With superheroes dominating the box office and ruling the airwaves these days, it comes as no surprise that a fair percentage of people being exposed to such characters via live action offerings will become curious and check out the source material. What may intimidate them, however, is where to start reading due to years of comic book continuity having been piled up.
While Marvel and DC battle to see who wins at the box office, it’s virtually inarguable that it's the latter who dominates the small screen. Now having taken over four nights of the week when it comes to prime time programming, serialized superhero storytelling has swiftly become a cornerstone in the lives of many a geek these days.
Now having directed episodes of both The Flash and Supergirl, with a return to the latter slated for this spring, Kevin Smith is undoubtedly strutting his stuff. And according to Comicbook.com, he's up for directing episodes of either Gotham or Riverdale in the future. As the kids would say these days, things escalated quickly.
With the release of the second issue of Monsters Unleashed being less than one week away, Marvel is understandably allowing the hype train to gain as much momentum as possible. As such, they've released a preview in an attempt to sate the appetites of readers everywhere.
Knowing that the much anticipated series premiere of Riverdale is mere hours away from hitting airwaves, it comes an no surprise that yet another full clip has hit the web. Interestingly enough, it's slightly different from the darker, moodier tone given by most promo material offered to date.
After learning the truth that the miraculously "resurrected" Laurel Lance was none other than Black Siren, an Earth-2 doppelganger, Oliver Queen and company have decided to embark on a quest to find someone else to take up the mantle of Black Canary in next week's episode of Arrow, which is appropriately titled "Second Chances."
With the Dark Knight having existed for nearly eight decades, it comes as no surprise there have been alternate takes on the character. From popular Elseworlds tales like Gotham by Gaslight to possible futures in which someone such as Damian Wayne takes up the mantle, there never seems to be any shortage of ways to explore the mythos. But one of the most undoubtedly popular additions had to be that of Batman Beyond.
No matter your age, anyone who has delved into comic book collecting has no doubt heard the name of Jack “The King” Kirby. Aside from having worked on Marvel properties such as Captain America, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers in their earliest of days, the legendary writer/artist also made some valuable contributions to DC by creating Darkseid and the New Gods. Another one of his brainchildren most beloved by readers has recently been revived in the form of The Kamandi Challenge.
Although True Believers probably owe much of their thanks to the success of the Netflix series, you have to admit that it’s great to see Daredevil’s corner of the Marvel Universe be expanded upon as of late. In addition to Matt Murdock having to deal with problems of his own as well as a new Bullseye miniseries launching soon, readers can look forward to Elektra getting her own headlining gig in a matter of weeks.
Thanks to the crazed exploits of one Jerome Valeska, Gotham has received what could nearly be described as a red band trailer. Granted, we did get a glimpse at what's to come in the winter finale, "Mad City: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies," earlier this week, but now we have a much deeper look.
