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New Scribblenauts Game Appears To Include All The DC Comics Superheroes And Villains

by Amy Ratcliffe on May 16, 2013

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A game is coming your way this fall that apparently includes every character with super powers in the DC Comics universe. Not just the current characters either; everyone in the company’s publishing history. I know – it doesn’t sound real. Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure isn’t made up though. Kotaku was present at a press event about the game this week and stated they heard the following:

“We have the DC Comics characters… all of them,” Caleb Arseneaux, producer at the game studio 5TH Cell said while introducing the game to the press this week in Los Angeles.

Yes, there’s the standard Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Superman. There are also minor characters and multiple iterations of characters like Batman. And they’re all in extra cute form.

The game will play like others in the Scribblenauts series. You give the game a noun, and it shows up in the game. You enter the objects to solve puzzles and in this version, you can enter the name of objects or DC Characters. It looks like a lot of fun.

Keep an eye out for the series coming to PC, 3DS, and Wii U.

Check out more images and a video preview after the break.

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WTF Certified Is Coming To DC Comics’ April Releases

by Amy Ratcliffe on February 1, 2013

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WTF does WTF Certified mean? I wish I knew. All I’ve got is that it’s part of yet another gimmick from DC Comics to get readers to pick up comics. Hey, at least it’s not called a crossover event or a reboot.

Each New 52 issue released in April will be stamped with the above “WTF Certified” logo. DC is promising the comics will each have a “What the… ?!” moment that will leave readers shocked. Batman, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Catwoman, Superman – all of them have something unexpected coming at them.

I’m sorry, is that supposed to make me want to pick up more DC brand comics than the ones I already buy? It’s not working.

To tease fans, DC has shared partial covers for all the issues. They’re not releasing any details, but they did provide this list of clues to Buzzfeed:

• Booster Gold reappears while an entire team disappears
• One team is trapped in a bottle while another is changed completely
• Some heroes change their colors and other change allegiances
• Pandora battles to the death
• A close encounter of The Dark Knight kind
• There’s a new, old Creeper and some old New Gods.
• One hero quits, and another hero dies

Hmm. Well, at least they’re successful in getting the media talking about the release. Let’s see if it translates to increased sales.

See a sampling of the covers after the break.

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Domo DC Heroes Pop! Vinyl Figures Coming Soon

by Amy Ratcliffe on January 17, 2013

A whole bunch of cute is coming your way in the form of the Domo DC Heroes Pop! Vinyl Figures. They’re coming soon to the Nerd Approved Shop!

Domo gets to borrow costumes from a few DC Comics superheroes including two versions of Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Superman – the mash-up completely works. Domo is probably thrilled about gaining temporary powers like super speed, super wealth, and super strength! I think fans of both franchises will want to add these to toy collections. I, for one, hope that they will be so popular that someone will decide to turn them into cuddly plushes.

Pre-order the toys now! They’ll ship in March 2013.

Check out the rest of the figures after the break.

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Guillermo del Toro Discusses His Justice League Project [Video]

by Amy Ratcliffe on January 9, 2013

Guillermo del Toro keeps just as busy (if not busier) as everyone else in Hollywood. It seems as if he always has multiple projects going with more waiting in the wings. While he was discussing Mama (a horror movie he produced) with IGN, he also shared some news about his DC Comics movie.

The film features a team-up of the supernatural characters from DC, and the working title is Dark Universe. del Toro stated he is working on an outline and that he’s found the perfect person to write the script. He’s apparently been courting the guy for a while, and he thinks people will be happy with the choice. Even with that much in place, the movie hasn’t been greenlit just yet.

The Mary Sue transcribed the video interview and in addition to learning that del Toro wants to include some of his favorite characters the in movie (such as Swamp Thing, Spectre, and Zatanna), he also hinted that DC Comics is trying to lay the groundwork for wider continuity in their films and that they’ve been working on it since before The Avengers:

The movements for this happened before [The Avengers]. They were already galvanized to launch Justice League and they were galvanized to make their universe cohesive. So it’s really, what I feel now is that they are really, really with Superman they feel very, very confident with what they have and they are now feeling like they can…they have two pillars – Batman and Superman for the DC Universe. And internally, now they are finding they are, they have a darker tone. A more urban and sophisticated tone you know? So I think now they can build up, build the foundation and now they can build a building.

