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Cover image for ICON & ROCKET SEASON ONE #3 (OF 6) CVR A TAURIN CLARKE
Icon & Rocket Season One #3 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, continuing the relaunch of Milestone In this preview, Rocket takes on the opioid epidemic in the worst way possible… by setting a poppy field on fire and then sucking up all the smoke into a tornado Hey, can we get some[...]
Cover image for BATMAN REPTILIAN #4 (OF 6) CVR A LIAM SHARP (MR)
Batman Reptilian #4 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, as Batman explores the origins of the New World Order In this preview of the issue, Batman has finally located Killer Croc (well, technically that happened at the end of last issue, but it's repeated here for dramatic effect) The art in this book[...]
Cover image for ROBIN #6 CVR A GLEB MELNIKOV
Robin #6 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and as the Lazarus Tournament begins, Robin quickly racks up two victories But according to the solicit, his next match will be more difficult, because Robin is about to get involved in a threesome! Wait, that came out wrong What we meant to say is[...]
Cover image for HARLEY QUINN #7 CVR A RILEY ROSSMO (FEAR STATE)
Harley Quinn #7 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, in this preview, Keepsake desperately wants to control Gotham City But to control Gotham City, he needs Poison Ivy And to control Poison Ivy, he needs Harley Quinn Or so Hugo Strange keeps telling him Check out the preview below. HARLEY QUINN #7 DC Comics 0721DC025 0721DC026 –[...]
Cover image for JUSTICE LEAGUE #68 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ
The DC superheroes are trying something new in this preview of Justice League #68, hitting stores from DC Comics on Tuesday Instead of beating the crap out of each other to resolve their differences… they're going to come to an agreement through thoughtful discussion? And who said there's no new ideas in comics anymore? Check[...]
Cover image for SUPERMAN 78 #2 (OF 6) CVR A BEN OLIVER
Superman teams up with his arch-enemy Lex Luthor in this preview of Superman 78 #2, in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday But can Luthor be trusted? What old, bald, white billionaire can't be?! Check out the preview below. SUPERMAN 78 #2 (OF 6) DC Comics 0721DC130 0721DC131 – SUPERMAN 78 #2 (OF 6) CVR B BRYAN HITCH CARD[...]
Cover image for DETECTIVE COMICS #1043 CVR A DAN MORA (FEAR STATE)
Detective Comics #1043 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, continuing the Fear State Bat-crossover event and setting up Task Force Z next issues But first, police reform has come to Gotham City, the only place in the country where outsourcing it to a nebulous private security firm is actually an ethical upgrade Check[...]
Cover image for DEATHSTROKE INC #1 CVR A HOWARD PORTER
And in a concept that is totally not ripping off Suicide Squad, Deathstroke and Black Canary will lead a team to take down DC's top villains Check out a preview of the first issue below. UPDATE: No, you jerks, I didn't confuse Deathstroke and Deadshot. DEATHSTROKE INC #1 DC Comics 0721DC038 0721DC039 – DEATHSTROKE INC #1 CVR B FRANCESCO MATTINA[...]
Cover image for BATMAN SUPERMAN #22 CVR A IVAN REIS & DANNY MIKI
Check out a preview of the issue below. BATMAN SUPERMAN #22 DC Comics 0721DC075 0721DC076 – BATMAN SUPERMAN #22 CVR B GARY FRANK CARD STOCK VAR – $4.99 (W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Ivan Reis, Danny Miki SERIES FINALE! Mr Mxyzptlk resurrecting Calendar Man from his death during A-Day is causing some reality-rattling consequences If Superman and Batman[...]
Cover image for ACTION COMICS #1035 CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE
Action Comics #1035 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and in this preview, we find Thao-La forced to make a choice Side with Darkseid and murder Superman to save her people… or join with Superman and try to free them And look, if it was, for example, Spider-Man we were talking about here,[...]
Cover image for SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #4 (OF 8) CVR A BILQUIS EVELY
Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow #4 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, bringing us to the midway point of this series by Tom King and Bilquis Evely that asks the question: what if Tom King got to write an unauthourized Star Wars sequel? We've got a preview of this week's issue for you to[...]
Cover image for BATMAN THE DETECTIVE #5 (OF 6) CVR A ANDY KUBERT
Check out the preview below. BATMAN THE DETECTIVE #5 (OF 6) DC Comics 0721DC073 (W) Tom Taylor (A) Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope (CA) Andy Kubert Equilibrium unmasked! Falling further behind the villainous Equilibrium, Batman enlists the help of the European Alliance of the Bat in hopes of turning the case around! With Squire in tow, the Dark Knight attempts to[...]
Cover image for LOONEY TUNES #262
Looney Tunes #262 and Shazam #3 are out from DC Comics on Tuesday I didn't really have anything in particular to make fun of either one for, so I figured I'd just combine them in a double preview to make it up to readers missing my wit Check out a preview, first of Looney Tunes[...]
Cover image for BATMAN SECRET FILES MIRACLE MOLLY #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A LITTLE THUNDER (FEAR STATE)
Batman Secret Files Miracle Molly #1 is in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics According to the solicit, people have allegedly been clamoring to know more about Molly and this five-dollar one-shot is going to deliver what they want Check out a preview below. BATMAN SECRET FILES MIRACLE MOLLY #1 (ONE SHOT) DC Comics 0721DC013 0721DC014 – BATMAN SECRET[...]
