DC Comics' "Action Comics" #1058, available October 2023, is written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Gene Luen Yang and Greg Hahn, with illustrations by Rafa Sandoval, Viktor Bogdanovic, Travis Mercer and covers by Steve Beach, Jorge Jimenez, Carla Cohen, Freddie E. Williams II, Jorge Fornes and Gabrielle Dell'Otto:
".. when the mysterious 'Norah Stone' drains the strength of 'Superman' and unleashes an impostor tyrant on 'Metropolis' in his place, a powerless 'Clark Kent' is forced to face the monster alone. But who is Norah Stone? And can Clark protect his identity while fighting this impossible battle?..."
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".. when the mysterious 'Norah Stone' drains the strength of 'Superman' and unleashes an impostor tyrant on 'Metropolis' in his place, a powerless 'Clark Kent' is forced to face the monster alone. But who is Norah Stone? And can Clark protect his identity while fighting this impossible battle?..."
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- 7/25/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Jonathan Hickman, Murewa Ayodele, Marc Guggenheim | Art by Chris Bachalo, Dotun Akande, Jorge Fornes | Published by Marvel Comics
Someone’s clearly flavour of the month right now. Moon Knight was always one of those second-tier characters with a small but loyal fan base. He’s proved a remarkably easy to use blank canvas of a character, going from Marvel’s Batman (still love those half-moon shurikens he throws) to the earthly servant of an Egyptian god. He’s been lucid, split personality, psychotic. A mercenary, a cab driver, a playboy. See what I mean? Writers love this guy, as he can fit whatever you want to do with him. This latest issue in the black, white and red series is a natural fit for him, allowing three separate creative teams their chance to give their own take on him, three good ones at that. Throw in a Bill Sienkiewicz...
Someone’s clearly flavour of the month right now. Moon Knight was always one of those second-tier characters with a small but loyal fan base. He’s proved a remarkably easy to use blank canvas of a character, going from Marvel’s Batman (still love those half-moon shurikens he throws) to the earthly servant of an Egyptian god. He’s been lucid, split personality, psychotic. A mercenary, a cab driver, a playboy. See what I mean? Writers love this guy, as he can fit whatever you want to do with him. This latest issue in the black, white and red series is a natural fit for him, allowing three separate creative teams their chance to give their own take on him, three good ones at that. Throw in a Bill Sienkiewicz...
- 5/13/2022
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Marvel Comics’ “Kate Bishop” #5, available March 9, 2022, is written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Enid Balam, with covers by Jahnoy Lindsay, Ricky Yagawa and Jorge Fornes:
“…‘’Kate’, Susan’ and ‘Lucky’ have to shut down ‘Resort Chapiteau’ once and for all…
“…and to do that, they have to follow the ‘Circus of Crime’ into the very last place Kate ever wants to go…”
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“…‘’Kate’, Susan’ and ‘Lucky’ have to shut down ‘Resort Chapiteau’ once and for all…
“…and to do that, they have to follow the ‘Circus of Crime’ into the very last place Kate ever wants to go…”
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- 3/8/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
Now that comic books have been around as long as they have, and we are coming up to the one hundredth year anniversary of the American comic book industry in the not too distant future, literally tens of thousands of characters have been created to date. Only a few have the legs to last the distance, and Green Arrow is one of the lucky few. Created way back in 1941, he was originally a Robin Hood take off on Batman. Rich, ArrowCar, Arrow Cave, kid sidekick, you get the picture. He had reasonable success back in the day but in more modern times he never really rose above second banana status, until Denny O’Neil and then Mike Grell gave him a more mature makeover and he really shone. Even so, popularity boosts have usually been temporary, and he always felt...
Now that comic books have been around as long as they have, and we are coming up to the one hundredth year anniversary of the American comic book industry in the not too distant future, literally tens of thousands of characters have been created to date. Only a few have the legs to last the distance, and Green Arrow is one of the lucky few. Created way back in 1941, he was originally a Robin Hood take off on Batman. Rich, ArrowCar, Arrow Cave, kid sidekick, you get the picture. He had reasonable success back in the day but in more modern times he never really rose above second banana status, until Denny O’Neil and then Mike Grell gave him a more mature makeover and he really shone. Even so, popularity boosts have usually been temporary, and he always felt...
- 7/8/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Wolverine #9 Writer: Benjamin Percy | Artist: Adam Kubert | Colourist: Frank Martin | Letters: Cory Petit
I just had a big, stupid smile on my face as I read this from cover to cover! Outside of just being a fun read, this issue actaully moves the story in interesting ways from where we left off last month and it leaves you waiting for the next issue. In the previous issue I mentioned how Maverick was portrayed as a real badass. A character trait of his we haven’t seen too much of, especially in recent years. This issue sets it up as a plot point as to why he is this all new badass Maverick . Just as a little side note I continue to enjoy Wolverine’s commentary on how mutant affairs are shaping up on Krakoa. #9 only had 1 text piece which is an improvement on recent months. But I still didn’t bother to read it.
