What's this all about?

[luthor]

Just saw this on Comics Continuum...

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0701/25/dc.jpg

DC COMICS TEASER

DC Comics on Thursday set out the teaser image to the right.

The teaser was accompanied by these words:

"Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction."

Asked for further comment, DC declined.


That's a hell of an image...but what is it for?

[rhett803]

I have no clue what the image is for, yet it intriques me!

please keep us posted!

[fred]

Superman is crying because he heard a rumor that Daniel Way has been offered a DC exclusive
It's for this very same reason that Batman has a sword - he knows what is coming and he's practicing

[conorkilpatrick]

That is... awesomely intriguing....

[cammyknoxville]

F*ck! That's the Question! F*ck!

[fred]

F*ck! That's the Question! F*ck!
**** is the question?
as in...
****?

[conorkilpatrick]

Well, let's see - we've got:

Dead Blue Beetle and Maxwell Lord from Infinite Crisis.

Dead The Question from 52.

Dead Jade from the Rann/Thanagar War.

Red Robin from Kingdom Come.

This might be from WWIII, maybe?

http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/weblog/wwiii_hits_dc.html

[fred]

I think Superman is sad because WW just told him that she's into 'hot girl on girl action'

[luthor]

This might be from WWIII, maybe?

http://www.ifanboy.com/archive/weblog/wwiii_hits_dc.html

WWIII takes place before Superman got his powers back.

Just read on Newsarama that the text is from the bible.

[conorkilpatrick]

WWIII takes place before Superman got his powers back.

Hmm... good point.


That's Batman from Detective Comics Annual #7, I believe. The Pirate Batman Elseworlds story.

This is all Superboy Prime's fault.

[luthor]

What's the thing between Max and Jade? How about the gold thing near Beetle's hand?

Is it me or does DC just do this stuff WAY better then Marvel?

[darron]

Anyone notice that they're on the head of the Statue of Liberty? I don't really know of any DC books that take place in NYC.

[conorkilpatrick]

Anyone notice that they're on the head of the Statue of Liberty? I don't really know of any DC books that take place in NYC.

Nightwing currently does.

[acomicbookgirl]

I think Superman is sad because WW just told him that she's into 'hot girl on girl action'


LOL! This looks very interesting.. ;)

[conorkilpatrick]

Looks familiar...

http://www.lbracco.com/images/sopranosseason5poster.jpg

[darron]

Holy shnikey...the only difference is the amount of people laying (presumably) dead on the ground. Good eye, bro.

[ibn-al-xu-ffasch]

Holy crap, I just noticed that Red Robin is there. I'm guessing his presance has something to do with the whole JSA/Kingdom Come cross over.

BTW, am I the only one who is happy to see Kyle Rayner with Donna Troy again?

[conorkilpatrick]

BTW, am I the only one who is happy to see Kyle Rayner with Donna Troy again?

I'm sorry, Kyle who?

[ibn-al-xu-ffasch]

Anyone notice that they're on the head of the Statue of Liberty? I don't really know of any DC books that take place in NYC.

Ion/Green Lantern use to.

[cammyknoxville]

BTW, am I the only one who is happy to see Kyle Rayner with Donna Troy again?

Not really, she'll only end up in a refrigerator or another kitchen appliance of some sort.

[ibn-al-xu-ffasch]

I'm sorry, Kyle who?

LOL, I guess I'm alone in my love for Kyle. Maybe I should start my own version of HEAT for Kyle. I'll start writing the death threats.

[ibn-al-xu-ffasch]

Not really, she'll only end up in a refrigerator or another kitchen appliance of some sort.

Well, let's see --Major Force put his first girlfriend in a refrigerator, so maybe the oven is available.

[cammyknoxville]

Well, let's see --Major Force put his first girlfriend in a refrigerator, so maybe the oven is available.

Wasn't that where his mother's head was?

[ibn-al-xu-ffasch]

Wasn't that where his mother's head was?

That's what I thought!

Then I checked the newest issue of Ion and she's alive. I guess Major Force was lying all along.

[cammyknoxville]

That Pink & Yellow bastard.

[mister-s]

My guess:

DC pulled a Marvel and mad ea really sweet pic to get people fired up that will never appear in, or has anything to do with a future issue of any comic.

