User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Wikia 2014: A Recap of FAN-tactular Events/@comment-1038387-20141223233854

It's been a great year for DC.


 * The announcement of the live action movie universe. Great movies, great actors (well, some of them), great potential. Though this week, it came out the movie everyone wanted - Wonder Woman - isn't actually greenlit yet, nor is there a script - I'm hopeful.
 * Some very good new series started: the new run on Batgirl by Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kershl, the Gotham Academy series by the same team, the new digital-first Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Vertigo's The Bodies, the surprising joy one can find in Scooby-Doo Team Up, the return of Tiny Titans and Unwritten, and more Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti.
 * Major storylines that seem to go on forever. Batman Eternal, The Multiversity, Futures End, Godhead. Plus, we saw the end of Forever Evil.
 * Four TV series. Okay, three new ones, but Arrow and Flash accompany each other perfectly. Add to that, Constantine and Gotham, which can also draw in the non-cape crowd.
 * There've been sad things too. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang's run on Wonder Woman came to an end and its new creative team has been, for many, a huge disappointment. Batman: Arkham Knight was postponed several times. The editorial meddling in Batwoman. Continued uncertainties over Milestone Media. The completely botched handling of Beware the Batman.
 * Even sadder, the passing of many people. Lorenzo Semple, Jr. of the '66 Batman series. Actors Casey Kasem (Super Friends Robin), Bob Hastings (60s Superboy and 90s Jim Gordon), Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (the definitive Alfred). Kirby's frequent collaborator and Eisner Hall of Famer, Dick Ayers, passed away in May. We also saw the surprising death of 35 year old Brazilian artist Andre Coelho, who only just got to work for DC and produced some very good art.

It was quite a year. We'll see what 2015 will bring.