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On the 15th of August 2021, Bleeding Cool reported that Bryan Hitch was working on a new Superman comic book, for DC's Black Label line, then in September that it would be written by Mark Waid and inked by Kevin Nowlan.
Mark Waid/Bryan Hitch/Kevin Nowlan Black Label Superman From DC Comics
Once upon a time, Mark Waid[...]
We may not know when we'll get a second season of the HBO Max Peacemaker series, (though we are definitely getting one, says James Gunn), but fans of John Cena's adult-oriented portrayal of the character may take solace in the newly-announced six-issue DC Black Label miniseries, Peacemaker Tries Hard! No, we weren't shouting that opening[...]
Now, DC has revealed some pages from the book, along with a ton of details about the four-issue Black Label limited series.
From the press release:
In the late 1980s, as the Cold War stubbornly refuses to thaw, a new battle heats up, this time for the soul of the intelligence agency Checkmate As the agency's super-heroic[...]
Swamp Thing: Green Hell is a three issue limited series from DC Comics/Black Label by Jeff Lemire and Doug Mahnke, that had its first issue published in December 2021 and even got a second printing Issue 2 was scheduled for February, which then slipped into March, and the third and final issue was solicited for[...]
Jamie McKelvie has tweeted a little about working on his upcoming Batman: One Bad Day: Catwoman graphic novella from DC Comics. "Really enjoying working
The Dark Knight Returns. Arkham Asylum. Miracleman. Elektra Assassin. The One. Bratpack. Maximortal. The reconstruction of the superhero became quite the
Breaking with the tradition of every Black Label comic starring Batman, Aquaman: Andromeda #1 gives someone else a shot Will this crazy idea work? There's only one way to find out Check out the preview below.
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(It's the DC Black Label mini from Ram V and Christian Ward, whose art feels like the center of the whole thing It's visually stunning, maybe my favorite thing he's done.) One of the original impulses behind Black Label was to create evergreen, continuity-free stories featuring DC characters — this 100% succeeds; I could see[...]
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Walter is an extraterrestrial who has been living on earth for years, knowing all the while that the planet's time was running out He was secretly making a list of people who would be placed in a safe place away from the literal end of the world However, his friends were all[...]
Tom King, Jorge Fornes, and Dave Stewart, the creators who took a massive crap all over the wishes of Alan Moore and creator rights in general by participating in the creation of the unauthorized sequel to Watchmen, Rorschach, are getting the band back together for Danger Street, a new DC Black Label 12-issue series described[...]
When DC first launched Black Label, a mature readers label for creators to tell stories featuring DC characters like Batman, The Joker, Batman, Harley Quinn, and Batman, it was one of the most seminal moments in comics since that Alan Moore thing with the ejaculating fish demon that, despite being published by Avatar Press, the[...]
Finally answering fan complaints that there simply are not enough Batman titles on the stands each month, DC Comics has announced a new entry in the Black Label White Knight Universe Batman: Beyond the White Knight, by Sean Murphy (no Gordon in the credits), sees Bruce Wayne break out of prison after 10 years to[...]
Third date lucky?
The wait is over, and the entire story of the Amazons can finally be told! Best-selling DC talent Kelly Sue DeConnick (Aquaman) and Phil Jimenez (Wonder Woman By Phil Jimenez Omnibus) will explore the ancient history of the Amazons, expand the mythology and world of Wonder Woman as we know it, and launch[...]
The same time I wrote this series I also wrote another 3-issue oversized Black Label book for one of my all-time favourite artists, Doug Mahnke! That one will be announced this coming month and when it is I'll get more into it here." And this is it A three-part mini-series for DC Black Label, Swamp[...]
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Twelve people were invited by their friend Walter to vacation in Wisconsin at a luxury home Some knew each other in different stages of education, some as adults drinking in New York City bars, but Walter was the connective tissue However, Walter was an alien and set them all aside as his[...]
Venom in October, the introduction to Redcoat in November, Superman Black Label next year with Mark Waid inked by Kevin Nowlan (yeah, spoilers), Redcoat series and something truly massive I'm not even mentioning But it's HUGE Yeah, I've been busy this year Each new project from Venom onwards is more challenging and exciting than anything[...]
Earlier this month, Bleeding Cool was first to run a DC Comics letter to comic book retailers, talking about upcoming delays to plenty of comic books,
She was the heart and soul of our original Black Label group under Mark Doyle, assisting me on nearly all my books and contributing to every line: Sandman Universe, Young Animal, Hill House, Vertigo, and Black Label Most readers won't know that Maggie has been running point on the phenomenally successful WHITE KNIGHT line since[...]
DC Comics has released a preview of Superman vs Lobo #1, a new comic by Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie, Mirka Andolfo, and Arif Prianto hitting stores on Tuesday from… wait a minute… from DC Black Label?! A Black Label comic that isn't about Batman, The Joker, or Harley Quinn? Who approved this?! Heads are going[...]
In a choice for an upcoming DC Black Label book hitting stores in December sure to shake the publishing world to its foundations, superstar artist Jock has chosen Batman as the subject In landing on this choice, Jock scoured through every possible option of Black Label subject matter, which to date includes: Batman, The Joker,[...]
This October, Cliff Chiang will write, draw, color, and letter a new 4-issue Catwoman series for DC Black Label called Catwoman: Lonely City The story takes place a decade after Batman, The Joker, Nightwing, and Jim Gordon were all killed and Catwoman sent to prison Now she's our, Harvey Dent is the mayor, and hilarity,[...]
DC Comics has announced the return of the popular DC Vertigo series Fables with Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham as a DC Black Label beginning with Fables #151 as well as a six-issue mini-series Batman vs Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham by Bill Willingham with pencils by Brian Level, inks by Jay Leisten, and colours[...]
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Let's start with the degree of difficulty This book's story hinges on twelve main characters There is a nifty little narrative device here that gets you into each one quickly, using the last one added to the "cast" as a perspective character That is absolutely not easy, and despite all the work[...]
It had been noted that there hadn't been a new prestige-format Black Label in the manner in which former Senior Editor Mark Doyle had intended the imprint to be used for, in quite some time And now we do Thought this one has been in the works for three years or more.
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Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp are working together for the first time on Batman/Killer Croc, a new comic book from DC/Black Label, Batman: Reptilian, out in June Garth Ennis isn't usually one for superhero comics, and when he gets near them, people start vomiting on Batman or sexually violating Green Lantern But he popped by[...]
Mark Doyle founded the Black Label imprint at DC Comics Bleeding Cool first got a whiff of it back in 2017, but soon it all came together and DC Comics made a lot of money from prestige format mature readers comics with their biggest names, as well as bringing in Gerard Way to DC for[...]
Spoilers of course. There is a scene in this week's Rorschach #5 by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, an unauthorised sequel to Watchmen published by DC Comics,
Bleeding Cool has mocked comic book writer Tom Taylor and artist Darick Robertson for their Hellblazer: Rise And Fall mini-series for DC Comics' Black Label Specifically for the decision to portray British police carrying handguns as a matter of course With Tom Taylor's reason that he simply didn't realise that they didn't And that it's[...]
But he also talked about two planned projects for DC Comics as part of their mature readers superhero line, Black Label.
I also wrote two new DC Black Label series last year that have not been announced yet, but both are being drawn as we speak One is being drawn by Doug Mahnke, whom I have[...]