Tag: DC Comics
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 --
The Beat Comic Reviews for 19/12/12: Spiders, Birds, Harbingers and Dazzlers
It's time for the last reviews section I'll be doing this year. I have to make it a little quicker than usual, too, because...
Shelly Bond promoted to Executive Editor of Vertigo; Dennis and Doyle upped
As expected, following the departure of Vertigo founder Karen Berger, remaining editors Shelly Bond, Will Dennis and Mark Doyle have been promoted, with Bond...
Gail Simone is ‘no longer the writer’ for Batgirl
Gail Simone has explained today on Twitter that, as of this week, she will no longer be the writer for DC's Batgirl series.
On Wednesday...
Lil’ Gotham Arrives Today as a Digital-First Comic
Yes we're all attempting to adjust to life in this new, crazy, Disney-owning-Lucasfilm landscape, but let's return to comics for just a little bit,...
