DC announces war one-shots
Darwyn Cooke, Ivan Brandon, B. Clay Moore, William Tucci are among the creators involved in bringing back a series of DC war books as one-shots this September, it was announced this morning.
The return of Ryan Choi
Writer Ian Boothby has been at play in the fields of Gail Simone's forum, and aided and abetted by other posters, it turns out Ryan Choi, the recently deceased Atom, is not dead, he's just resting, or something. (The above example of "His Choi is Alive" art is by a poster, it should be noted.)
Someone at DC really, really hated CMX
Comics, wake up! The call is coming from inside the house!
MAY BEAT GIVEAWAY FRENZY #4: Dong Xoai: Vietnam 1965
Today's Beat giveaway is the new graphic novel by comics Legend Joe Kubert, Dong Xoai 1965. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote:
In 1967,...
Fringe universe DC covers in full
Last night's season-ending episode of Fringe included a sideways universe, and that universe included an alternate version of DC, that had its own versions...
CMX demise draws ire — UPDATED WITH MORE IRE
The news that DC was shutting down its CMX manga line drew a surprisingly caustic reaction across the web, as summed up by Johanna Draper Carlson. Now, we're well aware that there is a very vocal bunch of online fans who love to bash DC no matter what they do -- if someone at DC used a firehose to put out a fire, these fans would complain DC was wasting precious water. However these complaints were from manga commenters and librarians, a usually less volcanic crowd. But they were near-universal in their disappointment that DC had shut down a line that seemed to be hanging in there despite rarely getting any attention or promotion
CMX shuts down
Manga's very bad month continues as it was revealed today that DC is shutting down its manga line, CMX. Rather than make any official...
Non-white people in refrigerators?
We haven't quite been following this story but some other folks have. It seems that a bunch of "legacy" characters at DC who were...
Ryan Reynolds debuts mocap Green Lantern and new, adorable sidekick
More leaks from the set of GREENLANTERN, this time, via Splash Page, Ryan Reynolds in his mocap suit. Aside from noting how fit Reynolds...
First look at Peter Sarsgaard as Green Lantern villain
Some dude was walking by the Green Lantern movie set in new Orleans and totally got lucky with this photo of Peter Sarsgaard as villain Dr. Hector Hammond. In the comic, Hammond is one of those guy--with-a-giant-deformed-head--who-rides-around-in-a-chair types who are so prevalent these days, a problem caused by a run-in with a meteor back in the day.
Personnel moves: Barton, Martinez, Cabardo, etc., etc., etc.
Lots and lots of personnel announcements over the last few days.¶ Image has hired Todd Martinez as their new Sales & Licensing Coordinator. For...
Zuda leaves competition in the dust
Friday afternoon news dump as Zuda Comics, DC's webcomic imprint, makes it official that they are leaving their competition format behind. VP of...











