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Lex Luthor's Guide To Being A Colonial Dictator
It's Lex Luthor time! In today's first issue of Superman Vs Imperious Lex #1, as part of DC Comics Future State, we get an ageing Superman from thirty years hence, tracking down an intergalactic menace With big robot Reticulants invading worlds, mining them for their resources, courtesy of Flintstones team Mark Russell and Steve Pugh.  Superman[...]
How Did Bruce Wayne Survive His Death In DC Future State?
Everyone in DC Comics Future State seems to be riding Akira motorcycles Whether that's Bruce Wayne, The Dark Detective… Dark Detective #2 artwork by Dan Mora Whizzing through the night… Dark Detective #2 artwork by Dan Mora Or Jason Todd, The Red Hood… Dark Detective #2 art by Giannis Milonogiannis Whizzing through the day. Dark Detective #2 art by Giannis Milonogiannis But they[...]
How Did Bruce Wayne Survive His Death In DC Future State?
In the world of Future State from DC Comics, Batman is dead Bruce Wayne is dead But somehow, in Dark Detective, they are still alive, even as Tim Fox – sorry, Jace Fox – is the Next Batman Originally, when this was the new ongoing nature of DC Comics as 5G Bruce Wayne would have[...]
In Thirty Years Time, Lex Luthor Is Still Known for Just One Thing
In 1978, DC Comics published an educational book for kids called The Super Dictionary Most famously that included a counting aid with Lex Luthor "When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took forty cakes He took 40 cakes That's as many as four tens And that's terrible." DC Comics: The Super Dictionary In 2011, Chris Roberson scripted[...]
Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics
In September, Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics was putting an end to the big-name-writer exclusive contract deals that had defined the publisher in recent years One of those names was Brian Bendis, who came to DC from Marvel in the same fashion as Jack Kirby An exclusive deal arranged by former DC President, Diane[...]
Numbecrunching DC Comics Shrinking Output - April 2021
Recently, Bleeding Cool did some number crunching on the content that DC Comics was putting into print in 2021 Bleeding Cool had reported swathes of DC senior editorial figures being made redundant, and publisher and CCO Jim Lee talking about DC reducing print content And so it has come to pass – and continues to[...]
Superman Is Back From the Dead With Black Suit XM Studios Statue
XM Studios is diving into the past of DC Comics as they announce their newest DC Comics statue Superman is back from the dead and wearing his iconic black and silver recovery suit Standing roughly 20" tall, Superman is breaking out of his Kryptonian Regeneration Matrix The statue will feature two different head sculpts, allowing[...]
Francis Manupal's Aquaman: Earth One Cancelled, No Longer Exclusive
Announced as one of the series of out-of-continuity original graphic novels intended to work as perennial summations of characters, DC Comics published multiple volumes of Superman: Earth One, Batman: Earth One, Wonder Woman Earth One and Titans: Earth One. Aquaman: Earth One written and drawn by Francis Manapul was planned for 2015, it was repeatedly delayed[...]
DC Comics Rebirth Bizarro Makes His Landing at XM Studios
One of Superman's foes is back as XM Studios unveils their newest DC Comics Rebirth statue Things are about to get a little bizarre as Bizarro is ready to take on the Man of Steel with his newest statue Standing roughly 17" tall, the DC Comics antihero is displayed on rubble while he crushes an[...]
Rorschach
So, in the fourth consecutive Presidential campaign from Robert Redford, this week's Rorschach #4 by Tom King and Jorge Fornes revealed that it was Vietnam electoral college votes that put him over the top. Rorschach #4 artwork, Tom King/Jorge Fornes, DC Comics Black Label Apparently, they have 57 electoral college votes, which is two more than California[...]
Titans season 3 continues with production. (Images: HBO Max)
"DC Comics loves the Lazarus Pit," Walker teased "I have no comment about that." As for the impact her electrocution will have on her life moving forward, Walker says that and aspect of her story that they will "absolutely explore. Walker also wants fans of Starfire to know that they're be learning much more about the[...]
Four More Second Printings For DC Future State Comics
DC Comics continues to build on the Future State momentum this month as four more of their titles are going back to press for new, second printings, Future State: Green Lantern #1, Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1, Future State: Justice League #1 and Future State: Robin Eternal #1 All four will feature new covers[...]
The Return Of The Authority - But What's Up With Midnight and Apollo?
On December 17th, Bleeding Cool looked at gossip that The Authority were to return to DC Comics after we got the tipoff that a) The Authority would be mentioned in an upcoming comic and b) Apollo would return as well as Midnighter and Grifter from the Wildstorm universe Whether their appearance in a Superman comic would lead[...]
Slam Bradley, The Next Barman In The Next Batman #2 (Spoilers)
As the superhero speakeasy of Gotham, hidden from the prying eyes of The Magistrate, and run by one Slam Bradley. Next Batman #2 artwork A senior executive at DC Comics once shared with me that they had no idea why it was that creators wanted to keep bringing back Slam Bradley The hardboiled private detective was the[...]
Spoiler Spoilers - Stephanie Brown, the Traitor in Next Batman #2?
The cells, part of the Magistrate Detention Facility in the near-future Gotham as part of in the DC Future State in today's The Next Batman #2, from DC Comics today. Next Batman #2 artwork And Stephanie Brown is reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K LeGuin, seventies sci-fi story that is set in two different times, alternating chapter[...]
Next Batman #2
Okay, that was made clear by PR rather than the comic book itself, but today's Next Batman #2 from DC Comics fixes that. The Next Batman #2 artwork But we get more information regarding the legal background, Tanya Fox' relationship with Mayor Nakano, and her relationship with her husband, Lucius. The Next Batman #2 artwork We have seen what[...]