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DC Comics Future State January 2021
And read the full DC Comics January 2021 solicitations so far right here. FUTURE STATE: SWAMP THING #1 written by RAM V art and cover by MIKE PERKINS card stock variant cover by DIMA IVANOV From the ashes of a terrible war, life blooms anew in Swamp Thing's image The remnants of humanity lie in hiding, forever in the shadow[...]
Catwoman Has A New Magnetic Suit For DC Comics 5G Future State
If there's one sad thing about all the cool new looks for DC Comics' Future State rolling out, from cool creative teams, it's that these were originally meant to be the ongoing books, not just stories stuffed into over-sized comics in January and February Still, you take what you can get Such as the new[...]
DC Comics Future State January 2021
And read the full DC Comics January 2021 solicitations so far right here.   FUTURE STATE: SUICIDE SQUAD #1 "Suicide Squad" written by ROBBIE THOMPSON "Suicide Squad" art by JAVI FERNANDEZ "Black Adam" written JEREMY ADAMS "Black Adam" art by FERNANDO PASARIN cover by JAVI FERNANDEZ card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW The Suicide Squad enters the Future State era as Amanda Waller[...]
Did Future State WW Yara Flor First Appear In Wonder Woman Annual #4?
The Wonder Woman of DC Comics' Future State two month event – aside from the original Wonder Woman who appears to have hooked up with Lucius Fox's son, wither Tim or Luke, depending – is a Brazilian character called Yara Flor, in a two-issue series written and drawn by Joelle Jones Editor Jamie S Rich[...]
DC Comics January 2021 Solicitations, 29 Frankensteined
Okay so have a little Hellblazer, Strange Adventures and Death Metal, but then Generations Shattered kicks off Future State for DC Comics January 2021 solicitations… here's what we have Frankensteined so far: DC Comics January 2021 Solicitations, Future State Frankensteined GENERATIONS SHATTERED #1 written by DAN JURGENS, ANDY SCHMIDT, and ROBERT VENDITTI art by IVAN REIS, BRYAN HITCH, KEVIN[...]
DC Comics Turned 5G Into Future State, Publishing It All In 2 Months
You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: DC Future State and Pokémon GO – the ten most-read stories yesterday… DC Future State and Pokémon GO – The Daily LITG, 16th October 2020 What you were reading yesterday, the numbers don't lie. DC Comics Turned 5G Into Future State, Publishing It All In 2 Months Full[...]
Is Batman Dating Wonder Woman In 5G/Future State?
Today we all got the big news about DC Comics and their remaking of all their former 5G plans into the  two-month Future State event for January and February 2021 Before the full solicitations are released (tomorrow for that) we got all sorts of bits and pieces to examine Such as that the Immortal Wonder[...]
How Rorscharch #1 Betrays, then Kills Steve Ditko
Some readers might say that the book betrays, then kills Steve Ditko. "Rorschach" #1 opening, DC Comics The dead cartoonist's similarity to the myth of Ditko are quite pronounced – reclusive in his later years, hardly went out, drew his own increasingly incomprehensible comics These are overt references to the real-life Ditko's later years The perception is[...]
Jonathan Kent is Superman, Bottling Metropolis for 5G/Future State
One year ago, Bleeding Cool told you that Jonathan Kent, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, would become the new Superman as part of DC Comics' 5G relaunch Earlier this year, we pointed out that this would be accompanied by Jonathan Kent putting Metropolis in a bottle This is what we said three months[...]
DC Comics Has Turned 5G Into Future State Imprint
Originally the plan was for DC Comics to launch its Fifth Generation, by ageing up all the DC superheroes and replacing them with new characters taking their roles Planned and laid out in the new DC Timeline, this was scuppered when publisher and proponent of this approach, Dan DioDio was fired Then the shutdown gave[...]
Watchmen included the Rorschach-worshipping Seventh Kavalry (Image: HBO)
Fans of Damon Lindelof's pseudo-sequel "remix" of DC Comics' Watchmen still continue debating whether or not the multiple Emmy Award-winning HBO series should move ahead on a second season or if the second season should be a direct sequel or something set in another part of Lindelof's universe BCTV has gone on record as saying[...]
