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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

That’s really Super, Superman

Director Zack Snyder will take on the most famous superhero in his next film.

I talked to Snyder while he was in Beverly Hills promoting this weekend’s “Sucker Punch” film.

Snyder, 45, has been named the director for the upcoming “Superman” movie reboot, to star British actor Henry Cavill. He said he wasn’t worried about casting an English actor as Superman.

“No, not at all, because Batman’s English too,” he said, referring to Christian Bale.

Chris Evans in "Captain America: The First Avenger."

Snyder said in an interview with MTV at the event that Cavill had a mix of physicality and innocence.

Things are moving quickly on “Superman,” which is set to be released December 2012. Kevin Costner was recently announced as an addition to the cast as Jonathan Kent, Superman’s father on Earth, joining Diane Lane, already cast as Martha Kent, Superman’s mother on Earth, in the film.

“We start at the end of the summer. So a couple of months,” Snyder said. “But it feels like tomorrow.”

Firebreather on DVD

Duncan Rosenblatt is a half-human, half-dragon hybrid known as “Firebreather,” and the CGI cartoon based on his adventures came out on DVD this week.

Co-creator Phil Hester talked to the Oklahoman about the project’s genesis.

“Firebreather” is an Image comic book by Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn, in which Belloc, the King of the Monsters, and Margaret Rosenblatt, regular human woman, gave birth to Duncan, who’s now facing everyday teen problems despite not being an everyday teen at all.

The idea sprang from a pitch Hester and Kuhn prepared in the 1990s. The pair had an idea to do a book of teen versions of some of Marvel’s superheroes.

“We really wanted to do a teen hero book,” Hester said in an interview with The Oklahoman.

When the book wasn’t picked up by Marvel, Hester and Kuhn continued to develop the idea.

“That idea stuck in my mind, what would it be like to be a teenage monster?” Hester said. “We kept working on it and refining it until it became ‘Firebreather.’”

Marvel goes to Starbucks

On the Entertainment Channel, watch for the upcoming arrival of the Marvel Universe as Super Heroes, mutants, aliens, armor-clad super-geniuses and thunder gods join forces with the Starbucks Digital Network on Apr. 23, 2011. Known for engrossing stories and a library of more than 8,000 characters, Marvel Comics gives Starbucks customers unlimited, free access to its full library of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Wolverine and others await to captivate as customers explore the comic realm and imagine fighting villains with a cup of coffee in hand.

Captain America trailer hits Paramount Pictures has been sneaking out looks at Captain America through Entertainment Tonight and through Twitter, but the full video is finally out!   The 2 and 1/2 minute trailer looks at Captain America’s origin and his enemy, the Red Skull. The movie is directed by Joe Johnston and stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. Hugo Weaving plays the Red Skull. The film also stars Hayley Atwell and Tommy Lee Jones.

Question of the Day:

What do you think of the Captain America trailer? Leave a comment and let me know!

REVIEW FILE: Matt and Kyle review FF #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #2, Ultimate Spider-Man #157 and Captain America 615.1.

Comics read in 2011: 378. Still to go: 1633.

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.

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.

DOCTOR WHO GIVEAWAY

As the 11th Doctor comes to DVD for the first time, we’re giving away a set of the fifth series!  Leave a comment on this post with your favorite Doctor to be entered for a chance to win.

The fifth series of “Doctor Who,” which stars Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor, and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond, is on sale now.    The DVD contains all 13 episodes of the fifth series, along with hours of extras.

WIZARD WORLD AUSTIN/THE CROW

Stephen Norrington (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) is reportedly out as director of “The Crow” reboot. Mark Wahlberg is rumored for the lead. Creator James O’Barr hasn’t had much to do with the films after the original 1994 film starring Brandon Lee, but he is prepping a new, “Author’s Edition” of the graphic novel. He’ll be in Austin this weekend for the Wizard World Comics convention, along with Adam West, Burt Ward, Michael Golden and many more.

WALKING DEAD GETS SEASON TWO

The zombie horror survival series The Walking Dead, based on the comics by Robert Kirkman, is coming back for a second season.

“BATMAN LIVE” HEADING FOR EUROPE

It was announced today that the “Batman Live” world arena tour is kicking-off next summer.

It will tour the UK and Europe, beginning in summer 2011 and arriving in North America by summer 2012.

REVIEW FILE:

Matt and Kyle review Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #6, Ant-Man and the Wasp #1, and Amazing Spider-Man #648, kicking off the “Big Time” storyline.

