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Since its announcement in December, DC has been framing the Batman-Robin-Deathstroke Inc. crossover Shadow War written by Joshua Williamson as the League of Assassins going to war with Deathstroke over what appears to be the assassination of Ra’s Al Ghul by Slade Wilson. But hey, this is comics, so if …

Whoever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing Avengers! At least that’s how Marvel is adapting Man-Thing’s classic catchphrase to introduce the, well, Man-Thing Avengers, a mash-up of members of Jason Aaron’s contemporary Avengers team and, as if we couldn’t say it enough, the mysterious multiversal swamp creature …

Until just recently, Wolverine has been on a psychic mission through time to save the lives of Charles Xavier’s ancestors from Omega Red, who tried to delve into the past to end the Xavier family line before the X-Men’s patriarch could be born. But now that he’s back on present-day …

The rollout of Marvel’s ‘Destiny of X’ relaunch of the X-Men line continues in March and April, including the April 20 debut of Legion of X. Legion of X #1 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Written by Si Spurrier with art from Jan Bazaldua and covers …

Who saw that one coming? The trial is about to begin. Amazons hailing from all corners of the globe, from the noble Themyscirans to the forgotten Bana-Mighdall to the mysterious Esquecidas, have converged on Paradise Island for a single purpose.  A new champion is to be chosen to guard Doom’s …

Though he predates the ’70’s/’80s punk rock phenomenon by over a decade (debuting exactly 60 years ago in 1962!) Spider-Man has an odd history with punk music, with American genre pioneers The Ramones even covering Spidey’s famous ’60s cartoon theme song (opens in new tab).  (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens …

Levi Kamei, the current Swamp Thing, may be a wreck after being left in pieces (like, literally in pieces) by the last chapter of writer Ram V and artists Mike Perkins and Mike Spicer’s The Swamp Thing, but on March 29, The Swamp Thing #11 brings the fan-favorite horror title …

In May writer Tom King will begin a two-year trip to DC’s Danger Street, but he’s also smack dab in the middle of a murder mystery in his other long-form DC Black Label (Mature Readers) series The Human Target. The Human Target Book Six cover by Greg Smallwood (Image credit: DC) …

Two classic Justice League members who have rarely worked together directly will team up starting in June, as DC brings together Barry Allen and Arthur Curry for a three-issue limited series titled Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong, which pits the two heroes against a bizarre alien invasion. In Voidsong, from …

Even for an immortal god like Marvel’s Thor who has lived eons, reaching a big round number in age means something. This May, he’s celebrating 25 issues of the current Donny Cates/Nic Klein volume with an oversized anthology issue. Thor #25 main cover (Image credit: Gary Frank (Marvel Comics)) (opens …