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Those new Watchmen comics are coming whether we want them or not

By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com A few weeks back, we heard tell that those long-lived rumors that DC was setting up a sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic graphic novel Watchmen were more than just rumors. Now there’s more news, and if you’re one of those fans who

Nic Cage’s Action Comics #1 sells for record-breaking $2,161,000!

By Jeff Spry, Source: Blastr.com The Holy Grail of comic books is now even holier. A stellar copy of Action Comics #1 from 1938, once owned by Nic Cage, shattered auction records this evening in New York when the smoke cleared and a final bid of $2,161,000 was announced. Looks

Lego Batman” Sequel to Involve the DC Universe

by Robert Workman, Source: CBR When “Lego Batman” arrived onto consoles in 2008, the game introduced both kids and comic book fans to a terrific take on the Dark Knight’s legacy, one that replaced the seriousness with joyful co-op action and the opportunity to play as both heroes (Batman, Robin)

Christian Bale confirms that he’s done playing the Dark Knight

By Nathalie Caron, source: Blastr.com We all knew it was coming (though we admit we’ve lived in complete denial about it), but for those of us who still hoped that Christian Bale would reconsider and return for further adventures of the caped crusader down the line after the upcoming The

Syfy orders a pilot script for DC’s time-traveling Booster Gold

By Marc Bernardin, source: Blastr.com After getting gritty and realistic with superpowers on Alphas, Syfy will take a dip in the other end of the pool by greenlighting a pilot script for a live-action take on DC’s light-hearted time-traveler, Booster Gold. Created by Dan Jurgens in 1986, Booster Gold is

Erica Durance gets to be David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman after all

By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com David E. Kelley wanted to make a Wonder Woman TV show, and failed. Smallville fans wanted Erica Durance to play Wonder Woman, but couldn’t make it happen. Now, both parties are getting their wish … kind of. Durance will return to American TV (she’s got

DiDio Takes “Challengers of the Unknown” Into “DCU Presents”

by Kiel Phegley, Source: Comic Book Resources DC Comics’ classic sci-fi adventure team the Challengers of the Unknown has had a way of excaping the grim death of comic book cancelation for too long. Since their mid-century heyday at the hands of creator Jack Kirby and the artists who followed

The Return Of Watchmen 2

by Rich Johnston, Source: BleedingCool.com A couple of years ago, Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics was planning to return to Watchmen to tell new stories. Dave Gibbons would be involved as well as many of DC’s brightest stars. The very concept was pooh-poohed and Bleeding Cool was

GARY FRANK (& Geoff Johns) Try to Lift THE CURSE OF SHAZAM!

By Vaneta Rogers, Source: Newsarama.com The word was once a familiar American icon: “SHAZAM!” And DC Comics is hoping it will be again. For the next phase of DC’s historic renumbering and reboot — which already spawned newer, younger versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman — the publisher is

Zeus your daddy, Diana!

WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD By DAREH GREGORIAN, Source: NY Post.com By Zeus! Wonder Woman is a daddy’s girl. The iconic character is getting something she’s never had in her almost 70-year-old history — a father. “She’s going to learn she’s not who she was told she was,” “Wonder Woman” writer Brian

Watchmen and 100 more DC comics banned at Barnes and Noble

By Dan Roth, Source: Blastr.com Uh-oh. There’s trouble brewin’ in comics and, as has become all too familiar lately, DC is at the heart of it. Seems like their recent deal with Amazon has ruffled the feathers of book behemoth, Barnes and Noble. Let’s back up the truck a second

DC Comics superhero The Spectre may be heading to FOX

By HitFix Staff FOX is developing a drama series based on the supernatural DC Comics character The Spectre. The Spectre, created by Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) and Bernard Bailey in 1940, is an ex-cop stuck in an eternal afterlife, where he exacts vengeance upon mortal criminals in the name

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