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By ComicList Green Lantern returns to one of my favorite characters in this issue as Parallax gets dusted off. The comic book makes great use of many of the new deputies, but leaves something to be desired about some of the subplots that just seem to get a random panel here or there. The artwork blows the sto...

By Mel Odom DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint has launched a line of crime-oriented graphic novels. I suppose this is in response to Ed Brubaker’s critical success with his Criminal series for Marvel. Or maybe it’s because the fan base for superheroes is also branching out into the noir roots of storytellin...

By noreply@blogger.com (rob!) In some ways, this is a particularly rough birthday for the big guy--in the current DCU, he's a member of the undead, concerned with nothing else but eating flesh and tearing out hearts. Yuck. Luckily, he does appear monthly in the DC Super Friends book, and will headline the next issue of Bra...

People have been wondering when DC would make some kind of move aimed at Marvel’s assault on their Lantern Ring promotion…and now they have. But instead of lashing out, they’ve done it in a, dare we say, grown up way — offering two new rings for an even LOWER order threshold on books that are al...

By Scott Thill Based on the Planet Hulk storyline dreamed up by Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada and writer Greg Pak, the direct-to-disc movie mines territory once plundered by Ridley Scott’s blockbuster Gladiator and even DC Comics’ Justice League episode, “War World.” See Also:

By Travis The question mark should not have been at the end of the Outsiders on the cover, it should have been after Superman, because we get to see the Eradicator on the last page of the issue. That’s it. What a cheap, misleading, stupid piece of advertising. If anyone picked it up and bought it just for a S...

By noreply@blogger.com (collectededitions) Just as the first volume of Trinity looked at the similarities and differences between DC's flagship heroes, the second volume examines the effect those heroes have on their world. Busiek notes through Firestorm (whom I'd be in favor of Busiek writing in a series!) that the Justice Socie...

The list of 73 titles, drawn from 127 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. In addition, the Great Graphic Novels for Teens...

By noreply@blogger.com (Caleb) I would not want to be someone trying to follow Darwyn Cooke on a new Spirit ongoing, but Mark Schultz should do just fine. I'm curious about this title and seeing how the Spirit works in a DC Universe, even if it's not the DC Universe, but it will really have to knock my socks off to stay on my pull...

By Travis For those who might be confused, last issue had Wonder Woman beating Max Lord, and this issue doesn’t have a transition. It picks up right in the middle of Blackest Night #6, showcasing Mera’s fight with Diana. So if you got them both, read to where Mera meets Diana, and read this comic, then go...

By Travis Wow, is the art messed up for the eyes on these characters. Freddie Williams II always seems to have his characters come across brighter, more glossy, like in a magazine, but the attempt to do his own inking always leaves me cold. The faces are way too distorted, and body proportions can be “of...

By J. Caleb Mozzocco And hey, while I’m asking DiDio-related questions, if Dan DiDio and Joe Quesada collaborated on a DC/Marvel crossover to benefit a comic book charity, which two characters from their respective publishers would you like to see it feature? I don’t know that such a project would be any goo...

Rich Johnston scooped The Source by a few minutes with the news that Marvel event veteran David Finch (ULTIMATUM, AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED)has signed a two-year exclusive with DC. There he’ll write AND draw a big project of his own. Finch previously worked on a DC/Top Cow crossover but has ne...

Continuing Torsten Adair’s compilation of the most popular — as measured by comments — posts on The Beat last year: PW Beat Top Ten Post September 2009 (28 No Comments) 90 Tonight to do: Julia Wertz fundraiser 88 DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: July 2009 85 Kirby family files for copyrigh...

By Ryan And added element is that both Cap and Batman, while neither is certainly any stranger to super-powered wackiness, are characters which are, ostensibly, a bit more rooted as human characters than laser-eyed aliens. Yet, both storylines hinge on deep-continuity weirdness and science...

By ComicList There you have it. Eight stories with a ton of creative talent behind them makes up a thick comic book. For the most part I really enjoyed all of them with three really bubbling up to the top and only two leaving me a little confused on some of the character's choices. None of the stories will chang...

