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 …
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While Xu Xialing took over the family business in Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, in comic books it is her brother Shang-Chi that has taken over their father’s evil empire. And as you can imagine, the other members of the family have some issues …
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The X-Men may be about to christen a new Omega level mutant. These high-powered mutants are the most powerful in the four-tier X-Men mutant classification system, and there are only 25 known to exist. The list is so exclusive that Professor X doesn’t even make the list – and he …
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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 …
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Truth proves stranger than fiction in House of Penance (opens in new tab). Based on the infamous true story of Sarah Winchester and her bizarre palatial house, writer Peter J. Tomasi delivers a ton of tension along with a dreamlike tale of loss and obsession. This is an unsettling yarn …
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Writer/artist Geof Darrow is working on a new Shaolin Cowboy series to debut later this year from Dark Horse Comics – and according to Darrow, he’s already completed all seven issues. “I have finished my next comic book series. It will be announced soon. A seven-issue series beginning in April,” …
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Brian Michael Bendis has opened up about his upcoming finale on DC’s Justice League title. Bendis’ finale issue will be March 2022’s Justice League #74 – nearly one year to the day after his run launched with Justice League #59 as part of the ‘Infinite Frontier’ line-wide relaunch. Justice League …
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