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Written by Ram V, with art from Kyle Hotz, Fernando Blanco, Juan Ferreyra, and David Baron, Catwoman Annual 2021 out today tells a dark tale of crime and intrigue, pain and loyalty, with all the religious symbology it can fit inside the pages… Catwoman Annual 2021 But it also sits alongside current Batman continuity as the private[...]

Dan DiDio, former publisher of DC Comics, is moving house. On Facebook he posted "Things That Happen During A Move #1. The Timeline gets broken…. Again"

Today sees the release of Batman: Urban Legends, Detective Comics, and Future State: Gotham, all with various takes on the current Batman gallery in Gotham – and what's to come So in Future State Gotham, we have Jason Todd in his new future role as Peacekeeper Red… Certainly, in Batman: Urban Legends, we get to see[...]

Today sees DC Comics publish Batman #109 and Green Lantern #3, and both have lots and lots of Future State readiness within them. In Future State: Green Lanterns, all the Lanterns were abandoned without any Green Lantern power after the big battery on OA blew up In Future State Green Lanterns, that was meant to happen[...]

And getting into that Batsuit. Anyone fancy a go at inking all that? I Am Batman #0 story by JOHN RIDLEY art by TRAVEL FOREMAN cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN ON SALE: 8/10/21 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC variant cover by DERRICK CHEW US $5.99 (card stock) variant cover by DAVE WILKINS US $5.99 (card stock) 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI US $5.99[...]

This afternoon, DC Comics revealed details for Fear State, a horror-themed Gotham City event that unifies plot threads started in DC Future State and Infinite Frontier But also seems to have a lot to say about Future State. Future State saw a fascist future Gotham, a police state arranged by Mayor Nakomo and Simon Saint of[...]

Imagine what Bruce Wayne's life as Batman would have been if his parents were still around? Scolding The Joker, telling Jim Gordon to pay Bruce for all his help, and asking when he's going to settle down with that nice Catwoman. The Next Batman: Second Son #11 But we also get another insight into Jace Fox's hidden[...]

Don't think that Future State was a two-month aberration Intended to be a possible future of the DC Universe, it is clear now that 5G was meant to be the bridge that joined the DC Universe to that eventual reality, or broke the link So yes, Jonathan Kent would be the new Superman, and Tim[...]

In the world of Future State: The Next Batman, with Jace Fox taking up the Batman role and going directly up against his mother, if she but knew it, Jace Fox has a voice in his ear His very own Oracle, and referring to him, repeatedly as Vol. Future State: Dark Detective #1 And with a Russian[...]

In the world of Future State, Peacekeeper 01 was the first of The Magistrate's sheriffs, running the anti-mask operations in downtown Gotham He is also the one who thought he was responsible for killing Bruce Wayne His identity was never revealed then, with some suggesting he was the missing-from-Future State, Damian Wayne of Ghost-Maker. But in[...]

Then over the past two weeks, eight, not five, new four-packs showed up Walmart, four featuring titles from Future State, and each with a new "sketch" Jim Lee poster backing board. Half Future State, Half Comics From Before DC Future State March brings a change to the Walmart line, with eight four packs released instead of five,[...]

Did Jonathan Kent stop one Superman future from happening… …but in the process set up another, the Future State: Worlds At War where Superman is estranged from Earth and trapped on Warworld? Might there be room on WarWorld for a weakened Superman for Darkseid's lot? While in the Midnighter back-up strip, the Future State Midnighter from Warworld[...]

Not for the first time, of course, but this seems to be leading up to something across DC's titles. This week, Amanda Waller appeared in Superman, manipulating an emergency situation to find potential vulnerabilities in Superman and Superboy – potentially threatening Superman's life, if future history has anything to say. In Future State: Suicide Squad, Conner Kent[...]

Back in January, Bleeding Cool had questions about Simon Saint, the new Batman possible-villain behind the Magistrate in DC Future State. The listing for the first of the DC Infinite Frontier hardcover collections, Batman: The Cowardly Lot, has hit Amazon, with a listing that revealed "Mayor Nakano has a meeting with shadowy billionaire Simon Saint, who has come to Gotham[...]

DC gets three Future State into the Top Ten, with two other titles, Marvel has four including a surprise Black Panther – and Spawn gets a strong placing too But it's not looking too dissimilar than it would have twenty-five years ago. X-Men #18 Future State: Dark Detective #4 Batman: Black and White #3 Amazing Spider-Man #60 Spawn #315 Black Panther[...]

