Category: DC Comics
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Today, DC released details on eight new #1's – here are some early thoughts, a nice mix of positive and negatives (from someone who's sour on the whole project): Wonder Woman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang: I'll buy most anything drawn by Cliff Chiang,and while I've not been keen on everything I've read…
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In yesterday's post, I lamented the impending radical reboot of the DCU. Let me be Mr. Positive now, and list a few things I would do, had I the power, to simplify the DCU and bring it "back to basics" without (potentially) reversing years of continuity: 1. Mostly restore the pre-"Batman R.I.P." status quo in…
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I've been playing catch-up all day, after being most offline yesterday, but as I'm sure everyone else knows by now, DC is rebooting its universe once Flashpoint ends, starting with the long-rumored Geoff Johns-Jim Lee JLA #1 at the end of August, followed in September by another 51 new and old titles with their odometers…
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Unfortunately, I saw this discussed all over the interwebs before I had a chance to read the massive Action Comics #900, which (also, even primarily!) contained the final chapter to Paul Cornell and Pete Woods' marvelous "The Black Ring" storyline (featuring several guest artists), which they tied into the "Reign of Doomsday" crossover (with the…
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Superman #710, written by Chris Roberson with pencils by Eddy Barrows and Travis Foreman, reads like one of the best issues of Superman/Batman (to be honest, I don't know if there's been an issue of that title better than this, even Roberson's issues), right down to the alternating dialogue and the heartfelt discussion between the two at…
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I was intrigued by the serendipity of having both Steve Rogers and Uncle Sam, the Big Two's respective "symbols of America," commenting on the current state of political discourse and unrest in this week's high-profile Fear Itself #1 and the criminally neglected Freedom Fighters #8. SPOILERS BELOW THE FOLD…
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A bit of good news from DC for once: Geoff Johns announced at Megacon and over Twitter (which was later confirmed by Newsarama… uh, based on his tweet) that he will relaunch an Aquaman series later this year: Announced at Megacon: After BRIGHTEST DAY I'll be moving over to a new book – AQUAMAN #1…
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In a Comic Book Resources interview previewing his upcoming run on Batman and Robin, featuring the return of Jason Todd (the Red Hood), Judd Winick is asked about writing Dick Grayson in costume as Batman: Newsarama: In your head, is Dick Grayson as Batman a different character than Dick Grayson as Nightwing? Winick: Oh yeah. It's…
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Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla offer up another fantastic issue of Detective Comics with today's issue 874, continuing the re-introduction of James Gordon Jr. in a tantalizing discussion with his father, while also exploring the aftermath of Dick's exposure to the Dealer's hallucinogenic gas in the previous story arc. There are many intriguing elements to…
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In a new interview on Newsarama, comics writer (and sometimes artist) Bill Willingham discusses many things, including Fables of course, but also why he left JSA after twelve issues (contained in the trades shown to the left, The Bad Seed and Axis of Evil). In particular, he cites issues with accommodating crossovers and editorial interference, which…
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