Monthly Archives: March 2011

Amy Adams is Lois Lane/ Booster Gold and Blue Beetle First Screen Shot / Geoff Johns on Aquaman/ Wonder Woman in action.

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http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/03/28/superman-man-of-steel-finds-its-lois-lane-adam-hughes-covers-action-comics-900-and-more-superman-news/

I am sure at this point most of you have seen this but I am super excited for Amy Adams as Lois Lane. If you haven’t seen the film “the Fighter”, I urge you to check it out to see what a terrific actress she is. She has a strength in that role that is incredibly convincing but also a likability that fits the role of Lois Lane. This is another casting announcement that has me convinced the Superman film is in great hands. If the script matches the casting, we could be in for something special.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Smallville-Booster-First-Look-1031161.aspx

The link above has a screen shot of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. I think these look like these are some of the best “Smallvillized” DC characters yet. I am not suprised by how good Blue Beetle looks. We saw that test footage months ago and this is a DC character that was made for the screen. Booster Gold’s costume is really awesome. I wasn’t sure what route they would go but he looks like a character from the future. It’s a very clean look. Geoff Johns has been batting high on his Smallville scripts so I am really looking forward to this.

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/03/29/where-we-go-in-the-book-will-surprise-some-people%e2%80%94geoff-johns-on-aquaman/

Yes! Yes! Yes! I adore Aquaman! I think his return to DC has been really well done and I am glad that Geoff Johns will be kicking this off. There is a great deal of interesting things that can be done with Aquaman. I would love to see where he plans to take the character and his supporting cast. Aquaman works the best when you really have a chance to show how his unique nature brings something different to the DCU. I have high hopes this will be up there with some of the classic Aquaman uns.

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=42379

Wonder Woman’s costume has been adjusted for the TV pilot. I have to say I like the darker tones a little better. I definitely want to see this in motion but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. It has a feel of the “classic” look while bringing some cool elements of the new version currently in comics. I think the story presented will ultimately be the selling point to me on whether or not this works. I am glad they made a few changes to the costume though.

Episode 250: Year 6 Begins War of the Green Lanterns, lots of very cool material from C2E2

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Episode 250: Year 6 begins: War of the Green Lanterns kicks off as we discuss Green Lantern 64 and Green Lantern Corps 58. We also have a quick chat about Justice League Generation Lost 22 and Justice League of America 55. From C2E2, we are joined by Mandy Stegall, K.C. Murdock and Merik Tadros (River Jordan). We shout out Jim Califiore’s new web comics, and Ken Branch.

Special thanks to Eli for this week’s spoiler warning contest entry!

Remember our 5 year anniversary contest! Celebrate with us! Submissions can be sent to ragingbullets@gmail.com

Show Notes:

0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com,  our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, http://www.geturgeekonradio.com, http://www.comiccollectorlive.com , http://www.nycomiccon.com, http://www.c2e2.com, http://www.summitcitycomiccon.com show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more.

4:50 War of the Green Lanterns

57:55 JLA 55 and Justice League Generation Lost 22

1:15:30 Mandy Stegall DC Panels from C2E2

1:40:45 River Jordan Interview

2:00:00 K.C. Murdock

2:03:30 Jim Califiore’s Apex, Crooks and Nannies and 35 Years: Will You Survive by Ken Branch

2:13:30 Show Closing (Special permission from K.C. Murdock to play his song “Villain or Hero”)

We’ll be back next week with our next episode.  Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.

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New show Monday Night 2 episodes this week

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Hey all,

I am editing a couple of episodes together for this week. We have a current DC Comic chat on both, some panels from C2E2, and more. War of the Green Lanterns will be the main segment on tomorrow’s show.

At conventions, we also make friends with some independent creators and chat with them. We’ll air these as well. This makes for a nice mix of the convention experience.

The first of these two episodes will air Monday Night with the second later in the week around Thursday.

Thanks for your patience.

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Episode 249: Anniversary Special Hosted by Gail Simone!

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Episode 249: Special Anniversary Show: Friend of the show and amazing writer, Gail Simone came up with an amazing and generous idea of interviewing both of us for our 5 year anniversary. We hope you enjoy this special show celebration. We thank Gail Simone for the amazing job she did.

Remember our 5 year anniversary contest! Celebrate with us! Submissions can be sent to ragingbullets@gmail.com

Show Notes:

0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com,  our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, http://www.geturgeekonradio.com, http://www.comiccollectorlive.com , http://www.nycomiccon.com, http://www.c2e2.com show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more.  

