Hey, if there's a costume reveal in BATMAN REBIRTH#1, would someone mind sending me a screencap? — Declan Shalvey BOG BODIES out MAY 20 (@declanshalvey) June 1, 2016 We have seen Duke Thomas as a kid in Batman Zero Year. We have seen him grow up as a confident of Bruce Wayne. We have seen […]
There are spoilers here for DC Universe: Rebirth #1, the last DC comic written by Geoff Johns for some time, the one that DC execs warned you that you shouldn't let anyone spoil before you read it yourself. So it's time to go off-line. And certainly read no further. Because, yes, these spoilers are so extreme, […]
Next week sees the publication of the much anticipated DC Universe: Rebirth #1 by Geoff Johns and friends. It will also be the last comic Geoff Johns writes for some time. He has no title lined up for DC Rebirth, and that included what some may have expected of a Justice Society of America title. […]
Today's Action Comics continues Superman dealing with, and preparing for, his upcoming death. And how others are reacting to it. But we also get to see Supergirl's relationship to the DEO – a body that in DC Rebirth she will be an agent for. Today we get the details of why.She is reliant on the […]
I understand, from retailers who attended recent meetings with DC Comics that the DC Rebirth titles have a two year story arc that all books will be a part of, to varying degrees. Masterminded by DC CCO Geoff Johns, it will begin with DC Universe: Rebirth #1 in May and conclude in the summer of […]
In Earth 2, you don't mention the Justice Society. That is not their name. The comic book that launched during the New 52, recreated the idea of the Justice Society Of America in a parallel world, and now goes by the name Earth 2: Society. But it has been teased that the JSA are returning. […]
This is one of the most famous images by Rob Liefeld. It may also be one of the most mocked. Created for Heroes Reborn, it has been parodied for the prominence and size of Cap's chest the position of his stomach and the placement of his arms. However, could it have had its origins elsewhere? […]
I am astounded this was so skipped over in the Wondercon DC Rebirth presentation. But the new Red Hood & The Outlaws by Scott Lobdell and Dexter Soy really jumped out from the DC Rebirth Previews this week. The Comics Source Blog talked to Lobdell at Wondercon and he talked further about the new series. […]
More from the DC Rebirth Previews out tomorrow… with Bryan Hitch talking Justice League. The uber-popular artist and now fan-favorite writer takes great pleasure in crafting bombastic scenes for the new July series safe in the knowledge, for once, he won't have to bring it to life with his pencil. "It's nice to be writing some of this crazy action […]
We haven't picked up the first issue, yet they are already talking about the end. In the DC Rebirth Previews out this week, Scott Snyder talks his plans for All-Star Batman – "Batman takes Harvey Dent cross-country, with an offer to fix his face," Snyder teases. But Two-Face offers a massive reward to anyone who can […]
Francis Manapul is writing and drawing the upcoming Trinity series for DC Comics. And as part of the DC Rebirth Previews, he describes how he sees the three… BATMAN "Bruce is apprehensive about everyone and likes to play the part of a loner, but even he understands the value of friends…This doesn't mean he doesn't […]
Editor of Detective Comics, Chris Conroy, delineates Batman and Batwoman's "pupils" in this new series, in the DC Rebirth Previews. RED ROBIN: aka The Dropout "Red Robin [Tim Drake] always kept Batman at arm's length, trying to forge his own road, but he's at a crossroads in terms of what he wants to do with his life, […]
So why are the Birds Of Prey pback together in DC Rebirth? A mysterious new criminal operative called Oracle has declared war on Gotham, so naturally, Babs Gordon —aka super-cyber hero Oracle in a previous guise–takes exception to someone smearing her legacy. As sibling co-writers Julie and Shawna Benson explain. "The book isn't called BATGIRL […]
While in the Batgirl solo title, Barbara Gordon is on a road trip. Having just (barely!) survived the Battle of Burnside and verging on an Arkham-worthy breakdown, the star pulls a Kerouac and gets on the road to find herself. "She needs to get away from it all to center herself again," Editor Mark Doyle […]
The DC Rebirth Previews looks at a new hero in Gotham, to beat Batman, from Tom King and Davif Finch. And he – or she – is called Gotham. Which won't get confusing at all. "Gotham needs saving!" "No, I'm fine!" "Not you Gotham, city Gotham!" "Try to be more specific next time!" Physically, metaphorically, […]
It is possible I went a little overboard last night. Anyway, we had a run through this week's DC Rebirth Previews. Here are a few standout observations. 1) As teased in the current issues, Superman appears to have died (again) – or at least lost all his powers (again) in battle with Lex Luthor, and […]
Bleeding Cool were the first to show you what the front cover of this week's DC Comics Previews would look like… Well now we get to show you what the back cover looks like. Note the Justice Society Of America and a Eighties-style Justice League Of America, red trunked Superman and all… but with Cyborg. […]
A final word from Dan DiDio from the DC Rebirth Previews…. He's just outdone the The Outhousers and Dennis Barger. Goodnight all. See you tomorrow. Read more on Bleeding Cool's DC Rebirth coverage here.
Detauls on the new Titans series spill out of this weeks DC Rebirth After-hours meetings, editors standing guard over whirring printers, hushed hallway chatter…something big is happening in TITANS #1. Pressed for details, Assistant Editor Brittany Holzherr waved us off with a smirk: "Go talk to Alex." So, we cornered TITANS editor Alex Antone next. […]
From this week's DC Previews… The hard-wired hero CYBORG faces a fatal system crash over his latest identity crisis: Is he truly more dead than alive? When your own father doesn't recognize you anymore you have to start questioning your identity. That's the 404 error facing Vic Stone whose cybernetic implants and upgrades have very stripped away his […]