Titans star Curran Walters as Jason Todd aka Robin aka Red Hood (Image: WarnerMedia)
"DC Comics loves the Lazarus Pit," Walker teased "I have no comment about that." As for the impact her electrocution will have on her life moving forward, Walker says that and aspect of her story that they will "absolutely" explore. Titans (Image: DC Universe) Titans stars Brenton Thwaites (Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin), Anna Diop (Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire), Teagan[...]
Lost In Transit To The UK: DCeased, Dreaming and Sacred Six?
When Diamond UK returned to distributing comic books – and took back the UK/European distribution deal for DC Comics to comic book stores – it had a lot to catch up on Months worth of comics that had been stuck in warehouses were gradually distributed around comic book stores outside of North America There have[...]
Superman Is "A Shot In The Dark" - Death Metal #4
Now that's what I call a Snyder Cut. A great line, but is it all for naught? After all it appears that The Batman Who Laughs, Batmanhattan, The Darkest Knight bribed the architect first… DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #4 (OF 6) DC COMICS JUN208205 (W) Scott Snyder (A) Jonathan Glapion (A/CA) Greg Capullo Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman are trapped in[...]
Harvey Bullock, Police Commissioner Again? Detective Comics #1028
By underscoring points of possible contention, usually humorously, the suspension of disbelief is retained. Looks like Gotham City nay have issues with corruption, town planning, services and keeping prisoners incarcerated, but its police bureaucracy is really slimmed down… good news for Harvey Bullock. DETECTIVE COMICS #1028 JOKER WAR DC COMICS AUG202612 (W) Peter J[...]
How DC Comics' Future State Was Originally Intended To Lead Into 5G
Stating that DC Comics were going to do their DC Band-Aid trick again, a two month gap to get their books back on schedule, so that the main comics could relaunch for 5G, with existing DC characters aged up and new characters taking their familiar roles A new Batman, a new Superman, a new Flash and[...]
Pennyworth Season 2 releases new key art, teaser, and casting news (Image: EPIX)
The Epix series is based on characters created for DC Comics by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. Last month, EPIX's Batman prequel series Pennyworth got the eyeballs buzzing with word that Alfred's (Jack Bannon) job of protecting and assisting billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) during the second season is about to get a bit more complicated when[...]
Is Tom King Making The New Rorschach, Alan Moore? (Spoilers)
Rorschach #1, another unauthorised sequel to Watchmen by Tom King and Jorge Fornes, is published by DC Comics this week Last month we ran the following fairly speculatory article, and I felt that it might be worth running again, just in case, now with added previews imagery fom the first issue Take it away, me… First,[...]
Scott Snyder Says Death Metal Is About Not BEing Allowed To Erase Your Mistakes
This is the exciting thing about this moment of DC Comics where you have books coming out through Black Label that can lean into the pure classic iconic elements of the Batman mythos and that it almost requires the the mainline to take the next step forward.  And actually allow there to be consequences, story[...]
Scott Snyder Says Death Metal Is About Not BEing Allowed To Erase Your Mistakes
And that to me is a love letter to all of DC Comics, what it says is all of these great stories that you've grown up with whether you love them or hate them, they all matter, they're all real they're all part of this one epic generational story and at the end what we[...]
Green Lantern Corp (Image: DC Comics)
The series will also include familiar faces such as Sinestro and Kilowog, as well as new heroes to the ranks of the Green Lantern Corps (and villains to stand in their way). (Image: DC Comics) In October 2019, Greg Berlanti confirmed he was bringing a Green Lantern-based series to HBO Max At the time of the announcement,[...]
Skeleton Crew Studio and IDW Create Sandman Key To Hell
Events from this story will be revisited in the upcoming Locke & Key/Sandman crossover series published by DC Comics and IDW. You can see the whole panel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ85tQza90wVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Adventure Zone Interview | The Crystal Kingdom Graphic Novel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ85tQza90w) [...]