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Even in the dark, dystopic future of DC’s ‘Future State’ Gotham City there’s still a need to have fun and blow off some steam. Catwoman and Poison Ivy are doing just that in a gal’s night out that turns into an adventure (don’t they all?) in a two-part Gotham City …

Marvel’s current Venom-centric King in Black crossover is about to get even bigger by introducing a new version of a classic Marvel team, the Thunderbolts. Written by Matthew Rosenberg with art from Juan Ferreyra, January 13’s King in Black: Thunderbolts #1 (opens in new tab) brings a new group of …

A new Batman has taken over DC titles with this week’s Future State: The Next Batman, and while that futuristic world thinks the original Batman is dead… he’s not. Next week, Bruce Wayne will resurface in Future State: Dark Detective (opens in new tab), with Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora …

Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 (opens in new tab) arrived with plenty of revelations about the event itself and what its conclusion means for the future of the DC Universe. The reality-bending issue brought back Alfred Pennyworth (sorta), established that numerous DC heroes may be resurrected in the months to …

Starting on January 3, the new year brings a return of the long-dormant cult-classic Marvel Comics title Eternals, created in the ’70s by Jack Kirby – and with the return of the eclectic characters of the Eternals also returns writer Kieron Gillen to Marvel. With a big screen MCU debut …

The current DC event Dark Nights: Death Metal (opens in new tab) is a massive sequel to the original 2017-2018 Dark Nights: Metal (opens in new tab) event, but next week readers can witness another unique spin on that big event – where the bad guys win. December 29’s Tales …

One of the standout unique qualities of the DC Universe is the existence of fictional cities like Keystone City, Coast City, and of course, Superman’s adopted home of Metropolis.  (Image credit: DC) But in recent years casting a shadow over all of them has been Batman’s native home Gotham City. …

It’s Christmas time, for everyone – including the Immortal Hulk. In this week’s one-shot King in Black: Immortal Hulk #1 (opens in new tab), series writer Al Ewing uses the looming King in Black event to tell a very human story about Immortal Hulk – and particular, two of the …

Hot on the heels of Empyre (opens in new tab) and ‘X of Swords,’ (opens in new tab) the Marvel publishing line is plunged into another event. King in Black #1 (opens in new tab) sees Donny Cates continue the symbiotic saga he began with his Venom run as Knull …

Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K. is the perfect example of a comic book villain. With a strange visual design, godlike intellect, and talent for nefarious schemes, the Kirby/Lee-created baddie is a perfect foil for the varied heroes of the Marvel Universe. But who is M.O.D.O.K. when he’s not a villain? What’s he like …