The Cheetah returns in the New 52

The Cheetah is one of Wonder Woman's greatest foes and so far she's been absent from the New 52 universe.

However, all of that changes as she comes back hard! DC Comics blog reports:

This fall, JUSTICE LEAGUE #13 will introduce a legendary villain to DC COMICS-THE NEW 52: The Cheetah. The first of a two-issue chapter, the story comes to you from the creative team of writer Geoff Johns and guest artist Tony S. Daniel.

"I'm thrilled and honored to again work with Geoff Johns on this JUSTICE LEAGUE arc,” Daniel told THE SOURCE. “It's going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait to work on my favorite characters. JUSTICE LEAGUE is the first book I pull because of the big stories and the great Jim Lee art inside. I'm very happy that I get a chance to focus all my energy on making my best artwork for Geoff and the fans of JUSTICE LEAGUE."

“Tony and I will be re-introducing one of DC's iconic villains - the Cheetah - and uncovering her mysterious connection to Wonder Woman and the Justice League,” added Johns. “For me, the Cheetah is up there with Black Manta, Sinestro and Captain Cold as one of the most iconic villains in the DC Universe, and she'll become a major villainous force in 2012 and beyond. The fallout from JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 starts here as we head towards next year's TRINITY WAR.”

This looks good and I hope they really beef up the Cheetah.

SPOILER ALERT on the Gay Green Lantern

So it seems that Green Lantern may lose his man! Dang, he just came out, proposed to this guy and now this happens?

I guess we will see what really goes down.

Check out some pages from the upcoming comic after the jump.

Look Out for a Bunch of DC Comics' Superheroes Films heading to the Screen

WB and DC Entertainment have announced their plans to release tons of DC Comics movies in the near future.

This week, the studio revealed it tapped "Gangster Squad" scribe Will Beall to revive "Justice League," which WB unplugged in 2008, and hired Michael Goldenberg (one of the many writers of "Green Lantern") to pen "Wonder Woman." 

Those projects now join in development films based on the Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Lobo, the Suicide Squad and Shazam. DC and WB are also facing a decision on how to reboot Batman once "The Dark Knight Rises" completes Christopher Nolan's take on the caped crusader, featuring Christian Bale in the cowl. 

Studio is figuring out whether to bring back Ryan Reynolds as the Green Lantern in a sequel to last year's actioner or relaunch the character in a completely new way.

The funny thing is, regardless of the number of these projects, will they be successful? The keys to Marvel's success are the writers and directors.

Can WB and DC Entertainment be consistent in finding the winning combinations? That remains to be seen. So far, I'm concerned.

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Justice League, Wonder Woman now have Screenwriters

Well, I knew WB was doing something. Since The Avengers has made history and kicked major movie ass this summer, WB/DC Comics are coming with their big movie news.

While Disney and Marvel were busy shooting "The Avengers" last year, Warner Brothers quietly began getting its own all-star superhero pic back on track, tapping "Gangster Squad" scribe Will Beall to write "Justice League," based on the WB-controlled stable of DC Comics superheroes.

 And, they have writers for other DC proprieties

 DC Comics is a vital component of Warner Bros.' intellectual property, as "Green Lantern" scribes Marc Guggenheim and Michael Green were tapped to write "The Flash" for director Greg Berlanti, while another "Green Lantern" scribe, Michael Goldenberg, was hired to write "Wonder Woman." Additionally, Brad Peyton is working on a new draft of "Lobo," while John Kamps and David Koepp are developing "Spy vs. Spy" as a potential directing vehicle for Ron Howard. WB also developed the "Aquaman" property several years ago.

The WW writer scares me because Green Lantern was a HAM, (Hot Ass Mess). And while these are good writers, they are not Joss. But, I guess we will see how this may turn out.

Looks like Alan Scott, the Original Green Lantern is DC Comics' latest Gay Character

A trusted comic site, Bleeding Cool, believes they know who the prominent gay DC Comics character is. They say it's Alan Scott, the Earth 2 version of the Green Lantern.

Here is the scoop from BC writer, Rich Johnston

I ran semi-sourced stories indicating that the character who DC Comics announced as being reintroduced to the New 52 DC Universe as a gay man, was Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, who appeared in Earth 2 #1 briefly.

Well, at Phoenix Comic Con, I had a much stronger source confirm to me that, yes, it is indeed Alan Scott. On that basis I feel confident in calling it. Keep your Earth 2 #1 in good nick, and start queuing up for Earth 2 #2… right about now.

If this is the case, then the hype was just hype. Alan Scott? I hope they have a good story if this is true.

My List of DC Comic Characters that could Come Out

Everyone is wondering who will be the "prominent" DC Comics character to come out. It could be anyone, even Krypto for all we know.

So, I'm going to take a stab at this game by listing possible characters.

