Watchmen Motion Comic Coming to DVD & Blu-ray March 3rd
The Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons critically acclaimed Watchmen graphic novel will come to life on both DVD and Blu-ray on March 3rd, three days before the release of the feature film. The Watchmen Complete Motion Comic will be presented in 12 episodes with the two-disc DVD priced at $29.98 and the Blu-ray priced at $35.99. On top of that you’ll also receive $7.50 that you can apply towards the purchase of your Watchmen movie ticket. Win/Win situation if you ask me!
The DVD and Blue-ray will also come with the following special features.
- Sneak Peek of Wonder Woman DVD.
- $7.50 Movie Cash good towards a movie ticket to Watchmen.
- A “prison break” scene from the Watchmen film (Blu-ray only).
Here’s a portion of the Warner Home Video press release.
Watched any great books lately? Now you can. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time that broke the conventional mold continues to break new ground Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons oversees this digital version of the graphic novel that adds limited motion, voice and sound to the books strikingly drawn panels. All 12 chapters of the story are here nearly 5 hours spanning everything from the mysterious demise of the Comedian to the crisscrossed destinies of loosely allied superheroes to their fateful impact on the world. Be in the know. Be watching. With Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic.
Source: ComicNews.info
Warner Brothers and Fox Have Reached a Settlement over Watchmen!
January 16, 2009 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Earlier today, we dared to hope that Fox and Warner Brothers might settle their beef over Watchmen this afternoon. Now, The Hollywood Reporter claims that a settlement has been reached:
Warner Bros. and Fox have resolved their dispute over Watchmen, with the studios scheduled to present the settlement to Judge Gary Feess on Friday morning and request that the case be dismissed. Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed, but it is said to involve a sizable cash payment to Fox and a percentage of the film’s box office.
Although Feess originally ruled that Fox retained the rights to at least distribute the film, it will not do so under the terms of the settlement agreement, nor will Fox retain any future rights to the Watchmen property [while Warners issued no comment about the settlement, THR says a Fox spokesman said "no final deal had been reached."]. We’ll see how things play out tomorrow morning, but if everything goes smoothly, it looks like we’ll be able to see Watchmen come March 6th, as we’d always hoped.
With Fox’s lawsuit seemingly over, a number of other questions now emerge. What will become of the relationship between Warner Brothers and producer Larry Gordon? Warners may try to extract reimbursement from Gordon for legal fees incurred during this entire mess. Additionally, with the cost of the film, legal fees, production and marketing, plus the fact that they’re already splitting the distribution of the film with Paramount (and that they co-financed the film with Legendary Pictures), the bigger question is: Will Watchmen be financially successful enough to make it all worth Warner Brothers’ time and money? What do you think?
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New Comics Shipping For The Week Of 12/31/2008
December 28, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
DC Comics Unveils Book Titles for Summer ‘09
December 17, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
With the end of 2008 near, DC Comics looks forward to 2009 with amazing new book titles from all its imprints. Now, DC kicks things off with a look at the summer book lineup with DC Universe titles for May and June.
Please note that this information is not final and may be subject to change.
Watch for more announcements of summer 2009 titles later this week!
DC Universe titles scheduled to arrive in stores in May include:
BATMAN: THE RESURRECTION OF RA’S AL GHUL TP
Writers: Peter Milligan, Grant Morrison, Fabian Nicieza, Paul Dini and Keith Champagne
Artists: Don Kramer, Jason Pearson, Tony Daniel, David Lopez, Freddie Williams II, Ryan Benjamin and others
Collects: BATMAN ANNUAL #26, BATMAN #670-671, ROBIN #168-169, ROBIN ANNUAL #7, NIGHTWING #138-139, and DETECTIVE COMICS #838-839!
