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Review: SUPER SONS Vol. 1: When I Grow Up…
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Pencils: Jorge Jiménez Super Sons: Vol. 1 collects the first five issues of the Super Sons series and tells the story of Jonathan Kent A.K.A. Superboy and Damian Wayne A.K.A. Robin, the sons of Superman and Batman as they form a reluctant team to fight teenage supervillain Kid Amazo. Kid Amazo threatens the entire Justice League with his powers and the Super Sons wind up enlisting the help of an unlikely ally in their battle. Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne have the potential to save to world…provided that they don’t kill each other first. When I first heard that DC Comics decided to give…
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DC Comics Assembles Superstar Team for Action Comics #1000 & Announces The Red Trunks are Back
The cover for Action Comics #1000. Pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Scott Williams, and colors by Alex Sinclair When Action Comics #1 hit the stands in 1938, it forever changed the face of popular culture. It marked the debut of Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who singlehandedly started the superhero phenomenon. On April 18, Action Comic’s one thousandth issue will go on sale. DC Comics is pulling out all the stops for this event as they have announced on their official website that Action Comics #1000 will be a supersized hardcover comic book that will feature many writers and artists that have contributed to the Superman…
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Recommended Reading for New DC Comics Fans
This page is meant to be a guide for new readers who have taken an interest in the DC Universe. This is a list of definitive stories for many of DC’s superheroes. However, this is just an introduction to these characters. You can find these comic books either on Amazon, some other book website, or your local bookstore. SUPERMAN Superman: Birthright Writer: Mark Waid Pencil: Lenil Francis Yu Summary: This retelling of Superman’s origin story was released in 2003 and 2004. This series gave Superman and his supporting characters a new modern update while still retaining elements from classic Superman stories. All-Star Superman Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: Frank Quitely Summary:…
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Five Things DC Films Must Do to Make Up for BvS (According to the Internet)
The following editorial reflects in the views of the staff of Watchtower of Babel in total. We spoke on this and agreed to everything within. Okay! So, Batmurder -v- Stupidman: Yawn of Justice bombed in theaters. Sure it’s only been out in fourteen days and sure it had the biggest opening in March ever and yeah it’s already made more money in that time than Man of Steel’s entire theatrical run but guys… We all know it bombed. We just know. I mean, I saw it four times in theaters but that was just four times, if it was great I’d probably have seen it like eight or nine times…
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DC Entertainment: 2014 In Review – Part 1 [Movies]
2014 was a very successful year for DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. finally unveiled its lineup for a multi-film DC Cinematic Universe that will occupy the next few years, promising the long-awaited big screen debuts of many iconic characters. Several DC television shows premiered this year, with more in development. A new DC Animated Universe was created with the release of direct-to-video movies Justice League: War and Son of Batman. And 2014 saw the release of one highly anticipated video game and the announcement of another. In this part of our reflection, we look at the various DC Entertainment movie announcements of 2014. 2014 marks one of the very few years…
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