I caught this video on Sunday at the DC Comics booth. It’s an incredible battle between DC’s heroes and villains, really showing off some of their powers and skills (particularly Wonder Woman, Deathstroke, Superman and Lex Luthor). Spoilers for the DCUO storyline, so don’t play it if you want to be surprised.
The look, at least for the cut-scenes, is fantastic…though I’m not too big on the image of the Flash in armor.
Update: Devin has some pictures of the Flash in armor and further commentary.
Sony Online Entertainment has released a short video showing off super-speed in the upcoming DC Universe Online massively-multiplayer online game. Creative Director Jens Andersen introduces the clips, which feature both the Flash and player-created characters.
The video highlights not just running fast, but running up buildings, running upside-down on the ceiling, and special combat moves like whirlwinds.
If it doesn’t work here, or you want to watch it at a different size, you can watch it at YouTube. (Found via ComicBook Movie, though I couldn’t get the video to play there.)
Judging by the comments on yesterday’s Flash #3 variant cover, I should probably mention that this game has been in the works for quite a while. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Flash shown above was designed at a time when Wally West was still the main version of the character.
Some linkblogging related to Flash writers and artists:
Long Beach Comic-Con announces the full guest list for their first convention, and Geoff Johns is on it.
Comic Book Resources has some video from the Earth-2 Comics grand opening a few weeks ago with Geoff Johns, Mark Waid, and others.
Ethan Van Sciver will be signing at Comic Book Etc. in Woodstock, Georgia on July 18.
Newsarama interviews Mark Waid on Irredeemable.
Speaking of Mark Waid, he and Gail Simone got into a “Twitter War” yesterday, slinging silly accusations at each other and insisting that others choose sides. It’s a funny read, and you can catch up at @GailSimone and @MarkWaid.
Update: And one more Mark Waid story that I somehow missed: in Wednesday’s Cup o’ Joe column, he tells the story of a time when he was invited out to a signing at a comic store in a Vermont town, only to arrive and discover that there was no store…just “two comics fans who had pooled their lawnmowing money to pay for a LaGuardia-to-Vermont plane ticket for their very-soon-not-to-be-favorite writer so they could meet him and own him for a day.” It’s a really surreal story, and worth the read.
Mo sent me a link to this music video by keeptheheat. It’s an original rap song about “The life of Wally West (a.k.a. The Flash) and the many little perils he encounters on a daily basis.”
iFanboy has posted the video from last week’s panel where Geoff Johns discussed Flash: Rebirth after a signing at Jim Hanley’s Universe in New York.
“The story of Rebirth is the story of the rebirth of [Barry Allen’s] humanity.”
Update: CBR has a write-up of the event.
Here’s a fun fan trailer for a Justice League movie made up of clips from various super-hero movies and TV series, plus sci-fi and disaster films.
There’s some nice editing to create match-ups between characters who haven’t actually appeared on film together.
YouTube says it was posted in September 2007, but this is the first I’ve seen of it. (via A Distant Soil)