Hello there fellow Comic Fans and welcome to a brand new edition of The Comic Shop....
Before I get into the news of the day I just wanted to say a few more words about Stan Lee that I neglected to add into my last post.
One thing that I forgot to mention is that Lee also used his comics as an opportunity to comment on the various social ills of the time that he was living in. Whether it was racism, or other controversial topics he took a stand and put his name on his thoughts about the subject. It was a very progressive way of doing things, and it was not as welcomed in the time he was writing to speak out in support of certain things. He showed true courage by standing up for what he believed was right, and he is still supportive to social causes to this day by taking a stand for the creators of "Astonishing X-men" when they decided to have a homosexual couple marry in their book. After writing my column last week I finally sat down and watched "With Great Power" the Stan Lee documentary on Netflix and it is a fantastic look at Stan Lee.
On to the News.....
First...
Word broke earlier this week that the "Man of Steel" sequel project has been pushed back to a 2016 release. Lot of rumors are abound, but it seems the most likely scenario is that the brass at Warner have decided to film "MoSII" and "Justice League" back to back. This is generally cheaper on cost, and the actors can get everything in for both movies and then go on to other projects. I applaud that they are giving this some extra time because I am really hoping for them to do it right.
Second...
April solicitations for DC comics have confirmed that "Superman: Unchained", "Nightwing", "Suicide Squad", and "Teen Titans" are all coming to an end. While I'm glad that "Titans" and "Squad" are getting put out of their misery I'm going to be sad to see "Unchained" and "Nightwing" go.
Scott Snyder has been telling the best Superman story of the New 52 with "Unchained", and Jim Lee's artwork made Clark jump off the page. While "Nightwing" has been hit or miss Dick Grayson is one of my favorite characters in comics, so I'm hoping this is not signaling his death in the mega crossover event "Forever Evil".
Third....
A trailer has hit the interwebz for the DCAU movie "Son of Batman" which will be loosely based on Grant Morrison's "Batman & Son" arch of his run on the Dark Knight's main title. It's great to see Damien back, but it is a little confusing when they have their second movie of the New 52 DCAU based on a comic from pre-new 52 continuity. While he wasn't originally involved in the storyline I am always more than pleased to see Deathstroke in anything, because he is such a badass character.
As the Superior Spider-man turns.....
If you haven't picked up "Superior Spider-man" #25 DO IT NOW....this issue is double sized and it is setting up the main events that will play out in Spidey's life over the next year of story lines.
That's all I have for today. Be sure to "Like" my page on facebook (www.facebook.com/thecomicshopblog). I will be back later this week with more content.
Until next time....see you at The Comic Shop!
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