By Travis Adventure Comics 5, Booster Gold 27, R.E.B.E.L.S. 11, Titans 20, and the Unwritten 8 Adventure Comics 5 Booster Gold 27 by Dan Jurgens and Mike Norton R.E.B.E.L.S. 11 Titans 20 by Mike Johnson and Sergio Ari�o the Unwritten 8 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

I’ve tried to thoroughly research each time period so that the stories work not only as at least fairly plausible reconstructions of life in the real 17th or 19th centuries but also as romanticized “pulp” versions too, while at the same time referencing the more extravagant history of th...

By blakemp ‘Tis the season to go shopping! All the major gift-giving holidays are coming up, and the geeks of America are making their lists. This week, the boys go through some of the swag you may want to get for your gift this season: toys, books, electronics, Turtle Wax (if you’re buying things for Mi...

By Scott Thill See also: Inside S.T.A.R. Labs, DC Universe Online’s Chaotic Skunkworks Eye-Popping Blog Remixes Memorable Comic Book Covers Libra, at right with the scales, is a DC Universe evil on the come-up. Give him a shove. Image courtesy DC Comics See Also:

By J. Caleb Mozzocco He reappeared later in the run and ultimately joined the Justice League, but has had few appearances in the last decade or so. The last time I saw him was in a three-part Action Comics story arc by Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods, where he was part of a ragtag group of superheroes Sup...

By Travis Action Comics 882, Adventure Comics 3, Batman 691, Booster Gold 25, Green Lantern Corps 41, R.E.B.E.L.S. 9, and Red Robin 5 Action Comics 882 by Greg Rucka, Sterling Gates, and Pere Perez Adventure Comics 3 Batman 691 by Judd Winick and Mark Bagley Booster Gold 25 Green Lantern Corps 41

By Travis The final two pages are static again, with a spread of the JLA. Hawkman is included, and that’s a big mistake. The recent reunion of Atom and Hawkman in Blackest Night was simply amazing, and it was supposed to be their first contact after a while. To have both characters here in a pre-Blackest N...

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) September 9, 2009 – Burbank, CA) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI) has created DC Entertainment Inc., a new company founded to fully realize the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all media and platforms, to be run by Diane Nelson, it was announced today by Barr...

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) Superman first appeared in Action Comics No. 1, which was published in 1938, and sold to DC Comics by Siegel and co-creator Joel Schuster. DC Comics owns everything after that as it has been deemed a work-for-hire relationship. The court had awarded the Siegel family with many aspects of the...

By Travis Adventure Comics 2, Booster Gold 24, Detective Comics 856, Green Lantern Corps 40, Red Robin 4, and Titans 17 Adventure Comics 2 by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul Booster Gold 24 by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund Detective Comics 856 by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III Green Lantern Corps 40

By Graeme McMillan I grew up with Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil, Len Wein, Engelhart, Starlin, Gerber, McGregor so my comic-writing style can be traced back to some combination of O'Neil' 'relevance' and Starlin 'cosmic'. Silver age, not so much. Batman and Robin #2 is in comic stores now.

Nightwing falls for the electrified cowl and cape trick, which also is bad, because Dick used that trick on someone else in another comic recently. They use some unmentioned dark horror that Jason endured as a youngster on the street, brought up by ...

By brucecastle 1. Detective Comics #853 Pretty even between Marvel, DC, and Indies, but DC did snag the top two. Then again, DC was also responsible for the worst book of the month. Overall, I’d say that April was a pretty good month for comics. All five of these books were a hell of a read.

By blakemp In a few weeks, X-Men Origins: Wolverine will come to your local cineplex. This week, the guys discuss the characters’ origins, some of their favorite stories, the new cartoon show, and their hopes and fears for the upcoming movie. In the picks this week, Mike goes with Batman: Battle For th...

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By Henry Chamberlain If there is anything I would fault the Mysterius series for it is that I am left with a desire for more. As it is, I think Parker and Fowler have packed in as much wit and style as one can hope for in a comic book, especially with such detailed art work to compliment such sharp writing. The strengths...

By blakemp It’s time for a good old-fashioned listener request! This week, the guys delve into DC Comics’ Elseworlds imprint, the line that brought us such classics as Kingdom Come, Superman/Batman: Generations, The Golden Age and… um… Lobo Annual #2. Well, they can’t all be gems. In the picks this w...

