15 Jun, 2011

More Thoughts on the NEW DCU

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So the NEW DCU has been announced, and the solicits are up, Midtown Bloggee. DC has shown us what they have in store for us in September. As of this writing, all of the DC Solicits for September are up. Take a look at the NEW DCU! I’m just going to get into some initial thoughts… I had thought of doing what I did last week again, but then I realized “Maybe people don’t have time to read FIFTY TWO OPINIONS!” So here are some tidbits:

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Midtown Bloggerino! Ready for the summer?!? Summer is here, (and humid in NYC), and to heat things up in the comics world, DC decided to do a little thing… REBOOT THEIR ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!!

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Midtown Bloggerinos! It’s Raph, here this week with a special Q&A with Paul Cornell, writer of Captain Britain & MI-13, Doctor Who and this week’s Action Comics 900! (Special Thanks to David Hyde and Austin Trunick!) This was a great opportunity for me, as I’ve been a Superman fan since I was about 3 and Christopher Reeve in his light blue Superman suit told Lois Lane (and a very young impressionable boy) that he was “a friend”, before soaring into the night sky. Superman was, and still is, my favorite  character. I’ve joked with a couple of friends and comic creators that I’ll be writing Action Comics #1000, but for now, let’s take a look at 900. There will be some minor spoilers, but I’ll try to keep it as sparse as possible for the benefit of those who don’t get to the book before this review.

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Superman Earth One artist Shane Davis talks to Thor and Dimitrios about his work on the book and drops some major insight into Superman Earth One Volume 2! Also, Monkey dating.

17 Mar, 2011

Who’s the Fastest?

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Superman vs. Flash! We’ve always wanted to know who would really win this epic race. This week SUPERMAN #709 hit shelves. Could it finally provide us with an answer that could put the geek feuds to rest? Find out…

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17 Feb, 2011

Twee-views, Batgirl Love Letter

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So this week I have another quick 3 Twee-views (reviews of comics in 140 characters or less) and in a shameless attempt to cash in on Valentine’s Day, a love letter to one of my favorite comics out there: Batgirl.
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