DC Comics "Stamp" Out Crime

As a bit of old news and in relation to the next post, in July of last year the US Postal Service came out with 20 DC Comic stamps. Included in this commemorative collection are 10 characters

• Batman
• Wonder Woman
• Plastic Man
• Superman
• Green Lantern
• The Flash
• Aquaman
• Hawkman
• Supergirl
• Green Arrow

Also there are ten covers featuring each character

• Plastic Man #4
• Batman #1
• The Brave And The Bold #36
• Green Lantern #4
• The Flash #111
• Wonder Woman #22 (2nd series)
• Aquaman #5 (of 5)
• The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1
• Superman #11
• Green Arrow #15

The here's a little blurb from the USPS page featuring the stamps:

With these 20 colorful stamps, the U.S. Postal Service honors stars from the world of DC Comics. Ten stamps on this pane show portraits of super heroes; the others show covers of individual comic books devoted to their exploits. Art director Carl T. Herrman worked with the creative staff at DC Comics on the design of this issuance.

The Post Office is also coming out with a Marvel stamp commemorative series.

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The WB Directors Headed in the Wrong Dirtection

Warner Brothers is planning on making two DC comics movies, The Flash and Wonder Woman, but from what I here they are having trouble getting the ball roiling. Both David Goyer, the writer and director of the Flash, and Joss Whedon, the writer and director of Wonder Woman, will no longer be filling those roles. (Both have made announcements on their blogs) It seems that the the studio is headed in a different direction than their directors. It sounds like the movies are still planned for production but new directors/writers need to be found.

I think it's great that someone is trying to produce some DC Comic character movies but it is too bad that they are having a hard time. Situations like this could have also happened with some of the Marvel movies, but I just haven't heard anything like this. Personally I am a bigger Marvel fan than DC, although it might seem like the contrary is the case when looking at all the DC related content. I am excited to see how these movies turn out, I hope that the product teams for each put in the time and effort they deserve rather than just trying to cash in on the Super Hero Movie craze.

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