$19.99 US, 256 pages
BATMAN: MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES HC
Writer: Paul Dini
Artists: Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck, Matt Wagner, Dan DeCarlo, John Byrne, Klaus Janson and Glen Murakami
Collects: BATMAN: MAD LOVE, BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #1-2, BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY SPECIAL, and stories from ADVENTURES IN THE DC UNIVERSE #3 and BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE VOL. 1
$19.99 US, 208 pages
BATMAN: SCARECROW AND TWO-FACE YEAR ONE TP
Writers: Bruce Jones and Mark Sable
Artists: Jesus Saiz, Sean Murphy and Jimmy Palmiotti
Collects: YEAR ONE: BATMAN/SCARECROW #1-2 and TWO-FACE YEAR ONE #1-2
$19.99 US, 200 pages
BOOSTER GOLD: 52 PICK-UP TP
Writers: Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz
Artists: Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund
Collects: BOOSTER GOLD #1-6 and the origin story from 52 #24
$14.99 US, 160 pages
DC COMICS CLASSICS LIBRARY: ROOTS OF THE SWAMP THING HC
Writer: Len Wein
Artists: Bernie Wrightson, Nestor Redondo and Michael Wm. Kaluta
Collects: SWAMP THING #1-13 and a story from HOUSE OF SECRETS #92
$39.99 US, 320 pages
GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Mike Norton, Diego Barreto, Wayne Faucher and Robin Riggs
Collects: GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #11-14 and GREEN ARROW SECRET FILES #1
$17.99 US, 128 pages Read more
Justice Society Of America: Kingdom Come Special – The Kingdom
November 23, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Written by Geoff Johns; Art by Fernando Pasarin; Cover by Alex Ross; Variant Cover by Dale Eaglesham and Nathan Massengill
Gog rewards those he deems fit. Starman has regained his sanity, Sandman his sleep, Dr. Mid-Nite his sight, Damage his pride and Citizen Steel…? What “wish” will the indestructible hero be granted? And more importantly, what drawbacks do these wishes come with? Plus, Starman’s true mission is revealed!
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DC Universe | 48pg. | Color | $3.99 US
On Sale November 26, 2008
Review – Titans #7 – DC Comics
November 19, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Koppy McFad over at the Comic Book Bin has a reviews of DC’s Titans #7…
“Match”, the flawed clone of Superboy–Conner Kent, whose body has been possessed by ex-Titans member, Jericho, battles the Titans in their own headquarters.
The complexity of the situation is pretty hard to sum up in one paragraph. You have to explain how Jericho has the power to inhabit other people’s bodies, how he got into Match’s body and who the heck Match is. Suffice to say, newcomers to this book will be mystified and may not understand what is going on. The one-page explanation that appears early in the book just doesn’t wrap things up completely.
Other than that, this issue is rather well done. “Match” breaks free, the Titans all make an attempt to subdue him and in the end, Jericho is separated from Match’s body with unexpected conseuquences. The action is well choreographed and the Titans show surprising strength instead of acting as punching bags as in so many previous issues.
Even the characterisation is remarkably good. The Titans speak in distinctly different voices and comes off as quite sympathetic– aside from Winick’s penchant for having his characters constantly spouting smart-azz wisecracks, even during inappropriate moments, like when their best friends are fighting for their lives.
The art is surprisingly good, considering it is clearly a last-minute fill-in job. The backgrounds are a bit sparse but at least all the characters end up looking good, especially Match who comes off as both menacing and comical as he screams for help even while he beats up the Titans.
Rating: 7/10
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DC’s ‘Adventure Comics’ Returning To Print
November 17, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
While DC Executive Editor recently hinted to Newsarama readers that something major was going to play out with Superman in the Superman family of titles, he spoke a bit more in-depth about that specific element and a couple more with the LA Times over the weekend.
For starters, DiDio said that Superman turn Action Comics over to new characters, and in his own book, the Man of Steel will be headed into space – on a trip that some may see as one way.
