Weekly Anticipation: Miles Beyond the Rest

(Cover by Kaare Andrews, Marvel Comics)

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 2 keeps the Miles train rolling right along and what a start it was! Brian Michael Bendis sure knows how to write an empathic teen, doesn’t he? Miles’ family, context and environment are efficiently set up in issue one (seriously, it’s a beautifully done, speedy work of introductions) paving the way for his first real hero-ing in issue two. A scared but compassionate kid finding his way in the world against innumerable forces and foes. If that’s not Spider-Man, what is?

(Cover by Tyler Kirkham and Batt, DC Comics)

New Guardians 1 features Kyle Rayner and one representative from each of the 6 other light wielding corps on a mission from god. Or the Guardians. I’m mostly excited because I finally get to see my Indigo girls in an actual comics that’s (partially) based on their story! Kyle has had some of the most interesting stories as a Green Lantern (see the 90s) so with such a bizarre setup, the veteran creative team and him as the protagonist, I’m quite hopeful this will be another successful DCnU book right up there with Green Lantern Corps and all the rest.

(Cover by Ryan Sook, DC Comics)

Justice League Dark 1 features the mystics of Vertigo and DC protecting the world from threats not even the Justice League proper or International can handle! Dark, mystical powers, amazing characters with stellar runs on previous books (see the four Madame Xanadu trades from Vertigo for an example) and Peter Milligan bringing Constantine to the larger DC audience? Count me all kinds of in! The only reason this isn’t top of the list is that I’m worried the cast of characters will end up being too much for this kind of book and that we’ll lose out on development. Win or lose, it’s going to be one to check out for sure!

(The rest of my comics this week are All-Star Western 1, Aquaman 1, Batman: The Dark Knight 1, The Flash 1, Fury of Firestorm 1, Savage Hawkman 1, Superman 1, Teen Titans 1, Voodoo 1, Angel & Faith 2, Avengers Academy 19 and Ultimate Comics Ultimates 2)

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Man of Steel!

Aug4 by mutantaday

Warner Bros. Studios has released a few Man of Steel goodies the last few days. Yesterday it was announced Laurence Fishburne has been cast as Perry White. Then today this official image of Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel was released. The casting has been pretty great especially Amy Adams as Lois Lane. That casting choice alone will have me at the theaters June 14, 2013 to watch Man of Steel.

-Aaron M

Warner Bros./ DC Comics

DC and Lego Building Together!

Jul20 by mutantaday

Variety has announced that Warner Bros. and Lego have teamed up once again, to release a line of “Super Hero” play-sets and figures. Lego will have access to all of DC Entertainment’s catalog of characters and stories. The first Super Hero Lego’s will be shown off at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, where 3,000 Batman and Green Lantern mini figures will be given away.

Image from Lego Batman

In January 2012 Lego will release 13 figures which include Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Haley Quinn and Bane. Then later in the summer more merchandise will be released centering around the move The Dark Knight Rises.

I obviously want to see my favorite DC characters in Lego form, but I’m hoping that this will lead to a Lego Justice League game.

-Aaron M

Image from dccomics.com

SDCC 2011: A Call To Action!

Jul18 by windiebird

(DC Comics)

This morning, the New York Post debuted the cover to Action Comics 1! Grant Morrison has said it before but confirms it once again that this is Superman at his youngest incarnation. A “Paul Bunyan” type of character fighting for the good of the common person and believing in the goodness of people. The original Socialist Superman and I can’t wait to see Grant Morrison bring him to life! This is hailed as a pre-SDCC tease so I expect we’ll be getting a few more tidbits like this even before the pre-pre-con stuff hits tomorrow.

-windiebird

Meloni to Join The Man of Steel!

Jun24 by mutantaday

There are rumors flying around that the sexy SVU star Chris Meloni is in final negotiations to be in the new Superman flick Man of Steel. There’s no word on who he will be cast as but with his physique he would make an excellent super villain. I don’t know what direction Zach Snyder is going with this movie, but with the latest casting choice I think I approve.

