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Will Tom King and Mikel Janin dare to do full frontal in a mainstream DC comic? And if they don't, how can they hope to top the Constantine and Batman team-up in Batman: Damned? And if they can't do that, then why bother? It's high stakes in January, and Batman #63 will put it all on[...]

Hugh Sheridan reporting from NYCC for Bleeding Cool Batman and Mister Miracle writer Tom King shared his spotlight panel at NYCC 2018 with his frequent collaborator artist Mitch Gerads and moderator Constance Eza. King started the panel asking the crow of they had read Heroes in Crisis? Most audience members replied with a loud cheer, so he[...]

At least a few DC characters are safe under the dangerous pen of superstar DC Comics writer Tom King At his spotlight panel at New York Comic Con, King promised that no Robins would die because killing them was just "too easy." Bleeding Cool Ace Reporter Hugh Sheridan was on the scene to capture the[...]

At his New York Comic Con spotlight panel, superstar DC Comics writer Tom King compared the fan-favorite relationship between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy to the one between Superman and Lois Lane. Despite the popularity of the pairing, DC's recent vision for Poison Ivy has been called into question of late But when Bleeding Cool Ace[...]

Tom King is working on something with Andy Kubert Well, yeah, there's that one thing, the Superman 100-Page Giant story, in issue #3, available now at Walmart (the only place you can buy both comics and a knife to stab them with) But he's also working on something with Andy Kubert involving Sgt Rock, King[...]

Nightwing pays Batman a visit in the fallout of the attempted wedding with Catwoman. Dick wants to make sure that Bruce is okay. Is it a good read?

Freeze? Now, writer Tom King has weighed in on the subject, writing on Twitter, "Lot of people saying Batman 53 (which I wrote) shows Batman is an atheist That's not how I read that comic." Of course, King does diplomatically allow that his own interpretation is not the only valid one, saying, "But I don't think my[...]

Tom King does have a tendency to take an idea too far at times, and, in this case, it's moving past sincere into the realm of hokey The Bible quote at the end is a little cheesy The quote, "God blesses your soul with grace Batman punches people in the face." Is amazing in how[...]

While Tom King has delivered many moments of a vulnerable and reflective Bruce Wayne, it is nice to have another moment like this—and one where he tacitly admits to his own brutality. Following up Batman #50 was always going to be a daunting task Returning to business as usual—while not necessarily the best choice—is a bold[...]

Credit: Luigi Novi [CC BY 3.0 or CC BY 4.0 ], Wikimedia CommonsEisner Award-winning comic book writer Tom King (Batman, Mr Miracle) is taking his storytelling talents to television Topic Studios and Playground are set to develop the former CIA officer-turned-bestselling-author-and-comic-book-writer's dystopian drama States of America into an hour-long television series. King's States of America is set in[...]

At the Tom King panel at San Diego Comic-Con last night, we got a glimpse at upcoming Mister Miracle. The series is late, after all the setup for Batman #50 was massive, the Walmart books have kicked off, he has Heroes in Crisis to manage — and those nine-panel grids don't write themselves. And so Mister Miracle #10, which was solicited for July 11th, is now[...]

At the Tom King panel at San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics revealed the cover and release date for Heroes in Crisis #2 by Tom King and Clay Mann The cover shows Harley Quinn with Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth wrapped around Batman's neck Bleeding Cool Ace Reporter Aaron Haaland was on the scene to take[...]

Superstar writer Tom King and superstar artist Tony S Daniel had a creative solution when DC Comics refused to let them use a requested villain in September's Batman #55. Speaking at his spotlight panel at San Diego Comic-Con, King revealed that Daniel wanted to use King Tut as a villain in the upcoming comic King asked,[...]

Superstar writer Tom King sparked an uproar on social media when he revealed that he was traveling around San Diego Comic-Con with a "bodyguard" in response to death threats he received over Batman #50. Because of the Batman 50 death threats they got me a bodyguard for the Con This is David He is presumably already[...]