In Future State #1: Superman: House of El #1, hundreds of years from now, Superman's bloodline will continue the legacies of Krypton and stand to protect the earth from an outpost on the moon Their worst nightmare has amassed some of the most deadly forces in the universe to topple them and complete galactic domination[...]

There's a very clever bit that connects the work here, showing that things might not be what everyone anticipates, but Future State #2: Legion of Super-Heroes is hamstrung by some visual challenges and somewhat indifferent characterization. Future State #2: Legion of Super-Heroes Cover Credit: DC Comics The issue jumps off with the Legion having tracked Element Lad[...]

DC Comics has told comic book retailers that, to follow the second printings of both Future State: Teen Titans #1 and #2, DC Comics will, instead of third printings, be collecting the two issues in a 48-page cardstock comic for $5.99, $4 less than the cover price of both original card stock covers, and $2[...]

And with Nubia getting a new graphic novel, and being heavily featured in the Immortal Wonder Woman Future State series, she seems the obvious choice. Except it is not Nubia has another role to take up, as the new Queen of Themyscria Yara Flor has her role as Wonder Girl to come And as for the[...]

And the replacement characters in those roles shunted over to the Future State titles such as Future State: Gotham Might Future State: Metropolis or Future State: Paradise Island titles follow? Or will the be set in the future of the Linearverse in a place that will never be reached? Will there be other books set[...]

Today's Future State comic books from DC Comics sees Bruce Wayne: Batman and Clark Kent: Superman fighting the early days of The Magistrate in Future State: Batman/Superman #2 As a result, it is the soonest of the DC Future State titles And also one of the prettiest. As Bruce Wayne – still operating as Batman –[...]

Superman was, after all, red, white and blue-blooded. But in today's Future State: Superman Vs Imperious Rex #2 published by DC Comics today, it seems that in the future, Clark Kent's star rating may have slipped a little. Looks like Superman still has his super-speed intact at least. FUTURE STATE SUPERMAN VS IMPERIOUS LEX #2 (OF 3) CVR[...]

During the DC Future State comic books, we have learned of something big that happened in Gotham that kicked off the anti-mask feeling in Gotham, saw the Magistrate be appointed to run a fascist private police system and lock Gotham down It was called A-Day. The Next Batman #1 solicitation told us "Following the tragedy of[...]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool noted that former DC Comics publisher Dan DiDio had been gone for a year at DC Comics, but his influence is still writ large in Future State and how it will continue into Infinite Frontier. Dan DiDio photo by Luigi Novi. Den Of Geek, talking to John Ridley, saw him talk about the origins[...]

And as the solicitation says "reteam to dip into the world of Future State and expand the legend of the next Batman and introduce us to his new-well, she's not exactly Robin". We know that Tim/Jace Fox will continue after Future State with Batman: Second Son, telling the story of his journey to become the Next[...]

Though thanks to DC, Tuesday Titans too.  If any other retailers would like to report their top sellers, please contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com. Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List of the week Batman/Catwoman artwork Batman/Catwoman tops all the rest of the DC titles, including Future State: Batman, and even The King In Black – though that may have been down[...]

In today's DC Comics' Future State: The Next Batman #4, we get a clue as to what it is that has traumatised Jace Fox, son of Lucius Fox and led him to becoming The Next Batman Maybe In his new down-to-Earth Batmobile, he sees someone in his way And goes all flashback. Jace Fox is the[...]

The new Future State: The Next Batman #4 from DC Comics features Poison Ivy a number of times We see her imprisoned alongside other Batman villains as well as the Batgirls. The Next Batman #4 Although maybe it doesn't quite as well as planned. The Next Batman #4 Which is curious, because Poison Ivy is much more adept at[...]

Well, it looks as if Future State: The Immortal Wonder Woman #2 from DC Comics has been taking notes from The Immortal Hulk As we also reached the end of the universe With the Immortal Wonder Woman meeting the only other living being The Spectre. Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #2 "Oh it's you" Well done, Spectre,[...]

What will DC Infinite Frontier bring? I can't know that yet – but you can see where Future State is looking in today's Future State: The Next Batman #4… Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson in Next Batman #3 artwork Although another future in today's Batman/Catwoman #3, has Dick Grayson have eyes for another. Batman/Catwoman artwork To be fair, the[...]