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Since the DC Comics relaunch – and frankly before that – DC Comics has been getting a reputation of darkening down its classic comic books Meanwhile their comics intended to be darker were inappropriately lightened up There has been a battle between the grim'n'gritty and the light'n'brighty crowd, but around five years ago, it seemed[...]

In stores this week is Green Arrow #41 as the character returns to Seattle only to discover people are disappearing and the whispers on the streets say

It was Wanda that upset them most: the idea of a Trans Woman in a comic book… They told us they were organising a boycott of SANDMAN, which they would only stop if we wrote to the American Family Association and promised to reform. I wonder if they noticed it didn't work last time, either… Fox's adaptation[...]

Just the plain old ordinary comic book collections you could have picked up in your comic shop over the last few years that are, for some reason, out of print and are now burning a hole in your bookshelf… Some recent eBay sales, spurred in part by the current Secret Wars crossover, the upcoming Infinity Gauntlet[...]

 Marvel takes 7 spots and DC takes #4 with its final issue of Convergence Invisible Republic and Providence take the #7 and #8 spot   This was probably our first basic week in several months  The push for more trades is becoming bigger every week as more new fans are coming into the shop. With the[...]

Would it have looked like this?   Just a thought.

By Tim Hanley DC slipped down slightly in March while Marvel catapulted forward on the strength of their "Women of Marvel" variant cover line to post the higher percentage of female creators for the first time in a while We also don our fez and bowtie to go back in time and check out some statistics[...]

There were plenty of folk to look at, in that final page of the Justice League United short story this week. We already talked about Captain Carrot and

Looks like Chris Burnham got his DC comp copies of upcoming titles, including those ads running on the same page as the comic books that we'd talked about. And appropriately enough they're for Twix… Though Burnham is more concerned with the ad quallity rather than the placement and media buying… TO BE CLEAR, I'm more concerned about shitty[...]

The conservative media pressure group One Million Moms has just launched a campaign to persuade Fox TV to drop their upcoming TV series, based on the DC Comic book, Lucifer. They write, FOX has plans in 2016 to air "Lucifer," a new series which will glorify Satan as a caring, likable person in human flesh. The series[...]

Discussing the appearances of Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew in recent DC Comics titles, including yesterday's Justice League United preview, co-creator of the character Scott Shaw was asked on Facebook, Andrew Rubio: Scott, have you or Roy received any compensation for the Captain's recent appearances (Multiversity and Convergence tie-ins)? Scott Shaw: Not a cent. Andrew Rubio: Well[...]

The first of the Mad Max specials ahead of the ongoing series, Mad Max: Fury Road: Immortan Joe And Max #1 has sold out fast and is getting second printed

And seems to be doing its own version of Convergence and Secret Wars… Either way, it's a good day for comic books. Sandman Overture #5 is published today by DC Comics.   Sandman Overture could so easily have been a coasting job Taking in the sights, once more round the mulberry bush, job done, bring home half a[...]

But amidst the bad guy being defeated by another bad guy, and two bad guys becoming good guys in order to save all the other good guys, and some of the bad guys too, there were a couple of interesting notes. First that the Convergence planet has now become the origin of the DC Multiverse, and[...]

Not going to put it in the headline, that would be clickbait… for that we have the Flash's new revealed rogue gallery for the year to come… Zoom zoom! You can read the DC You previews for yourself free on ComiXology – register here and then click here And see more of our DC Previews coverage through[...]

Well, Kyle Raynor has been murdered by the Omega Men, apparently, and Guy Gardner, Jon Stewart and others have been displaced in Lost Army, while Hal Jordan is a renegade… Apparently a "doom" befell them… Are they sure this isn't another Secret Wars spinoff? Someone's going to get a shock at some point, aren't they? You can read the[...]

And We Are… Robin will be my headstone. You can read the DC You previews for yourself free on ComiXology – register here and then click here And see more of our DC Previews coverage through the day. From the We Are… Robin short story in the back of Convergence: Worlds Finest #2 All these youthful[...]

When the character of Cyborg was reinvented for the DC New 52 as a founding member of the Justice League he was a bit of a hulking thing. But in today's Cyborg short story in the back of Convergence: Crime Syndicate #2 sees the character going through a rather unpleasant double-arm-ectomy, amongst others, as he departs[...]

Today's Justice United short story from some unidentified DC Comic book features a look around the whole DCU picking up folk who could be in the new Justice League United, at some point, who give their blessing to be called when necessary And the last page gives a splash on all the folks who can[...]

John Constantine, when introduced into the DC Universe, was a rare creature One who aged in real time Since his introduction in the early eighties, he went on to get old To celebrate his birthdays And to marry someone far too young His time on this earth was marked, including his time as a punk[...]

And may be what DC Comics were referring to at the weekend in Denver... Red haired, glasses wearing, in a wheelchair, font of knowledge bad ass hand to hand combat Holly, not Barbara but can old Oracle fans get over that? You can read the DC You previews for yourself free on ComiXology – register here[...]

Three of the DC YOU June Previews are in contention for the "which is the most like Scott Pilgrim" award of the day. First up is Batgirl, appearing in the back of Convergence: Infinity Inc #2 Because it's all about games… Retro games even… With extra points for adding Gamergate relevance for exploring, briefly, women in the[...]

I first mentioned that Superman and Wonder Woman would become a couple in the DC Universe for real, back in May 2011 A year and a bit later, it came to pass In the New 52 of the DC Universe, Clark and Lois were never a couple And recently, DC Comics did this to drive[...]

Here we have a look inside Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters #2 by Simon Oliver and John McCrea. Enemies become allies as the Nazi run New

In July, the Fables series will come to an end, culminating in an original graphic novel and final volume to the series, Fables: Farewell. The 168 page

This is Oracle, the new cosmic one, as created by Scott Lobdell and appearing in Superman... Silent, mysterious, taciturn, unspeaking. Kind of his thing.

We are all very familiar with Saga by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Stapes from Image Comics. But did you know there was another Saga by Vaughan and Staples?

I almost feel bad for DC at this point Almost. Convergence #7 was their only charting book for us this week. Star Wars still reigns over all but Secret Wars books make up half our top ten A-Force was our #2 book of the week, outselling Convergence. Well, I guess it wasn't any surprise this week that Marvel[...]

From DC's Batman panel happening right now at Denver Comic Con, one fan asked why Oracle was "taken away" and turned back into Batgirl in the New 52, by removing her diversity as a handicapped person Especially when she was previously very active and beloved. DC reps said that it was a valid question and that[...]

The aptly named A Comic Shop in Orlando, FL. was featured last month on MSNBC for their unique ways of bringing customers into the shop. They spoke with