Review – Revisiting the New 52 TPBs Part 2 (Animal Man, Captain Atom, DCU...
The local library consortium got a whole bunch of New 52 Vol. 1's, so I'm going through and catching up on a few things...
DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: January 2013
Between "Death of the Family," "Throne of Atlantis" and "Rise of the Third Army," any DC title selling 60,000 units or more in January took part in one of the three current major crossovers, which means all 10 of the company's Top 25 books. In other words: Scott Snyder and Geoff Johns are running the DC Universe right now -- and not much that's not within their reach is working all that well.
The New 52 No More (And So Much For the Line at $2.99)
When DC relaunched a year and a half ago, it was "The New 52" and it was emphasized that there were going to be...
Warner about to become Time-free—what does it mean for DC Comics?
Time Warner has found its magazine division all too quittable: after an unsuccessful attempt to sell off the print division which puts out Time, People, Sports Illustrated, it has decided to just split it off into its own business, and hope stock investors come along who like to look at glossy magazine. It's a similar to the move Mr. Burns Rupert Murdoch pulled recently, splitting Fox into two divisions: The Fox Group, which includes movies and TV, and News Corp., which includes the newspaper division.
REVIEW: Breaking the Mold? ANIMAL MAN #18 and SWAMP THING #18
The end of the ROT WORLD crossover arc raises the question that Umberto Eco posed in his famous essay on Superman in 1972: can...
On the Scene: Celebrating Golden Age Comics at Columbia University
On January 23rd, Columbia University Library acquired a double-bill of Golden Age related comics materials, including the research materials Larry Tye compiled to write...
DC Comics launches a blog for families
Sharing your favorite superheroes with your kids is one of the most reward parts of the fan experience, and DC has just launched a Fan Family mini site to promote their family friendly offerings.
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson’s Astro City Returns!
DC have announced that Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's Astro City will be returning in June! Oh, and look who's doing the covers:
This will...
Chris Sprouse Steps Away from Orson Scott Card’s Superman Story
Artist Chris Sprouse, who would have been drawing controversial writer Orson Scott Card's contribution to the upcoming Superman anthology Adventures of Superman, has stepped...
“Superman Unchained” is the New Lee/Snyder Title
We knew there was a new Superman title coming up, but we didn't know the name of it. Jim Lee and Scott Synder will...
ECCC ’13: Liveblogging DC Comics the New 52 – Pandora Comic Announced
It's almost time for the "DC Comics the New 52" panel at the Emerald City con and we'll be liveblogging it.
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ECCC ’13 – Liveblogging THE OFFICIAL WEST COAST “FABLES” PANEL
We're a few minutes away from the Official West Coast Fables Panel kicking off and we'll be liveblogging.
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The West Coast...
