DC Comics has several things planned in the pipeline which the publisher will preview with a special 32-page one-shot anthology Year of the Villain. The Hollywood Reporter revealed the special will come out May 1st, just a few days before Free Comic Book Day, and will cost just 25 cents. The special will tease fans with […]
Fan Expo 2018: DC Nation highlights Three Jokers, Heroes in Crisis, The Last Knight on Earth, new Swamp Thing series and more
Over the past year, fans have seen a lot in DC Comics, from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights – Metal, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock and Brian Michael Bendis taking stewardship of Superman and Action Comics. At the Fan Expo convention, Dan DiDio held a DC Nation panel with Snyder, Capullo, […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal – The Deluxe Edition
Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal – The Deluxe Edition… One of the biggest events DC Comics has made in recent years is Dark Nights: Metal, a continuation of sorts to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s fan-favourite Batman run from The New 52. The pair take on the multiverse in this wild and crazy story that deals with […]
Comic Book Review – Reborn #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Reborn #1… A sprawling, science-fiction/fantasy epic, REBORN explores a jaw-dropping world of possibility. Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you—the good and the bad. Last week I waxed philosophical […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #51
Ricky Church reviews Batman #51… Batman has battled everything from the Court of Owls to Mr. Bloom to the Joker, but how does he handle a quiet night in Gotham City…? An era has ended. Since The New 52 began in 2011, it underwent a lot of changes over its five years with a constant […]
Mark Millar teaming with Greg Capullo for Reborn
Deadline is reporting that Mark Millar is teaming up with Batman artist Greg Capullo for a new Millarworld series entitled Reborn, which will run for six issues and follows “Bonnie Black, an 80-year-old woman who is afraid to die, but then when she passes she’s shocked to find there is a world beyond our own.” […]
Scott Snyder departing Batman in April
Since the start of DC’s The New 52 in September 2011, writer Scott Snyder has led the Batman title to some great and interesting places. Amid the rumours of DC’s Rebirth event/re-launch, it has been confirmed Snyder will be leaving the title after April’s Batman #51. Snyder broke the news in an interview with Comic […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #45
Ricky Church reviews Batman #45… When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it’s too late for Gotham City! Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue to roll out their surprises in this new era of Batman. As Gordon struggles […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #6
Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal #6… Anyone who has been reading Dark Nights: Metal will know how increasingly crazy or ‘out there’ the event series has gotten over its run. Scott Snyder has taken a lot of cues from Grant Morrison in crafting such a meta-commentary heavy event ladled with examining the nature of stories and […]
Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #5
Ricky Church Reviews Dark Nights: Metal #5… Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s event series Dark Nights: Metal has been a crazy ride ever since it began last summer. We’ve finally reached the penultimate issue with Metal #5 is what is so far the series’ best issue yet. As all the heroes of the DC universe race on multiple fronts […]
