Happy Friday, everyone! I’m back at the reins for the DCDP today, but can we all agree that Desiree has been doing a fabulous job? In fact, she even collected these links and articles for me. Everyone say thanks, Desiree! We’ve reported before that Marguerite Bennett, awesome creator and all-around cool person, is working on…
DC Daily Planet: SDCC’s Battle of the Bulge!
San Diego Comic Con is in full swing and Ben Affleck has already dropped a bomb for fans to chew on for DC’s upcoming Hall H panel! Affleck will work with Geoff Johns to co-write the future stand-alone Batman film for DC’s film universe. Johns is no slouch in the comic department; he’s written series…
“It’s Me, Supergirl!” Revisiting Supergirl’s First Adventures
Amidst complaints in the wake of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson and SNL broke the Internet in early May with the release of a hilarious short, Black Widow: Age of Me. Making fun of both Marvel’s unwillingness to make a movie for its now most-visible heroine and the much maligned Widow/Hulk…
DC Daily Planet: Vixen Gets a Voice and The Trinity Lives in Batman vs Superman
Good news! Megalyn Echikunwoke is set to voice Mari McCabe, aka Vixen, in the upcoming animated series! Marc Guggenheim, who works as a producer for both CW hits, Arrow and The Flash, stated that Vixen’s story will be a “coming of age tale.” Vixen the animated series will also feature the voices of Grant Gustin (Barry Allen),…
Transphobia in the Year 3001: Superman A Super Jerk, No Justice For Guy Gardner
“These great heroes called themselves the Justice League — protectors not just of Camelot, but of all the universe,” rambles an insect-like robotic being on the first page of Justice League 3001. It’s part of a speech used to set the stage for the futuristic superhero comic by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Howard Porter….
The DC Daily Planet: Shipper Edition
Not a lot happening over at the erstwhile Action Comics this week, crusaders, and I’m a bit crunched for time, so today’s DCDP is going to highlight two great shippy moments from this week. Starting off strong, right out of the gate, we finally have confirmation that Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy aren’t just best…
A Chat With Lois Lane: Fallout’s Gwenda Bond
I got to chat with the author of the upcoming young adult novel Lois Lane: Fallout, based on one of DC Comics’ most iconic characters. The book will hit stores on May 1st, but before that, Gwenda Bond discusses a few things with me such as her first encounter with Lois Lane, what this character means…
The DC Daily Planet: No Talking Tigers Allowed
Happy Friday, crusaders! I am so happy this week is over. Let’s recap what happened with DC, shall we? In the course of about 24 hours this week, the Wonder Woman standalone movie lost and then gained a director: Michelle MacLaren reportedly left the project due to “creative differences,” which in this case might mean…
She’s on the Case: Lois Lane in “A Real Work of Art”
Lois Lane: A Real Work of Art Gwenda Bond Switch Press March 4 2015 This May, Switch Press will be publishing Fallout by Gwenda Bond, a young adult novel about a teenaged Lois Lane. This is exciting for a number of reasons, starting with the format itself.
Where Do We Stand? Women in February’s Comics and Graphic Novel Sales
Spring is on its way and my comics reading list is somewhat under control. I’m happy to report that February has some improvements for representation of women. I have been watching and waiting for a month when neither Marvel nor DC had the number 1 spot on the single issues list. This month, IDW pushes…
The DC Daily Planet: Costume Reboots
Happy Friday, crusaders! Spring is almost upon me here in New England. Rumor has it we may in fact see the sun sometime before June, but I’m not holding my breath. Costume re-designs are all over the place these days: Batgirl and Spider-Woman have all new looks, and Starfire’s getting a brand-new and awesome look…
Jason Momoa: Wet Naked Poster Child For The Narrative Revolution
On Friday, Zack Snyder dropped new photographs of Jason Momoa as Aquaman and, as I’m sure you all have realized, it is everything we deserve. There was a lot of talk on Twitter about how the new Aquaman was sexy—to his detriment to some but to his improvement for others—and, for some people, to whom…
