Justice #1 Sells Out @ DC
JUSTICE #1, the debut issue of the new blockbuster maxiseries by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Doug Braithwaite, has sold out at DC Comics. The issue arrived in stores on August 3.
"This is the best reaction I've had to any work of mine in the last ten years," says Ross. "I'd like to think I'm giving people what they want from me, and hopefully the sales show that. The first issue is really just a way to start us getting into much more cliffhanger-like moments of this war we're setting."
JUSTICE #2 is scheduled for an October 19 release.
-Jim Lee will be at Midtown Comics October 14th for a signing session. Check the link for more info.
- Fox Home Video is releasing Elektra: Director's Cut DVD, which will be in stores October 18.
Released in theaters last February, Elektra grossed $24.4 million at the box office, though it fared better with its initial release on DVD.
Elektra will air on Cinemax in November. For more movie & tv news, check out the Comics Universe Blog.
-DC Comics is releasing 2 Showcase Editions with over 500 pages of classic Superman & Green Lantern stories from the silver age for only $9.99!
DC Comics has lowered prices on the first two SHOWCASE collected
editions, originally solicited at $16.99 each in the July Previews (Volume XV
#7), the SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN VOL. 1 TP and the SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN VOL. 1 TP are scheduled to arrive in stores on September 14.
"This special offer combines unbeatable value with some of the greatest
stories of the Silver Age," says Bob Wayne, DC's VP - Sales.
"Retailers should take advantage of the new pricing to put more copies
of each title in the hands of their customers."
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN VOL. 1 TP collects stories from SUPERMAN #122-133 and ACTION COMICS #241-257, written by Jerry Siegel, Bill Finger and others, with art by Curt Swan, Dick Sprang and others.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN VOL. 1 TP collects stories from SHOWCASE #22-24 and GREEN LANTERN #1-17, written by John Broome and Gardner Fox with art by Gil Kane, Joe Giella and Murphy Anderson.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Elektra movie sold about 1 million combined DVD and VHS units Tuesday, its first day in release on home video.
Fox has announced its will rebroadcast the first Spider-Man and X-Men films as part of its spring Friday night movie schedule. Spider-Man, which debuted on the network last Thanksgiving, will air on Friday, April 29 at 8PM EST & X-Men will air on Friday, May 13 at 8PM EST.
In other news:
Iron Man, the third direct-to-DVD animated Marvel film will be coming out down the horizon. HBO/Cinemax will be airing Spider-Man 2 this summer. Can't wait for that! For more movie previews and new check out the Comics Universe Blog.
Mad! Fan has the new Darkstalkers #4 cover, as does the Joe Madureira! Fansite.
Since tonight is Christmas Eve, I thought I would provide some comic news for everybody to think about. Newsarama has an interview with Mark Millar on his current stint on Wolverine. Millar also returns to Ultimate Fantastic Four in May. John Byrne was confirmed to take over Action Comics after Chuck Austin's run ends. J. Michael Straczynski is writing the Fantastic Four starting in June, coincinding with the release of the "Fantastic Four" in theaters this coming summer. There will be an Elektra half-hour MTV special on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 10 p.m., airing again Thursday, Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m . Oh yeah, Wizard: The Comics Magazine #159 in on sale now.