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DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 1 – Blue Mohawks & Blue Jeans Superman

We’ve already crowned Animal Man as the best thing to come out of the DC relaunch, but what about the other twelve titles from last week? http://io9.com/5839089/whos-the-big-winner-of-dcs-relaunch-so-far-animal-man?popular=true Let’s tier these suckers — comics will be judged on quality, overall accessibility, and whether or not I fell asleep midway through reading. Upper Tier The Vertigo-tinged books…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Sep 11

In comics this week, Animal Man bleeds out his eyes and Superman goes grassroots

What’s in comic stores this Wednesday? Grant Morrison’s “Bruce Springsteen Superman,” the return of scifi man of mystery Casanova Quinn, and Animal Man crying tears of hemoglobin. Gross! First Issues Okay, so we’re in the second week of DC’s big superhero relaunch. Frankly, this week’s batch has the bulk of the promising debuts. https://gizmodo.com/we-have-a-very-spoilery-discussion-about-justice-league-5836101 The…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Sep 6

Lessons that 2010 taught the entertainment industry

This was a year of hard lessons. Movie attendance and ticket sales fell. Television shows struggled and died. Book publishers faced an electronic future. And through it all, some great works of the imagination thrived. What did 2010 teach us? 1. Ruling Comic Con doesn’t guarantee a winning box office. The writing’s been on the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 29

75 Action Comics covers that are worth their weight in gold

An American family recently used a copy of Action Comics 1 they found in their basement to save their home from foreclosure. In honor of this tale (and DC’s 75th anniversary), here are 75 absolutely priceless Action Comics covers. https://gizmodo.com/superman-saves-family-from-losing-their-home-in-foreclo-5603755 [Scans via Cover Browser] Presented without commentary. Note the anachronistic dinosaur. Also, I’m pretty sure…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 4

Superman saves family from losing their home in foreclosure

An anonymous family in the American South was on the verge of foreclosure when they discovered a copy of Action Comics 1 in their basement. The comic, which contains the first appearance of Superman, could fetch more than $250,000. The owners of this rare comic have had the home in their family since the 1950s.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Aug 3

Why it’s good that Death is meeting Lex Luthor

In October’s Action Comics 894, the DC Universe’s baldest baddie, Lex Luthor, will meet an unlikely guest star…Death from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. These characters come from two very different corners of comicdom, but their confluence is a win for readers. In Paul Cornell’s current run on Action Comics, Lex is attempting to unlock the secrets…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 10

Batman Breaks Superman’s Sales Record

Just days after the first appearance of Superman set a new world record for the most expensive comic book ever, Batman’s first appearance has sold for even more. The rivalry between those two has really gotten out of hand. Only three days after the first issue of Action Comics sold for one million dollars, a…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Feb 26

DC Loses More Superman Rights

A new court ruling has awarded the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel the rights to more stories than the previous original Action Comics #1 appearance. Does this increase the possibility of DC Comics losing control of the character? The ruling comes as the result of comics historian Denis Kitchen providing evidence (first mentioned as…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 14

Classic Scifi Makes A Comeback In DC’s Superman Next Year

Wondering why the Superman comics seem to be very superhero-ish, for an alien rocketed to Earth from a dying planet? DC’s creators apparently agree with you, and they’re promising some more sci-fi for the character’s world in the next year. The next year of DC’s Superman family of comics will call back to some classic…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 23

The Court Declares Superman’s Copyright Situation Confusing

Despite Warner’s legal victory against the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel over the character’s copyright, the legal future of Clark Kent seems even more complicated than ever – leading the court to appoint an expert to explain it all. In an announcement, the California Court presiding over the ongoing Siegel/DC/Warners Superman case declared that…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jul 10

Superman To Return To Old Form, Say Creators

Here’s what you can expect in the next couple of years of Superman comics – A secret invasion of sorts, non-slutty teenage heroes and a return to classic characterization. In a relatively quiet Thursday morning panel, the creators of Action Comics, Superman and Supergirl let everyone know what they’re planning to do to make Superman…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jul 24

Unhappy 70th Birthday, Superman!

It’s June 30th, DC Comics’ official birthday for the Man of Steel, whose first appearance occurred seventy years ago this month in the first issue of Action Comics. It’s true that DC has avoided making a big deal out of Superman’s 70th birthday for some reason, but let’s take a look and see what they’ve…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 30

Did Brainiac Create Superman?

Brainiac and his city-shrinking ways are back in Action Comics with his own five-issue arc, courtesy of writer Geoff Johns. So what’s going to happen in the first issue, and what type of Brainiac are we going to see? Comic Mix interviewed with Johns and he let slip that Brainiac may have more to do…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 11

Summer Movie Madness Hits This Week’s Comics

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the comics industry has gone movie mad this week, judging by the books hitting stores tomorrow. Well, more movie mad than usual, perhaps. If it’s not Marvel capitalizing on the success of Iron Man with two new Iron Man series and many other books starring the chrome crusader, it’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 6

io9 Talks To Geoff Johns About Making Superheroes Scifi

In the last few months, comic book writer Geoff Johns has taken Superman out of Metropolis and into space, the future, and alternate dimensions, as well as making former has-been Booster Gold into a time-travellin’ paradox-defeatin’ hero. With his alternate-world-spanning DC Universe: Zero (co-written with Grant Morrison) in stores tomorrow, it seemed like a good…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Apr 29

What Copyright Ruling Really Means For Superman

If you’re concerned that the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel regaining part of the copyright to Action Comics #1 means that you’re going to be deprived of new Superman comics or episodes of Smallville, then I have good news for you. That’s not going to happen anytime soon, as DC Comics still owns half…

io9 Graeme McMillan Mar 31

DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 1 – Blue Mohawks & Blue Jeans Superman

In comics this week, Animal Man bleeds out his eyes and Superman goes grassroots

Lessons that 2010 taught the entertainment industry

75 Action Comics covers that are worth their weight in gold

Superman saves family from losing their home in foreclosure

Why it’s good that Death is meeting Lex Luthor

Batman Breaks Superman’s Sales Record

DC Loses More Superman Rights

Classic Scifi Makes A Comeback In DC’s Superman Next Year

The Court Declares Superman’s Copyright Situation Confusing

Superman To Return To Old Form, Say Creators

Unhappy 70th Birthday, Superman!

Did Brainiac Create Superman?

Summer Movie Madness Hits This Week’s Comics

io9 Talks To Geoff Johns About Making Superheroes Scifi

What Copyright Ruling Really Means For Superman

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