movie time and we’ve got sequels, prequels, reboots and even a few originals coming at you. While we’re hopeful this will be the best summer movie season EVER, we’ve put together a guide that explores our hopes and fears about what’s to come. Well, that and we’ve scrounged up movie trailers for all but one of the 26 movies below.
With Colin Farrell signed to take over the role originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Total Recall remake, the next question was: who would play the ladies in his life? Well, now we know.
“Nazis. I hate those guys.” We agree with you wholeheartedly there, Indiana Jones. Intense hatred aside, we know they weren’t shy when it came to scientific research. UFOs and orbital death rays? Yup, they were working on it. They had other projects, too. And one stands out as more bizarre than some others.
It’s been confirmed that Piers Wenger, currently one of Doctor Who’s three executive producers, is leaving the BBC.
What’s going on with The Dark Tower? There are problems with the script, the budget is out of whack, and the production has been delayed. Director Ron Howard has finally opened up about the film’s recent troubles—including Javier Bardem’s (sort-of) casting.
