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The Avengers are about to take on a cosmic threat they’ve faced down before – and lost – as Marvel Comics has teased a new arc for writer Jason Aaron’s ongoing Avengers title the makes it clear that the Phoenix Force is on its way back to Earth. (Image credit: …

September 15’s Detective Comics #1027 will be a DC milestone issue for more than one reason, DC slyly announced Monday.   In addition to being the 1000th issue of the series since Batman’s debut in 1939’s Detective Comics #27, it will also contain a portion of the 2020 DC event …

John Walker, the man who once replaced Steve Rogers as Captain America, is returning to his own title under his classic moniker U.S.Agent – and he’s once again following in Steve Rogers’ footsteps, this time in a very different way.  Written by Christopher Priest with art from Stefano Landini, U.S.Agent …

DC has revealed the next round of creators working on chapters seven through ten of its Digital First comic book series Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red, including several creators whose involvement was previously announced, along with several creators whose names have just been revealed. First up, writer/artist Erica …

There’s a banner crop of comics coming to ComiXology Unlimited, Amazon’s all-you-can-read, flat-rate digital comics reading service, this August.  Perhaps the centerpiece of the new additions is Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s 12-issue DC series All-Star Superman. Originally serialized from 2005 to 2008, this standalone limited series boils the timeless …

DC’s Batman event ‘Joker War’ continues in August, spilling into Detective Comics #1026. Written by Peter J. Tomasi with art by Kenneth Rocafort and a cover by Lee Bermejo, the storyline that promises to “change the lives of The Dark Knight, his allies and his enemies forever” takes a turn …

Marvel Comics’ ongoing title Amazing Mary Jane is one of several titles that remain on hiatus following the distribution shutdown in April and May due to COVID-19. While other titles have since been rescheduled, this spin-off to Amazing Spider-Man has been on stand-by – but the series’ cover artist says …

Writer Scott Snyder has shared some new information about Dark Knights: Death Metal’s villainous Robin King in his and Greg Capullo’s portion of the DC@Home Day Two Comic-Con@Home 2020 (opens in new tab) ‘panel.’ One of the evil henchmen of the villain formerly known as Batman Who Laughs taking center …

Lee Falk’s comic strip hero Mandrake the Magician is returning to comics this October, making the story a generational one with the next Mandrake: Mandy. King Features has partnered with Red 5 Comics and StoneBot Studios for a modern continuation of the franchise with writer Erica Schulz and artists Diego …

The X-Men line’s upcoming ‘Dawn of X’ era crossover ‘X of Swords’ will bring some whole new elements to Marvel’s mutant mythos – but it’ll bring back some classic X-Men characters that have had a tumultuous history since their ’90s debut: the Externals. A just-released teaser for August 19’s Excalibur …