Host planned power outage on Sunday
I just wanted to let everyone know about this, since it will more than likely make this blog and the Weblog Updates page unavilable for a while on Sunday.
Planned Power Outage
We were just informed one hour ago from our building management that an emergency maintenance window is scheduled for this Saturday morning, February 24th, at 1AM PST. UPDATE! The building has just changed the window to be 23 hours later.. it is now scheduled for Sunday morning, February 25th, at 12:01AM PST. This maintenance window involves taking our entire building’s power offline for approximately 3 hours. The word from the building:
It was discovered by ABM Engineering during the power monitoring
equipment installation, that a Phase C Conductor Cable on UPS #4
has been compromised to the point that immediate action to
repair it is necessary or a ground fault will occur to the building
systems.
Since only one of our three data centers is losing power, not all servers will be shut down. Unfortunately, our core routers and our upstream providers are in that data center, so there will be no network to any servers during the window. Gaah.
Since we have advanced (albeit limited) warning of this event, we will be onhand to physically power off all of our equipment at 11:15PM PST. Barring any unforeseen issues (on our end or the building engineer’s) we plan on having everything back up by 4AM PST, hopefully much sooner.
This outage will affect everyone’s sites and email. Email sent to our customers during this outage will be deferred on the sending server and will be delivered after service is restored.
We apologize for the inconvenience this no doubt causes, as well as for the short notice. We will be posting updates as possible during the outage.
WARNER BROS STARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE FILM PROJECT - NEWSARAMA
DOH!
WARNER BROS STARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE FILM PROJECT - NEWSARAMA
WARNER BROS STARTS JUSTICE LEAGUE FILM PROJECT
Holy cow, Batman.
As comic book movies have proliferated over the past few years, comic
fans have begun to wonder – when will we start seeing the team-based
films? As Marvel’s X-Men films have shown, putting more than one super-powered character into a film can work…but what about the icons joining up?Possibly sooner than expected.
According to Variety Warner Bros. is looking to produce a Justice League movie, and has hired Kiernan and Michele Mulroney to pen the script. After rumors of a possible Batman vs. Superman film this is the first actual news that the studio is looking to make a feature based on more than one hero.
As the trade reported/speculated, such a film would certainly include
some blend of DC Comics’ iconic heroes, rather than wholly B-listers.“The Justice League of America has been a perennial favorite for
generations of fans, and we believe their appeal to film audiences will
be as strong and diverse as the characters themselves,” Warner
President of production Jeff Robinov said in announcing the hiring of
the Mulroneys.As Variety mentioned, and fans will surely begin to
discuss, such a film has many complicating issues inherent, such as
cast – will Warner Bros, if they include Superman and Batman in the
mix, cast Brandon Routh and Christian Bale – their current Superman and
Batman, or will they re-cast the roles for this project (as each
approach would come with budgetary considerations)? Will the film
version of the Justice League be connected to the heroes’ solo films?
Where does the film take place in the heroes’ lives, and the team’s
timeline? How will a Justice League film coordinate among all of the
production teams working on the various individual properties?While the Justice League has starred in a handful of their own animated
television series over the years, the idea has been tested out in a
live action manner, in Warners’ Smallville,
which has featured a growing list of other young heroes (Green Arrow,
Cyborg, Flash, Aquaman, along with a young Superman) in guest
appearances, which culminated in the episode entitled “Justice.”If the potential problems can be hammered out, the inclusion of a
Justice League film franchise would add a major player to Warner Bros.
superhero film slate, which already has a Batman sequel set for a 2008
release, and a Superman sequel for 2009, with Wonder Woman trying to
get off the starting blocks.And of course, the Justice League may not be the only team in town –
Marvel has previously announced their intent to produce a film based on
it’s premiere super-team, The Avengers. Although, Marvel has said it
would like to see an Avengers film occur after Iron Man, Thor and
Captain America have their own individual film franchises launched.
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ACTION COMICS #845 GOES BACK TO PRESS - NEWSARAMA
ACTION COMICS #845 GOES BACK TO PRESS - NEWSARAMA
ACTION COMICS #845 GOES BACK TO PRESS
Press ReleaseAfter selling out at DC Comics, ACTION COMICS #845 is being
sent back to press for a second printing. This is the second issue by
the creative team of writers Geoff Johns & Richard Donner and
artist Adam Kubert.ACTION COMICS #845 Second Printing (JAN078074) features a recolored
version of the original cover by Adam Kubert, and is scheduled to
arrive in stores on March 14.To ensure delivery on March 14, retailers must place orders by Sunday,
March. Please note that quantities will be limited and may sell out
before March 4.Retailers may order these issues by contacting their Diamond Customer
Service Representative or DC Sales Representative, or by email at reorders@diamondcomics.com.In addition, other issues of ACTION COMICS are available as follows:
* ACTION COMICS #844 Second Printing (OCT068020) is available for reorder.
* ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10 (NOV060186) is available for reorder.
* ACTION COMICS #846 (OCT060166), featuring part three of “Last
Son,” is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in
stores on February 28.* ACTION COMICS #847 (DEC060189) is available for advance reorder
and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April 4. As a reminder, this
issue features a story by Dwayne McDuffie with art and cover by Renato
Guedes.* ACTION COMICS #848 (JAN070267) is solicited in the January
Previews (Volume XVII #1) and is scheduled to arrive in stores on April
24. As a reminder, this issue now will feature a story by Fabian
Nicieza with art by Allan Goldman & Ron Randall and a cover by Brad
Walker & Robin Riggs.
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