Hmm. Obviously, making the universe more cohesive makes sense. I just hope they’re able to do it.

Watch the full interview with del Toro after the break.

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If Gotham High Were An Actual Series We’d All Be Watching It [Video]

by Amy Ratcliffe on November 19, 2012

Turning back the clock in Gotham City and watching Batman and his rogue’s gallery go through high school could be pretty entertaining. Movieclips Trailers brought that scenario to life in Gotham High. They use clips from 10 Things I Hate About You among others to show what Harvey Dent, Joker, Bruce Wayne, and more were like as teenagers.

And you know what? The Batman universe set as a high school drama-comedy is hilarious.

Watch the video after the break.

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Gorgeous Portrait Art Of DC Women

by Nicole Wakelin on November 5, 2012

These absolutely beautiful portraits of the women of DC Comics are the work of DeviantArtist Kit. He has created nine different portraits featuring heroes and villains and they’re all stunning. I think Catwoman with the little cat just visible at her feet is my favorite.

See more portraits after the break…

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Introducing Li’l Gotham For Halloween

by Amy Ratcliffe on October 31, 2012

Hold onto your horses – DC Comics is doing something fun and non-controversial!

They’re releasing a new digital first series called Batman: Li’l Gotham by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs. It will be released monthly with each installment focusing on the major holiday of the month; the debut issue today will be all about Halloween.

The series will be in the style of the above image by Nguyen. It’s super adorable, and I can’t help but wonder if it has anything to do with the success of Skottie Young’s Marvel babies variant covers. From the DC Comics blog:

“This has been a passion project of mine for some time now, and for anyone that’s followed my work, I’m sure it’s more of an ‘its about time!’ explained Dustin Nguyen. “The look and style is a slight departure from my usual (think the exact opposite of serious), but the idea has always been the same—to take our favorite existing Gotham characters, place them in fun scenarios without having to be tied to just one continuity or look and feel. It’s basically a Batman book for fans, by two huge fans.”

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s issue will follow after Halloween. I’m looking forward to downloading it and giving Li’l Gotham a try!

(via DC Comics)

DC Collectibles Previews New Items Debuting At NYCC

by Amy Ratcliffe on October 11, 2012

New York Comic-Con begins today, but DC Collectibles has already teased some new figures they’re unveiling at the show.  The centerpiece is their Man of Steel statue line featuring Frank Miller’s Superman and a metallic Superman. They also showed two pieces in a pin-up line featuring Wonder Woman and Supergirl. That sounds like an excuse for skimpy costumes, but the designs are actually kind of cool. Finally, there’s a Green Arrow statue featuring the likeness of the actor in the new TV series and an expansion to the Arkham City line.

See more statues after the break and watch a video showing off the metallic Superman.

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The World’s Two Richest Superheroes Cross Paths [Comic]

by Hazel Chua on September 5, 2012

Batman and Ironman

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Superman And Wonder Woman Are Going To Be a Couple

by Amy Ratcliffe on August 23, 2012

Justice League #12 goes on sale next week and it shows off Superman’s new gal – Wonder Woman. Superman and Lois Lane’s marriage was tossed into the dumpster when the DC universe was rebooted. I figured he’d get another lady in his life; I didn’t guess that lady would be Wonder Woman. The news was announced on Good Morning America, and the cover was revealed soon after. It’s not just a one time affair either; it sounds like the heroic couple will be together for a while and their relationship is bound to affect the team around them. From EW:

“This is the new status quo,” says Johns, adding that the relationship will have a seismic impact on all the heroes and villains in the DC universe.

Jim Lee drew the striking cover, and he and Johns are very aware that the pairing will make some fans cry out with anger. Lee said they want the action to raise eyebrows. All I know is that I thought it was a joke when I saw the first mentions of it on Twitter, and that I’ll be really annoyed if this silly relationship screws with my beloved Wonder Woman series by Brian Azzarello.

(EW via Bleeding Cool)

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