Hopefully Man of Steel will get the Superman franchise back up and running. Scheduled release date in theaters is June 13, 2013. Thanks to ICv2 and Yahoo for the following trailer:
Batman: Dark Knight Rises Trailer
Here is the next major block buster of the summer. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises opens this weekend. Thanks to YahooMovies for the following trailer:
Marvel NOW!
Similar to DC’s New 52, Marvel will be revamping their universe. The event comes out of the Avengers vs. X-Men event. Titles will receive number 1 issues again and costumes will be redesigned. This will take place in the later part of the year during October – December and possibly into the first part of 2013. Librarians be prepared to recognize old heroes in slightly or completely different attire.
Superhero Heroclix Anniversary
WizKids is celebrating 10 years of Superhero HeroClix. If you have a gaming community within your library these would be some sets you might want to pick up either for play use or to giveaway at your library’s Heroclix tournaments. There will be a set for DC and another set for Marvel. They are scheduled to be released in August and will have new sculpts for the game pieces.
Episode 18 of ComicPop Library: I Know I’m Insane
In this episode Chris, Matt, Richard, April and Logan review and discuss the DVD Young Justice, Volume 1 and Douglas Adams’ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Remember you can subscribe to ComicPop Library on iTunes under “comicpoplibrary.com and “Like” us on our Facebook page. Thanks for all of your support.
Superman vs. The Elite Trailer
This release slipped by me. I reported on it, but I never released the trailer for Superman vs. The Elite. If you haven’t picked this title up for your animation collection it is available. Thanks to YouTuber sjyounis for the following trailer:
DC’s New 52
A whole slew of New 52 books by DC Comics will be hitting the shelves. They have produced enough issues to make collected editions for each title. Some will be offered as Hard Backs before the make the transition to Trade Paperback, but some of the lesser known titles will only be produced in Trade Paperback at this time.
Arrow just keeps looking Promising
This new clip of CW’s Arrow looks interesting. It looks like they might be going more for the action thriller vibe and a serious tone like I mentioned in a previous post, like Supernatural. Thanks to ICv2 and YouTube for the following trailer:
CW’s Arrow
The CW has announced that it will be airing Arrow, based on DC Comic’s Green Arrow, on Wednesday’s at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and 7:00 p.m. Central for the new Fall season. The show will then be followed by Supernatural, which has been a staple for the CW for several years now. The following video has been made available from ICv2 and The CW:
Will CW be Green with Envy
It has been announced that the DC adaptation of Green Arrow into a television series has made it to the schedule for the CW channel. The hopes is that this will be another Smallville for them. It will star Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow and Katie Cassidy as Dinah Lance/Black Canary. As long as it’s good I’ll be watching.