DC Announces New Blue Beetle Comic Book Series

Just in time for the DC Super Hero's big screen feature film debut, a new “Dawn of DC” Blue Beetle ongoing comic book series will launch out of the final issue of writer Josh Trujillo and artists Adrian Gutiérrez, Wil Quintana and Lucas Gattoni’s Blue Beetle: Graduation Day six-issue mini-series, on sale today! The first story arc of DC’s new Blue Beetle comic book series, due to hit comic shops in September, will be titled “Scarab War” and will team Trujillo back up with artists Gutiérrez, Quintana and Gattoni.

Jaime Reyes’ graduation is over, but his new life in Palmera City and as the Blue Beetle has only just begun! With two new beetles to train in Dynastes and Nitida, Jaime has his hands full navigating being a leader. Thankfully, he has Paco and Brenda by his side as they settle in at Palmera State University. But what lurks in the shadows of Blue Beetle’s new home and what does it mean for the Blue Beetle legacy?

Toy Fair 2015: BEHOLD! Barbie the Princess Super Hero!!

It will be no news to you that Barbie has held several jobs over the course of our lifetime. From her humble beginnings as McDonalds employee to her stints as Astronaut, Fashion Designer, Doctor, Computer Tech, Mermaid...she's done it all...and sometimes, has done 2 or three things at the same time. How she was able to code websites while designing dresses under water is beyond me...but THAT'S OUR BARBIE!!  And she don't need no man to help her code anything. (double snaps). Now, Barbie takes on her most challenging, multi-taskular job position ever. PRINCESS SUPER HERO!!!

At the world's largest Toy Fair which takes place in Nuremberg, for the first time in Mattel's 56-year history, Barbie™ is pulling out a cape and mask and transforming into a modern day superhero. During a groundbreaking stunt at the Toy Fair, Barbie™ demonstrated her new superpowers and took to the skies in front of crowds of onlookers. The Toy Show is the mecca of the industry that sees the world's leading brands showcase the most innovative toys that kids will be playing with in 2015 and beyond. Barbie™ stole the show in her new superhero persona and performed a one of a kind global stunt.

The Flying Man

RA.ONE

Eros International Worldwide presents the biggest budgeted Indian film in history - RA.ONE, directed by Anubhav Sinha, and starring superstars Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Arjun Rampal.

RA.ONE stars one of the world’s most popular actors and one of Newsweek’s “50 Most Powerful People in the World” - Shahrukh Khan. Called “India’s Tom Cruise” and known by his billions of fans as “King Kahn”, he plays Shekhar, a video game programmer whose games takes on a life of its own – creating the evil Ra.One (Arjun Rampal). Now, Shekar must become G.One, a tech-powered superhero, to defeat his super-powered creation and save the woman he loves. Here's the full synopsis...

A father trying hard to 'fit-in' in his Son's badass world- A son … trying hard to 'dude-up' his dad from 'aiiiyyyo' to 'YO!' And a mother lost in translation between her husband's 'ingeva' and her son's 'Inn'it!'While Shekhar was trying every trick in the book to woo his son, get 'dude-ified' and 'up his coolness quotient' his son had given up on him..Just when the father-son duo hit a deadlock- Shekhar strikes gold when he designs one hell of a game..Finally it all starts falling in place...

...as the family comes together...
...only to find themselves in the middle of a crash...
...not just a hard drive crash but a crash that would drive them to a disaster and make their lives go – KABOOM!!!… all hell breaks loose when - the game that was meant to be played with… starts playing them… Ra.one- The next level.

Already the year’s most-anticipated film in India, RA.ONE’s trailer has been viewed over two million times and it’s Facebook page has nearly a quarter of a million fans. A stark contrast from traditional Bollywood musicals, this is how India does high-tech action – a fast-paced, special effects-filled superhero spectacle in the vein of The Matrix and Tron: Legacy.

RA.ONE features the new hit single “Criminal” from Akon...but if I subject you to that autotuned horror, you will hate me for life...so here's the trailer!!

