relaunch Archives

52 Appearances Of The Strange Woman From Flashpoint #5?
I'm told to watch out for… Voodoo, page 8, panel six. Action Comics, page 32, bottom panel. OMAC, page 7 bottom left panel. Batgirl, page 27 bottom right panel. It looks like she'll be appearing in every first issue of the DC Relaunch A new game of Where's Wally? Interestingly the strange woman doesn't appear in the pencils… but does appear[...]
Video Preview: Resurrection Man #1
By Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and  Fernando Dagninio, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez, comes this video preview of Resurrecction Man #1, part of the DC Relaunch… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktQAuvcTJLw[/youtube] By Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and  Fernando Dagninio, courtesy of Spanish agent David Macho Gomez, comes this video preview of Resurrecction Man #1, part of the DC[...]
Is This The Best DC New 52 Ad Ever?
This ad has not been commissioned or sanctioned by DC Comics or Warners. As a result it's a hell of a lot better. It's self mocking but it actually makes
Numbercrunching The New 52 DC Comics Orders
So I asked a number of retailers how they were ordering the DC Relaunch titles, compared to their sales of Justice League #1 The answers varied widely but there were some patterns So here is a very unscientific display of how these figures would play out if they were representative of the industry as a[...]
Video Preview: Stormwatch #1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8B2fKlMwd8[/youtube] Courtesy of David Macho a video look at the new, relaunched, Stormwatch as part of the DC new 52, by Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8B2fKlMwd8[/youtube] Courtesy of David Macho a video look at the new, relaunched, Stormwatch as part of the DC new 52, by Paul Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda. [...]
The 2000AD Relaunch. Ish.
Why, nothing else will be relaunching around that point, will it? Prog 1750 is the next big jumping on point for 2000AD readers, out in the UK on the 7th September. New Judge Dredd by John Wagner and Henry Flint, John Smith and Edmund Bagwell are reintroducing us to Indigo Prime, there's Lowlife by Rob Williams[...]
Cruel And Unusual Punishment In The Final Issue Of Teen Titans (SPOILERS)
***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS *** In the final issue of Teen Titans before the relaunch, issue 100 out today, we see the conclusion of, well, pretty much every storyline And specifically the life and times of Superboy Prime Just as he was responsible for punching reality and causing all sorts of continuity amends and[...]
Final Issue Of Gotham Sirens Is Rather Close To The 9 11 Bone (SPOILERS)
***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS *** In the final issue of Gotham Sirens before the relaunch, issue 26 out today, it's very much an ending of ways As the truth about the initial setting up of the trio of bad girls gone good-ish comes to the fore, and it doesn't go that well for everyone. Basically,[...]
A Very, Very Final Issue Of JSA (SPOILERS)
***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS *** In the final issue of Justice Society Of America before the relaunch, we see the first Flash, Jay Garrick making a promise to Jesse Quick that, well, he's just not going to be able to keep. And as there is no initial version of JSA appearing in the first few[...]
Final Issue Of Wonder Woman Leads Into Relaunch (SPOILERS)
***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS ***SPOILERS *** In the final issue of Wonder Woman before the relaunch, issue 614 out today, we get an conclusion to the Odyssey storyline started by J Michael Straczynski, and a nice big splashy optimistic end. But as realities twist around her and reform into a world we're more familiar with, we're[...]
Why Not Play Bingo With All The DC New 52 Logos?
Courtesy of Newsarama (and 4chan where I actually found it), all the new logos for the DC Relaunch in September. And also perfect for playing bingo with. Don't say "House" when you win Say "Batcave" Makes it more "comicsy" you see. Courtesy of Newsarama (and 4chan where I actually found it), all the new logos for the[...]
Is All-Star Western The Most Under-Ordered Title Of The New 52?
At the DC Retailer Conference in the UK, Bob Wayne, Senior VP DC Comics told the assembled retailers that he believes  All-Star Western is the  most under-ordered title from the DC New 52 Relaunch. And it's true, it's a $3.99 book, it's a Western and it's from the same creative team as Jonah Hex, which didn't[...]
DC Relaunch: Astro City #1 – A Monthly Title
Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's Astro City will relaunch with a new #1 and from then on be a monthly title, UK retailers were told today at the DC Retailer Conference in London, UK It has been decided not to relaunch the series too close to the New 52 Launch as it, naturally, has its[...]
The DC Comics New 52 Radio Ad Is Quite Abysmal
You don't even have to say what it is straight away, tease them with some fascinating aspect of a comic, then give us a To Be Continued At Comics Comics Comics, on the corner of Hilton and Schmilton or whatever, launching into the relaunch facts and figures if you must. It's not that hard, it just[...]
San Diego Comic Con DC Costume Protest To Start With A Harleypalooza
Tomorrow afternoon at San Diego Comic Con, there is going to be a protest walk over the DC relaunch, and specifically some of the costume changes therein The different look of Harley Quinn has caused much comment from a skintight Harlequin costume to, well, basically a loose corset. Which is why Bleeding Cool understands that the[...]
Give Batgirl The Chair by Eric Glover
Because of the already slim share of characters living with disabilities in the DC Universe (or DCU), the sudden dismissal of Oracle's paralysis has not just been a point of contention for some fans, but also a puzzling contradiction to the spirit of DC's relaunch announcement: "[The relaunch] will introduce readers to[...]
Roger Robinson Dropped From The DC Relaunch
We chastised ourselves at Bleeding Cool Towers for predicting that Chris Batista would be drawing an upcoming Legion book in the DC Relaunch When DC announced two Legion books in September, we thought our streak of predicting DC books and creators had come to an end. Then DC announced a third Legion book for October,[...]
Green Lantern #67 Sets Up The DC Relaunch Green Lantern #1 (SPOILERS)
Spoilers on folks, because this is where it gets interesting in terms of the relaunch Highlight the following text if you still need another reason to buy Green Lantern #67 Or, you know, just read it, for a more colourful version. (SPOILERS) Hal Jordan kills Krona Sinestro gains a Green Lantern ring again And Hal is banished,[...]
Batgirl Walking Through The DC New 52 FAQ
For once this year, on the very day that the Relaunch starts, Brits won't get the new comics before the US The next week however, when twelve or so issue ones hit… 7) The quotes they use are very specific I wonder if there were any alternatives in the articles that DC referenced? You know, I[...]