Mark D. White

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I’m a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, where I teach courses in philosophy, economics, and law, and the author/editor/co-editor of several books.

Category: News

  • And… Batman Incorporated comes back with #1 in 2012

    Well, I guess this rules out any meaningful reboot–which is a good thing, don't get me wrong, except we still have Batman Incorporated. Sigh… Still no news about Tim…

  • Batwing #1, featuring the Batman Incorporated recruit from Africa, post-Flashpoint

    Again from IGN, who must be putting the DC staff's kids through college, is news of Batwing #1, featuring Bruce Wayne's recruit from Africa, and from the creative team of Judd Winick and Ben Oliver. From the piece: "Batwing #1 is a series that spins right out of Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated storyline. This is…

  • Nightwing’s back, and so are Red Hood, Arsenal, and more…

    Wow – IGN reports that not only is Dick Grayson returning in Nightwing #1, written by Kyle Higgins and drawn by Eddy Barrows, but Jason Todd is also back as the Red Hood, leading a group including Arsenal (apparently with the two arms he was born with) and Starfire (yeah, Dick's old flame) in Red…

  • It’s Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, all right…

    From The Source, Gail Simone's own words: Barbara Gordon is pretty much my everything. Because of the Batman TV show, she was the reason I fell in love with superheroes. Because she was a redhead who could kick ass, she is the reason I fell in love with comics. She was always forward-looking as Batgirl,…

  • Some Mysteries Among the Female-Focused Bat-titles post-Flashpoint

    Well, well… The Source brings us news of four more Gotham-related titles, all featuring female characters, though many are a mystery: Batwoman #1, by the familiar team of J.H. Williams III, Haden Blackman, and Amy Reeder Batgirl #1, featuring the ominously red-headed character already famous from sneak peeks, written by Gail Simone with art by…

  • Mild changes for the Batman titles post-Flashpoint

    In an exclusive interview at IGN, Batman group editor Mike Marts reveals some more of the plans for the Bat-characters post-Flashpoint: As reported earlier, Bruce Wayne as the only Batman and starring in Batman #1 and Detective Comics #1 Dick Grayson future to be revealed later today (presumably as Nightwing, h/t Bleeding Cool) Damian stays…

  • Bruce Wayne is the one and only Batman post-Flashpoint!

    Hallelujah. The Source just reported that Bruce Wayne will be the one and only Batman following the events of Flashpoint, and the teams on the two flagship books will be Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo on Batman #1 and Tony Daniels (writing and pencilling) on Detective Comics #1 (see here for the covers).

  • On Superman’s Renouncing His U.S. Citizenship in Action Comics #900

    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…

  • Captain America and Bucky continuing Cap numbering

    Marvel just announced that Captain America and Bucky will continue the current Captain America numbering when Captain America relaunches with a #1, both appearing in July (this, of course, is similar to how Journey into Mystery continues the current Thor numbering when he gets new number #1). CA&B will be written by Ed Brubaker and…

  • Steve Rogers returns in relaunched Captain America #1 this summer [UPDATED]

    Maybe not the most surprising post, but oh well… Rich Johnston called it a month ago, but Marvel confirms it through the New York Daily News this morning. A good way to start a Monday, eh? UPDATE (Monday, April 4): By Twitter, Ed Brubaker said "I'm afraid everyone will have to wait for tomorrow to…