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Ram V is looking to add quite the string to his bow with Detective Comics #1076, solicited as being drawn by Jason Shawn Alexander, but, it seems, now including a story both written, drawn and coloured by Ram V He posts to X, "Okay okay! DC says I can show a bit more of this[...]

But tomorrow's Knight Terrors: Detective Comics #2 shares some of Commissioner Jim Gordon's own reserves regarding the Batman who returned from his recent Multiversal jaunt after being defeated by Failsafe As voiced by his dream-imagined version of his daughter, Barbara Gordon. Doesn't he look tired? We might have an answer for that too But as to[...]

Here is a Bleeding Cool look at upcoming November 2023 solicits for DC Comics for their Batman titles, with Batman #139 and #140, Catwoman #39 and Detective Comics #1077 and #1078 – and why not, Green Lantern #5 as well why we are at it It begins with Mindbomb following Gotham War and a Batman[...]

<3 I don't sleep." Ram V currently writes The Vigil and Detective Comics for DC Comics story, and a new story, Outlaw will be a Western-themed story drawn by Dustin Nguyen and Jason Scott Alexander He is also writing for Dstlry in The Devil's Cut released for the show, Rare Flavors from Boom Studios, The first[...]

Last month, Bleeding Cool pointed out to DC Comics that there was a problem with their recent collections of classic Batman comic books, namely Batman: The Dark Detective Vol 7,  reprinting Batman #474, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #27, Detective Comics #634-638, Detective Comics #641, Detective Comics #643, and Detective Comics Annual #4 Just[...]

Detective Comics #1069 looks to rewrite the lay of the land between Batman and Two-Face Spoilers ahead, of course With Two-Face portrayed as a man with actual identity disorder, with two personalities separate, and able to talk to each other – but also keep secrets from each other It's a common conceit amongst writers, as[...]

Key comic book appearances of many of the women of DC Comics' Bat-franchise are gaining attention in the current market, and prominent among those is Batwoman (Kathy Kane) first appearance in Detective Comics #233 and there's a Detective Comics #233 CGC 6.0 Off-White Pages up for auction tonight at ComicConnect This issue's cover feature "The Batwoman"[...]

Travel back to Gotham City in the year 1776 for this preview of Detective Comics 2022 Annual #1. LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so though I know I will regret it, I am contractually obligated to ask:[...]

Recently in Detective Comics, we learned that Arkham Arkham – or the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane was built on land owned by Anatol Orgham, passed down the line to Loricius Orgham, who changed his name to Loricius Arkham, with his own descendent Amadeus Arkham building the institution. We also met the demonic-laced Shavhod,[...]

And in today's Detective Comics #1063 from Ram V and Rafael Albuquerque, it takes that opportunity to present Harvey Dent in that fashion. Harvey Dent as Phantom Of The Opera- Detective Comics #1053 from Ram V and Rafael Albuquerque Man, the word "flicker" really can be read as something else if you don't pay attention, can't it?[...]

Well, until today, as Gotham Girl takes her revenge. Dismemberment And DC Comics – Detective Comics #1061 Spoilers And using Bat-continuity has an excuse. Dismemberment And DC Comics – Detective Comics #1061 Spoilers She does have a point, right? But just the sort of person for Talia al Ghul to recruit for the Daughters Of The Dragon… DETECTIVE COMICS #1061[...]

Detective Comics v Bruns Publications is one of the defining historical moments of modern American comic books.  In a judgment handed down April 2, 1939, Judge Learned Hand of United States District Court, Southern District of New York, ruled that Victor Fox's Wonderman character in Wonder Comics infringed on DC's Superman copyrights.  In a lesser-known[...]

The Edgar Church / Mile High comic book pedigree is a collection of almost 15,000 comic books 1937 to 1957 amassed by Denver, Colorado commercial illustrator Edgar Church.  The collection, much of which has been preserved in incredible high grade, has become the stuff of legend since it was discovered by longtime retailer Chuck Rozanski[...]

DC Comics is going to split up Detective Comics for upcoming collections, with the main Batman storyline running in one book, with the back-up strips running in another, as part of their new Shadows Of The Bat line And both volumes published on the same day, the 20tyh of December Might this be the model[...]

And this comic is all about the power and symbology of chains. Justice League #75 Over in Detective Comics #1058, well if you are going to have a Dark Crisis – or any sort of Crisis – there is a key player to keep in hand. Detective Comics #1058 Escaped from Arkham Tower, with many players wanting his crowd-manipulating[...]

