Buddy Saunders: DC Comics Has Left Comic Stores Out
I want to stand with Diamond. And I don’t want to receive and sell comics that my fellow retailers can’t get because their stores are shuttered through no fault of their own.
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Brian Hibbs: Speculeeches vs. Actual Readers of Comics
There’s a return of an old pestilence upon the comics landscape. Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience is sounding the warning alarms. Reprinted with permission. —CM Once again there is a speculator-driven comic coming out this week that forces us to limit sales or change our natural way of doing business. This week it is YEAR…
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DC’s REAL Doomsday Clock: Dan DiDio, 5G, and the End Of The Trinity
By now, you’ve probably heard that Dan DiDio is out as the co-publisher of DC Comics. Heidi covers a lot of it: The departure of Dan DiDio as DC Co-Publisher on Friday was both long expected and shocking. His exit was rumored many many times over the years, and every contract renewal was a will…
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Superman: Red Son Arrives in early 2020
BURBANK, CA (December 18, 2019) – What if the Man of Steel was raised behind the Iron Curtain? So begins DC’s acclaimed Elseworlds story, Superman: Red Son, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film arrives – along with a new…
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Tom Lyle: 1953-2019
Tom Lyle, co-creator of Stephanie Brown a.k.a. Spoiler and the costume designer for the Scarlet Spider and professor and Internship Coordinator at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) has died at the age of 66 from complications of a stroke, as confirmed by SCAD. After getting his start in comics drawing Airboy and…
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Wayne D. Chang: Judging “Joker” on Its Merits
There are several ways to look at Todd Phillips’ 2019 movie Joker. It is obviously grounded in DC Comics’ vast history, however it is not what most comic book aficionados would consider a “comic book” movie. Yes, it is set in Gotham City. Yes, there are references to Arkham Asylum as well as characters like…
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines Details, Date Unveiled
BURBANK, CA (August 12, 2019) – Experience an all-new adventure with DC’s most powerful heroine – filled with intrigue, mythology and relentless battles on shores near and far – in Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC, the feature-length animated film…
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REVIEW: Batman: Hush
The Hush storyline by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams was a smash sales success because it safely followed the Loeb formula of a 12-issue mystery that enveloped every major member of the rogues’ gallery. First, there was the Holiday killed and the making of Two-Face and here we have the new threat of…
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REVIEW: Shazam!
When DC Comics revived Captain Marvel in the 1970s, it was out of step with the audience and struggled to find success. Ever since, the publisher has been trying to find a formula to make the character and his world relevant to the readership. With Carol Danvers’ popularity as Captain Marvel ascendant, DC finally capitulated…
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Wonderfully Weird Doom Patrol S1 Coming to Disc Oct. 1
BURBANK, CA (July 1, 2019) – Things are about to get weird! Get ready for nonstop action as the world’s favorite misfit DC Super Heroes are about to enter our universe with the release of Doom Patrol: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and DVD on October 1, 2019 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Strap…
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Supergirl: The Complete Fourth Season Arrives Home in Sept.
BURBANK, CA (June 12, 2019) â Just in time for the fifth season premiere on The CW, catch up with one of TVâs favorite DC Super Heroes as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings you Supergirl: The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray and DVD on September 17, 2019. Fans can purchase the sets which, in addition…
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REVIEW: Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Surprising to some, Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have some commonalities. After all, the half-shell heroes were initially created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a parody of Frank Miller’s work on Daredevil, before coming to DC and turning his talents to The Dark Knight. Both properties work best in the shadows…
