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Update: Image Comics has again responded to workers at the publisher announcing their intention to unionize (see below).  In a statement issued November 5, the publisher announces:  “Earlier this week, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) filed a representation petition with the National Labor Relations Board asking to hold a …

Doctor Strange is dead, leaving Marvel’s Earth without its top magic defender, so it’s up to the Avengers to fill that gap. But they’re Earth’s mightiest heroes, not Earth’s magic heroes, right? Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers cover by Steve Skroce (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) In …

Happy Marvel Comics New Year! That’s right, Marvel’s January 2022 solicitations have arrived, and the publisher is celebrating with a host of new series and the continuation of Kingpin’s latest bid to seize power, Devil’s Reign, that includes new tie-ins starring the Winter Soldier, Villains for Hire starring the latest …

Following the breakthrough success of the DC/zombie series DCeased (opens in new tab) which pitted DC’s iconic superheroes against zombies, another horror undead monster type is facing off against those heroes in DC vs. Vampires (opens in new tab). The 12-issue DC vs. Vampire series pits the Justice League against …

DC’s long-running Detective Comics title will be picking up the pace after the December holidays, with new issues planned weekly for the foreseeable future.  The title, which has been monthly or twice-monthly in recent memory, will begin coming out weekly with December 28’s Detective Comics #1046 – a coda to …

The Marvel/DC/Todd McFarlane team-up that started with the surprising Batman #118 variant cover homage to Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man #1 continues this week with a surprising Marvel/DC/Todd McFarlane crossover. Rising cover artist Björn Barends has drawn Batman, Wonder Woman, and Captain America – or at least kids wearing knockoff Halloween costumes …

New information about the 2021 DC FanDome event on October 16.  Earlier this week the DC and WarnerMedia revealed a talent roster that would be participating in the event and on October 7 they released a trailer, featuring a few new seconds of footage from director Matt Reeves’ The Batman, …

Kevin Keller celebrated his tenth anniversary in 2020, and the Archie character’s creator Dan Parent is so proud of him he’s organizing a compendium of all of the standout queer character’s first decade-plus in comics. Kevin Keller Celebration! is a  700-plus-page omnibus of all things Kevin, including his first appearance …

Captain Marvel – while something of a B-list Marvel character for most of the history of the women and men who have held the title – has been elevated to A-list over the last few years takes to some yeoman’s work of several comic book creators, along with the character’s …

Writer Scott Snyder’s slate of upcoming Comixology original titles is shaping up to launch in October with three books kicking off throughout the month. Now, Comixology has released a teaser trailer showing off some of what fans can expect during what the publisher has dubbed ‘Scottober.’ The three titles kicking …