I just had a big, stupid smile on my face as I read this from cover to cover! Outside of just being a fun read, this issue actaully moves the story in interesting ways from where we left off last month and it leaves you waiting for the next issue. In the previous issue I mentioned how Maverick was portrayed as a real badass. A character trait of his we haven’t seen too much of, especially in recent years. This issue sets it up as a plot point as to why he is this all new badass Maverick . Just as a little side note I continue to enjoy Wolverine’s commentary on how mutant affairs are shaping up on Krakoa. #9 only had 1 text piece which is an improvement on recent months. But I still didn’t bother to read it.
- 2/24/2021
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Written by Tom King | Art by Jorge Fornes | Published by DC Black Label (DC Comics)
Marmite. Only way to describe any book featuring Watchmen characters, or any ongoing series with Watchmen characters. Fans either go with it, or steadfastly refuse to read or acknowledge those books existence. I think nearly everyone by now knows the level of dislike between writer Alan Moore and DC over their views on Watchmen. If you don’t, Moore was promised that when Watchmen went out of print, the characters would revert back to him, as he created them. DC didn’t tell Moore that they would never allow that to happen, by keeping the trade paperback permanently in print. You could call it clever sleight of hand, or using the letter of law to your advantage, but the fact is it’s like lending something to someone and then they keep making excuses not to give it back.
Marmite. Only way to describe any book featuring Watchmen characters, or any ongoing series with Watchmen characters. Fans either go with it, or steadfastly refuse to read or acknowledge those books existence. I think nearly everyone by now knows the level of dislike between writer Alan Moore and DC over their views on Watchmen. If you don’t, Moore was promised that when Watchmen went out of print, the characters would revert back to him, as he created them. DC didn’t tell Moore that they would never allow that to happen, by keeping the trade paperback permanently in print. You could call it clever sleight of hand, or using the letter of law to your advantage, but the fact is it’s like lending something to someone and then they keep making excuses not to give it back.
- 10/16/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Tom King and Jorge Fornes sat down with Watchmen producer Damon Lindelof to talk Rorschach the comic as part of DC’s Fandome, and they revealed that they’re taking a bit of a different angle on the story’s famed, and frequently misunderstood, vigilante.
King and Fornes’ Rorschach sounds like it is going to be explicitly political, which isn’t that much of a shift from the original Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons tale.
“Rorschach, as I find a lot of nerds know, but some don’t, it’s a parody character. It’s making fun of Steve Ditko’s creation, Mr. A and a little bit of the Question,” King said. “Steve Ditko, post-Stan Lee became enmeshed in the philosophy by Ayn Rand…basically the idea is, [with] Ayn Rand, there is good and there is bad and there’s nothing in between.”
Moore and Gibbons used the...
King and Fornes’ Rorschach sounds like it is going to be explicitly political, which isn’t that much of a shift from the original Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons tale.
“Rorschach, as I find a lot of nerds know, but some don’t, it’s a parody character. It’s making fun of Steve Ditko’s creation, Mr. A and a little bit of the Question,” King said. “Steve Ditko, post-Stan Lee became enmeshed in the philosophy by Ayn Rand…basically the idea is, [with] Ayn Rand, there is good and there is bad and there’s nothing in between.”
Moore and Gibbons used the...
- 9/14/2020
- by Jim Dandy
- Den of Geek
John Saavedra Oct 10, 2019
Batman writer Tom King tells us what we should expect from Batman/Catwoman, his most ambitious work with the Dark Knight to date.
"If you think Vision changed Vision forever, Batman/Catwoman will change Batman and Catwoman forever," writer Tom King says of the 12-issue limited series that will conclude his four-year run on the character. While King has spent 85 issues physically and emotionally breaking the Dark Knight, it's these final 12 issues that could very well define his run.
For those who haven't been paying close attention, King took over writing duties on Batman in 2016 during DC's Rebirth relaunch. It was no easy task, especially since King had some very big shoes to fill -- Scott Snyder had just finished a five-year run of amazing, fan-favorite stories with the character. But King soon made the book his own, turning his take on Batman inward in order...
Batman writer Tom King tells us what we should expect from Batman/Catwoman, his most ambitious work with the Dark Knight to date.
"If you think Vision changed Vision forever, Batman/Catwoman will change Batman and Catwoman forever," writer Tom King says of the 12-issue limited series that will conclude his four-year run on the character. While King has spent 85 issues physically and emotionally breaking the Dark Knight, it's these final 12 issues that could very well define his run.
