Thanks to ICv2 and YouTube for the first glimpse of the new Green Lantern The Animated Series on Cartoon Network, set to premiere on September 5th.
100 Bullets a Possibility
For your patrons that enjoy crime stories might be getting a show for them. ICv2 is reporting that Vertigo’s, 100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso is being produced by Warner Bros. TV as a television series for Showtime. We will see if this actually comes to pass or not. But it’s interesting water cooler talk.
Turning Shades of Green
One of the movies I have been eagerly awaiting comes out this weekend. Of course that is DC Comics’ Green Lantern. I’m sure all of your patrons will know this, but it can give you some talking points if you only have a passing knowledge of comic books. Watch the feature below thanks to YahooMovies.
DC Gets “Sin”
Everyone will be interested that DC Comics is reportedly received the comic rights to Jon Land’s Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending. This is in development by King Midas World Entertainment as a hopeful franchise. You can jump over to ICv2 for the brief article.
Next DC Animated Movie
ICv2 reports that the next, direct to DVD, animated movie coming from DC Comics and Warner Animation will be an adaptation of Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One. Watch the promo video for this new movie below.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/20249.html
Episode 5 Shownotes
High School of the Dead Volume 1, Daisuke Sato & Shouji Sato, 2011, Yen Press. ISBN: 978-0316132251, $13.99
Rat Catcher, Andy Diggle & Victor Ibanez, 2011, Vertigo (DC Comics). ISBN: 978-1401211585, $19.99.
Daytripper, Gabriel Ba & Fabio Moon, 2011, Vertigo (DC Comics). ISBN: 978-1401229696, $19.99.
Episode 5 of ComicPop Library
In this episode we look at High School of the Dead by Daisuke Sata/Shouji Sato, Rat Catcher by Andy Diggle/Victor Ibanez, and Daytripper by Gabriel Ba/Fabio Moon.
Watchmen HeroClixs
ICv2’s site reports that WizKids will be releasing a new HeroClix six pack. The six pack is Watchmen Crimebusters Fast Forces 6-Pack and is scheduled for release on September 7, 2011. The characters in this six pack will be Rorschach, Nite Owl, Ozymandias, The Comedian, and pictured above, Dr. Manhattan and Silk Spectre. Let your gamers know and even you graphic novel readers know because Watchmen has always been a fan favorite in the comic book community.
DC Re-numbering Not Rebooting
DC’s site discusses that the universe is not necessarily rebooting. They are just changing some customes, having some of the main characters be younger in age, but not necessarily changing the characters origin. DC’s site also gives out a few of the titles that will be getting new #1 issues: Wonder Woman; Green Arrrow, Aquaman; Flash; Savage Hawkman; Justice League International; Mister Terrific and Captian Atom.
DC Rebooting
DC Comic’s site is reporting that after the Flashpoint storyline, 52 #1 issues will be coming out in August. Justice League will be the first new #1 issue written by Geoff Johns and artwork by Jim Lee. DC is rebooting their universe and also making titles available digitally, to appeal to a new audience that they hope to bring into readership. Jim Lee is contributing by redesigning a number of superhero uniforms. All we can do is wait and see if this is a stunt or will it be the new statis quo.