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Spidey wants you (to visit the new Knowhere)!

I am happy to announce that I have moved this blog to Wordpress. Having been using blogger for 5+ years (both my personal blog and this one) I'm a little sad to say I'm leaving, but at the same time, I am super excited for what is coming in the future.
While I loved the customization options here on blogger, of which Wordpress can't match (without paying for a premium account, that is) there are many reasons why I decided to make the jump.

1. Wordpress, for the most part, is easier to work with. I'm not saying that Blogger is a hard platform to use, but Wordpress makes it much easier to make nice looking posts that, frankly are easier to get out there for people to read.
2. Readability. Not sure if you noticed, but Blogger is sorta going the way of Myspace. It's dying, the users are leaving and the traffic ain't what she used to be. Wordpress is where all the cool kids are now, and I wish that I could be like the cool kids.
3. My co-writer is on there. Like I mentioned a few times on here, I always wanted to have more people than myself writing for Knowhere. I always had one person in mind that I wanted for sure, and he's a wordpress user. It was just easier to jump over there and after checking out the site, it was a nice fit for me.
4. It just looks better. I hate to throw Blogger under the bus like this, but Wordpress looks professional. Blogger looks like a relic of "The old days of the internet". With little to no effort, I can have a very slick, much nicer looking blog over there.

So, I've moved to Wordpress writing full time over there. This blog will no longer be updated and will wither and die. 

While this blog will not be updated anymore, there will be a few things going on behind the scenes here.  I'm going to keep it up for any future readers (and our 1 follower) who stumble upon this, so they know where to go now. Also, I'll be trying to set up redirects on each article so opening them will actually take you to their Wordpress counterpart. 

So, I'll see you over there, true believers!

James

(Bob_Bobbson)

Knowhere Comics

Dark Horse joins Comixology, hype quickly deflated.

And this is how Dark Horse joins Comixology...not with a bang, but a whimper.

The hype train began on Friday when mysteriously and unexpectedly, Comixology simultaneously sent out a cryptic tweet saying just "Coming Soon" (accompanied by a video of Hellboy's watch ticking on his arm) and launched a countdown site counting to 9 AM Pacific this morning. 

Today the clock hit 9 AM and the "magic happened". Well, at least it did if you like being underwhelmed.

Like Hellboy? Hope so, there is a shitload of him to read.

There are a couple of main problems with Dark Horse joining Comixology...one I sorta expected, and one that is a mind numbingly stupid move.

-They are not adding any way to sync the titles you previously purchased directly from Dark Horse into your Comixology account.

I have to say that I thought this was a long shot anyway, but it is disappointing to see that they didn't figure out some way to do it. Comixology's platform is (imo) a much superior reading experience to DH's, and it sucks that my previously purchased titles are locked to the lesser app of the two.

When asked about it, Comixology said that "This was not possible now, but they would pass it on." That was a little more optimistic than Dark Horse's "This is not possible."

But this move makes more sense when you realize the second thing they did, which is a complete head scratcher...

-Dark Horse is only putting their trade paperbacks, stand alone graphic novels and manga on Comixology.

Yes, you read that right. You can read it directly from their press release if you find it hard to believe. I know I did.

Yes, Dark Horse's much hyped appearance on Comixology's platform will exclude all single issues from their catalog, limiting your purchasing options. 

This announcement, when it was teased last week, lit the digital comic world on fire. Hell, I was hyped as fuck as well, but the actual launch today has completely taken that hype down to almost nothing. 

If you've never bought a DH comic digitally and you love Trade Paperbacks, this will be right up your alley. Existing DH customers who buy individual issues? Yeah, this won't be for you.

Sources:

Dark Horse Press Release

Comixology Press Release

MARVEL, SONY Join forces, intergrates SPIDER-MAN into the MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Marvel Entertainment pretty much shocked the internet tonight when they dropped a bombshell announcement.

Marvel and Sony Pictures have reached an agreement to integrate Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe proper.

The new Spidey's first appearance will be in an upcoming Marvel Studios film, but it has not been announced which (My money is on Captain America 3: Civil War).

Following that, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have a deal in place to co-produce a Spider-Man film, which will hit theaters on July 28, 2017 (A date originally taken by third Thor film, Ragnarok). Spider-Man will be recast and rebooted (sans an origin retelling).

The film will be produced by a partnership of Amy Pascal (recent ex-head of Sony Pictures) and Kevin Feige, who has been the mastermind behind the Marvel Cinematic universe. While the new film will be co-produced with the Marvel Studios crew, Sony Pictures will take care of distribution, marketing and will actually own the film. 

