daddy issues Archives

Interior preview page from Knight Terrors: Ravager #2
And trust me, these are some daddy issues that even Freud couldn't dream up. Let's wander into the murky waters of this comic's synopsis, shall we? We have 'Murder Man Mayhem', there's danger, treacherous Nightmare Realms and Slaughter Squadrons Sounds like Thanksgiving at the in-laws, amirite? But no, this isn't any ordinary family shindig Our heroine,[...]
Cover image for THOR #26 GARY FRANK COVER
Can Odin calm down his son? Or will he just make him even madder? Daddy Issues are unpredictable, after all Check out the preview below. Thor #26 by Donny Cates & Martin Coccolo, cover by Gary Frank "BANNER OF WAR" PART 4 Thor and Hulk's epic rivalry continues in the fourth installment of the characters' 60th Anniversary crossover[...]
Cover image for Action Comics 2022 Annual #1
Anyone who's anyone in comics these days has got Daddy Issues From Superman to Batman to Thor to Wonder Woman to The Hulk to Iron Man… the list goes on and on Being a comic book character with Daddy Issues is nothing special, so the best characters have got to have Mommy Issues too[...]
Cover image for Hardware Season One #5
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Superman's daddy took Superman's kid to space and aged him up into a teenager Batman's daddy gave him a major complex by getting murdered when Batman was a kid and then later returning from another dimension to try to take Batman's job! Batman passed his own daddy[...]
Cover image for Naomi Season 2 #2
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Superman's Daddy took Superman's kid into space and brought him back aged up as a teenager Batman's Daddy came back from an alternate dimension and ruined Batman's life in an attempt to prevent him from becoming Batman, and that's not even considering the mental scarring inflicted by[...]
Cover image for Catwoman #41
As Catwoman plots her revenge against Don Tomasso in this preview of Catwoman #41, his son Dario is the victim of Daddy Issues Yes, it isn't just heroes that can have Daddy Issues Villains can have them Supporting characters too Fictional comic book universes are messed up places What can we say? Check out the[...]
Cover image for SHANG-CHI #9 LEINIL YU COVER
First Robin, and now Shang Chi deals with his granddaddy issues in this preview of Shang-Chi #9 My god! They rip off everything!  Check out the preview below. Shang-Chi #9 by Gene Luen Yang & Marcus To, cover by Leinil Yu NEW ARC STARTS HERE! For months, a mysterious mastermind has been operating behind the scenes to take[...]
Cover image for ROBIN #11 CVR A SIMONE DI MEO
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Hulk… the list goes on and on Many heroes also have Mommy Issues Batman again, for example But only the most elite heroes have… Granddaddy Issues Damian Wayne confronts his granddaddy, Ra's Al Ghul, in this preview of Robin #11, in stores[...]
Cover image for SUICIDE SQUAD KING SHARK #4 (OF 6) CVR A TREVOR HAIRSINE
We've discussed at length how all the best heroes have Daddy Issues, so it should be no surprise that King Shark has them too in this preview of Suicide Squad: King Shark #4 Check out the preview below. SUICIDE SQUAD KING SHARK #4 (OF 6) DC Comics 1021DC137 1021DC138 – SUICIDE SQUAD KING SHARK #4 (OF 6) CVR B[...]
Cover image for SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL 2021 ANNUAL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A JOHN TIMMS
Everybody wins! Daddy Issues All the best heroes have them And Kon Kent's Daddy Issues are coming back to haunt him in the form of Lex Luthor in this preview of Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 Read the preview below. SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL 2021 ANNUAL #1 (ONE SHOT) DC Comics 0921DC083 0921DC084 – SUPERMAN SON OF[...]
Cover image for DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #2 (OF 12) CVR A YASMINE PUTRI
All in the service of bolstering our article count with low-effort– er, we mean providing you, the Little Bleeders, with a valuable service! Daddy Issues All the best heroes have them And the best kind of Daddy Issues are when your Daddy is dead Just as Superman and Batman In Dark Knights of Steel #2,[...]
Cover image for I AM BATMAN #3 CVR A GERARDO ZAFFINO (FEAR STATE)
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them No one has more Daddy Issues than the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, whose daddy was murdered in front of him as a boy, causing him to feel the psychological compulsion to dress up like a bat and beat the crap out of mentally ill criminals And then,[...]
Cover image for CRUSH & LOBO #6 (OF 8) CVR A NICK ROBLES
And just as the mini is running out of issues, so is Crush running out of time to work out her Daddy Issues with Lobo before she blows up Can she find him in time? Check out the preview below. CRUSH & LOBO #6 (OF 8) DC Comics 0921DC123 0921DC124 – CRUSH & LOBO #6 (OF 8) CVR B[...]