Or maybe photochop.

[luthor]

http://images.newsarama.com/dccomics/WWIII/bigteaser_full.jpg

Definitely a flight ring and is that The Atom's hand?

There was an image, but it's disappeared LINK1 (http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/WWIII/bigteaser_1.html) LINK2 (http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/WWIII/bigteaser_2.html)LINK3 (http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/WWIII/bigteaser_3.html)

[conorkilpatrick]

FANTASTIC find!

That is the Atom! Poor Ray Palmer.

[darron]

I wonder which Flash that is...?

[conorkilpatrick]

Dan Didio answers 20 questions about the picture:

1) First off – and asked multiple times – this image was clearly based on the promotional image generated for The Sopranos. Why? What was it about those characters, or the coming drama that mapped out to the DCU?

Dan Didio: Actually there were several inspirations for the piece and each character was chosen because of their importance to upcoming storylines in the DC Universe. This is not about one book or one story but about the major events that will unfold throughout the year.

6) Does the positioning of the characters have meaning? Can you give an example?

DD: Physical separation can also represent emotional separation or distance. It also can represent separate storylines. Where you stand and how you stand can determine your ultimate future. There are no accidents in positioning, body or gaze. Light and shadow also play a role.

8) Are all the assembled characters from the same Earth?

DD: Yes, they are all from the same Earth. But let me say, as the sighs of relief and the gasps of disapproval die down, some of these images are literal and some are symbolic, I leave it to you to figure out which is which.


The rest are in the link:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=99665

[spiffy]

I'm not even usually a DC guy but color me intrigued. This stuff is just fascinating.

[conorkilpatrick]

http://www.newsarama.com/NYCC/2007/DC/DCU.html

Dan Didio inadvertently answered that the Flash in the teaser image released several weeks ago is Barry Allen and Red Robin is Jason Todd..

He was then needled by Bob Wayne for it.

Dan Didio posed a question to the panel: Who would you like to kill?

Rucka (staring at Didio): I’m looking at him right now (regarding the Flash and Red Robin revelation)

The rest of the panel agreed with Rucka immediately.

[ekval]

Think that was really an inadvertent slip or just something to create more internet talky-talky?

[conorkilpatrick]

Think that was really an inadvertent slip or just something to create more internet talky-talky?

Hard to say without having witnessed it, but I'd guess the latter.

[darron]

I KNEW that wasn't Bart. Had a gut feeling.

[jo-relrollins]

I actually like Bart,so i wonder what will happen to him. But anyways,does anyone see that Green Arrow is staring at former flame Black Canary...hmmm?I wonder what they have planned for them.

[mikegraham6]

what ever happened, max lord got screwed up. not only is his head turned around like the exorcist (again), it looks like his body was twisted again too.

so with the red robin thing, red arrow/arsenal and all the flashes we are seeing in JSA, is the DCU gonna pull a days of future past and become Kingdom come? are their any other references that i've missed?

[iSteve]

It's been a while since I read Kingdom Come, is Red Robin a character in it?

[darron]

You better believe it.

[doomlobster]

Anyone else think Batman looks like he's dressed up in Ra's al Ghul attire? Does it have something to do with his son, Damian?

And didn't Mister Miracle get shot in the head and die in the last issue of Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers, or did he somehow survive that? I saw him running around in crowds during Infinite Crisis. He was my least favorite character in that series and I was hoping he would stay dead because all he did was whine and get beat up.

And lastly, is Mary Marvel really so important that she had to be one of the characters featured on this spread?

[fred]

I actually like Bart,so i wonder what will happen to him. But anyways,does anyone see that Green Arrow is staring at former flame Black Canary...hmmm?I wonder what they have planned for them.

I've heard that not only are they getting married this year, but they are cancelling Green Arrow and relaunching it as Green Arrow and Black Canary

[conorkilpatrick]

I actually like Bart,so i wonder what will happen to him. But anyways,does anyone see that Green Arrow is staring at former flame Black Canary...hmmm?I wonder what they have planned for them.

They are getting married this year.

EDIT - Whoops, didn't finish reading the thread.

[conorkilpatrick]

Anyone else think Batman looks like he's dressed up in Ra's al Ghul attire? Does it have something to do with his son, Damian?

