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I understand that once again, DC have a lock down on the top ten of comics distributed in North American comic shops, with the sixth issues of Justice League, Batman, Action Comics, Detective Comics, Green Lantern, Batman: The Dark Knight, Superman, Flash, Aquaman and Batman & Robin The only difference from January 2012 is that[...]

An amazing find. 345 comics found, neatly stacked in a closet, discovered by the late owner's great nephew, in Virginia. And they include Action Comics

Where retailers gather to discuss issues, raise problems, discover new possibilites, network and… get free swag. Well, it pays for the air fare. This year, attendees will get the following. Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #1 Retailer Variants. Exclusive version of Popeye #1. Variant cover of a new Image title. The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song GN by David[...]

"Graphic violence and sex, that's what you'll find in the pages of DC Comics today." That's how the Fox 5 News in Washington DC report began, taking on Catwoman, Red Hood and Detective Comics But see if you can find the disconnect here. "Today's superheroes would make Archie and Veronica blush" – Sherry Ly, Fox reporter. "They more[...]

But this afternoon, we've got more exciting DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 news for you. If you haven't read ACTION COMICS #1, BATMAN #1 or DETECTIVE COMICS #1 yet, now's your chance because all three titles are heading back to press for yet another printing! For those counting, this will be the fifth printing of DETECTIVE COMICS #1,[...]

And what will it morph into next? Most-Read Comic Stories Today: What Will Join Batman And Detective Comics Together At $3.99? (UPDATE)  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[...]

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[...]

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 year Daniels won't forget easily Along with[...]

This past week brought the fourth printing of Detective Comics #1, so I asked retailers if these were really needed, or if we were reaching a point of overkill For Bret Parks of Winston-Salem's Ssalefish, it was the former, as, "hey were needed here Readers do not care about the printing and we have a[...]

There were three sales over the weekend for $5, but there were multiples sales where the final tally was cover price or less, including one that sold on Thanksgiving for $1, and one yesterday for $2. Sales for Detective Comics #1 have been all over the place this past week There have been two sales over[...]

So my expectations for Detective Comics, written and drawn by Tony Daniels were very low indeed. My reaction to issue 1 was delighted surprise and enjoyment Focussed on by many for it's final splashpage cliffhanger, I was more blown away by the enjoyment I received from the rest of the book, like a generous pork-pie, full[...]

CLassic DC Comics inker Joe Giella recently contacted the Nassau County, NY Police Department in regards to the following missing [and presumed stolen] artwork… the list is as follows: Silver Age Flash # 144 pages 1 & 9; Detective Comics #329 pages 7 & 8; Green Lantern #107 Cover. The loss is put at approximately $12,000.00 Any[...]

Detective Comics #3 Shock values aside, one of the biggest surprises for me has been Tony Daniel on Detective Comics I've usually found his work in the past to be mediocre at best, both writing and art Both have stepped up considerably for this comic and that hasn't changed for issue 3, especially the writing,[...]

 Bartholomew has been in business for 18 years, but he's never seen a collection of comic books like the one he discovered recently — a group of early Batman, Detective Comics, and others that start in that all-important pre-World War II era  The collection includes Batman #1-4, Detective Comics #28-36 and several other comics. As much[...]

According to DC Comics, Swamp Thing #1 and Detective Comics#1  join Batgirl #1, Action Comics #1 and Justice League #1 in and getting third prints (and Justice League is up to fourth now). No word on the common colour scheme (second prints go with red) but if I was a betting man, I'd go with blue. [...]

With reports of sell outs across the country, and despite print runs of up to five times the usual amount for some comics, people are paying premium prices for some of the first issue relaunches. Detective Comics #1, the ending of which seems to have spurred demand on this one, selling for $20 plus shipping. Batgirl #1,[...]

So I've had a few chats with a few people discussing why they weren't planning to buy Detective Comics #1 today And I understand them, they talk about past disappointment with Tony Daniel on Batman books, how they are looking for something new, and it's just not their thing I mention the channelling of a[...]

Right here, baby, right here. Detective Comics #1 by Tony Daniel and Ryan Winn I've never really come to terms with Tony Daniel's Batman He's often been up against better writers and better artists on competing Batman books and he's suffered by comparison But this week his is the only Batman book, it's his moment to shine. And[...]

He tells Brian Truitt that "his Detective Comics will emphasize the "detective" part, with high-tech, CSI-style mysteries to solve." "It allows me to do some edgier stories," he says "We're concentrating on serial killers and real bad guys in Gotham City— the scum of the earth — so I get to have a really good film-noir[...]

IGN has been handed the full details of the Batman relaunch by DC Comics. Bleeding Cool has already shown you the covers to Batman #1 and Detective Comics #1, but IGN also has covers for Batman And Robin #1 and Batman: The Dark Knight #1 Batman #1 is written by current Detective Comics scribe Scott Snyder and,[...]

Would it be too much to suggest that one is for Detective Comics #1 and the other is for Batman #1? Seriously, I'm sure I've run more specious things in the last couple of days. Here we go Two covers to unseen, upcoming Batbooks, a full cover tweeted by Jock and a partial cover facebooked by[...]

With a crack squad of elderly women posying as comic book collectors. The place: The comic book shop Pastimes in Asheville, North Carolina. The time: Less than two minutes before closing today. The suspect: A white women in her seventies, asking for Avengers #9, Detective Comics #873 and X-Men #7. The result: The lady was told that unfortunately they don't go on sale[...]

The Detective Comics #27 (the first appearance of Batman) graded CGC 7.0 which hammered for $492,937 last night at Heritage Auctions was originally purchased by 84 year old Robert Irwin for 10 cents off the newsstand when he was 13 Somehow, he managed to hang on to it (and keep it in great[...]

One vaguely mainstream press notification of the publication of Detective Comics #854 and its notable relevance is in today's Dallas Voice, a gay community newsletter, written by Arnold Wayne Jones, as part of a puff piece for a signing by Greg Rucka of the comic at Zeus Comics And it uses "Zowie!" in the headline. DC[...]