Batman V Superman trailer is here!

Looks great! I'm interested to know how Superman's powers are corrupting him or if it's just a voice over for the trailer. Some parts have an Injustice (the game) like-vibe (soldiers kneeling before Zod... I mean Superman and having a statue of him in Metropolis). .I love the DKR Bat-Armor! Sadly, the movie is one year away.

Post-Convergence Thoughts

DC released their June solicits and lots of things are changing. We have new titles (Dr. Fate), returning on-goings (Grayson doesn’t seem to change much), “missing” characters or worse (Kyle Rayner!) and redesigned costumes for most of the iconic heroes (but they appear in their New52 costumes in the JL titles for some reason):

Clark, it's like you're not even trying.

Superman: Don’t like it. He looks more like Pre-52 Superboy than Superman (plus he got a new costume like five minutes ago). The New 52 Action Comics design was good because it was he starting out as a hero, he didn’t have the uniform yet but at least he looked like Supes. While I like the new S shield, the rest is weak (seriously, not even the red cape!).

Super Robot Wars here I come!

Batman (or BatLabor): Seriously, it looks like one of the mechs from the Patlabor anime series from the 80’s. This All New Batman may not be Bruce Wayne since it appears to be a cop or at least working closely with the police. It would be extra awesome if it were Alfred or Jean-Paul Valley. Looks like a good design for a one time Bat-Suit.

For Themyscira bub!

Wonder Woman: I like it! Could loose the Azrael-like blades but never the less it’s an awesome suit.

Pre-52 Wally would be proud!

Flash and Green Arrow: They seem to resemble their TV versions. Flash suit, while it looks a little busy, it's the best of the bunch. Green Arrow could change the gloves, baggy pants and boots.

The Emerald Lantern

Green Lantern: Hal goes renegade and wearing a cloak or a hoodie (Scarlet-Spider anyone?). I’m interested in the new direction for the character, but if he really wears a hoodie in space, then that would be laughable.









Not very interested in these changes and with the current economy, this will be a relief to my pocket since April and May will leave me broke with so many Convergence tie-ins (Speed-Force, New Teen Titans, Parallax and Shadow of the Bat!). Will pick up Grayson on print, while I might pick up others like Dr. Fate and Earth 2 Society (New Batman over there, might be Dick Grayson) on digital format once the price drops, to give them a chance.

Superman gets a new costume and Super Power!

SHINE SPAAAARRRKKKK!!!

DC announced that in Superman #38 of the current volume, the Man of Steel will unveil a new ability, the Super Flare!!! It’s interesting since Superman is a solar battery and it seems he can released all the charge at once. From the images that have been released online, it looks very anime inspired (lots are saying it looks like Dragon Ball Z). He also gets a new costume (to help him control this new power… maybe) but it’s not very different from his New 52 outfit.
The image was taken from ign.

Big Convergence New!!!

Over at CBR and Newsarama, DC revealed some heavy details about their next event. Spoilers ahead!!!

Fun with Photoshop: Justice League of America for the NES

 This is another game I would have loved as a kid. There aren't many NES games with DC characters, only Batman and Superman that I remember (and The Flash for Sega Master System). The characters in the cover were drawn by José Luis García Lopez, one of my favorite artist of all time. He is so good rendering the Heroes that DC keeps using his illustrations from the 80's.

Trailer for the Failed Superman Movie Documentary

 If you ever saw An Evening with Kevin Smith, you know there was going to be a Superman film in the 90's based (loosely) on the Death and Return storyline. Smith wrote the first draft, Tim Burton Burton was brought on board to direct and Nicholas Cage was cast as Superman (with a Kryptonian mullet). Long story short, the movie was never made but there are copies of the script, pictures of concept art and prototype Superman suits around the web that raised fan interest about the project. Film maker Jon Schnepp decided to make a documentary about the ill fated movie called The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?. It includes interviews with Smith, Burton and even Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman writer).

I love this type of documentaries that gives you an idea of what happens behind production. And I remember rumors about this movie back in the 90's and wondered what happened. Still, I would love to see Nicholas Cage play Superman in a over-the-top kind of way (not in a big budget movie). Definitely a day-one purchase for me. For more info about the movie, check this site. I included the clip from An Evening with Kevin Smith. Enjoy.

Brandon Routh joins the third season of Arrow

Taken from wikimedia.org

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Former Superman returns (ha!) to the DC Universe to play Ray Palmer (the Atom). Palmer will be a recurring role in the TV series. This marks the second time the Atom appeared in a live action project (the first one being the awful Justice League TV movie from the 90's) With the Flash premiering this year, could the CW try to launch an Atom series as well?

As for Brandon Routh, he did the best he could as Superman (the story was not good). I'm sure he'll do Ray Palmer justice.

New Superman v Batman image!!!

I'm super! Thanks for asking.

Source: USAToday
This new image features Superman (Henry Cavill) from the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (plus Alpha). We see the Man of Steel in what I think is Gotham City. The picture looks really dark. I have no problem with Batman being dark but Superman should be light. That's what make their friendship/rivalry work. The film will open in 2016.

JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time review

It's like the Super Friends, but in a good way!

 Over the past few years, DC Entertainment has released direct-to-video animated movies for a more adult audience. JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time  goes for the 5 to 10 years old. It tabs into the more Saturday morning, campy approach. It's a great introduction of the DC Universe for a younger audience.

Adventures of Superman (2013) is coming to an end...

or so it seems judging from the description of the series latest issue:

"In the series' final chapter, legends Jerry Ordway and Steve Rude tell the story of Superman's first encounter with a hero from the future--OMAC: the One-Man Army Corps"

Well, it was good while it lasted. This digital-first anthology had some of the best Superman stories in years. We'll have to wait and see if another volume is released (like Injustice) of is replased by a different title altogether. Adventures of Superman can be found in the Comixology website (and smartphone app) and in print edition.