Tag Archives: DC Comics

The ongoing lawsuit over the rights to Superman took another turn as Warner Bros. made its move. Hoping to hold onto all its rights on the Superman franchise, the studio filed a brief before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals explaining why the estate of co-creator Jerry Siegel shouldn’t be …

DC Comics – the home of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman – is experiencing its best comic books sales in more than 20 years, following a historic renumbering of all DC Comics titles with 52 all-new first issues. With sales of more than 5 million copies in only …

Now that “The Human Target” is off the air, Fox is turning its sights on another character from the DC Comics stable. Fox is developing a potential drama series based on The Spectre. The Spectre, created by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Bernard Bailey, first appeared in DC’sMore Fun Comics #51 in …

Adrianne Palicki is the new Wonder Woman. Palicki is best known for her role as Tyra Collete in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights, has been cast as the title character in Wonder Woman, David E. Kelley’s pilot for NBC. The project is a re-imagining  of the DC Comics title.  The new version, …

Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …

The Dark Knight Rises. That is the title for Christopher Nolan’s third film in his Batman saga.  In an interview with the L.A. Times, Nolan confirmed the film’s title and who the villain of the next installment will certainly NOT be. Nolan’s exact words on the subject were ” It …

Warner Premiere’s eighth Motion Comics series Jonah Hex, which blends the ferocity of the Old West with elements of the supernatural, comes to life today. Based on the comic book written by John Albano, drawn by artist Tony DeZuniga, and published by DC Comics, Jonah Hex Motion Comics takes viewers …

Crime running rampant in a city near you?  Never fear, the Dark Knight is coming…. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, Warner Brothers and DC Comics are developing a Batman stage show that will tour the country. Tentatively called Batman Live, the show will be brought to arenas …

Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) has been cast as Senator Hammond in  the upcoming Warner Bros. film Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Senator Hammond is the disapproving father of the film’s villian Doctor Hector Hammond, who will be played by Peter …