DC Comics has been releasing themed variant covers since the start of 2014, and their latest theme for August has been selfies. Several covers have already been released. The latest cover was released via Twitter by artist Tony Daniel starring DC’s would-be power couple Superman and Wonder Woman. It’s cute in the way that —…
Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics
This fall DC Comics will be unveiling a new anthology devoted to Wonder Woman. This comic series will debut on August 20th, titled Sensation Comics. The stories will first be published in an online format, with a printed version projected for an October release date. The contributors range the gamut from Gail Simone to Caitlin…
The DC Daily Planet: Tie-ins and Teases
Happy Independence Day to those of our readers in the USA, and happy Friday to everyone else! To start you off on this best of all weekdays, we’ve got new-new books, new-old shows, and an apparently never-ending stream of Batman to discuss: it’s the DC Daily Planet!
Wonder Woman Newspaper Comics Collected
A few years after Wonder Woman appeared on the comic scene she was featured in her very own newspaper strip. It ran from May 1 1943 until December 1 1944 and was written by William Moulton Marston, with art by Harry G Peters. And now for the first time ever those strips are available in…
The New Wonder Woman and Greek Mythology
Wonder Woman’s current run is rich with greek mythology. Before, Diana was born from clay and her mother Hippolyta’s desire to have a daughter. In 2011, though, DC Comics revamped its entire universe, that now is called the New 52. In this new take on the character by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang,…
News & Things: Justice League Movie Announced (yay?) But No Wonder Woman (boo!)
Warner Brothers Announces Justice League film, is “warm” to a Wonder Woman film The long-awaited announcement for a Justice League movie has finally come out with Man of Steel’s Zach Snyder at the helm. They announced there are 9 films in development, including adaptations of Shazam, Fables, and the Metal Men. But don’t worry folks, they…
News & Things: Beat the Wednesday blues
Need a bump to make it through hump day? Check out these feel good links about creativity, collaboration and celebrating our fangirl selves. News Webcomic Artist Swap Project results are in In the annual events, 12 artists swapped creative duties on their webcomics last week and now you can view the results. Commentary A new…
Interview: Carson Kreitzer, playwright of Lasso of Truth
Did you know Wonder Woman’s creator also invented the lie detector? Knowing that before creating Diana he was building the first polygraph really puts her lasso’s powers in a whole new light. A new play explores the unusual life William Moulton Marston, the man behind Wonder Woman, and the woman the iconic character was based…
News & Things: Hop on the Digital Comics Love Train
Marvel to Offer One-Month Free Trial to Read 15,000 Digital Comics Marvel’s planning a new digital giveaway to kick off by offering a month’s free access to its Marvel Unlimited app. You’ll be able to check out 15,000 digital back-issues going back to the ’60s and as recent as just 6 months ago. Perfect time…