By Brad Meltzer (W) and Ed Benes (A) DC Comics, 2007, originally as issues 0-6. $24.99 The Plot: After the Crisis, the year apart, etc., Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman decide to reunite the Justice League of America. As they flip through their handy DCU playing cards, selecting who to invite, a mysterious villain manipulates…
With Heroes Con and Wizard World Philadelphia both happening this weekend, there’s a crap load of comic book news coming out right now. Of course, we won’t get into the really juicy stuff until the Comic-Con in San Diego next month and Wizard World Chicago in August, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a…
As I sat down to write the preview to this week’s Book of Doom, I honestly thought to myself, “What have I done?” (and then I typed it). When it’s my turn to pick, I try to pick something I’m unfamiliar with, but also something that has a chance of being liked. This usually means…
JIM DOOM: Hello, Doom. Thank you for joining me for this interview. DOOM DeLUISE: Not a problem, old chap. JD: First off, did you read this Newsarama interview with Brian Michael Bendis? (editor’s note: You can read the interview here) DD: Are there spoilers in this? JD: Yes there are, so if you haven’t yet…
Holy awesome costume, Batman. This is the first image of the Batman from the upcoming Warner Bros movie, “The Dark Knight.” It looks a lot more realistic than past Batman costumes, and I, for one, can’t sing its praises enough. Apparently, it’s made up of some 200 different parts, the hardest of which to make…
I read a ton of books last week and most all of them sucked. And I mean really sucked. Lots of money spent + little enjoyment = terrible week. This week, thank the Lords of Doom, is about the exact opposite (in part thanks to me giving up on Countdown). There wasn’t really a whole…
A day after we here at Doomkopf broke the news of the upcoming Captain America: The Chosen series, Marvel officially released news of the book. So, if you’re keeping score at home, that’s a scoop for the partners in Doom. Okay, okay, enough tooting of the horn. Even thought it feels good, real good. In…
About ten months ago now, the Justice League was given a new ongoing monthly series (or tri-monthly, for the first few issues), and it’s been a fairly unremarkable ten months. The first story-arc was focused on the Red Tornado and his quest for a human body. In the first issue, we had a decent set-up,…
I’m giving Countdown a stay of execution. While the series didn’t improve much this week, the Jimmy Olsen story alone is going to keep me around for at least one more. So, let’s go through the quick and dirty. This week, Jimmy Olsen decides to do some investigating after he receives an odd note at…
Maybe you’ve read this week’s Lying in the Gutters, in which Rich Johnston relates the old news that David Morrell, the novelist who created Rambo, wrote a Captain America mini-series that will debut this fall. Want some new news? Well then, you came to the right place. At this week’s Wizard World Philadelphia, Marvel will…