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According to Variety, DC Comics has bought global publishing rights to The Tyrant, the protagonist of Jon Land's gangster Vegas novel The Seven Sins: The

DC Comics has told Newsarama about a new Suicide Squad, and Comic Book Resources about a new Blue Beetle. So that's Suicide Squad #1 by Adam Glass and

It's only a few seconds... But it is a few seconds. Here you go. Wonder Woman, The TV Pilot. Maybe we'll get some more next time.

UPDATE: The full Superman news has been confirmed and corrected right here. This is the George Pérez cover to Superman #1 that DC will be announcing

DC Comics appear to have run out of news organisations to give their new relaunch comics to. So they just decided to do it themselves this time. Expect

Bleeding Cool told you a while ago that both artist Greg Capullo and writer Robert Kirkman were leaving the Image book, Haunt. Well, co-creator and

Here's a worldess preview to the next issue of the maga-event crossover from Marvel. Fear Itself #4, by Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen, out later this

On the left, a commission by Fred Hembeck from a fair few years ago now, itself based on the classic Justice League #1 cover. And the cover to the new

The new Publisher of Valiant Comics is Fred Pierce, who used to be President and COO of Wizard Entertainment until 2008 and who was apparently on the

I just don't know what to think. Rob Granito is creating a new line of comic books under the name Bad Boy Comics with his... creative partner Josh Hoopes.

Here you go folks. The cover to the final issue of Uncanny X-Men, issue 544, by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land. It's part of Schism, it will no doubt lead to

Another one of those "oh yeah"... posts. A while back I reported the existence of Superman Beyond #0, which DC are publishing in August, set in the Batman

It appears that the image released by DC Comics with the information about the Teen Titans #1 relaunch in September was not the actual cover to the comic

PantsWatch: As the Supergirl #1 relaunch news is expected today or tomorrow from DC, it looks like one company is beating them to it. And ignoring any

Tom Harris, Labour member of Parliament, we thought we knew you. Popular geeky online politician, blogger, tweeter, before it was fashionable for a

From the Newsarama interview with Scott Lobdell about Red Hood.. Nrama: What do you think of the chance to launch a new #1 with the other titles in this

A number one from Marvel in September. Spider-Island: Avengers #1 by Christopher Yost and Mike McKone. $2.99. Here's the Leinil Francis Yu cover... And,

Licensing.biz tells us that Warners is working from a three year calendar matching DC Comics with licensing partners, that covers the new Green Lantern

Batman Beyond writer Adam Beechen tweeted today that we're going to get a Batman Beyond #1. The plan as I understand it is to keep all storylines going,

Today, Marvel Comics publish Mystery Men #1, the first issue of a five part series,  The indicia of the comic however says that all characters featured

I think the upcoming Dredd movie may have something to do with it. Currently US readers of 2000AD get a batch of four or five issues of 2000AD in one go

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool ran a piece based on the Private Eye report about the troubled series seven and the subsequent hurried tweet response from the

I like this Deadpool. This Deadpool wants to have a laugh, cause chaos, with no apparent end game in mind. Stuck at the beginning superhero-proofing

So I was discussing the DC Relaunch with a couple of friends in the pub. And I was reminded of criticism aimed Bob Harras at Marvel that I once reported

DC has handed io9.com news about more issue one titles from September. And there are some interesting twists. Legion Lost #1, as we BleedingCooled, by

This looks like it could be Keron Grant's new cover to Static Shock #1. There was meant to be a new Static Shock series starting this Spring by Felicia

Two comics, both event crossovers, both issue ones, both out today, both starring Frankenstein's Creature. Or just Frankenstein as they're calling him

ArchieWatch: After Elton gets a preview of the Kevin Keller #1 comic from Archie, out today. WarrenWatch: Warren Ellis calls for an animated reworking of

One of the more peculiar aspects of the DC Comics Relaunch was the edict reported by Bleeding Cool that the female characters all cover up their legs, a

Not only is Brian Wood no longer DC exclusive, not only was he ditched from Supergirl days before the DC Relaunch announcements, not only is DMZ coming to