The New Ghost Rider in Town

If you were following me on Twitter or Facebook during San Diego Comic Con, you got a flurry of Twitpics and among them was a nice look at Ghost Riders new cycle for the upcoming film "Spirit of Vengeance"! Now Sony kick it into high gear with your first look at the ashy, bombed out look for the guy who is hotter than hellfire. Thoughts? Mine would be..Toasty, much? They went for a gonzo super stylized look for his bike in the first film and a fairly true to the comic look for the demon himself. Now we seem to have the charred remains of what could be Ghost Rider? Not sure of the impact its going to have, but if anyone can pull off a sequel to Ghost Rider WITH Nick Cage still in play, its those boys who brought you Crank! Crossing my fingers for something awesome. Here's the story line...

The film sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance opens on February 17, 2012.

The Cape Can't Mask Stupidity

I am an oxy-moron of sorts. I'm a big fan of super hero stories and super hero comics...and generally NOT a fan of the same on TV and in movies, as, more often than not, the result is painful. I am always hopeful at first but as I watch, those characters just break my heart. Recently, a show called No Ordinary Family launched with a sort of real-life Incredibles vibe going on. I can understand there are people in the world that don't read comics and may not be acquainted with he finer points of being a successful hero, but when Michael Chiklis starts fighting crime, concerned for the safety of his family...not wearing a mask..I get annoyed. It's stupid. Flash forward a month or two and Spider-Man hits Broadway..and their actors hit the stage in a number of wire mishaps. In this particular case, the creators were so set on creating a spectacle the audience would never forget, they completely ignored what it was that has made Spider-Man great for many many years. They could do it better. They are failing miserably.

Now comes The Cape. From the start, the commercials never hid the fact that their super hero fights crime with a super cape and up close magic. They seemed to take pride in their "rouge's gallery" of colorful no-goodnicks seemingly ripped from the pages of Dick Tracy. Setting aside all that flashy ridiculousness, I decided to give the show a shot. Man. I'm going to let the ever eloquent Nate Cosby handle the finer points of my complaints (as re-posted from his live Tweets tonight) and then after, I will probably curse a lot...

- I watch real people in costumes fighting, and all I can think is "WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE GUNS."

- The Cape is like watching The Dark Knight scene where Morgan Freeman bullshits about sonar cellphones on a continuous loop.

- Wait, when The Cape isn't using his cape, do we just call him The?

- "Don't talk to strangers, kid. Unless they're creepy & right outside your window."

- Tarot is a secret society of killers that have GIANT SQUARE TAROT TATTOOS ON THEIR ARMS.

- The Cape's main adversary is named Gambit LeDouche.

- "The Cape is just a tool." You got THAT right, Keith David.

- Saying #TheCape is better than Heroes = saying Phantom Menace is better than The Last Airbender

- That...that was absolute horseshit. But God help me, I might have to watch this show again.

All that is super fucking hysterical IF you watched the show. If not, here is a list of the show's offenses to comic readers and people of below average intelligence who would know better...

1. If you're a police officer who just got framed and faked his own death, COVER YOUR DAMN FACE when going out to fight crime!!
2. When you finally do don a mask, covering your nose, cheeks and ears doesn't really hide your identity (but it seemed to work fine against your arch nemesis in this dumb show, so carry on.)
3. When tattooing your super villains for your ultra secret super villain group initiations, maybe put the tattoo somewhere where people won't see it (ie; not on your wrist.)
4. If you need to knock off a politician to further your evil agenda, only hire the super villain assassin IF..and only IF..you aren't going to be sitting next to the guy at diner sometime..like say...when you've hired the super villain assassin to kill them. Just sayin. We are in a recession. Save some cash.

