EXPANDING COMIC BOOK VARIANT COVERS
A lot of you may think that there are already too many variant covers in
the world of comic books. They are going to happen regardless so these
will be what should happen, at least an opinion of what should. Although
the money value of these comic books may have dropped due to the over
usage of the variant cover gimmick, the personal value is a matter of
opinion. The variants can make for unique covers as well as a collision
of worlds that may or may not happen in other mediums. There is the
Black & White covers, or simply an alternate artists take, and even a
blank variant cover. Which most take to comic book conventions as to
get a choice artist to render them a truly unique cover. Themed variants
with an example being the recent
Steampunk style making its way onto the covers. Cross-Promotions have also made their way into the variant cover scene with the likes of
Lego and
Scribblenauts.
Celebrations usually join in on the fun too, recently Superman having
variants that included a different era and the style of that time to
celebrate the original superheroes
75th Anniversary. Will be interesting to see what happens this year with...
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FROM 3 TO 4! JUSTICE LEAGUE GROWS BY ONE MORE!
With Hollywood it is never safe to assume that a film will be
successful despite who is starring in it, who is directing and thinking
that a sequel will be good because the first one was amazing. It isn't
even safe to assume that others will like the movie that you do, which
if the numbers are high enough, kill the franchise. Comic Book and
superhero movies are no exception. Daredevil (2003), Green Lantern
(2011), etc. However, for this article we will pretend that the
follow-up movie to Man Of Steel (2013), which has many possible names so
far (Man Of Steel 2? Superman Vs Batman? etc) will be a success and
that Justice League soon to follow. The original three are set and
cast. Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Ben
Affleck as Batman. Of course there are other characters that...(READ MORE)
Former Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter recently did an interview with
The Huffington Post and weighed in with her thoughts on the iconic
character returning to the spotlight with Gal Gadot and the Man Of Steel
(2013) follow-up. Lynda may not be the official "first" live action
Wonder Woman (Cathy Lee Crosby has that honor), but she is defined the
most recognized after starring in the hit television series in the
1970's.