The DC Universe’s greatest cooperative of superheroes, the Justice League, is dead. On April 26 in the pages of Justice League #75 (opens in new tab), nine of the ten core members of the Justice League including Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman were gathered in deep space to battle a …
Read More »Are Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and Justice League really dead? Yes … and no
Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, John Stewart-Green Lantern, and the other members of the Justice League are dead. They were killed by Pariah’s Dark Army in April 26’s Justice League #75 in a story titled ‘Death of the Justice League.’ So that’s that, right? Right..? Let’s be upfront, we’ll take …
Read More »All of DCs July 2022 comics and covers revealed
DC’s July 2022 solicitations are full of the summer month’s traditional emphasis on hotdogs, baseball, and fireworks … just without the hotdogs and baseball. But look up, it’s bringing the fireworks. So what’s happening in July? Both core Batman titles – Detective Comics and Batman – get brand new creative …
Read More »Suicide Squad Dark, Green Lantern, Superboy move to DC Round Robin 2022 Final Four
Voting is now open for round three of DC’s 2022 second annual Round Robin tournament. Here are the final four. Constantine & The Demon: Vacation from Hell by writer Frank Allen and artist Nik Virella. Suicide Squad: Dark by writer Zac Thompson and artist by Garry Brown Green Lantern: Light …
Read More »Kingdom Come at 25 – the DC mega-hit explained
Alex Ross and Mark Waid’s DC landmark limited series Kingdom Come celebrated a milestone 25th anniversary in 2021. One of DC’s bestselling comic book series and then collections in its long history, which Newsarama readers selected as the best DC Comics story of all time, was first published in May …
Read More »Heroes punching heroes – the best superhero rivalries in comics
Heroes fighting heroes is a staple of Marvel Comics storytelling, and in 2022 the publisher is leaning heavily on the trope, pitting Thor and the Hulk against one another this spring in ‘Banner War‘ and then upping the ante in the summer when the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Eternals …
Read More »DCs May 2022 comics revealed
Spring is a time of annual renewal and in DC’s May 2022 solicitations, it’s a series of endings and beginnings. Let’s start with the endings… The Batman-Robin-Deathstroke Inc. crossover ‘Shadow War’ wraps up in May, with its final issues and an appropriately-titled Shadow War: Omega special. Plus the Suicide Squad …
Read More »If Dark Crisis affects the ongoing series, heres who can fill Batman, Wonder Woman, and Supermans shoes
The DC Universe will have a big issue to deal with. And DC the comic book publisher might as well. In April’s ‘Death of the Justice League’ in Justice League #75, eight or nine Justice Leaguers – including Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern (John Stewart), and the Flash …
Read More »Green Lantern – Legacy sequel delayed six months
DC has delayed the upcoming middle-grade original graphic novel Green Lantern: Alliance. The OGN, a sequel to 2020’s Green Lantern: Legacy (opens in new tab), has been pushed back six months with a new release date of October 18. Green Lantern: Alliance cover (Image credit: Andie Tong (DC)) (opens in …
Read More »Check out DCs full line-up of Black History Month covers
DC has released the full slate of six variant covers as part of its Black History Month celebration. Acclaimed painter Alexis Franklin has created the six variant covers to be published across DC’s line in February 2022. Action Comics #1040 variant cover (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) And …
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