The Hollywood Reporter has an article on Wednesday night with developing news of a series based on Niel Gaiman’s series The Sandman.

“Warner Bros. TV is in the midst of acquiring television rights from sister company DC Entertainment and in talks with several writer-producers about adapting the 1990s comic. At the top of the list is Eric Kripke, creator of the CW’s horror-tinged “Supernatural.”

There was an earlier attempt to bring Gaiman’s masterwork to TV by HBO, but it never came to fruition. Gaiman is not currently involved with this project, which is unusual since the author usually works closely with all his project when they transition to other media. Given that The Sandman is his best known work, and with the legion of fans who celebrate the series, this development process is still in early stages.

Peter Schmeiser – Giggaheim Director Peter is normally answering several questions everyday about continuity of the DC universe, the status of Spider-man, who has been cast in the latest movies, and what counts as canon in Star Wars. Pete enjoys voicing his opinions on the latest comic books, playing video games, and sharing his wealth of useless comic book knowledge with his friends. The Giggaheim was made to share that.

If you are a comic book reader, know of one, or ever had a slight run it with one, you know that Wednesday ahs been the traditional day for new comic book releases. Every Wednesday, the local comic book readers will make their pilgrimage to whatever strip mall, shopping complex, or dark alley to pick up the latest books. All of these books come from Diamond Comics Distribution who has announced that in January if 2011, new comics can come out in Tuesday. Well at least your local comic shop CAN get the books earlier if they pay a $5/week extra charge. I know things are tight at my LCS, so I’m not too sure if they would pony up for it, but Perhaps Diamond is making progress by offering this extra incentive. What do you think? Comment below.

Here is the official press release by Diamond:

“Effective in January, 2011, Diamond retailers in North America and the UK will have the option of “day-early” delivery of weekly product shipments on Tuesdays for sale on Wednesdays.

Day-early delivery – which was outlined to retailers in the form of a Q&A following Diamond’s Retailer Summit in April — will take effect with shipments delivered on Tuesday, January 11, that have a scheduled on-sale date of Wednesday, January 12.

Please Note: The current industrywide Wednesday new release day will remain unchanged, and retailers who do not wish to use the new option may continue to receive their shipments on Wednesdays.

“Our decision to proceed with day-early, Tuesday-for-Wednesday delivery resulted from positive discussions with leading publishers and vendors, from retailer requests and feedback, and from retailer responses to our recent survey on the topic,” explained Diamond Vice President of Sales & Marketing Roger Fletcher.

In that survey, retailers were asked how they thought the day-early option would affect their business and the Direct Market. “Of more than 1,000 retailers who responded to the survey,” Fletcher said, “75% believe day-early delivery will benefit their business, while 72% believe it will benefit the entire Direct Market.”

The survey also asked retailers: “If given the choice between Monday delivery for Tuesday on-sale, and Tuesday delivery for Wednesday on-sale, what would be your preference?” Retailers could choose between the two options, or for “Either Monday for Tuesday or Tuesday for Wednesday.”

“The number of respondents who selected Tuesday delivery for Wednesday on-sale and the ‘Either’ option totaled 63%,” Fletcher said, “while those selecting the Monday-for-Tuesday alternative and the ‘Either’ option totaled 38%. This encouraging consensus has convinced us that moving forward with day-early delivery for Wednesday on-sale holds considerable advantages for vendors, retailers, and the industry.”

With the implementation of day-early delivery, Diamond will also initiate a “mystery shopper” program to ensure that participating retailers abide by the industrywide Wednesday release date for books received on Tuesday.

Fletcher urged retailers to “stay tuned” to Diamond Daily and Diamond Dateline for more details about registering for the day-early delivery option.

Additionally, Diamond has announced that — working in concert with vendors — Diamond will deliver product on its normal Wednesday schedule in December. The first shipment of 2011 will arrive after the New Year’s holiday on Wednesday, January 5. Day-early shipping will commence the following week.

“During the holidays, our retailers and their customers depend upon Diamond to keep the newest and hottest product flowing into stores, and we’d like to thank our vendors for working with us to maintain our regular schedule,” Fletcher said. “We’d also like to thank our vendors and our customers for working with us to get 2011 off to a great start by making the day-early shipping option a reality. We look forward to a smooth transition to what we feel will be a highly beneficial and profitable service.”

Peter Schmeiser – Giggaheim Director Peter is normally answering several questions everyday about continuity of the DC universe, the status of Spider-man, who has been cast in the latest movies, and what counts as canon in Star Wars. Pete enjoys voicing his opinions on the latest comic books, playing video games, and sharing his wealth of useless comic book knowledge with his friends. The Giggaheim was made to share that.

The Internet is a-buss with rumors of Bruce Willis lending his voice to a CGI version of The Thing in Marvel Entertainment’s new production of The Fantastic Four. Even though several sources are coming up with this information…it just feels a bit wrong. While Bruce can deliver on a wide range of roles, I’m having trouble visualizing him as The Thing.

Well….That helps.

Peter Schmeiser – Giggaheim Director Peter is normally answering several questions everyday about continuity of the DC universe, the status of Spider-man, who has been cast in the latest movies, and what counts as canon in Star Wars. Pete enjoys voicing his opinions on the latest comic books, playing video games, and sharing his wealth of useless comic book knowledge with his friends. The Giggaheim was made to share that.

So Kick-Ass ended, and you wanted more right/ Well Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. are giving you more, with these panels you can see how the new comic will begin, and with this sneak peek you can also see how the new movie will begin as well since they are racing into production. The Giggaheim will continue t post more panels as we get them, and there are a few more we will post through the week. Stay tuned!

Peter Schmeiser – Giggaheim Director Peter is normally answering several questions everyday about continuity of the DC universe, the status of Spider-man, who has been cast in the latest movies, and what counts as canon in Star Wars. Pete enjoys voicing his opinions on the latest comic books, playing video games, and sharing his wealth of useless comic book knowledge with his friends. The Giggaheim was made to share that.

A Small amount of details were revealed at this past weekend’s Baltimore Comic Con for the Bat-Family of books. We have all seen solicits for: Batman Inc. but didn’t know what they were about. Essentially after Bruce Wayne’s return, he will keep Dick Grayson as Batman, and begin to franchise the Batman as a vigilante for all major metropolitan areas. This may be the beginning of a trend since DC currently has several qualified heroes to “branch out” into the world. My money is on The Flash being next to franchise the super-heroism since there are about 7 speedsters out there who can instantaneously fight crime. I guess we’ll see how this plays out in October.

Peter Schmeiser – Giggaheim Director Peter is normally answering several questions everyday about continuity of the DC universe, the status of Spider-man, who has been cast in the latest movies, and what counts as canon in Star Wars. Pete enjoys voicing his opinions on the latest comic books, playing video games, and sharing his wealth of useless comic book knowledge with his friends. The Giggaheim was made to share that.