Fan-favorite Batman artist Jock has taken on a new challenge: writing and illustrating his own story, start to finish, with Batman: One Dark Knight. The three-part limited series follows the Caped Crusader as he attempts to transport a highly dangerous criminal known as E.M.P. from Arkham Asylum to a more …
Read More »Dark Crisis, Batman, and Harley Quinn headline Marvels August 2022 solicitations
As August reaches the height of summer in the northern hemisphere, DC has released its August 2022 comic book solicitations – AKA its catalog of all its planned releases for the month. And what a month it’s shaping up to be, with DC continuing the trend of paying homage to …
Read More »Batman and Superman go to Hell in Worlds Finest #3
Batman is no stranger to mentoring younger heroes – he’s got a whole crew of Robins and other sidekicks in his orbit. But in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #3 (opens in new tab), he’s got his hands full with a different kid superhero – literally – as he carries Billy Batson …
Read More »A Justice Leaguer dies for a second time in a week in Flashpoint Beyond #1
The world of Flashpoint is back, despite the best efforts of one of its citizens. Now, Thomas Wayne’s Batman must get to the bottom of his world’s sudden reappearance into reality, without the help of the man that set the universe right in the original Flashpoint storyline. On May 3rd, …
Read More »The Justice League is dead but DC may have already revealed how they come back
On April 26, the Justice League died. We’ve all known that would happen for months, but if you haven’t read April 26’s Justice League #75 yet and don’t want to know any more details than that, now’s the time to head on out, because… Spoilers ahead for Justice League #75 …
Read More »The most unlikely comic book crossovers ever
Comic book characters have been crossing over and meeting up almost since the earliest days of the medium. But not every team-up is as straightforward as a World’s Finest-style Superman/Batman pairing. Sometimes a comic book crossover transcends the bounds of genres, publishers, legality – and even reality when real people …
Read More »Artist Daniel Johnston posthumously provides Batman, Superman, and Orion Batman #121 variant covers
March’s 1’s Batman #121 will feature three limited-edition variant covers featuring original pieces of art by the late singer-songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston, DC announced February 14. All three covers are available for preorder starting immediately. The variant cover editions will be released by Central Texas comic book retailer Austin …
Read More »Superhero super-couples – the best comic book romances from Marvel and DC
Superhero romances. Call them power couples, mighty matches, or whatever cute term that comes to mind, but superheroes in love have been part of comic books since the earliest days of the medium, all the way back to Hawkman and Hawkgirl in the Golden Age. And now, a new power …
Read More »Exploring the intertwined childhoods of Selina and Bruce in a Batman/Catwoman Special #1 preview
Some of comics’ great artists are stepping in to finish Batman/Catwoman Special #1, the last known project of the late John Paul Leon before his untimely passing. The first 14 pages were completely drawn by Leon before his passing, with the next six roughed out. Those six pages will be …
Read More »New Batgirls series is about young characters, but “written for a wide audience”
The newly-plural Batgirls – Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, and their mentor Barbara Gordon AKA Oracle AKA the original Batgirl trademark holder – finally get their own new ongoing series on December 14 after months of build-up by DC. (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) The series creative team of …
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