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Bleeding Cool featured a previous of the upcoming Batman/Superman comic by Gene Luen Yang, Ivan Reis and Danny Miki to show a variety of "what if?" worlds for the series, spinning out of Death Metal With the sketch art, showing parallel lives, as playing out on movie film reel, it seems to involve politicians and[...]

DC's new Superman writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson, whose Future State book House Of El will be out in February recently appeared on John Siuntres' Word Balloon podcast, was asked about Future State, 5G – and the future of Superman Including what happens to this Man Of Tomorrow… tomorrow He told Siuntres, If you want to tie[...]

Superman/Batman or Batman/Superman has been a relatively popular series over the years, teaming DC Comics' two most popular characters up, but rarely going up against the respective solo titles, save for the initial run with Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness and Michael Turner. Credit: DC Comics So maybe it's time to try something else? Gene Luen Yang, Ivan[...]

However, in the 1970s, when Richard Donner was directing the first Superman movie, you had to work a lot harder to get someone that death threat Donner recently did an extensive interview with The Telegraph, and one thing he talked about was getting death threats for the religious allegory in Superman. Then there were the death[...]

Enough with the key art, casting news, series overviews, and social media updates, The CW! We demand to see actual footage from Superman & Lois, the newest addition to the "Arrowverse," starring Tyler Hoechlin (Superman aka Clark Kent) and Elizabeth Tulloch And that's exactly what viewers got on Tuesday, with the release of the first[...]

Clark Kent and Morgan Edge are featured on this page from "The Hero Superman Doomed to Die!" Ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15" Tape residue at top and bottom edges In Excellent condition. From the Murphy Anderson Collection. Credit: Heritage Auctions Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson Action Comics #411 Story Page 12[...]

Superman is back from the dead as Medicom announces a new DC Comics MAFEX figure Coming from the beloved DC Comics storyline The Death and Return of Superman, that Man of Steel is back in his signature black suit straight from the comic He will stand roughly 6 inches tall and feature two different head[...]

Warworld is where Superman will find himself stranded and imprisoned JR-JR is a reference to artist John Romita Jr. The image on the screen is the new Justice League series by Bendis and David Marquez The other images are a little more indistinct. Anyone get any more? Action Comics #1028 is published today by DC Comics. Action Comics[...]

It's future Superman time! In January and February, DC Comics will be running a two-month event, Future State, looking at potential and possible futures for the DC Universe, their most prominent characters and their successors Originally planned as the ongoing nature for these titles as 5G or Generation Five, it was truncated into two months[...]

Superman #1…do covers get better than this one? I don; think so Think about how iconic this cover is for a second When I think of Supes, I don't think of Action Comics #1, I think of this one Look at that smile on Clark's face, like he sees his next do-gooder that needs saving[...]

With the newest addition to The CW's Arrowverse ready to leap tall buildings in a single bound starting February 23, 2021, actor Adam Rayner (Tyrant, Hawthorne) is set to join Superman & Lois as Morgan Edge (based on Deadline Hollywood reporting) Rayner's Edge is described as "an intelligent, eloquent, and impassioned self-made mogul whose innate ability[...]

Might their time come again? The latest for launch in March is Superman: Red & Blue, in the fashion of Batman: Black & White but with a slightly greater palette of colours I say "slightly". Credit: DC Comics In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a[...]

Bleeding Cool told you that, replacing Brian Bendis and Superman and Action Comics would be another singular writer, and so it has come to pass That creator, no, not Mark Waid, is Phillip Kennedy Johnson. When he's not writing comics (and sometimes when he is) Phillip Kennedy Johnson is a Sergeant First Class in the United[...]

It features the first appearance of Superman, from 1939, created by Joe Siegel and Jerry Shuster On the 24th of August, 2014, a copy graded as 9.0 by CGC sold on eBay for $3,207,852, the only comic book to have sold for more than $3 million for a single original copy But you can get[...]

In the previous issue Superman #27 from DC Comics, Lana Lang was working on a feature about her life-long friend Clark Kent So she turned to another friend, Lois Lane Who gave her a copy of the book she was writing, Man Of Steel, for Lana to read – before even Clark had the chance. Credit:[...]