Please check out the list after the jump

Cyborg

Booster Gold

Superboy

Flash

Blue Beetle

Green Lantern

Jason Todd

Hawkman

Guy Gardner

Firestorm

Lex Luthor

Shazam

DC Comics will make a Prominent Character come Out

In a bold move (or to keep up with Marvel), DC Comics announced that one of its prominent characters' sexual orientation will change.

Here's the scoop:

One question asked at the DC panel today at Kapow, was about Dan’s interview with the Advocate in the USA. Specifically over the decision not to change any character’s sexual orientation when relaunching the DC Universe. At the time Dan stated they would introduce new LGBT characters rather than switch orientation, but the question asked why DC would switch race, size, age, all sorts of identifying features, but not orientation.

Surprisingly, DiDio stated that they had changed DC’s policy in this regard. And they are about to reintroduce a previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will be “one of our most prominent gay characters.”

As Bob Wayne explained that, just like the President of the United States, the co-publisher’s policy on this “has evolved.”

Well, that's cute. But who will it be?

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DC Comics will be bringing back He-Man

DC Comics is bringing He-Man back this summer for a mini-series. The comic will focus on the characters we know and love, but there's a twist. In this series, Skeletor has conquered Eternia!

MTV Geek reports:

That's right: the skull faced arch-enemy of He-Man has figured out a way to rewrite the reality of Eternia, casting himself as the ruler of Castle Grayskull, and our heroes - including He-Man - as regular peasants with no memory of their previous life. And while simple woodsman Adam may dream of wielding a massive sword, and fighting in battles, he thinks they're just dreams. That is, until a mysterious sorceress approaches him, and sends him on an epic journey to save all of Eternia.

Sounds interesting, I will be checking this out.

Gay Students hang out at DC Comics

Gay High School students got an awesome treat this week. They got an inside look in DC Comics, hanging out with super artist and writer, Phil Jimenez.

Here's some info from the DC Comic blog:

A group of students and chaperones from the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School for LGBTQ students in New York, came for a tour of the DC Comics' New York office as part of a "Break Out Day" event organized by the various LGBTQ organizations in each department of Time Warner. The students started with breakfast, sharing their stories and hearing about the positive experiences from some of DC's diverse staff.

We were joined by artist Phil Jimenez, who energetically encouraged those students interested in art and writing to practice, practice, practice. He also walked them through the creative process for an artist, armed with everything from comics he created in high school to pencils from his latest Vertigo project, FAIREST.

That's so neat. I hope the students enjoyed themselves, I'm jealous.

Check Out the "Super Best Friends Forever" clip

DC Comics and Cartoon Network are showcasing Batgirl, Wonder Girl and Supergirl in a new short series called "Super Best Friends Forever"

Is DC Comics' New 52 Temporary?

When DC Comics revealed their 'reboot', I thought it will last about a year tops and go back to normal. Some of my fellow geeks laughed at me.

Now, they are possibly looking at my idea again. On some of the comic blogs, this panel from the Justice League No. 6 popped up. The reason is very clear, it may have revealed that this reboot is a temporary thing, see here.

This Pandora woman rewrote reality? So does this mean that the DC universe we know may be back? I don't know, but this is a great way to keep readers on their toes and buying DC comics.

ACTION COMICS #9 will give us a Black Superman

Staying in tune with Marvel's bi-racial Spider-Man, DC will introduce a Black Superman.

In ACTION COMICS #9, this Superman will be brought in to fight another super being from the multiverse. We will also get an extra story about this particular Superman.

This story is a part DC's New Wave, which will explore the other DC universes. This will be a standalone story for the Black Superman, however he may be back in future story lines. I am curious to see where this will go, so I will reading it.

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Meet the CW's New Green Arrow

CW picked their new Green Arrow for the 'Arrow' series; it's Stephen Amell.

In the Warner Bros TV-produced project, described as a modern retelling of the story of DC Comics character Green Arrow, he will play the vigilante superhero who fights crime using archery, martial arts and technology under his secret identity as Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist-turned-outspoken politician in Star City.

So are they trying do a Dark Knight version of Green Arrow? I guess so.

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The Cast List for the 'Green Arrow' series

So we know that CW will have Green Arrow or 'Arrow' on their roster, but who are the main cast and what are they looking for?

I have the info, thanks to TV Addict.

 
OLIVER QUEEN
What They’re Looking For: A 27 year old reformed bad boy, who after having spent five years shipwrecked on a tiny, brutally dangerous island in the South China Sea returns to town a different man. Or to be more specific, a tortured, thoughtful master of the bow with a ferocious determination to make a difference.

DINAH “LAUREL” LANCE
What They’re Looking For: 28 years old, smart sexy, Laurel is a legal aid attorney determined to use her life as a one-woman war against the 1% following the death of her younger sister Sara. A sister, who as luck would have it, just so happened to have died aboard Oliver’s yacht.

