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‘JLA’ #1 is an Average Comic with Great Art

JLA #1 is another feather in Bryan Hitch’s artistic cap as he excels at showing superheroes in action along with labs, helicopters, explosions, and even a decent flirty interaction between Clark Kent and Lois Lane. However, his plot maybe suffers from some hypercompression as ideas, threats, and allies are introduced at a rapid pace without proper establishment. There are also a few story logic issues, The Flash and Green Lantern are written interchangeably, and Cyborg is kind of treated as deus ex machina. These misfires make JLA #1 an average comic with great art.

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James Wan is confirmed as ‘Aquaman’ director

Even though the film version of Aquaman isn’t set to be released until 2018, pre-production is underway and James Wan is now set to direct it, as reported by Variety. With this mostly horror film director diverging from that path to direct Furious 7, this news is sure to excite fans of his work and fans of the superhero film …

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Week in Review: Jessica Williams responds to ‘Daily Show’ hosting pushes

When it was announced that Jon Stewart would be leaving The Daily Show, the Internet responded in turn by nominating some viable candidates (you can read our list here). At the top of most packs was Jessica Williams, the 25-year-old black comic who has been the show’s most surprising correspondent addition in years and has …

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‘Justice League: Origin’ the worst way to introduce the Justice League

Created as the flagship title of the New 52 and the opening arc for this new era of comics, Justice League “Origin” is a cringe-worthy retelling of the League’s beginnings. Despite having the talented Geoff Johns handling story and drawn by Jim Lee, Justice League “Origin” is a boring and underwhelming tale.

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Cinematic Universes, the Latest Hollywood Trend

At the end of Dracula Untold, the setting shifts from the fantasy plains of Transylvania to the streets of modern day society with the main character, Vlad, dressed to the nines in a suit and chasing a woman who looks just like his deceased wife. As the vampire walks away with the girl, his master …

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Heroes, Legos and Beasts, Oh My! Warner Bros. announce wave of tentpoles

Warner Bros. held a shareholder meeting Wednesday morning in which they revealed their lineup of tentpole, franchise films up through the year 2020, including DC Comics adaptations of The Flash, Aquaman and Wonder Woman, several previously announced Lego movies and “at least” a trilogy of movies based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff novel, “Fantastic …

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‘Throne of Atlantis’: An Unexpected Epic & Possible Segue to DC’s Coming ‘Trinity War’

Collected in Aquaman 15-16 and Justice League 15-17 Writer:Geoff Johns (Justice League 15-17; Aquaman 15-16) Published by DC Comics Even though “Death of the Family” got the lion’s share of publicity, DC scored an unexpected hit and shift in status quo when it crossed over the bestselling Justice League with apparent upstart Aquaman. Perhaps it …

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Can a Justice League movie be as successful as The Avengers?

Marvel Films are sitting pretty at the moment.  Their co-productions, dating back from 1998 with Blade to The Amazing Spiderman, the current reincarnation of the web-slinging hero, have dominated box-offices worldwide and reintroduced comic book superheroes to a new generation. In June 2012, Warner Bros. announced their intention to release a film based on DC Comics’ premier superhero …

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