There are four new DC Comics 100 page giant sized comics at Walmart stores, and they’re only $4.99! I go over them a little in this video. Let me know if any of you got them, if your store sold out, or any other thoughts on them!
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This summer, Walmart shoppers will find it easier to discover the lore behind their favorite DC experiences as DC Entertainment has announced that a series of “giant” monthly comics will be sold exclusively in more than 3,000 participating Walmart stores around the country.
Available for $4.99, each 100-page anthology features all-new stories written exclusively for these books by some of DC’s top creative talents, including Tom King, Dan Jurgens, Brian Michael Bendis, Andy Kubert and others. Each title will also include additional story arcs drawn from fan-favorite DC eras such as the New 52, Rebirth and the New Age of DC Heroes.
Each of the four titles – Superman Giant, Justice League of America Giant, Batman Giant, and Teen Titans Giant – will arrive in stores by July 1. Beginning in August, the Superman and Justice League of America titles will arrive in week one of each month, with the second pair, Batman and Teen Titans, arriving approximately two weeks later.
The debut title lineup includes:
SUPERMAN GIANT #1
SUPERMAN GIANT #1 features chapter one of the two-part “Endurance,” an original story written by Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Tom Derenick. The Daily Planet sends Clark Kent to Tornado Alley to do a story on the area, but when the storm hits, it turns out that this mild-mannered reporter is more helpful as Superman.
The issue also includes:
THE TERRIFICS #1 (2018) – From this year’s New Age of Heroes and born of the events of DC’s hit series DARK NIGHTS: METAL. Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl are a team of heroes bound together by fate and united by the spirit of exploration and discovery. Together these heroes plumb the depths of the fantastic to learn what it means to become family.
GREEN LANTERN #1 (2005) – Written by best-selling writer Geoff Johns with art by Ethan Van Sciver and Carlos Pacheco, this first chapter launches the fan-favorite three-part story “No Fear,” in which Hal Jordan makes his return to the DC Universe as the Green Lantern, casting the light of justice on the darkest corners of Space Sector 2814.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN #1 (2003) – The iconic fan-favorite story arc, “Public Enemies,” returns, courtesy of writer Jeph Loeb, with artists Ed McGuinness and Tim Sale. Batman and Superman unite when President Lex Luthor accuses the Man of Steel of a crime against humanity and assembles a top-secret team of powerhouse heroes to bring Superman in by any means necessary.
September’s SUPERMAN GIANT #3 features Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King’s first return to the Man of Steel since his poignant and heartfelt tribute story, “For Tomorrow,” in the pages of ACTION COMICS #1000. Together with DC Master Class artist Andy Kubert, this powerhouse team will take readers on a new 12-part adventure titled “Up in the Sky!” When a little girl is kidnapped and taken from Earth, Superman embarks on a galaxy-spanning mission to find the perpetrators…but has to decide what lengths he will go to in order to save one life!
TEEN TITANS GIANT #1
In this original six-part Teen Titans story by Dan Jurgens with art by Scot Eaton, Wayne Faucher, and Jim Charalampidis, the Teen Titans’ pizza dinner is interrupted by the introduction of a new villain, the Disruptor. Teaming up with the Fearsome Five and working as an agent of H.I.V.E., he had one mission: kill the Teen Titans! The battle spills onto the streets of San Francisco, putting its citizens at risk, while H.I.V.E. uses this distraction to begin their plan for world conquest!
Additional issue #1 stories include:
SUPER SONS #1 (2017) – From DC’s smash-hit Rebirth event, writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Jorge Jimenez reintroduce the sons of Superman and Batman, Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne, in part one of “When I Grow Up.” As Robin, Damian’s more than ready to take his place at the heroes’ table and has zero plans to wait his turn. And he’s dragging Superman’s son along for the trip, whether Jon likes it or not!
SIDEWAYS #1 (2018) – Also from the New Age of Heroes, this story written by Dan DiDio with art by Kenneth Rocafort introduces fans to high schooler Derek James who, during the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, has acquired powers from the Dark Multiverse and stepped into the role of superhero! But when cracks begin to appear in the space-time continuum, he soon learns that with that much power comes even greater liability!
TEEN TITANS #1 (2003) – Written by best-selling author Geoff Johns with art by Mike McKone. Cyborg, Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy welcome in a new roster of young heroes to train to defend humanity—Wonder Girl, Impulse and a Superboy who’s been cloned from Superman’s DNA!
BATMAN GIANT #1
Batman is on the case of a missing girl in “One More Chance,” an all-new story by writer Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Patrick “Patch” Zircher. Batman is the world’s greatest detective, but what happens when the trail in his newest case leads him back to a place from his past that he never expected to revisit?
BATMAN GIANT #1 also includes:
BATMAN #608 (2002) – Written by Jeph Loeb with art by comics icon Jim Lee, issue #608 kicks off “Batman: Hush,” one of the most popular storylines in the Dark Knight’s fabled history. When Batman sets out to unmask the mystery character wreaking havoc in his life, he teams up with an unexpected ally (Catwoman) and finds himself facing off against not only his deadliest foes, but some of the toughest characters in the DC Universe, including Poison Ivy, Killer Croc and even Superman!
