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At the end of the War For Earth 3 crossover event written by Robbie Thompson, Denis Hopeless and Jeremy Adams and drawn by  Steve Pugh, Dexter Soy, Eduardo Pasarin, Pasarin and Matt Ryan, saw Amanda Waller left on Earth 3, in charge of her very own Justice League. War For Earth 3 #2 Then, in time for[...]

The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead.  You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. The ten most popular stories yesterday DC Comics Removes Editorial Note About Batman & Dark Crisis The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series Arriving Early Next Month The CW Believes[...]

The problem was that at the time, Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis, had seen the Justice League – including Batman – killed off So we got an editorial note. Batman #128 Telling us that this scene had happened before Dark Crisis. All well and good, but in Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7, as the Justice League[...]

The 5G Files continues… This year, DC Comics published the series Dark Crisis But originally that was to be the name for a previous crossover event, and there was more to come Bleeding Cool is publishing The 5G Files, looking at the aborted-but-not-quite relaunch/reboot planned for DC Comics in 2020 dubbed 5G or Fifth Generation[...]

In Batman #128, with the Justice League turning up to deal with Failsafe defeating Batman and taking over Gotham, we learned that the comic book took place before the events of Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis, in which the League were wiped out Before being returned from a previous save point. Batman #128 But in today's Dark[...]

More Dark Crisis spoilery gossip reaches Bleeding Cool towers regarding the state of the DC Comics Universe in 2023 with the new Dawn Of DC initiative And if that sounds all light'n'brighty instead of grim'n'gritty, well that's what Amanda Waller is there for Previously Bleeding Cool talked about Amanda Waller getting a big bump for[...]

With a sneak peek first, this week, in Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7. The Light was an Illuminati-style group of figures in the animated series Young Justice, formed by Vandal Savage and his daughter, Ishtar Savage, centuries ago to protect the earth from potential threats Those threats were later defined as the superhero teams of[...]

Maybe it wasn't as much of a revelation, as the solicitations for Nightwing #101 for February March 2o23 states that "After the events of Dark Crisis, Superman has a talk with Nightwing, letting him know that now is Dick's time to lead…so Nightwing gathers a group of friends to be the premier league in the[...]

Welcome to another preview of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7, brought to you by Bleeding Cool In this issue, we find Robin trying to force Slade to confront his Daddy Issues But before we dive into that, I'd like to introduce my partner in crime for this preview, Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron[...]

As to who their new members and agents are? Well, we'll get to that, but it seems that they feel a natural fit for some interaction with Dr Light, who just got quite the power-up courtesy of Damian Wayne in Dark Crisis: The Dark Army. Maybe we will find out something in today's March 2023 solicits[...]

It's time for our weekly comic book preview, and this week we've got a look at Dark Crisis Big Bang #1 Like you, we were hoping this preview of Dark Crisis Big Bang #1 would feature a superhero orgy, but it turns out it's a multiverse thing Joining me this week is my robot assistant,[...]

A member of the Justice Society Of America, The Spectre began to gain greater independence from Corrigan. Revived many time since, in a variety of forms with a variety of identities, he's also played a major role in events such as Crisis on Infinite Earths and Zero Hour: Crisis in Time storylines, as the only power able[...]

Oh yes, and Red Canary pops by… DARK CRISIS WAR ZONE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A RAFAEL SARMENTO (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rafael Sarmento A BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND VIEW OF DARK CRISIS! Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Delilah S Dawson, Jeremy Adams, Frank Tieri, and Stephanie Williams Art by George Kambadais, Daniel Bayliss, Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan, and Serg Acuña[...]

There is no Dark Crisis comic book published this week by DC Comics There is not even a Dark Crisis tie-in book And Lazarus Planet is a long way off However, tomorrow DC Comics will find ways to tie certain titles in with such crossover events, in a desperate attempt to keep the continuity straight… So[...]

In Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5, Damian Wayne had a plan to use Doctor Light to save the Omniverse He's come a long way, has he not? Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 Today sees the publication of Dark Crisis: The Dark Army one-shot And maybe his plans haven't been thoroughly thought through though As, with[...]

