DC Comics unleashes a revamped website!

In lieu of the changes and directions the company has made to their logo and comic book universe, DC Comics has gone the extra mile and restructured themselves online by updating their official website! With The New 52 universe on the roll and the last Christopher Nolan Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" on the horizon, much is happening with DC Entertainment and its products and characters that warrant this update as necessary! New subpages have opened up for heroes such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, and the publisher's official blog "The Source" has also gotten a new look!

Be sure to visit the new DC Comics website for news, info, and goodies!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

DC The New 52: Justice League #1 gets 5th Printing!

Looks like the relaunch paid off after all!

Via their own blog The Source, DC Comics has announced that Justice League #1, penned by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Jim Lee, has once again gone back to press, and will be now known as the first comic book in The New 52 line to receive five printings. With the fourth issue due just before the holidays in December, this marks a milestone event in relation to the publication's decision to relaunch their comic line, and their flagship team-up book featuring the likes of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman has done immensely well. Each reprint has featured a different cover since release, and one has to wonder how the fifth printing will look like! For more information and details (as well as a sneak peek to the figital copy cover of issue #4), check out the source post at DC The Source!

The fifth printing of Justice League #1 will arrive in stores next year on January 4th! Be sure to reserve your copies if you haven't picked this one up yet!


*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

BeatCast! Episode 3.2 - Black Comedy Popculture Ride!

In this second installment of BeatCast's two-part podcast session, Tim and Mark are once again joined by their buddy Vince (Mark Templar), as well as another old friend and Back2Gaming alum Billy, aka It_Burns! Recorded on the evening of September 14 just after watching the advanced screening of the zany all-star black comedy called "Horrible Bosses", the boys pool in their thoughts on how the movie was, and chaos ensues as a result of it! Through the conversation, Timzster and It_Burns highlight the gaming category with impressions on Sony's Press Conference during Tokyo Game Show '11 week and expectations on the PS Vita. Also, more news piles up in the form of MORE DC The New 52 and comic book updates! With all of this recorded during one heck of a road trip, expect one heck of a session here, as delivered by BeatCast!

You can give a listen to the episode in the player above, or download it here!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The BeatCast! Podcast

BeatCast! Episode 3.1 - A Contagious Stream of Updates!

The boys of BeatCast! return for another "unhealthy" round of Popculture news and updates! Recorded last September 8th after watching the local advanced screening of "Contagion" in IMAX, regulars Timzster and Cerbojam are joined by the presence of one Mark Templar, and the trio give their thoughts on the aforementioned movie, as well as other movies they have seen prior to this like the Fright Night remake! Also, the boys remark on comic news, particularly the DC New 52 comic relaunch of DC Comics. Plus, a little tease on gaming and toys makes its way into the menu! Plus, a few shoutouts to the boys of BNO! Excaliburd!

This is the first of a two-part recording session held this month of September, so be sure to tune back in for the next installment!




You can give a listen to the episode in the player above, or download it here!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The BeatCast! Podcast

The DC Relaunch has begun!

The countdown is about to end, and the new age of DC Universe will be born! To commemorate this milestone event, User patrickhwilliams of YouTube has uploaded this fine video where star and comic geek Mike Curran pretty much sums up to Ariana Vacs Renwick what the changes are going to be in the reboot... And hilarity ensues as a result. Go and take a look!




The DC Relaunch

Love or hate it, history will be made in comics this day! The New 52 ushers in the DCnU! Go to your local comic book shop and start things off by picking up a copy of Justice League #1 (shown above) to commemorate the occasion!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

USA Today talks with Jim Lee about the new DC Universe!

Within the week and whether people like or not, DC Comics will make history by bringing an end to their old continuity of comics and ushering in a new one that they have affectionately called "the new 52", which is comprised of 52 new #1 books that will release throughout the month of September and bring forth the new DC Universe. It begins this Wednesday actually with the release of Flashpoint #5 and the all-new Justice League #1, so to promote this milestone event even further, USA Today has gone ahead and conducted an interview with the artist of the latter issue and co-publisher of DC Comics, Jim Lee! Check out the embedded player to see the interview!

For more on the story, visit the source post on Comic Book Movie and USA Today!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

DC promotes The New 52 with a relaunch commercial!

With literally just 2 weeks to go until the inevitable relaunch of their universe under the "New 52" banner, DC Comics has taken the initiative to promote their upcoming reboot in all forms of media, including this new commercial that originally appeared as a 30 second TV Spot in Hero Complex. Now, the extended 2 minute version has appeared and hit itself up on YouTube. Check it out below and see what will become of legendary heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the JLA in the new reimagined universe.


DC The New 52 Extended Commericial Like what you see or are you among those still skeptical about the reboot? For more on this story, visit the source post at Hero Complex.

DC The New 52 launches with the all-new Justice League #1 on August 31, with the other books following afterwards starting September!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Via their official blog The Source, DC Comics has revealed their variant cover to Justice League #1, which is illustrated by David Finch. The book, penned by Geoff Johns and pencilled by Jim Lee, will usher in "The New 52" continuity of DC Comics, and will see official release on newsstands and comic book shops come August 31. Check out Finch's variant covers (colored and sketched versions) below.

For more info and news, visit the source post at DC The Source!

Comic Book Review: DC The New 52 #1

Technically this isn't a "comic book" per se, but with all the hype and buzz building up, plus the fact that it has a #1 numbering attached to it, I have every reason to believe that DC Comics may start producing a series of "preview books" each month that are similar to the competition (i.e Marvel Previews). So without further ado, let's begin the review proper.

Since the big announcement last month that they were going to revamp the universe and relaunch majority of their books, DC Comics has earned both the ire and admiration of its entire fanbase. After over 70 years of publishing comics and characters that have remained mostly true and unchanged in structure, the publisher (under the direction of co-publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee) has decided to give a complete makeover to their titles and heroes, paving the way for a bold and new direction which they have dubbed "The New 52".