3:40 Gail Simone Segment

44:30 Show Closing (Hawkman song by friends of the show “Wednesday Heroes”) http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/

We’ll be back next week with our next episode.  Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.

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DC Nation on Cartoon Network

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http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/03/23/warner-bros-dc-entertainment-and-cartoon-network-harness-power-of-assets-to-form-dc-nation/

This has the potential to be a good thing. I am hoping that it will be used to promote and share information about the print medium as well. A block of programming woulf give them a chance to talk about comics that inspired or spin out of certain programming, while supporting video game and direct to dvd franchises as well.

Currently, I am loving Smallville, Batman Brave and the Bold, Young Justice, and Human Target. I think it is great to see some really cool DC related programming. I want to see expansions of this with the emphasis on quality.

Video games like Arkham Asylum and DC Universe Online have been great opportunities to get immersed into the comic book world. I know there was mention of a Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, and Arkham City set of games. Again, the focus needs to be on quality that truly represents the properties. I do believe if you get people excited about the properties, it will bleed over into comics. I know it might not be immediate but some very good friends of mine have recently been pulled into comics from many of the franchises on television, film and gaming.

It almost goes without saying that this announcement has me excited. It could be a very good experience for linking a variety of fans together and expanding brand awareness, if handled correctly.

LITG: C2E2 Coverage, Part 1 by Mandy Stegall

Life in the Gutter

I originally started writing this Saturday night, after my first day at the convention.  I got back from McCormick Place, got out my notes, booted up my laptop, and wrote a good five paragraphs.  And then, I fell asleep.

Now, I’ve taken a couple of days and digested everything I saw and heard and feel like I can give everyone a better picture of what went down in Chicago this past weekend.

First of all, I think C2E2 is shaping up to be a great show that will only continue to improve as years go by.  This year the show was held in the West Building as opposed to the Lakeside Center (where it was last year).  While Lakeside had that wonderful view of Lake Michigan, it apparently also gave off a hellacious glare once the afternoon rolled around that was distracting both to artists and the public in general.  The West Building allowed for everything to be more spread out though, making sure there was something for everyone and that it wasn’t cramped into one specific space.

I didn’t get to attend all of the DC panels, but I really enjoyed the ones I did get to see.  Paul Cornell shared in the DC Icons panel that thought bubbles have returned to Superman, but I’m going to actually save my opinion for another column, which will probably be up later this week.
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Special Anniversary Show Airs Wednesday Night

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We were lucky to have a special 45 minute anniversary show that will be airing for your Thursday Night. Friend of the show and amazing writer Gail Simone put together a very cool show segment for us at C2E2. She came up with a very cool idea of interviewing us about comics, podcasting and much much more. She turned this into a very cool behind the scenes look at the podcast. She also brought in much of her own personal insight into comics and her own history with the medium. We are thrilled to share this with you.

Episode 248: C2E2 DC and Vertigo Panels,Brightest Day,Young Justice,Batman,and Power Girl

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Episode 248: We continue our 5 Year Anniversary Celebration: We are recording direct from the C2E2 Convention! This episode, we look at Power Girl 22, Batman 708, Brightest Day 22, and Young Justice 2. We also discuss some of the news coming out of the panels at C2E2.

Remember our 5 year anniversary contest! Details are on the web site. Celebrate with us! Submissions can be sent to ragingbullets@gmail.com

Show Notes:

0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com,  our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, http://www.geturgeekonradio.com, http://www.comiccollectorlive.com , http://www.nycomiccon.com, http://www.c2e2.com show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more.  

3:40 Brightest Day 22

26:36 Batman 708

45:10 Young Justice 2

1:01:10 Power Girl 22

1:27:20 Commentary on the Friday and Saturday DC and Vertigo Panels from C2E2

2:02:25 Show Closing (Hawkman song by friends of the show “Wednesday Heroes”) http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/

We’ll be back next week with our next episode.  Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.

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Batman Arkham City

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Arkham City Trailer

I loved the first Batman Arkham Asylum game. It felt like you were really Batman on a case. You not only got to use all of his cool gadgets but you had a chance to use the stealthy combat skills as well. You had the chance to develop a strategy for each situation.

This new trailer for Arkham City shows some very cool footage and how the sequel looks to improve upon the rest. Check it out and post your thoughts.