DC has released a preview of Batman #125, which marks the first issue by writer Chip Zdarsky, as artist Jorge Jiménez and colorist Tomeu Morey return to the series after seven months away. In addition to a new logo (below), DC has also revealed a trailer for the issue featuring …
Read More »Mark Waid writers Batman vs. Robin in September
That’s Batman vs. Robin … not Batman and Robin. Writer Mark Waid’s DC renaissance continues this September when he and artist Mahmud Asrar and colorist Nathan Fairbairn team for a five-issue limited series titled Batman vs. Robin. The first issue will feature a cover by and variant covers by Jason …
Read More »Robin #17 is Joshua Williamsons finale issue
Prolific DC writer Joshua Williamson is exiting as the regular writer of the Robin ongoing series following August’s Robin #17, Williamson announced On May 21. “ROBIN #17 in August is my LAST issue of Robin,” Williamson tweeted (opens in new tab). “Writing Damian has been some of my happiest times …
Read More »Batman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman and more DC superheroes rock swimsuits in August
It gets hot in August in most of the US (and very hot in a big part of it) so DC is letting some of its superheroes ditch the spandex that doesn’t breathe so well in the summertime to cavort in swimsuits (or swimming costumes as our British friends at …
Read More »Jean-Paul Valley returns – reluctantly – in the new series Sword of Azrael
Jean-Paul Valley, AKA Azrael, AKA Angel of St. Dumas, AKA the one-time more violent replacement Batman, is back as the star of his own limited series. Sword of Azrael #1 (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) The August-debuting Sword of Azrael #1 is written by Dan Watters and illustrated …
Read More »The Justice League, DCs preeminent superhero team, dies at 62
The DC Universe’s greatest cooperative of superheroes, the Justice League, is dead. On April 26 in the pages of Justice League #75 (opens in new tab), nine of the ten core members of the Justice League including Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman were gathered in deep space to battle a …
Read More »DCs resurrecting Lazarus Pit is the stage for major Fall comics event
Update: The big fall event teased in May 17’s Shadow War Zone #1 has been revealed. It’s Batman vs. Robin, a five-issue event pitting Batman versus his son and Ra’s ah Ghul’s grandson Damian Wayne in what DC calls an “epic battle of icons years in the making!” The September-debuting …
Read More »Red Hood Jason Todd gets his own brand new Robin as he comes to the Batman White Knight universe
Writer/artist Sean Gordon Murphy’s Batman: The White Knight universe will expand again in July with a two-issue limited series focusing on the second kid sidekick to take on the identity of Batman’s crime-fighting partner Robin in core DC continuity: Jason Todd. (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) Batman: The …
Read More »Bruce Wayne is a forensic pathologist in Batman Unburied narrative podcast
Batman Unburied, a scripted podcast featuring actor Winston Duke (M’Baku in the MCU) as Bruce Wayne/Batman kicking off a multi-year partnership between Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC will launch globally on May 3, 2022. Described as a psychological thriller that will take listeners on a “new journey deep into the …
Read More »DCs June 2022 comics and covers revealed
DC’s big June event is the start of the seven-issue event Dark Crisis proper, along with questions about how Dark Crisis fits in the current DCU timeline. Dark Crisis is set in the future, when the Justice League is dead, even though there is no longer a monthly Justice League …
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