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Ray Fawkes to fill in on BATGIRL: Don’t kill him, internet

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Following Gail Simone's controversial departure from BATGIRL, it's been announced that Ray Fawkes will take over the book for two issues. Batgirl #18 (Solicit) Written...

Huge shake-up at DC Comics lunch counter

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We're hearing that DC Comics is in turmoil today after popular lunch spot McGee's changed their bean salad recipe: instead of cannellini beans, the...

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: October 2012

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As expected, DC Comics's average and total comic-book unit sales were dropping again in October, in the wake of September's zero-issue stunt. To be fair, though, it's not a huge drop, and viewed over the last four months, the publisher's averages continue to look sturdy. Thanks to a new round of crossovers -- notably "Death of the Family" in the Batman line and "Rise of the Third Army" in the Green Lantern line -- and Annuals, as well as continually strong sales from the expanding line of "digital-first" compilation titles, the pertinent figures remain well within the spectrum that's been established following last year's relaunch.

The Rock as Black Adam

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This fan-made composite of the Rock as Black Adam showed up on producer Michael Uslan's Facebook page the other day, with the sad caption:...

Wonder Woman’s battle kiss

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Speaking of Wonder Woman, in more pocryphal news, DC has announced Announcing YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL for this February...

Diana Prince’s Diary is v.v. funny

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There's a new socialite on the scene, and she's penning Diana Prince's Diary. Between whirlwind social events and world saving, it's all a girl...

Alan Moore and Superfolks Part 2: The Case for the Defence

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So, just to recap where we left off last time: it looks like Alan Moore has based all the big hits of his career on ideas he stole from Robert Mayer’s 1977 novel Superfolks. Various people, including Grant Morrison, Kurt Busiek, Lance Parkin, Joseph Gualtieri, and even Robert Mayer himself, have claimed at one point or another that Moore based a lot of his superhero work on various aspects of the book, specifically Marvelman, Watchmen, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, and his proposal to DC Comics for the unpublished cross-company ‘event,’ Twilight of the Superheroes. But is any of this true, or might there be another explanation? To answer that, I’m going to go through the individual allegations or suggestions, and deal them one by one, to see how they hold up.

DC goes all out for new JLA book with 52 variants

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Okay this is the limit. In January DC will launch a new JLA book by Geoff Johns and David Finch, and to make sure...

Astrophysicist locates Krypton

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A real astrophysicist has found a planet which fits the profile of the fictional Krypton, and a back-up story in ACTION COMICS #14 will...

DC Month-to-Month Sales: September 2012

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One year after the big relaunch, DC wanted to give its superhero line another jolt by borrowing a gimmick from the glory days of 1994 and releasing "zero" issues of all of the "New 52" titles. In terms of average sales, this means an increase of more than 1,000 units compared to August. Of course, these are sales to retailers, and increases based on this type of gimmick never stick around for subsequent issues, but the fact that retailers have enough faith in DC to support the initiative to this degree is good news, certainly.

Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: September 2012

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The AVENGERS VS X-MEN crossover built towards its finale in September (though the actual final issue slipped to the next month). And - well, yes, that's about it in terms of notable releases in September. Schedules don't get much quieter than this, and with many of the titles also on their way to an imminent relaunch, the main points of interest on this month's chart really involve seeing how recent launches are getting on.

Superman legal victory frees the JLA movie for 2015

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Yesterday's victory in the Joe Shuster case has definitely left WB looking to jump on a lot of movie-related stuff, including, a Justice League...

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