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NYCC: Marvel Comics announces Fall of X event
Marvel announces Fall of X, a summer 2023 publishing event that will rock Marvel's mutants to their core
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New Daughter of Blade comic announced at New York Comic Con
Bloodline: Daughter of Blade will debut in February 2023
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Marvel's End of Spider-Verse begins with a death, a return, and several wrestling-style surprise heel turns in Spider-Man #1 by Dan Slott and Mark Bagley
Dan Slott’s Return to Spider-Man was huge! Here’s everything that went down.
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Artist Kim Jung Gi dies at age 47, on way to his planned convention appearance
Korean artist Kim Jung Gi, best known for his sweeping, detailed illustrations, has passed away
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With the petition deadline now passed, Virginia's Gender Queer obscenity lawsuit dismissal stands
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Twitter announced the passing of the petition deadline today
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From single-panel to long-form: How Maybe An Artist is Liz Montague's Mount Everest
Cartoonist Liz Montague chats about Maybe An Artist, Jackie Ormes, and serendipity
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Robin: Tim Drake’s return is a long time coming
As Tim Drake steps back into the spotlight, headlining a new monthly comic book series, here’s a look back at the fan-favorite Robin’s complicated history.
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Marvel teases NYCC announcement for something called "The Sins of Sinister"
What are the sins of Sinister and why does Captain America have a goatee? Find out next week, it seems
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"Give me a pink sky and teal grass any day": Paulina Ganucheau on her use of color and depiction of friendship in Lemon Bird
Paulina Ganucheau chats Lemon Bird, Studio Ghibli, and chamomile tea
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Why it hurts to be the Dark Knight
While Batman is one of the most iconic superheroes in the DC Universe, he pays a bloody price to fight against gods and monsters. Here’s why it hurts to be the Dark Knight.
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Does BOOM! Studios' early success with Giant Days Kickstarter signal a new distribution method?
The Giant Days Kickstarter is a success! But what does that tell us about BOOM! Studios and Kickstarter?
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Charles Soule and Ryan Browne chat Eight Billion Genies, how they met, and why desire is narratively interesting
Charles Soule and Ryan Browne on collaboration and their shared love of surprise
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Popverse will present NYCC panel featuring Ram V, Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh, Soo Lee, and Amy Chu
Popverse presents its very first panel at New York Comic Con-- Traps, Tropes, and Tribulations: The Genre Comics Panel at New York Comic Con
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How Marvel's digital comics strategy (including Webtoons) intersects with the mainstream popularity of the MCU
How Marvel Unlimited, Infinity Comics, Webtoons, and its international deals are reaching out for a new audience for Marvel Comics
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Cover Reveal: Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza’s new Graphix series Four Eyes
Four Eyes #1 is a highly anticipated middle grade graphic novel published by Graphix
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Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown chats about republishing his iconic memoirs, Star Wars, and comedy for kids
Jeffrey Brown chats Star Wars, kids comics, and what its been like to return to Clumsy, so many years later
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Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo to take over DC's Harley Quinn in 2023
The fan-favorite title will get a new creative team next March
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What A.X.E. Judgment Day means for the Marvel Universe
The Day after Judgment: five theories on the future of Marvel Comics
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Spoilers! | Marvel's summer crossover event AXE: Judgement Day just hit its big turning point-- let's break it down
Marvel just killed off some of their most iconic heroes in A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5
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Nightwing's revealed secret identity raises a major superhero romance question
As Nightwing and Batgirl’s romantic relationship reaches a perilous crossroads, it raises a major question about the ongoing viability behind superhero romance.
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The Charles M. Schulz Museum to offer free admission during their Peanuts Stamp Dedication Ceremony
The USPS will be releasing special Peanuts stamps to celebrate Charles M. Schulz centennial
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Joy, beauty, and the absurd: James Kochalka's Dragon Puncher Punches back with interview & exclusive excerpt
James Kochalka discusses the newest Dragon Puncher, the absurd, and returning to American Elf
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A history of Moon Knight's Dissociative Identity Disorder in Marvel Comics
I remember when I lost my mind. There was something so pleasant about that place.
