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DC Comics Give Comic Shops Additional Discount On Batman One More Day
Batman: One Bad Day is a series of oversized prestige-format comic books from DC Comics that each tell a different story of a different Batman villain, all in the thematic design of Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland "One Bad Day" echoes the Killing Joke line (and uses the Killing Joke[...]
Superman Future State: Worlds of War Figure Revealed by McFarlane Toys
DC Comics Future State shook up the foundation of the DC Universe with new stories, villains, and teams We were seeing a glimpse of the future of DC Comics in this lineup of comics after the event of Dark Nights: Death Metal Some stories were better than others, and some we really just needed more[...]
DC Demanded A White Blood Syndicate Member But Who Created Boogeyman?
See you there? LITG: Blood Syndicate Origins When DC Demanded A White Character For Milestone's Blood Syndicate We Taste Test the New Casey's Exclusive MTN DEW Overdrive David F Walker on DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More 'Thugged Out' Snoop Dogg as Cryptkeeper in Tales From The Crip with Rodney Barnes The Boys Invades Brazil & Jensen Ackles Brings Us[...]
Harley Quinn Enters the Future State with New DC Direct Statue
The Future State was a very interesting story arc to come out of DC Comics after the events of Death Metal It was very intriguing to see the possible future of DC Comics, and to this day, some of those stories are coming true However, the Magistrate was taken down by Batman, so this chaotic[...]
I Am Batman’s Jace Fox Gets His Very First Statue with DC Direct 
This hero arose during the Fear State storyline in DC Comics, and he even has his own comic with I Am Batman Jace is not a member of the Bat Family just yet, but he has easily made a name for himself and is a Batman for the people His new suit is pretty sweet[...]
DC Demanded A White Blood Syndicate Member But Who Created Boogeyman?
Boogeyman was a character who first appeared in the Milestone Media comic book series Blood Syndicate, published through DC Comics, A title credited as being created by the late Dwayne McDuffie, Ivan Velez Jr and Denys Cowan, first drawn by Trevor Von Eeden, Ivan would write or co-write all thirty-five issues of the series that[...]
DC Offers Sandman Standees To Comic Stores Ahead Of Netflix Show
Ahead of the launch of Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman on the 5th of August, DC Comics is offering American comics shops a new Sandman standee, featuring imagery of Tom Sturridge as Morpheus, the king of dreams The standee is inteded to draw the "attention of customers towards the acclaimed legacy of The Sandman and[...]
David F Walker On DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More 'Thugged Out'
You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. LITG: Walking Dead Ends in The Daily LITG David F Walker on DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More 'Thugged Out' Marvel Rewrites The Origin Of Captain America's Shield (Spoilers) Black Adam Wants His Successor To Be Called White Adam (Spoilers) Marvel Comics Says Goodbye To Conan Today (Mostly) Pat McCallum,[...]
Pat McCallum, Wizard Co-Founder/EIC & DC Executive Editor Has Died
This is also partially why he was recruited as an editor by publisher Dan DiDio at DC Comics after the end of Wizard: A Guide To Comics after twenty years in 2011. Pat McCallum was responsible for bringing a number of other ex-Wizard Magazine employees in to revamp DC Comics' marketing and editorial, including the 2016 launch[...]
David F Walker On DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More 'Thugged Out'
Comic book writer David F Walker wrote the Cyborg comic book from DC Comics in 2015, talking about creating a whole world for the character within the DC Universe However he only lasted for nine issues, before Marv Wolfman, the character's co-creator took over for the final three Walker left saying it was fun, but[...]
Flashpoint Beyond #3
We talked about the history of Hypertime at DC Comics earlier on Bleeding Cool and how now it is being used as a home for the Flashpoint continuity, away from the rest of the DC Omniverse A place for Psycho Pirate to hide from Dark Crisis But also a place for Professor Thawns, the Reverse[...]
No Elliot S. Maggin Credit for Superman & Lois Use Of Miracle Monday
Maggin, starring the DC Comics superhero Superman published in 1981, and recently republished His second Superman novel, created as a tie-in Superman film series, wasn't written to be in continuity with the movies. The novel debuts the character, time traveler Kristin Wells, who would later appear in the comics both as herself and as Superwoman And[...]
Auto Draft
Descendent of Teth-Adam, and destined, in future DC Comics solicitations, to be "youthful successor" to Black Adam and wearing a white version of his classic suit. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ But you won't have to wait three months until[...]
