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DC Launches New Publishing Label

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DC LAUNCHES NEW PUBLISHING IMPRINT DC BLACK LABEL BRINGS EDGY AND PROVOCATIVE STANDALONE STORIES TO THE LEGENDS OF BATMAN, SUPERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN ALL-STAR WRITERS FRANK MILLER, SCOTT SNYDER, BRIAN AZZARELLO, KELLY SUE DeCONNICK, GREG RUCKA AND JOHN RIDLEY JOIN DC BLACK LABEL WITH THEIR ULTIMATE TAKES ON MODERN SUPERHERO STORYTELLING COLLABORATING WITH SUPER-STAR ARTISTS JOHN ROMITA JR., GREG CAPULLO, LEE BERMEJO AND PHIL JIMENEZ BURBANK, CA (March 8, 2018) – DC Black Label, a new publishing imprint from DC Entertainment, gives premier talent the opportunity to expand upon the…

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The Magic Order | Trailer | #Netflix

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This is only the start. The Magic Order, the first comic spearheaded by the streaming platform — or as Netflix’s US Twitter account called it, “baby’s first comic book.” The six-issue miniseries, which will be published by Image Comics, is written by Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Civil War) and illustrated by Olivier Coipel (Thor, Avengers). From the minds of Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel, The Magic Order is Netflix’s first comic book series. The comic, about five families of magicians who secretly protect the world from evil…

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Supergirl Series Coming Back

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Supergirl Rebirth series, which was canceled earlier this year, is returning with issue #21 in August. The series will be led by a new creative team of writer Marc Andreyko and artist Kevin Maguire. The story will follow Supergirl going on a cosmic quest to learn more about new villain Rogol Zaar and will be tied directly to Brian Michael Bendis weekly Man of Steel mini-series. Supergirl will also be sporting four new costumes, which you can check out below in the image gallery. Supergirls New Costumes – Hit Arrow…

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Preview: Amazing Spider-Man #800 by Dan Slott #Spiderman

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Tomorrow, is the day to read Amazing Spider-Man #800. These pages by Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger show Spider-Man and Anti-Venom against The Red Goblin – but what about the repercussions from the cliffhanger to #799… AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 (W) Dan Slott (A) Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jim Cheung (CA) Alex Ross • Dan Slott and Stuart Immomen are joined by many of the artists who made the last 10 years of Spider-Man so Amazing! • The biggest Peter Parker/Norman Osborn story of all time unfolds over…

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Hawkman Returns New Series In June

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Media Release — Following his explosive appearance in HAWKMAN FOUND #1, DC’s winged warrior returns in the all-new HAWKMAN #1. Spinning out of the events of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, Carter Hall returns to the DC Universe! An explorer of the ancient and unknown, Hawkman finds himself embroiled in a long-standing mission to discover the true purpose of his many reincarnations. Carter races around the globe trying to piece together an ancient prophecy, but will he be able to face down his past lives lurking around every corner? HAWKMAN #1 is…

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Bendis Interview About Changing Superman #Superman

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Brian Michael Bendis began with a bang in the Action Comics #1000 with the introduction of a new character Rogol Zaar who claimed he (and not a natural disaster) was behind the destruction of Superman’s home planet, Krypton. The story lit up Twitter and other media outlets about the fact that he is changing the continuity in rebirth as established by past writers of Superman. Some are saying he wants to do away with Jon his son and Lois his wife. To answer fans concerns about major changes in the…

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Marvel Plans 20 Variants for Fantastic Four Relaunch

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If you like multiple variant covers then the covers for the new comic book release of the Fantastic Four will please you and all you have to do to get them is buy the titles below and the 20 variant covers, coming to comic shops this August! [OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE] New York, NY—May 11, 2018—The Fantastic Four have returned, and what better way to celebrate the homecoming of Sue, Reed, Ben, and Johnny than with a collection of variant covers highlighting the different iterations of Marvel’s beloved first family? This…

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DC Comics Raises Comic Book Prices