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Creating a universe from scratch: Jonathan Hickman on 3 Worlds / 3 Moons
Jonathan Hickman chats 3 Worlds / 3 Moons and what its like to create a new universe while everyone is watching
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Cartoonist Jeff Smith chats Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, a European-style comics festival in Columbus, Ohio
Jeff Smith discusses founding CXC and what fans can expect from the festival this year
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"It's a very particular process": Cartoonist Steenz Stewart chats newspaper comics, the Standard Comics Script, and Oni Press
Steenz Stewart on their cartooning schedule, drawing from life, and the Standard Comics Script
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Who Watches the Webcomics?
With more traditional comic book publishers entering the webcomics market, it's time to ask: what's the state of webcomics?
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D23 Expo 2022: A recap of our coverage of Disney's marquee event
Popverse was in Anaheim to explore D23 and bring the best of the expo home to you!
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Wes Craig’s Kaya is a saga years in the making
Popverse catches up with Wes Craig to discuss the finale of Deadly Class and his new creator owned book – Kaya.
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Marvel releases preview images of Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, & more's 40th anniversary Miracleman one-shot
Marvel announces Miracleman anniversary comic, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham to return
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Drawing the line: The boundaries and joys of YA cartooning
The triple threat of the YA cartoonist panel at Emerald City Comic Con
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Will Eisner's A Contract with God is going… to Broadway?
Will Eisner's classic graphic novel A Contract with God is getting the Broadway musical treatment
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The Sensational She-Hulk: Metafiction in the Mighty Marvel Manner
Here's looking at you 'Pool, Shulkie beat 'ya to it
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Queer As In “More, Please”: Discussing Queer YA at ECCC
Setting the Standard for Queer YA at ECCC
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Adapting to an industry that's getting worse: Dave Scheidt on the illusion of 'breaking in'
Dave Scheidt on why 'staying in' the industry should be the focus, not 'breaking in'
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Wonder Woman: The growing legacy of DC’s Amazon superhero
How DC made Wonder Woman a legacy hero
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Confronting racism in cartoons: A retrospective of the work of Brumsic Brandon Jr. and Barbara Brandon-Croft at the Billy Ireland
Highlighting the work of Brumsic Brandon Jr. and Barbara Brandon-Croft at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
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Good Trouble and Entertaining Comics: Celebrating 100 Years of William M. Gaines at ECCC
Wholesome Beginnings, MAD Ends
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Telling new stories in an old-fashioned style: Interview & Exclusive Excerpt from Melanie Gillman's Other Ever Afters
In 'New Name' a child turns to their grandmother-- the town witch and asks for a new name
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Jim Zub shares the secrets behind Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons at ECCC '22
“We’re ripping on your IP and we’re tearing apart your rules, and you’re okay with it?” Zub remembers asking Wizards of the Coast at one point.
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The scariest thing in 'The Department of Truth' is us
'The Department of Truth' is one of the best comics on the stands right now
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This cosplayer crochets her cosplays!
Jae showed off her new Poison Ivy costume at Emerald City Comic Con
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TikTok comedian EmptyJunior makes skits about Daredevil, the Bat Family, and their universes
I made it to ComicTikTok! Comedian EmptyJunior on comics, comedy, and being a creator on TikTok
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SheProp! celebrates female, non-binary, and transgender cosplayers by building a supportive cosplay community
SheProp! is an inclusive community for people of marginalized genders of all levels of cosplay expertise
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"Everybody hates something" Peter Bagge describes how he named his classic alternative comic
A look inside the 30 Years of Hate panel at Emerald City Comic Con
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How to create an Image comic (and the worldbuilding, thematic layout, and structure involved)
On the Image Comics 30 years of storytelling panel at Emerald City Comic Con featuring Julio Anta, Kyle Strahm, Daniel Warren Johnson, David F. Walker, Kyle Higgins, and Mirka Andolfo
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An exclusive first look inside Marvel's New Mutants 40th anniversary special
Inside September's New Mutants #30
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Members Access | Watch Tochi Onyebuchi, Alys Arden, Kami Garcia, LL McKinney, DJ Kirkland's discussion of the book censorship from ECCC '22
Watch Emerald City Comic Con's The Burden of Truth in YA panel featuring Kami Garcia, Alys Arden, LL McKinney, and Tochi Onyebuchi
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Longstanding kids graphic novel publisher Papercutz acquired by Mad Cave
