He may be stuck in Pariah’s “happiness prison” in the pages of Dark Crisis, but in the pages of Superman: Son of Kal-El and Action Comics, Clark Kent returns to Earth this September. And Newsarama readers get to see the covers and solicitations for parts 2 and 3 of the …
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 »DC reveals full Worlds Without a Justice League specials
Last month DC released Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League – Superman #1, a July Dark Crisis tie-in special that the publisher billed as a “tribute” story to Superman (and Aquamen, see details below), who died in the pages of April 26’s Justice League #75 (which is getting a …
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 »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 »Superheroes as super Presidents? When heroes ran for public office (and won!)
A politician needs to be a hero for the people and a fighter for what’s right – sounds a lot like a superhero, huh? Well, in some cases superheroes have been elected to public office – with the likes of Wonder Woman and Captain America even becoming US President! With …
Read More »DCs Justice League joins US government in big COVID-19 kids vaccination drive
DC’s superheroes – including Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman – are going to be the face of COVID-19 vaccination sites for kids as part of a partnership between the comic publisher (and its parent company WarnerMedia), the Biden-Harris administration of the US government, and the Children’s Hospital Association. (Image credit: …
Read More »January 2022 DC Comics revealed
DC is gearing up for the start of 2022 with the release of the publisher’s full January 2022 solicitations, which bring in the fan-favorite Peacemaker from The Suicide Squad, a meeting between the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes, and of course more Batman than you can shine a …
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