Mark Millar has a piece on the Batman movie that Orson Welles wanted to do in 1946 and how the studios derailed it when they objected to his playing the role himself. It’s an intriguing, provocative piece filled with great casting ideas, like Jimmy Cagney as the Riddler and Basil Rathbone playing the Joker. Wait!…

Fanzing’s Painting Parodies Art Challenge was held back in 2001 and the contest entries have gotten the attention of art teacher (and historian) Heidi Cordova Strang at the University of Colorado at Denver. Ms. Strang has asked for permission to use some of them in her lectures! I always said Fanzing would get artists noticed…but…

Last week I posted that I was underwhelmed by the numbers for JLA/Avengers #1. Yes/200,000 copies sold IS an impressive figure nowadays. Yes, it’s more expensive and only available in comic shops, which makes it even more impressive and highlights one of the big problems of both the format and availability. And yes, there are…

While this isn’t as significant as John Byrne’s true relaunch of Superman in 1986 (which is what I think about when I see the word), editor Eddie Berganza details the changes that will be seen in Superman #200 and the new creative teams coming on board.

Kubricks are the miniature Legoman-like figures popularized in Japan which inspired DC Direct’s miniature figures. Medicom’s new Kubrick Batman set, Series 1 features a modern Batman and Robin, classic Batgirl, modern Scarecrow and blue metal Mr. Freeze. PLUS there is an unpictured chase figure, The Spoiler, who has never had an action figure before!  …

Jayme Lynn Blaschke discusses the original Flash TV show and the new proposed Flash TV show. I was never as hot on the old Flash TV show. Frankly, it was far too “Batman,” as though the producers didn’t dare wander from the tone of the successful Tim Burton film. THAT worked, so let’s copy that.…

The Frog Uncroaks The Flash – One thing I don’t get. Within the same paragraph, it notes that they’re ditching the costume in order to be “more realistic” but then they add that he will travel in time. Obviously, this is all in initial stages and things can change, so I’m withholding judgment.

The Thinker is dead. The Weasel is dead (killed by the Thinker). Killer Moth is now a monster. Shaggy Man is now shorn, called The General and I think he was lost in The Still Zone during “World War III” in JLA (although maybe that’s the second Shaggy Man). Killer Croc doesn’t look like that…

Newsarama asked retailers “How are the sales on JLA/Avengers #1?” and got some interesting responses. The feedback is generally positive and sales are high, but many mentioned the debut on a Thursday (due to the holiday) instead of the King of Days, Wednesday, which throws off customer traffic and buying patterns. Also mentioned was the…

Skip past the stuff about Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman vying for an Oscar. (Looking at their photos, I realize you can barely tell them apart. What’s with the wicked cheekbones?) Down underneath the parts about them and P Diddy, there is talk about AOL Time Warner and it touches upon the Superman movies which…