WALKING DEAD LAUNCHES BIG

According to various reports, “The Walking Dead” premiere was viewed by 5.3 million people on Sunday night — the largest audience ever for an AMC original series. The pilot episode also managed to pull in 3.6 million adults in the 18-49 age demographic, and became the highest-rated cable series to premiere in 2010.

RED PLAINS INTERVIEW

Want a Wild West read that’s based in the authentic West? Caryn A. Tate’s “Red Plains” is coming to Graphic.ly and MyDigitalComics.com.

Each issue is packed with bonus content like audio commentary by Caryn, script excerpts, and more.

Red Plains: Range War is now available for digital purchase via Graphic.ly.  The 4 part “Range War” storyline includes audio commentary by Red Plains series creator Caryn A. Tate, character information, and script excerpts.

Red Plains is also available at MyDigitalComics.com in pdf, cbz, or simple page-flip format!

Read more from Tate in Friday’s Weekend Look.

WOLVERINE 2 WORKOUT

Bid for the chance to work out next to Hugh Jackman as he prepares for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2.”  Jackman is raising funds for The Global Poverty Project.

Bidding is open through November 11th at:

http://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_items/209202?source=carousel

REVIEW FILE

Matt Price and Kyle Roberts review Captain America: Man out of Time 1; Iron Man/Thor 1, Superboy 1 and Batman and Robin 16.

CAPTAIN AMERICA MOVIE SNEAK PEEK

Entertainment Weekly has shared the first look as Chris Evans in his Captain America garb.  Also on the Planet 46/NewsOK Comics Podcast – the first look at Matt Price in his Captain America garb.   The aftermath of the OU-Missouri game comes to the podcast as Kyle Roberts celebrates his win and Matt pays off his bet by recording the Halloween edition of the podcast in costume.

NEW SUPERMAN SELLING OUT

The “Twilight”-style Superman featured in “Superman: Earth One” by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis is selling out in comic shops across the country prior to its release in bookstores on Tuesday.

Dan DiDio, senior vice president and executive editor at DC Comics, told the AP “we always knew that we wanted to do a real, contemporary interpretation of Superman.”

NBA “SUPER” STARS

In the NBA preview issue of ESPN the magazine, on sale now, the NBA teams are illustrated by Marvel Comics artists.

ESPN The Magazine has teamed up with Marvel’s artists to produce 30 “variant covers” illustrating each NBA team and its 2010-2011 outlook for the season.

DARK KNIGHT NAME

The Los Angeles Times reports that “The Dark Knight Rises” will be the title of the third Christopher Nolan-directed “Batman” film.  He also tells Geoff Boucher that the Riddler won’t be the episode’s villain.

REVIEW FILE: Supergirl Annual #2, Teen Titans #88, Captain America Patriot #3

Iron Man 3 gets release date

Stan Lee (AP)

According to Marvel.com, “Iron Man 3″ will release on May 3, 2013.   This appearance will follow Iron Man’s appearance in “The Avengers,” which will release May 4, 2012.

Elect a Legion leader

Fans can vote for who they think should lead the Legion of Super-Heroes by placing a vote at LegionElection.com.

Matt and Kyle review Kick-Ass 2 #1, Hulk #26, Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero #1 and Supergirl #57.

Stan Lee talks Boom!, and a wrap-up of Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Thor and Avengers news from Comic-Con. Reviews of Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #4, Uncanny X-Men, and Action Comics 891.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price review Siege 4, Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne 1, Superman: War of the Supermen 2 and Black Widow 2.

Also, Little Orphan Annie to end its run; the comic strip has been in newspapers since 1924, but will call it quits this summer.

Human Target will return for a second season.   The show, pictured left, starring Mark Valley, Chi McBride and Jackie Earle Haley, has been picked up for a second 13-episode season.  It’s based on the DC Comics graphic novel.

The Captain America movie may film in 3-D.  Marvel President Kevin Feige said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that some future Marvel movies will almost certainly be filmed in the 3-D process.

Click past the cut for a preview of “Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne” No. 1, by Grant Morrison and Chris Sprouse.

Free Comic Book Day is this weekend! Plus, Batman is on his way back, and Superman’s at war in this week’s Planet 46 Comics podcast.

In movie news, Planet46.com will kick off a week of “Iron Man 2” coverage on Monday.

Iron Man 2 opens in theaters May 7, and in the run-up to the film, Planet 46 will feature interviews from Jon Favreau, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr.

What other Marvel heroes could soon see a silver screen? Edgar Wright’s long-in-the-works adaptation of “Ant-Man” could finally begin production at the end of this year.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told Superhero Hype that once Edgar Wright finishes promoting “Scott Pilgrim,” he’d like to get him on to “Ant Man,” maybe at the end of 2010 or beginning of 2011.  But he’d expect the film wouldn’t come out until after “The Avengers.”

