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Thanks to BuzzComics poster SJ for collecting these references to Swamp Thing's creative past in the new Swamp Thing series from DC. Currently spotting references to Len Wein, John Totleben, 1971 – the year the character was created, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Bissette, Alfredo Alcala, Tom Yeates, Shepherd Hendrix, Dick Durock (who played the chatacter in the[...]

In an interview with Vaneta Rogers at Newsarama, Senior DC VPs Bob Wayne and John Rood announced that both Batman and Detective Comics would become $3.99 books in 2012, joining Action Comics, Men Of War, Justice League and All Star Western, with added pages in return for the extra dollar. Usually this means 28 pages of[...]

Firstly Mandi Odoerfer of CSICON noticed that alien language text used in a number of DC New 52 comics… were the same alien language. DC may have revealed the name of the mysterious hooded woman, but it appears they still have a few more mysteries up their sleeve Early on in two of this week's books[...]

It was the addition of George Perez to the first roster of guests at the London Super Con a few months ago that caused all manner of British comic fans'

The book would go on to sell four printings and has become one of the best performers in the  New DCU. 9 Superman #712 was more controversial in what it wasn't than what it was It was intended to be a Superman issue starring a Muslim supercharacter but was pulled at the last minute and replaced[...]

This is a story that can really only be told well as a comic, and look DC and Marvel: no super heroes or 80's rehash! Ferals #1 feels like we're getting closer to another Stray Bullets for David Lapham Sure it has werewolf gore, but its crime is showing! Green Arrow #5 feels like the Smallville version to me[...]

It is based on a fabrication.   In April, Marvel and DC will publish a new twelve issue series, Spider-Man/Batman. In the manner of John Byrne's Superman/Batman Generations series which showed the careers on Batman and Superman in real time over the decades, Spider-Man/Batman will chronicle the many meeting of the pair through their respective careers as[...]

At one point in 2011, DC Comics was lagging Marvel's marketshare by 18 points Then the DC Relaunch was announced And even in the months before September, DC's share was rising They took both dollar and product marketshare in their relaunch month, and in October, buoyed by second prints, went on to grab over half. Yesterday,[...]

Including the Co-Op ad they ran for Action Comics, using provided DC materials in compliance with DC's rules which meant that DC paid for 75% of the advertising buy A previous ad saw Superman facing down Occupy Metropolis Well this one, running in the state local press, gets a little more down with the birds[...]

Retailers are invited to vote on the following, and in the following categories; 2011 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Over 4% Dark Horse Comics DC Comics IDW Publishing Image Comics Marvel Comics 2011 Comic Book Publisher of the Year – Under 4% Avatar Press BOOM! Studios Dynamite Entertainment Oni Press Zenescope Entertainment 2011 Backlist Publisher of the Year Dark Horse Comics DC Comics IDW Publishing Image Comics Marvel Comics Oni Press Top Shelf[...]

Those dates should be accurate for the UK as well, as normal shipping is resumed… 1th January Complete Dark Horse BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #5 JEANTY VAR CVR BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #5 MORRIS CVR DARK MATTER #1 KULL THE CAT & THE SKULL #4 LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #1 JOHNSON CVR LOBSTER JOHNSON THE BURNING HAND #1 MIGNOLA VAR CVR NGE SHINJI[...]

And then the DC Relaunch came along And, as well as a Hawkman series lifted by rather impressive Philip Tan art, he also write and drew Detective Comics Which opened with a blast, with the best cliffhanger of the year bar none, and kept going, the first issue hitting four printings Naturally it's been a[...]

A very fine welcome to the first of Grace Randolph's Think About The Ink video blogs of 2012. Grace has a new series coming from Boom! this year, entitled

In September, DC Comics took back marketshare from Marvel Comics This gave DC the lead in both dollars spent and the number of comics bought in the North American direct market And October and November only consolidated that position as market leader. In December, however, Marvel seem to have clawed some of that back They still[...]

Idle Hands, as part of their roundup of current DC comic books (and, really, they give Catwoman short shrift),run a couple of scans from what appears to be a DC New 52 promotion of sorts Showing the new designs for Captain Cold (and he really will be cold without any sleeves), as well as[...]