Henry Cavill is the new SUPERMAN!

He might do.


From the press release:

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry. He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Cavill recently wrapped production on “The Cold Light of Day” and stars in the upcoming “Immortals,” opening this fall.

Targeted for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Google the news!

WONDER WOMAN: TV or not TV? That's the question.

Back in October 2010 it was announced that David E. Kelley was working on a pilot for a new Wonder Woman series.
In early January, it appeared that it wasn't going to happen.
But now this past week it seems to be on again.

I'm not sure how excited I am. I would love a Wonder Woman series. But the description seems a bit off:

“Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince — is a vigilante crime fighter in L.A. but also a successful corporate executive and a modern woman trying to balance all of the elements of her extraordinary life.”

Still, it has also been mentioned that Kelley's take:

"...incorporated the superhero’s signature lasso, cuffs, and plane in the script, and insiders said it was a serious, non-campy take on the DC Comics character."

I'm all for adaptations. And understand changes will be made. My main concern is that they'll use the "Wonder Woman" brand/name to sell the show, and then just have it be Diana Prince, Super Spy. Without any powers or Amazon heritage.

I guess we'll see.

Of course, optioning the pilot means nothing. The show may never even get past that stage if NBC doesn't like what they see...

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: Public Enemies 09.29.09

The next DC Universe Animated Original Movie, SUPERMAN/BATMAN PUBLIC ENEMIES comes out September 29th! Here's the official trailer:

Not much to it. But Comic Book Resources has a two-minute clip from the movie! I stole if for ya:

"Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" features a star-studded voice cast filling the roles of super heroes and villains alike, including Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim Daly (Superman), Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Power Girl), Xander Berkeley (Captain Atom), Ricardo Chavira (Major Force), John C. McGinley (Metallo), LeVar Burton (Black Lightning), CCH Pounder (Amanda Waller) and a host of others.

Superman looks pretty violent in that, eh?

Here's a funny: The embed code for the trailer comes from the official movie site, but it's sourced out from MySpace. Warner Bros. is also doing some sort of (I didn't read the details) contest. When you click on that link: it takes you to Facebook. Wonder if the right hand knows what the left hand it doing? Heh.

On the web:

• SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES MOVIE - Official Site
• SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES Virtual Collectors Card Sweepstakes

Wolverine Boxers

A few weeks ago, Anonymous left a response to my Super: HERO underwear from aussieBum! post from last year where he says: "I would like to see Wolverine jockey shorts or briefs for men like myself to wear."

Well, being anonymous and all, I have no idea what a man like himself might be, mean or wear...but there are Wolverine boxers out there. Webundies has two!!

Don't say I never did anything for ya!! :-P

WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: SERIES 3: HIPPOLYTA BUST

Oh my gosh!! You have no idea how excited I am about this!!! To have Hippolyta as Wonder Woman anything!! I'd love an action figure. But this'll do for now. Although I'm not really sure how I'm going to be able to afford it. But February is still a few months away...

DESIGNED BY AMANDA CONNER; SCULPTED BY BARSOM

The wildly popular WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE bust series finds the fun and fresh style of Amanda Conner as the designer for Series 3!

Kicking off 2010 is Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. After her daughter Diana's death, Hippolyta briefly became Wonder Woman. Brandishing a broadsword, she joined the JSA, becoming a defender of the mortal world.

This hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain bust measures approximately 6" high x 5" wide x 3" deep and is packaged in a 4-color box.

Limited edition. Manufactured to order. *Minor assembly required.

$ 60.00 US | On Sale February 17, 2010

Final product may differ from image shown.
Contact your local comics retailer for availability.

09.09.09

Nine! Nine! Nine! Nine! Let's sing the song of Nine! How many is Nine!?




Nine #9's from 9 decades!!!


BRINGING UP FATHER Series No. 9 [1925]


ALL-AMERICAN COMICS 9 [Dec 1939]


BATMAN 9 [Feb-Mar 1942]


SUPERBOY 9 [Jul-Aug 1950]


JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 9 [Feb 1962]


BATMAN FAMILY 9 [Feb 1977]


THE NEW TEEN TITANS 9 [Jul 1981]


THE POWER OF SHAZAM 9 [Nov 1995]


WONDER WOMAN 9 [Jul 2007]

On the Web:

9 Movie Trailer [09.09.09]

Nine Movie Trailer [11.25.09]

Happy Labor Day!

ADVENTURE COMICS 360 [Sept 1967]


SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES 238 [Apr 1978]


WONDER WOMAN (v2) 73 [Apr 1993]

Out with the Ugly...

Well, the lime green wasn't supposed to last that long! LOL!!

Here's our new look for awhile:


Yeah, I'm back. Hopefully fairly regularly. We'll see how that works out...

SUPERMAN (The Musical) RETURNS!

Headlines: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s a New Book for Superman Musical

A new production of the cult musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman will premiere during the Dallas Theater Center’s 2009-2010 season. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Center’s artistic director Kevin Moriarty and comic writer-turned-playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa have acquired the rights to create a new book for the musical, which features music by Charles Strouse and lyrics Lee Adams, the team behind Bye Bye Birdie. The new It’s a Bird is scheduled to run from June 18 through July 25, 2010. Details about casting and the creative team have not been announced.

Read more at Broadway.com.

Random Crap & Thoughts

So, I was trying to come up with a new Donna Troy themed header, so ComicsAllTooReal's Chris would get off my back (not really, cuz he bites well). And somehow I went off on some bizarre tangent and this came out of it:
Don't even ask me, cuz I have no idea...

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Why is it: that in this day and age, when most brand new TV series come out in box sets priced around $40-50, and you can usually find them on sale for $20-40...That Star Trek: Voyager, a show I really want on DVD, still costs over $60 a season, on sale!!?
WTF? Doesn't Paramount realize they might actually make some money on their stuff if it was affordable? Because I'm going to end up buying it used, and they won't get a penny of my money...

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Speaking of used:
I was at McKay's (awesome used book, DVD, CD, video game store) a couple of days ago and picked up a couple cool things.
I finally got Kenneth Johnson's follow up to V, V: The Second Generation. If I read books more regularly, I'd be excited to jump into this. But it'll probably collect dust for a least a few months...
I also picked up an old Catwoman novel, which from what I can figure out online might be subtitled "Tiger Hunt," but there's nothing on my copy to indicate that.
I also picked up Showcase Presents: Legion of Super Heroes Vol. 2 for $4! I don't love the silver-age Legion enough to pay $17 for it, but $4 is worth it. LOL

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Oh yeah, and HAPPY EASTER!!