DC Entertainment San Diego Comic-Con 2012 News Recap

Highlights from DC's announcements during their SDCC panels

DC Entertainment had a smaller presence at the show in comparison to Marvel, but there were some significant reveals and highlights worth mentioning - especially with their Comics. Here's a recap of what went on during the weekend Comic-Con event.

Man of Steel Movie News

Director Zack Snyder and actor Henry Cavill were in attendance during Warner Bros. Pictures' movie panel. They discussed what it was like working on the film and the challenges they faced.

A sizzle reel from the film was shown showing how different the look and tone will be from all previous Superman films. This is not your typical "Blue Boy Scout" movie. Instead, this one seems to be exploring something darker.

A Man of Steel teaser trailer will be revealed alongside The Dark Knight Rises in theaters this week.

An iconic-looking piece of artwork has been released that was shown during the panel that mimics the Kingdom Come Superman covers from Alex Ross.

Batman Family Comic News

Scott Snyder's Batman #0 will explore how Bruce comes back to Gotham City and begins to set up shop as Batman. He teased that it will give readers a brand new perspective on the Batman mythology.

Scott Lobdell warned fans that Red Hood and the Outlaws will get very 'sad' as the Joker makes his return and that crosses over with Jason Todd's story.

Across the board, the Joker's return and his plans for the entire family will be huge.

Batman will have some reaction to the fact that a former Talon is running around Gotham in James Tynion's Talon series.

Batgirl #0 will delve into why Barbara Gordon decides she needs to become Batgirl with some surprises for fans.

And then Gail Simone will be addressing the psychopathic James Gordon Jr. in upcoming Batgirl issues.

Teen Titans Comic News

Scott Lobdell's Teen Titans #0 will focus on Tim Drake's origin story on how a would-be Olympic star and computer genius went on to become Batman’s third Robin.

A return from Miss Martian was also teased by Lobdell.

Bunker's boyfriend will make an appearance at some point.

The cover for Blue Beetle #0 shows Earth's first Blue Beetle wearing the ancient Mayan armor.

Superman Family Comic News

Superman #0 will feature a story about Superman's birth parents facing the end of Krypton, rather than retell things that have been covered in Action Comics by Grant Morrison.

Superboy #0 will reveal why they've been creating clones. Readers will also find out why Supergirl reacted so violently to them when the two first met.

It seems a lot of emphasis is being put on making Harvest a major villain across multiple books.

Supergirl #0 will delve into the story of her parents on Krypton and who shot her father.

Justice League Comic News

In January, Martian Manhunter will be featured and Geoff Johns will address the character's time on the Justice League team and why he's no longer there.

Shazam (formerly Captain Marvel) will be joining the team as they enter their "second year" along with a couple of others.

A member or two from the team will be leaving the Justice League.

Justice League #12 was being teased as a gamechanger.

Supposedly an interesting story coming down the road about Captain Atom interacting with the Justice League, who may be a little afraid of him.

No big changes to Barry Allen's origin are coming in The Flash #0, but you can expect the creative team to better flesh out his motivations for being a superhero.

Upcoming issues of The Flash will feature Gorilla Grodd.

Green Lantern Comic News

The big crossover, The Rise of the Third Army, will show the Guardians trying to shut down free with the intention to control everything in the universe.

The new human Green Lantern will be explored in Green Lantern #0.

Some big things are coming for Kyle as he tries to learn how to master the entire spectrum.

Green Lantern Corps #0 will focus on Guy Gardner and his dire situation that will set the tone for upcoming issues.

Other DC Comics News

Probably the biggest news from the convention was the return of Neil Gaiman for a new Sandman mini-series.

With Dan Jurgens taking over The Fury of Firestorm, he'll be switching the character back to being one person again with issue #13. It'll also show how the two people who make him up have to fight for control.

Tony S. Daniel has renewed his exclusive contract with the publisher. Though leaving behind his Detective Comics run, he'll be doing a two-issue stint on Justice League this year. More announcements coming in regards to his next big thing.

During the Before Watchmen panel, Quentin Tarantino dropped by to say that he and DC are working together for a five-issue mini-series for his movie, Django Unchained.

Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Batman: Earth Two vol. 2 will feature the Riddler and show Batman becoming more like a detective.

Chef and television personality, Anthony Bourdain, was present to talk about his graphic novel, Get Jiro!, which features an oddly ultra-violent Sushi chef.

Arrow TV series News

A lot of the discussion and details centered on the fact that The CW's Arrow is very different from Smallville. There's a very Batman Begins-like tone to it, much like Man of Steel.

Kelly Hu makes an appearance as the DC villain China White in an upcoming episode.

Beware the Batman TV series News

The new animated series, Beware the Batman, will be coming to Cartoon Network in 2013.

Iconic villains like The Joker, Penguin, and Riddler may not be appearing in the first season of the show.

Udo Kier will be providing the voice work for Mr. Toad.

Barbara Gordon will make an appearance in the first season, though not as Batgirl.

Injustice: Gods Among Us Game News

Two new characters were revealed for WB and NetherRealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us fighting game - Cyborg and Nightwing.

They've also released a new trailer and gameplay footage of the two new characters.

DC Collectibles News

DC Collectibles (the former DC Direct) showed off their new small scale 3 3/4 scale Green Lantern figures that look to be part of an even bigger line for the company.

DC also showed off their massive Darkseid action figure that is twice as large as the Aquaman.

The Cover Girls of the DC Universe line is being revisited with New 52 costumes. Posion Ivy, Harley, Catwoman and some others were shown updated.

Arrow toys are coming from DC Collectibles in 2013.

Sideshow Collectibles finally unveiled their sixth scale figure line for DC Comics characters. Superman, Batman, The Joker, Harler Quinn, and Catwoman have all been shown off during the event.

The Joker, Batman, and Poison Ivy Premium Format Figures from Sideshow were also shown off, next to the Legendary Scale Catwoman.

Kotobukiya showed some of their New 52 statues, including Superman and Green Lantern. An unpainted Wonder Woman was also on display there.

Tons of DC Bishoujo collection statues made an appearance, including the brand new Huntress Bishoujo.

Hot Toys showed off their new collectibles including the classic TV series Batmobile and The Dark Knight Rises toys.

A few things were missed, so I'll try and update this shortly with more details from the show. Up next: a recap of Image Comics news from the event.