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31 May 2010
The ISSUE Is...TITANS: VILLAINS Part III Online --- TOMORROW!
Due to a spontaneous decision at the highest echelon, abbracadabbling's The ISSUE Is... will be rescheduling Part III of our Titans: Villains For Hire online comics presentation from today until tomorrow, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. Check down the comicsblog for Part I and Part II of the very controversial storyline, then get back with us tomorrow for all the Part III action. We'll see ya soon, dabblers!
Aussie Cosplayers Set New World Record In Honor Of DC Comics 75th Anniversary
Avengers assemble! No, wait...how about, Superhero dragsters and comic-con cosplayers unite! And that they did, too -- in the land Down Under (Underoos?) over the weekend. According to the Australian, 1,245 people dressed as Superman, the Hulk and plenty of other superheroes gathered in Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, earning their rightful place in Guinness' Book by breaking the previous UK-held record of 1,091 for the most people wearing superhero costumes in one place. Of all the costumed attendees, Superman was the most popular costume, followed closely by Batman, Robin, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman. Warner Bros sponsored the event in honor DC Comics' 75th Anniversary this year. For an entire online photo gallery from the event, go [here].
DC's Wartime Titles Return to the Comic Book Battlefield In September
You're looking at our fave Darwyn Cooke's brilliant cover art for the first issue of WEIRD WAR TALES, one of five Silver and Bronze Age war comics that DC will be resurrecting this September. Making their plans known on their blog just in time for Memorial Day, DC will be also reviving OUR FIGHTING FORCES, OUR ARMY AT WAR, STAR-SPANGLED WAR STORIES, and G.I. COMBAT -- each as special over-sized one-shot from a host of top-pool talent. While none may have been as popular as , say, DC's SGT ROCK, the famous WWII-era character did make his first appearance in GI Combat #68 (1959), and it was Our Army At War that both launched the character into popularity and eventually was retitled as the Sgt Rock solo series. Soldier over to DC's Source for the skinny on each book's creative team, and be sure to scout out our fellow blogger Star-Studded War Comics [here] for an in-depth look at this patriotic and often gritty genre of comics most of us know little about.
30 May 2010
THE ISSUE IS...TITANS: VILLAINS FOR HIRE SPECIAL #1 (Part Two)
If you've been on the edge of your seat for the last 24, then you know what THE ISSUE IS...! Your favorite comicsblog has Part II of Titans: Villains for Hire Special coming at ya today -- courtesy of Eric Wallace, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Mike Mayhew, Hi-Fi, Travis Lanham, and DC Comics!
In Part I of Villains, Ryan Choi aka The Atom doesn't get a moment's rest after he confronts The Floronic Man, as he comes home to find super-assassin Deathstroke The Terminator sitting in his living room. Fully aware that Deathstroke's skills made him more than a match for even the Justice League, the Atom knows he needs help - and in a big way. But trying to get to his emergency signal device won't be easy. Deathstroke didn't come alone; Jade's in the house... Need a re-read, not a re-cap? Go HERE for Part One of the Titans: Villains For Hire Special.
In Part I of Villains, Ryan Choi aka The Atom doesn't get a moment's rest after he confronts The Floronic Man, as he comes home to find super-assassin Deathstroke The Terminator sitting in his living room. Fully aware that Deathstroke's skills made him more than a match for even the Justice League, the Atom knows he needs help - and in a big way. But trying to get to his emergency signal device won't be easy. Deathstroke didn't come alone; Jade's in the house... Need a re-read, not a re-cap? Go HERE for Part One of the Titans: Villains For Hire Special.
TOMORROW: Part Three!
Story and all characters are TM and copyright DC Comics 2010. Full solicitations for DC Comics' Titans:Villains For Hire Special #1 can be found on their website [here].
SUPERMAN Stars In ANOTHER PLANET of the APES ComicsBlog ADVENTURE!!
We might be looking at the birth of a new comicsblog phenomenon, dabblers. Friday's first Planet of the Apes Comicsblog Adventure was a runaway hit, and everybody either wants in on the action or a lot more of it. YouTube's daring dabbler OneMinuteGalactica, the mad genius behind our favorite sixty-second sitcom, Gary The Cylon, gives us a Sunday morning assist by doing both. Superman: Wrong Way reunites our beloved original cast with fan-favorite Christopher Reeve, who posthumously returns to the role he made famous -- Superman! So without further ado....abbracadabbling is proud to present Another Planet of the Apes Comicsblog Adventure!