For those who haven't been paying close attention, King took over writing duties on Batman in 2016 during DC's Rebirth relaunch. It was no easy task, especially since King had some very big shoes to fill -- Scott Snyder had just finished a five-year run of amazing, fan-favorite stories with the character. But King soon made the book his own, turning his take on Batman inward in order...
- 10/9/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Oct 7, 2019
Secrets of Sinister House pits Red Rain Batman against an actual Owlman for Batgirl's life...and Harley Quinn in a haunted clown motel.
DC has been doing this holiday anthology thing for a few years now, and I'm stunned at how many of them have been pleasant surprises. In the past, fans might want to temper expectations for these, but that hasn't been the case lately, and with DC's horror anthology The Secrets of Sinister House arriving for the Halloween season, we should have some pleasant nightmares to look forward to.
Typically, books like this are space fillers, meant to ship something on a fifth week to keep retailers happy, and a way to clear out some stock stories and give new names a tryout. These seasonal anthologies from DC have been much higher quality than that - new folks are still getting their first shot,...
Secrets of Sinister House pits Red Rain Batman against an actual Owlman for Batgirl's life...and Harley Quinn in a haunted clown motel.
DC has been doing this holiday anthology thing for a few years now, and I'm stunned at how many of them have been pleasant surprises. In the past, fans might want to temper expectations for these, but that hasn't been the case lately, and with DC's horror anthology The Secrets of Sinister House arriving for the Halloween season, we should have some pleasant nightmares to look forward to.
Typically, books like this are space fillers, meant to ship something on a fifth week to keep retailers happy, and a way to clear out some stock stories and give new names a tryout. These seasonal anthologies from DC have been much higher quality than that - new folks are still getting their first shot,...
- 10/7/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Jun 3, 2019
In this exclusive preview, we start to get a sense of Bane's 72-issue master plan to break the Batman.
Since Tom King's run started way back in 2016, we've had a few dialogue-free (or nearly dialogue-free) issues where the art tells one story and the narration tells another, and the two intertwine to move the plot and the characters forward in King's master plan. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that these are some of the best issues of the entire run. They're certainly some of my favorite Batman comics of all time.
From a plot perspective, these dialogue-less issues are always fairly important. In the first of these, Batman #12, Batman fights his way through Santa Prisca to take on Bane, while the narration reveals that young Bruce contemplated suicide just after his parents' deaths. The wedding issue, Batman #50, was largely silent, telling a retrospective...
In this exclusive preview, we start to get a sense of Bane's 72-issue master plan to break the Batman.
Since Tom King's run started way back in 2016, we've had a few dialogue-free (or nearly dialogue-free) issues where the art tells one story and the narration tells another, and the two intertwine to move the plot and the characters forward in King's master plan. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that these are some of the best issues of the entire run. They're certainly some of my favorite Batman comics of all time.
From a plot perspective, these dialogue-less issues are always fairly important. In the first of these, Batman #12, Batman fights his way through Santa Prisca to take on Bane, while the narration reveals that young Bruce contemplated suicide just after his parents' deaths. The wedding issue, Batman #50, was largely silent, telling a retrospective...
- 6/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Apr 8, 2019
Joelle Jones' Catwoman series has been a revelation, even when she's not drawing it. Check out an exclusive preview of Catwoman #10.
Is it possible that we're witnessing a shift in the DC house style, and that the shift is pushing artists to look more like a hybrid of David Mazzucchelli, Michael Lark, and Mike Allred? I recognize that this is a patently absurd thing to say out loud, but at the same time, Fernando Blanco and Jorge Fornes are getting a ton of work lately and oh man is it great.
Fornes dropped in some art in Heroes in Crisis #7, and was in on the last two issues of Batman (including the incredible Question issue). Blanco has been bopping around the Dcu for several years doing some incredible work on books like Batwoman, Midnighter & Apollo, and late period New 52 Detective Comics that I only just realized was...
Joelle Jones' Catwoman series has been a revelation, even when she's not drawing it. Check out an exclusive preview of Catwoman #10.
Is it possible that we're witnessing a shift in the DC house style, and that the shift is pushing artists to look more like a hybrid of David Mazzucchelli, Michael Lark, and Mike Allred? I recognize that this is a patently absurd thing to say out loud, but at the same time, Fernando Blanco and Jorge Fornes are getting a ton of work lately and oh man is it great.
Fornes dropped in some art in Heroes in Crisis #7, and was in on the last two issues of Batman (including the incredible Question issue). Blanco has been bopping around the Dcu for several years doing some incredible work on books like Batwoman, Midnighter & Apollo, and late period New 52 Detective Comics that I only just realized was...
