Behind every great superhero is a great sidekick. Since the first, archetypical sidekick Dick Grayson, the original Robin, was introduced way back in 1940, teen heroes working alongside adult mentors have been a staple of the superhero genre. Speaking of Robin, the third Robin, Tim Drake, is about to get …
Read More »Batman: The Audio Adventures continues in comics form this fall
HBO Max’s Webby Award-winning Batman: The Audio Adventures podcast (opens in new tab) returns to comics in September with a sequel series picking up right after the season 1 finale. Prior to the podcast’s September launch last year, DC also released a prequel special. In the podcast, Batman is deputized …
Read More »Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reaches #100 with new and returning creators
Longtime Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers writer Ryan Parrott will depart from the Boom! Studios comic book title as it reaches issue #100. The oversized issue will feature art from Marco Renna and Moisés Hidalgo, along with a host of guest artists including former series artist Daniele Di Nicuolo and more …
Read More »Milestones in History shines a light on historic Black figures – and some superheroes
DC and Milestone Media will publish the one-shot anthology Milestones in History on June 21, and DC has finally revealed details about the creators involved and the stories they’re telling. For this collection, Milestone Media is steering away from superhero stories and instead focusing on real-life moments in Black history …
Read More »What the Black Adam and the JSA comics may reveal about the future of the DCEU
Black Adam exploded his way into a new trailer on June 8 for his eponymous film which stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the title role. Along with a few hints at how the film will adapt Black Adam’s comic book origin, the trailer shows off his interactions with the …
Read More »Netflixs The Sandman AKA Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams explained
Netflix has announced a release date for its streaming series based on Neil Gaiman’s seminal Sandman (opens in new tab) comic book, which will premiere on August 5. And to announce the release date, the streaming service has released another extended trailer for The Sandman, channeling visuals and concepts straight …
Read More »The Els flash fly Prince Wayne in Dark Knights of Steel #7 preview
DC’s Dark Knights of Steel follows the publisher’s long tradition of putting well-known DC heroes in new situations, new contexts, and new worlds (once upon a time, we called them Elseworlds, but that’s a story for another time), with a medieval fantasy setting centered on – who else? – Batman …
Read More »Mutants are Deviants = X-Men, Eternals, Avengers Judgment Day showdown
Marvel Comics’ big event story for summer 2022 will be a three-way showdown between the Avengers, the Eternals, and the X-Men called Judgment Day (check out the trailer above). The publisher has been teasing Judgment Day for months, and hinting at a Marvel Universe and perhaps even a Marvel Cinematic …
Read More »The history of Marvel Comics editors-in-chief 7:11 not sure of a way to get Quesada in the headline
Joe Quesada has departed Marvel Comics after a career spanning over three decades – 31 years from his first freelance art assignment to his retirement from the publisher, to be exact – with 11 of those years spent as one of the most well-known and well-regarded Marvel Comics editors-in-chief in …
Read More »A Moon Knight villain with a secret MCU past makes his Marvel Comics return
June 1’s Strange #3 (opens in new tab) ends with the set up for #4’s big villain, Shadow Knight – an evil, sinister version of Moon Knight who will attack Clea Strange at the command of the magical mafia known as the Blasphemy Cartel, and whose presence in the title …
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