John Romita Jr. and Superman Elvis

I'm not yet sold a hundred percent on John Romita Jr. doing Superman with Geoff Johns. Just look at this initial image done by the legendary Marvel artist.

Here's our first look at the Man of Steel as rendered by John Romita Jr. 

PREVIEWS - More Batman Figures including New 52 Greg Capullo and Son of Batman Figs

Toy Fair is in full swing and the said event showcased a lot of new DC Collectibles figures including a wave dedicated to the New 52 Batman series based on the designs of Batman artist Greg Capullo...

And it's not just limited to the heroes as there are now villains added to the list including Mr. Freeze (above) and Red Hood 1 (below)...

They also have Batman in his battle armor as seen in the Night of the Owls storyline...

That was in Batman # 9 mind you...

DC will also release the generic Batgirl and Nightwing figure for their ever-expanding New 52 figures. (below)

New 52 Batgirl

New 52 Nightwing

If you're a fan of DC Comics' animation line, then you'll also be pleased to know that DC Collectibles will be coming out with a pair of DC animated related stuff. There's Batman from Justice League: War

... and a weird looking Robin based on his appearance in the upcoming Son of Batman animated film.

Figures will come out within the year I'm told.

More on the Batman's Mysterious Robin Replacement who Could Be Harper Row

More and more fans are leaning towards the idea that the new blue themed vigilante working closely with Batman as a potential Robin (Damian Wayne) replacement is really Harper Row.

Here's a sneak peek at the upcoming Batman # 28 with art by Dustin Nguyen who I've really missed in mainstream stuff. The book, as usual, will be written by Scott Snyder.

Also thank god for a break from Zero Year, seriously that things becoming too much of a drag now. Too many variables, too many crossovers and too many villains.

Credits:  Comics X-Aminer

SPOILERS - Earth 2 Annual # 2

There's a lot to take in from this year's Earth 2 Annual with regards to the identity of the new Batman. For starters, it's Thomas Wayne behind the mask.

The book begins with Earth 2 Batman solving the mystery surrounding the death of Joe Chill, the man who gunned down his parents in Crime Row. Batman tracks down the mastermind but gets trumped by a masked man. He tracks said mystery man and has a confrontation with him. The man is revealed to be...

In this issue we find out that the Earth 2 version of Thomas Wayne had a criminal side job which ultimately led to the murder which orphaned Bruce Wayne and created Batman. Wayne survived and became a recluse...

He also tells Earth 2 Red Tornado aka Lois Lane and Hawkgirl that he's been shadowing Bruce ever since that time. He was present during the wedding of Bruce and Selina Kyle, the birth of Helena (who becomes the New 52 Huntress) and many more.

The issue was written by Tom Taylor with pencils by Robson Rocha.

Do you like how this plot point played out? Honestly, NO.

SPOILERS: On Why Aquaman Was Absent in Justice League War

Justice League: War has already been released (a tad early too) and people are loving it. I for one love it but there seems to be a little beef with to the roster change for the League. I mean come on, Aquaman is and will always be a founding member so why is he absent from this animated flick?

 There's actually a specific reason for the absence and that it also ties into whatever's coming next for DC's animated movie. Here's the description from Newsarama...

"After the devastation to Earth due to the attack by the forces of Apokolips, a shot of the ocean is shown. In the water lay swathes of dead fish and other sealife – and then waves start from the middle of the water. A vessel rises, and with what sure seems to be the helmet of Orm, Ocean Master (Aquaman’s brother). In his arms lie a dead old man. Ocean Master says, “The Surface Dwellers have killed our king. This is an act of war. And they will pay.”"

Ocean Master carrying the body of what appears to be the elderly king of Atlanti? Waitaminute...

Are we really going full Throne of Atlantis here? That'd be awesome. I liked that storyline written by Geoff Johns.

Credit Screenrant

Aquaman Gets a Second Book - Aquaman and the Others

Aquaman is starting to really dominate the DC books what with his regular appearance in Justice League and his own book and now, just announced, a second book called "Aquaman and the Others". 