I would rather have watched Keith David knock over banks and throw smoke bombs while Martin Klebba whaled on people's balls with a giant wrench for 2 hours. WHO gets these ideas past all the checkpoints and when it comes time to shoot, WHY does no one say OK, what we are making is profoundly dim. Sure, someone got people to cry over giant blue cat people, but we are talking about a super hero grabbing people with a whip cape and throwing them across the room. It looks HYSTERICAL but not in a funny haha I'm enjoying this way. If this was made by Troma and the hero decapitated people with the cape and then fucked all the femme fatales, it would work. If the WHOLE show was filmed in Japan, directed by Noboru Iguchi (director of Machine Girl) and made slightly pervy, it REALLY would have worked. What I saw tonight did not work.

And like Nate Cosby, I will be watching again next week... until I'm sick of the taste of throw up in my mouth.

Get BLOODY JUSTICE With Super

There's a fine line between a movie like Batman where the Dark Knight pummels everything in sight, and Kick-Ass where a little girl takes out the bad guys with ninja like skill and CGI arterial spray. Then there's James Gunn's SUPER, which runs awkwardly into the room past both films and bludgeons you with a staple gun for jaywalking. Take a look, but be warned...this ain't X-Men United...




Frank (Rainn Wilson) is an average guy who transforms himself into superhero The Crimson Bolt after his wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) hooks up with a smooth-talking drug dealer, Jacques (Kevin Bacon). What Frank lacks in superpowers, he makes up for with a trusty wrench in his one-man war on crime. But every superhero needs a sidekick. Enter Libby (Ellen Page), a cute psychopath working at the local comic book store. Transforming into “Boltie”, Libby teams up with Frank to take Jacques down. From the surprising imagination of writer-director James Gunn (Slither) comes Bolt and Boltie, a crazed crime fighting duo for the XBox generation. They’re here to save the day, or at least to beat you up.

Superman / Batman : Apocalypse Trailer

The next animated Meta-Human DC Comics throwdown is closing in and the WB wants you anticipate it EVERY SECOND OF YOUR LIFE!! ...and so, they made a trailer...



And here's a clip!



After a spaceship splashes down in Gotham City Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as those of the Man of Steel. The Kryptonian is soon revealed to be Kara, cousin of Superman, who takes her under his wing to educate her about the ways of Earth. However, the villainous Darkseid has other plans. Seeing an opportunity to finally defeat Superman, Darkseid abducts and gains control of Kara, utilizing the powerful Kryptonian to do his bidding. It’s up to Batman and Superman to save Kara, but they’ll have to take the fight to Darkseid within his hostile world – where unknown, deadly threats lurk around every corner, including a brainwashed Kryptonian able to match Superman blow-for-blow.

In addition to the feature film, the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Special Edition Blu-Ray™ and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD include the third DC Showcase animated short, Green Arrow. Screenwriter Greg Weisman’s story finds Oliver Queen at the Star City International
Airport to pick up his girlfriend, only to be forced into action as Green Arrow to protect the 10-year-old Princess of Vlatava from his old nemesis Merlyn the Magnificent and the League of Assassins. The short features the voices of Neal McDonough (Desperate Housewives) and
Malcolm McDowell (Entourage). Bruce Timm is executive producer.

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 2-Disc Special Edition DVD features more than 1 1/2 hours of exciting extra content, including:
• Feature film (est. 75 min)
• DC Showcase: Green Arrow (10 min)
• Sneak Peak at the Next DC Universe Animated Original Movie (10 min)
• Featurette: Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton - A comprehensive look at The Maiden of Might from her introduction in the classic age of comics to her death in the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event to her appearance on Smallville and beyond.
• 2 bonus episodes from animated television series handpicked by Bruce Timm


Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Special Edition Blu-Ray™ will include more than 2 1/2 hours of intriguing bonus features, starting with all of the content available on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD and adding:
• All-New Featurette: The New Gods - This documentary covers Darkseid’s story, particularly in reference to the adaptation of Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. A primer on the wealth of material and stories contained in the New Gods series, along with a deeper understanding of why these characters – and especially Darkseid – are so memorable and important to the DC pantheon.
• All-New Featurette Pods
• Orion - The mightiest warrior on either New Genesis or Apokolips, Orion follows an almost Shakespearean arc culminating in the slaying of his father, Darkseid. This mini-featurette shines a light on this classically tragic character.
Mister Miracle - This mini-featurette focuses on the greatest escape artist the universe has ever known and how he was traded in a peace effort to be raised by Darkseid, the enemy of all New Genesis.
• 2 additional bonus TV series episodes handpicked by Bruce Timm
• Digital copy on disc of the feature film

Beware The Fists of The Iron Baby!!