-Aaron M

Image by Anthony Dixon/ WENN

A Super Ending

May13 by mutantaday

Tonight is the series finale of the 10 year running Smallville starring Tom Welling [ton]. This calls for a special celebratory drink, and some super snacks. Perhaps.. Blur Biscote, Clark-Kent-Bars, Lois Lane-Lemon Squares? And to wash it down, some Kryptonian Kool-Aid. If you’re feeling down about it all, just grab the nearest man, squeeze his super pec and give him a kiss. Awwwww.

Screen Cap; Smallville on the CW

Superman Beyond!

May12 by mutantaday

Art by Dustin Nguyen

This August Superman Beyond returns in his own one-shot comic. This very special issue will be written by Tom DeFalco and will be drawn by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema. In Superman Beyond #0 The Man of Steel’s powers are fading and he must face off against an evil more powerful than he has ever faced. If this is anything like the Batman Beyond series this will definitely be good.

-Aaron M

Secret X-Star IHerc Crusade Day

Apr6 by windiebird

(Cover by Jim Cheung, Marvel Comics)

Avengers: Children’s Crusade 5?! Another Children’s Crusade so soon?! It must be my birthday or something! Magneto vs. Doctor Doom vs. Young & older Avengers all duking it out for the fate of Wanda! No one likes to have their lives bartered around though and supposedly Iron Lad’s reappearance reignited her dormant abilities to epic effect. So glad to see you again, (Y)A: TCC!

(Cover by Gary Frank, DC Comics)

Brightest Day 23 is the penultimate issue of the series and it looks chock full of answers and action! The cover makes it seem like our dusted friends might be back as elementals? Makes sense with the Angry Nature aspect of the book so far. Firestorm vs. Deadman, the Star City Forest’s secrets actually revealed and Captain Boomerang actually makes an appearance again! What a ride so far!

(Cover by Carlo Pagulayan, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Dean White, Marvel Comics)

Herc 1 is a bit of a leap of faith on my part but one that should, by all accounts, blow my mind. An excellent writer, an excellent artist and a pretty unique concept (powerless god keeps up the good fight, is attractively hirsute) must mean greatness, right? Let’s find out!

(Cover by Michael Allred, Vertigo Comics)

iZombie 12 is our first Ellie-centric issue and a guest artist brings his take to the characters! We’ve got some Lovecraft, Old-West-meets-horror-type monsters and some personal back story revealed for the friendliest ghost around.

(Cover by Freddie Williams II, DC Comics)

JSA All-Stars 17 is another second-to-last issue from DC this week and it seems like Matthew Sturges is pulling out all the stops as the title draws to a close. The Prince appears to know why the timeline is out of whack and claims to be a member of the All-Stars themselves! Something strange is going on but the All-Stars always win the day, for one more issue at least.

(Cover by Daniel Luvisi, DC Comics)

Secret Six 32! I’m going to be all caught up on Secret Six trades once The Reptile Brain comes out so I’m just in time for the second part of the Get Out of Hell card storyline! The bearer of the Card is still a mystery but the price to actually use it is steeper than previously thought. Pretty sure that’s Ragdoll on the cover!

(Cover by Miguel Sepulveda, DC Comics)

Superman/Batman Annual 5 is out and morbid curiosity is just about the only thing keeping me going on the Reign of Doomsday. What could make all these talented writers agree (even half-heartedly) to let a pretty uninspiring plot device take real estate in their books? It’s a smorgasbord of JLAers and DCU supers vs. Doomsday and Cyborg Superman as a few answers might finally be revealed about Doomsday’s reappearance and upgraded physique.

(Cover by Carlos Pacheco, Marvel Comics)

Uncanny X-Men 534.1 answers one (maybe more) of the hanging questions about Utopia while providing a perfect Point One issue, in theory at least! The tension of having a mutant nation existing off the coast of California, Magneto secretly being a member of the X-Men and Hope’s Lights all have been quietly kept confidences from the human race…but that all changes when Magneto faces the light of day! Or people, at least.

-windiebird

MaD’s Triple H: Amy Adams

Apr4 by mutantaday

Amy Adams is one of America’s sweethearts, but we all know deep down she’s a badass who knows how to get shit done! That’s why we are excited she is going to star as Lois Lane in the reboot of Superman! We are also excited because…well…just look at her! Enchanted, we’re sure!