Flashpoint Beyond #3
Hey, what can I say, Dark Crisis is a Crisis, and it goes with the territory. DARK CRISIS #2 CVR A SAMPERE DC COMICS MAY223249 (W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere THE HOUSE OF NIGHTWING BURNS! As the good people of the world mourn the loss of the Justice League, the forces of evil have seized the opportunity to wreak[...]
What Poison Ivy Being Carnivore, Not Vegan, Might Mean for DC Comics
Of late, DC Comics has depicted Poison Ivy as vegetarian or vegan across comic books, graphic novels, cartoons and TV shows She doesn't push it on others, but that's her thing She lets others make their own choices Here are a bunch (hat tip to some extraordinary research from More Bedside Books) [...]
More Fun Comics #14 (DC, 1936)
The character returned to his normal detective-style appearance with the next issue.  An incredibly important and difficult-to-get moment in DC Comics history, there's a More Fun Comics #14 and several other Dr Occult issues of the series in great condition up for auction in the 2022 July 3-4 Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction[...]
What Might Failsafe Be? (Batman #125 Spoilers)
DC Comics has been teasing the appearance of Failsafe in this week's Batman #125 for some time So secretive was the character's appearance that they… put him on the cover, as designed by Jorge Jimenez Okay, so spoilers going forward beyond that, I suppose But we have been talking about Batman #125 ahead of publication[...]
Batman #125
And how will they react to the resulting Penguin Empire? BATMAN #125 CVR A JIMENEZ DC COMICS MAY223233 (W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Jorge Jimenez, Belen Ortega Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky joins legendary artist Jorge Jimenez to define a new era in Batman! Bruce Wayne is at a turning point, haunted by dreams of a dark future, while Gotham City billionaires[...]
DC Comics' Monkey Prince #7 Will Return In October
Monkey Prince by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang is a twelve-issue mini-series published by DC Comics, remaking the Monkey King legend for the DC Universe, and having been published by DC every month through 2022 since the beginning of February But after the sixth issue of the comic book published this week for the[...]
Black Adam’s Atom Smasher and Sabbac Receive McFarlane MegaFigs
Thankfully, Black Adam looks like it is a beast of its own with some impressive live-action debut of some iconic DC Comics heroes like Dr Fate, Hawkman, Atom Smasher, and more McFarlane is bringing these heroes to life with some pretty impressive action figures We have seen all of the 7" figures so far, but[...]
Batman #125
What kind of Failsafe might Gotham have against that? More from Batman #125 BATMAN #125 CVR A JIMENEZ DC COMICS MAY223233 (W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Jorge Jimenez, Belen Ortega Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky joins legendary artist Jorge Jimenez to define a new era in Batman! Bruce Wayne is at a turning point, haunted by dreams of a dark future, while[...]
Black Adam (Jim Lee Artwork) 12” Statue Debuts from McFarlane Toys
The DC Comics 12" Posed Figure from McFarlane is priced at $39.99, and pre-orders are live here Be sure to check out some of the DC Multiverse figures also coming from McFarlane with Dr Fate, Atom Smasher, Cyclone, and even some Megafigs. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1[...]
Cover image for Joker #14
Bleeding Cool gets the nod that it will be launching in October or November and called Punchline: The Gotham Game. There are a number of other comic book companies publishing comic books called Punchline and clearly, DC is not up for a trademark war on this one, though she did get a one-shot previously. Cover image for[...]
Another Dead Robin? Batman #125 Spoilers
He doesn;t eve have a Batcave anymore, or a trained surgeon in Alfred Pennyworth, for such events. Maybe it's just handy for a dark shadowy Batman to have a bright yellow, red and green fellow jumping around him, to draw enemy fire? More Batman #125 coverage at this link… BATMAN #125 CVR A JIMENEZ DC COMICS MAY223233 (W) Chip Zdarsky[...]
Who Will Black Adam Choose To Lead The Justice League? (Dark Crisis #2 Spoilers)
Dark Crisis #2 is published on Tuesday from DC Comics, but as you can see, if available in comic stores that don't stick to a street date. DARK CRISIS #2 CVR A SAMPERE DC COMICS MAY223249 (W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Daniel Sampere THE HOUSE OF NIGHTWING BURNS! As the good people of the world mourn the loss of the Justice[...]