DC has informed retailers that a sizeable portion of its upcoming releases will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact on global supply chains. “DC faces an unprecedented strain on the global supply chain, affecting all of us in the comic industry and beyond,” reads a statement circulated …
Read More »Best Flash stories of all time
Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, has become one of DC’s most popular heroes thanks in large part to his long-running (get it?) CW show and his key role in the Justice League movie. Now, Barry Allen is getting his own movie based on the story Flashpoint, which will dig …
Read More »Novelist Walter Mosley makes his Marvel Comics debut with The Thing
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the Marvel Universe, which kicked off with 1961’s Fantastic Four #1 (opens in new tab), and the publisher is celebrating by giving the heart-and-soul of the FF, Ben Grimm, his own The Thing five-issue limited series written by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley, making his …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons makes US manga debut with Deserted Island Diary
The first manga spin-off of the hit game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) is finally making its way outside of its island home of Japan – and we have a first look at it ahead of its September 14 release from Viz Media. Animal Crossing: New Horizons …
Read More »Five Robins unite in a new title to hunt down Batmans first, secret sidekick
Batman has had a Robin by his side pretty much non-stop since Dick Grayson debuted in 1940’s Detective Comics #38, and now five of those sidekicks – the aforementioned Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, and Stephanie Brown – will come together in a new six-issue Robins limited …
Read More »Marvel Comics Nebula title canceled after year-plus hiatus
Marvel Comics’ unfinished limited series Nebula (opens in new tab) will not be returning from hiatus, and has been canceled by Marvel according to a person familiar with the project. Nebula’s creative team was writer Vita Ayala, artist Claire Roe, colorist Mike Spicer, and letterer Travis Lanham. (Image credit: Claire …
Read More »How to pronounce Shang-Chi the official Marvel way
Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel Studios’ next theatrical MCU entry opening September 3 has now released two full-length trailers and a newer shorter trailer and for the first time in the new spot, the lead character’s name is actually said out loud… …and its pronunciation may take …
Read More »Astro City and more Kurt Busiek stories find a new home where it started: Image Comics
Comics writer Kurt Busiek is bringing almost all of his creator-owned work for the past 25 years to Image Comics; for some, it’s a return, and for others, it’s long out-of-print comics getting a new life. (Image credit: Alex Ross (DC)) (opens in new tab) Image Comics has announced that …
Read More »The oral history of DCs original Suicide Squad
Three decades ago in the DC comic book series Legends (opens in new tab), readers were introduced to a government official named Amanda Waller, a.k.a. ‘The Wall.’ The Wall had a plan to deal with problems that needed to stay out of the public eye and that regular superheroes wouldn’t …
Read More »Upcoming October 2021 DC Comics revealed: Lots of Batman Halloween treats
It’s trick or treats time for DC readers as the publisher just released its October 2021 solicitations and preview cover images. Open up your pillowcase and don’t forget to say thank you as the publisher offers its fun-sized jumbo package of Batman titles for fans with a Dark Knight tooth. In …
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