Category Archives: DC
First Batman: Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer
Just a tease for now, but a nicely animated one.
It doesn’t reveal anything new about the game, or anything at all, really. Someone very talented just animated a brief fight between Batman and Deathstroke. Kudos to them. But it’s a thing that I felt like sharing.
Plus this felt like a good opportunity to warn you people that you’re now in for several long, grueling months of me hoping Robin will be in this game. No, I kid. I kid ’cause I love…Robin. Dang, I need to get a new hobby.
Scribblenauts is Going Superheroic Because Awesome
I’m a huge Scribblenauts fan, and a huge comic book fan, so yesterday’s news about Scribblenauts Unmasked pretty much fulfilled every desire I could possibly have. Ever.
For realsies, that looks amazing. For those of you who don’t know, Scribblenauts is a puzzle game where you have access to your entire imagination in order to try and solve puzzles. The game developers opened up a dictionary and basically programmed every single word into the game. So all you have to do is type something – like, say, ‘purple monkey dishwasher’ – and it will appear in the game. The current puzzle might not require a purple monkey dishwasher, but you could create an army of angry, flaming zombies. Or maybe a blue cat. Or a time machine. Or a flying car. Whatever you can imagine, you can put into the game.
And now it’s going to star superheroes. Because awesome. That’s just awesome.
Word has it the game includes upwards of 2,000 DC superheroes, including alternate takes on classic superheroes. You’ll be able to create Pirate Batman and maybe Red Son Superman. Or maybe just regular Ambush Bug. Maybe the entire Blue Lantern Corps. I don’t know what you’ll need the entire Corps for, but that’s not the point. Scribblenauts is just awesome like that.
And it’s another reason why I need to get a Nintendo 3DS.
The Age Old Question
From Dorkly. PS: I’m enjoying Injustice: Gods Among Us well enough. Though my friend had it for weeks before me, and now she’s just too damn good to beat. Curse her!
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 5/11/13
Another week, another good load of comics. Everything is mostly good this week, except for, well…I’m not digging Justice League of America. Maybe some of you are, maybe there are people who really enjoy that comic, but for me, it’s a total dud. And that’s just disappointing overall. I think it’s a surefire sign that, in the end, DC’s New 52 reboot is going to crash and burn. This JLA was given a big push, and it’s written by Golden Boy Geoff Johns, but I just think it sucks. I think DC is floundering these days. They come up with strange comics like The Movement or The Green Team as if they think those will actually sell. Then they cancel those titles in six issues because they couldn’t match up to the popularity of Batman.
Pretty soon, all DC Comics are just going to be extensions of the Batman, Superman and Green Lantern franchises.
Fortunately, Marvel is still kicking butt with their Marvel NOW! campaign. It’s proof that you don’t need to reboot your entire universe to make things feel fresh and exciting. In fact, much to my surprise, Comic Book of the Week is going to Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers this week! I’ve generally disliked that comic, but Hickman hits it out of the park this week – possibly because he finally focuses on a little team interaction and character development.
I’m going to say that now every time I go gambling
Plus watching Sunsport and Cannonball make pals with some disenfranchised A.I.M. henchmen is just awesome.
Comic Reviews: Avengers #11, Batman #20, Batman and Robin #20, Justice League of America #3, Thor: God of Thunder #8, Uncanny Avengers #8.
Injustice DLC Characters Cracked, Break My Heart
Good news, everybody! I finally have a working X-Box again, and the first game I bought was Injustice: Gods Among Us! I was writing about that game for so long, I just couldn’t wait to play it. Of course, many of you readers know that I was writing about that game because I wanted to see Robin as a playable character – only to have my hopes cruelly dashed!
Well I held on to a glimmer of hope that Robin would show up in the DLC, but it looks like that’s not going to be the case either. At least if the Internet is to be believed. Some guy apparently hacked the DLC coding on the Injustice disc to unlock the identities of all four DLC characters.
First up, we already know that Lobo was the first DLC character. He’s already playable. Then DC announced just this week that Batgirl would be the second DLC character, and I think she’s a fine choice. The guy posted his predictions back on April 19, but Batgirl was just announced this past week, so he’s 2 for 2 already.
And according to this Internet Man, the last two DLC characters will be…drum roll please…General Zod and Scorpion.
WHAT THE WHAT!? Lame!
Ugh. What horrible choices. Nobody cares about General Zod. Nobody has ever cared about General Zod. I realize he’s the villain in the big Man of Steel movie this summer, and cross-promotions are all the rage, but come on! Zod? The comics have had half a dozen different versions of Zod over the past few years. He’s a stupid character!
And he’s not Robin.
Then there’s Scorpion, from Mortal Kombat. Lordy, what have we done to deserve this? It’s like when they put Freddy Krueger in the last Mortal Kombat game. It’s a cheap, gimmicky stunt that doesn’t accomplish anything other than developer-wankery. And Scorpion is definitely not Robin.
So take this rumor for what you will. For me personally, it breaks my tender, Robin-loving heart.
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