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Duke Thomas
Warning all, but this article will contain spoilers for Dark Days: The Casting and the DC character Duke Thomas. Well, this is really Scott Snyder's time at the moment With the release of Dark Days: The Casting, which reveals a great deal about the shape of upcoming Metal and Dark Matter afterwards, naturally everyone is poring[...]
Dark Days: The Casting
As well it should, Metal is being made by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, who had an epic run on Batman together Dark Days: The Casting is co-written by James Tynion IV, no stranger to the world of the Dark Knight and current writer of Detective Comics So of course it feels natural for Batman[...]
Scott Snyder's Kids Explain DC Metal, Probably Better Than DC PR Will
Superstar writer and heroic champion of fan rights Scott Snyder has revealed an ultra-rare checklist variant for his and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Metal super-mege-crossover event Snyder posted the sure-to-appreciate-in-value variant on Twitter, where he revealed that he worked with future comics superstars Scott Snyder's kids to create it: So @dccomics is making a classy one[...]
All Star Batman
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] All Star Batman #11 continues the latest Scott Snyder Bat-story with the interesting notion that is rarely explored in depth in Batman's history: the history of life-long put-upon butler and ally Alfred Pennyworth. What we know about Alfred has often been put across in small vignettes or descriptions or the odd line He's worked in[...]
Batman The Shadow #2 Review – Batman Still Looks Like A Dope
Shadow insists it wasn't him, and thus our story in Batman The Shadow #2 continues. Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando are a good writing team Orlando seems to take this wheel in this episode, allowing to explore the Shadow in this DC universe, where anti-heroes aren't the norm The Shadow is also more reckless than Batman[...]
What Fear Lurks In The Heart Of Batman: Batman/The Shadow #1 Review
"Cowl Footage 1931" is homage to the year The Shadow made his pulp debut. Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando have clearly done their homework, as they write the book as a pulp story I was annoyed by how stupid Batman came off as, but I understand that since Batman was inspired by The Shadow, maybe Shadow should[...]
How DC Comics Are Killing Batman, In Today's Comics (Spoiler Spoilers)
Month in, month out Batman tops the sales charts, especially since the Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo run began, but it's DC's best seller for decades And with Batman, All-Star Batman, Dark Knight III and Detective Comics doing so well, and Dark Days: Metal looking like it will take it to another level, with The Button[...]
Comics, Toys, And Beer: The Five Points Festival
There was an excellent selection of diverse comic and toy creators, though I would have liked to have seen a few more comics dealers. Midtown Comics sponsored the event, and brought a good array of talent with them, such as Nick Spencer, Greg Capullo, and Scott Snyder On the toy side, Clutter brought in Simone Legno, Jeff[...]
Batman And Death Just Don't Get Along: Batman Rebirth #1 Review
The new take on Calendar Man, the exploration of Duke Thomas and Batman's relationship, and even Batman trying to come to terms with (what he assumed) would be immediate death, was all tied together neatly in this issue (thanks in part to co-writer Scott Snyder) The introduction of the new superheroes near the end also[...]
Scott Snyder Leaving Batman With All Star Batman #25 – At Least 'For A While'
Scott Snyder and Batman seem like inseparable concepts these days, with a lengthy run on Detective Comics, then Batman and now All Star Batman. Well, it seems this is coming to an end…at least, either for some time or the end of him telling 'proper' Batman stories In an interview with Newsarama, Snyder remarked of All[...]
Is Wonder Woman Getting A New Costume For Dark Nights: Metal?
Last week, we showed you some art Greg Capullo has been working on for the upcoming super-mega-crossover event Dark Nights: Metal, the super-mega-crossover event of the Summer with writer Scott Snyder that will lead into the Dark Matter line of books, as foretold by the great prophet Danstrodidimos: ACTION ACTION ACTION! #METAL pic.twitter.com/99psCtO2XS — Greg Capullo (@GregCapullo)[...]
Take A Look Inside Dark Days: The Forge
Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman and the rest of the Justice League think they've been to every corner of the Multiverse—but a looming threat is coming from a place they never knew existed. Welcome to a crazy, melt-your-face, hard-rock space adventure like you've never seen before. Welcome to the Dark Multiverse. Though listed on the DC website as written by Scott[...]
Greg Capullo Shows Off Wonder Woman From DC #Metal
We're pretty sure there was entire season of Mad Men about that. In any case, Dark Nights: Metal is the upcoming event comic by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, which will lead into Dark Matter, in which an (all-male) Master Class of DC artists will team with seasoned writers to deliver the New Age of DC[...]
Fiction Armour: All Star Batman #9 Review
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Cover by Jock Another issue of All Star Batman, and another way of Scott Snyder using the Batman comic to tell a Batman story in a whole new style, and that also discusses ideas one wouldn't expect in a Batman story. This time we open being told that this isn't in fact a Batman story, no[...]
An Intriguing Twist On Batman – All Star Batman #8 Review
Cover art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Dean White [SOME SPOILERS FOLLOW] All Star Batman from Scott Snyder and a rotating cavalcade of artists is really living up to the promise of it's initial announcement The road trip story arc with John Romita Jr was fun and all, but I really was sold on the concept of this[...]
Duke Thomas, Still In Want Of A Name – All-Star Batman #8 Spoilers
Remember….? And then lots of stuff about wheels, colours, doing your own thing, being someone else, not a Robin. Well, in today's All-Star Batman #8 in the main strip by Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Mark Morales and Dean White, he's still going by his real name Which one would think should be a no-no in the Batverse right[...]
Heroes Vs. Heroes? Not In Snyder And Capullo's Batman Summer Super-Mega-Crossover Event
Bleeding Cool has kept you up to speed on DC's upcoming Batman-centric super-mega-crossover event from the superstar creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's biceps But while we're all excited to see Snyder and Capullo reunite, what's more exciting is their revolutionary take on the super-mega-crossover event According to an interview Snyder gave to[...]