Dreamland Chronicles monthly
I love Scott Sava's CGI fantasy comic Dreamland Chronicles and apparently, so does IDW. They're making it into an ongoing series. Each issue will have a CGI cover by Sava as well as a traditionally illustrated cover by another comics artist. The first issue has the Mike Wieringo cover above.
Wonder Woman vs. Mary Marvel
Like seemingly the rest of comics fandom, I was frustrated and disappointed by DC's Countdown to Final Crisis series. Especially the unconvincing bit about formerly pure and innocent Mary Marvel's becoming a black-hearted villain. I actually stuck with the series just to see how that storyline was going to play out because I sort of thought of myself as a Mary Marvel fan. I don't any more. It'll be good to see her smacked down.
Wonder Woman's just the one I want to see do it, but it looks like it'll likely be Supergirl instead. Whatever happens in Final Crisis, it promises to be really interesting. According to Grant Morrison:
Supergirl and Mary Marvel are in it. They have a big climatic battle to decide how femininity should be portrayed in superhero comics!I don't think I like Wonder Woman's being left out of the "battle to decide how femininity should be portrayed in superhero comics," but Morrison's even attempting such a fight is interesting enough a concept that I have to see how it goes.
Wonder Woman already has problems of her own by that point. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman get targeted by the New Gods pretty quickly. Those are the first big targets that the Gods have to bring down but you'll see Wonder Woman's confrontation with Mary in #3.
End of the Century
I'm not in love with that cover, but Chris Roberson's novel sounds interesting. It involves three different stories — a medieval fantasy, a Victorian mystery, and a modern-day jewel heist— that alternate throughout the book and then begin to come together as the characters uncover the secrets that connect King Arthur, Jack the Ripper, and a priceless gem.
Hobbit casting no-brainer
More exciting than the news that Guillermo del Toro will be directing The Hobbit is confirmation that Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf. What I'm really curious about though is who's playing Bilbo. I'd love to see them do something that's visually consistent with the flashback scenes from Fellowship of the Ring, but I can't imagine them doing a whole movie with Ian Holm made up to look younger.
Neverwhere: The Play
Did you know there's a theatrical version of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere? Here's pictures to prove it. (Via.)