This weekend, Tom King has been posting images of himself with his bodyguard at San Diego Comic-Con. Because of the Batman 50 death threats they got me a bodyguard for the Con This is David He is presumably already very bored with endless looking for toys. For my uh kids pic.twitter.com/snbBYMHwcx — Tom King (@TomKingTK) July 19, 2018 Batman death[...]

Bruce Wayne is in a dark place once again, and it appears he took it out on Mister Freeze on a Gotham rooftop. Tom King's Batman stories often succeed best when they are relatively tight and small-scale stories about the Dark Knight This qualifies as such It's Bruce dealing with an especially bad break-up and the[...]

Superstar writer Tom King has taken up a new profession at San Diego Comic-Con: comic book artist! King is at the show with his bodyguard, and it seems that fans have been asking him for sketches Though King may be both a successful comic book writer and a former CIA spook, comic book artist isn't[...]

Another week passes, and that means it's time to count down the top and bottom five comics of July 4th, 2018. What will make the list? Read here to find out

This is due both to how there are some good ideas in #50 and how often Tom King's Batman is great I believed this was going to be a brilliant climax to the series because I had faith in King to deliver. However, the lack of story mixed with an ending that looks to only lead[...]

The two rogues talk. Batman #49 cover by Mikel Janin It's hard to know what to expect from a Tom King Batman book You can have expectations based upon previous installments, but he still finds a way to catch you completely off-guard. For example, I wasn't expecting this to be a book-long chat between Catwoman and the Joker[...]

On Wednesday, we learned the name of DC's next big super-mega-crossover event: Heroes in Crisis, a story by Tom King and Clay Mann about the superheroes of the DC Universe dealing with the trauma of all the violence (often inflicted by the superheroes of the DC Universe) at a mental health center called Sanctuary The[...]

This September, the heroes of the DC Universe will go where they've never gone before… to counseling? Heroes in Crisis, a seven-issue super-mega-crossover event comic by Tom King and Clay Mann tells the story of Sanctuary, a mental health center established by Superman, Wonder Woman, and a man who beats up mentally ill people at[...]

More details have surfaced about Identity Crisis 2 Heroes in Crisis, the upcoming super-mega-crossover event from DC Comics by Tom King and Clay Mann A solicit for the event has been posted on Twitter by Big Bang Comics, including a Sanctuary Fact Sheet, explaining the concept of the mental health facility set up by Superman, Batman,[...]

Last Month, Bleeding Cool told you that a crisis is coming.  Back in January, superstar writer Tom King told us about a concept called Sanctuary As it turns out, these may be one and the same DC Comics announced via press release that Tom King, Clay Mann, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles will team up[...]

DC Comics writer Tom King just appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC He was there to talk about Batman's upcoming wedding to Catwoman, Mister Miracle – and possibly something new? I have a name on a door (Also @Clay_Mann_ is back there laughing at me So all is normal.) pic.twitter.com/JOkdUs1W5I — Tom King (@TomKingTK) June[...]

There is a lot added to the margins of this story, made possible by the writing of Tom King and the art of Mikel Janin and June Chung This book is outright awesome and earns a strong recommendation Give it a read. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Joker has once more returned He has turned a[...]

However, it still leaves you wondering why he thought any of this was a good idea in the first place, which brings us back to the perplexing fact that Tom King has written him like a time-travelling Deadpool. Batman #47 art by Tony S Daniel, Danny Miki, Sandu Florea, and Tomeu Morey Tony S Daniel's artwork continues[...]

Daniel, Danny Miki, and Tomeu Morey Loss: Batman #46 Frustrates with Time-Travelling Deadpool With tonal issues beyond reason and a really unlikable depiction of Booster Gold, Batman #46 may have been the biggest disappointment of the week.  Tom King's Batman has been a consistently good book, but this arc has been startlingly bad[...]

Booster Gold returns to the alternate Gotham City with the intent of introducing Catwoman to Bruce Wayne in the hopes of getting the would-be Batman to accept the other timeline. Is it a good read?

DC Nation kicks off with three introductory stories leading into Batmand and Catwoman's wedding, Man of Steel, and No Justice. Is it a good read?