ALL-STAR BATMAN, SUPERWOMAN & More New Comics Picks for August 10, 2016

All-Star Batman #1 courtesy DC Comics
All-Star Batman #1 courtesy DC Comics

The Dark Knight’s road trip from hell, Superwoman soars and secrets of the Civil War II trial exposed.

It’s all in this week’s new comics picks:

All-Star Batman #1

My Own Worst Enemy begins as the Dark Knight chained to Two-Face on a highway to hell. The two rivals on the run with an army of killers chasing them in the new series by Scott Snyder (Batman) and legendary artist John Romita, Jr.

Superwoman #1

Lois Lane becomes  a Woman of Steel but her new powers could kill her. Can she survive long enough to uncover the threat of another super powered female? Lois trusts Lana Lang with her secret but what secrets is Lana hiding? Writer/artist Phil Jimenez turns Lois Lane from star reporter to powerhouse in the Superman legacy. Continue reading ALL-STAR BATMAN, SUPERWOMAN & More New Comics Picks for August 10, 2016

GOTHAM Casts HARVEY DENT

Batman and Robin #23.1 Two-Face courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin #23.1 Two-Face courtesy DC Comics

Producers add another classic Batman character to Gotham.

 

Nicholas D’Agosto (Masters of Sex, Heroes) will play Harvey Dent according to Deadline. He will be a recurring player with an option become a series regular in Season Two.

 

Dent is the idealistic young lawyer who becomes District Attorney and the “White Knight” of Gotham City. In the comics mob boss Salvatore Maroni throws acid   which disfigures Dent and drives him insane creating a second personality. Dent becomes the super villain Two-Face. Continue reading GOTHAM Casts HARVEY DENT

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for February 19, 2014

 

Alex + Ada #4 courtesy Image Comics
Alex + Ada #4 courtesy Image Comics

Alex + Ada #4 The story of boy and his android girl takes a twist in Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn’s gorgeous and haunting sci-fi love story. Alex makes a decision affecting Ada forever.

 

Amazing X-Men #4 Mutants going through Heaven and Hell to rescue Nightcrawler’s soul from beyond! Wolverine and Northstar are trapped in a frozen purgatory, Kurt just reunited with Storm aboard a demon pirate ship when a possessed Beast was about to feast on him! Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness continue their strange, fun supernatural odyssey to bring a beloved mutant back home. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for February 19, 2014

Batman LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT Preview

 

Legends of the Dark Knight Special #1 courtesy DC Comics
Legends of the Dark Knight Special #1 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics shared a look inside Legends of the Dark Knight 100-page Super Spectacular #1. Two tales starring Batman opposite two of his fan-favorite rogues written by Dan Mishkin and Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Tom Mandrake and Neil Googe.

 

From the publisher:

 

In “Without Sin”, a flip of a coin and a trip to the confessional leads Harvey Dent to become the prime suspect in a grisly murder. The disfigured body of a priest dumped at a Gotham City demolition site has all the markings of Two-Face, Continue reading Batman LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT Preview

BATMAN AND TWO-FACE #25 Preview

Batman & Two-Face #25 courtesy DC Comics
Batman & Two-Face #25 courtesy DC Comics

The unstoppable Batman and Robin titles evolve again. When Damian died, the title co-starred members of the Bat-family. Now Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason are telling the horrific origin of a classic rogue in a new arc.

 

Here’s a first look at Batman and Two-Face #25. Continue reading BATMAN AND TWO-FACE #25 Preview

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for October 16, 2013

Avengers #21 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #21 courtesy Marvel

Avengers #21 After the blockbuster events of Infinity #4 (tell me you didn’t cheer when Thor “hammered” the arrogant enemy!) how will Earth’s Mightiest Heroes defeat The Builders? What price will Captain America pay for victory?

(I have to include in this pick…)

New Avengers #11 More Infinity #4 fallout! Has Black Bolt fallen? Why are the rest of the Illuminati on a rival Earth while Thanos and the Builders reach our world?

 

Batman and Robin #24 One of the best Batman books evolves again. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for October 16, 2013

VILLAINS MONTH Begins

Batman #23.1 The Joker courtesy DC Comics
Batman #23.1 The Joker courtesy DC Comics

The inmates aren’t just running the asylum…they’re ruling the DC Universe!

 

In the aftermath of Trinity War – the Justice League is dead and the rogues are taking advantage!

 

DC Comics celebrates the second anniversary of The New 52 with Villains Month.

 

Classic and new foes steal the spotlight and take over each of the “hero” books with stand-alone origin stories:

 

The first week of Villains Month kicks off with: Continue reading VILLAINS MONTH Begins