Acclaimed writer J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor) takes over the Wonder Woman comic with issue #600, and nothing will ever be the same again. For starters, Wonder Woman is getting an all-new look.

Oh, I’m sure this will go over well.

Yep. Wonder Woman is ditching her classic outfit for a new look: black pants, a choker collar, and a star-spangled leather jacket.

That’s not all, folks. Wonder Woman’s timeline is getting a total reboot, not completely unlike what happened to Spider-Man at the end of One More Day.

“The Gods, for reasons of their own but which may have something to with their survival and perhaps the survival of Earth itself, have changed the timeline. In the new timeline, years ago the Gods removed their protection from Paradise Island, and left it vulnerable to attack. And attacked it was. Led by a dark figure, a veritable army descended upon the Island, equipped with weapons that could kill even the Amazons. Outgunned, doomed, Hippolyta gave over her three-year-old daughter to a handful of guardians who spirited her away as Hippolyta led one last desperate battle against the forces that had come to destroy all she had created. In that final battle, she and most of the Amazons were killed, though some managed to escape.”

In this new reality, Diana instead grows up in the inner-city, constantly on the run. Somehow, that explains why she’s apparently raided Black Canary’s closet. She also doesn’t have her powers in this timeline.

Boy, JMS really gets Wonder Woman, doesn’t he?

Take comfort, Wonder Woman fans. If this new look doesn’t suit you, there’s a chance it might be temporary. Wonder Woman isn’t just living in a rebooted timeline. During the first arc in Straczynski’s run, Diana will still retain some memories from her original timeline, and she’s taking action to find out “if the timeline can be corrected.”

Read the original article from DC here

That’s right, there’s word that Turtles Forever is hitting retail shelves on August 24th!

Turtles Forever is an animated movie that features both the 2003 and late 80’s incarnations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in a crossover event that brought back heroes, supporting characters, and villains from across several generations. It was played at San Diego Comic Con in the summer of 2009, then aired a couple of Saturday mornings on CW4Kids.

There isn’t any word on a Blu-Ray release, and only a fullscreen DVD has been confirmed so far. It’ll retail for around $16.99 and Amazon.com is already taking pre-orders.

Writer: Sean McKeever
Penciler: David Baldeon
Publisher: Marvel

The Heroic Age has launched another title for Marvel! (Yay!)
But it’s not an Avengers title. (Cautious Yay…)
Young Allies is a relaunch of an old concept. It gathers some of the young breakout superheroes of today (who aren’t Young Avengers, Runaways, or Young X-Men), and teams them up in Marvel’s ever-present New York City backdrop. But does the newest team of young heroes have what it takes to stop the newest team of young villains in town? Will this series last beyond its sixth issue? Should you even care?

The answer to that last question is “yes,” by the way.

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When season 4 of Eureka starts up in a month, I’m thinking of doing some episodic reviews. If some of you out there aren’t watching this show (for some inconceivable reason), this is a general overview as well as my endorsement.

Eureka (also known in some countries as A Town Called Eureka) is a science fiction show set in the titular small town in Oregon. Eureka is settled out in the woods, and is easily one of those towns you simply pass by on a road trip. Thing is, Eureka is not an ordinary town. It is, in fact, filled to the brim with geniuses.

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Word has it that John Barrowman and sister Carole Barrowman are teaming up with artist Tommy Lee Edwards on Titan Publishing’s upcoming Torchwood comic book. The trio will work on a story titled “The Selkie” for the first part of issue #1. The rest of the first issue, and the next four issues, will be a story titled “Broken” by Gary Russell with art by Adrian Salmon.

Torchwood was originally a television series that spun-off from Doctor Who. The series follows Captain Jack Harkness, former companion of The Doctor, and his team of investigators who defend the Earth from the dangers that emerge through a space/time rift under the city of Cardiff, Wales. The first two seasons of Torchwood and the miniseries event Torchwood: Children of Earth are available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Torchwood: The Official Comic is expected to hit shelves on August 10, 2010.

Writer: Simon Spurrier
Pencillers: Paul Davidson & Francis Portela
Publisher: Marvel

About 20 issues ago in Uncanny X-Men, Beast and Archangel assembled a team of mad scientists to pursue solutions to the dwindling mutant population. Beast named this team the X-Club, after a real life social club comprised of scientists during the 19th century. The team currently consists of James Bradley aka Dr. Nemesis, co-creator of the original Human Torch android and hunter of Super-Nazis; Madison Jeffries aka Box, former member of Alpha Flight with the power to manipulate (and possibly speak to) machinery; Dr. Kavita Rao, creator of the mutant cure, now looking to restart a race she once tried to end.

This one-shot takes place between the cliffhanger ending of New Mutants #13 and the opening explosion in X-Men Legacy #236. How do you fit an entire issue between a countdown from 4 seconds and running to safety? You’d be surprised.

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Writer: Ed Brubaker
Penciler: Mike Deodato
Publisher: Marvel

Norman Osborn is out of power, Steve Rogers is back from the dead, the Avengers are reforming, and a new Heroic Age is upon us. Secret Avengers is an all new Avengers title that takes us from the world of celebrity superheroes and bright adventures in the daylight to the dark and deceptive world of espionage. And it does so without going overboard on the “dark” part, for once.

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Previously on Doctor Who…

Having survived a dangerous adventure together, Amy reveals to the Doctor that she’s getting married in the morning. She then tries to have sex with the Doctor, who rejects her advances because she’s getting married in the morning. The Doctor then resolves to sort out this whole mess.

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Hey, remember when I very briefly complained about the lack of Looney Tunes on TV? Well, I can shut up now. According to The New York Times, Warner Bros. is getting off their duffs and bringing the Looney Tunes back in full force.

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The Looney Tunes Show will star Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as roommates in a half-hour TV series. Looney Tunes mainstays such as Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester the Cat, and Tweety Bird will be their neighbors. Warner is promising these characters as their regular, classic, Merry Melodies selves. None of that crap like Loonatics Unleashed, folks. It’s Bugs and Daffy as we’ve always known them, except sharing a house instead of burrowing toward Pismo Beach together.

The show starts this Fall on Cartoon Network, and they’ve already commissioned 26 episodes.

In other news, Warner Bros. is also creating a series of short cartoons starring Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. No “roommate” twist. It’s the Coyote chasing the Roadrunner across the desert. There is one thing, though: It’ll be CG-animated.

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The shorts will play in movie theatres, attached to several upcoming kids films such as Yogi Bear, the new Cats & Dogs movie, and Legend of the Guardians. They’ll also be in 3D, like everything else these days.