The book's opening creative team is a powerhouse in their own right as well, Dan Jurgens will be writing the book while 'kabayans' Lan Medina (pencils) and Ed Tadeo (inks) will be doing the interior art. 

IGN reports that the Aquaman and the Others will "feature Aquaman’s team of Others being hunted by a mysterious foe who wants the golden Atlantean artifacts that give them their powers."

The book comes out April 2, 2014

Wickedly Spot On New 52 Wonder Woman Cosplay

I'm not sure who she is since I got this off tumblr but I just wanted to share this to you fanboys and fangirls.

Be still my heart.....

Wally West Set to Appear in the New 52

Fans have been clamoring for the return of Wally West (the second Flash and first Kid Flash from DC Comics) ever since the New 52 Reboot; and today we get exciting news, they are officially bringing him back.

USA Today provides some news for the return of the former Kid Flash. According to the scoop, Wally West will be appearing in issue number 30 of The Flash ongoing. The issue will be written by Green Lantern writer Robert Vendetti together with co-writer Van Jensen and artist Brett Booth.

Here's the cover for The Flash # 30:

The Flash by Brett Booth

Despite my excitement for the prospect of seeing Wally in the books again (I grew up with Wally as the Flash, thus making him MY Flash), there's this air of uncertainty seeing how DC Comics is doing a terrible job at 'reinventing' their characters. Case-in-point, the new back story for Bart Allen which is currently being told in Teen Titans # 25 - 27.

Update: I think we have what appears to be Wally's new costume...

The Flash Annual # 3

Aquaman # 25 Spoilers

One of the top 10 consistently entertaining books from DC Comics' New 52 initiative has got to be Aquaman by Geoff Johns. It's made the guy cool and relevant and more importantly, erased the whole notion of the superhero as a laughingstock. Issue # 25 is Johns' last run on the book and while this spoiler is a bit old, it did let slip a couple of things.

So basically what happens is Aquaman finds the Dead King's scepter which he uses to control the creatures called The Trench. He leads them to Atlantis where he rescues Mera from prison where she got thrown six months ago. The ensuing chaos gets thick when Arthur and the Dead King find each other. Aquaman gets the upper hand and the Dead King tries to sink Atlantis but Arthur stops him.

The fight goes to a volcano where the Dead King's scepter melts and the icy king melts due to the extreme heat.

Aquaman returns to throne and together with Mera (that's the short of it) and though this chapter ends we get a peek into whats coming next for the King of the Seven Seas and it involves Ocean Master.

Apparently, he's taken refuge in the house of that family he rescued back in the Villain's Month special...

So the next crisis for the Geoff Johns' Justice League would be "Rise of the Seven Seas" after "Throne of Atlantis".

DC Comics to Release New 52: Futures End with a Five Year Skip

We've been to the past and now DC is bringing us to the future. Five years into the future to be exact.

The future begins with May's FCBD entitled The New 52: Futures End # 0 which will be drawn by Ethan Van Sciver with the weekly writers Jeff Lemire, Keith Giffen, Brian Azzarello and Dan Jurgens. Artist involved in this weekly project Jesus Merino, Aaron Lopresti.

Here's the cover for # 0 done by the amazing Ryan Sook

Credit: CBR

Seriously, take a good look at the cover and you'll see that it's fucked up thanks to the details. Somebody just lobotomized Superman and took out massive chunks of his body replaced with metal. Nobody even bothered to dress The Flash up properly. Also its going to be Brother Eye versus Batman Beyond if we're going to read through the cover's placement and design.

After the horrible output of Villain's Month, I'm hoping DC Comics does good with this.

That Variant Cover for Superman/Wonder Woman # 3 Proves That

... sex in space is possible. But it will require either parentage from Greek pantheon or genetics from a dead alien race to actually pull it off. 

Yes folks, DC Comics will be releasing this variant cover to Superman/Wonder Woman # 3 which looks like the Man of Steel and the Amazonian Princess just did the horizontal mambo in space. Cover is done rather tastefully by one of my favorite artists, Guillem March.

Here's the entirety of the cover.

A bit fanservice-y aint it? Also, the solicit.

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #3
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
1:25 Variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
1:100 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
On sale DECEMBER 11 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for details.

