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From today's Superman: Lois And Clark, a comic that stars a different version of the Superman currently starring in DC's comic books. This is a Superman

At DC's retailer roadshow at Orlando yesterday, the assembled crowd were told a story about the original plans for the 2011 Flashpoint event from DC Comics. The event from 2011 saw the DC Universe reality change, Age Of Apocalypse style, and the DC books replaced by twisted parallel dimensional versions, before the New 52 relaunch that soft rebooted[...]

With series like Flashpoint, Orphan Black and Continuum, the Canada is putting out some high quality shows and their latest, X Company, seems to follow suit Created by Flashpoint creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, the new series focuses on five ordinary people – American, British and Canadian – training to be agents in an ultra-secret facility in Lake[...]

Spoilers. Flashpoint Paradox is a very, very violent action fantasy – and that's a good thing. Most-Read Comic Stories Sunday: Cammy's Covers – From Red Hood And The Outlaws To The Gamma One-Shot  Ah yes, the classic Yin-Yang pose with an added dash of sex appeal. Anatomy Lesson – Ultimate X-Men #15 Ultimate X-Men #15 is my single favorite X-Men story[...]

From the new solicitations for Supergirl #18 and a rather familiar scene from the cover of World Of Flashpoint. Of course it all goes back to a bloke… In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree They may be homages, parodies, ironic appropriations, coincidences or works of the lightbox[...]

Flashpoint The alternate DC Comics history that reshaped the DC Universe and led to the DC Relaunch and the New 52 last year. And now, it appears, to be the next DC Direct-To-DVD movie, according to Kevin Conroy who commonly plays Batman in such animations, and recorded his role in the new movie the other night… Check[...]

Debuting at San Diego Comic Con, each day you were able to pick up from the DC Comics booth a free fake casino chip, tied into Wayne Casinos, as seen in the Flashpoint Batman title The Preview Night chip was pretty rare in comparision, but the big one was the $100 black chip, given away[...]

They appear to show the Flashpoint comics Secret Seven and Deadman And The Flying Graysons that starred Shade and Deadman, existing in the new DCU Do they reveal the fact that, when caught in Flashpoint flux, The Flash translated the Flashpoint reality into comic book stories that appear in the newly created reality? Is this[...]

On the three page preview of Batwoman #2 posted by Entertainment Weekly, the splash page has one peculiar scene. It portrays Batwoman fighting in front of

From Marvel's December solicitations, the description of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness sounds awfully familiar. CABLE IS BACK! AND HE’S GOT JUST 24 HOURS TO

If that held true for August, then Justice League #1 sold 170,000 and Flashpoint #5 sold 94,000, with Fear Itself #5 on 90,000, Flashpoint #4 on 86,000 and Ultimate Fallout #4 (geaturing the first appearance of Miles Morales) on 75,000. Despite only shipping two superhero comics through Diamond in the last week of August, DC has[...]

So Bleeding Cool has been noting and looking out for appearances of The Strange Woman who first appeared in Flashpoint #5, through the new DC relaunch titles But does her influence go further back? Weve been looking through the our back issues… Superman #75 was a big moment for DC and one of their biggest icons[...]

Two more appearances of the strange woman from Flashpoint who we've been doing our best to monitor. First, in JLI #1. Then again in Dark Knight #1. Only one answer She's a superhero stalker Any more for any more? Two more appearances of the strange woman from Flashpoint who we've been doing our best to monitor. First, in JLI[...]

Tell me what you think… From Flashpoint #5… "Splintered to weaken your world for their impending arrival…" From the Stormwatch #1 video trailer: "I am the scourge of worlds I am here to make your world stronger Through devastation You should be afraid." From Stormwatch writer Paul Cornell; "It's at the crux of a lot of things for where DC is[...]

By now both Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1 have been pored over by hundreds of thousands of eyes But did we all miss something? Take this scene from Justice League #1 written by Geoff Johns. Who's that in the corner? Let's have a close up.  She looks a[...]

Suddenly the New DCU makes a lot more sense, doesn't it? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.

