Category Archives: DC Comics
Biff Bam Pop’s Favorite Couples – DC Comics’ Other Trinity
When you talk about the trinity at DC Comics, you’re talking about the Big Three – Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. But you know that old saying that states behind every good man (or woman) is a good woman (or man)? Yeah, that’s why I’m talking about DC’s ‘other’ trinity today – Lois Lane, Catwoman, and Steve Trevor.
Watchmen Prequels: Your Reactions
With this week’s announcement of the forthcoming Watchmen Prequels came a wide variety of reactions from fans. Our own J.P. perhaps said it best in Everything is Eventual, a solid look at this bombshell announcement; but not everyone took the news with such grace and objectivity.
Our Twitter feed has been inundated with funny and insightful fan responses to the news from DC Comics.
Short of getting Alan Moore’s reaction, these are some of the best responses we’ve seen so far:
@johnnydavisesq: What no comics fan ever wanted! The #watchmen prequels are here!
Everything’s Eventual. Even Watchmen Sequels…Er…Prequels
You don’t get blockbuster, earth-shattering, bombshell news in the comic book business very often. No, the industry saves that kind of excitement for the interior pages of their various superhero publications. The clever people at DC Comics have managed that kind of news twice in the last six months. They first did it with the re-launch of their entire line of comic book titles, all beginning with brand new first issues this past September, making for mainstream press headlines worldwide.
And they did it again today. With Watchmen.
It’ll Be A Dark Night Of Bloodsucking When Batman Mixes With Vampires In The Wednesday Run – January 25, 2012
Well, the coming evening of January 25 must indeed be a dark night because, as the title of this week’s column suggests, Batman does mix it up with vampire hordes within the pages of I, Vampire #5.
First, a little perspective: I, Vampire is one of DC Comics’ new 52 titles, premiering to much acclaim last September. Although not in my “Top 10” most anticipated new comics that month, it was still one of the titles I was keenly looking forward to because I’m such a fan of the lead protagonist, the tragically romantic vampire, Andrew Bennett.
The series has, thus far, completely exceeded expectations.
I remember talking to fellow comic book readers and comic book store owners about the series when it first came out and everyone seemed to have reservations after seeing the early covers, thinking that it seemed too “Twilight” for most tastes. Personally, I’m enjoying the Jenny Frison cover artwork. Yeah, they may have a bit of a teen beat feel to them, but Frison has a great sense of design, a sort of Klimt or Toulouse-Lautrec aesthetic. More importantly, the covers definitely stand out from others on the store shelves – and that’s important for an obscure, niche character series like I, Vampire.
Get Winter Term Essay Writing Help From Annotated Notes And The Sandman On The Wednesday Run – January 4, 2012
The groundbreaking, award winning, much loved The Sandman series from Vertigo Comics ended quite some time ago. Over fifteen years ago, actually. But that fact hasn’t gotten in the way of Vertigo Comics (an offshoot of DC Comics) publishing ancillary, off-shoot material this past decade and a half. The Sandman was an immensely popular series when its seventy-five issues were first circulated from 1989 through to 1996, pushing the boundaries – and some might even say creating them – of what a comic book could be.
And DC quickly realized that there’s money to be made in them ‘thar new boundaries!
Since the series debuted, the company has released a plethora of trade paperback collections, hardcover collections and reprints of the series; numerous Absolute (oversized hardcover) editions – my personal favourite – and various periodicals, all starring obscure characters from the original stories in order to cash in on The Sandman zeitgeist. Truth be said, most of that stuff was pretty well put together, too.
Neil Gaiman, the man who conceived and wrote The Sandman for the entirety of its monthly run, moved on to other challenges – namely becoming a world-renowned, best selling novelist. Maybe you’ve read Stardust, American Gods or The Graveyard Book? Well, The Sandman is where it all started.