But what will that bring? Issue 2 saw Damian Wayne stepping up to the legacy he has in mind for himself, replacing his father as the new Batman. Now, this is all set (somehow) before Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis – hang on, will that mean Lazarus Planet will also be set before Dark Crisis?[...]

In this preview of Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1, Damian Wayne learns the truth: if you want something done right, do it yourself. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so though I know I will regret it,[...]

Dark Crisis is FOCing its final issue, right now, and writer Joshua Williamson has egged the pudding, saying "To me DC (and comics) should always be building Building new exciting stories and adding to the mythology That's what Dark Crisis was about to me How DC is at its best when it embraces its history[...]

Bart apologizes to Cassie for his past actions in this preview of Dark Crisis: Young Justice #6 Now they have to stop Mickey Mxyzptlk. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so though I know I will regret it,[...]

Of course a world based on Batman's hopes is grim and gritty and full of crime and violence in this preview of Dark Crisis: World Without a Justice League: Batman #1. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so[...]

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #6 sees Pariah make his last stand against all manner of Justice Leaguers, with deaths handed out in his usual style, and creating multiverse realities and new worlds along the way. Some who actually seem to welcome it… But as the New Legacy characters step up to defeat the Dark Army… And Pariah[...]

Justice League #75, published in the spring,  saw the death of the Justice League, including Clark Kent, Superman, and the beginning of the Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths But he was still alive in his own comic book, Action Comics, fighting on another world. So how does this fit together? It was intimated in solicitations, Bleeding Cool[...]

DC Comics are lining up Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths hardcovers for June 2023, with at least one curiosity Dark Crisis contains issues 1 to 7 of the series, Dark Crisis: Young Justice contains that series, Flash Vol 18 TPB includes the Barry Allen crossover but… what is Tales From The Dark Crisis? The cover[...]

At which we get the most on-the-nose differentiation between DC Comics and Marvel Comics, with an image seemingly stripped from Crisis On Infinite Earths. Or should that be Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths, currently being published by DC Comics? I think that's what you call snap, right?   Al Ewing vs Joshua Williamson…it's on! DEFENDERS BEYOND #4 (OF 5) MARVEL COMICS AUG220908 (W)[...]

In previous Dark Crisis gossip, Bleeding Cool suggested that Deathstroke might have an issue with the legacy system at DC Comics, where characters inherit the mantle of those who came before them But also that Mickey Mxyzptlk, son of Mister Mxyzptlk, was embodying a certain toxic fandom who believe that some characters "deserve" to take[...]

But interesting folk at last weekend's New York Comic-Con risked life and limb by gossiping, unmasked, about the future of the cosmic event comics at DC Comics, specifically the current Dark Crisis and Flashpoint Beyond and how they may be crashing headfirst into each other So, again, this is what has reached my limey ears,[...]

A battle of the logos, with all manner of fonts and ugliness, but maybe that's the point. Battle Of The Brands in Dark Crisis: Green Arrow & Black Canary The Justice League logo smashed into Dark Crisis, with two lines within a single line, and shifting font size, a story title in cursive script shoved in between[...]

Green Arrow takes his Robin Hood fetish to the next level in this preview of Dark Crisis Worlds Without a Justice League Green Arrow #1 Check out the preview below. DARK CRISIS WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE GREEN ARROW #1 DC Comics 0822DC062 0722DC837 – Dark Crisis Worlds Without a Justice League Green Arrow #1 Cover – $4.99 (W) Stephanie[...]

If any other retailers would like to report their top sellers, please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List of the week Batman #128 Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 Spider-Man #1 Joker the Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 X-Men Red #7 AXE X-Men #1 Junkyard Joe #1 Edge of Spider-Verse #5 Star Wars Mandalorian #4 Hulk #9 Thanks to the following Bleeding Cool Bestseller List[...]

Tomorrow's Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 and Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1 one-shot both give new looks for two different Superman, Jon Kent and Clark Kent varieties The latter sees Jon Kent exploring the nature of the Great Darkness, via the Plant Elemental who first encountered the force way back in Alan Moore,[...]