The way I see it, people are polarized by the book, some loving it others be hatin' (I'm with the former though) especially after seeing Superman kinda beating up Diana's brother Apollo. Still, it offers a great read with some of the best panels and splash pages done by artist Tony S. Daniels in years.

Which Superheroine Joins the Red Lanterns?

Here's a clue, she's a cousin of a famous DC Comics characters...

Yup, it's none other than Supergirl that's joining Guy Gardner's Red Lanterns.

Here's the official solicit:

GREEN LANTERN/RED LANTERNS #28
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and CHARLES SOULE
Art by BILLY TAN and ALESSANDRO VITTI
GREEN LANTERN Cover by BILLY TAN
RED LANTERNS Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On sale FEBRUARY 5 • 48 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Don’t miss this amazing flip-issue with two covers at a special price of just $2.99! This DOUBLE ISSUE contains both GREEN LANTERN #28 and RED LANTERNS #28! With dozens of sectors in open rebellion against the Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan is faced with a crisis in the sector most important to him: 2814, home of Earth…as well as Ysmault, home of the Red Lanterns. Hal made a dangerous bargain with Guy Gardner, and now it’s time to pay up! Plus: Guy and the Red Lanterns take over policing Sector 2814! And you’ll want to keep reading RED LANTERNS next month to see what happens to their newest member: SUPERGIRL!

The Batman Eternal Teaser Commemorates Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving once again for the good folks at the United States of America and what better way to celebrate the founding of this 'New World' than giving DC's caped crusader a new world (and thanksgiving dinner) of his own as seen in this teaser for the upcoming weekly BATMAN ETERNAL

I swear the image was too big so I had to do some major crop-age. Anyway, the photo at the bottom shows us the entirety of the teaser which will probably leave you with more questions. 

Let the speculation begin. 

Oh wait, here are some of my thoughts.

The purple hood - SPOILER. Definitely Stephanie Brown
Goth Person - probably a badly drawn Harper Row
Blonde Guy - I bet it's Talon.

Batman # 25 Spoilers - Betrayal

There's betrayal afloat in the final pages of Batman # 25 which came out this week courtesy of DC Comics, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo as part of ZERO YEAR.

Summary:

Batman dodges the authorities once again, shows off his new Batmobile while fleeing his pursuers. There's a subplot about a mysterious case where the dead guy grows weird bones on his being which kills him. Apparently Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy) works in the same lab. Bruce Wayne investigates further and uses his main lead which is Lucious Fox (which is his first appearance for Zero Year).

Who is this guy? I'm betting this is the New 52 version of Doctor Death although I might be wrong. Read an interview that this has got ties to Batman's early case before the New 52, as in it dates that far back.

Oh and I really just couldn't see Morgan Freemann do this to Christian Bale.

Superman Beats up a Sun God - Superman/Wonder Woman # 2 Spoilers

I like Superman/Wonder Woman as a series because its a friggin' new element. It's a New 52 book which does what the New 52 intended to do, bring new stuff into the table. It does that with much gusto and with so much promise thanks to the characters and rogues from both the Superman and Wonder Woman books. Case in point Superman/Wonder Woman # 2.

The book is written by Charles Soule with art by Tony Daniels.

Solicit: Whom the gods destroy, first they piss off! Seeking help against Doomsday, Diana turns to her brother Hephaestus for weapons—but a more immediate threat is Apollo and the other gods. They do not approve of Superman as a consort to Diana, and he will have to prove himself in combat!

If you're looking for context here, Diana and Clark face off against Diana's family especially the new king of Olympus, Apollo.



Wonder Woman of course does not approve of her brothers' action against her boyfriend but before she can do anything, Clark is back on his feet.

While I enjoyed this scene very much, I must agree with the comments from the source, this was rather forced. Felt more likfe fan-service rather than an actual intelligent comic book fight. Of course the other comments were mean and rude but to hell with them. I liked this one.

Plus Strife's reaction to the beatdown was pretty too.

I'm picking up Superman/Wonder Woman # 1 and #2 during this weekend's Komikon. Hopefully they do have that on that convention.