Battlecats publisher Mad Cave Studios acquires Papercutz in a move to reach younger audiences
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The Contradictions: Sophie Yanow discusses storyboarding, journalism in comics form, and skateboarding
Cartoonist Sophie Yanow delves into journalism in comics form, animation, and skateboarding
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Marika McCoola and Aatmaja Panya talk Slip, collaboration, and blueberry hot sauce
Marika McCoola and Aatmaja Panya on their collaboration and the intersection of art and grief
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Fans, bans, and comics storytelling: 30 years of the Comics Arts Conference
During The Comics Arts Conference Poster Session at SDCC, academics present research on the interplay of comics and society
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As Marvel's Judgment Day continues, let's look back at the Justice League's early 1990s story of the same name
Before the Eternals, X-Men, and Avengers crossed paths, it was the Justice Leagues America, International, and Task Force that faced judgement
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Jeff Smith and Tim Fielder chat Tuki, Matty's Rocket, self-publishing, and Netflix's Bone
At San Diego Comic Con 2022, Jeff Smith and Tim Fielder talked Bone, Scholastic, and Matty's Rocket
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Artists Alley is the place to be -- C2E2 Spotlight
A tiny introduction to only some of the many talented artists tabling at this years C2E2
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Mutant and proud! A discussion on the psychology of the X-Men from C2E2 2022
A dive into why the X-Men are important (and how)
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Liveblog! | Image Comics celebrates 30-year anniversary with C2E2 panel - follow along!
Popverse brings you live coverage from Image Comics' panel at C2E2 2022
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Donny Cates returns to Venom after a year away
At a closed door VIP event at C2E2, Donny Cates hinted at a new unannounced Venom project
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Ryan Browne discusses Chicago as a comic town (and also Eight Billion Genies)
Comics artist Ryan Browne in conversation with comics creator and publisher Victor Dandridge Jr.
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Amazing Spider-Man #900 pays homage to Peter Parker’s long road (getting from there to here)
But where is the web-wing?
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Celebrating Peanuts creator Charles 'Sparky' Schulz at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Learning about the man behind Peanuts, Charles Schulz
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Raina Telgemeier, Katy Farina, and Gale Galligan discuss the joys of adapting The Baby-Sitters Club
Moderator Rebecca Kaplan (The Comics Beat) and panelists Raina Telgemeier (1, 2, 3, 4), Gale Galligan, and Katy Farina for a conversation about the wonderful The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels from Scholastic.
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Abrams brings queer representation to the forefront with Mariko Tamaki’s Surely Books
Queer history becomes modern storytelling at Surely Books
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The meaning of morality in A.X.E.: Judgement Day
A.X.E.: Judgement Day #1: Marvel’s Postmodern Prometheus
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Spoilers! | How Al Ewing and Tom Reilly's Ant-Man #1 redefines one of Marvel’s oldest heroes
Ant-Man #1 puts Marvel’s biggest hero under the microscope
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Batman/Superman: World's Finest - Have Robin and World’s Finest been running a stealth crossover all along?
What do Robin, Ra’s al Ghul, and the Devil Nezha have in common?
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With Marvel's Judgment Day big launch, we're looking back at Judge Dredd's own Judgement Day
A 'serious' inquiry into the buzz behind Judgment Day...
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Immortal assassins, fairies, and Sleeping Beauty at the Boom! Studios SDCC panel
Matt Kindt, Christopher Cantwell, and Michael Dialynas discuss their Boom! Studios projects
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Liveblog! | Henry Barajas spotlight panel at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from SDCC's Henry Barajas Spotlight Panel
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Liveblog! | Netflix's The Sandman awakens for Hall H panel at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from Hall H's The Sandman panel
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Liveblog! | Avengers, X-Men, Eternals clash in Marvel's Judgment Day panel at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from San Diego Comic Con's Judgment Day Panel
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Liveblog! | Get Radiant as the Massive-Verse lands at San Diego Comic Con '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from San Diego Comic Con's Massive-Verse Panel
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Liveblog! | Spidey swings into San Diego: Inside's Marvel's Spider-Man panel
Popverse brings you live coverage from the panel all about the Spider-Man exhibit at the SDCC Museum
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Liveblog! | Marvel E-i-C CB Cebulski leads Marvel Fanfare panel at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from the Marvel Fanfare panel at San Diego Comic Con
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Liveblog! | Amazon Prime Video's Paper Girls arrives at San Diego Comic Con '22
Popverse covers SDCC's Paper Girls panel live!