Cover image for GAMMA FLIGHT #5 (OF 5)
Daddy issues All the best superheroes have them At least, that's what we write multiple times every week when we find that a comic book writer is working out their own daddy issues in the latest issue of a Marvel or DC Comic But this time, we're definitely not just reading into things Stockpile literally[...]
Cover image for CRUSH & LOBO #5 (OF 8) CVR A SWEENEY BOO
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Superman's daddy took Superman's kid to space and aged him up into a teenager Batman's daddy gave him a major complex by getting murdered when Batman was a kid and then later returning from another dimension to try to take Batman's job! Wonder Woman… well, her daddy[...]
Cover image for STAR WARS #17 WOBH
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Batman? His daddy was murdered when he was a child, driving him to dress up like a bat and assault mentally ill criminals, and then after all that, his daddy crossed over from a different dimension and tried to take that away from him Superman? His daddy[...]
Cover image for STAR WARS DARTH VADER #16 WOBH
Daddy Issues All the best heroes have them Superman, Batman, Iron Man, The Hulk, Wonder Woman… the list goes on and on and on And we all know that Luke Skywalker has some major Daddy Issues After all, his Daddy is the titular Darth Vader But in this preview of Darth Vader #16, a tie-in[...]
Cover image for DEFENDERS #2 (OF 5)
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Hulk, Iron Man… the list goes on and on Many heroes also suffer from mommy issues Look, it's not a lifetime of stability and positive adjustment that leads one to put on a spandex costume and beat the crap out of mentally[...]
Cover image for CRUSH & LOBO #4 (OF 8) CVR A AMY REEDER
Daddy issues All the best heroes have them Batman's daddy died when he was a kid, permanently scarring him and forcing him to dress like a bat and beat the crap out of mentally ill criminals Then his daddy came back from another dimension and tried to take even that away from him! Superman's daddy[...]
Death of Doctor Strange to Have Serious Mommy Issues in November
Daddy issues All the best superheroes have got them Batman? Dad was killed outside a movie theater, then came back from another dimension and tried to take over his role as Batman Superman? Dad kidnapped his son, brought him to space, almost got him killed, and brought him back fully aged up to a teenager[...]
The cover to Genis-Vell: Marvel Tales #1 by Carlos Pacheco
All the best superheroes have massive daddy issues Batman? Dad was killed outside a movie theater, then came back from another dimension and tried to take over his role as Batman Superman? Dad kidnapped his son, brought him to space, almost got him killed, and brought him back fully aged up to a teenager Wonder[...]
Cover image for OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #5 (OF 5) CVR A GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MARCO MASTRAZZO (MR)
But as we know, all the best superheroes have Daddy Issues Check out the preview below. OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #5 (OF 5) DC Comics 0521DC130 0521DC131 – OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #5 (OF 5) CVR B JAMAL CAMPBELL VAR (MR) – $6.99 (W) John Ridley (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marco Mastrazzo Being[...]
Cover image for ROBIN #4 CVR A GLEB MELNIKOV
Now, in this preview of Robin #4, Robin must confront his granddaddy, and his granddaddy issues What does Ra's have in store for his grandson? Robin #4 is in stores on Tuesday Check out the preview below. ROBIN #4 DC Comics 0521DC100 0521DC101 – ROBIN #4 CVR B FRANCIS MANAPUL CARD STOCK VAR – $4.99 (W) Joshua Williamson (A) Jorge[...]
Cover image for CHECKMATE #2 (OF 6) CVR A ALEX MALEEV
Checkmate #2 is in stores from DC Comics on Tuesday, by "The Great One" Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev, and in this preview, we get a glimpse of what drives Mark Shaw: Daddy Issues! Hmm. maybe Shaw really is a hero after all, since all the best superheroes have Daddy Issues, foremost amongst them Superman[...]
Cover image for CABLE #12
What do all three have in common? Daddy issues And so Papa Summers is there as well Hopefully, they'll be able to work all these issues out Or not they're time travellers, so they can always try again later. Cable #12 will be in stores next week Check out the preview below. CABLE #12 MARVEL COMICS APR210806 APR210807 – CABLE[...]
Cover image for THOR #15
Judging by the number of heroes who have them, there's nothing more important to being a superhero than having some major daddy issues And who has bigger daddy issues than the Son of Odin himself, Thor? In Thor #15, as new artist Alessandro Vitti joins global entertainment superstar and fashion icon Donny Cates, Thor will[...]