The Kindle app updates to carry comics and kids books — and DC is...
Today's Kindle app update for both iOS and Android has received little notice inside the comics world, but it now includes comics and children's books.
Spoiler! Batman makes his Smallville Debut
Bryan Q. Miller's comic-book continuation of the Smallville series brings a few familiar people face-to-face with Tom Welling
Fascinating photos of DC in 1979
Lettering king Todd Klein has a couple of great blog posts showing a series of photos by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez in 1979 on a visit to DC's offices. Klein's memory is prodigious and it's a great look at everything from obsolete technology to the prevalence of sweater vests in the late 70s to a different way of working:
What's behind the new movie Superman's giant…personality?
We were all pretty excited when the first set photos of Henry Cavill as Superman leaked out. It seemed that after years of binding and CGI smoothing, Superman was finally getting super where it counted.
The Internet Attempts to Comprehend Catwoman's Newest Look
The cover for September's issue of Catwoman is.....
And Lastly, Voodoo and Resurrection Man are Cancelled Too
DC's September solicitations confirm the demise of Resurrection Man, decommissioning of Captain Atom, disbanding of Justice League International and leaves Voodoo VooDONE
Next DC Cancellation Announced: Exit Captain Atom
There's some debate, at least in the comment sections, on whether or not DC is going to cut 4 books after announcing 4 new ones and keep their line at "The New 52." It looks like there will be at least 2 cuts. Captain Atom has joined Justice League International in the comic book afterlife.
DC Candidates For Cancellation (i.e. Trimming to 52)
Dan DiDio has frequently said that he wants to keep shaking up the "New 52." Cancel books that aren't working/selling. Add new ones. Keep the number of "New 52" titles at 52. If Dan hasn't changed his mind on that, announcing four new titles means four current titles have to go. We already know about Justice League International going away? Which books might be going away?
Amethyst is back — and the rest of the new DC lineups
Old and new creators and reboots. That's what the "Next Four" of the DCU will present. Here's the creative lineup:
DC Announce Four New Titles; Confirm Zero Issues in September
Four titles will end, and four will begin! What will they be? And what's a Zero Issue, anyway
Reviewing Earth 2 #2 — AKA The Gay Green Lantern Issue
The promised emergence of a Gay Green Lantern in the second issue of Earth 2 has been the big news for a couple weeks, except there's not actually a Green Lantern in this issue. Oh, hype machine, you were just a hair off-target. If you plan on reading the issue and haven't, spoiler space follows....
DC Announces Original Batman Digital Comics (With A-List Creators)
DC is making a bigger leap into the digital comics space... tomorrow (6/7/12). They're starting an original series of weekly Batman digital comics, titled "Legends of the Dark Knight." The $0.99 comics will be out of continuity adventures, with each issue debuting on Thursday. They aren't skimping on the creative teams, either.