- 4/8/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Mar 4, 2019
"Knightmares" continues with the Question picking apart Batman's greatest fears.
Tom King's Batman has hit just about every aspect of the Dark Knight's character. We got the hyper-competent badass planner in "I am Suicide" and the brawler in "I am Bane." We saw the sprawling breadth and surprising depth of his Rogues Gallery demonstrated multiple times with moving stories about Kite Man and Poison Ivy or action yarns like "The War of Jokes & Riddles."
Batman has been firmly planted within the greater DC Universe multiple times with the failed wedding to Catwoman and its lead up. And we've had a sneaky ton of Bruce Wayne, from him eating a cheeseburger with a knife and fork he brought from home with the Robins early in the book to 12 Angry Batmen or "The Origin of Bruce Wayne." That cheeseburger thing is an underrated high point for this comic,...
"Knightmares" continues with the Question picking apart Batman's greatest fears.
Tom King's Batman has hit just about every aspect of the Dark Knight's character. We got the hyper-competent badass planner in "I am Suicide" and the brawler in "I am Bane." We saw the sprawling breadth and surprising depth of his Rogues Gallery demonstrated multiple times with moving stories about Kite Man and Poison Ivy or action yarns like "The War of Jokes & Riddles."
Batman has been firmly planted within the greater DC Universe multiple times with the failed wedding to Catwoman and its lead up. And we've had a sneaky ton of Bruce Wayne, from him eating a cheeseburger with a knife and fork he brought from home with the Robins early in the book to 12 Angry Batmen or "The Origin of Bruce Wayne." That cheeseburger thing is an underrated high point for this comic,...
- 3/4/2019
- Den of Geek
Bucky Barnes, the man formerly known as the deadly Winter Soldier, has enjoyed a pretty incredible character arc since he was first introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Back then, Sebastian Stan’s supporting player was a loyal ally to the scrawny Steve Rogers (Aka Captain America), only to fall into the hands of Hydra, the clandestine organization responsible for morphing Bucky into a brainwashed terrorist. But there is light at the end of the tunnel for Barnes, who found sanctuary and asylum in Wakanda at the tail-end of Civil War.
As a matter of fact, it is Shuri, younger half-sister to the regal Black Panther, who is tasked with separating Bucky Barnes from the Winter Soldier alias. As these screenshots from the newly-unveiled Avengers: Infinity War prelude comic attest, it’s a tricky process, one which involves creating a “one-to-one digital representation” of Bucky’s brain. Yikes!
Black Panther...
Back then, Sebastian Stan’s supporting player was a loyal ally to the scrawny Steve Rogers (Aka Captain America), only to fall into the hands of Hydra, the clandestine organization responsible for morphing Bucky into a brainwashed terrorist. But there is light at the end of the tunnel for Barnes, who found sanctuary and asylum in Wakanda at the tail-end of Civil War.
As a matter of fact, it is Shuri, younger half-sister to the regal Black Panther, who is tasked with separating Bucky Barnes from the Winter Soldier alias. As these screenshots from the newly-unveiled Avengers: Infinity War prelude comic attest, it’s a tricky process, one which involves creating a “one-to-one digital representation” of Bucky’s brain. Yikes!
Black Panther...
- 2/1/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Dynamite Entertainment's "Barbarella" #4, in support of the developing live-action "Barbarella" cable TV series, is written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Jorge Fornes, with covers by Stephane Roux, Vincent Aseo, Stephanie Jans, Goran Sudzuka and Kenan Yarar, available March 14, 2018:
"...'Barbarella' may have narrowly averted a galactic war -- as only she could -- but she's still in need of a 'null-d regulator'.
"Hitching a ride on a cargo transport seems like a no-brainer, but these great seas in the final frontier are rife with pirates.
"Plus someone's about to learn first-hand the dangers of emotional intimacy!..."
The "Barbarella" live-action TV series pilot continues in development with a script by writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade of "Skyfall" fame.
"Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn is attached to direct. adapting creator Jean-Claude Forest's erotic sci-fi comic strip.
"I kind of went back to the original comic," said...
"...'Barbarella' may have narrowly averted a galactic war -- as only she could -- but she's still in need of a 'null-d regulator'.
"Hitching a ride on a cargo transport seems like a no-brainer, but these great seas in the final frontier are rife with pirates.
"Plus someone's about to learn first-hand the dangers of emotional intimacy!..."
The "Barbarella" live-action TV series pilot continues in development with a script by writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade of "Skyfall" fame.
"Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn is attached to direct. adapting creator Jean-Claude Forest's erotic sci-fi comic strip.
"I kind of went back to the original comic," said...
- 1/18/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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