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The Elektra comic book series returns this April, but for one day and one issue only – an oversized one-shot comic book titled Elektra #100. Confused by this, given there’s no Elektra series on stands even nearing the 100-issue mark? We’ll explain in a bit. Elektra #100 variant cover (Image …

One of the key leadership figures at the comic/media company DC, Daniel Cherry III, has left the WarnerMedia subsidiary after just 16 months, according to The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab). Cherry, who was hired in September 2020 for the newly-created position of General Manager (a senior VP level …

Gotham and black vinyl – the two things incoming Catwoman artist Nico Leon tells us are the hardest things to draw for the upcoming book. But they do it with aplomb, as you can see from the preview pages of Leon and writer Tini Howard’s debut in January 18’s Catwoman …

Timothy Olyphant is back for more Justified – the actor will return as Raylan Givens for a new limited series. The new series, titled Justified: City Primeval, will be inspired by Elmore Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. The original series was based on Leonard’s novella, Fire in the Hole. …

The upcoming comic book series Batman: The Knight (opens in new tab) dives headlong into the relatively untouched period of Bruce Wayne’s origin after his parents’ murder, but before he decided to become Batman. As writer Chip Zdarsky tells us, this isn’t Batman: Year One. This is before Bruce became …

If you thought Kingpin’s return in Disney Plus’ Hawkeye streaming series was surprising, you won’t believe what he’s doing in comics. Longtime crime boss Wilson Fisk has managed to become mayor of New York City, and is now pushing to ban superheroes ahead of a US presidential run as part …

Gotham City has been Batman’s home for 80 years, but that will be changing soon as both the original Batman (Bruce Wayne) and DC’s new Batman (Jace Fox) have decided to quit DC’s fictional dark metropolis. For his part, DC’s new Batman just explained to his father (and us) why …

“Riddle me this, Batman!” The Riddler is one of Batman’s most iconic foes, to the point where his catchphrase has become a pop culture touchstone all its own (Key & Peele’s hilarious ‘Batmans’ sketch (opens in new tab) being a primary example). That popularity goes all the way back to …

DC’s new Batman, Jace Fox, has quickly established himself as a force within the Bat-titles and Gotham City, but in November the publisher announced he’d be leaving that city behind for the bright lights of New York City. I Am Batman #5 cover (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) …

Catwoman has spent the last few years on the outskirts of Gotham City, but with January 18’s Catwoman #39 (opens in new tab) she’s coming back home – and will immediately run up against some old flames, old foes, and a new mystery man who might be flame and foe. …