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REVIEW: The Bionic Man #5
Steve Austin goes on his first mission, and it is anything by easy. Kevin Smith and Phil Hester continue to spin the tale of The Bionic Man 2.0. THE BIONIC MAN #5 Writer: Kevin Smith with Phil Hester Artist: Jonathan … Continue reading → [read more]
Phil Hester begins the countdown to The Darkness #100
Press Release Writer Phil Hester has taken the Darkness bearer, Jackie Estacado, from the height of power and influence to the pits of despair and everywhere in between in his four year run on THE DARKNESS. This month with the … Continue reading ... [read more]
REVIEW:Bionic Man #2
How many issues does it take to turn a man into a cyborg? If you are guessing two, you would be wrong. BIONIC MAN #2 Writers; Kevin Smith and Phil Hester Artist: Jonathan Lau Colorist: Ivan Nunes Letterer: Simon Bowland … Continue reading → [read more]
‘Conan,’ ‘Batman Beyond,’ BBC’s ‘The Hour’ In Today’s Twitter Report
"Conan the Barbarian" may attract some audience members based solely on its bare-chested sword fights and monsters this week. For Matt Fraction, however, the key selling point seems to be Morgan Freeman's voice (or that of someone who sounds suspiciously similar to Freeman).
Joe Hill, meanwhile, dug BBC America's new spy [read more]
Jim Thome, Sgt. Rock And ‘Powers’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Should hitting 600 home runs qualify you for a role in the new Sgt. Rock movie? It's a good enough reason as far as Phil Hester is concerned. He proposed giving Jim Thome a shot at the part of Bulldozer if everything finally comes together on the project.
Elsewhere, Brian Michael [read more]
‘Super 8′ Criticism, ‘The Rocketeer’ Memories, And ThunderCats Dreams In Today’s Twitter Report
Even the tweets expressing dissatisfaction over J.J. Abrams' "Super 8" seem to come with conciliatory fondness for the director's homage to Steven Spielberg. Humberto Ramos became the latest to chime in last night, and though he didn't think Abrams achieved greatness, the film did make him happy.
Meanwhile at another screening, [read more]
‘Game of Thrones’ Reactions, The Royal Wedding, And ‘Doctor Who’ In Today’s Twitter Report
As if there were any doubt, "Game of Thrones" has a officially taken on the role of the most talked about Sunday night TV show for the moment, at least among the 500 or so comics folks on the Twitter Report follow list. Last night's episode "The Kingsroad" seems to [read more]
REVIEW: Godzilla – Kingdom of Monsters
Up from the depths, 30 stories high…SKREEEOOOONK! Take the jump! Title: Godzilla – Kingdom of Monsters Writer(s): Eric Powell & Tracy Marsh Pencils: Phil Hester Inks: Bruce McCorkindale Colors: Ronda Pattison Letters: Cris Morwry Cover(s): 1) Alex Ross, 2) Eric … Continue [read more]
‘Chew’ On Showtime, More ‘Sucker Punch’ Reviews, And Deadpool In Today’s Twitter Report
Now that the "Chew" TV series is headed to Showtime, we can all look forward to seeing which elements of John Layman and Rob Guillory's Image Comics series make it over to the adaptation. For the time being, though, we do have a fine tweet from Guillory forecasting what the [read more]
The Real You
In WONDER WOMAN #609, Diana gets a glimpse at a past very different than the one she remembers. Is this in fact a look at the real history of Wonder Woman? Find out when the issue, written by J. Michael Straczynski and Phil Hester and with art by Don Kramer, [read more]
DC Nation heads to Chicago for C2E2 this weekend!
Chicago! The home of deep dish pizza and deceptively good burgers will play host to the second annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2. Last year’s inaugural show was a blast, and this year’s should be even bigger and better.
If you’re coming to the show this weekend, [read more]
To Fly or to Run?
Upon finding herself in a destroyed Amazon safe house, Diana finds her mother’s old shield. But will that be enough to protect herself from Cheetah and the enigmatic Morrigan?
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Phil Hester and with art by Geraldo Borges and Marlo Alquiza, WONDER WOMAN #608 hits stands [read more]
REVIEW: Days Missing: Kestus #4 (of 5)
The second Days Missing mini-series continues, this time a little closer to home. What will The Steward find on the eve of the 21st Century? Find out after the jump! DAYS MISSING: KESTUS #4 (of 5) Writer: Phil [read more]
Diane Lane As Martha Kent, The iPad 2, And Wonder Pig In Today’s Twitter Report
The big casting announcement of the week thus far has been Diane Lane as Martha Kent in Zack Snyder's "Superman" reboot. Unsurprisingly, DC's big tweeters, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee came out in support of her. Mark Waid expressed a bit of anxiety, though.
Paul Dini, meanwhile, was torn over how [read more]
DCU in 2011: Phil Hester on Wonder Woman’s villains
Writer Phil Hester has big plans for Wonder Woman in 2011, which includes digging into dark corners of Diana’s past and deep into her rogues gallery.
Phil says it much better than I can:
“I’ve had the pleasure of revamping a few Wonder Woman villains of late and let me tell you [read more]
David Tennant’s Engagement, Dead Birds, And Another Eclipse In Today’s Twitter Report
Assuming all of these reports flying around about David Tennant getting engaged to his girlfriend Georgia Moffett are true, the Twitter Report wishes them both the best. Ben Templesmith took notice of the news today and echoed the sentiments of many "Doctor Who" fans by breaking down their match forged [read more]
Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, And Curing HIV In Today’s Twitter Report
Jon Favreau has officially relinquished the director's chair for "Iron Man 3," and the news sent ripples through the comics Twitterverse this morning. Dan Slott, however, is still holding out to see the "Cowboys and Aliens" director hang around and contribute at least one more cameo, however.
In other Marvel film [read more]
Holiday Shopping, ‘The Walking Dead,’ And Brad Meltzer’s ‘Decoded’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Phil Hester loves "The Walking Dead," but he aired one major grievance with the show over Twitter last night and this morning, and his criticism is hard to refute; the show's zombies are in pretty good physical shape. I'm inclined to agree with him, too, based on what I've seen [read more]
Prince William’s Engagement, The Beatles On iTunes, And ‘Firebreather’ In Today’s Twitter Report
Brits hogged all the headlines in today's trending Twitter Report topics. Steve Jobs and Apple got things rolling by announcing that they finally reached a deal to sell Beatles tracks and albums via iTunes, and the comics world's reaction seemed to be pretty in sync with the rest of the [read more]
JMS exits Superman to focus on Superman
