What happened to Jason Todd? From the very beginnings of the Batman White Knight saga, created by Sean Murphy, that’s been the question on readers’ minds. Little hints have been given along the way but, so far, those hints only showed up as they pertained to other characters such as …
Read More »Harley Quinn leads the charge for a whole array of DC homage covers
The trend of variant covers for modern comics which pay homage to classic covers from history is only growing. Following DC’s reveal of a set of interlocking covers for DCeased: War of the Dead Gods by Dan Mora which form a tribute to Jim Lee’s X-Men #1 interlocking covers from …
Read More »Detective Comics gets a new creative team in July
DC’s Detective Comics is getting a new creative team this July. DC announced writer Ram V and artist Rafael Albuquerque will begin their run with Detective Comics #1062, taking over for the current creative team of Mariko Tamaki, Sina Grace, Nadia Shammas, and David Lapham. Detective Comics #1062 cover (Image …
Read More »Best powerless superheroes
Not all heroes wear capes – and not all of them even have superpowers. In fact, some of the most well-known superheroes are technically powerless when it comes to their own physiology. Okay, so what do we mean by “powerless”? Do we mean a team like Batman and Robin (who …
Read More »Ras al Ghuls dying in Shadow War Alpha #1 preview kicking off Batman, Robin, Deathstroke crossover
Deathstroke will assassinate (or so it seems) a sickly and dying Ra’s al Ghul, kicking off the upcoming ‘Shadow War’ event crossover. The upcoming event begins Tuesday, March 29 with Shadow War: Alpha #1, before crisscrossing the Batman, Robin, and Deathstroke Inc. titles for the following two months. Shadow War …
Read More »DCs May 2022 comics revealed
Spring is a time of annual renewal and in DC’s May 2022 solicitations, it’s a series of endings and beginnings. Let’s start with the endings… The Batman-Robin-Deathstroke Inc. crossover ‘Shadow War’ wraps up in May, with its final issues and an appropriately-titled Shadow War: Omega special. Plus the Suicide Squad …
Read More »Lex Luthor becomes Batman … well, almost … in Batman #120
Update: DC surprised readers when its solicitations for March’s Batman #121 suggested Lex Luthor could take on the identity of Batman (see that story below). But readers of February 1’s Batman #120 (opens in new tab) might be even more surprised when Lex becomes a Dark Knight a month earlier …
Read More »Lex Luthor as the new Batman – if Bruce Wayne dies in Death of the Justice League it could happen
DC announced a big summer event that will begin with ‘The Death of the Justice League‘ in April’s Justice League #75, where the big event of it is – you guessed it – the death of the Justice League. While according to the publisher one of the 10 main Justice …
Read More »Supermans origin gets a high-fantasy twist in DCs Dark Knights of Steel #1 preview
Writer Tom Taylor is bringing Marvel Comics to The Dark Ages (opens in new tab) and now over at DC he and artist Yasmine Putri are taking the Justice League to medieval times in the fantasy-fueled 12-issue series Dark Knights of Steel (opens in new tab) that debuts November 2. …
Read More »Simon Saint and Scarecrow explain the Batman: Fear State event to you
Want to know what ‘Fear State,’ the Batman crossover event occupying a good deal of the Batman family titles for the rest of 2021, is all about? We could quote creators or remind you of DC’s official copy explaining the event, or we can direct your attention to the following …
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