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In the now-classic Superman story by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, For The Man Who Has Everything, Batman and Wonder Woman visit Superman in his Fortress Of Solitude.. …to find him in the arms of a Black Mercy plant giving him his dreams of living in Krypton, and allowing Mongul free reign to conquer the Earth. The[...]

Today's Amazons Attack #2 from DC Comics sees the USA step up its rhetoric regarding Amazons from Paradise Island living on its shores after the Pool Hall incident in Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere,  when an enraged Amazonian Emilie, and former rival to Wonder Woman, killed seventeen men But not the[...]

In Wonder Woman #800, when we first met Trinity, as told by Tom King and Daniel Sampere, she was described as the teenage daughter of Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, all grown up. She even met a phantom version of her mother as part of a Grecian test. One that was easily dismissed. Leading her to get The Sovereign[...]

Recently, James Gunn pointed out that the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow series by Tom King and Bilquis Evely would be the basis of Supergirl in the new DC Cinematic Universe It also won the pair Eisner Awards and more and now they are back together again – not at DC, but Dark Horse Comics Helen[...]

The author's stylized trait is very effective, in particular in the rendering of the dystopian city as a forest of signs bearing only proper names, a visual metaphor of the prevailing proliferation of the ego". Gran Guinigi Best Script went to Tom King for Human Target from Panini Comics, originally from DC Comics, "Christopher Chase, the[...]

So what, then, for Animal Pound? Some tricky legalese? First teased at San Diego Comic-Con with a surprise appearance by DC mainstay Tom King at Boom Studios' primary publisher panel, the upcoming Animal Pound event series with Chosen/American Jesus/Chosen One co-creator Peter Gross promises to be Boom Studios' biggest releases of the year. King has described the series[...]

We first met Trinity, Wonder Woman's daughter, in Wonder Woman #800 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere, alongside the future Superman Jon Kent and the future Batman, Damian Wayne. In which Trinity entered a cave to confront The Sovereign, the king of America, and learned that Wonder Woman had defeated him. In the recent relaunch Wonder Woman[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. The most-read stories on Bleeding Cool yesterday: DC's Killing Time For Paperbacks DC Comics Cancel Tom King Batman Paperback Editions DC Comics Admits It Got Gotham War Prelude Wrong, Makes It Returnable Ghostbusters: Leslie Jones on Jason Reitman's "Unforgivable" Comments Local Card Shops Are Already Ruining Disney Lorcana Chapter Two Jonathan[...]

Now DC Comics has informed comic book stores that all orders are to be cancelled for the Batman/Catwoman softcover collected edition and the Batman: Killing Time collected edition. These are the DC Comics listings for the hardcover editions, and you can see the planned paperback versions are suddenly no longer there and no longer on the[...]

Last week's Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere and Tomeu Morey hit with a bang, and DC Comics have already announced a second printing with a new cover from DC Publisher and CCO Jim Lee. This is intended to provide a middle section for two previous covers by Jim Lee for Superman and Batman[...]

Boom Studios' December 2023 solicits and solicitations leads with Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross, which also nets them the cover of next week's Diamond Previews Underheist #1 by David and Maria Lapham, Book Of Butcher #1 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edra, Stuff Of Nightmares: Slay Ride from RL Stine and[...]

We've seen the first five pages of Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere to be published tomorrow, of which big things are expected Here are a couple more in which we meet Sergeant Steel Or, previously, Commander Steel, who first appeared in Steel, The Indestructible Man #1 in 1978  Correction (thanks Vince[...]

Two weeks ago, Bleeding Cool ran a bevvy of rumours and teasers, descending into spoilers, for the new Wonder Woman series by Tom King and Daniel Sampere We ran the first two pages, a bunch of unlettered pages and teases from Wonder Woman #800 by the pair Well, here are the first five pages, lettered[...]

Will you?" Gotham City: Year One was the series he drew with Eric Gapstur, coloured by Jordie Bellaire and written by Tom King With a series of striking covers in a similar format. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */   Is it[...]

After twenty years… Here are the solicits for Wonder Woman and its spinoff title, Amazons Attack. WONDER WOMAN #1 CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE (W) Tom King (A/CA) Daniel Sampere THE AMAZON WARRIOR IS NOW A WANTED OUTLAW! A NEW ERA FOR THE AMAZON WARRIOR BEGINS, FROM THE SUPERSTAR TEAM OF TOM KING AND DANIEL SAMPERE! After a mysterious Amazonian is[...]