In a world gone to hell...where X-Men are off chasing vampires and Rogue knocked boots with Sentry but we never even knew it happened. Seriously..they wrote that into Marvel cannon. ..I know..I was pissed too!! IN A WORLD where madness reigns and evil lurks around every corner on every street across the globe...ONE BABY will fight for your freedom. One Baby. An Iron Baby.



Tip of the invisible hat to ToysREvil for turning me on to this video! I probably shouldn't say "turn on" where babies are concerned though.

Kick-Ass Redband Trailer

This isn't your dad's Marvel or DC comic! Kick-Ass is a very real world full of very real things that can beat you down. Who is looking out for you? Kick-Ass has the answer April 16^th!

MySpace KICK-ASS Experience Page: http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark

Come Kick-Ass With Us!

Who Wants to Be A Super Hero? Nope, this isn't another Stan Lee Project! Lionsgate sends the news...

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a superhero? Like a REAL superhero? Well, now your dream can come true! On behalf of Lionsgate, we’re excited to announce the launch of the KICK-ASS Become a Superhero Contest!

Visit www.iwillkickass.com to create your own superhero and win a cameo in Kick-Ass 2, the comic! The creators of the Kick-Ass comic, Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., will choose the winning kick-ass superhero!

Here's how to start kicking ass:

1. Upload your picture, connect with Facebook or use your webcam to capture your superhero pose.
2. Add weapons, helmets, masks and superhero gear to create your best superhero.
3. Choose your superhero name and identity.
4. Encourage your friends to vote for your superhero!

The ten superheroes with the most votes will make it to the final round. One winner will be chosen by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. and nine runner-ups will win Kick-Ass prize packs. Gear up! It’s time to test your superhero skills!

Final Kick-Ass Poster!

NEW Kick-Ass Trailer!

THIS is the one that makes me want to see the movie!  Dive right in and then chomp at the bit til April 14th.

Psylocke Bishoujo Statue

Kotobukiya has been the killer of wallets this year with their exceptional Marvel Comics statues and busts, but their Bishoujo PVC statue line is just completely irresistible. Koto turns key Marvel Heroines into Anime godesses while still staying true to the classic look they are known for. Now the X-Men's Psylocke joins Rogue, Scarlet Witch and Black Widow! Dig the eye candy...

Horrors Await on the North 40

Somewhere in Midwestern America was a place called Conover County. When the old book was opened and the runes therein used in haste and ignorance, a place of farms, simple folk, and small-town dreams became a den of monsters and nightmare. NORTH 40 is the story of those who survived and came to confront an even greater evil on the horizon - one that wouldn't just consume their flesh, but their souls as well. Heroes arise with power to bring against the dark: Wyatt, an unwilling protector of his former tormentors; Amanda, an apprentice to forgotten arts; and Sheriff Morgan, whose bonds with Conover County go back farther than even he can remember.

Click here for the full write up on Dread Central!

Kick-Ass ...Might Be Good?

Despite an uninspired trailer and some stereo-typical, almost mock Watchmen-esque posters, early word is that Kick-Ass is actually a good time!! Unfortunately, most people I've talked to think the movie is another spoof fiasco, unaware of the film's comic roots. Well, I'll be at the movies either way as I can't pass up a super hero movie, even if I know the lead character gets his ass handed to him going in. Here's hoping it's better than the marketing.

P.S...This is a Lionsgate movie. WHERE ARE THE MIND BLOWING POSTERS??!!