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The Marvel Universe of the Silver Age became known for the more realistic characterization in comparison to the comics that had come before. By contrast, the DC Comics of the period often made an under-discussed effort to educate.  The origin and debut of Adam Strange in Showcase #17 is a fascinating example of this phenomenon

If the future of Gotham City is in the hands of The Red Hood, does that mean Gotham City is screwed? DC Comics launches Future State Gotham this Tuesday, continuing the story from DC Future State. In this preview of the first issue, we find Red Hood forced make a difficult decision… which isn’t really

Save a table in awards season, because here’s a new frontrunner for all your statues. The Good Asian #1 is a dazzling work of historical fiction may play as cop-aganda, but in every panel, in every detail is a masterwork of craft and shows you a number of details about American history that many might

I’m reminded of when John Byrne blamed Peter David for spoiling the death of Guardian in Alpha Flight. David, working for Marvel’s sales teams at the time, had distributed some photocopy pages of an upcoming Alpha Flight issue to a handful of retailers at an event, after clearing the pages with editorial. While they showed

With a sweeping sense of scope, drastically reimagined responsibilities, and rock-solid characterization, it’s a new era on Oa in Green Lantern #2. Everything is not bright and shiny as ancient forces bearing a grudge are intent on bringing down the Lantern legacy at the moment of their ascension. Green Lantern #2. Credit: DC Comics John

Welcome to the Daily LITG. The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but there are highlights. At Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more. And the Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day

Patrick Lennon writes for Bleeding Cool about Action Force. You know Action Force. The British GI Joe. And, as a result, much better. And he is crowdfunding his obsession. Hi, I’m Paddy, and I’m a toy collector. I started in the usual way: flush with cash from my first job and with a resurgence of

Wonderbound, the Young Adult imprint of Vault Comics, will publish VERSE, an inclusive young adult fantasy graphic novel series by star writer/artist Sam Beck. VERSE will be released in the Fall of 2021. “VERSE” key art by Sam Beck, Wonderbound VERSE is the story of Fife, who lives in a world where magic is feared–only the evil monsters known

Welcome to The Beat’s crowdfunding round-up: a collection of some of our favorite campaigns from the week including one-shots, on-goings, anthologies and everything in-between. This week we’re checking out the queer horror graphic novel, Let Me Out, the lupine-centric anthology, A Howl, and more. Let’s get started! LET ME OUT – A Queer Horror Graphic

It’s the X-Men mutant space opera you know and love, but twisted to suit the needs of a modern super-mega-crossover event. What could be more appealing than that, true believer? Well, opinions may vary depending on whether you’re a reader or a marketing executive, but nevertheless, enjoy this preview of Heroes Reborn Hyperion and the

The first Friday in May of every year is No Pants Day – at least that is when this curious annual ‘event’ usually takes place. But with the pandemic, quarantine, the whole work-from-home thing, and those awkward Zoom calls: who really needs to wear pants anymore?! And this year the strips will be…um…stripping because a

Dark Horse Comics has announced they would be publishing The Witcher: Witch’s Lament in a Limited Edition Print and Comics Bundle. Fans will be able to purchase a limited edition print and comic bundle through Dark Horse Direct with exclusive art and cover by Anato Finnstark. Dark Horse Comics The Witcher: Witch’s Lament follows famed witcher

When you say “weekend,” we say “reading”! It’s time for Weekend Reading 59 here at Stately Beat Manor, the fifty-ninth entry of our ongoing feature. What prose and comics will you be paging thorugh this weekend? As always, we’d love to hear from you! Let us know what you’re reading, either in the comments or

It takes a special type of person to click on an article with this headline, and we commend you for it. You came here to see the nude dad bod of Commissioner Gordon, and, damn it, we’re going to deliver in this preview of Joker #3. That’s what we want you to take away from

The story of wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage contains multitudes. It has stories buried under stories, mostly set to the excesses of 1980s wrestling and the extravagances of being a supreme physical being everyone not only recognized but also wanted to sound like. Macho Man’s voice is the stuff of legend and everyone who’s ever

In 2019, Sophie Burrows won Student Illustrator of the Year at the V&A Illustration Awards for her graphic novel, Crushing. A worldless self-published graphic novel that has drawn comparison to the works of Raymond Briggs and Posy Simmonds, she describes it as a story that “explores the ups and downs of romantic interaction, lust and

Yesterday, on Thursday, May 6th, 2021, DC Comics unveiled a special preview of the previously announced one-shot, DC Pride #1, as well as the new 8-issue series, Crush & Lobo. Both Crush & Lobo #1, which will be available at your local comic shop on June 1st, 2021, and the DC Pride #1 one-shot, which

Welcome to the Daily LITG. The world can seem like a terrible and strange place sometimes, but there are highlights. At Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more. And the Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and the day

The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of comics and pop culture that he can’t get out of his head. Last week, I kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week by having

Bleeding Cool has covered Pop Kill before, the Jimmy Palmiotti-Kickstartered action-adventure in which the two dominant and competing Cola companies, each worth billions, are owned by former conjoined twins who are now separated and have grown to hate each other so much they hire assassins, saboteurs, and espionage personnel to meddle with each other on

Earlier this week journalist/author Geoff Boucher interviewed prolific comic creator Robert Kirkman for his Heavy Metal podcast MindSpace. They discussed all things Skybound, in particular the Invincible animated series and the success of his mega hit zombie franchise The Walking Dead. Some highlights from the conversation: Kirkman and his artist collaborators Cory Walker and Ryan

Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951) is considered one of the most influential American illustrators of the 20th century. Best remembered for his advertising and book illustrations, WWI posters (his “Weapons for Liberty” war bonds poster is one of my favorites of the period) and The Saturday Evening Post and other magazine covers, Leyendecker’s expansive influence on

Queerbaiting is still a thing in fandom circles. It’s still a thing in media. It hasn’t stopped being a thing, despite wide advancements in queer representation over the past ten years. The term means quite literally what it sounds like: “baiting” queer audiences with a tease of subtext or text, and never following through on

June is of course Pride Month, where the world celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and Marvel will be celebrating as well with some newly announced variant covers for their Star Wars comic book titles.  Initially unveiled on their website, these special covers all feature LGBTQ+ characters and are all created by some of comics’ best LGBTQ+

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Earlier this year, Marvel Comics teased a number of upcoming X-Men-related titles. A new X-Men #1 from Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. A new X-book from Jonathan Hickman and Artist TBA. And a new book unnamed series by Leah Williams and Valerio Schiti in that we guessed might be called The Trial.  It has been suggested to us

Justice may be forever, but the Justice League? Apparently not. The League has withstood attacks from powerful adversaries outside its ranks and from trusted friends within. It’s gotten through Crisis after Crisis and emerged all the stronger. Even resetting and rebirthing all of continuity barely managed to make a dent. But in spite of all

Previously, the first of six Star Wars Pride Month variant covers was announced and unveiled, featuring Sana Starros by Jan Bazaldua, with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg. Today, Marvel released the last of the five remaining Star Wars Pride Month variant covers in the series, each of which features LGBTQ+ Star Wars characters as depicted by

One of the most entertaining things we have seen about Mandalorians is that they’ve become the central theme of a new Star Wars meta-story from the Mouse House of Ideas. This story, set in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, talks about how many challenges can come up between Bespin and Tattooine. Star

If Supergirl’s taught us anything, it’s that sometimes superheroics run in the family. Today, The CW shared our first image of Azie Tesfai as National City’s newest Guardian. Tesfai plays Kelly Olsen on the show, and Guardian, of course, was a mantle first taken up by her brother, James. And it turns out Tesfai looks