Official Fantastic Four Site Now Online

See the first teaser trailer and more at www.fantasticfourmovie.com

The Batman Trailer You HAVEN'T Seen

Batman: New Times

Dating Tips for Comic Fanboys

"How many dates before I can ask her to wear the Wonder Woman outfit?" and other answers to your dating questions here.

Free Comic Book Day is Coming

More DC Comics on the Cartoon Network

Joining Teen Titans and Justice League Unlimited on Cartoon Network this April are two more animated series based on DC Comics' characters.

According to Cartoon Network:

• Krypto the Superdog will join Cartoon Network's weekday lineup on Monday, April 4, at 9:30am (ET/PT), the network announced today. The series chronicles the comedic adventures of Krypto, a test-pilot puppy whose malfunctioning rocket ship--built by Superman’s father--takes him to Earth. There, he befriends Kevin Whitney, a young boy longing for friendship. Together the two partner to fight the forces of evil.
  
  
• The Batman will join Cartoon Network's lineup of superhero shows on Saturday, April 2, at 9:00pm (ET/PT), the network said today. The series, from Warner Bros. Animation, premiered last fall on sister network Kids WB.

New JLU on tap

Justice League Unlimited concludes its 3rd season (the first two without Unlimited in the title) with a 2-parter, "The Once and Future Thing." It's a time travel story with Part 1 (airing this Saturday at 8:30 pm) occuring in the past and Part 2 (Saturday, January 29) taking place in a future we've seen before in the animated DCU.

Bruce (Batman) Wayne and John (Green Lantern) Stewart are headin' for the last round-up.

According to story editor and writer, Dwayne McDuffie, who told Silver Bullet Comics ' All the Rage column:

“The Once and Future Thing” is a really, really fun story that’s going to surprise a lot of people. A couple of major revelations for our characters and several guest shots that we couldn’t have done any other way. It really is an apocalyptic season finale. (And that’s not a Jack Kirby pun.) I can tell you that the bad guy is Chronos and the League will be going to the old west and meeting a lot of the DC Comics western heroes, including Jonah Hex and (my favorite) Bat Lash, among others. They will also be going into the future of the DC animated universe. Batman from Batman Beyond will appear, as will Static (from the Static Shock animated series, which I co-created). Static's a pretty old guy at the time the episode occurs. And speaking of old guys, we'll also see... oops, almost gave too much away.

The 4th season starts right after that, where we'll see the continuation of the government conspiracy subplot that's been running under many of the episodes this season. According to Cartoon Network, the new season will feature Black Canary, Shayera (Hawgirl), Vigilante, Vixen and The Question battling such villains as Lex Luthor and Felix Faust. Superman will also take on Cadmus in a battle that will determine the future of the League.

More "Fantastic" footage and Other Super-Hero Movie Thoughts

Here's some new footage to the Fantastic Four movie due this summer.

Fantastic Four footage

The first trailer for the movie was shown with Elektra, which opened this past weekend.

Speaking of Elektra, it is officially the first bomb of 2005. The movie, which opened in the fifth spot, earned only $12.5 million. Even Halle Berry's Catwoman earned $16.5 million when it opened in July. With Blade: Trinity also performing below expectations, Marvel's 2005 movie hopes rest strongly on the shoulders of The Thing and his Fantastic friends. With no new Spider-Man or X-Men film for at least two more years, the bloom is off the Marvel super-hero movie rose.

That's where DC comes in, with Batman Begins due this summer and Superman Returns next summer. Up next for DC though is February's Constantine, starring Keanu Reeves, based on the long-running DC/Vertigo title Hellblazer. I don't think expectations are that high, but I think it's a safe bet it will do better than Elektra or Catwoman, since it also taps in the still-hot horror movie genre.

New Batman Begins Pics

From a German web site: Batman News

Incredibles on DVD March 15

The best superhero movie ever made get released on DVD on March 15 -- The Incredibles.

DVD extras will include:

• All-new animated short showing Jack-Jack's adventures with the babysitter, where his powers first manifest themselves;
• Alternate ending;
• Deleted scenes and bloopers;
• Feature commentary with director Brad (The Iron Giant) Bird, Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and FroZone (Samuel L. Jackson);
• Making-of featurette

Mark you calendars now. Store are already accepting pre-orders: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble and Circuit City.

Elvis is Still the King

One week after topping the UK pop music charts with 1957's "Jailhouse Rock" 70 years after his birth, Elvis claims the #1 spot once again with his 1959 release, "One Night". It's Elvis' 20th British Number one, more than any other solo artist.

According to Reuters UK, it's all part of a plan:

Elvis's record label is re-releasing 18 number ones in consecutive weeks, in time to cash in before the 50-year copyright protection on sound recordings in most European countries expires on his earlier hits

All time British chart-topper is Paul McCartney, who has 22 No. UK #1 hits as a Beatle, solo artist and as member of Wings.