DC New 52, it was only nine months ago that this re-boot of the entire DC Universe set the comic book community a buzz. How much would the canon we all grew up with change and would it reduce the integrity of the characters? Well with the constant competition between DC & Marvel, there has been a constant struggle to keep up or make an concept better than the other.

With Marvel’s recent announcement that they plan to wed two gay characters in next month’s issue of Astonishing X-Men, it should be no surprise that DC has an announcement of their own for the LGBT community. The face of LGBT at DC Comics has been Batwoman; the fiery red-head and former soldier  kicked out of the Army due to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, returns home to don the cape & cowl to fight crimes. But it won’t be enough to compete with Marvel’s big announcement, so what could DC have up its sleeve.

At Kapow Comics Convention in London over the weekend, DC co-publisher Dan DiDio was asked about the possibility of other DC Characters “coming out of the secret lair” due to the reboot. DiDio responded that he

“…was more interested in introducing new LGBT characters to the DC Universe than in rebooting old characters as gay or bisexual.”

But he did let slip that

“…the company’s about to re-introduce a previously straight character who will become “one of our most prominent gay characters” alongside the likes of Batwoman.”

So this clues us into the fact that the reboot of sexual orientation will not be for a prominent character in the DC Universe, i.e: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and etc. It may come from a character who will be making a reappearance in the universe after many years or one we haven’t seen  yet. Among the possible contenders could be: Martian Manhunter, Black Adam, Shazam! (aka Captain Marvel) and Hawkgirl. Of course they could just amp up Poison Ivy being a hardcore plant-lesbian, just sayin’.

Place your bets, and sit tight ’cause DC is keepin’ their lips sealed on the identity of the new LGBT character coming to DC.

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Everybody wears underwear . . . at least this NerdBastard hopes so, commando is only for special occasions.

You could be in an accident for Pete’s sake.

Nerds have always shown our love by wearing and even tattooing our bodies with our favorite things. So it should be no surprise to anyone that the people who wore Batman Underoos and Spiderman pajamas growing up would want to wear their favorite superheroes, television shows, and video game underwear.

This NerdBastard is aware that no one clicked on this posting to read my words on the wonderful world of Nerdy underwear, you’re all here to ogle the undies. Go ahead and check out the gallery below for some of some of the nerdy undies available for both men and women.

Do you own a pair we’re featuring?

Which is your favorite?

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The Interwebz, where nerd art runs wild. Oh, and they draw a lot too. Some times nerd art takes dark unspeakable forms, such as the day the black plague hit Equestria, oh the ponimanity. Other times it’s exactly what it should be. Yes, It’s time for a Nerd Art Dump.

ABOVE: By now millions of gamers are in the midst of this exact sight, after hours of playing Blizzard‘s Diablo 3 on their computers they and their room are wrecked. Since seeing a drawing of a sweating male gamer would make you pry your eyes out, we opted for the safer, more feminine version. [The Smiling Sam]

Hit the jump for a Game of Thrones/Adventure Time mash-up, Batman vs. Guy Gardner, Hulk’s fist and MOAR!
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This is your challenge:

You can only have one favorite Superhero, the top of the superhero iceberg, the cherry on your superhero sundae. You only use SIX WORDS in the comment section to convince all the other NerdBastards out there why your top pick, is the best of the best.

It doesn’t have to be from the picture above, it was just the best collection of superheroes picture I could find after a fine dinner of Wienerschnitzel and a couple of beers. Here’s my shot as an example:

Captain America: Captain America throws his mighty shield!

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Every day the internet produces an astounding amount of goodies and gems. Most hilarious, some amusing, but all worth at least a few seconds of your time. We here at Nerd Bastards try to bring you the best bits of news and nerdery the webz has to offer, with a bit of snark thrown in. But sometimes not everything makes the cut. Monday through Friday we’ll be bringing you our inbox leftovers, our forgotten bookmarks, the nerdy bits that simply slipped through the cracks. You can submit items to Nerdy Bits by emailing us at nerdybits@nerdbastards.com.

ABOVE: A Pokemon/Gundam mashup? We deserve this anime. Who wound’t want to see Pokemon with their own mechanical enhancements squaring off against other giant mechs!? Think of the all the adorable bloodshed! (Nerd Approved)

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Robot Chicken is taking on DC Comics biggest heroes with some of Hollywood’s biggest, Nerd favorite stars.

Following in the footsteps of the Robot Chicken Star Wars specials, the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special will take a close, stop-motion look at our favorites, Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the DC Comics universe.

Yeah, yeah . . . you too Aquaman . . .

To voice these heroes Robot Chicken has pulled out all the stops with Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green as Batman, Robin and Aquaman; Paul Reubens as The Riddler; Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face; Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor; Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern; Megan Fox as Lois Lane; and Breckin Meyer as Superman.

