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A new era for the DCU begins in Action Comics #1050 preview

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The Dark Crisis is over, and a new dawn shines on the DCU this week, beginning in the pages of Action Comics #1050; check out the official preview of the landmark issue below from DC Comics…In the wake of cataclysmic battles with Mongul, Henry Bendix, and Pariah’s Dark Army, Kal-El is back on Earth and […]

Comic Book Preview – Riddler: Year One #2

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Writer Paul Dano continues the origin tale of the character he portrayed in Matt Reeves’s The Batman next week as DC Comics releases Riddler: Year One #2; check out the official preview here…As brilliant forensic accountant Edward Nashton follows the trail of illegal payments and front companies, holding on to his own sanity becomes ever […]

Comic Book Preview – The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #1

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The Sandman Universe expands this week as DC Comics releases Dead Boy Detectives #1; check out the official preview here…The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight! Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine have been detectives for decades-and dead best friends even longer. But their investigation into a Thai […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Beyond the White Knight #7

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DC Comics releases Batman: Beyond the White Knight #7 this Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview below…After a freak accident, Derek Powers has been transformed into the super-villain Blight! With his metahuman abilities, he’s more powerful than ever and it’s only a matter of time before Gotham becomes his forever. The Wayne […]

Comic Book Preview – Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee

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In celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday, DC Comics is revisiting Earth-6, the incarnation of the DC Universe as reimagined by Stan Lee, with a special one-shot comic featuring ten brand new tales; check out the official preview of Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee here…A criminal turned nocturnal warrior for […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1067

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Detective Comics #1067 is out next week, but you can get an early sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview…Mr. Freeze encounters an Azmer, one of the demonic beings terrorizing Gotham’s villainous underground network, and then Mr. Freeze makes an offer to the Dark Detective that he cannot refuse. Then, the Orgham’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade #1

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Next week sees the release of Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade #1 from Marvel Comics, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here…Hundreds of years before the Skywalker Saga, witness the rise of a legend – the mighty Jedi PORTER ENGLE, perhaps the most skilled lightsaber wielder in […]

Comic Book Preview – Dead Seas #1

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IDW Publishing launches the new series Dead Seas from writer Cavan Scott and artist Nick Brokenshire this week, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below…Ghosts are real and dangerous. But they’re also valuable, their ectoplasm capable of curing countless diseases. There’s only one problem: harvesting the wonder drug can […]