Monday, January 12, 2015

Comic Book New-Comers

The rival conglomerate across town won't be sitting on its Spandex while Marvel sucks all the oxygen out of the room.

Mark Pedowitz, speaking at the Television Critics Association, remarked on plans to expand with even more DC Comics themed programming. When asked about the possibility of an Atom spinoff starring Brandon Routh, Arrow executive producer Greg Berlanti said that the network is in "very early talks on a very general idea that we haven't gone deeper on yet." ...

Ah, but it ain't just about the live-action. ...

Vixen is going to join Arrow and The Flash on the CW this Fall...just not in the way we might have expected. The former Suicide Squad and occasional Justice League member is getting an animated series on CW Seed, the network's home for digital only series. Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe) has the ability to mimic animal powers, and her Suicide Squad background should make for an easy introduction into the Arrow-verse. ...

Marc Guggenheim told Comic Book Resources that the Vixen animated series is a six-part origin story, set in Detroit. He promises that since animation doesn't have the kind of budgetary restrictions that live-action TV does, they will have "a much larger production value" to work with. ...

Warner Bros./D.C. has had a bit more success, comparatively speaking, with animated caped heroes than it's achieved in the live-action universe*. But then, it's had a long head-start against the Diz Co. up-and-comers.

* Not counting the Christopher Nolan pictures.

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