Marvel’s biggest villain steps in for a missing hero? The return of KISS in a new rock and roll, sci-fi adventure and the first clash in the IvX war.
It’s all in this week’s new comics picks of the week: Continue reading New Comics Picks for October 19, 2016
The return of Doom Patrol and the Third Doctor and two big cliffhangers are among this week’s new comics picks of the week:
Doom Patrol #1
We were at Emerald City Comicon when Gerard Way emerged to announce his plans for DC Young Animal line and the return of Doom Patrol. The first issue is here. Way and artist Nick Derington reimagine the cult classic starring the strangest heroes in comics. Graveyard shift E-M-T’s encounter Cliff Steele (aka Robotman) with more of the cast (Crazy Jane, Niles Caulder, Flex Mentallo) on the weird journey ahead.
All-Star Batman #2
My Own Worst Enemy continues as the Dark Knight and Two-Face on the run with an army of assassins after them. Bruce tries to cure Harvey Dent but what happens when Two-Face turns a trusted Batman ally against him? Scott Snyder and John Romita, Jr pick up the twists and betrayals on the wild road trip for two arch enemies. Continue reading New Comics Picks for September 14, 2016
The birth of the DC Young Animals line, more DC Comics Rebirth number ones and the first big crossover of DC Rebirth in the Batman family of books.
Here are big highlights of what’s coming from DC this September:
Doom Patrol #1 by Gerard Way and Nick Derington hailed as “a blenderized reimagining of the ultimate series of the strange, Doom Patrol combines elements from the classic runs, new directions and things that could not be.”
“Our entry point is Casey Brinke, a young EMT on the graveyard shift to abstract enlightenment, with a past so odd that she’s not entirely sure what is real and what is not. Along with her partner, Sam Reynolds, the pair blaze a path though the city with its denizens, finding the only that exists at 3am is the chaos of the brain. When the pair answer a hit-and-run call, they find themselves face to face with a familiar figure: Cliff Steele, aka Robotman. Continue reading SUPERGIRL, DOOM PATROL & More New DC REBIRTH Books in SEPTEMBER
Gerard Way was a surprise guest at the DC All Access panel at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle.
The Eisner Award-winning writer of The Umbrella Academy and former vocalist and co-founder of the alternative rock band My Chemical Romance announced he will be curating DC’s Young Animal. This will be a new mature reader pop-up imprint of DC Comics that will consist of four books under his creative direction.
The flagship title for this monthly lineup is Doom Patrol, written by Way, which will set the tone for the other titles in the series, described by Way as “comics for dangerous humans.”
Here’s the lineup:
DOOM PATROL – This September, in the spirit of Grant Morrison’s legendary run on the series, along with other classic incarnations of the characters, writer Gerard Way and artist Nick Derington will put their unique stamp on the world’s strangest heroes taking on the universe’s strangest villains. Continue reading GERARD WAY Launches DC YOUNG ANIMAL Imprint