Tag Archives: new 52

What Will We Do With A Cancelled Legion Of Superheroes? The New 45….

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Paul Levitz posted on Facebook; The word came out yesterday. DC’s officially announced the end of the current run of the LEGION with #23…sad to see my old friends go, and hoping my tale for that issue with Kevin Maguire …

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DC Brings In Kevin Maguire To Cancel Legion Of Superheroes In August – But What Is Keith Giffen’s Comic On The Horizon?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Rich Johnston

So, Legion Of Superheroes is cancelled in August. Which means it won’t even make it to Villain’s Month in September. Here’s the solicit in question; LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #23 Written by PAUL LEVITZ Art and cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE On …

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The Closest You’ll Get To A Batman/Batman Beyond Crossover In The New 52… For Now

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rich Johnston

From today’s Batman #20. Sweet. And it looks like it won’t be the only time we see this costume…

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The Women Of DC Comics. In Two Pages.

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Rich Johnston

From The DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels And Chronology 2013, heading to comic stores, bookstores, libraries and the media, giving us what DC think stores should keep in stock, what readers should read, and in what order, and basically putting …

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Zatanna’s New Costume: The Classic Fishnet Tights Return (But No Top Hat, Apparently)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Way back in June 2011, as news and info of the New 52 was just emerging, one of the interesting aspects of it that Bleeding Cool reported was an editorial “pants policy” for female characters, which seemed to require somewhat …

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WonderCon: Batman Zero Year, Superman Unchained, And Drawing Lex Luthor To Look Like Grant Morrison

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Mark Seifert

The Batman Zero Year panel just concluded at WonderCon with Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and DC’s John Cunningham on hand to talk about Zero Year and other upcoming projects. We’ve got BC’ers on hand writing up the details, but …

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Still More DC WTF – Friday Trending Topics

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Mark Seifert

That headline may not have meant what you thought it would mean in the context of the week, but gotta say the WTF Certified gatefold cover promotion has been pretty successful from stem to stern. These WTF posts never fail to garner …

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What The Flash And Other Certified Surprises – Saturday Trending Topics

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I have to say that the Dial H cover is very WTF in particular. And there are some interesting reveals in there in general. Looks like the Dial is summoning icons from the rest of the New 52. It keeps the …

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Will DC Bring On The Bad Guys In September? Thursday Trending Topics

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rich Johnston

I think I’d prefer, say, a super-pet month… but a villain month will do just fine: So what is happening at DC Comics in September this year? In 2011 they launched the New 52, giving every comic a new #1. In …

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Will September Bring An Even Newer 52? Wednesday Trending Topics

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mark Seifert

This year’s DC September event may result in 16 titles replaced by 4 weekly titles in October? That would be a pretty significant change, and interesting.  And as some in the forum have mentioned, it’d be cool to see the return …

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So What’s Happening With The Question Then?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Rich Johnston

The Phantom Stranger is being renamed Trinity Of Sin: The Phantom Stranger. Now we have Trinity Of Sin: Pandora. Can Trinity Of Sin: The Question be far behind? After all, two Trinity books without a third does seem rather lacking… …

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Now DC Admits To Pandora Series

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Rich Johnston

At ECCC, DC have just confirmed the news reported earlier that Ray Fawkes is writing a new monthly series with Pandora, Trinity Of Sin: Pandora drawn by Daniel Sempera. Fawkes told the crowd; “She’s really really angry and she’s going …

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Now Every New 52 DC Comic Spoils Batman Inc #8

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Rich Johnston

You read Bleeding Cool yesterday, so you knew to avoid the New York Post. And then you went offline. You didn’t look at your tweets, you stayed off Facebook, you didn’t even watch the news, you just went about your …

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Marvel Now First 52 – Tuesday Trending Topics

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Mark Seifert

Not sure what’s going on here yet, but they have everyone’s attention: So we had this Marvel First thing. Now Marvel asks us to count to 52 with some suspiciously Wolverine-looking cuts. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: I’ve Just Had A Terrible …

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“As Power Girl Returns To Her Classic Look” World’s Finest #12 Brings Back The Boob Window

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Mark Seifert

One of comics’ ongoing costume controversies, the classic Power Girl costume and its “boob window”, returns for another round: They sort-of did this briefly last year. It looks (and sounds, from the solicits) a bit more permanent this time, but …

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The First Channel 52 Report From Bethany Snow – A New Batwing?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Found in all New DCU comics today… the first Channel 52 report. Summing up plotlines from Death of The Family, Batwing and Green Arrow. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London.

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The DC Valentine Cards From Young Romance New 52 Valentine’s Day Special

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

This is why you have to buy the Young Romance DC New 52 Valentine’s Day Special in print this week. Digital just won’t cut it. Not for the Superman/Wonder Woman date. Not for the first meeting between Batman and Catwoman. …

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Superman And Wonder Woman’s Valentine… And The Day Catwoman Met Batman

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Rich Johnston

It’s like a shippers paradise this Wednesday. The Young Romance New 52 Valentine’s Day one shot, featuring Andy Diggle‘s first outing as Superman writer with Robson Rocha and Julio Ferreira, taking Clark and Diana on a date in Tuscany, with …

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