There is something just so iconic about the way that Jim Lee draws Superman; it is the perfect blend of alien and human He makes every image of Supes that he draws feel important and epic in nature; there are not many artists that can pull that off with Superman, believe it or not Up[...]

What's surprising is that he didn't just want to create any superhero film like your typical Batman or Superman origin story The writer and director drew from an unexpected inspiration, director Darren Aronofsky I had a chance to speak to Mortimer about how Archenemy came together, how star Joe Manganiello was perfect for his protagonist[...]

DC Comics, during the Dark Knight movie era, did almost no comic book tie-in material.  Despite the involvement of David Goyer, who has a long history of movie comic book tie-ins that are Obscure Comics, the Dark Knight era really scrimped on comic book tie-ins, despite a strong past history of DC movies and comic material, and[...]

One of those new additions is the Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch-starring Superman & Lois, which offered viewers a sneak preview of Hoechlin's new Superman suit (more on that in a minute) earlier this week Now, they're getting a look at the personal side of the series with new key art showing Clark Kent aka[...]

Another new addition is the Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch-starring Superman & Lois, and they offered their contribution to the "change' drive on Wednesday- but in a good way Check out Hoechlin's new Superman suit, which is a night mix of both a classic as well as a modern look Bonus points for getting the[...]

It's Batman/Superman time… Today, there have been more CCXP announcements from DC Comics regarding their March titles The DC Omniverse DC 2021 Whatever you wish to call it And you know the drill Gene Luen Yang and Ivan Reis will be the creators on Batman/Superman continuing with#16 in March, after Yang's two-issue stint writing Future State: Batman/Superman[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. Who Wants Comics With Their[...]

He states; "Well, the thing is they were borrowing my Superman costume but it was only to get (Brandon Routh) in, as his version of Superman and the truth of the matter was they must not have been able or willing to do a deal based upon the production he was part of with Brian Singer[...]

Collects Batman: Harley Quinn & Harley Quinn #0-7. SRP: £6.99 Hachette Launches DC Comics Collections With Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore DC HEROES AND VILLAINS COLL VOL 3 – SUPERMAN: FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING (W) Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman (A) Dave Gibbons, Rick Veitch, Curst Swan From the incredible imaginations of Alan Moore (V for Vendetta) and Neil Gaiman[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. The New 52 Gives Way to[...]

What makes obscure comics so interesting and vital is discovering those books that most don't know were ever printed, or that top tier creators worked on "that book" or on "that character." Obscure Comics are fun to find and interesting to know about, but that border between great reads and terrible comics. The New 52 Gives Way to[...]

Another new addition is the Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch-starring Superman & Lois, which continues chugging along with production (even though they've had their fair of controversy lately) and now Tulloch is sharing another look that feeds into this week's Thanksgiving vibe of family and being (safely) together. Photo: Katie Yu/The CW — © 2019 The CW[...]

Superman is the ultimate immigrant story But what happens when he leaves his adopted home? What about his "anchor baby" Jonathan Kent? And how does Supergirl – now Superwoman – set up a new Ellis Island on the Moon? Welcome to Future State, courtesy of DC previews today. As Bleeding Cool reported  over a year ago,[...]

Ah well… DC Comics' Future State Zatanna Conner Kent Immortal Wonder Woman Grifter Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) The Next Batman Superman (Clark Kent) Swamp Thing Wonder Woman (Yara Flor) Catwoman Harley Quinn Red X Saturn Girl Black Racer Blast Boy Batman (Bruce Wayne) Green Lantern (John Stewart) Superman (Jonathan Kent) Duo Damsel Bouncing Boy and Brainiac 5 Protex Phantom Girl The Flash And we have a checklist – as well the news that Superman Vs[...]

And what book goes where… and Bleeding Cool has cut them up and put them on one shareable picture. The Full Timeline For DC Comics Future State 2025: Arkham Knights, Batgirls, Batman/Superman, Batman Catwoman, Gotham City Sirens, Harley Quinn, Grifters, Nightwing, Outsiders, Red Hood, Robin Eternal 2027: Dark Detective, The Flash, Teen Titans 2029: Shazam! 2030: Aquaman, Black Racer, Justice[...]