Welcome to this, our first DC Daily Planet of 2016! As part of an informal new years resolution, I’m going to be playing around a little with the style and presentation method of this column in the future thanks to some feedback provided to me on twitter. Let’s do this. In a truly “yikes!” worthy…
DC Daily Planet: Back to Basics with Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batman, and Superman.
It’s been a pretty wild week in the world of DC Comics. Strap yourselves in, because this is a doozy. The constantly developing story of the new Supergirl ongoing got some concrete information via a press release on IGN. Here’s the deal: Adventures of Supergirl is going to be a 13 issue, biweekly digital first publication written by…
In Defense of Dick Grayson: Objectification, Sexuality, and Subtext
I’ve gotta be honest with you all—Dick Grayson is my favorite comic book character. Cards on the table for this one: I’ve loved him since I was in high school and though our relationship has been a little bit rocky in the past, I always come back to him. So romantic, right? I know! Now this…
DC Daily Planet: Full of Surprises
This has been a week of big reveal after big reveal. Beware, if you’re not caught up on your shows and comics, there might be some spoilers ahead! But don’t worry, let’s start with a non-spoilery reveal: Telltale Games announced that they’re making a Batman game for 2016. Here’s the official announcement trailer: In addition…
DC Daily Planet: Dawn of the Planet of the Justice
Today is a Batman vs. Superman extravaganza and no one is surprised. The second full length trailer for the upcoming movie dropped last night and was full of surprises (and not-so-surprises). Let’s take a look: This trailer paints a broader picture of the movie, compared to the Comic-Con trailer released earlier this year which zeroed in pretty…
DC Daily Planet: Wonder Women and Legends of Tomorrow
A flurry of Wonder Woman film news surfaced this week, starting with some screen test stills of Megan Gale from the now canceled George Miller project Justice League Mortal. (via CBR) We also got the first official image of the currently filming Wonder Woman film from Gal Gadot herself, via social media. Almost 75 years in the making……
The Vocabulary of Violence: 4 Takes on Steve Orlando’s Midnighter
Midnighter #1-6 Steve Orlando (Scripter), Stephen Mooney (penciller), Aco (penciller), Alec Morgan (penciller), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (colourist), Hugo Petrus (inker #3 and #6), Bryan Hitch (cover artist #1), Artyom Trakhanov (cover artist #3) DC Comics May 2015 – Present In May 2015, the DCU welcomed longtime Stormwatch and Authority character Midnighter to the fold with…
DC Daily Planet: Creative Team Shake-Up!
Happy solicits week, everyone! Last week DC dropped their full roster of solicits for the month of February, let’s take a look at some of the stand outs and news from that corner of the DCU, starting with the three major team shake ups are on the horizon. Aquaman, Suicide Squad, and Teen Titans are all changing hands. Aquaman is…
DC Daily Planet: Supergirl, Mariah Carey and….wait, what?
Friends, I want us to take a moment and think about this week, to really commit this week to memory. This is the week that for one, brief, beautiful moment we thought that something magical had happened. This is the week that we all thought that Mariah Carey had been cast as the voice of…
DC Daily Planet: Supergirl and Suicide Squad
Hi everyone! Welcome to the all-new, not-all-that-different edition of the DC Daily Planet! My name is Meg and I’ll be doing my best to channel Lois Lane for you every week with a selection of the most interesting and relevant stories from all corners of the DCU, DCEU, and DCCU from here on out. So!…