TOMMY MERLYN
What They’re Looking For: 28 years old and devil-smooth, Tommy is a trustafarian like Oliver, a spectacularly rich young man whose life revolves around parties, clubs, liquor and lots of anonymous sex. Unlike Oliver, he can’t seem to understand his former best friend’s sudden change of lifestyle and direction.

MOIRA QUEEN
What They’re Looking For: 48 years old, a beautiful woman, Oliver’s mother Moira is a very wealthy woman who is not used to being shaken. Having remarried during the five years that former husband Robert and Oliver were both presumed dead, Moira has had free rein over the Queen billions. Not surprisingly, she’s deeply interested in learning whether or not Robert will also return unexpectedly, to ruin her present marriage and go over the books with a fine-tooth comb.

JOHN DIGGLE
What They’re Looking For: 35 years old, African-American, Diggle is really, really big, a former military man who served with the Army Rangers in Afghanistan, and has been a bodyguard for hire for the last four years. Hired by Moira to be Oliver’s chauffeur and protector, Diggle soon finds he is trapped in a battle of wits, as Oliver repeatedly eludes his protection. But in fact, Diggle’s primary conflict is one of loyalty — he has to show that he’s working for Oliver, not Moira, before Oliver will give him a smidgen of trust.

THEA QUEEN
What They’re Looking For: 17 years old (suggest 17-22 years), Oliver’s Lolita-esque sister, Thea was a 12 year old girl when he went on his infamous yachting voyage — but now she’s a celebutante who’s testing the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Thea loved her big brother with all her heart, and is delighted to have him back in her life — but she’s spreading her wings, and is unprepared for Oliver to become the Bad Cop in the family, restricting her access to boys and drugs.

DC Comics has a New Logo... Again

Lord, they change logos more that I change soaps. Check out their new logo

What do yo think?

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My List of Big Things to look out for in Comic Books for 2012

Comics will be epic in 2012. There are a lot of interesting stories coming and the results could change the game for a long time. So I'm going to touch on some of the big things coming in the world of comics.

Donna Troy - Donna has been absent from DC's New 52, or is she? Could she be the Mysterious Woman lingering in the background? Or will she play a bigger role? Remember, Donna is an anomaly in the DC universe. Her deaths and resurrections usually has a purpose. Could this be one of purposeful moments?

Phoenix - The Phoenix force is returning. What does that mean for Hope, Jean Grey and the X-Men? Everything!

New 52 - The reboot of DC Comics really caused a stir. While was fun, it was a little crazy (Wonder Woman getting a Dad, Superman in jeans, Barbara Gordon walking). It will be interesting to see where the stories will take us.

Films - 2012 will bring some BIG comic book movies like: 'The Avengers', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Man of Steel'. I hope they deliver or we won't see anymore CBMs for awhile.

X-Men vs The Avengers - Someone dies and the both teams will change forever. But how? We will have to wait and see.

Watchmen 2 - This has caused a divide amongst comic book fans. The possible prequel will give us a deeper story on the 'Moore' heroes, but will it be worth it?

Diesel Jeans and DC Comics team up for Underwear

Now you can in style and geeky at the same time... Like me

Syfy orders Script for DC Comic Book 'Booster Gold'

Syfy takes a dip in the DC Universe to possibly give us a Booster Gold series. The Hollywood Reporter has more on this story:

The story will center on Booster Gold, a washed-up athlete from the future who travels back to the present in hopes of becoming the greatest super hero of all time. Instead of chasing criminals, however, his main priority is chasing fame and money. 

But Booster Gold discovers that being a hero takes more than just a megawatt smile, and that the future doesn’t happen without first protecting the present.

The comic book character made an appearance in the 10th and final season of the CW's Smallville, where it gained still more fans.

But will BG draw in viewers? I'm not convinced that B-list heroes can draw huge ratings. But anything is possible I guess.

First Look: Superboy #1

The New 52 continues

Did You Know that Marvel almost owned DC Comics?

Comic book writer and legend Jim Shooter put some interesting news on his blog the other day. Back in 1984, Marvel almost owned DC Comics.

Bill Sarnoff was the Big Cheese, I forget his exact title, of the publishing arm of Warner Communications. Among the operations under his purview was DC Comics.

Bill introduced himself, as if that was necessary. What he wanted to talk about was licensing the publishing rights for all DC characters to Marvel Comics.

Holy hegemony, Billman!

Bill said, more or less, that Marvel seemed to be able to turn a substantial profit on publishing comics, as opposed to DC, which consistently lost money, a lot of money, and had for a long time. On the other hand, LCA (Licensing Corporation of America), Warner’s licensing arm did very well with the DC properties, while Marvel “didn’t seem to do much licensing.”

I guess the few million a year we made from licensing, mostly from Spider-Man, seemed paltry to him, what with the fortune that just their big four, Superman, Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman brought in. 

Jim had a memo about this idea

 Now, I can't help but to wonder what Superman or Wonder Woman would be like under the Marvel Universe.


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