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SUICIDE SQUAD For Virgins

Suicide Squad #1 courtesy DC Comics
Suicide Squad #1 courtesy DC Comics

Bring on the bad guys!

Get ready to get down, dirty and dangerous as Warner Brothers unleashes the worst heroes ever in Suicide Squad this Friday.

A new Joker and the motion picture debut of other classic Batman and Flash villains will blitz across the big screens with director David Ayer running the asylum and revving up the DC Comics film franchise.

But who’s who? Where are the good guys? What this could mean for the future of DC movies?

If you’re a veteran comics fan or new to the dark side of DC, here’s our Suicide Squad for Virgins:

The version of the team that inspired the movie was conceived by a trio of legends: writer John Ostrander with writer Len Wein and artist John Byrne.

The team’s first mission was against Brimstone, an elemental creature unleashed by Darkseid who was plotting to conquer Earth. The Justice League film villain is said to be Steppenwolf, Darkseid’s ruthless general. Given the comic book canon connections, could the Squad and League team up in a future movie in the war against Darkseid? (Exciting but let’s get back to the new movie!)

Who’s who? Continue reading SUICIDE SQUAD For Virgins

HARLEY QUINN & SUICIDE SQUAD Previews at SDCC

Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics

Harley Quinn strikes again with DC Rebirth.

The anti-hero has a horrific homecoming when her solo book reboots with a new number one.

A legendary creator returns to Suicide Squad.

It’s all in a packed panel devoted to the unstoppable Harley and her TWO gangs.

At San Diego Comic Con DC Comics shared big updates and new art from upcoming issues of Harley Quinn, Harley and Her Gang of Harleys and the new Suicide Squad and spinoffs starring members of the all-villain team.

Fan favorite Harley Quinn creative team Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Chad Hardin along with Suicide Squad team Rob Williams, Jim Lee and Phillip Tan plus Mauricet (Gang of Harleys) answered fan questions at the Suicide Squad: Most Wanted panel.

In her solo book Harley returns to Coney Island to protect her neighborhood from a zombie apocalypse. HARLEY QUINN #1 kicks off Die Laughing on August 3. We also see interior art and preview covers for issue #2 and issue #3 featuring guest-star Poison Ivy. Continue reading HARLEY QUINN & SUICIDE SQUAD Previews at SDCC

POISON IVY, FIRESTORM, METAL MEN and More DC COMICS Books

Detective Comics #23.1 Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics
Detective Comics #23.1 Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics is bringing back some classic characters in 2016.

DC announced eight new six-issue limited series via USA Today.

Here are the fan-favorites and writers:

Swamp Thing, Metal Men by Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein.
Raven by Marv Wolfman, co-creator of the sorceress during this Teen Titans run.
Firestorm by Gerry Conway
Katana: Cult of Kobra by Mike W. Barr (Katana’s creator when he wrote Outsiders) Continue reading POISON IVY, FIRESTORM, METAL MEN and More DC COMICS Books

DC Comics New Villainess

 

courtesy DC Comics
courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics is introducing a new femme fatale! Her target: Katana!

“Katana’s latest adventures have sent her all the way to Japan in an attempt to repair her treasured sword. But her journey will hardly be an easy one, especially with The Outsiders on her trail. And when a new adversary named Swagger gets word that Katana has returned to her homeland, this equally treacherous and masochistic leader of the sword clan will make it her personal mission to rid Katana of her Soultaker. Using a special coil sword of her own that’s thinner and more flexible than Katana’s, will Swagger have the last laugh?”

courtesy DC Comics
courtesy DC Comics

Is Swagger part of Villains Month? Could this be a hint at a new Outsiders in The New 52?

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DC, Arkham City and Injustice: Gods Among Us Toys Revealed!

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courtesy DC Collectibles and DC Comics

“Where does he get it all those wonderful toys? Jack Nicholson as the Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman.

You can get these toys at the upcoming New York Toy Show! DC Collectibles and DC Comics unveiled a geek-tacular lineup of action figures they will unveil at the big show!

I love Dick Grayson as Nightwing in the current series but I must admit Continue reading DC, Arkham City and Injustice: Gods Among Us Toys Revealed!

Justice League of America Are Dangerous

Justice League of America #1 courtesy DC Comics

The announcement was a big surprise. The lineup with packed with surprise members. Now we know more about the upcoming Justice League of America by Geoff Johns and David Finch.

Steve Trevor recruits Green Arrow, Catwoman, Katana, Hawkman, Stargirl, Martian Manhunter, Vibe and Green Lantern (Simon Baz) for this brand new series. DC Comics revealed the first arc will be called World’s Most Dangerous and hailed Martian Manhunter as the most dangerous of all. Why does the world need this team and what’s their mission? Find out in Justice League of America #1 this February.

Yes, you read right. Vibe is back! Geoff Johns will also co-write (with Andrew Kreisberg) a new Vibe series premiering the same month with art by Pete Woods. The unlikely comeback continues.

Katana (JLA and Birds of Prey) gets her own new series this month too by Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez with the ex-assassin out to restore glory to her former team, the Outsiders.

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