(EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ ABOUT) DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, FRIDAY, MORNING (ET) EDITION

Coverage for DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 just keeps on coming!

CNN.com looked at the increased – and still increasing – diversity in the comic book industry, highlighting DC Comics – The New 52. According to writer Judd Winick, who was interviewed for the piece because of his work on BATWING, “We want to attack it in kind of a really honest way." CNN.com also featured Tony S. Daniel’s artwork for DETECTIVE COMICS #1 in their look at the week’s top comic book releases.

The ASSOCIATED PRESS cited the resurgence of MEN OF WAR and BLACKHAWKS as a return to the venerable war genre in comic books – supported by interviews with writers Ivan Brandon and Mike Costa. Brandon (MEN OF WAR) embraced the challenge of creating real-world heroes in a world populated by superhumans. He said, “If you exist in this real army and try to keep all of that real as possible, what, realistically, would the addition of superheroes to that world, what would that mean? How would you react to that?” Added Costa of BLACKHAWKS, “It's closer to a war book than it is a super hero book. This is a group of people, when there are crises of a certain nature, are scrambled to respond to it. It's like Seal Team Six in the DC Universe.”

Canada’s top modern rock station, 102.1 THE EDGE spoke with writer/artist Tony S. Daniel about DETECTIVE COMICS #1 and the Dark Knight’s infamous rogues gallery.

And the SUNDAY POST-JOURNAL ran an impressive, layman-friendly feature examining the full scope of DC Comics – The New 52, including a comprehensive breakdown of the first few waves of titles.

Stay tuned for more updates as they roll in!

(Everybody’s Talkin’ About) DC Comics-The New 52, Thursday Late Night (ET) Edition

As we prepare for the first full week’s worth of releases of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, national press coverage continues to roll in.

Want exclusive previews?

Head on over to G4 for their interview with Geoff Johns and exclusive first look at GREEN LANTERN #1. Then check out MODERNMAN.COM's exclusive preview of HAWK AND DOVE #1 and interview with Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras about DC COMICS-THE NEW 52.

Want video footage? Tune in to CNN, THE NEW YORK POST and BUZZFEED.

Wish you were at the Midnight Madness event for JUSTICE LEAGUE? Well, THE WASHINGTON POST put up a slideshow of images from Wednesday’s Midnight Madness event in New York with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee at Midtown Comics.

Can't wait for WONDER WOMAN # 1? USA TODAY’S “Pop Candy” blog caught up with WONDER WOMAN artist Cliff Chiang.

Not sure what DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 is all about? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s “Speak Easy” blog ran an overview.

To be continued...

A few links of not for Thursday: BATMAN AND ROBIN #16’s big reveal

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If you’ve been following us on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been a huge outpouring of press in reaction to the shocking conclusion of BATMAN AND ROBIN #16. It all started early yesterday, as THE ASSOCIATED PRESS broke the news that (stop reading now if you haven’t picked up the issue) Bruce Wayne had been secretly funding Batman for years, and would expand his funding and launch BATMAN INCORPORATED in an interview with the man behind it all, writer Grant Morrison.

With that, we were off to the races. DC Comics Editor in Chief Bob Harras did a number of interviews, including chats with USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, CNN’s MARQUEE BLOG, TIME TECHLAND, AOL COMICS ALLIANCE, THE L.A. TIMES' HERO COMPLEX, COMIC BOOK RESOURCES, NEWSARAMA and IO9.

And in case you missed it, WIRED’s Scott Thill had an epic, engaging and all-around interesting interview with Morrison, which is a must-read for fans of the man’s work. Also, the issue's been getting raves -- with glowing reviews at POP MATTERS and IGN to kick things off.

Have you picked up your copy of BATMAN AND ROBIN v2: BATMAN VS. ROBIN yet?

A few links of note: SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE edition

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The news and art came fast and furious today in relation to Hugo Award-winning writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Shane Davis’ SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE.

The OGN, which hits comic shops on Wednesday and bookstores the following Tuesday was front and center this morning, as THE NEW YORK POST spotlighted the book with the following: “Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's . . . Superhunk!”

That spurred a flurry of new and scheduled coverage, including SLASHFILM, AIN’T IT COOL NEWS, CBS NEWS, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, CNN, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, AOL NEWS and much more.

The kicker? We’re just getting warmed up. Stay tuned to THE SOURCE for more updates on this game-changing publishing event.

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A few links of note: BATMAN #700

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In case you missed it – and really, how could you, with a week-long spotlight right here? – BATMAN #700 hit this week. And the issue featured an epic, time-twisting tale from writer Grant Morrison and artists Tony Daniel, Frank Quitely, Andy Kubert, Scott Kolins and David Finch.

And people took notice. The issue got attention from CNN.com (with comments from Grant and our very own Dan DiDio), an “A-“ review at EW.com’s SHELF LIFE blog, a preview and hat tip from Scott Thill over at WIRED’s UNDERWIRE blog and kudos from the folks at IGN and NEWSARAMA.

And right here on The Source, we had special visits from Grant, David Finch, Andy Kubert, Dustin Nguyen, Shane Davis and Philip Tan, each one celebrating the Dark Knight. And if that wasn’t enough, yours truly chimed in with comments on Batman, BATMAN: YEAR ONE and the sad tale of a certain Harvey Dent.

Pretty busy week, I’d say. And we’ve got two more epic anniversary issues to go. Stay tuned right here for more.

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