This Is No Joke So Goodnight, Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger, who protrays the Joker in this summer's The Dark Knight, died this afternoon at the age of 28. You can read about his death at CNN.com and I'm still in shock about his tragic death. My thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family.

Justice League Movie Shelved

According to Blog@Newsarama, the live-action Justice League movie have been shelved thanks mostly to the writer's strike. Already cast were Armie Hammer Jr. as Batman, Megan Gale as Wonder Woman and Adam Brody as The Flash. While I would have loved a live-action Justice League movie, I would rather have the solo films of the superheroes from DC Comics.

Holy Dark Knight, Batman

Check out the new trailer for The Dark Knight coming summer of 2008. Heath Ledger as the Joker looks very interesting.

Goodnight, Paul Norris

Mark Evanier posted the news about the passing of Paul Norris on his blog, News From Me. The co-creator of Aquaman in 1941 passed away at the age of 93 on November 5th, 2007. He also worked on Sandman for Adventure Comics among others. He also produced the Brick Bradford newspaper strip for a little over 35 years.

Zuda Comics

DC Comics has launched Zuda Comics that will feature web comics. Some of the titles include High Moon, Battlefield Babysitter, The Dead Seas, Leprenomicon and The Enders. The artwork is pretty cool but the site employs a Flash viewer that may cause problems for some.

Supergirl On Smallville

"Kara" is the second episode of the seventh season of CW's Smallville, following the season-opening "Bizarro." Although the network hasn't announced an air date for the episode, it is expected to air on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Kara will be Kal's cousin and have all his abilities plus the ability to fly.

Goodnight Mike Wieringo

Comic book artist, Mike Wieringo, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2007 from heart failure. He was 44 years old and was best known for his work on The Flash for DC Comics and Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics.

Jonah Hex To Be Movie

According to Newsarama, Warner Bros. Pictures have opted to do a movie based on DC Comics bounty hunter, Jonah Hex. Unfortunately, the movie will have supernatural overtones.

Wonder Woman Meeting Olivia Newton John

Here's a great video clip of Wonder Woman meeting Olivia Newton:

Lucky Luke Intro

I found the video intro for the Lucky Luke tv show starring Terence Hill and the theme song performed by Roger Miller. Rumor has it that the comic book series may once again be turned into a movie.