NIGHTWING #1 (2011) – From DC’s New 52, this story by writer Kyle Higgins and artist Eddy Barrows debuted a new look for Dick Grayson as he dives into a tale of murder, mystery and superhuman evil against the backdrop of Haley’s Circus, the place that started him on his path from acrobat to orphan to sidekick and ultimately superhero!
HARLEY QUINN #1 (2011) – Also from the New 52, writer Jimmy Palmiotti and artist Amanda Conner break Harley Quinn out of The Joker’s shadow with all the force of a giant mallet!
Beginning with BATMAN GIANT #3 in September, superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis makes his DC debut on the Dark Knight with a 12-part story, “Universe.” Batman’s run-in with the Riddler leads the Caped Crusader into a mystery that spans the globe!
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA GIANT #1
Justice League member Wonder Woman is spotlighted in “The Conversion,” an all-new story from NIGHTWING writer Tim Seeley and artists Rick Leonardi and Steve Buccellato. In this single-issue story, Wonder Woman comes face to face with Ares, god of war—who sees her as a promising new recruit!
JUSTICE LEAGUE GIANT #1 also includes:
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (2011) – From the incomparable team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Jim Lee comes this version of the League from the New 52. In this alternative spin on the union of Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg, superheroes are a strange and new phenomenon. The mysterious Batman discovers a dark evil that requires him to unite these reluctant heroes to protect Earth from a cosmic-level threat!
THE FLASH #1 (2011) – In this New 52 version of the Fastest Man Alive, writer Brian Buccellato and artist Francis Manapul introduce Barry Allen to a villain who not only can be everywhere at once, but is also a close friend of the Scarlet Speedster!
AQUAMAN #1 (2011) – Award-winning writer Geoff Johns and dynamic artist Ivan Reis team up on this story from the New 52! Aquaman has given up the throne of Atlantis, but the sea still has plans for Arthur Curry as a broken race of undersea creatures, the Trench, emerges from the ocean depths, bent on destroying the surface world!
In issue #2, Seeley teams up with artists Felipe Watanabe and Chris Sotomayor on “Mother’s Day,” a stand-alone story where Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island for the first time since her exile, only to find that the Amazons – and Queen Hippolyta – have been abducted by Echidna, the mythological Mother of Monsters, with a brood of unstoppable beasts as children!
Issue #3 begins another original 12-part Wonder Woman story by HARLEY QUINN co-writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti called “Come Back to Me.” When Steve Trevor’s plane crashes on an island outside of time itself, it’s up to Wonder Woman to rescue him from this mysterious land, full of monsters, dinosaurs and some very surprising citizens.
One of the founding members of the X-Men, Beast is a genius who serves as a medic and physician for his teammates.
Collect Beast and the X-Men’s Blackbird Jet, exclusively at Walmart in December.
There’s new Funko Pop! Walmart Exclusives in time for the Holidays – Stinger, Bumble Bee and Toothless with Racing Stripes! Look for these items on Walmart.com or located at the front of Walmart stores by the checkout lanes.
To say I dislike Walmart is an understatement and Marvel‘s continued partnering speaks volumes on their idea of corporate responsibility. But, I’m also a huge Lego fan and if you want a complete collection of Marvel Lego figures, you’ll have to make a deal with the devil.
If you pre-order the upcoming Lego Marvel Super Heroes video games from Walmart in the U.S. you’ll get an exclusive minifig of Iron Patriot.
(via Brick Heroes)
WizKids Games, creator of the recently launched HeroClix TabApp game for iPad, today announced the availability of HeroClix TabApp Marvel super hero figures at Walmart stores nationwide.
Fans, collectors and players can now pick up both Marvel figure packs, Marvel Super Heroes and Wolverine and the X-Men, at their local Walmart store.
The Marvel Super Heroes HeroClix TabApp figure pack includes Iron Man, Thor and Captain America miniatures, while the Wolverine and the X-Men figure pack introduces Wolverine, Cyclops and Ice Man.
You can check out our review and hands on demo from Gen Con 2012.
It’s a new week and Fan Expo brought some solid news. Anything folks are excited for? Here’s some news you might have missed.
Around the Blogs:
Bleeding Cool – Morbius The Living Vampire #1 For January From Marvel… And More -I give it maybe 12 issues.
Bleeding Cool – DC Comics Announce Geoff Johns And David Finch’s Justice League Of America -Could be solid.
Los Angeles Times – Real-life masked crusaders fight crime their own way -I’m waiting for the first major mess up..
Bleeding Cool – Pete Woods Joins In The Liefeld Debate
Bleeding Cool – Now It’s Rob Liefeld Vs Scott Snyder – “Get Over Yourself You Pretentious Prick”
Bleeding Cool – Judd Winick Walks Off Batwing, Leaves DC Comics, For Now – Batwing was decent.