With this new development, and the new Spider-Man film taking a spot originally used by another film, Marvel has restructured their release schedule through 2019.  They are as follows:

• Thor: Ragnarok - November 3, 2017
• Black Panther - July 6, 2018
• Captain Marvel - November 2, 2018
• Inhumans - July 12, 2019

All other previously announced Marvel Studio release dates remain unchanged.

Press Release Follows

DC: NEW 52 Ending (In Name Only). Some books being cancelled, new books being launched.

DC says 'enough' to continuity.

I'm not really the best guy to write about this, I'm not a huge DC guy. News is news though, so here we go. I just won't have really in depth commentary on the subject.

It was announced earlier today that DC, in the aftermath of their Convergence event, is cancelling a slew of books (27 of their 52 to be exact) and launching 2 dozen new ones in their place. They are also dropping the "New 52" label from all their titles.

Supposedly, this move will also bring about a shift in DC's storytelling.

"In this new era of storytelling, story will trump continuity as we continue to empower creators to tell the best stories in the industry," DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan Didio commented.

There are a couple of strange moves in this new strategy. Supergirl is among the titles cancelled, even though a TV series staring the character was just green lighted by CBS.
Also, just as (if not more) puzzling is that both Bizzaro and Bat-Mite are getting their own titles. Yes, Bat-mite.

It will be interesting to see how this new direction plays out for DC. The de-emphasis on continuity will clearly free up the writers in what they can do in future stories, but for continuity freaks like me, it could take a while to adjust to it.

DC Titles

Continuing

• Action Comics - Greg Pak/Aaron Kuder
• Aquaman - Cullen Bunn/Trevor McCarthy
• Batgirl - Cameron Stewart/Brenden Fletcher/Babs Tarr
• Batman -  Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo
• Batman/Superman - Greg Pak/Ardian Syaf
• Detective Comics - Brian Buccelato/Francis Manapul
• Catwoman - Genevieve Valentine/David Messina
• Deathstroke - Tony Daniel/Tony Daniel
• Flash - Rob Venditti/Van Jensen/Brett Booth
• Gotham Academy - Becky Cloonan/Brenden Fletcher/Karl Kerschl
• Gotham By Midnight - Ray Fawkes/Juan Ferreyra
• Grayson - Tim King/Tim Seeley/Mikel Janin
• Green Arrow - Ben Percy/Richard Zircher
• Green Lantern - Robert Venditti/Billy Tan
• Harley Quinn - Amanda Conner/Jimmy Palmiotti/Chad Hardin
• Justice League - Geoff Johns/Jason Fabok
• Justice League United - TBD/Travel Foreman/Paul Pelletier.
• Lobo - Cullen Bunn/Cliff Richards
• Secret Six - Gail Simone/Dale Eaglesham
• Sinestro - Cullen Bunn/Brad Walker
• New Suicide Squad - Sean Ryan/Carlos D’Anda
• Superman - Gene Luen Yang/John Romita Jr.
• Superman/Wonder Woman - Peter Tomasi/Doug Mahnke
• Teen Titans - Will Pfeifer/Kenneth Rocafort
• Wonder Woman - Meredith Finch/David Finch

New Titles 

• Bat-Mite - Dan Jurgens/Corin Howell
• Batman Beyond - Dan Jurgens/Bernard Chang
• Bizzaro - Heath Corson/Gustavo Duarte
• Black Canary - Brenden Fletcher/Annie Wu
• Constantine: The Hellblazer - Ming DoylE/Riley Rossmo
• Cyborg - David L. Walker/Ivan Reis/Joe Prado
• Dark Universe - James Tynion IV/Ming Doyle
• Doomed - Scott Lobdell/Javier Fernandez
• Dr. Fate - Paul Levitz/Sonny Liew
• Earth 2: Society - Daniel H. Wilson/Jorge Jimenez
• Green Lantern: Lost Army - Cullen Bunn/Jesus Saiz/Javi Pina 
• Harley Quinn/Power Girl - Jimmy Palmiotti/Amanda Conner/Stephane Roux
• Justice League of America - Brian Hitch
• Justice League 3001 - Keith Giffen/J.M. DeMatteis/Howard Porter
• Martian Manhunter - Rob Williams/Ben Oliver/Paulo Siqueira
• Midnighter -Steve Orlando/ACO
• Mystic U (Title Not Final) - Alisa Kwitney/Mauricet
• Omega Men - Tom King/Barnaby Bagenda
• Prez - Mark Russell/Ben Caldwell
• Red Hood/Arsenal - Scott Lobdell/Denis Medri
• Robin, Son of Batman - Pat Gleason
• Section Eight - Garth Ennis/John McCrea
• Starfire - Jimmy Palmiotti/Amanda Conner/Emanuela Lupacchino
• We Are Robin - Lee Bermejo/Rob Haynes/Khary Randolph