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Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond will be DC Comic’s first titles that will be distributed digitally first, starting in early February. Short segments, approximately 10 pages, of the story will be released weekly for $.99, then it will be published in a print edition at the end of the month for $3.99. DC is still testing the waters and making a few waves.
Here is an interesting little story. Guy Fawkes masks, made popular by the graphic novel and movie V for Vendetta, are being used by “Occupy” protesters. The individuals wearing them have claimed they wear it to provide anonymity. Some won’t get the connection, but some will, that this character did protest what the story’s government was being depicted as and eventually the individual turned to violence in his protest. Even though this is basically part of freedom of expression I don’t really want to see violence used or this entertainment property being misrepresented by the protesters.
ICv2 is reporting that Warner Bros./DC Comics has extended, an unspecified, multi-year deal with Mattel to be DC’s master toy licensee. This license includes Mattel being able to use DC properties throughout it’s core brands which include: Hot Wheels; Matchbox; Barbie; Fisher-Price; and Mattel Games.
The surprise hit Red, based off of a DC graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer will have a sequel, which is slated for an August 2, 2013 release date. Also Ender’s Game based on the novels by Orson Scott Card has a release date of March 15, 2013. The Ender series also has been adapted into several Marvel graphic novels.
In this months podcast Mickey and Richard review and discuss Trailblazer by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti and Age of Reptiles Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Ricardo Delgado. We also describe how to create a Green Lantern display for your library.
Warner Bros. has released the trailer for the upcoming Justice League: Doom DVD. Thanks to IGNentertainment through YouTube for the trailer below. Remember to tell your purchasing department you want this for your library’s animation collection.
DC Comics and General Mills Cereal are teaming up to help promote DC’s characters. In specially marked boxes of Lucky Charms, Trix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, and Honey Nut Crunch there will be one of four Justice League, 5X7″, 24 page comic book. This is showing that DC is still pushing their characters to the print market for their long time readers, and in a nod to the new digital readers the continuation of the stories will be available digitally online. So tell your graphic novel readers to start checking their cereal aisles.
Books-A-Million has joined Barnes & Noble in a boycott of DC Comic’s top 100 graphic novel titles. These titles are being pulled from these stores in protest of DC Comics giving Amazon exclusive content for it’s new Kindle Fire.
According to ICv2, Barnes & Noble are retaliating against DC Comics for giving Amazon exclusive digital content on some of DC’s graphic novel backlist. It is being reported that Barnes & Noble is pulling 100 of DC’s backlist titles from their brick and mortar stores. This is in effort to show DC and other publishers in the future that stores do not appreciate a publisher giving exclusive deals to specific competitors. After the last quarter is report for DC sales, we will see if this hurts their sales numbers or not.
ICv2 is reporting that Warners Animation EVP, Sam Register announced, at Cannes, that a new Batman animated series is in the works for 2013. The series will be computer animated and entitled Beware The Batman.