I've read the script to Flashpoint #5 And I have to say it matches up fine, give or take a word here or there, so far at least Because, here is a preview of the comic, available on Wednesday in most comic stores and Tuesday midnight, Irene willing, in a select few… I will give extreme[...]

He's going to find out. He wants to write new Congorilla and new Starman stories – but not using Jack Knight… And there was a Flashpoint Friday panel too In which we learnt; Pied Piper will be coming back in Flash at some point Booster Gold will be Canadian in JLI Hmm. Azzarello originally turned down Flashpoint:[...]

Next week sees the publication of Flashpoint #5, the last DC comic before the relaunch And I've managed to get my hands on the script. There's a lot riding on this comic book It's the lynch-pin of the DC's entire reboot It's the conclusion to a massive DC event On its back an entire universe, and[...]

In an earlier Bleeding Cool article, I mocked Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance for portraying the United Kingdom without Scotland and Wales, just England. Hilarious. Um. Then I read Flashpoint: Wonder Woman And The Furies #3 out today… and it's all in continuity Here is the page in question. That's right folks, Scotland was intentionally chopped off[...]

Watch store manager Dave rip covers off of overstock DC Flashpoint #1 issues with glee And in reference to the upcoming Astonishing X-Men #44 Cyclops/Storm cover we discuss customer's Comic Book Crushes… Facebook the store and tweet them here. Collectors Cornered is a weekly video column, filmed inside Collectors Corner in Baltimore Join them every[...]

Okay, so I didn't get into the DC Retailer meeting in London today - I had been semi-invited but it all seemed to fall through at the last minute. I ended

DC Comics appear to be collecting the Flashpoint spinoff series in five combined trade paperbacks in March With each collection ranging from 224 to 320 pages, there should be from eleven to fifteen issues worth in each volume. The World Of Flashpoint Featuring Green Lantern contains Abin Sur – Green Lantern and well as Green Arrow[...]

And all of it providing motivation for Batman's actions in this week's Flashpoint… read it first if you can It gives certain scenes in the main title a little more resonance. It's a conclusion of sorts But I feel the real conclusion will be in Flashpoint #5 And Ultimate Spider-Man #1, a new beginning. Comics courtesy of[...]

Both in World War II and during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain and America experienced that feeling, the knowledge that the next hours may be their last, trying to glean some hope from a broadcaster that was not minded to hand any out. And that's where we begin Flashpoint #4 Barack Obama addressing the public, stating[...]

But this time, coming in the middle of a stellar PR run by DC over both Flashpoint and the DCU New 52 (and just when Marvel themselves had sparked some very engaging marketing such as the Defenders mystery images) it just smells a little weird. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Marvel Offers Fear Itself Variant For Ripped[...]

And all retailers have to do is… return the covers of fifty first print Flashpoint spinoff titles published by DC Comics. And those who do will also be able to buy further Marvel comics at discount. The first time Marvel tried this, the excuse was given that retailers had to order multiples of DC comics to get[...]

At the Flashpoint panel at San Diego Comic Con, it's been mentioned that the final issue of Flashpoint, published on the same day as Justice League #1, will contain a double page spread to show the journey from Flashpoint to the new reality being set up in the Justice League and the New 52. Considering there[...]

Are you a comic book retailer? Or can you represent one at San Diego Comic Con? Then you too could get free lunch and this rather excluisve swag bag or… rather exclusive swag. Expect these to hit eBay rather soonish. FlashPoint #1 Exclusive Variant Fear Itself #3 Immonen Variant & Uncanny X-Force #11 Brooks Variant Halo Minimates Warthog Vehicle A[...]

Meaning people are really engaged in what's coming out right now, meaning Flashpoint and Fear Itself, to a great extent  Interesting indeed. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Our First Look At Goth Superman (Flashpoint SPOILERS) In the newest issue of Flashpoint, out today, we discover… Today, Wildstorm Enters Flashpoint (SPOILERS) So, we knew with Voodoo, Stormwatch and Grifter, that Wildstorm would[...]