Tag: DC Comics
REVIEW: TIME WARP #1, Putting the Vertigo in Sci-Fi
Publishers seem increasingly willing to roll the dice on anthology formats recently. Maybe it’s the success of things like Dark Horse Presents, and the model they’ve followed of introducing new works and then successfully...
On the Scene: Sparks Fly at ‘Surely You’re Joking, Dr. Wertham’ Event
As the first of several “Comic Book Roundtable” events to be held at the Soho Gallery of Digital Art under the auspices of gallery owner John Ordover and former Marvel editor, author, and educator...
The First Round of Shocking WTF DC Covers Arrive
Hold onto your monocles, because it's time for DC comics to make their first attempt at getting you to drop them in shock. The initial round of April 'shock' gatefold covers have been released via...
DC Announce Next Batman Arc: ZERO YEAR
Following on from Night of the Owls and Death of the Family will come an 11-part storyline from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo called ZERO YEAR. Taking the sime kind of approach as Frank...
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 there really be change in a superhero universe? Doesn’t that...
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 be an ongoing series from the creative team, starting with...
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 down from the project today. He cites the media furore...
The Beat’s Guide to Avoiding the DC SPOILER
Oh no! Spoilers have escaped onto the internet once more, this time for a DC title of some kind! How can you avoid reading these before you pick up the issue they relate to?...
Geoff Johns to Conclude His Green Lantern Run with issue #20
After ten years working on the character, and reigniting one of DC's struggling titles into one of their most popular franchises, Geoff Johns has announced that he will be leaving the world of Green...
The Safe Haven of Batman
Some early morning ramble to go with your coffee. While all around us creators are struggling with editors, artists are flying from one series to another every three issues, books are chopped and movies...
On the Scene: Superman at 75, Celebrating America’s Most Enduring Hero
The Center for Jewish History hosted a celebration of the 2013 75th birthday of the seminal superhero Superman on January 27th with co-sponsorship from Columbia University Library. Though Superman’s cover-date advent in comics occurred...
Gail Simone Rehired as Writer for Batgirl
Gail Simone appears to have been re-hired as the writer for DC's Batgirl series, according to a series of tweets she made around an hour ago --
