Best Covers: DC Comics solicitations for October 2011

My favorite covers from the DC Comics solicitations for October 2011:


Men of War #2 cover by Viktor Kalvachev.



Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #2 cover by J.G. Jones.



Green Lantern Corps #2 cover by Alex Garner.

Link roundup

1. If Heart of Darkness had starred Cobra Commander.

2. Bill Simmons relating an anecdote from his favorite sports book:

My favorite: someone fighting with Bobby Hull, then hearing the crowd hush like something awful just happened … and realizing that he accidentally pulled Hull's toupee off. This definitely would have led SportsCenter if it existed in the late 1970's.

3. DC's comic book cover artists have a sick sense of humor.

That time that Lois Lane wore a metal box on her head

Find out why Lois Lane is hiding her face in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane # 13 (site is NSFW).

*Buy Lois Lane toys at eBay.

Link roundup

1. Good cosplay idea: Instead of dressing up as wizards for the Harry Potter premiere, wouldn't it be way funnier to dress up as wizards trying to dress up as muggles? Via.

2. I never get tired of rereading Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers of Victory. Here are some great links exploring the series. Via.

3. FYI, Spotify installation and startup was almost instantaneous. Music playback has been smooth, and it went and added my own music library without any intervention from me.

Batman: Arkham City - - Riddler trailer

The Riddler stars in the latest trailer for Batman: Arkham City. I cropped a few wallpaper-sized stills:






*Previously: Catwoman in Arkham City.

*Buy Riddler toys at eBay.

The time when Lois Lane was fat

A few panels from Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane # 26, when Lois was fat (and Superman was revealed to be kind of a jerk). (Site is NSFW.)

*Previously: Meet Lois Lane, Krypton Girl.

Super heroes waterskiing

Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and more waterskiing. Via these sites.

*Previously: Plush Wonder Woman.

*Buy Batgirl toys at eBay.

When Lois Lane could change into different insects

A few panels from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69 (Oct. 1966), when Lois became Insect Queen.

*Buy Lois Lane toys at eBay.

Flashpoint Superman

Flashpoint Superman crashed in Metropolis instead of Kansas and the authorities have hidden him from the sun. Via.

*Previously: Jon Hamm as Superman.

Batman costume

Vintage Batman costume.

*Previously: Homemade Batman costume.

Meet Lois Lane, Krypton Girl

A few panels from Lois Lane #47 (1964), which answers the question, what if Lois, instead of Clark, had come from Krypton.

*Buy Lois Lane toys at eBay.

Batman and Catwoman

Batman and Catwoman by Brian Stelfreeze - - from Batman 80-Page Giant # 1 circa 1998.

*Buy Batman Happy Meal toys at eBay.

Bat-Mite, Batgirl, and Catman action figures

The Batman Legacy Wave 2 set will apparently feature Bat-Mite, Batgirl, and Catman:






(The BBTS has Batman Legacy series 1.) Via these sites.

*Buy Batgirl toys at eBay.

MST3K bedframe (and more)

MST3K bedframe.

And exploring the site led me to this gem showing how smooth Green Lantern is:



Which in turn led me to the Goonies:



Via.

*Previously: MST3K glass frames.

Wonder Woman versus the giant ray

Why is Wonder Woman so surprised? Well, it involves this fearsome fellow:



*Buy invisible jets at eBay.

Illustration roundup

Evil elf witch from Lord of the Rings by Jeff Murchie.





Color Kid.




Meet Marga the Panther Woman (1940).




Bat-signal on the moon from a 1950 issue of Batman.




Aquaman and a rainbow of seaweed vs. dinosaurs.

*Buy Batmobiles at eBay.

Wildcat's motorcycle is the cat-o-cycle

Wildcat's motorcycle is the cat-o-cycle.

*Buy Wildcat toys at eBay.

Illustration roundup

One great illustration after another at Josh Courlas's site. Via.





Harry Potter by Sebastian Mesnard and Pentagus by Mary Grandpre for the upcoming Harry Potter show at Gallery Nucleus.




It's Superman vs. Supergirl in Action Comics #402.




Map from the official site for Lev Grossman's The Magicians and Magician King.




Octopus by Jeff Soto for the upcoming Sea No Evil show. Via.

*Buy vintage maps at Amazon.