I successfully dodged social media like skipping over a gauntlet of landmines to avoid spoilers of the comic book social engagement of the year. Now I need to express and speculate about what’s next after BATMAN #50.
Batman #44 courtesy DC Comics
Selina is now starring in her own CATWOMAN series by Joelle Jones, who designed Selina’s wedding dress.
A shocking Batman confession that rocks the comics canon.
Writer Tom King gave a huge twist to the core of Batman’s origin and revealed the true meaning of the current arc I Am Suicide.
In Batman #12 we read a letter from Bruce Wayne to Selina Kyle. The confession reads as we follow the Dark Knight’s battle through Bane’s forces. The revelation adds a big shift to the moment Bruce decided to become the Batman and possibly his relationship with enemy/ally/lover/enemy Catwoman. Continue reading BATMAN Origin Twist In I AM SUICIDE
Amanda Waller knows how to her keep Squad team members in line: Betray Waller, get blown up.
A member of Batman’s Squad goes rogue with what looks like deadly results and sets the stage for a major showdown as I Am Suicide delivers a shocking twist.
Batman’s search to build his own Suicide Squad in DC’sBatman #9 leads to a double shocker from featuring two very different DC iconic women.
The Dark Knight isn’t going it alone for his latest adventure but who will join him on an insane mission to invade Bane’s homeland?
I Am Suicide is the second Batman arc by Tom King. Mikel Janin joins King for the follow-up to I Am Gotham.
Only Psycho-Pirate can cure Gotham Girl of her madness. Bane is holding the mind-controlling villain in his prison on his island. The Dark Knight is working with Amanda Waller to go on a mission that can only be described as “suicide.”
This week’s issue sees the return of a major Batman rogue, some we haven’t seen a while and cameo connected to a greater mystery within the DC Universe. Continue reading BATMAN’S SUICIDE SQUAD Surprises
Batman ’66 Meets Steed & Mrs. Peel #1 courtesy DC Comics
Batman meets The Avengers?
Not those Avengers.
John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel were the world’s coolest spies in the 1960’s on The Avengers television series.
Now the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder join Steel & Peel for a groovy retro adventure.
Here’s the official announcement and description for the first chapter:
“Holy 1960s-TV crossover! Capitalizing on the past success of the Green Hornet and The Man From U.N.C.L.E crossovers, DC Comics is partnering with BOOM! Studios to pair together two of the hippest shows from the ’60s in the new Digital First comic book miniseries BATMAN ’66 MEETS STEED AND MRS. PEEL.
Launching June 8th as a 12-chapter, bi-weekly series based on the classic 1960s Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward, the comic will feature Batman and Robin coming face-to-face for the first time with the other (and English) dynamic duo John Steed and Mrs. Peel – characters from the hit ’60s British TV series The Avengers starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
Critically acclaimed British comic book writer Ian Edginton has been tapped to pen the series, joined by artist Matthew Dow Smith. Cover artists include BATMAN ’66 veteran Michael Allred and fan-favorite artist Cat Staggs, who contributes a variant cover for issue #1. Continue reading BATMAN ’66 Meets STEED & MRS. PEEL
Zero Hour heroes take the stage as DC’s multiverse shattering Convergence event enters its second week.
Lost worlds from DC’s past have been captured by Brainiac in domes but now Telos has broken the domes and declared to its heroes:
“Today your captivity turns to competition. And only one city among many will survive this day! Defenders of each domain will battle the other, and only the greatest heroes will live!”
ZERO HOUR was the Crisis in Time event by Dan Jurgens from 1994. In this week’s tie-in books, the heroes of ZERO HOUR are back including the hooked Aquaman, Azrael, the 90’s punk Superboy and an old school version of Suicide Squad…and Hal Jordan as Parallax! Continue reading BATMAN VS BATMAN, ZERO HOUR HEROES In CONVERGENCE
“The Midnight Shift is in danger from both its members and the rest of the GCPD! In a deadly new Gotham City, does the paranormal really still pose a threat? As the task force struggles to rebuild after their tragic loss, their only weapon against the supernatural and Internal Affairs both might be in the form of attorney Kate Spencer. Ray Fawkes and new series artist Juan Ferreyra are ready to take Jim Corrigan and his motley crew on the adventure of their lives – or afterlives.” Continue reading COMIC BOOK COMEBACKS in GOTHAM CITY
Selina is outgunned against more super powered criminals but she still has edge. The globe-trotting arc is now collected in the latest volume out this week.
Race of Thieves was part of Ann Nocenti’s to push Selina Kyle in new directions. The former Catwoman writer was part of the DC Comics team at Emerald City Comicon for Batman 75th.
