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The Star Wars Galaxy Can’t Stop Murdering Rogue One Characters

Beneath the murky patina of its war movie aesthetic, Rogue One is ultimately a film about the power of hope, an idealistic legacy that Star Wars has long championed. But it also feels like its immediate legacy more relates to the fact that the movie managed to kill off its primary cast, because Star Wars…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Bruce Wayne’s Censored Penis Is the Least Interesting Thing About Batman: Damned

By now you’ve probably heard about the moment in Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo’s new DC Black Label series Batman: Damned, where a completely-naked Bruce Wayne’s penis is seen on panel. Go on, take a moment, and let the bats out of your belfry. As eye-catching as that particular panel is, it’s the least…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Concrete Hits Heavy at the Heart Without Ever Throwing a Punch

When Concrete first appeared in the mid-1980s, the discourse around comics’ artistic merit was undergoing a profound shift. Excitement around works like The Dark Knight Returns, Maus, and Watchmen expanded the public’s ideas about what comics could achieve. Concrete never became part of the shorthand list for “mature comics.” That’s a shame, because writer-artist Paul…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse

Open Channel: So, Which Other MCU Characters Should Get Their Own Disney Streaming Shows?

Last night brought us the wild news that Disney loves spending lots of money in an attempt to get us to give it lots of money. Well, that bit is not that wild—but the part about the company allegedly spending that money to get Marvel movie stars their own TV shows on Disney’s streaming service…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Looks Like the Spider-Man Comics Are Going to Use a Great Idea From the New Video Game

Marvel’s Spider-Man is a great game, in part because of the way it pushes and pulls familiar characters from Spidey’s comics universe in new and intriguing ways. And it turns out, one of those particular twists is also going to happen in the Amazing Spider-Man comic later this year. As CBR notes, details for the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Erik Killmonger, Who Was Right, Is the Star of a New Comics Series

Following in the industry trend of releasing a slew of limited series comics designed to capitalize on the box office success of live-action movies, Marvel’s just announced an all-new miniseries about the early life of Black Panther’s central villain. This December, writer Bryan Edward Hill and artist Juan Ferreyra will dig into the psyche of…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

An Exclusive Look Inside Image’s Cryptic New Comic Series, Self/Made

The last few months of 2018 are creeping up on us, which means that there are an absolute ton of new comics to be looking forward to. Image is adding another intriguing series to your potential read pile: a mysterious fantasy series called Self/Made, and we’ve got a first look. io9 can exclusively reveal Self/Made,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Dick Grayson Meets His Replacement in This Short, Delightful Clip From Titans

Where there’s one Robin, there’s another. And Titans, the upcoming live-action superhero show slated to premiere on DC’s DC Universe platform next month, will have two. Meet Jason Todd: smarmy jerk, new Robin, and person who maybe stole the Batmobile? Happy Batman Day, everyone! This clip is short, but, honestly, I adore it. Titans got…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Chelsea Cain Doesn’t Know Why Her The Vision Comic Was Cancelled, Either

But she definitely has some words about it. Yesterday, news broke that the upcoming Marvel comic The Vision, written by Chelsea Cain, was cancelled well into production, for reasons that remain unclear. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cain opened up about the decision from her perspective, offering new insight into what her book would…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

The Martian Manhunter Is Getting the Spotlight He Deserves in a New Series From Steve Orlando

Even though J’onn J’onzz is one of the most important and iconic members of the Justice League, the character has always been shrouded in a stifling amount of mystery. That’s in large part because there aren’t that many seminal stories about him. That’s changing this December with a new Martian Manhunter series from writer Steve…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Miles Morales Is Getting Back to His Spider-Man Roots in a New Series Written by Saladin Ahmed

While all of the heroes who’ve used the “Spider-Man” code name have saved the multiverse more times then they can count, each of them began as friendly, street-level, neighborhood heroes. This winter, Miles Morales is going back to Brooklyn in an all-new series from writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Javier Garrón that’ll explore what it…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

In This Week’s Best New Comics, Internet Trolls and the Big Two Are the Ultimate Villains

You know that feeling you get when someone with an egg avatar slides into your DMs at 3 a.m. to tell you how much they wish you didn’t exist, and you wonder to yourself, “Who the is this person and what the hell is wrong with them?” Of course you do. So do the heroes…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Our New Lois Lane Is Grimm‘s Elizabeth Tulloch

