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James Tynion IV shows off new Green Lantern work with Gary Frank and something new with Martin Simmonds

James Tynion IV has been writing in his newsletter about how he came up with new Batman character Punchline, and how she was introduced to the comics in a bit of a sporadic fashion. So, back in December, when discussions were starting about Joker War, I knew I needed Joker to have a lieutenant in […]

Matthew Warner was a character created by Tom King and Travis Moore, a young boy from a wealthy Gotham family who became obsessed with Bruce Wayne and ordered his butler to murder his parents to be like him. Afterwards, he began calling himself Master Bruce, and scratched the words "Thomas" and "Martha" into his cheeks. […]

James Tynion IV came to Batman following a long run from Tom King that divided fandom, rather. I was on the 'YAY' side. But I am also enjoying Tynion's run, a couple of issues in. But how to separate it? Tynion IV wrote a letter to Jorge Jimenez, artist on the upcoming Joker War, and […]

Copies of Batman #89, out this Wednesday, has already sold copies on eBay for $35 raw and $130 in CGC 9.8. And all because it has the first appearance of Punchline, the Joker's new girlfriend. James Tynion IV took to his mailing list and shared his original description to Joker War artist Jorge Jimenez, and […]

The appearance of new DC Comics Joker-enamoured character Punchline seems to have got a few people in a tizzy. So much so that her first two upcoming appearances in Batman #89 and Hell Arisen #3 are getting second printings before the first printings go on sale, as they have sold out at Diamond Comic Distributor's […]

Justice League Dark #19 hits stores tomorrow, and it will be writer James Tynion IV's final issue of the series before Ram V takes over as writer… but it didn't have to be that way. In Tynion's newsletter today, the writer revealed that he originally intended to stay on the series until DC changed plans […]

The creative team of The Woods is reuniting (and it feels so good) for another comic book series that starts with a W, but this time it's not a comic but a graphic novel trilogy for young adults called Wynd. Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios announced a trilogy of graphic novels by James Tynion IV and […]

James Tynion IV has been writing on his newsletter about Batman again, You really should sign up. And he's talking about this week's Batman – and the beginnings of Joker War in April. This is the story that started in the epilogue to Batman 85, and will be the biggest Joker story since Batman: Endgame […]

Batman #86. New writers, editors, artists, we can all forget about what some saw as those stylistic excesses of Tom King for the past four years of Batman. No more discussions of whether it was the roof, the boat or the beach, no more Kite-Man hell yeahs, no more punching people with POWs, no more […]

The new Batman creative team takes over tomorrow when Batman #86 hits stores from DC Comics, and if you're wondering how James Tynion IV and Tony Daniel can possibly top Tom King's epic run, wonder no longer, because even in this three-page preview of the upcoming title, the team is dropping shocking revelations. For example: […]

This week sees the launch of James Tynion IV's first solo issue of Batman. But he had written for the comic book before. Indeed, his first published comic book was an issue of Batman courtesy of his old writing professor Scott Snyder and Batman editor Mike Marts. Tynion tells this story on his newsletter and […]

Here you go folks, in full, the Top 100 Power List of Comics, 2019 Edition. Every year, Bleeding Cool runs its Top 100 Power List of members of the English-speaking comic book industry, weighted towards the direct market. It is judged by all manner of attributes, the ability to influence what comics exist and sell, […]

Next week sees DC Comics publish Batman #86, the first issue of James Tynion IV, Tony S Daniel and Danny Miki's new run on Batman. On his mailing list, Tynion has been teeing up a couple of new characters, the assassins Gunsmith and Mr Teeth. And in his new mailing list, Tynion shares the script […]

The conclusion to "City of Bane" arrives in Batman #85, the final chapter that both brings Tom King's acclaimed run on the series to a close, before he gets to finish what he originally intended with Clay Mann in a truncated spin-off series, Batman And Catwoman later in 2020. As the solicitation reads; BATMAN #85 […]

Incoming Batman writer James Tynion IV has launched a new newsletter, and he's inviting people to subcribe with the promise of Batman news that can easily be turned into clickbait articles. Don't mind if we do, James. Don't mind if we do. I have started a NEWSLETTER, because I am a monster and writing a […]

Earlier this week, new-Batman writer James Tynion IV teased there was a Something is Killing The Children surprise at today's Boom Studios: Discover Yours publisher panel. There is a VERY cool thing related to SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN that will go exclusively to the attendees of the @boomstudios Discover Yours Panel at 4:15pm on […]

Thanks to Richard Epstein and Sofia Annunziata, reporting for Bleeding Cool from the NYCC Diamond Retailer Breakfast. James Tynion IV is having a very good year. And this morning at NYCC, it got even better thanks to BOOM! Studios. We told you that he was becoming the new writer of Batman, before DC Comics probably […]

James Tynion IV has been tweeting his plans for writing Batman in 2020, while getting on an aeroplane. My priorities for 2020. Batman is an action horror book driven by exciting mystery. In every issue I want to showcase key pieces of the mythos, from new vehicles to redefined key locations, and your favorite Gotham […]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool told you that DC Comics would announce the new writer of their ongoing Batman comic book today, probably at the Barnes & Noble Union Square Batman Day event alongside Dan DiDio, Scott Snyder Brad Walker and Peter Tomasi. Then we told you it would be Justice League writer and former Detective Comics writer, […]