January 2012
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Oh, I wonder what project that would be?
DC writer Jeff Lemire on Twitter last night. I can’t possibly imagine what that could be. Oh, wait.
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Kick ass tournament: Round 2, Match 8
The winner of yesterday’s favorite Oracle artist was Nicola Scott. Today we have a short list of artists for a character with a big following - Harley Quinn.
Bruce Timm co-created Harley and drew in Batman Adventures:
Jim Lee drew Harley Quinn in Hush:
Terry Dodson drew Harley in her series Harley Quinn:
Guillem March drew Harley in Gotham City Sirens:
Dustin Nguyen also drew...
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Batgirl film hits Kickstarter
The popular funding site Kickstarter, which has enabled such female-positive comic themed projects as The History of the Universe as told by Wonder and Womanthology, is now home to another female comic themed project.
Notice a word missing there? Yes, you can invest in …. Batgirl:Vampire Knights!
What is this you ask? Here’s some of the press release:
Tired of the cheesy super...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 8
The winner of favorite Lois Lane artist is Darwyn Cooke. Today we have a character I am mildly fond of .. Barbara Gordon as Oracle.
Phil Noto drew Oracle for a number of Birds of Prey covers and in Batgirl v1:
Butch Guice drew Barbara Gordon in Birds of Prey and Justice League Classified
Ed Benes drew Oracle in Birds of Prey:
Joe Bennett also drew Oracle for Birds of Prey
Nicola Scott...
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DC Comics to buy today
Here’s what I am picking up this week from DC Comics:
Justice League Dark #5
I have been enjoying this book, especially the art, but have been a bit concerned by the pace. This issue looks to pull the team together.
If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know I was looking forward to Voodoo when it was first announced. But the first issue, you know the one where the lead...
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 7
And we are near the mid-point of this tournament. Have you been enjoying it? Let me know. Yesterday we had a big one, Black Canary. And the winner was … Cliff Chiang. Congratulations, Cliff. Today we have the very first DC woman who kicks ass, Lois Lane.
We start with the original, Joe Shuster, who drew Lois in Action Comics #1
We move on to the Silver Age and the man who drew Lois in...
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Casting breakdown for Green Arrow pilot reveals...
So they are moving forward with the Green Arrow pilot I posted about a few weeks ago. And the casting sheet is now floating around the net. And while the major character being cast is, of course, Oliver Queen it’s one of the other characters that caught my eye:
Dinah “Laurel: Lance 28 years old, smart sexy, Laurel is a legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war...
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Okay, who has the Robin fetish at DC Comics?
From the usually reliable folks at Bleeding Cool comes news of a book which seems to ready made for for me to rage and mock about at the same time. If it is true. Which it probably is.
I understand, from a well placed source, that the current tittle tattle around the Batbooks is that Jeff Lemire will write a new series entitled The Robins, starring Damien, Jason, Tim and Dick.
No word on...
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First look at The Dark Knight Rises Collectibles
Idlehands got its hands on the new DC Direct catalog and we see a close look at Catwoman, Hathaway style:
The heels are sharp stilletos that are supposed to be weapons. Hooookaaaayy.
I’m glad Catwoman is standing proudly defiant. Not. Whatever.
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Kick ass artist of kick ass women: Round 6
The winner of the Cass Cain favorite artist was Damion Scott. Today we have what I think will be one of the toughest rounds - Black Canary!
Carmine Infantino created Black Canary and drew her in stories in Flash Comics.
Dick Giordano was one of the primary Canary artists in the Silver Age.
Neal Adams drew Canary during the “Hard Traveling Hero” years.
Alex Toth only did one...
DC Entertainment unveils campaign to fight hunger...
DC Entertainment and its parent company Warner Bros. today unveiled a two-year campaign, “We Can Be Heroes” that is focused on donating a minimum of $2M in funds to fight hunger in the Horn of Africa. The funds will come from donations and matching programs and will benefit three organizations Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps.
The campaign will feature...
New 3 Chicks up with special guest Duane...
After our extra large year end edition, we are back with a normal size episode but with a big guest! Come and listen to us pump for information talk with the writer of Birds of Prey Duane Swiercynski about:
How the new book came about and what former BoP’r was supposed to be on the team
What’s up with Starling (if you read issue #5 you know what we talked about)
And what’s...
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Kick ass artists of kick ass women: Round 5
The winner of Friday’s match for favorite Batgirl artist was Marcos Martin. Today we have another woman who has held the role of Batgirl - Cassandra Cain.
And for favorite artist we have:
Damion Scott who drew the bulk of Cassandra Cain Batgirl run.
James Jean who was a cover artist on Batgirl.
Alé Garza who followed Damion Scott on Batgirl.
Marcus To who drew Cassandra as Black...
John Rozum talks more about what went wrong with...
The other day I posted about the series Static Shock which, despite high hopes, was cancelled after 8 issues. Part of that story included comments from John Rozum. Yesterday Rozum posted more comments about the situation on his website. In he speaks extensively about the issues he had with the editor and co-writer of the book to clear the air because he is “unwilling to have my professional...
labbess asked: Can you explain to me a little about the interaction between Kate Kane and Bruce Wayne (and co.), at least recently? I have seen a lot of fanart that includes her into the so-called "Bat family" but I have yet to see any canonical evidence of this closeness.
foreveracomiclover asked: The current (reboot) Teen Titans are the new one and only Titans (from what I've heard) Does the mean the original Titans never existed? And does the Young Justice continuity not exist anymore?
