DC’s Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular went on sale in comic book stores and digital platforms Tuesday, celebrating 8 decades of the franchise. Creators telling new stories to mark the anniversary in the $9.99 special include Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Gary Frank, James Tynion IV, Ron Marz, Darryl …
Read More »Marvels Snapshot: Captain America dials in on the challenges of being a hero in a world that needs so much fixing
Marvel Comics is ‘the world outside your window’ – or so the old adage goes, though the publisher is usually given to center its stories on the superheroes that populate their universe. But Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s Marvels goes the other route, placing a specific focus on the human …
Read More »DCs You Brought Me To The Ocean explores a superhero coming out story
Spoilers for You Brought Me To The Ocean ahead. Alex Sanchez, author of the prose novel series Rainbow Boys, re-imagined the origin story of DC’s Aqualad – a.k.a. Jackson Hyde – in the recently-released original graphic novel You Brought Me To The Ocean. Once a sidekick of Aquaman, Aqualad is …
Read More »Immortal Hulk #0 adds Marvel exclusive artist for interiors
Update: Marvel Comics has confirmed in their weekly newsletter to Direct Market retailers that the new story in September’s Immortal Hulk #0 one-shot, which acts as a framing device for several reprinted classic Hulk tales, will be drawn by Marvel exclusive artist Mattia de Iulis – who had already drawn …
Read More »Hulkling declares war – and slays some heroes – in Empyre #1 trailer
Marvel Comics has released a trailer for its upcoming intergalactic, universe-spanning event Empyre, which pits the combined Kree/Skrull empire led by former Young Avenger Hulkling against Marvel’s superheroes, led by the Avengers and Fantastic Four – and the trailer wastes no time in showing just how brutal Empyre will be. …
Read More »The JSA are back in Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 preview
Dark Nights: Death Metal rolls on with an early look at #2, which involves a whole host of twisted versions of popular DC heroes – along with the Justice Society of America, Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman, Jonah Hex, and more. “Get ready to scream…with excitement! More mysteries of the Dark …
Read More »Witness the birth of DCs Robin King in Death Metal #2 first look
“Beware the Robin King, to be born in Death Metal #2…” So says Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 writer Scott Snyder on Twitter, and now DC has come through with some visuals of what that means. Robin King is a character that has been teased for months by Snyder and …
Read More »Bring home Deadpools talking head – from Hasbro
Deadpool may be known as the Merc With a Mouth, but now his whole head is forming one of the most unique (aka frankly kinda weird) collectibles around as Hasbro starts pre-orders for a life-size animatronic interactive talking Deadpool head. Wade Wilson’s head comes home as a talking art piece, …
Read More »Inside the real lives of pro wrestlers with the Comic Book Encyclopedia of Pro Wrestling
You think you know what professional wrestling is like, but what about the people who portray those characters? Part actor, part stuntperson, part superhero (or supervillain), playing a character for years – decades even if they’re successful – that may or may not be the real person inside them. In …
Read More »Marvel Comics Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman coming in September
Marvel Comics has slated its upcoming Ultraman limited series, The Rise of Ultraman, for a September release with a new fully painted cover by artist Alex Ross, seen here. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Announced earlier this year, Marvel will partner with Ultraman owners Tsuburaya Productions to …
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