So in Detective Comics by  Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora, he did what any rich man on the skids does when he has lost access to his wine cellar. He finds a sewer and decides to build himself a new one A number of new ones That's what we saw in Detective Comics #1034. A number of[...]

Doing the diligence for this post, I was utterly shocked to find that the classic DC Comics character Catwoman only had about 15 appearances in the Golden Age.  By way of comparison, the Joker had over 60 appearances in the same time frame.  Green Lantern antagonist Harlequin had eight appearances in the span of a[...]

In the last issue of Detective Comics, we met the new Psycho Pirate But the old Psycho Pirate is in need of a rescue in this preview of Detective Comics #1058, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics Hasn't the Penguin gotten the message? Are you telling us The Penguin doesn't read Bleeding Cool?! Is[...]

Batman heard there were mental patients that needed a beating, so he's back as the star of Detective Comics #1057, in stores on Tuesday Thank goodness! We were starting to worry there might only be six or seven Batman comics on the stands each week Crisis averted! Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1057 DC Comics 0122DC029 0122DC030[...]

In today's Detective Comics #1055, Gotham notices that Batman just isn't around as much anymore, as riots break out in Arkham Tower in the centre of Gotham City And those overnight town planners are staring down at their shoes. Detective Comics #1055 While in Batman #121, Batman also notices he is missing. Batman #121 Almost as if people ate[...]

Stephanie Brown thinks the Bat-metaphor may have gone too far in this preview of Detective Comics #1054, in stores Tuesday from DC But seriously, Steph, hanging out in a cave is what you take issue with? The bat-obsession went off the rails long before that Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1054 DC Comics 1221DC014 1221DC015 – DETECTIVE[...]

Everyone is out to get Doctor Wear in this preview of Detective Comics #1053, in stores Tuesday from DC Is it a drug deal gone wrong? Or vaccine mandates at Arkham Tower? You never know these days Even the criminal underworld has its fair share of anti-vaxxers, and it's been worse than ever since The[...]

Things are back to normal as the denizens of Arkham Tower get their fix of Psycho Pirate again in this preview of Detective Comics #1052… but for how long? Probably a while… this book is weekly and they've got to stretch this story out for another seven issues before Batman comes back to the main[...]

However a flash-forward shows that it ends in an armed siege featuring some of the patients who had seemed to have been most successfully treated. Detective Comics #1051 Detective Comics #1050 revealed that Psycho Pirate was a patient in the new Arkham Tower And now Detective Comics #1051 reveals the two may not be entirely unconnected The[...]

Following the shocking reveal last issue, see what Psycho Pirate's been up to in this preview of Detective Comics #1051 Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1051 DC Comics 1221DC005 1221DC006 – DETECTIVE COMICS #1051 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CARD STOCK VAR – $5.99 (W) Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg (A) Max Raynor, Fernando Blanco (CA) Irvin Rodriguez Psycho-Pirate! Qu'est-ce que[...]

Welcome to Saturday Night Previews, where we attach snarky headlines to previews of next week's comics and call it "journalism." Preview the milestone Detective Comics #1050, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics and featuring the debut of a new World's Finest Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1050 DC Comics 1121DC010 1121DC011 – DETECTIVE COMICS #1050 CVR[...]

That happened today to me in Detective Comics #1049 It's not a big storytelling reveal, it's not a dazzling action scene, it's not anything that's so clever it wears its Acme Novelty Library on its sleeve There are far splashier pages that are also very inventive throughout the story – and issue It's just another[...]

Batmam doesn't take kindly to attempts to heal mentally ill criminals instead of beating the crap out of them in Detective Comics #1049 Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1049 DC Comics 1121DC007 1121DC008 – DETECTIVE COMICS #1049 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CARD STOCK VAR – $5.99 (W) Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg (A) Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Fernando Blanco[...]

This is Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake's boyfriend, a young man who is handy enough with his fists to stand alongside Robin, even if he occasionally gets kidnapped. And occasionally plays dumb, for the cameras, and for Tim Drake. In today's Detective Comics #1047, we meet another Dowd Roy Dowd Who also goes by another name. Which saw him[...]

In this Detective Comics #1047 preview, Arkham Tower aims to rehabilitate Gotham's mentally ill criminals instead of dressing like a bat and beating the crap out of them Check out the preview below. DETECTIVE COMICS #1047 DC Comics 1021DC021 1021DC022 – DETECTIVE COMICS #1047 CVR B LEE BERMEJO CARD STOCK VAR – $5.99 (W) Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg (A) Ivan[...]