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Brian Bendis not being allowed to use recap pages when writing for DC Comics titles, despite always having used them at Marvel when writing superhero comics, caused him to come up with some inventive solutions In Action Comics he and his artistic collaborators used notebooks, phones, computer screens, cubicles, noticeboards and more, set in the[...]

Justice League Dark was announced as a returning series from current writer Ram V and artist Xermanico at CCXP a couple, of weeks ago. Well, it seems that

Today DC Comics has made it official, with DC's Infinite Frontier #0 by Brian Bendis, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Josh Williamson, Becky Cloonan, John Timms, Alex Maleev, Jamal Igle, Philip Kennedy Johnson, Todd Nauck, Jorge Jimenez, Alitha Martinez, Michael W Conrad, and more with a cover by Dan Jurgens and Mikel Janín. Infinite Frontier[...]

Superstar comic book writer "The Great One" Brian Bendis took to Instagram Wednesday to tease a clue to his future plans, and those plans look like they involve the Justice League "The Great One's" legendary Superman run comes to an end this month, but just as the dawn of the new year promises a bright[...]

Who gave her a copy of the book she was writing, Man Of Steel, for Lana to read – before even Clark had the chance. Credit: DC Comics In today's Superman #29, the last issue from Brian Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, Lana reads aloud an extract on her podcast – with full permission from Lois[...]

Yesterday saw the news that Naomi, the DC Comics character created by Brian Bendis, David Walker and Jamal Campbell and published by DC Comics as part of their 2019 Wonder Comic imprint may be getting a CW TV show Well, you know what happens to Naomi #1 next – to eBay! Naomi Rockets On eBay After[...]

This Riley Rossmo cover image posted by Brian Bendis on Instagram though, as he points out, is not a final cover, seems to underline that The DC Future State timeline, however, has the book set in the year 3000. The DC Future State Preview itself suggests it will be a different era though It states "Given[...]

And it seems to be part of Kryptonian DNA, or whatever they have, as well. ACTION COMICS #1027 In today's Action Comics #1027, Brian Bendis' penultimate issue, most of what is listed in the solicitation happened last issue, it's all about mop-up time Including Star Labs, the people behind the Invisible Mafia getting established, what happened to[...]

We mentioned that the listing for the Future State: Suicide Squad collection might reveal some secrets about what may be happening to Billy Batson in that

Last week's final issue of Young Justice #20 written by Brian Bendis saw this exchange, as the Young Justice encountered their old Teen Titans headquarters, and the Red Tornado android Leading Tim Drake, Robin, and Conner Kent, Superboy, to reminisce. Is Brian Bendis Starting DC Omniverse In Superman and Young Justice? "Don't ask me which day" – nod[...]

But there will be fewer than before. What We Can Expect From March's DC Omniverse Special? Expect the big writer names, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Brian Bendis, Geoff Johns and Josh Williamson I'd also want to look out for the likes of Tom Taylor, Ram V, Si Spencer, Joelle Jones, Bryan Hill, John Ridley, Mariko Tamaki,[...]

What is the DC Omniverse? Yesterday we looked at how the recent Death Metal: Rise Of The New God was setting up what may be coming for the DC Universe in

But who this Mon-El/Lar Gand/Valor is now, appearing in the current Legion Of Super-Heroes by Brian Bendis and Ryan Sook was a mystery, what his relationship to Superman and Superboy is, and why he seemed to be keeping even his biographical details from Jonathan Kent is, was also a mystery As was his kicking off[...]

The famous Jack Kirby adage to the young James Romberberg, wanting to work in the comic book industry, was "Comics will break your heart." The idea that

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Written by Brian Bendis and drawn by. everyone. Art from Legion Of Super-Heroes #9   Saturn Girl's pink bikini and Cosmic Boy's … whatever it is… Art from Superboy And The Legion Of Super-Heroes ….mean that the Mike Grell Legion Of Superheroes costumes come back into continuity. Jacques Foccart — Invisible Kid (II) — is back in continuity[...]

During Brian Bendis' run on the Superman books – one coming to a conclusion soon – we have seen a number of new characters come to the fore Including one Marisol Leone, head of the Invisible Mafia, an organised crime syndicate hidden from Superman's view Today, Brian Bendis, John Romita and Klaus Janson reveals where she[...]

DC Comics' December solicitations note that Brian Bendis' runs on Superman and Action Comics are ending in December – and this was after statements Brian Bendis made in June saying he would be staying on the Superman titles at DC "for a looooooong time." Grant Morrison's run on Green Lantern was truncated, then, extended, but he[...]

This suggests an end to the much-promoted Brian Bendis Superman run that began over two years ago and which he has signified may be coming to an end at some point The run included moments such as the ageing of Jonathan Kent to an older teenager, the final fate of Jor-El, the real reasons for[...]

With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter." In recent issues of Brian Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado's Superman, we have seen Superman get a little too big for his spandex Stepping forward to rep[resent Earth in the fledgeling[...]

But back in June, Bleeding Cool reported that we had heard talk that Brian Bendis was setting the Superman books up to have Clark Kent, Superman, lead a new version of The Authority – the superteam created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch for DC/Wildstorm towards the end of the last century. Superman Gets A Promotion[...]

The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but at Bleeding Cool you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies and more- and give Brian Bendis your fondest birthday wishes The Daily Lying In The Gutters, remains a long-running run around the day before and the day ahead[...]

Today sees the release of Legion Of Super-Heroes #7 by Brian Michael Bendis and Ryan Sook and this is the most Bendisy issue Brian has written for DC

Brian Bendis had a lot to say about new Superman villain Synmar, being introduced in Superman #25 out in September. "We thought, you know, we have a Superman #25, it's a big double sized anniversary issue What a grand opportunity to put the new toy in the Superman toy box and create a villain We thought[...]

There's a lot of it in DC Comics today, mostly in the Brian Bendis and Bendis-adjacent books – but I wasn't expecting Lois Lane to be the one to provide these realisations as heartbreaking and even uplifting allegories for our times Let's dive in… a few spoilers below. Young Justice (written by Bendis with David F[...]

I believe in the American Way." While the current writer of the Superman and Action Comics books for DC Comics, Brian Bendis, began his run two years ago, telling the New York Times, "When you strip everything away on Superman you're basically stripping away all the ridiculous stuff and getting to the real truths It's about[...]

Some folk suggested that current Superman writer Brian Bendis might benefit from reading it, I would suggest that he most definitely has. We have seen Marvel gain great success with House Of X giving us a Charles Xavier seemingly going against all his principles Might we have similar to Superman, especially if a world and its[...]

Event Leviathan: Checkmate was a planned sequel to Event Leviathan by the same creative team, Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev Then a certain pandemic hit Now retailers have been informed that the sequel series has been indefinitely postponed and that it will be "will be rescheduled to align with upcoming DC Universe storylines." Not sure what[...]

Superman #22 by Brian Bendis, Kevin Maguire, Alex Sinclair and Dave Sharpe from DC Comics out today or tomorrow, has a moment that may be familiar But only to those who have followed Bendis work from company to company – and were reading it a couple of decades ago Remember this? Superman Gets A Promotion in[...]

That sold for a whopping $4700 and a suggestion that similar copies, maybe one signed by Brian Bendis as well, could top $5000 any day now An unsigned CGC 9.8 edition sold for $4150 While a raw unslabbed unsigned copy sold for $1600, still a massive sum. As for the standard cover of Ultimate Fallout #4, a[...]