”Having been raised on DC Comics and the Super Friends vs. Legion of Doom, it’s exciting to tell a whole Robot Chicken story within this awesome universe,” Green said.

Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich:

“We’ve been working with (DC Entertainment chief creative officer) Geoff Johns for over 15 years, so playing together on this special only made it more fun to work in the worlds we all love so dearly.”

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros Animation worked out the details and later this year we’ll all get the chance to enjoy this Robot Chicken project.

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We’ve all had those jobs. The jobs that we want to storm out of, double-handed flip-offs on full display with a smile and a string of profane words so severe that they would make Andrew Dice Clay wash his own mouth out with soap. Sadly though, that’s just a fantasy for most of us. A “one day I’ll” that dances around in our brains during the blissful peace of a cubicle daydream. That’s why Chris Roberson (iZombie and Superman) is destined to become a momentary icon, not only did he tell his boss to go to hell, but that boss was DC Comics, and he did it in a very public, and embarrassing way by questioning their ethics and the way they treat writers.

Now, Roberson wasn’t explicit in speaking on the details of his mistreatment by DC, hell he didn’t even say he was mistreated — and who knows, maybe a few well placed tweets on the way out the door are merely the appetizers to a more stout statement on DC, everything is a teaser for another teaser nowadays, an ad for the big reveal. Maybe that’s how Roberson will play this, and maybe he won’t say anything more — focusing on his work and building a career away from DC. One thing is clear though, it takes guts to stand in against Goliath and it is something that is uncommon due to the long memory of powerful people. (more…)

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The ongoing battle between Warner Brothers and the heirs to the rights of Superman continues, though may have taken a turn for the worse for the plaintiffs.  More than 10 years have passed since this war started, with neither side gaining much ground.  Now, a judge has ruled that key documents which may discredit attorney Marc Toberoff and lead Warner Brothers to victory are indeed valid.

At first glance, Warner Brothers seems like a super-villain conglomerate akin to the Legion of Doom (but with lamer powers and better lawyers).  Further investigation shows that Toberoff himself may also be the bad guy.

Warner Brothers has cried foul-play on the attorney’s part, saying that his role as both legal representation and business partner in the matter of the Superman rights is a conflict of interest.  They further claim that they had been on the verge of arranging a settlement with Jerry Siegel’s and Joe Shuster’s (the creators) heirs, but that Toberoff interfered in the matter for personal gain.

The documents in question are supposed to demonstrate this more clearly by showing how Toberoff was arranging a deal with Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel to exploit the rights once they had them.  One of Siegel’s sons even expressed the view that the two were going to attempt to take complete control over the rights should the lawsuit turn in favor of the heirs.

So, it turns out this may be nothing more than a super-villain stand-off with the people who should actually have the rights stuck in the middle.

For a more detailed look at all the legal gibberish involved in the case, check out blastr and The Hollywood Reporter.

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I won’t try and fool you, yes this weeks Superhero Round-Up is a little heavy on The Avengers side. Cut me some slack, it’s possibly the biggest comic book movie we’ve ever seen and it it comes out in,  *checks watch*, 546 hours. On the round-up this week we have a real good look at the aliens from the above mention movie (in toy form), who director Joss Whedon first wanted the big baddie to be, the latest from the Captain America sequel and who might be in the directors chair and the possibility of (another) Hulk reboot. PLUS spoilers from the set of Man of Steel and a real nice (and I mean nice) look at Catwoman from The Dark Knight Rises.

Hit the jump and get ready for a few spoilers.

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One more year and one more reboot… this time around it happens to be Superman getting a new face on the big screen.  The upcoming Man of Steel flick has a potential advantage over other remakes, however, in the form of director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen).

Superman has long been a staple of all-American values and “everything will work out” mentality, which makes the character generally unappealing to a significant segment of the super-hero-geek community.  Add to that previous incarnations that, when brought to the big screen, failed to break the mediocre barrier.

This classic Superman approach, however, may not be quite what Snyder is aiming for with his latest.

ClevverTv.com recently interviewed the young actor who will be portraying the teenage version of ClarkKent – Dylan Sprayberry – and he had a few things to say about Man of Steel.

“When Zack [Snyder] and I were talking about it the first time, he was saying how Superman, they want to give it a more edgy feel like The Dark Knight but also make it more realistic and emotional so it’s not just the all-American superhero that saves everyone. He has dilemmas and love and struggles throughout the whole movie, especially when he’s a kid.”

Considering Christopher Nolan wrote the story for the new flick, Sprayberry might not be over exaggerating.  Darker versions of super-heroes are on the rise lately, and the box office dollars are no doubt steering production companies to look towards edgier interpretations.

Man of Steel hits theaters on June 14^th.

Thanks to ComicBookMovie.com for the info.

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