Category Archives: DC
Secret Six is Coming Back!
Quick question: what was the best comic book that DC was publishing prior to the New 52 relaunch? Answer: The Secret Six! Writer Gail Simone’s edgy, dark-humored series about a band of villainous antiheroes was an absolute delight to read. It was funny, it was smart, and it featured the most well-written characters at DC, hands down.
So what did DC do when they relaunched their comic universe in 2011? They cancelled Secret Six! Morons!
Well don’t worry, folks, because DC and Simone are bringing it back! The new Secret Six will hit the stands in early December!
It’s just so beautiful
Could this be a sign that DC is desperate for more successful comics? Especially ones that aren’t tied to Batman? Possibly, but I don’t really care about the politics.
The comic will feature the New 52 debut of Catman, the breakout character from the previous Secret Six. Simone promises in that link that the new Catman will be more dangerous. According to her, “This kitten has claws.” Artist Dale Eaglesham will be redesigning the character, which is OK, since it was Eaglesham who redesigned him for Secret Six last time. From the sound of it, this is going to be Catman’s book, which I am totally cool with.
I do own the Catman action figure, after all…
Other team members like Deadshot, Bane and Ragdoll are already in the New 52, but sadly, it doesn’t appear as if they’ll be joining the new series from the get go.
One can hope they’ll join the team in time.
Simone will also bring along Black Alice, one of her original characters from before the reboot.
Ken Lashley will be the interior artist. I’m not too familiar with his work, but I’m sure it’s great.
This is just very exciting news! I hope DC doesn’t blow it!
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The Rock to Bring Black Adam to the Screen
After weeks of teasing on social media, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson revealed to the world today that he would be playing Black Adam in the upcoming Shazam movie! And much like he did with the death of Osama bin Laden, The Rock announced the casting on Twitter.
Bin Laden didn’t stand a chance
No word yet on when the movie will actually reach the silver screen. And quite frankly, does anybody else remember how the Rock was rumored to play Black Adam several years ago? I can’t just be imagining that.
I guess with the new, enhanced superhero movie schedule, DC and Warner Bros finally had Rock sign on the dotted line.
And honestly, the Rock is the perfect choice to play Black Adam! Not to mention the fact that DC’s growing movieverse could use his charm and personality.
For those who don’t know, Black Adam is the arch-nemesis of the superhero Shazam. I don’t know how well known Shazam is to the rest of the world. Shazam is really 10-year-old Billy Batson, granted the power of the gods from an ancient mystic. Whenever Billy shouts the magic word – “Shazam!” – a magic lightning bolt turns him into the Big Red Cheese.
It makes sense in context
Shazam has been around for decades, and was once known as Captain Marvel. He’s basically a Superman rip-off who got pretty popular in his own right.
Black Adam is one of his many colorful enemies. Black Adam gets his own powers from the same ancient mystic, so he and Shazam are kind of two sides of the same coin.
And, again, the Rock is perfect for the role – should the movie ever actually get made.
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Jimmy Olsen Can Only Put Up With So Much
This cartoon is probably much older than I realize, but I just saw it today, and it was quite funny. So I thought I’d share it with all you good people. These Tales of Metropolis shorts are the bee’s knees.
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 8/30/14
Happy Labor Day weekend to all my American readers! I hope, like me, you’re going to take full advantage of this long weekend. I actually managed to do the dishes all in one go yesterday! That’s real progress. But enough about my messy apartment, what about comics? It’s another solid week of solid titles, and this is actually kind of a momentous week. Both Marvel and DC are on the verge of some pretty big craziness this fall. For September, DC is going to do another one of those special anniversaries, taking all of their comics 5 years into the future. And Marvel is about to jump the Avengers 8 months ahead.
So you better believe Avengers #34 is on the read list this week. Does Jonathan Hickman leave me salivating for what’s to come? Or what about Geoff Johns’ Superman? Is he reinventing the Man of Steel like he did the Green Lantern Corps? Read ahead to find out. We’ve also got fun new entries from Silver Surfer, Red Lanterns and, surprisingly, Batman Eternal! I wrote this series off as crap not too many weeks ago, but the team behind Batman Eternal actually deliver an exciting issue for once – even though it still doesn’t make total sense! Let’s hope the energy sticks around.
Comic Book of the Week goes to Avengers #34 to apologize for me ever doubting Hickman – though I still think Infinity was a big pile of meh.
At least one of us has
If you’re so inclined, you can also check out my review of All-New X-Men #31 over at Word of the Nerd. That was definitely a good issue.
Comic Reviews: Avengers #34, Batman Eternal #21, Harley Quinn #10, Red Lanterns #34, Silver Surfer #5 and Superman #34.
An Arrow Casting and Recasting, But Not the Character We Actually Want
Arrow has been so busy casting new characters for the show that I’ve fallen behind in announcing all of them! Not that I’m required too. It’s not like Arrow is slipping me any money to be the geek blog that announces these castings. And it’s not like I have a secret source in Hollywood that gives me any scoops. Sometimes I just like talking about casting choices. For example, actor Matt Ward has been cast as Komodo, a brand new villain that I think first showed up in GA comics earlier this year. That’s pretty cool. And I think Manhunter, another superhero, was also cast a few weeks ago. It’s getting out of control!
Just announced today is Amy Gumenick cast as Cupid, a character introduced a few years ago, and created by Arrow executive producer Andrew Kreisberg.
Should be fun. I don’t know anything about either of them, but awesome nonetheless.
Also announced this week was the recasting of Katana. No longer will she be Devon Aoki from Sin City. Instead, Katana will be played by Rila Fukushima from The Wolverine.
That should also be pretty fun! I liked Rila in The Wolverine.
Unfortunately, despite this flurry of casting, the people at Arrow have yet to cast the one character we’re all dying to see. I’m speaking, of course, about the best new character introduced in the New 52 so far.
Drum roll, please.
Make it happen, Kreisberg!
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