COMICS SURGE
Batman, the original that is, is on his way back, starting in Return of Bruce Wayne. The first issue comes out May 12. Writer Grant Morrison says a time-hopping Bruce Wayne will move to various sequences of time throughout the series.

“For me, the time thing is to take Bruce Wayne to the limit of what he is as a character, because he’s thrown back into prehistory with no memory and no uniform and no tools apart from the fact that he’s got his belt,” Morrison told Comics Alliance.  “I like of the idea of exploring Batman with this time travel story, but to do it quite convincingly and realistically so that he’s really at the edges of what Batman can possibly be.”

This Weekend is Free Comic Book Day! For the ninth time, you can go to your local comic-book store and pick up selected comic books absolutely free! Mouse Guard/Fraggle Rock, GI Joe, Shrek, Toy Story, Iron Man/Thor are among the comics available. Check out Nerdage or FreeComicBookDay.com for a complete list.

Perhaps the most anticipated book is “War of the Supermen” No. 0 by James Robinson and Oklahoma’s Sterling Gates. Following up on “Last Stand of New Krypton,” war is on the way between Earth and New Krypton. This series continues with a new issue each Wednesday throughout the month of May.

In the review file this week, Kyle Roberts and Matt Price look at Superman 699, Last Stand of New Krypton 3, Invincible Iron Man 25 and New Avengers 64.    Click past the cut for more from “Iron Man 2″ and a preview of “Last Stand of New Krypton” #1.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price review X-Men Second Coming 1, Terminator 2029 1 and Blackest Night 8. Also this week, a Ben 10 DVD giveaway, news of Sebastian Stan being cast as Bucky in the Captain America movie, and news on Brightest Day and Marvel Comics on the iPad.

Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss this week’s big news at DC, as Jim Lee and Dan DiDio are named co-publishers and Geoff Johns becomes chief creative officer at DC Entertainment. More comics and movie news included, as well as reviews of Supergirl 50 and Uncanny X-Men 521.

On the Christmas edition of the NewsOK Comics Podcast, Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss two team-ups and a funeral.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss some of the best bets for Halloween, including Tomb of Dracula, Batman: The Long Halloween, and Angel: Frankenstein.

Old Man Logan concludes, Geoff Johns shares Superman’s secret origin, the hunt for Reactron continues in Supergirl 45 and Spider-Woman stars in her own series. Stay tuned til the end for Kyle’s surprising pick of the week!

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss how you can’t always judge a comic book by its cover, as they review Supergirl 44, X-Men Legacy 227, Wolverine Weapon X 4 and Archie 600.

It’s Boom! and Doom this week on the NewsOK Comics Podcast. Irredeemable from Boom! Studios just is 99 cents, and Doom Patrol launches a new series – with a Metal Men backup! Also find out the latest about Captain America, Ultimate X-Men and Superman.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss Wolverine 74, X-Men Forever 1, Toy Story 1 and Unwritten 2 in this week’s comics podcast.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss Amazing Spider-Man 596, Superman: World of New Krypton 4, Dark Avengers 5 and Batman and Robin 1.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss this week’s comics, including Amazing Spider-Man 595, Spider-Man: The Short Halloween, Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk 6 and Wolverine 72.

The New Mutants team up again, and Spider-Man works around the clock in this week’s comics. Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss those highlights, plus two comics about running: Final Crisis Aftermath Run and Flash Rebirth 2.

Matt Price and Kyle Roberts review X-Men Origins: Wolverine and talk about a few of the best comics that came out this week, including the one-shot with the same title, X-Men Origins: Wolverine; Batman Battle for the Cowl: The Underground, and Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #4.

There is a theme of mystery in last week’s comics. Matt Price and Kyle Roberts discuss Wolverine Weapon X #1, Warlord #1, Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2, and Superman: World of New Krypton #2.

The mystery deepens in “Who is Superwoman?” part 2 in “Supergirl” 38, and Norman Osborn takes his Avengers on their first mission in “Dark Avengers” 2, as Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss this week’s comic-book highlights.

It’s a week of anniversaries! Darkness celebrates 75 issues, Thor celebrates 600, Batman attends a funeral, and Sabretooth has a violent way of saying “Happy Birthday” in this week’s comics, as discussed by Matt Price and Kyle Roberts.

Kyle Roberts and Matt Price discuss the final issue of “Final Crisis” and a new comic based on the animated “Brave and Bold” cartoon. The New Avengers get involved with Dark Reign in “New Avengers” 49, as Cage seeks his child. And Captain America teams up with Namor in “Captain America” 46.