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DC Comics has confirmed that as of last week all DC Universe ongoing titles – physical and digital – will be priced $3.99. This includes price increases of Wonder Woman and The Flash, but will also raise the price of the previously $2.99 Batman, Suicide Squad, Detective Comics, Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps, Harley Quinn, and Injustice. Superman and Action Comics, two other previous $2.99 titles, were already solicited at $3.99 when they went monthly. In January 2017, DC increased the price of several of its…

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Man Of Steel Orders Lower Than Expected

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Last week we learned that DC Comics was making the entire run of the Man Of Steel weekly mini-series by Brian Bendis and selected artists returnable for retailers if the retailers upped their orders considerably. The trick is used to inflate order numbers by retailers and ensure that there will be more comics in print for all six issues. Also it is noted that there may be some problems giving all the different quality artist the time they need to finish the page count that they were given for the…

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DC promises DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 By May 30th

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Media Release — DC confirms DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 will be on sale Wednesday, May 30th. The writer and artist team of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank are committed to delivering new issues to fans on a bimonthly basis. “Gary and I are working diligently to deliver a thought-provoking and beautifully drawn series that’s unlike anything else on the shelves today,” says Johns. “It’s incredibly important to us to keep up the quality of DOOMSDAY CLOCK, but also to deliver it on the bimonthly schedule and we intend to keep our…

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DC NATION #1 New Comics Magazine #DCComics

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Media Release — DC NATION #1, the first issue of the all-new, free magazine for DC fans, is coming to comics shops on June 6. Now, DC reveals the contents of that issue, including these articles: * Bendis & Snyder: A joint Q&A with two comics titans * How to draw Hawkman with Bryan Hitch * Flash War: Flash vs. Flash * The Legacy of Metal * Batman Wedding Crashers * Batman vs. Deathstroke In addition, DC NATION includes a Direct Currents section that focuses on comics set to arrive…

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MIGHTY THOR #706 Preview #Thor

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Jason Aaron’s Jane Foster storyline has touched the heart of many in the comic reading world and is sure to be a classic Thor story for all time. Coming this week is the conclusion of Mighty Thor and be warned Jason Aaron told us there’d be tears. Check out this preview of next week’s Mighty Thor #706. MIGHTY THOR #706 JASON AARON (W) • RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (A/C) VARIANT COVER BY WALTER SIMONSON YOUNG GUNS VARIANT COVER BY MARCO CHECCHETTO VENOM 30TH VARIANT COVER BY TBA AT THE GATES OF VALHALLA!…

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Going Beyond the Source Wall With Scott Snyder’s Justice League

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Major DC Spoilers: At Chicago and C2E2, Scott Snyder was asked what happens to the DC Comic Universe after the events of his series Dark Nights: Metal. About the Source Wall at the end of Metal, Snyder said: “It’s the whole impetus of No Justice … but I’m just gonna spoil it: the Green Lantern Corps goes out to the wall to be like, ‘What’s on the other side?’ The energies are unquantifiable and toxic so they decide to seal it, but they realize is that they have woken up…

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Catwoman Featured in a New Ongoing Series #newcomics

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CATWOMAN #1 Written by JOELLE JONES Art and cover by JOELLE JONES Color by LAURA ALLRED Variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU The recent Batman panel at C2E2 revealed that Selina’s new series will spin out of this year’s much-anticipated Bat Wedding in BATMAN #50.  The wedding night’s barely over, but Catwoman’s back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who’s pulling heists around Gotham City. As Selina cracks the whip on her former criminal cohorts, she’s attracting unwanted attention from one of Gotham’s most dangerous groups. The…

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SPIDER-MAN’s Back in BLACK in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 Dan Slott

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As announced during Marvel’s retailer panel at Chicago’s C2E2 convention, Spider-Man’s black costume will return starting with Amazing Spider-Man #800. The costume return was revealed with a preview of uncolored interior pages by artists Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger. Those pages, shown here, show Spider-Man and Agent Anti-Venom squaring off with Norman Osborn, a.k.a. the Red Goblin. Here are both of the pages, revealing Spidey’s new (old) look, which will carry over on some level into Nick Spencer and Ryan Stegman’s relaunch of the title with July’s “Fresh Start”…

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