Rererring to "Justice League" and "Superman Vs Batman" as "stalled," Warner Brothers has announced plans to work on a number of other movies based upon DC Comics characters. August 19, 2008 - October marks the start of a new, nine-part epic starring Superman! Spinning directly out of his battles with Brainiac and Atlas, the Man of Steel must deal with the sudden presence of 100,000 Kryptonians on Earth! Featuring stories by Geoff Johns, James Robinson and Sterling Gates, these issues are illustrated by Pete Woods, Gary Frank, Renato Guedes, Jamal Igle and others, these stories test Superman like never before, and involve cast members including Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and others. ![]() Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Action Comics #868 Superman gets investigated by Brainiac and Supes can’t take him down using the usual tricks. This issue manages to put Superman in an impossible predicament. He can’t possible escape this problem. It will be doom for Earth! Well, that’s where this issue takes us, but it is a very good issue in its own right. August 11, 2008 - DC Comics announces that the sold-out ACTION COMICS #866, a “Sightings” issue featuring the first chapter of the “Brainiac” storyline by writer Geoff Johns and artists Gary Frank and Jon Sibal, is going back to press for a new, second printing. This key issue lays the groundwork for the upcoming “New Krypton” storyine. 10:05:37 am, by ComicList Categories: DC Comics, Conventions, San Diego Comic Con, press release SAN DIEGO, Jul 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today at the 2008 Comic-Con International, Glu Mobile Inc., a leading global publisher of mobile games, unveiled SUPERMAN/BATMAN, a new game coming to mobile phones around the world this winter. SUPERMAN/BATMAN, developed and published by Glu through its licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, is based on the BATMAN and SUPERMAN mythologies and is about the joining of the super heroes on a quest to fight evil. Glu's launch will mark the first mobile game to feature the world's two most beloved super heroes. BUFFALO, N.Y., July 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Bat-Signal is soaring high above Gotham City ... and New Era is there with new Batman gear! In June, New Era Cap Co., the leading headwear designer and manufacturer, signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Comics, to launch a collection of 59FIFTYs fitted caps featuring the vast array of DC Comics heroes and villains. The DC Comics collection exhibits the classic logos of Superman, The Flash and Batman in an assortment of colors. Visit www.neweracap.com to view the collections. ![]() Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Action Comics #867 I loved the last issue so much I assumed this would be one of the classic Superman arcs. I was wrong. This second installment fails in several places. However, in the areas it does deliver, it nails them. Unfortunately, this makes for a very so-so issue. I am not ready to give up by any means, but this issue was a letdown compared to the stellar story from last issue. Per the Cleveland Free Times, Michael Levin, former chairman of the Superman Committee overseeing the "Summer Of Superman" festivities in Cleveland, which involve restoring Jerry Siegel's home and building a Superman musuem, is blasting Dennis Roche for replacing him. Tag cloudaam markosia advanced solicitations archie archie comics avengers batman boom boom studios bristol international comic expo comiclist convention dark horse dc comics diamond distribution dynamite entertainment eisner awards emerald city comic con fantagraphics free comic book day geek goggle reviews hero initiative hulk idw publishing image comics iron man manga marvel comics marvel this week nbm new york comic con oni press papercutz platinum studios previews radical publishing san diego comic con secret invasion spider-man stan lee superman suspended animation tokyopop top cow top shelf twomorrows viz viz media watchmen x-men zenescope |