DC Comics isn't just trying to reach out to new readers in comics shops this year. The new trailer for their company-wide "New 52" reboot is going to be shown on TV and in movie theaters in order to appeal to wider masses. That strategy received some support in the Twitter-stream last night, though J.M. DeMatteis thought it looked dark, and Gail Simone called for rougher language.
It was a good night for sketches, too, as Phil Jimenez posted a Wonder Woman piece he made, and Cameron Stewart gave Batman a go using an iPad. Gaze upon their art and learn a thing or two about being British from Warren Ellis after the jump.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the new "Yogi Bear" movie continue to be the most controversial topics in trending Twitter discussions today. 
Brits and Americans alike expressed discontent with the announcement today that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar would get the next one in 2022.