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DC Comics has had an… interesting history in the portrayal of the relationship between Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn Established in the Harley Quinn comics from Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Chad Yardin, it revealed a schism within DC Comics editorial, between those who wanted to see Ivy as a queer anti-hero, finding her place[...]

The huge sales that Batman was enjoying gave Tom King far more power than he might otherwise have enjoyed at DC Comics He was untouchable. The halfway point in what was planned as a hundred-plus issue run, was marked by their wedding – or rather a lack of it.   Selina Kyle was persuaded against it by her[...]

When Jared Stern was tasked to bring Krypto the Superdog and DC League of Super-Pets on the big screen, he was surprised by what Warner Bros and DC allowed him to work with Coming from helping to write some of the stop-action animated LEGO films to life, including The LEGO Batman Movie (2017), he was[...]

PrintWatch: DC Comics is sending Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #1, #2 and #3 all of them with 1:25 silver foil cardstock cover variants While Marvel Comics is giving second printings to Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #2, Star Wars: The Mandalorian #1, Ant-Man #1, Daredevil #1, Gambit #1, Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1 And with[...]

#PennyworthS3 pic.twitter.com/OyKAOijuWz — Pennyworth on HBO Max (@DCpennyworth) July 28, 2022 Season two introduced new series regulars James Purefoy (The Following, Sex Education, Altered Carbon), Edward Hogg (Taboo, Harlots, White Lightning), Jessye Romeo (Curfew, In the Long Run), Ramon Tikaram (Brassic, The Victim) and Harriet Slater (Faunutland and the Lost Magic).  Based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Pennyworth was developed by Bruno[...]

Black Adam is only a few months away, but the promotional tour is in full force, which suggests that the sequel and spin-off conversations can officially commence! As of now, there's been a trailer for Black Adam, stills, extensive interviews, and, more recently, an exciting San Diego Comic-Con panel to highlight the upcoming DC release[...]

Check out the preview below. TASK FORCE Z #10 DC Comics 0522DC148 0522DC149 – Task Force Z #10 Travis Mercer Cover – $4.99 (W) Matthew Rosenberg (A/CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira The rise of Powers Industries! Red Hood and what remains of his Task Force Z squad are on the run and investigating the secrets of their former benefactor, Powers Industries[...]

#11, in stores Tuesday from DC Comics Check out the preview below. DEATHSTROKE INC #11 DC Comics 0522DC110 0522DC111 – Deathstroke Inc #11 Francesco Mattina Cover – $4.99 (W) Ed Brisson (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Mikel Janin Deathstroke: Year One continues! To escape the banality of family life, Slade Wilson, the failed soldier and test subject, undertakes his first assassination mission[...]

Check out the preview below. SANDMAN UNIVERSE: NIGHTMARE COUNTRY #4 DC Comics 0522DC153 0522DC154 – Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #4 Dani Cover – $4.99 (W) James Tynion IV (A) Lisandro Estherren, Dani (CA) Reiko Murakami The Corinthian's hunt for answers about the Smiling Man transcends even his own self-preservation as he returns to the waking world—and his unlikely human partner—in defiance[...]

Check out the preview below. BATMAN: FORTRESS #3 DC Comics 0522DC087 0522DC088 – Batman: Fortress #3 Mico Suayan Cover – $4.99 (W) Gary Whitta (A/CA) Darick Robertson Time is running out after a disastrous first encounter with the invading alien force, and Batman is forced to change his tactics and team up with the last person on Earth he could have[...]

Check out the preview below. ROBIN #16 DC Comics 0522DC142 0522DC143 – Robin #16 Simone Di Meo Cover – $4.99 (W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Roger Cruz, Norm Rapmund Robin's investigation into Lazarus Island is put on hold as Lord Death Man strikes Damian and Hawke are called to Tokyo by Flatline to help her deal with her crazed mentor[...]

Batman walks right into a trap in this preview of Batman: One Dark Knight #3, in stores Tuesday from DC Comics Check out the preview below. BATMAN: ONE DARK KNIGHT #3 DC Comics 0322DC024 0322DC025 – Batman: One Dark Knight #3 Bill Sienkiewicz Cover – $6.99 (W/A/CA) Jock From the sewers under Gotham to the roiling waters of the harbor, Batman's[...]

Swamp Thing is souped up with the power of Green Lantern in this preview of Swamp Thing #15, in stores Tuesday from DC Comics Check out the preview below. SWAMP THING #15 DC Comics 0522DC156 0522DC157 – Swamp Thing #15 Charlie Adlard Cover – $4.99 (W) Ram V (A/CA) Mike Perkins The Earth stands on the precipice of destruction as the[...]

Check out the preview below. AQUAMEN #6 DC Comics 0522DC079 0522DC080 – Aquamen #6 Fico Ossio Cover – $4.99 0522DC081 – Aquamen #6 Philip Tan Cover – $4.99 (W) Chuck Brown, Brandon Thomas (A) Sami Basri (CA) Travis Moore A Dark Crisis tie-in issue! After hearing about Arthur's death, Mera and the others must each find a way to come to terms[...]

Warner Bros and DC offered their latest update for the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-starred anti-hero Black Adam at San Diego Comic-Con The clip featured highlights the title character's regrets in his powers as the suffering his character had to endure on his path to power exclaiming that he is "born out of rage." The clip then[...]

Superman has inspired the people of Warworld to revolution, but in this preview of Action Comics #1045, is it a futile gesture? Check out the preview below. ACTION COMICS #1045 DC Comics 0522DC072 0522DC073 – Action Comics #1045 Rafael Sarmento Cover – $5.99 (W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Riccardo Federici, David Lapham (CA) Lucio Parrillo The Warworld Revolution escalates as Superman[...]