I think that is Damian from Batman #666, the future story.

And didn't Mister Miracle get shot in the head and die in the last issue of Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers, or did he somehow survive that? I saw him running around in crowds during Infinite Crisis. He was my least favorite character in that series and I was hoping he would stay dead because all he did was whine and get beat up.

Shilo Norman was shot and killed, that there is the original Mister MIracle, Scott Free.

And lastly, is Mary Marvel really so important that she had to be one of the characters featured on this spread?

Apparently she will be.

[fred]

They are getting married this year.

EDIT - Whoops, didn't finish reading the thread.

frickin slacker

[fred]

I think that is Damian from Batman #666, the future story.



Shilo Norman was shot and killed, that there is the original Mister MIracle, Scott Free.



Apparently she will be.

wasn't she one of the 5 posters at the dc nation panel?

[conorkilpatrick]

wasn't she one of the 5 posters at the dc nation panel?

WWMMD

http://www.newsarama.com/NYCC/2007/DC/HPIM0482_t.jpg

[fred]

thought i remembered that

[doomlobster]

Shilo Norman was shot and killed, that there is the original Mister MIracle, Scott Free.


I guess I should have figured it was Scott because he's standing next to his wife.

As for Shilo being dead, check out this sneak peek to Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #33 that I just read. Is Shilo such a good escape artist that he escaped the Grim Reaper himself, or is his being alive due to Infinite Crisis fallout? Like they say, no one in comics stays dead except for Uncle Ben, so I'm guessing the latter.

EDIT: Forgot the link - http://dccomics.com/comics/?cm=6796

[acomicbookgirl]

I've heard that not only are they getting married this year, but they are cancelling Green Arrow and relaunching it as Green Arrow and Black Canary


Cancelling Green Arrow?! Nooooooo... :(

[fred]

Cancelling Green Arrow?! Nooooooo... :(

and relaunching

[acomicbookgirl]

and relaunching

Does that mean Winick is still writing it? :confused:

[fred]

dunno that

[iSteve]

Cancelling Green Arrow?! Nooooooo... :(

Don't think of it as cancellation. Think of it as evolution. Green Arrow + Black Canary = Buy one, get one free! Sort of like Bill & Hillary.

[acomicbookgirl]

dunno that

see that's what scares me.. what's left for him to write... i'm sorry to say this but i don't want a love story...

[fred]

Don't think of it as cancellation. Think of it as evolution. Green Arrow + Black Canary = Buy one, get one free! Sort of like Bill & Hillary.


ooooohh bad analogy
that's like if I want to hang out with person x, his 'troubled' brother has to come

[fred]

see that's what scares me.. what's left for him to write... i'm sorry to say this but i don't want a love story...

so let's do this: let's start an internet rumor. Nobody's talking about this. OK here goes:

I have a friend who works for DC and he told me that the new GA/BC book is being written by Carrot Top

[luthor]

When does Winick's DC exclusive contract run out?

[acomicbookgirl]

Don't think of it as cancellation. Think of it as evolution. Green Arrow + Black Canary = Buy one, get one free! Sort of like Bill & Hillary.


Fred?! Are you kidding me?!

Also what happened to Billy Corgan?

[iSteve]

ooooohh bad analogy
that's like if I want to hang out with person x, his 'troubled' brother has to come

Actually regretted the analogy as soon as I posted it. How about Regis & Kelly. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[fred]

Fred?! Are you kidding me?!

Also what happened to Billy Corgan?

i didn't say that

and billy died dude, it was tragic
fell off a billboard

seriously though, it was tomorrow so I changed it

[acomicbookgirl]

i didn't say that

and billy died dude, it was tragic
fell off a billboard

seriously though, it was tomorrow so I changed it


So the avatar changing is a daily thing? Ok..

[fred]

usually. sometimes I'm traveling or lazy, but outside of that

[acomicbookgirl]

Actually regretted the analogy as soon as I posted it. How about Regis & Kelly. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Ewwwww......

[jurassicalien]

I want a mini called "Superman cries" and just a bunch of splash pages of him doing just that.

[acomicbookgirl]

I want a mini called "Superman cries" and just a bunch of splash pages of him doing just that.

There's the many deaths of Superman in the Action Comics Annual. Does that count?