29 May 2010
Weekend T: Rock Unique With TONY STARK and The THUNDERKITTYS
Some are already calling The WEEKEND T(Shirt) 'the Home of comics couture', but we pay little attention to the time-traveling contingent. Our attentive peepers are instead focused on finding the hot internet T-spots with the coolest comics on cotton that make sure everybody will see what you body is saying. After all, Dabblers don't roll to "I'm With Stupid" when "I understand the cryptic nature of Shimizu's Kitty and can masterfully utilize current retro-fadtrending and Thundercats so as to create a pop-cultural dichotomy that's at once pan-temporal and funny as hell" really just says it better -- and in a fashion-forward sort of way. To put it simply: from the emphatic to the sublime, tees are personal statements that must equally be said well and wear well. And when dapple dabblers wanna wear awesome, they comicsblog The WEEKEND T.
Spun Dry - $20 - Glennz [get spun Spidey]
Emerald Warrior - $30 - 80s Tees [vintage green is keen]
Stark Ironworks (Iron Man 2) - $24 - UberTorso
Batman Rock - $25 - RedBubble [rad bat]
Designed by SevenHundred [more700]
And as theorized and scrutinized up top and also from SevenHundred,this week's Model T:
Hello Thunderkittys (Custom) - $50 - RedBubble [meow]
Designed by SevenHundred [more700]
Figures In Action! CAST A Vote For Your Favorite CAP
Here's something fun that'll take a minute out of your day - and give you something to talk about over beers tonight. Through Memorial Day on ToyRUs.com you’ll be able to vote for your favorite Captain America Minimate design. Just as those Uncanny Mating X-men we showed you few days back prove, Minimates figures get a lot of...well, action. Finally, this is the weekend for all of us to get in what we're missin -- and to witness the democratic process from the comfort of your own computer! After the votes have been tallied, the top four selections will be collected into an exclusive Toys R Us box set from Art Asylum, celebrating the return of the original Captain America, Steve Rogers. The six (6) designs to choose from include:
* World War II-era (Golden Age)
* Suspended Animation (Silver Age)
* The Captain (80s)
* Armored Captain America (90s)
* Civil War Captain America (00s)
* Captain America Re-Birth (current)
* Suspended Animation (Silver Age)
* The Captain (80s)
* Armored Captain America (90s)
* Civil War Captain America (00s)
* Captain America Re-Birth (current)
TITANS: VILLAINS FOR HIRE SPECIAL #1 (Part One) on ABBRACADABBLING's THE ISSUE IS...
Most readers of Big Two superhero comics, particularly those who count themselves among the 'DC Nation', should already be aware of the controversy surrounding DC Comics' Titans: Villains For Hire Special, a one-shot that both ties in to DC's running Brightest Day event and sets the stage for Titans' new direction. But for the less initiated and unfamiliar, a bit of perspective on Titans history is in order.
Titans
is itself a spin-off of DC's superhero sidekick team book Teen Titans, which has been published in one form or another since its core members Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash first banded together in issue #54 of The Brave and The Bold (1964). In issue #60, the teen trio was joined by Wonder Girl and Speedy. DC's "junior Justice League" was born. The "Juniors" also grew up, in time, first becoming the iconic New Teen Titans in 1980 and later, after passing along their "Teen" prefix to the younger heroes of Generation Y, becoming simply Titans. But both the flagship Teen Titans and its offshoot Titans have been in creative turmoil for nearly two years now. Unstable characters, rehashed story lines, and less than sufficient creative teams have had both comics literally bleeding fans, and DC has yet to find a way that stops the flow.
The newest solution to avoid a Titans cancellation was to give the book's premise an abrupt detour, complete with on-the-rise creators and a new but familiar cast of (less-than-heroic) characters lead by the villain Deathstroke, one of DC's strongest supporting players. The switched-up plot, clearly meant to appeal to the popularity that darker overtones have with readers, was also intended to be the series' much-needed tourniquet. But as we've said, the story itself, for a varied many reasons, has drawn fire from critics, readers, fans, and even other DC creators. (For a complete dossier on Deathstroke The Terminator, be sure to read our Villains For Hire primer here).
We'll return to the specifics of the Titans controversy later. Besides, we don't want to spoil your fun, so to speak -- or tell you what the issue is really about. For now, abbracadabbling's The Issue Is... presents Part One of Titans: Villains For Hire Special, Issue #1: The Best Laid Plans. (Remember: Comic pages can be enlarged by right-clicking.)
TOMORROW: Part Two!
Story and all characters are TM and copyright DC Comics 2010. Full solicitations for DC Comics' Titans:Villains For Hire Special #1 can be found on their website [here].
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