Superman leads a huge new release week; 24-Hour Comics Day is Saturday; Brad Meltzer interview
Kyle’s latest video has NES flair; 24-Hour Comics Day pushes artists to their limits; Brad Meltzer’s Decoded to start season 2; and it’s the largest release week of comics in more than a decade in this week’s Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
Batman Year One DVD trailer; DC Comics’ sexy superheroines; X-Men Destiny videogame released
Batman Year One trailer shown in advance of Oct. 18 release; X-Men Destiny hits shelves; and DC Comics’ sexy superheroines cross the border in the Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
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Walking Dead Season 2 poster shown; new Ultimate Comics Spider-Man released; Spectre may come to TV
“The Spectre” may come to FOX, The Walking Dead season 2 gets a new poster, and Miles Morales gets his own comic as Ultimate Comics Spider-Man launches.
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Avengers update; Star Wars Blu-ray celebration; The New 52 selling out
Thor comes to DVD and Blu-ray, Action Figure Museum celebrates Star Wars, The New 52 a massive sales success.
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Captain America 2 could feature MODOK; Jennifer Lawrence’s naked paint job; Justice League sellouts
Captain America 2 could feature MODOK; Jennifer Lawrence’s arduous nude makeup process for Mystique; and Justice League a hit in the Planet 46/NewsOK Comics Podcast.
Wolverine 2 filming update; DC Comics’ New 52 trailer; Conan the Barbarian released
Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss Wolverine 2 filming news, the release of the New 52 DC Comics relaunch trailer, and the new Conan the Barbarian film in this week’s Planet 46 Comics Podcast.
Amazing Spider-Man trailer, Dark Knight Rises teaser, Captain America premiere
With Comic-Con looming, trailers and premieres abound!
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Green Lantern interview, Man of Steel news, Junkfoodclothing.com T-shirt giveaway
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CROWE MAY PLAY JOR-EL
Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe is in negotiations to play the role of Jor-El in “Man of Steel,” Variety is reporting.
Zack Snyder is directing the film for Warner Bros., which stars Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent. Jor-El, played by Marlon Brando in 1978′s “Superman,” is Superman’s father on the planet Krypton.
RYAN REYNOLDS DIDN’T GET TO WEAR SUPERHERO SUIT, EXACTLY
Green Lantern doesn’t have to worry about dry cleaning his superhero suit.
“In the mythology of the film, the suit is made of pure energy,” said Ryan Reynolds, who plays Green Lantern. “So there’s no actual suit, because that would burn. What I’m wearing is a motion-capture suit, with tracking marks and tracking dots and those sorts of things. It was a little bizarre. I sort of looked like a crash test dummy who lost his Volvo.”
The suit became especially difficult to wear as filming continued into August in New Orleans, he said.
But Reynolds said he was impressed when he first saw the suit in motion in test footage about six weeks into shooting.
“It was just incredible to see that thing in motion and moving around,” he said.
VALIANT COMICS PLANS COHERENT, INTERCONNECTED UNIVERSE
New Valiant Comics executive editor Warren Simons said some of the company’s “most beloved characters” will be key to the relaunch.
“There are a number of great characters worthy of the spotlight, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Archer & Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Rai, Ninjak and Shadowman, to name a few,” he said.
He said the coherent Valiant Universe will be among the selling points for the new line.
“Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor-Smith, Bob Layton and all the talented writers and artists who first introduced the Valiant characters built a three-dimensional universe that readers could dive into headfirst,” he said. “They did this with a set of great ideas that we intend to honor and update. Chief among these is a coherent universe with strong interconnectivity and clear continuity.”
REVIEW FILE: Kirby Genesis #1, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1, Alpha Flight #1
Comics read in 2011: 791 Still to go: 1220
Hayley Atwell in new Captain America pictures; Henry Cavill covers EW; Adrianne Palicki gets support
ANOTHER LOOK AT CAPTAIN AMERICA
Marvel has released 7 more images from “Captain America: The First Avenger,” giving fans a better look at the costume, as well as looks at Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt and Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips.
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter in "Captain America: The First Avenger."
HENRY CAVILL GETS SUPER
The recent Entertainment Weekly has an interview with new Superman Henry Cavill, wearing a Superman T and leather jacket on the cover of the latest edition of the magazine.
Cavill screen-tested for the role in a replica of the Christopher Reeve Superman suit.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Who do you think is the best movie or TV Superman?
THERE’S A NEW WONDER WOMAN – AND LYNDA CARTER APPROVES
The Baltimore Sun talked to Lynda Carter about Adrianne Palicki, who will play “Wonder Woman” in the NBC series this fall.
She said she wouldn’t offer Palicki advice, but she’d be glad to talk to her if Palicki approached her.
“She’s an actress and she’s a good actress and she’s beautiful, and I hope she kicks butt,” she said.
REVIEW FILE: Matt and Kyle review Captain America 615, Fantastic Four 588, Amazing Spider-Man 655 and Doctor Solar 5.
Amazing Spider-Man costume, Green Lantern game trailer, Thor and Captain America get toys
SPIDER-MAN GETS ‘AMAZING’
Sony has revealed official title of the new Spider-Man film: “The Amazing Spider-Man.” The costume of Andrew Garfield in the Spider-Man movie reboot was also recently revealed, and you can check it out at the site: 
http://www.theamazingspiderman-movie.com/.
GREEN LANTERN GAME TRAILER RELEASED
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is an action-adventure title that is scheduled for release in conjunction with the Green Lantern movie releasing this summer.
The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is inspired by the feature film, which stars Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan. In the game, players will be able to wield the Green Lantern ring to restore intergalactic order.
THOR, CAP TOYS
Chris Hemsworth, who plays “Thor” in the upcoming film, and Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, recently visited Hasbro’s showroom at Toy Fair in New York. The “Thor” line is set to debut March 1, and the Captain America toys hit the shelves on May 16. The “Thor” movie releases May 6, and Captain America: First Avenger hits on July 22.
REVIEWS
Matt and Kyle review Amazing Spider-Man 654.1, Jennifer Blood #1, Silver Surfer #1 and more.
