WonderCon 2011: Super – Movie Panel
Here are some highlights from the panel for Super at WonderCon 2011:
Movie is starring: Rainn Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Ellen Paige, and Nathan Fillion.
WonderCon 2011: DC Universe Panel
Here are some of the highlights from the DC Universe panel at WonderCon 2011:
WonderCon 2011: Green Lantern Movie Panel
Ryan “Mr. Hottie” Reynolds at the Green Lantern Panel (nickname provided by a screaming fan).
WonderCon 2011: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Screening and Panel
DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation have consistently given the fans a sneak preview of their new animated movies at conventions over the last few years, and this year at WonderCon we are given a new treat. With DC pimping out the new Green Lantern live action movie, there is no better time for the DC Animated Film series to dive deep into Green Lantern mythos and lore by bringing us a series of short stories taken from the comics over the years in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (available to own on June 7th).
WonderCon 2011: Dark Horse Panel
Here are some of the highlights from the Dark Horse panel at WonderCon 2011:
-On the Dark Horse panel this year were Jeremy Atkins, Sierra Hahn, and Scott Allie, who shared some interesting developments in the world of Dark Horse world.
-Among them was the revelation that Dark Horse has acquired all the Joss Whedon franchises under one Dark Horse roof!
-IDW is wrapping up all current titles before Dark Horse “takes over”, so to speak.
-Sierra Hahn, editor of the new Dollhouse mini-series to be released in July, offered up some tidbits about the series: it’s an expansion of the already released one-shot, and is based on the “Epitaph” episodes of the series.
WonderCon 2011: Spotlight on Robert Kirkman
Here are some highlights from the Spotlight on Robert Kirkman panel at WonderCon 2011:
Update on Season 2 of The Walking Dead:
-Kirkman will do more writing for the upcoming season
-He has relocated to LA with his family so he can be there everyday to work on the scripts.
-TWD filming to continue in Atlanta.
-Still in talks with Joe Hill and Stephen King for individual episode development, but they are not on board yet.
-On diverging from the comic: “To do what happens in the comic would bore me to tears…let’s do THIS (something else) instead.”
-Hopes to gain experience in the editing room and other areas of working on a TV show like this.
WonderCon 2011: DC Nation Panel
Here are some of the highlights for the DC Nation Panel at WonderCon 2011:
-DC has always been committed to giving the readers what they ‘like, what you don’t like, and what gets you excited about comics’.
-Glad to hear people like how things are going, and always listing to input from the fans, including restarting the letters from fans sections at the back of issues, which helps give the creators a boost and keeps them connected on a personal level.
-Fan question: ‘So War of the Green Lanterns, what’s that about?’ Didio: “Well, the Green Lanterns… are at war”.
-Fan question: Deadman: Is he still alive or is he dead right now? Answer: Yes.
WonderCon 2011 Coverage
It’s time again for WonderCon! This year is the convention’s 25th Anniversary and we have a lot of exciting coverage planned. Watch this space for our ongoing list!
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Blu-ray Review: Venture Bros The Complete Season Four
Now maybe I got a little intoxicated before starting this review, but I don’t think my opinion would have changed in the slightest: The Venture Brothers Season Four Blu-ray is the most concentrated source of awesome that money can buy. I am 90% sure that isn’t the whiskey talking, and is instead my unadulterated devotion to this genius series. If you are a fan of comics, science fiction, or anything that uses the word “adventure” in its genre tag, you probably already know about The Venture Brothers from their first three excellent seasons. If not, you should. Look into it now. They are on Blu-ray (and DVD)!
Blu-ray Review: Hereafter
Comics Review: The Walking Dead #83 (MASSIVE SPOILERS)
By Matt Sernaker
There are a few moments in comics these days that really make you stop and reflect on what you just read (the shocking death of [REDACTED] in the penultimate issue of Y: The Last Man was a massive jaw dropping shocker that still makes me sad to this day). For those of us who have been reading the ongoing story of The Walking Dead, we have become accustom to Robert Kirkman’s knack for keeping his audience guessing…and the newest issue (#83) again not only pushes the envelope, but is also rather disturbing on multiple levels.
So many spoilers in the rest of this article. Read at your own risk.
Blu-ray Review: Skyline
by Karl Madsen, ComicsOnline.com
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket
By now we all know what happens when we travel to foreign countries for a vacation. Beaches, exotic drinks with fruit and little umbrellas, local customs, disappearances, human trafficking, torture, sacrifices…and so much more to make you never want to leave. So how mundane and boring would a vacation in Los Angles with your movie mogul friend be?
MegaCon 2011: DC Universe
Dan Didio, Geoff Johns, Tony Bedard, Steve Scott, Rob Hunter and Ethan Van Sciver were all present to discuss the DC Universe at MegaCon.
Geoff Johns said he’d be writing a new Aquaman series but said he could not say more then that. Didio asked fans not to ask what happens after Flashpoint because it had stopped a previous panel. Via phone Peter J Tomasi said that fans would be very happy with the ending of Brightest Day.
We were told that we would learn who had been chosen as the White Lantern’s champion in the coming week. They thanked fans for having stuck through the series and again siad the payoff will be in the conclusion. They were glad to have brought back Maxwell Lord in Justice League: Generation Lost. Didio said theres so much potential with him as a character.
MegaCon 2011: Aquaman Book to be written by Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns announced at Megacon that he will be writing a new Aquaman series later this year following the events of Brightest Day.
What does this mean for the other heroes who have recently been disintegrated by the White Lantern? Hawkman and Hawkgirl fans can only hope that good news is around the corner. Can Geoff Johns do for Aquaman what he has done for Green Lantern and The Flash? Only time will tell, but Aquaman may be Johns’ greatest challenge yet. It has not been firmly established whether this will be a ongoing or a limited series.
Is it possible that Aquaman will be the chosen champion of the White Lantern?