And Historia was a bit worthy. Well, we are getting a new Wonder Woman #1 from Tom King, Daniel Sampere and Tomeu Morey, going to FOC this weekend And Bleeding Cool has been leaked a bunch of stuff And while it's a bit late to go into the whole thing now, I thought I might share[...]

Tom King, Peter Gross, Tamra Bonvillain and Clayton Cowles are taking advantage of Animal Farm and other works by George Orwell moving into the public domain recently, with a new series from Boom Studios, Animal Pound Though rather than making it an allegory for the Soviet Union, it's about modern American politics And that was[...]

Previously, Bleeding Cool reported that Batman: The Brave and The Bold #3 would have a lead story by Dennis Culver and Otto Schmidt in place of the lead story The Winning Card by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, continuing from issues 1 and 2, originally solicited for the issue, which would instead shift to #4 It read[...]

Tom King tweets "Just got comps for this very cool, very shiny SDCC Supergirl 1 exclusive See you there." Because, yes, it's time for DC Comics at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Their first return to[...]

But it gives Tom King and Mitch Gerads a chance to revisit the earliest days of Jim Gordon That early life has hardly been touched upon, though the Gotham TV series showed Peter Gordon as the District Attorney for Gotham, but also a member of the Court Of Owls Peter Gordon was killed in his[...]

Or rather the same Wally West, but of a different time. Hang on, didn't they do this in Heroes In Crisis? With multiple Wally West's including a dead Wally West who turned out to be a cloned Wally West, created to complete the time loop os that the original dead WallyW est would still be there? It is[...]

This week's Wonder Woman #800 will set up the new ongoing series Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere One aspect of which will follow the 19-year-old Elizabeth Marston Prince, Trinity, the daughter of Wonder Woman, around twenty years in the future, who hangs around with Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne's Superman and[...]

Batman: The Brave and The Bold #3 will now have a lead story by Dennis Culver and Otto Schmidt, in place of the lead story by Tom King and Mitch Gerads continuing from issues 1 and 2, originally solicited for the issue The synopsis for the Culver and Schmidt story follows below: While investigating a string[...]

Today sees Tom King and Mitch Gerads return to the Batman in The Brave And The Bold for a very nasty four-part retelling of the first clash between The Joker and the Batman But it turns out that it's not just Mitch Gerads who is drawing this comic book. But it's Tom King as well[...]

Tom King and Daniel Sampere are to be the new creators of the ongoing Wonder Woman comic book from DC Comics later this year And now artist Sampere has tweeted some big news about the comics, posting "I'm very excited to introduce you Wonder Woman's daughter, TRINITY! Making her debut in issue #800 Our short[...]

while we are at it.   DANGER STREET #5 (OF 12) CVR A JORGE FORNES (MR) (W) Tom King (A/CA) Jorge Fornes What does a small-town murder have to do with the mysteries of the Multiverse? Lady Cop is on the case, but time is running out! Gods from beyond the stars are battling over the boy who could[...]

Chip Zdarsky, Tom King and more have been talking to Gregg Katzman of CBR about the upcoming Dawn Of DC publishing initiative at DC Comics But they also talked about how they owed their careers at Marvel and DC Comics to James Gunn, the new DC Studios head. Chip Zdarsky, current Batman writer, said "I wouldn't[...]

Wonder Woman #1 is being relaunched by Tom King, Daniel Sampere and Tomeu Moray, in either September or July with the following description "After a mysterious Amazonian is accused of mass murder, the U.S Congress passes The Amazon Safety Act, barring all Amazons from American soil To carry out its new law, the government sets[...]

In addition, the duo revealed they had assembled a writers' room to assist them in formulating an 8-10 year plan that included Drew Goddard (The Martian), Jeremy Slater (Moon Knight), Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey), Christal Henry (Watchmen), and Tom King (Batman, Wonder Woman) – with some of those names expected to follow certain projects[...]

Just as The Flash #1 is relaunching in September for Dawn of DC, so Wonder Woman #1, from Tom King, Daniel Sampere and Tomeu Moray, will also be relaunching in September (or July, DC isn't too sure it seems) "After a mysterious Amazonian is accused of mass murder, the U.S Congress passes The Amazon Safety[...]