Bleeding Cool – Rob Liefeld Versus Tom Brevoort. Oh, It’s On.
Bleeding Cool – Walmart To Release Exclusive Avengers Season One Original Graphic Novel With DVD And Blu-Ray -Sigh….
Around the Tubes Reviews:
Read Comic Books – Adventure Time #7
CBR – America’s Got Powers #3
Read Comic Books – Deadhorse #4
CBR – Punisher #14
Bleeding Cool – Spike #1
Talking Comics – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13
Read Comic Books – X-O Manowar #4
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Marvel has announced they are teaming up with Susan G. Komen For the Cure in October for a little pink-washing to raise awareness during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They’ll be sporting pink covers on some of their comics (you can see examples below) as well as including educational material in the form of a one page advertisement as well as material on their social networks to raise “awareness” about breast cancer.
Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animations & Digital Divisions of Marvel had this to say:
Marvel is proud to partner with Susan G. Komen For the Cure to support their unparalleled efforts to raise awareness about the risk of breast cancer to both women and men. We’re in a unique position to educate all our fans and increase awareness of the ways to fight—and reduce– this risk of this disease by utilizing our comics and online presence.
Normally, I’d praise a company for teaming up for this type of education program, but Marvel’s teaming up with Susan G. Komen For the Cure is the latest example of their working with less than progressive organizations and companies.
In February, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation changed their grant regulations and those changes seemed to only affect their contributions and working with Planned Parenthood, an organization that’s seems to have come under greater attack from the right in recent years. That decision came shortly after Komen unveiled a new partnership that strengthens its ties to the George W. Bush Institute. The reality was some of the (Republican) higher ups at Komen weren’t happy with Planned Parenthood focusing 3% of their time on abortion services (contraceptive offerings make up more than 33% of its work) and decided to ignore the 97% of their other work helping women, including education about breast cancer.
As you can imagine shit hit the fan, Komen took a dive in donations and support and they backpedaled and refunded Planned Parenthood with a rather poorly thought out statement. The decision makers left the organization as well as some board members, but the damage was done in the public’s eye, especially for me, a progressive who has raised money for Komen and donated to Planned Parenthood. Their actions showed I couldn’t trust them.
Komen has also been accused of “Pinkwashing.” That’s when a company or organization claims to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, but at the same time produces, manufactures and/or sells products that are linked to the disease. Many products that Komen puts pink ribbons on actually have pthalates that are hormone disrupters and may cause cancer. I don’t know first hand if Marvel falls into that category (I’d have to imagine pthalates are in some products they sell or have licensed though).
How about Marvel donates some portion from the sale of those comics to some worthy breast cancer prevention causes as well?
But, this post isn’t about Komen, it’s about Marvel and their teaming up with questionable organizations and companies.
To promote The Avengers, Marvel teamed up with Walmart. That was smart in that the store is a leader in toy sales, but, they have an abysmal record in so many ways. We could do entire posts (and there’s entire organizations) dedicated to Walmart’s record, but here’s some of the hits as provided by Walmart Watch:
And that’s just a few highlights of why Walmart sucks. I wonder if Marvel took any of this into account? But then, Marvel isn’t all that great when it comes to creators that have worked for them. You have their ongoing battle with the Kirby family, then their counter suing of Gary Friedrich (the creator of Ghost Rider) who is destitute and whose health is failing and then they scored their movie overseas avoiding U.S. unions… you wonder how “progressive” they really are? Maybe we can ask their buddy, Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg who they’ve worked with a lot over the years on various initiatives?
I think Marvel needs to look around and think that with their great power comes some responsibility. Their words are great, it’s their deeds that need to reflect those more.
The “Komen covers” will appear on Avengers #31, Captain America #18, Captain Marvel #5, Fantastic Four #611, Invincible Iron Man #526, Mighty Thor #21, Uncanny X-Men #20, Wolverine #315.
Marvel‘s going crazy when it comes to incorporating technology, especially augmented reality, into the entertainment they produce. The latest involves the Avengers which hits theaters May 4. There’s a free iPhone and Android augmented reality app that improves the more you shop. Marvel and Walmart worked with Super Hero AR for the experience. You can choose six super heroes and fight enemies overlaid on top of the real world around you. You start with just Hawkeye and need to visit Walmart to get other heroes like The Hulk or Iron Man by pointing your phone at a QR Code in the store.
But there’s more… In Walmart there’s superhero placards and when you point your phone at them a life-size version of the hero will pop up on the screen. You can then snap a photo and share it to social networks.
Walmart will be carrying around 600 different movie tie-in products, so it makes sense why the two companies are driving traffic to those stores and the app is exclusive to the controversial chain. There’s also a T-Mobile promotion at the stores were employees will demonstrate the app on Android phones.
Marvel launched Marvel AR last month which uses augmented reality in their comic books.