By tonyrak Tony Rakittke Posted in DC Comics, Reviews   Tagged: Batman, Black Adam, Brainiac 5, Captain Marvel, Carlos Pacheco, Checkmate, Christian Alamy, Darkseid, Doug Mahnke, Final Crisis #6, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern Corps, J.G. Jones, Jesus Merino, Kalibak, Lex Luthor, Marco Rudy,...

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By rss@youtube.com (UltraProductionsVids) Another vid for my friend, superag, at Naughty-Seduction.net, the community dedicated to the Smallville ship of Chlex (Chloe & Lex). This is a teaser trailer for her latest fanfiction The Upper Hand - http://forums.naughty-seduction.net/showthread.php?t=6516 Date of Production...

By blakemp 2008 ends in just days, folks, so let’s go out with a Showcase blowout! Joined by back-up geeks Mike and Kenny, the boys announce the winners of the Best of 2008 awards, as voted on by you! Then, it’s a long talk about everything that happened in comics in 2008! The Dark Knight, the rise of Marv...

By rss@youtube.com (AngusGibsonT) Author: AngusGibsonT Keywords: Dark Knight Batman Joker fanfiction Angus Gibson AngusGibson Bruce Wayne Harley Quin Caped Crusader Chapter DC Comics Added: December 10, 2008

By Chris Marshall Marvel for January Marvel for February Marvel for March Superman/Batman: The Search For Kryptonite HC Green Lantern: In Brightest Day TPB Essential Marvel Horror Vol. 2 TPB Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? Superman: Camelot Falls Volume 2 Watchmen: Art of the Film HC

By Sebastiano In this tutorial we will be using real life textures to assist in color rendering the Lady Blackhawk drawn by DC Comics artist Ed… Creatin a Graphic Novel with Photos. This will help you achieve a comic book/graphic novel effect using ...

Title: A Sort of Walking Miracle Author: Prochytes Fandom: Lost/DC Comics Rating: U Pairing: None Disclaimer: Lost and the DC Universe are the properties of their respective owners. Summary: All miracles have their price-tag. ...

By Blinky the Tree Frog Though to be fair, DC Comics encompasses a lot of different comics and characters. Fandoms from which I've read a decent amount of Fan Fiction X-Men (my first ever fanfic obsession!) X-Files (around seasons 3 & 4) Forever Knight ...

By Chris Marshall Podcast #187 35,232Kb; 37m 19s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ I’ve got a jammed packed show for you this week on the show. As I promised, the feature is Jack Kirby’s Silver Star (Image Comics), but I also throw in a bonus review of his O.M.A.C.: One Man Army Corps (DC Comics). I did so beca...

By Brightbear Disclaimer: These characters are copyrighted to DC Comics. I own nothing, I'm just playing with them. Author's Note: This is taking place POST-The Dark Knight, so beware of spoilers. In Darkness Author: thelovehater ...

By Travis Batman and the Outsiders 10, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds 1, Rann/Thanagar Holy War 4, Superman/Batman 51, Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6, and Trinity 12 Batman and the Outsiders 10 Superman/Batman 51 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Rafael Albuquerque Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6

By Cousin Dick Mark Waid was recently interviewed on Word Balloon about a number of topics, one of them being his Brave and Bold run.  He was pleased with how it turned out, but their attempts to plugin popular guest stars misfired.  Waid thought the new Blue Beetle in issue #2 would be a big draw, and his fina...

By Greg Hatcher I even enjoyed the followup-sequel-conclusion in Action Comics Weekly twenty-some years later by Martin Pasko and Dan Spiegle. You can find the Superman and Batman ones relatively easily from a number of secondhand dealers… but boy, the Captain Marvel one’s hard to come by.

By T. Michael Testi Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics beginning in October 2005. It was written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez. The series storyline was based on the 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it revisits characters and idea...

Time stamps: 9:40 Don Sanderson from the Megacon, Emails from Art Lyon on Justice League of America #11 and Gene Ha at the NYCC. 32:00 We are joined by Peter Rios from Comic Geeks Speak, as we look at the Legion of the Super Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga.

Audio comments from Brent AKA Knightwingbk on the forum and Comic Timing Time stamps: 1:17:47 Manhunter Challenge: Manhunter #26 Review 1:51:09: Audio comment from Comic Timingâs Ian Levenstein and friend of the show, John Mayo.