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Well, folks, looks like it's time to trade in those capes for a weed whacker as we dive into City Boy #6, hitting the stands this Tuesday, November 28th Those of you who've been following along know that City Boy has been throwing down with the flora and fauna in a manner that makes even[...]

That's when City Boy #5 crashes into a comic store near you, bringing you yet another round of cheap thrills and obvious Marvel rip-offs. Here's the sparkling gem of a synopsis they came up with for us to ponder: Follow City Boy as he discovers a mysterious power that allows him to control ants But such power[...]

Nightwing pops by the new series City Boy #4 by Greg Pak and Minkyu Jung, published today from DC Comics And makes a claim for himself that might get the statisticians' tongues a-wagging. City Boy #4 by Greg Pak and Minkyu Jung The next best thing to the world's greatest detective? The second-best detective? He certainly has[...]

Well folks, mark your calendars (or don't) because the train rolling into your local comic book station this Tuesday, September 5th, is none other than City Boy #4 This dazzling, not at all formulaic episode, guest stars Nightwing How's this for a plot twist? Nightwing's saddled with the weighty task of figuring out whether our[...]

City Boy is Gotham's new superhero for DC Comics, with the city talking/manipulation powers of Jack Hawksmoor but from a more mystical origin, boosted by Lazarus Island's volcanic juices.  Abandoned by his mother to a grandfather no longer with us, it's a twist on the poor orphan boy tope of Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Robin and[...]

This Tuesday, August 1st, we descend into the concrete jungle again with City Boy #3, where our titular hero has more or less become Metropolis's inbuilt noise detector I mean, seriously, who wouldn't want the superpower of hearing everything in the city all at once? Traffic jams, construction work, stray cats fighting over a piece[...]

Well, hello there, folks! Gather around as I begrudgingly tell you about the delightful sophomore issue of City Boy Heading to a comic book store near you on Tuesday, June 27th, City Boy #2 sees our protagonist, Cameron Sun, getting a little whatever-it-takes in his step and embracing those pesky powers he's been avoiding But[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool had a look at the origins of City Boy, a new DC Comics superhero from Gotham City created by Greg Pak and Minkyu Jung, who has a simpatico relationship with the city he lives in, courtesy of a major scientific project intended to empower the already-empowered elite, but instead putting Cameron Kim[...]

City Boy is the new Gotham superhero for DC Comics, previously seen in Lazarus Planet and the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special A character with the city talking/manipulation powers of Jack Hawksmoor but from a more mystical origin, boosted by Lazarus Island's volcanic juices But his origin is far more classic. Abandoned by his mother to a[...]

Introducing City Boy #1, coming to comic book shops on Tuesday, May 23rd Cameron Kim's life is just one gigantic telemarketer call he didn't sign up for, as his "power" is listening to the internal monologues of various cities I'm sure it's totally worth being in a constant state of migraines just to pawn the[...]

Well, add another to their not-Free Comic Book Day free comics, with We Are Legends. We Are Legends is to be part of the year-long Dawn of DC storytelling initiative, with the launch of three six-issue series: Spirit World, The Vigil, and City Boy Each features new characters of AAPI heritage as leads of their own[...]

Bleeding Cool previously covered rumours about Spirit World, City Boy and The Vigil becoming new series from DC Comics, and DC has now just confirmed them all for May 2023, ahead of the release of their solicits and solicitations as six-issue series with Asian lead characters, for May's AAPI Heritage Month and the Dawn Of[...]

Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 introduces the Jack Hawksmoor-like character City Boy – though we previously got a sneak peek in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary last year. Wildstorm 30th Anniversary City Boy has a shared power set of persuading and cajoling a city to bend to his will, albeit it from a different source, to Jack Hawksmoor… Wildstorm[...]

The solicitation for Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn one-shot out in January 2023, as part of the DC Comics magical crisis event, reveals that "ancient and dangerous power has been awakened following the eruption of the Lazarus Volcano, and this surge of fantastical power will affect the DC Universe forevermore! In Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn, we'll[...]