Cover image for NIGHTWING #84 CVR A BRUNO REDONDO (FEAR STATE)
Check out a preview below. NIGHTWING #84 DC Comics 0721DC019 0721DC020 – NIGHTWING #84 CVR B JAMAL CAMPBELL CARD STOCK VAR (FEAR STATE) – $4.99 (W) Tom Taylor (A) Robbi Rodriguez (CA) Bruno Redondo When the Bat-Family receives misleading information and incorrect directions from Oracle, ones Babs didn't send herself, they realize Oracle's system has been hacked! But who is powerful[...]
Cover image for CATWOMAN #35 CVR A YANICK PAQUETTE (FEAR STATE)
Catwoman #35 and Flash #774 are out from DC Comics on Tuesday I didn't really have anything in particular to make fun of either one for, so I figured I'd just combine them in a double preview to make it up to readers missing my wit Check out a preview, first of Catwoman #35, continuing[...]
Cover image for BATMAN #113 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ (FEAR STATE)
Batman #113 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and an evil Oracle is spreading rumors that Batman has been killed as part of the Fear State event And the citizens of Gotham have no reason not to believe it! It wouldn't be the first time, after all, and superheroes are always being shockingly[...]
Cover image for AQUAMAN THE BECOMING #1 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID TALASKI
Aquaman: The Becoming #1 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, kicking off a mini-series that will see Jackson Hyde promoted to co-Aquaman alongside his mentor, the other Aquaman, Aquaman It leaves open important questions, such as who the fish will listen to when two Aquamen are talking to them But before Hyde can[...]
DC Comics December 2021 Solicitations
Following on from their Batgirls stories during Batman: Joker War and in Batman Urban Legends, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad and Jorge Corona are launching a new Batgirls series from DC Comics starring Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown as the Batgirls, with Barbara Gordon as Batgirl Prime/Oracle, guiding their paths It's quite a change from only[...]
Cover image for BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #6 (OF 12)
Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #6 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and DC is making some major changes to continuity with this issue The issue sees Batman begin his career as the World's Greatest Detective by teaming up with Scooby and the gang to solve a mystery when they're all children! Yes, this[...]
Titans United #1: Krakoa Invades the DC Universe?!
Titans United #1 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, kicking off a new seven-issue mini-series that will– hey, is that Cyclops? "Hey, does this comic book universe have any two-dicked superheroes looking for a relationship? Asking for a friend." My god! What are the X-Men doing in the DC Universe?! Is this some kind of[...]
Cover image for I AM BATMAN #1 CVR A OLIVIER COIPEL
I Am Batman #1 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, as Jace Fox dons his new bat-suit and carves out his legacy as the Future State Batman And in this preview, we see Jace recognizing where Batman was flawed, and seeing that he needs to be "real" to survive in this dystopian future[...]
Cover image for WONDER WOMAN #779 CVR A TRAVIS MOORE & PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Wonder Woman #779 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and a preview of the issue kicks off in a very unhappy place Deadman is dead Not regular dead, but extra dead, because normally, Deadman is regular dead and it doesn't affect him much, but this time it's really serious Anyway, that would be[...]
Cover image for SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY #3 (OF 4) CVR A MIKEL JANIN
Things are about to get Grimdark in Superman and the Authority #3, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics And no, that's not a commentary on DC's tendency to chase the dragon of Dark Knight and Watchmen for the last several decades It's literally the title of the story! Check out a preview below. SUPERMAN AND[...]
Cover image for PENNYWORTH #2 (OF 7)
Pennyworth #2 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, but you can read a preview of it right now Well, technically, you are reading a preview of it right now And in that preview, we see a flashback to the titular Alfred Pennyworth's childhood, where we see his dad showing him some good old-fashioned[...]
Cover image for JUSTICE LEAGUE #67 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ
Justice League #67 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, and things have gotten so dire that the Justice League has had to call for backup Check out a preview of the issue below. JUSTICE LEAGUE #67 DC Comics 0621DC124 0621DC125 – JUSTICE LEAGUE #67 CVR B ALEXANDER LOZANO CARD STOCK VAR – $5.99 (W) Brian Michael Bendis, Ram[...]
Comic Store In Your Future Chaos and Substack
A-One Man Army Corps! If only. Marvel and DC have me wondering where the new talent is? In 2020 Covid affected the comic market more than we knew Nick Spencer (writer of Amazing Spider-man)  started working with Chris Best, founder of Substack, during covid What is Substack? Founded in 2017, it is an online platform that[...]
Cover image for RORSCHACH #12 (OF 12) CVR A JORGE FORNES (MR)
That means you have just one more chance to join DC Comics and the creative team in betraying Alan Moore by continuing Watchmen without his permission and in the wake of DC screwing him and Dave Gibbons out of the rights to it Check out a preview below. RORSCHACH #12 (OF 12) DC Comics 0721DC112 0721DC113 – RORSCHACH #12[...]
Cover image for BATMAN 89 #2 (OF 6) CVR A JOE QUINONES
But capitalizing on nostalgia, that's helluva easy! And capitalize on nostalgia DC shall In this preview, we see a just-vague-enough-to-not-require-royalty-payments visage of Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent, learning to throw a heat-seeking bat-a-rang We see an auto-mechanic basically invent Amazon in an attempt to form a network for locating rare car parts What else[...]