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DC’s Action Comics and Superman Have New Creative Teams! Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Artist Phil Hester Team Up for “The Golden Age” in March 2021! Plus, the Backup Series “Tales of Metropolis” Begins! Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson (The Last God, Future State: Superman: Worlds of War) flies from DC’s Future State event in January and February back to the present DCU in March to join artists Phil Hester and Eric Gapstur for a two-part story that spans both Superman and Action...

Gotham Has a New Hero ✖ The latest issues of DCs Batman have seen Bruce Wayne locked in battle with a former rival from his early days, the Ghost-Maker, and the battle came to its big conclusion in Batman #105. That said, it didnt exactly end as everyone might have guessed, though it did start out that way. After being captured by Ghost-Maker alongside Harley Quinn and Clownhunter, Batman frees himself and then clashes with Ghost-Maker as the two battle each other with swords. They also spar...

DC introduces Tim Fox, The Next Batman The Next Batman in DC’s upcoming Future State event. Batman #313, and was recently mentioned in October’s Batman #101 during a conversation between Batman and Lucius Fox, the latter of whom has since acquired the Wayne fortune and technology as a result of The Joker War. Fox will be taking on the mantle of The Dark Knight – the first person of colour to do so – in Future State: The Next Batman, the new four-issue miniseries from John Ridley and ...

Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 12/16/2020 Welcome to this week in comic book reviews! The staff have come together to read and review nearly everything that released today. It isnt totally comprehensive, but it includes just about everything from DC and Marvel with the important books from the likes of Image, Boom, IDW, Valiant, and more. The review blurbs youll find contained herein are typically supplemented in part by longform individual reviews for significant issues. This week that incl...

DC Announces New Crime Syndicate Miniseries ✖ DC Comics has been gradually revealing new details surrounding its future, as the publisher will have a bit of a fresh start after the Dark Nights: Death Metal and Future State events. On Tuesday, the company announced the latest extension of that -- and it involves an infamous group of super beings. Beginning in March, DC will be publishing a Crime Syndicate miniseries, which will be written by Andy Schmidt and have art from Kieran McKeown. T...

, SYFY WIREs weekly comics column that gets at the pulse of whats going on in comics right now. Weve got what you need to know about huge crossovers, real-life issues facing the industry, cool first looks, the weeks hot new comics, and everything in between. This long, strange year has meant that comics publishers and creators have been forced to adapt in a number of ways, from virtual convention appearances to increases in comics crowdfunding to working with nonprofits to help retailers and be...

This week marked the beginning of the end for a key era in modern Superman comic book history. With the publication of Superman #28 on Tuesday, writer Brian Michael Bendis — a legendary Marvel creator who joined DC Comics in 2018 to take the reins of both Superman and Next weeks Action Comics #1028 will also mark the end of Bendis tenure on that title alongside artist John Romita Jr., paving the way for new creative teams to take over two of DCs biggest titles. Now, as we prepare for the ...

By Victor Omondi DC Comics have just revealed that the next Caped Crusader will be Tim Fox, a black man. This news was announced by the publisher on Thursday. Tim Fox is the alienated son of Lucius Fox, Bruce Wayne’s business manager. Fox originally appeared as a character in Batman in 1979. In the latest version where he plays Batman, his father Lucius has acquired the Wayne fortune and technology. Fox will make his first appearance as the new Batman in the four-issue Future State: The Next ...

Batman: Urban Legends Anthology Series Announced by DC ✖ DC Comics fans are incredibly eager to see what the future holds for the companys future, especially after the Future State event will impact its entire line across the next two months. The publisher is already providing some details about what its post- Future State slate will look like, and which characters will be a part of that fold. On Monday, the publisher announced the latest extension of what that will entail -- and it involves...

DC Announces The Joker Ongoing Series ✖ DC has been releasing a lot of teases regarding its upcoming publishing future, especially coinciding with the two-month Future State event that will kick off early next year. Following that, it definitely seems like all bets are off in the DC universe -- and especially in Gotham City. The publisher has already announced Batman: Urban Legends, a prestige format anthology series that is set to follow stories within Batmans orbit -- and it sounds like the...