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Frank Miller has drawn some of Dark Knight III: The Master Race. A cover or two with Batman, Atom and Dark Knight.. The Atom mini-comic in issue 1, inked

By Tim Hanley It's another new year of stats fun here at "Gendercrunching", and both DC and Marvel started 2016 with their highest overall percentages of female creators in several months We also take a look at female characters at the Big Two, and track how their representation has changed over the past six months. DC COMICS After[...]

DC has just released a new DC Comics Art Academy, this time with Batman Beyond artist Bernard Chang This event was hosted by Fletcher Chu-Fong and took place during the San Diego Comic Con, just one month after the first issue of Batman Beyond hit the stands Chang wasn't exactly sure what he could say[...]

Well, today I have the script to the DC Comics TV show Powerless, written by Ben Queen, dated January 5th 2016. And… yes It is exactly as promised Something of the DeMatteis and Giffen's Justice League, something of McDuffie's Damage Control and even a touch of Pearce's No Heroics. And the description of the titles taps into[...]

With the folk in Titans Hunt doing similar, potentially leading into a DC Rebirth and revealing a JSA who was there all along, will 2016 be the year that everyone gets their memories back? Okay, not everyone And some people remember, they just aren't saying. Since Reed and Sue what, Johnny? The Human Torch appears in Guardians[...]

And, naturally there are show exclusives from DC Comics, who have rather a strong presence at the show due to a) their proximity now and b) the Batman V Superman film. So we get exclusive variant covers for Batman #50, Superman #50 and Wonder Woman #50 being sold at the show at the Graphitti Designs booth (South[...]

A few changes 'twixt solicitation and publication… as Rebirth plays merry hell with creator and editorial schedules at DC Comics… Batgirl #49 was solicited with art by Babs Tarr but she has been joined by Horacio Domingues, Babs  Roger Robinson, Ming Doyle and James Harvey. Batman '66 Meets the Man from U.N.C.L.E[...]

Their gloves were equipped with deadly steel talons. And Crimson is the lead superheroic character appearing in the upcoming DC TV comedy drama, Powerless, described in the pilot script as "female, blood red jumpsuit, talons." Which means her first appearance in Justice League Europe #6 might be of interest to… some people[...]

This is the official poster show art for Wondercon 2016, the comic book show in Los Angeles later this month brought to you by CCI, the folk that also put

Bleeding Cool has been running Tim Hanley's Gendercrunching columns on Bleeding Cool for years, measuring the "above the line" credits in comic books form

We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And yes it's Dark Knight III #3 at top and DC doing a lot better than usual all round And a special note to Jesse James Comics, the only store where Batman & Robin Eternal outsells Dark Knight III… And Saga did very well despite being[...]

DC and Capstone have a new contest centered around the Batman & Robin Adventures You can enter for a chance to be 1 of 3 Winners to receive copes of the two books above: Clayface's Slime Spree and The Joker's Magic Mayhem Not the biggest contest ever, but a nice set of books for a young[...]

Yamato USA Toys has released these new images of their latest addition to the DC Fantasy Figure collection, Poison Ivy This sculpt is based on the art work of Luis Royo. Look out world, Mother Nature has just got herself some muscle… oh, and some sexy curves! I heard it through the grapevine that you  might[...]

And just as we are getting out from under this, this happens… Starting February 29, Walmart shoppers get exclusive access to a custom DC Comics digital comic book when they purchase a specially marked Doritos Family Fun Mix multipack. BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE – UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS is a 24-page digital comic from writer Christos Gage, penciler[...]

Wong, DC All-Access has put together a comic history on one of Batman's oldest villains The character made his debut in 1940 in the pages of Detective Comics #36 and has appeared on and off over the years often ending with his presumed death He is the first Batman villain to ever figure out the[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8sqnIl4YtAVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: DC Comics Rebirth On Bleeding Cool (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8sqnIl4YtA) So I asked a few comic book creators who had been pitching for the DC Comics Rebirth relaunch who have been starting to hear whether they were successful or not. Oh yes, the big reason DC didn't announce creator names along with all the[...]

So far I've been pretty underwhelmed by the Armored Batman figures for the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie. But Square Enix has released

If anyone says that Harley Quinn is a fourth wall breaking comic book character who lampshades everything wrong with her character – well, now they may have a point. From NECA and DC Entertainment, comes this charming 20 inch Harley Quinn lamp in the shape of her leg. Both the leg and the lamp light up…   [...]

DC has launched a new phone app called DC All-Access… where have we heard that name before? The new app showcases a variety of things like their films, upcoming comics, has quizzes and polls and even includes DC themed emojis including some Suicide Squad themed ones. The video below goes into more detail. To find it[...]

I remember at one point someone at DC Comics called up someone at Dynamite Entertainment, over their solicitation of a Watchmen toaster, that burned the pattern of Rorschach's face into each slice of bread, saying "Really?" It was pointed out that this was already a Warners product that Dynamite was simply distributing into the comic[...]

An Irish man Tommy Monaghan, working in New York. Set in the DC Comics universe, specifically Gotham City, he ends up interacting with superheroes and villains of the world – and at one point throws up over Batman. Because, yes, it's that kind of comic Raucous, drunken, abusive, silly but at its heart – a very big[...]

And can't forget the ever so helpful @choisez! It was AMAZING being a part of bringing this cover to life! RELEASE DATE: MARCH 23rd! @dccomics @dcentertainment @batmanvsuperman #batmanvsupermandawnofjustice #Batman #50 #batmanvsuperman #superman A photo posted by Chris Daughtry (@chrisdaughtry) on Feb 23, 2016 at 5:46pm PST American Idol singer/artist Chris Daughtry is doing a variant cover for[...]

In a video interview with DC All-Access, Pak talks about Cassandra Sandsmark and how the new storyline will focus on who she really is, her past and eventually meeting up with Wonder Woman Meanwhile the Teen Titans are on the run and Red Robin / Tim Drake has a plan to clear there name… but[...]

The first two issues of The Legend Of Wonder Woman, the new 9-issue digital-first comics by familiar-to-Bleeding Cool-readers Renae De Liz and Ray Dillon, have both sold out of their first printings and DC has decided to reprint the pair, with second printings arriving on March 23rd. When solicited, the comics were Rated T, described by DC[...]

This May, Funko will be releasing a new set of DC Comics themed Pop! figures The new batch features Firestorm, Supergirl, Power Girl, Cyborg and Black Manta Funny… Manta's over-sized head almost looks normal for the character The designs are from before the New 52 changes… unless Rebirth takes us back to these designs. [Source: toynewsi.com] [...]

So Superman and Wonder Woman. For those holding out for a future of the couple, it's time to really start letting go. Even if this scene in Superman #49

A few changes 'twixt solicitation and publication... Superman/Wonder Woman #27 was solicited with art by Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza but will be by

Working as an editor at Marvel and then DC, she chose not to switch coasts and joined Dynamite last summer. Anthony Marques left DC Comics as an editor two years ago to draw a comic for Dark Horse, is an instructor at the Kubert School and has rejoined editorial duties at Dynamite. But Matt Idelson? That was news to me[...]

In this Wednesday's Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3, the bad Kryptonians are out of the Bottle Of Kandor City and are up to all sorts of genocidal

Dan Abnett spoke to DC All-Access about the big reveal in Titan Hunt #4 and the follow up issue… spoilers if you're not caught up…. . . . . . In the series, a group of Titans that we haven't seen in the New 52 are being brought back together even though they don't remember being together… and all of this[...]