BATMAN VS. DARKSEID As ROBIN RISES

Batman and Robin #37 courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin #37 courtesy DC Comics

Batman has defied the Justice League, Lex Luthor and even the most powerful villain in the DC Universe for his lost son.

 

Ever since The New 52 writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason have crafted an emotional, action packed epic of father and son, love and lost, redemption and possibly…resurrection.

 

The fight for Damian comes to a finale and starts a new beginning for the Dark Knight this December. Continue reading BATMAN VS. DARKSEID As ROBIN RISES

JEFF LEMIRE On FUTURES END Reunion

The New 52: Futures End #1 courtesy DC Comics
The New 52: Futures End #1 courtesy DC Comics

The New 52: Futures End #1 is finally in comic book shops. Fans got a first look at the new weekly series from DC Comics with a Zero issue on Free Comic Book Day.

 

Set 5 years in the future – an unlikely cast of heroes must stop disaster and change destiny.

 

Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens are part of the all-star creative team. Batman Beyond, Frankenstein, Grifter, Mr. Terrific and Firestorm make up the eclectic cast on a desperate mission. Continue reading JEFF LEMIRE On FUTURES END Reunion

FUTURES END Begins

DC Comics The New 52 Futures End #0 courtesy DC Comics
DC Comics The New 52 Futures End #0 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics goes into the future with a new weekly series by an all-star creative team. The New 52 Futures End by Dan Jurgens, Jeff Lemire, Keith Giffen and Brian Azzarello kicked off on Free Comic Book Day with a free zero issue.

 

In an apocalyptic future Bruce Wayne sends Terry McGinnis back in time to prevent the enslavement of the Justice League and most of humanity. The story picks up 5 years from the present as Batman Beyond takes the lead to reshape destiny. This is The New 52 debut of Terry/Batman Beyond.

 

 
“Really, what we’re trying to do with this book is to explore the nature of what a hero is and we’re doing that, obviously by playing with the future of the New 52 timeline,” Lemire told Associated Press . “Past present and future all colliding in this story line.” Continue reading FUTURES END Begins

Superman vs. H.I.V.E. Queen

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courtesy DC Comics

Superman fights Zod in Man of Steel but a different kind of threat is coming to the pages of Superman!

Here’s a preview from DC Comics Editor Bob Harras:

“Psi War is coming. But the pieces building this puzzle have remained somewhat mysterious. Until now.

The Man of Steel has faced many grave threats in his past – but the H.I.V.E. Queen is unlike any foe he’s crossed paths with thus far. An elusive ruler with an insatiable thirst for power, the H.I.V.E. Queen has found a way to control her drones to become completely subservient to her every command. But what is she after? And how will Superman be able to fight off her army if it continues to increase at such an exponential rate?”

Watch for the femme fatale’s New 52 debut in upcoming issues of Superman!

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First Look! Superman Villain Brainiac Is Back!

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courtesy DC Comics

A classic Superman foe is set to make his New 52 debut in Villains Month! Here’s a first look at Brainiac and a tease from DC Comics Editor Bob Harras:

“We already know that Brainiac has been collecting worlds. But why does he do what he does? Surely this psychopath must have motives beyond just trying to save the civilizations being threatened by the 5th dimension – but what are they? What will happen when a new superhero discovers the truth? And how will her startling revelation impact the rest of the DC Universe?

Kick off your weekend by checking out this all-new character design for Brainiac, which shows him both as a doctor experimenting on his son, and as the maniacal villain we all know after he’s mutilated himself into his present look.”

Villains Month in a series of one-shots in which the rogues take over the heroes book.

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DC Comics Reveals FOREVER EVIL Villains Month!

Joker/Batman courtesy DC Comics
Joker/Batman courtesy DC Comics

The bad guys win…at least for one month!

After the “Trinity War,” crossover in the Justice League the DC Universe is taken over by villains this September!

Count Vertigo/Green Arrow courtesy DC Comics
Count Vertigo/Green Arrow courtesy DC Comics

Villain’s Month will spotlight 52 of the DC Universe’s biggest rogues in their own one-shots.

“September has always been a big month for us and we look for an opportunity every year in September to do something big that really redefines the line and invites anyone who hasn’t been following comics to step right in,” DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee explained to BUZZFEED.

“We launched the New 52 Continue reading DC Comics Reveals FOREVER EVIL Villains Month!

Action Comics Preview

Action Comics #11 courtesy DC Comics

  Grant Morrison continues to excite the Superman mythos with Action Comics. DC Comics revealed the cover to issue #11 by Rags Morales that reflects the solicitation for the story:

  “Superman’s new secret identity revealed! Lois Lane continues her investigation into the mystery of Earth’s first Superman! Plus, in the backup story: We know where Superman got his armor costume, but where did he get all those “S” T-shirts?”

  This months is the start the Batman family crossover Night of the Owls. I hope DC may be plotting a crossover with the Superman family of books – maybe a way to introduce some Kryptonian foes into the New 52?

Earth 2 Batman Revealed

Batman of Earth 2 designed by Jim Lee courtesy DC

  DC Comics The New 52 is doubling down with a Second Wave of new titles crashing this May and the debut of a parallel world. The Source revealed the Batman of Earth 2 designed by Jim Lee and a big teaser from Earth 2 editor Pat McCallum.

“Who will Batman kill to save his own daughter?” asks McCallum. “Right out of the gate that should tell you we’re dealing with a different kind of Dark Knight here. More ruthless, dangerous…the costume is familiar and yeah, there is a Wayne under the mask, but we’re looking at a man desperate to save the only family he has left. Earth 2 is about to become a very bad place to be a bad guy.”