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Superman for All Seasons is the incredible follow-up to Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale’s Batman: The Long Halloween. Rather than making a connected universe with the plan to crossover, the creators made the calculated decision to take the exact same character-focused approach to Superman as they did with Batman. Loeb and Sale wanted to tell a story that balanced the heroics
Read MoreBatman: Ego is one of the most important Batman character studies of the past twenty years. The 64-page prestige comic was the first comic written and drawn by legendary artist Darwyn Cooke, who started as a storyboard artist for the Batman/Superman animated series. After Ego launched his comics career, Cooke would go on to win 13 Eisner Awards in just a
Read MoreAs a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m always looking to the comics to determine what may come next in the MCU. While the films and series are rarely a one-for-one adaptation of the source material, there is so much we can gather about the general direction of these Marvel Studio films and how they impact the larger MCU. One
Read MoreFlashpoint is a special 2011 comicbook crossover by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. When Flash (Barry Allen) goes back in time to undo a personal tragedy, the repercussions affect the entire DC universe. The giant story was told as a 5-issue event series with over 50 tie-ins showing how the new timeline affected the other DC characters. To this day, Flashpoint
Read MoreHarley Quinn is a relatively new player in the world of comicbook characters, but has quickly exploded across the world of pop culture through animation, comics, video games, and movies. But it all starts with Batman: The Animated Series creators Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, and the powerful Harley Quinn story they crafted in Batman Adventures: Mad Love. Mad Love was the
Read MoreAs a young nerd, I would have thought it was almost impossible for Dungeons & Dragons to break into the mainstream media, however, recent years have proved that wrong. With the release of the new film based on the decades-old game and popular streaming series such as Critical Role’s Legend of Vox Machina, interest has been at an all-time high. The
Read MoreRogues is a brand-new 4-part miniseries from DC Black Label. It’s one of the first standalone series ever to focus on the Rogues, an infamous group of Flash villains. As with any great story centered on morally gray characters, Rogues is filled with tremendous twists, intense moments, and significant character development. Some of the most iconic Rogues include Captain Cold, Captain
Read MoreAquaman: Andromeda is a brand new DC Black Label comic from Ram V, Christian Ward, and Aditya Bidikar. Black Label is DC’s mature, prestige comics line that strives to deliver high quality standalone stories like Wonder Woman Historia without the confines of continuity. Aquaman is the perfect candidate for the Black Label approach. Despite being a founding member of the Justice
Read MoreThe New Champion of Shazam! is a brand-new miniseries from Josie Campbell and Doc Shaner. Set in the main DC Universe, the four-issue comic features Mary Bromfield (Mary Marvel) assuming the mantle of Shazam. The historic series is Mary’s first solo comic since 1948, and the first time she has had the same hero name as Billy Batson since 1999. The
Read MoreThere are good stories, there are great stories, and then… there are All-Star stories; there is All-Star Superman. Ever since its conclusion in 2008, All-Star Superman–the seminal work by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, and Jamie Grant–has cemented its legendary reputation within the comic book world. It’s a tale that, somehow, managed to not just live up to its already larger-than-life protagonist,
Read MorePenguin: Pain and Prejudice is a beloved five-issue miniseries by Gregg Hurwitz, Szymon Kudranski, and John Kalisz detailing the origin of Oswald Cobblepart and his psychological motivations. The story was one of the first comics released after Flashpoint in 2011, when the rebooted “New 52” universe was reshaping DC Comics. Seven decades of comics history had been thrown out the window,
Read MoreWonder Woman Historia: The Amazons is a brand new retelling of the origin of Wonder Woman. This might seem like a well-known story to most Wonder Woman fans, but this is an all-new version of history, brought to life in a visually-arresting way that no medium has ever done before. Historia was one of the first comics announced for DC Black
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