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Liveblog! | Batman and Gotham City rise up at San Diego Comic-Con in DC Comics panel
Popverse brings you live coverage from the DC's Gotham Panel
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Tradd Moore takes Marvel's Doctor Strange to a strange new world this November
Marvel announces new Doctor Strange series at San Diego Comic-Con
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The X-Men/Spider-Man clone saga crossover event Dark Web to begin in November
Clones amok in this Fall’s Spider-Man/X-Men crossover Dark Web
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Liveblog! | Dan Slott dishes on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Doctor Who, and more at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from the Dan Slott Spotlight panel at SDCC!
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Liveblog! | Manga publishing heavyweights get together for industry roundtable at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from San Diego Comic Con's Manga Publishing Roundtable
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Liveblog! | Jonathan Hickman, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Huddleston bring 3 Worlds/3 Moons to SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from SDCC's 3 Worlds/3 Moons Panel
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Liveblog! | Todd McFarlane celebrates Spawn’s 30th Anniversary with a SDCC '22 panel
Popverse brings you live coverage from SDCC's Spawn 30th Anniversary Panel
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Liveblog! | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Charge to 100 and Beyond! panel at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Panel at SDCC
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Liveblog! | DC Publisher Jim Lee has a lot to say at SDCC '22
Popverse brings you live coverage from San Diego Comic Con's Jim Lee Spotlight
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Liveblog! | Dig into Dark Crisis with top DC creators at SDCC '22
Popverse's live coverage of the DC Dark Crisis panel at San Diego Comic Con
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New Gods lumber into DCeased with 12-page War of the Undead Gods #1 preview
The finale of DC's DCeased series, written by Tom Taylor with art from Trevor Hairsine
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Dark Horse resurrects the Original Vampire with new Berger Books graphic novel
Step Aside, Drac: Carmilla, The First Vampire Returns at Berger Books
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No badge required— San Diego Comic Con offsite events
What to do near the San Diego Convention center without a Comic Con badge
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Black Adam, the DCU’s most complicated antihero, unveils an heir to his bloody legacy
While Black Adam may be coming to the big screen, the magical antihero has selected as successor to take his mantle into a radically new direction.
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New Champion of Shazam creators tease new future for Mary Marvel
New Champion of Shazam creators Josie Campbell and Evan “Doc” Shaner catapult Mary Shazam into the spotlight in a comic book series that gives the fan-favorite character her just due.
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Why volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con is the best way to enjoy It
Each year Comic-Con employs thousands of volunteers. And they are a big part of why people love it.
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Dark Crisis: Tom King and Chris Burnham offer a spoilerly peek into Superman’s prison
As the truth behind the Justice League’s twisted imprisonment in Dark Crisis is revealed, Tom King and Chris Burnham detail Superman’s twisted role in the crossover.
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Carol Danvers is about to have some serious mommy issues in Captain Marvel #42
When your dead mother comes back to check in, you know something's wrong - and it is for Carol in Captain Marvel #42
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Spoilers | 'Death of the Justice League'? Maybe not, as revealed in Worlds Without A Justice League: Superman this week
How a classic piece of DC comics history informs what really happened in Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis #1
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The Ennis/Epting OGN Sara and the Lemire/Walta OGN Sentient coming back with deluxe editions from TKO
New deluxe editions of two of TKO's earliest releases is coming this fall
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End of an era: The quiet death of Marvel and DC's linewide branding
Are Marvel's Fresh Start and DC's Infinite Frontier the last we'll see of line-wide initiatives?
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Milestones in History: Denys Cowan & Reginald Hudlin shine a light on real-world heroes
With Milestone Media’s relaunch continuing to gain momentum, the publisher heads Denys Cowan and Reginald Hudlin discuss their long-planned anthology project Milestones in History.
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Catwoman: Tini Howard Sets Up Selina for a New Big Score
As Tini Howard crafts a new future for Catwoman, she reveals her own personal connection to Selina Kyle and teases big plans for the iconic master thief in Gotham City.