larissadreamcatcher asked: It has been said by Lobdell that Raven would be returning to Teen Titans soon, personally, I don't want her to be in the Titans again. I rather see her in JL Dark or maybe even in the Outlaws, nonetheless, I am happy to see my favorite character returning. So your opinion on her return? Do you think she's better off with or without the Teen Titans?
wwwrexwill asked: I have always been a flash fan, and was so excited when they wanted to keep and redo him in the new 52. but as u may know there are 3 different flash that all have different back stories. So what are they going to do? Redo the newest version or start all the way back from the first Flash? or introduce a new flash to the mix?
handdrawnhero asked: Have you read any of the Teen Titans issues with Bunker in it? Any thoughts on how he's being handled?
thegeekmaster asked: Is there a comic you just genuinely hate? Like, just thinking about it makes your skin crawl and/or put you into a blind rage?
vejigante asked: What did you think of the Daughters of the Dragon mini Palmiotti and Justin Grey?
darkestknight32 asked: I remember when I first heard of an adult titans book I was delighted and then it went to Judd Winick and he made a complete mess of it. I was wondering is there any books that you think could be better handled with characters you feel are being mistreated and who would you put on the book to fix it
kerrykhat asked: What are your feelings about the erasure of Helena Bertinelli in the DCnU and do you think we'll see her again in Multiversity?
morallyambiguous asked: Two questions: Am I the only person who absolutely adores Starling? And how do you like Batman & Robin so far?
somethingwittier asked: What are your thoughts about about the work of artist Adriana Melo, Sana Takeda, and Rebekah Isaacs? Would you like to see them work for DC in the future?
heroeswelcomed asked: I absolutely adore Batman and am reading almost all of the batman/bat family comics in the new 52. Unfortunately, I really dislike/disappointed in The Dark Knight. The writing is terrible and I'm from a writing background so I put a lot of stock in the story. My question is: Should I stick with it? Or dump it? I have this hope that it'll get better.
bringbacklianharper asked: Do you believe that the DC Reboot will succeed, or do you see it as a flimsy attempt to remove most of the bad decisions DC has done in the last few years from the continuity without the need to fix any of then?
localairwaves asked: In a time where DC doesn't even allow some of their writers to write, like Rozum on Static Shock, what is the incentive to even want to read/write for DC, especially if you're not white, male, or straight? Why are comics increasingly written by editorial instead of those who collect paychecks for doing said job? (Loaded questions, I know, but basically: are you upset over the Static...
juvjuvychan asked: Fave Wonder Woman titles and any thoughts on Starfire?
padt asked: How do you feel about Azzarello's Wonder Woman? It just occurred to me that I don't think I've heard your opinion on it now that we're five issues in (apologies if you've posted it before, I must have missed it).
realgaran asked: I haven't read any DC comics in quite a few years. I only mainly read Vertigo books. What are the good books to read or a good starting point?
kagome-mizuno asked: Secret Orange=Secret Origins?
haveievermentioned asked: It's Sunday over here so... I have a DC question. The most recent Tiny Titans had a side story about how Wondergirl (The one in a skirt, not jeans. Sorry!) was carrying around a "Secret Orange" that told her secrets. This lead into a dream sequence between the Orange version of the Justice League, and the league of Just Us Cows. Considering how Random this is, I KNOW it's a...
thetruffle asked: Who's your favorite female DC villain?
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The best idea from Twitter yesterday
I don’t know why Pia Guerra isn’t drawing for DC Comics right now, but a Batgirl annual with an out-of-continuity Batgirl story written by Gail Simone where Barbara Gordon is drawn by Pia Guerra and looks like she does below would be better than cake. Good cake. With ice cream. Maybe a cherry. We’ll see.
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Deadline time for Women Write About Comics...
The carnival is about to open for business so if you haven’t yet written something, drawn something or even recorded something, the time is now.
As a reminder this project will bring together disparate voices to discuss issues around women and comics. I wrote about here and you can visit the site here.
The topic is Women in Refrigerators 13 years later. What does it mean? Is it still...
Very cool JLA cosplay
photo by Robert Brooks. I love Diana is taller than Superman.
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Static Shock: What went wrong
Last week when DC announced the cancellation of six of the lowest selling of the new 52, I was very sad to see Static Shock on the list. I’ll be honest, I really liked the first issue of this but the writing after that went down hill. It was a surprise because the team, Scott McDaniel and John Rozum, seemed perfect when the book was announced.
But I don’t think the quality of the book...
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Wonder Woman gets the cover of Previews
Wonder Woman, love guns a blazing, gets the cover of this month’s Previews magazine. Good to see this title getting visibility. Also did you note that Cliff Chiang was listed as co-writer on issue 8? I asked him about the other day and he said it was “just something we’re trying out.”
I want a poster of this cover with the “Wonder Woman: Warrior of Love”
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Kick ass artists of kick ass women: Round 4
Adam Hughes was the winner of favorite Zatanna artist by a wide margin. Congratulations were extended last evening. Today we have voting for Barbara Gordon as Batgirl.
Once again we have a long list of artists nominated and because I have been asked, nicely, I will provide some context.
Carmine Infantino was the co-creator of Batgirl and drew her in Detective Comics #359 which is the very first...
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And I though she was going to be a young Barbara...
Last year when they announced Joey King was in the Dark Knight Rises, I speculated she might be playing Barbara Gordon.
I was wrong. Joey has spilled the beans.
She’ll be playing a young SPOILER who I assume is played by you know who.
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DC unveils its new brand identity
The logo from last week and been officially deemed the new logo of DC Comics. I’ve worked with companies on brands and logos and it is hard work and you never really get something everyone loves. But the thing about this logo is that it offers nothing that of the DC brand beyond the letters “D” and “C”.
No wait, it’s about secret identities:
The design of the...
