DC has released a preview of interior pages from its long-delayed Man-Bat limited series from writer Dave Wielgosz and artists Sumit Kumar, Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Tom Napolitano, which was initially planned to kick off last year. Now due out in February, DC is showing off some of what’s in store …
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Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 culminated DC’s reality-altering event with a whole new status quo for the many worlds of what is now dubbed DC’s Omniverse – and with a tease setting up the return of an untold number of dead DC characters, including, likely, some beloved fan-favorites. One of …
Read More »Wolverine #350 paves the way for the return of Patch, Maverick, Madripoor … and Sabretooth
The original Wolverine returned in his own solo-title with the advent of ‘Dawn of X,’ which revitalized the X-Men line and established a new mutant status quo. And now, with the ‘Best There Is’ re-established as one of the core characters of Marvel’s X-Men franchise, writer Benjamin Percy is guiding …
Read More »Best Shots mega review: X of Swords crossover “opens up new stories and dynamics” for the X-Men line
The first phase of the newly revitalized X-Men line – also known as ‘Dawn of X’ – has contributed to an overall portrait of Krakoan life, though it was still possible to pick and choose the titles that appeal the most, all of which feel different due to their individual …
Read More »Marvel x Michael Cho in special two-toned variants
This March, artist Michael Cho will lend his iconic, timeless style to a series of 10 variant covers featuring classic Marvel superheroes rendered in simple two-tone colors, evocative of a Silver Age pop-art throwback style. Cho is known for his cover work both with Marvel and at DC, as well …
Read More »Cyclops & Jean Grey dust off some classic 80s costumes in X-Men #17 preview
Storm, Cyclops, and Marvel Girl are going into space to help out some old friends – the Shi’ar Empire – in January 27’s X-Men #17 (opens in new tab). The story is part of the X-Men line’s overall return to space in the newly-christened ‘Reign of X’ era, spearheaded by …
Read More »Damian Wayne strikes out on his own in solo back-up stories in March Batman titles
Damian Wayne appears to be striking out on his own in a solo back-up story running in March’s core Batman titles, Batman and Detective Comics, that seems to put him on the search for a new path – and on the run from someone, possibly even Batman. (Image credit: DC) …
Read More »Batman writer James Tynion IV unveils the DC game plan for Bat-Family in 2021 & beyond
Batman won ‘The Joker War,’ but lost his family fortune along the way – and that’s just the prelude to DC’s big plans for its flagship Batman title by writer James Tynion IV in 2021. After a two-month hiatus for the ‘Future State’ event looks at possible DC futures, Tynion …
Read More »Best Joker stories of all time
Though he may be best known as Batman’s arch-enemy, in recent years the Joker has become a leading man all his own with a hit movie and now his own upcoming solo comic book title. But the Clown Prince of Crime’s history stretches back decades – almost as long as …
Read More »Brubaker & Phillips reinvent the paperback pulp hero in Reckless
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are giving a post-modern spin to the ’60s and ’70s paperback pulp hero genre with their new OGN Reckless (opens in new tab). (Image credit: Sean Phillips (Image Comics)) (opens in new tab) Like a reinvented Charles Bronson or a more chaotic Jack Reacher, Ethan …
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