“In his own book, “Superman,” there will be a dramatic turn as the hero leaves Earth and it seems like he’s leaving for good,” DiDio said.” We’ll follow his adventures in space more so than his adventures on Earth, and that’s a big and exciting thing. We’re also bringing back one of the old-time favorite titles of DC Comics, “Adventure Comics.” It will be back with a new No. 1 and with new stars but old stars at the same time. It’ll be pretty easy to guess who will be the stars of Adventure Comics if you know who the title was most identified with…”
The remaining conversation suggests strongly that the relaunch of the series will be the home for the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Source: Newsarama
Another ‘Joker’ HC Review
November 12, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Here’s another review of DC’s ‘Joker’ by Zak Edwards of Comic Book Bin…
DC Comics
Writer(s): Brian Azzarello
Penciller(s): Lee Bermejo
Inker(s): Mick Gray & Lee Bermejo
Colourist(s): Patricia Mulvihill
Letterer(s): Robert Clark
Cover Artist(s): Lee Bermejo
ISBN: 9781401215811
$19.99 US
Joker, the latest graphic novel telling a story completely dedicated to a character recently gaining much more mainstream attention thanks to a certain summer blockbuster film, is nothing short of an incredible accomplishment. To say the graphic novel is the best Joker story ever is absurd given the sheer amount of stories dedicated to the Clown Prince of Crime, but to say the story is amazing in its own right is a fair statement. Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo combine their talents to craft a story that is both horrifying, challenging, and, most importantly, almost devoid of the Batman. On a side note, this graphic novel is not recommended for our junior comic book readers as this comic book contains a large amount of violence and disturbing imagery even a full grown adult could find seriously offensive and scary. But this amount of grotesque imagery both aids and harms the story.
The story, incredible as it is, leaves the reader wanting more. Not in terms of narration or really anything the primary creators can fully control, but in terms of the censorship forced on this book being blatantly obvious at times and makes me dream of a day when Vertigo, DC Comics more mature-focused sister publisher, will get their hands on a Joker story able to tell things without restraints, like the character of the Joker himself. Most notable of these times is early on when the Joker gives Arkham Asylum the finger, the panel is conveniently cut off just below his fingers. The welcome home party at a strip club is filled with conveniently placed objects to cover nudity. Azzarello does a good job of avoiding the $%#@ replacing the harsher curse words, but even pokes fun at this by having an undercover police officer character be given away because of his choice to use the word scumbag over “other words.” The censorship also reflects the absurdity of what is allowed through, with a man being shown skinned alive (the final product at least) but the inability to show someone giving the middle finger. Read more
Robin, Nightwing, Birds Of Prey To End In February
November 4, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
While fans are still up in the air about whether or not Batman will actually die at the end of Grant Morrison’s “Batman: R.I.P.” arc, DC has confirmed three casualties for Newsarama.
According to the publisher, the February-shipping issues of Robin, Nightwing and Birds of Prey will be the final issues of the respective series.
As well as being the final issues, Robin #183, Nightwing #153 and Birds of Prey #127 will end eras for Batman-related titles, as each stretches back at least nine years.
Birds of Prey (which debuted in 1999) is currently written by Tony Bedard and follows the adventures of Barbra Gordon, the former Batgirl (now “Oracle”), Black canary and a rotating cast of DC’s female heroes; Nightwing (which debuted in 1996) is written by Peter Tomasi, and Robin (which debuted in 1994) is currently written by Fabian Nicieza.
The three series – coincidentally all originally written by Chuck Dixon, fleshed out the world of Batman in the comics, showcasing the original Robin, Dick Grayson, as Nightwing, Tim Drake as Robin and Barbra Gordon in Birds of Prey.
The three titles were roughly in the middle of DC’s lineup, sales-wise, with Nightwing seeing sales of over 50,000 copies to comic shops for September, while Robin and Birds of Prey saw sales of 32,000 and 21,000 copies, respectively.
DC declined to say if the series’ cancellations were due to sales, or if the three titles would be replaced by three new titles in 2009.
Source: Newsarama
Artist Mike Grell On His Current Projects
August 14, 2008 by tcgames · Leave a Comment
Newsarama has an interview with artist/writer/creator Mike Grell…
Last month we talked with creator Mike Grell about the announcement of a new Warlord series from DC with him at the helm. This announcement marks a renewed focus on comics for Grell, having made his name years ago for the creation of Warlord as well as Jon Sable Freelance and writing a critically acclaimed run on Green Arrow. Read more