Though she’s been referenced several times on Supergirl, fans were wondering when Lois Lane would join the journalistic fray. Well, the CW has finally found its ace reporter. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Elizabeth Tulloch, who also goes by Bitsie Tulloch, has been cast as the intrepid reporter for the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event coming…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

For Some Reason, Marvel Just Cancelled Chelsea Cain’s Upcoming The Vision Series

Writer Chelsea Cain has penned some of Marvel’s best comics in recent years, which is one of the things that made the targeted harassment campaign against her in the wake of her excellent Mockingbird series so difficult to witness. But now, a new series she was in the middle of has been canceled before the…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

We’ve Got a Sneak Peek at Anne Rice’s New Vampire Lestat Tale, Blood Communion

Anne Rice has a much-anticipated Vampire Chronicles TV show in the works at Hulu, and now she’s got a new book in the series starring her most beloved character: Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. It’s the first Rice novel to include illustrations—and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt and some image reveals to share. First,…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Dick Grayson and Jason Todd Cross Paths in the Latest Titans Photos

As much as Batman fancies himself a loner, everyone knows that in his deepest heart of hearts, he knows he’s not himself if he’s not working with a partner. Given how Titans’ Dick Grayson is well on his way to stepping out of Batman’s shadow, it was only a matter of time before Jason Todd…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Amazon Confuses Bob Woodward for L. Ron Hubbard, Sending Reviews for Fear Tumbling

A mysterious (hilarious?) bug appeared to temporarily drag down the Amazon customer rating for Bob Woodward’s new book about the Trump administration’s first year in office. On Wednesday, reviews on Amazon for the just-released Woodward book Fear became intermingled, somehow, with reviews for an L. Ron Hubbard novella by the same name. A significant number…

Books & Comics Dell Cameron

New Titans Photos Give Us a Better Look at How DC Universe Is Reimagining the Heroes

We’re still a few weeks away from the premiere of DC Universe’s live-action Titans series, and while details about how the titular team will come together are still sparse, the newest series of images from the streaming show shed a little light on just what all’s going to go down. Unlike other Teen Titans-centric shows…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Iron Fist Season 2 Introduces a Cavalcade of New Characters From Marvel’s Comics

The way Netflix’s Marvel shows gradually introduce certain B and C-level supporting characters from the comic books into their universes has always been one of the most interesting things about them. Iron Fist’s second season continues in this tradition, but the specific characters introduced here could portend major things on the horizon for Marvel’s street-level…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

What the Solo: A Star Wars Story Novelization Adds to the Movie

Star Wars novelizations have a long history of expanding on and enhancing the movies they adapt—whether through new material added to clarify moments in a film’s narrative unseen on screen, or to give us insight into earlier iterations of the final product. Mur Lafferty’s Solo novelization is no exception. Here are a few extra layers…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Star Wars Galaxy Can’t Stop Murdering Rogue One Characters

Bruce Wayne’s Censored Penis Is the Least Interesting Thing About Batman: Damned

Concrete Hits Heavy at the Heart Without Ever Throwing a Punch

Open Channel: So, Which Other MCU Characters Should Get Their Own Disney Streaming Shows?

Looks Like the Spider-Man Comics Are Going to Use a Great Idea From the New Video Game

Erik Killmonger, Who Was Right, Is the Star of a New Comics Series

An Exclusive Look Inside Image’s Cryptic New Comic Series, Self/Made

Dick Grayson Meets His Replacement in This Short, Delightful Clip From Titans

Chelsea Cain Doesn’t Know Why Her The Vision Comic Was Cancelled, Either

The Martian Manhunter Is Getting the Spotlight He Deserves in a New Series From Steve Orlando

Miles Morales Is Getting Back to His Spider-Man Roots in a New Series Written by Saladin Ahmed

In This Week’s Best New Comics, Internet Trolls and the Big Two Are the Ultimate Villains

Our New Lois Lane Is Grimm‘s Elizabeth Tulloch

For Some Reason, Marvel Just Cancelled Chelsea Cain’s Upcoming The Vision Series

We’ve Got a Sneak Peek at Anne Rice’s New Vampire Lestat Tale, Blood Communion

Dick Grayson and Jason Todd Cross Paths in the Latest Titans Photos

Amazon Confuses Bob Woodward for L. Ron Hubbard, Sending Reviews for Fear Tumbling

New Titans Photos Give Us a Better Look at How DC Universe Is Reimagining the Heroes

Iron Fist Season 2 Introduces a Cavalcade of New Characters From Marvel’s Comics

What the Solo: A Star Wars Story Novelization Adds to the Movie

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