BW’s Morning Article Link: A Nightwing Movie?

Nightwing from The New Batman Adventures. Art ...

Nightwing from The New Batman Adventures. Art by Bruce Timm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Look, I haven’t been discussing the DCEU (why “expanded” instead of “cinematic” like Marvel, even though Marvel’s extends to TV and the internet?) movies because after Man Of Steel and all I’ve heard about Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Wasted Time I just don’t care anymore, curious as I am to see the Wonder Woman and Justice League movies. The DCEU is every the MCU isn’t and that’s a bad thing because the MCU comes off more like DC Comics than DC did before the Rebirth, and the movies are still messing it up.

However, Warner Brothers still thinks they can salvage a train wreck without fixing the rails. They’re producing a Nightwing movie. How? They haven’t even had Robin yet in the movieverse. They’re also going with the director of The LEGO Batman Movie, which is an odd choice given the tone the DCEU is going with.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> NiGHTS Into Dreams #3

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“Check out my invisible clarinet!”

NiGHTS Into Dreams #3

Archie Comics (April, 1998)

“Flight To The Finish”

PLOT: Dan Slott

WRITER/COLORIST: Karl Bollers

PENCILERS: Pat Spaz & Marry Galan

INKER: Harvo

LETTERER: Jeff Powell

EDITOR: J. Freddy Gabrie

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The Cast Of The NeverEnding Story Today

If you can't draw yourself riding Falcor why are you drawing at all?

If you can’t draw yourself riding Falcor why are you drawing at all?

Longtime readers know The NeverEnding Story is my all-time favorite movie. Seeing it on the big screen during a ConnectiCon was worth getting up in the middle of the night, going from my hotel (which was across the bridge) and over to Spotlight Theater in Hartford to see it was well worth losing sleep, and luckily didn’t affect my performance or driving home on Sunday. I went right back to bed the moment I returned to my hotel after the movie, happy to finally see it in a theater.

We know what became of Noah Hathaway and Alan Oppenheimer thanks to their panel and Hathaway’s press junket, but what about the other stars? I came across a video by YouTube channel Looper that has the answer.

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“Yesterday’s” Comic> Transformers: The Movie #2 (Marvel version re-post)

To compare the two adaptations, here’s what the second issue of Marvel’s adaptation was doing.

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Remember to have your Sharkticons spayed or neutered.

Transformers: The Movie #2

Marvel (January, 1987)

“Judgement Day!”
ADAPTATION: Ralph Macchio
BREAKDOWNS: Don Perlin
FINISHES: Ian Akin & Brian Garvey
COLORIST: Nel Yomtov
LETTERER: Janice Chiang
EDITOR: Bob Budiansky

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BW’s Morning Article Link: Rogue One Goes To Home Video

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ScreenCrush reports that a release date has been set for the Blu-Ray release of Star Wars: Rogue One. (I don’t know about DVD for those of us who can’t afford Blu-Ray players.) They’ve also released what bonus features are coming.

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Transformers: Beast Wars – The Ascending #1

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“How are we not being pulled in by the planet’s gravity?” “Too hip for the planet.”

Transformers: Beast Wars – The Ascending #1

IDW Publishing (August, 2007)

WRITER: Simon Furman

ARTIST: Don Figueroa

COLORIST: Mark Bristow (assisted by Andrew Elder & Jeong Joo Park)

COVER COLORIST: Josh Burcham

LETTERER: Robbie Robbins

EDITORS: Chris Ryall & Dan Taylor

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Former Power Rangers Join The Order

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click for full size–see who you recognize

Don’t worry. Nobody’s joined a cult. I think.

During last year’s medical nightmare I missed out on a lot of things going on. One of those things I happened to stumble on recently, a crowdfunded movie starting numerous Power Ranger actors called The Order. As you’ll see in the trailer, this has nothing to do with Power Rangers. Just the gang getting together and having fun and games even after someone loses an eye. Just watch; you’ll see what I mean.

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