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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen comics from the Silver Age are always a delight to read. Whenever I attend a comic convention, I try to pick up a couple issues of the wacky comic. The premise of each issue pretty much always centers around Jimmy Olsen getting into some sort of outlandish situation. Sometimes the situations …
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Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch are reuniting for a 12-issue maxi-series that will dive into Batman's head. The two previously worked together on The Authority, and The Batman's Grave will have the Dark Knight face questions about life and death as he tries to get into the mind of a murder victim with a half-eaten …
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DC is rolling out more Black Label comic titles. The Joker and the Question will both be getting their own series, and both will be written by Jeff Lemire. Joker: Killer Smile Joker: Killer Smile features art by Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow, Gideon Falls). Lemire and Sorrentino will give their take on Batman's greatest enemy. Joker will …
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After far too many years, Lois Lane has her own comic book once again. Throughout comic history, Lois has proven how important she is to Superman's character. She even first appeared in the very same issue where the Man of Steel made his debut. Despite this, she's never really been allowed to grow or shine …
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Mark Millar has unleashed his latest comic book series upon us. Space Bandits is a sci-fi adventure focusing on a couple space-faring scoundrels with art by Matteo Scalera and color by Marcelo Maiolo. While there has been many sci-fi stories featuring con artist type characters, Millar mixes things up a little by having women as …
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It is happening again. Lois Lane is finally getting her own series. While she did have an ongoing series, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane, from 1958 to 1974, that series tended to get pretty wacky. A common focus of the series was showing how determined Lois was in trying to get Superman to be her …
Marvel has released a series of teasers that, as usual, left people scratching their heads. With a countdown of webbed numbers, the only thing that was clear was it would likely involved Spider-Man. Today, Marvel has revealed what the mystery is. In September, filmmaker J. J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek, Super 8) and his …
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How many times can we see Superman's origin? The answer--Not enough. When DC Comics first announced Superman: Year One, there was some skepticism on my part. This is a story that most people already know and one that's been told many times over the years. What made this project intriguing was the fact it would …
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The Batman Who Laughs' plans are in motion. Six heroes have been infected with a deadly pathogen. This will transform them into dark and evil versions of themselves. It's up to Batman and Superman to track them down in a new monthly book by Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Justice League/Suicide Squad) with art by David …
The Batman dream team is back! Comic book readers have been lucky to have had so many great Batman creative teams and story arcs over the years. Beginning with DC Comics' New 52 relaunch, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo started an amazing journey for the Dark Knight. With Jonathan Glapion returning on inks and FCO …
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What the Heck is going on?!? 