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Mattel and its infamous Matty Collector Club has a new line... He-Man has its Club Eternia collector club. Well this is Club Black Freighter. I am sure

From an interview between Tom Spurgeon and Mark Waid, talking about working as an editor at DC Comics  under executive editor Dick Giordano; I was actually offered this job about four or five years ago at DC Dan for a while wanted to move on to a different part of the company He invited me to[...]

Louis Falcetti writes; I like the quiet epics. The stories that explode and dazzle but remain under the radar, even when bearing the greasy fingerprints

Thanks to Gotham Spoilers who have done some fine URL farming, here are a number of covers for DC Comics in April. Except each looks like the first half of an image. Could they be the first half of gatefold covers for all of April's DC New 52 comics? And could these be the "Holy Shit" covers[...]

Here's a look at the charts for 2012 for toys and games sold in comic stores and distrubuted in North America by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Games. Naturally Marvel and DC superhero action figures to the toys list, with video game spin-off figures nudging their way in For once, Walking Dead doesn't get a look[...]

I love Superman, and yet, in my mind, he's been twisted around into some kind of alien thing." – Jerry Siegel The US Appeal courts have ruled in favour of Warner Bros and DC Entertainment in the dispute with the heirs of Jerry Siegel over the rights and ownership to Superman and enforces the 2001 contract[...]

With Justice League Of America #1 soon to launch, DC Comics are keen to try and capture a little of that lightning and inject it into other titles. Such as the comics Green Arrow , Katana, Justice League of America's Vibe, all featuring characters now part of Justice League Of America If you hadn't guessed that[...]

Is it me or is it a familiar beard? Maybe there will be some clues in the kind of things he says. Well, he didn't like the film did he? Certainly he seems as belligerant towards DC icons, especially ones he co-created, as ever. But that's okay, as we know with Before Watchmen, DC always wins.. Comics courtesy[...]

I understand that, across the New DCU line, we are to get some sort of "surprise" covers for April Something that will really stand out on the comic shelves. And that they're being referred to internally as "Holy Shit!" Month. No one go changing the punctuation on that, okay? I wonder what they will actually call it? And[...]

Of the top 500 selling titles of the year, sold by Diamond to comic stores in North America, DC have 260 titles and Marvel have 219 However Marvel take 14 of the top 15 spots (with Walking Dead at number one), while DC dominates from 20 to 40. Image get 16 titles in the top 500,[...]

From today's Earth 2 #8, published today, and yes, set spoilers to stun.

I've been told from the same source who confirmed Gail Simone's initial departure from Batgirl, to expect more changes of the writers on a number of DC Comics imminently, including a number already solicited through Diamond Indeed, that certain new creative teams are not even going to have a chance to start before they've been[...]

With news that Swamp Thing: American Gothic may be getting the screen treatment by Del Toro, artist for  that run, Steve Bissette tweeted; If this happens

The Walking Dead #100 is the best selling comic in the North American direct market in 2012, with Marvel taking the next nine spots, a mixture of Uncanny Avengers, Avengers Vs X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Avengers #1 – which surprisingly seems to have beaten out All New X-Men #1 for a spot in the[...]

If you don't like me, fine, I can only defend a fallacy about my work not how you feel about me personally. However, it's another period of time he is revisiting on Twitter right now… and a certain ex-Senior Group Editor at DC Comics, now Creative Director for DC Entertainment in Burbank Rob is not shy[...]

The DC Domo  2 1/2 inch figurines, out next month, show off a variety designs including DC Classic and DC New 52 for some But because they are boxed mystery fugures, you won't know whether of not your Superman will have underwear or not until you open it Or if you've been stuck with Aquaman[...]

Over the last couple of days, Jeff Lemire has tweeted the visuals below without further comment, despite a variety of pleas from his followers. Red Tornado, Kamandi, Jemm Son Of Saturn and Spectre. A new DC team book? Making his mind up time? Or is he just playing with us? Over the last couple of days, Jeff Lemire[...]

Rob Liefeld has been sharing the art he did for a fill-in issue on New Mutants before he became the penciller on the title, which was fully pencilled and

Since we ran the story about a Remote Controlled Flying Superman spotted in the wild, it has picked up rather with TV news getting involved; The designer

Along with Batwoman, The Flash from the pen of Francis Manapul, is one of the few DC New 52 comics that is trying something new with the form Using rarely uses artistic tools to tell stories.Such as the below from Flash #15, out this week Manapul only draws the last nine pages of the comic,[...]

The second issue of Princeless seems to have a little bit of an agenda... "Adrienne is hot on the trail of her older sister Angelica. But in order to save

The Amazon Glitch has glitched again and this fifty dollar collection of Marshal Law comics by Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill from DC Comics can be preordered for ten pounds on Amazon.co.uk, less than shops will pay for it So whether you are a reader or a retailer, now might be a good time to[...]

Today three classic characters get new looks. One or two may be more permanent that the others, but all refer back to the past, or an old continuity, with a certain twist...

Today, Scott Lobdell writes DC's two main bad guys, Lex Luthor and The Joker? And how do we know they're bad guys? Because they both use diagrams! In Superman #15 we have the incarcerated Lex Luther getting access to holo pen and holo paper to sketch out a certain Fortress Of Solitude, plotting out a way[...]

Animator Eric Guzman has been doodling a few designs for an Animated Justice League on DeviantArt, using New 52 designs - with a few old 52 designs to

Consider this a late Christmas present for DC Women Kicking Ass But it seems that Starfire's New Year resolution may be to stop hanging around on beaches, stretching in bikinis and doing impressions of goldfish. I understand that with issue 18, Scott Lobdell will be off Red Hood And The Outlaws He will be replaced by Scott Snyder[...]

Congratulkations all… if congratulations are appropriate. Crassly Commercial Comics Event Of 2012: Before Watchmen Runners Up, Avengers Vs X-Men (following close behind) and Marvel NOW (well behind) Favourite Comic Creator Argy Bargy Of 2012: Scott Snyder And Rob Liefeld Runners Up, both well behind, Chris Roberson And DC Comics and Alan Moore And Grant Morrison Again. Maddest Moment Of 2012:[...]

Jim Starlin just posted on Facebook; This helmet looks like it may play a part in the new series I'm writing for DC Comics. Could that be a little Vigilante? Walter Simonson has also tweetedAny more for any more?   Jim Starlin just posted on Facebook; This helmet looks like it may play a part in the new series[...]

Next week, DC Comics ships a bunch of Issue 15 comics, even though ideally they should have been published in December I made comment that they were late, before being schooled by a prominent retailer. They are not late Said retailer explains; Regarding the DC #15's being late for next week, they are not They were actually[...]

It was one of the more talked about covers of the year. The original art for Catwoman #0 by Guillem March. Much criticised, much mocked, we expected it