Check out the preview below. HARLEY QUINN #17 DC Comics 0522DC119 0522DC120 – Harley Quinn #17 Derrick Chew Cover – $4.99 (W) Stephanie Phillips (A/CA) Riley Rossmo It's the moment we've been building toward for months! The rumble in the jungle! But actually in Gotham, because we're not in the jungle It's the throwdown showdown between me, your hyper-verbal, semi-reformed former[...]

This preview of DC Mech #1 explores an alternate ending to World War II for the DC Comics Universe Check out the preview below. DC MECH #1 DC Comics 0522DC035 0522DC036 – DC Mech #1 Dan Mora Cover – $4.99 (W) Kenny Porter (A/CA) Baldemar Rivas At the end of World War II, Earth was invaded by giant mechanized parademons from[...]

Check out the preview below. SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE #1 DC Comics 0522DC043 0522DC044 – Superman: Space Age #1 Steve Rude Cover – $9.99 (W) Mark Russell (A/CA) Mike Allred Meet Clark Kent, a young reporter who just learned that the world will soon come to an end (Crisis on Infinite Earths) and there is nothing he can do to save it[...]

Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1062 DC Comics 0522DC012 0522DC013 – Detective Comics #1062 Lee Bermejo Cover – $5.99 0522DC014 – Detective Comics #1062 J.H Williams III Cover – $5.99 (W) Ram V., Simon Spurrier (A) Rafael Albuquerque, Dani (CA) Evan Cagle GOTHAM NOCTURNE PART 1 OF 4: OVERTURE It's a new era for the detective of the night as[...]

DC hasn't quite found its successful pattern regarding consistency with live-action adaptation releases (some of the hiccups are simply out of their hands), but that hasn't stopped them from pushing forward and occasionally persevering Though there might have been some expectations to get answers about continuity with the upcoming Batgirl film… it might take more[...]

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #4 DC Comics 0322DC128 0322DC129 – Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #4 Travis Moore Cover – $4.99 (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Scott Godlewski Now it's the Legion of Super-Heroes' turn to get stuck in a time they don't belong in: the 21st century Time for the greatest heroes of the future to see[...]

Check out the preview below. FLASH #784 DC Comics 0522DC028 0522DC029 – Flash #784 Bengal Cover – $4.99 (W) Jeremy Adams (A) Amancay Nahuelpan (CA) Taurin Clarke The search for Barry Allen! Wally and Wallace have arrived on the planet Pariah has trapped Barry on—but it's not quite a happy reunion among the Flashes The Dark Crisis tie-in storyline continues! In Shops:[...]

Check out the preview below. BLACK ADAM #2 DC Comics 0522DC098 0522DC099 – Black Adam #2 Cover – $4.99 0522DC100 – Black Adam #2 Brandon Peterson Cover – $4.99 0522DC876 – Black Adam #2 Rafael Sarmento Cover – $4.99 (W) Christopher Priest (A) Rafa Sandoval (CA) Irvin Rodriguez I am not a hero, I'm a god Who is Black Adam? His power and[...]

Check out the preview below. BLOOD SYNDICATE SEASON ONE #3 DC Comics 0522DC103 (W) Geoffrey Thorne (A) ChrisCross, Juan Castro (CA) Jamal Igle With Wise Son framed for the attack on the Blue Street Syndicate HQ, the Paris Island police are looking for answers…but Wise doesn't break easily He's got secrets to keep—including the story of just what went down[...]

Check out the preview below. AQUAMAN AND THE FLASH: VOIDSONG #2 DC Comics 0522DC074 0522DC075 – Aquaman and The Flash: Voidsong #2 Cover – $6.99 (W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) Vasco Georgiev (CA) Mike Perkins The true purpose of the Voidsong is revealed! The end of the world was just the beginning! With the Voidsong's influence spreading deep into the[...]

As if drenching readers in nostalgia isn't enough for the comics industry, in this previe of Dark Crisis: Young Justice #2, now it's affecting the heroes too! Check out the preview below. DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #2 DC Comics 0522DC026 0522DC027 – Dark Crisis: Young Justice #2 Nikola Cizmesija Cover – $4.99 (W) Meghan Fitzmartin (A) Laura Braga (CA) Max[...]

Will things get awkward? Check out the preview below. CATWOMAN #45 DC Comics 0522DC104 0522DC105 – Catwoman #45 Jenny Frison Cover – $4.99 (W) Tini Howard (A) Nico Leon (CA) Jeff Dekal Roman Sionis has been brought to his knees, but enough is enough Catwoman's vacation is over and it's time to get back to work But Selina has never been[...]

Check out the preview below. FABLES #153 DC Comics 0522DC115 0522DC116 – Fables #153 Mark Buckingham Cover – $4.99 (W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha (CA) Qistina Khalidah Don't come back until you've had a big adventure! What's the worst that could happen? In order to get a bit of work done, Bigby has sent his young ones off[...]

Check out the preview below. BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #5 DC Comics 0522DC052 0522DC053 – Batman/Superman: World's Finest #5 Francesco Mattina Cover – $4.99 (W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Dan Mora THE FIRST ARC OF WORLD'S FINEST CONCLUDES WITH A SHOCKING FORESHADOWING OF DCU EVENTS TO COME! The sinister machinations of the devil Nezha have run ragged the Man of Steel and the[...]