David Uzumeri
Tyranny of the Ochlocracy: Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato’s ‘Flash’
Prior to the launch of DC's New 52, if you asked basically anyone what the most visually inventive book of the relaunch would be, they'd answer J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman's very good Batwoman. After Williams's virtuosic work on Batwoman: Elegy with Greg Rucka -- not to mention the rest of his career...
All Killer, No Filler in Gigantic 96-Page ‘Fantastic Four’ #600 [Review]
This week saw the release of Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting's Fantastic Four #600, celebrating not only six hundred issues of the seminal title but also more than fifty years since the book's debut. Hickman's run on Fantastic Four has been a definite highlight of the past few years of superhero comics, embracing the cosmic scope and incorporating elements of almost every era of Fantastic Four h
The Geoff Johns Literalism Method: A Primer
Geoff Johns is quite possibly the single most successful superhero comics writer in the business today, with an almost alchemical ability to transform any struggling franchise or character into a top-tier title ripe for spinoffs and multimedia exploitation...
DC Publishers Talk New 52 Costume Redesigns, Chip Kidd Batman, Earth One [NYCC]
DC Comics Co-Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee joined moderator and Senior VP Sales Bob Wayne for the DC "Meet the Co-Publishers" panel, which discussed dates for more Earth One books, a new Batman graphic novel from Chip Kidd, information on the New 52 costume redesign process and DiDio's personal connection to Oracle, and more...
DC Comics’ Superman: All Access Panel [NYCC 2011]
Artist Shane Davis (Superman: Earth One), editor Matt Idelson, writer Mike Green (Supergirl), artist Mahmud Asrar (Supergirl) and writer/artist Dan Jurgens (Superman) took to the stage at New York Comic Con to tell fans what they can expect from DC Comics' line of Superman titles...
DC’s Justice League Panel: News On Captain Marvel, Darkseid And Wally West [NYCC 2011]
DC Comics kicked off Saturday at New York Comic Con with a discussion of all of the publisher's Justice League titles. Topics included the future of Captain Marvel, the new take on Darkseid, Ann Nocenti's status as a "token female" and Wonder Woman's new parentage...
Green Lantern Panel Digs Into The Corps, Announces ‘Robot Chicken’ DC Special [NYCC 2011]
The architects of the destiny of DC Comics' Emerald Warrior were all on hand today for a panel that filled in fans on what to expect from the Green Lantern line of comics over the coming months. Present were moderator and SVP Sales Bob Wayne, editor Brian Cunningham, Green Lantern writer/Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, Green Lantern Corps writer Peter J...
DC All Access: Batman Panel [NYCC 2011]
DC Comics kicked off its panel presence at New York Comic Con this year with an "all access" look at its stable of Batman titles. Panelists on hand included editors Mike Marts and Bobbie Chase, plus creators Scott Snyder (Batman), Greg Capullo (Batman), Tony Daniel (Detective Comics), David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight), Peter J...
Ann Nocenti to Replace J.T. Krul as Writer on ‘Green Arrow’ [NYCC 2011]
Yesterday on DC's official blog, The Source, it was announced that acclaimed Daredevil writer Ann Nocenti has been tapped to replace J.T. Krul as the ongoing writer of Green Arrow, after a three-issue stint co-written by Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens...
X-Men: Schism #5 Readies the X-Men for Their Relaunches [Review]
This week Marvel Comics released X-Men: Schism #5 by Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert, the last issue of the five-issue miniseries slated to split up the X-Men and reorganize the entire line with the upcoming Regenesis tag, headlined by the Wolverine-as-headmaster book Wolverine & The X-Men by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo and a new Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco. An...
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