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Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock: The Complete Collection

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock: The Complete Collection…It is funny that within the last couple of years we’ve gotten not one but two sequels to the groundbreaking graphic novel Watchmen in two different forms of media and context. HBO’s Watchmen delivered a miniseries that is a direct sequel to the graphic novel while DC’s Doomsday Clock is, like […]

Comic Book Review – Lois Lane: Enemy of the People

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Ricky Church reviews Lois Lane: Enemy of the People…Lois Lane has always been tied to Superman’s legacy as his love interest and thought of, more often than not by mainstream audiences, a damsel in distress who Superman is always in need of rescuing. However, despite not having any superpowers of her own she is one […]

DC announces new Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries series

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The Caped Crusader and the Mystery, Inc. gang are set to team up once again this April as DC launches the new all-ages digital first series Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries.Written by Ivan Cohen and Sholly Fisch with art from Dario Brizuela and Randy Elliott, Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries teams the Dark Knight with Scooby-Doo and […]

Comic Book Preview – Future State: Shazam! #1

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DC releases Future State: Shazam! #1 this Tuesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out here…No one’s seen Billy Batson in years-not since the incident known as the Final Battle of Titans Island. Now leading a small band of heroes, even his allies have begun to ask […]

The CW scraps plans for this year’s Superman and Batwoman Arrowverse crossover

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Back in May of last year it was announced that 2021’s Arrowverse crossover would bring together Batwoman and the newly-launching Superman & Lois for a World’s Finest-style event, but now comes word from Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries that those plans have been axed due to the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re not really able to cross over because […]

Harry Lennix confirms Martian Manhunter appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Back in October 2019, when the prospect of The Snyder Cut ever seeing the light of day seemed little more than a pipe dream, director Zack Snyder revealed that he planned to have Man of Steel’s General Swanwick (Harry Lennix) revealed as a disguised J’onn J’onzz – a.k.a. Martian Manhunter – in his version of […]

New Batwoman star Javicia Leslie on differentiating her character from Ruby Rose’s Kate Kane

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This Sunday sees the premiere of Batwoman season two on The CW, and with it comes a new character under the cape and cowl as Javicia Leslie makes her debut as Ryan Wilder, replacing Ruby Rose who exited her role as Kate Kane after a single season.Speaking to Variety about her new crime-fighting role, Leslie […]

Comic Book Preview – Future State: Nightwing #1

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DC Comics has shared a preview of Future State: Nightwing #1 ahead of its release this Tuesday; check it out here…Batman is gone! Now, Nightwing has taken on the mission of keeping the citizens of Gotham City safe from the Magistrate. But to do that, he’ll have stay one step ahead of the Magistrate! And […]

Batman is heading to the UK for Batman: The Dark Knight miniseries

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DC Comics has announced that the Caped Crusader is heading to the United Kingdom this April with Batman: The Dark Knight, a new six-issue miniseries from creators Tom Taylor (DCeased) and Andy Kubert (Batman: The Dark Knight – The Master Race).“I will leap at any chance to tell a Batman story at any time, but teaming up with […]