Batman would have been on trial for the Joker's murder of Bane. One of the many events that were planned for DC Comics' 5G.
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Madelyne Pryor takes on Jean Grey for the intellectual property rights to Jean's memories in this preview of Dark Web: X-Men #3.
5G did away with the Justice League. In its place would have been a Justice Alliance. More from the 5G Files on Bleeding Cool.
Tamara Fox is the daughter of Lucius Fox who hasn't become a superhero. But in 5G that would not have been the case. She'd have been Robin
DC was originally going to publish a Batman V Robin series for 5G - just with a different Batman. And driven Damian and Jon apart.
When DC Comics planned for Bruce Wayne to retire from being Batman, and Luke Fox to take over the role in Gotham for 5G.
We had talked about Clark Kent losing his powers of Superman and retiring to Africa in DC Comics' abandoned 5G. But what came next?
The Nemesis Reloaded #1 reboot by Mark Millar and Jorge Jimenez, may be cutting corners when it coimes to killing the police of Los Angeles.
Marvel are launching a new Black, White & Red series for Darth Vader, with Jason Aaron, Peach Momoko, Leonard Kirk, Torunn Grønbekk and more.
Comic books going to further printings in the direct marker, known by the sobriquet Printwatch. Here are the latest from Image, Black Mask and Marvel.
An LITG run around the previous days news on Bleeding Cool... a look back across five years and a look ahead to the day as a whole.
Superman's origin was told across comics, newspaper strips, radio, and a book in his early years, with Superman #53 being an important moment
DC Comics planned to have Clark Kent and Lois Lane retire from Metropolis to Africa as Superman's powers waned - or at least they would have if 5G had happened.
Once upon a time, DC Comics was going to end the stories of their biggest names, to be replaced by newcomers. It was called 5G. And these were The Last Days of Batman.
Changing Of The Guard would have followed Death Metal: Dark Crisis for DC Comics' 5G, with Jon Kent, Yara Flor and Luke Fox taking over.
Groot is getting a new retcon of his origin - for thr third time - in April from Marvel Comics, ahead of Guardians Of The Galaxy's Grootfall
The Last Call would have been a weekly comic book series that would have led into 5G, by Brian Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Matt Fraction and Greg Rucka.
Superman's secret identity reveal would have had far more disasterous effects for the Justice League if 5G had happened ast DC Comics planned.
The 5G Files is Bleeding Cool's attempt to look at the DC reboot/relaunch that wasn't, and how the characters would have been affected. Consider this the big What If that almost was.
Dynamite Day. Disney Day. Or both together for Darkwing Duck and Gargoyles in two weeks' time.
Comic book stores got a little new year's treat, a special one-per-store thank you edition of Quested #1 from WhatNot. Did your store get one?
Circuit Breaker and Xanthe are two new characters being introduced to the DC Universe in the Lazarus Planet anthology in February.
An LITG run around the previous days news on Bleeding Cool... a look back across five years and a look ahead to the day as a whole.
Star Trek crosses over with Star Trek: Defiant and Day Of Blood in IDW Publishing's big 2023 event comic.
Captain America (and son) are launching a Marvel Comics event in April with Cold War, teased since San Diego last year...
L.B. Cole comic book covers are highly sought after by collectors, and this copy of Contact Comics #11 is the only CGC 9.8 in the entire run.
Michael Moreci writes one popular barbarian comic with Barvaricm, why not write another for Ablaze? But make it plural this time.
Place your bets as to what "emerging technology for an unparalleled reading and collecting experience" means for Sean Chen;s Genesis.
Amazing Spider-Man #17, Dark Web: Ms Marvel #2 and Mary Jabe Black Cat #2 all find themselves in Marvel limbo for Dark Web
Everything you ever wanted to know about the aborted 5G publishing plan from DC Comics and Dan DiDio, but no one wanted to tell you. Until now.