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Constantine Gets Picked Up by NBC

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brett

And it looks like comic book based television shows are going to be flooding the airwaves this fall. NBC has announced they’ve picked up Constantine based on the DC Comics series. Constantine stars Matt Ryan as detective John Constantine, as well as Sons of Anarchy‘s Harold Perrineau; True Blood‘s Lucy Griffiths, and True Detective‘s Charles Halford.

Here’s the full description from NBC:

Based on the wildly popular comic book series “Hellblazer” from DC Comics, seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine (Matt Ryan, “Criminal Minds”) specializes in giving hell… hell. Armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark arts and his wickedly naughty wit, he fights the good fight — or at least he did. With his soul already damned to hell, he’s decided to leave his do-gooder life behind, but when demons target Liv (Lucy Griffiths, “True Blood”), the daughter of one of Constantine’s oldest friends, he’s reluctantly thrust back into the fray – and he’ll do whatever it takes to save her. Before long, it’s revealed that Liv’s “second sight” — an ability to see the worlds behind our world and predict supernatural occurrences — is a threat to a mysterious new evil that’s rising in the shadows. Now it’s not just Liv who needs protection; the angels are starting to get worried too. So, together, Constantine and Liv must use her power and his skills to travel the country, find the demons that threaten our world and send them back where they belong. After that, who knows… maybe there’s hope for him and his soul after all. The cast also includes Harold Perrineau and Charles Halford. Writer Daniel Cerone (“The Mentalist,” “Dexter”) serves as executive producer with David S. Goyer (“Man of Steel,” “The Dark Knight Rises”). “Constantine” is produced from Bonanza Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The show is based upon characters published by DC Entertainment.

Also announced today as being picked up by The CW were television shows based on iZombie and The Flash, two more DC Comics properties. Arrow, another one of their properties currently airs on The CW. Also picked up was Gotham on Fox and Ronin has been mentioned to be coming to SyFy.

Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by

YES! I called it!! I should explain a little. A few months ago (on my criminally under-listened podcast), I made a prediction. Given the direction DC Collectibles was heading with some of their releases for 2014, we’d be seeing some Justice League Dark figures soon. Today… confirmed! The DC solicitations for July showcased two new figures to look forward to: John Constantine and Zatanna.

Constantine

Zatanna

I couldn’t be happier to see these figures. I’ve always loved Zatanna; other than Dr. Fate, she’s my fav DC magic user. She’s been just as good in the New52 as she was in the Pre52. They’ve added some depth to her character and her “relationship” with Constantine has been great to read about. I’m not 100% sold on her face sculpt, but there’s still time for this to improve.

Constantine, on other hand, is near perfection. What an amazing figure we’re getting! The loose tie, unbuttoned collar, and smirk are character-perfect. Just add a little stubble to that baby face, and he’s a grand slam. Also, check the left hand. Aside from the cool rolled up sleeve, it does look like he’s holding a cigarette in his hand. Will Constantine come with a sculpted cigarette between his fingers, or is it simply a “spell casting” gesture? Either way, with that level of articulation, he’ll be puffing away on a smoke even if I have to make it myself. DC looks to be giving each character points of articulation that make sense, as opposed to giving every possible joint to everyone.

John Constantine and Zatanna will be available this October at your local comic book store.

Check Out Matt Ryan as Constantine

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Brett

NBC has released a first look at Matt Ryan as Constantine in the upcoming television show pilot. The pilot is being produced by Daniel Cerone and David S. Goyer, who wrote the script, and directed by Neil Marshall.

#comics

Around the Tubes

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Brett

It’s new comic day tomorrow! What’s got everyone excited?

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CBR – Allison Types: Comic Book Industry #Protips – Some good advice here.

The Mary Sue – Sticker Set Turns Your Toilet Into a Sarlacc Pit – I want this.

CBR – Goyer: NBC’s ‘Constantine’ ‘Clings More Closely to the Source Material’ – Lets hope this is true.

Around the Tubes Reviews

CBR – Batman/Superman Annual #1

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Posted on March 6, 2014 by Brett

So who went to teh comic shop yesterday and picked up some new releases? Anything that stood out for anyone?

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Kotaku – Batman: Arkham Knight Won’t Have Multiplayer, Will Have Kevin Conroy – Nice.

Bleeding Cool – NBC’s Constantine Casts A Chas, A Female Lead And A Guardian Angel – Cool.

ICv2 – New ‘HeroClix’ OP Plans – This sounds like a good move.

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Comic Vine – Afterlife With Archie #4

Comic Vine – Apocalypse Al #2

Manga Maniac Cafe – Attack on Titan Vol. 3

Comic Vine – Clone #15

Comic Vine – Earth 2 #21

ICv2 – F-Train to the Bronx TP

Comic Vine – Forever Evil #6

Comic Vine – Forever Evil: Arkham War #6

Comic Vine – Green Arrow #29

Comic Vine – Green Lantern #29

Comicsgirl – Insufficient Direction

Comic Vine – Invincible Universe #11

Comic Vine – Jupiter’s Legacy #4

Comic Vine – Loki: Agent of Asgard #2

CBR – Moon Knight #1

Comic Vine – New Warriors #2

Comic Vine – Night of the Living Deadpool #4

Comic Vine – Nova #14

Comic Vine – The Punisher #3

Comic Vine – Quantum and Woody #0

Comic Vine – The Saviors #3

Comic Vine – She-Hulk #2

Seattle Pi – Snow Piercer: The Escape

CBR – Starlight #1

Comic Vine – Starlight #1

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Posted on March 5, 2014 by Brett

It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone excited for?

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Bleeding Cool – Stephen Bissette Asks DC What To Do About Constantine Inquiries – Ooph.

ICv2 – Young Bruce and Selina Kyle Cast – Cool.

Kotaku – The Walking Dead‘s Not-So-Secret Weapon: Clementine – Nice read.

Around the Tubes Reviews

Talking Comics – Hawkeye #15

Comic Vine – Magneto #1

Comic Vine – Wolverine & the X-Men #1

Facebook Fandom Spotlight: Comic Based Movies

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Brett

It’s Monday and that means a brand new Facebook Fandom spotlight where I look at the statistic of Facebook users when it comes to some part of geek fandom. With so much buzz recently about comic book movies and casting, I thought it might be interesting to look at various comic-based movies and how they did individually and as a series when it comes to gender.

The first thing that stands out to me is that both Catwoman and Elektra have women as the majority of their “likes.” Men in Black as a franchise does well, but though it shows women as a majority, they are most likely just under 50% due to Facebook’s returning fuzzy results with large numbers such as this.

But, what also stands out is Superman Returns being split exactly 50/50 when it comes to men and women. Director Bryan Singer has spoken about how he wanted a movie that would appeal to women as well as men, and it looks like he achieved that according to these numbers.

Many movies on this list came out well before Facebook existed, but overall the results are interesting to me.

Constantine which will soon be a television series does shockingly well when it comes to gender, with 45% women, and the recently rumored Fantastic Four casting had me interested in those results, which was some of the worst when it came to women with 16.67% for the franchise.