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Since the announcement of DC's line-wide relaunch hit last week, readers have been wondering what exactly all of this means for the publisher and their comics. Titles, creators and even distribution methods are all up in the air in what's turning out to be a pretty huge shake-up...

Flashpoint is DC Comics' summer even of 2011 that promises to change the DC Universe unrecognizably until the event's climactic finale, when the DC Universe will instead be left changed somewhat recognizably. In support of the event, DC is releasing 60+ issues of comic books across 22 titles in just three months...

I'm sure you've all seen the news posts that blew up the comics Internet yesterday, but in case you didn't: DC Comics is relaunching their entire line, post-Flashpoint, while simultaneously moving their entire superhero universe publishing operation to same-day digital distribution (also known as day-and-date)...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Congress ^ Justice Dept. % Bureau of the Interior ¢ Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms * CELLULOID It's been a while since we've heard from Dave McKean in comics, and his new book is a not-very-plot-heavy thing involving a lot of large images and a lot of very stylized nudity and sex. Not...

There's been a lot of discussion and speculation recently about what's coming in the DC Universe this September, sparked by some curious news coming out of the August comic book solicitations and DC's blog The Source: IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of its impact on the DC Universe, FLASHPOINT #5 is the only title that DC Comics is currently soliciting to arrive in stores on August 31...

In our recurring feature, ComicsAlliance writer Chris Sims and a rotating cast of talented artists imagine a finer world to bring you a look at the Best Comics Ever that Did Not, Will Not, and occasionally Can Not Happen! This week, the incredible Jess Fink of the beautiful and NSFW Chester 5000 joins us to tell the story what definitely isn't DC's latest crossover...

Usually here at ComicsAlliance, we take a look at the top ten most interesting-looking/noteworthy/discussion-inducing solicitations released by DC that month. In the face of the rather exceptional solicitations for August 2011 -- the end of Flashpoint -- we're going to switch this up with an analysis of the trends, and try to predict where the DC Universe will go in September after this undoubted

Maps have always been a tricky item in the DCU, what with all its relatively amorphous fictional cities. In the case of Flashpoint's alternative timeline, however, a comprehensive map is kind of essential. As part of its weekly Flashpoint Friday, DC's released a "H...

Last week, DC kicked off their latest summer event with the release of Flashpoint #1, taking readers on a whirlwind trip through an alternate version of the DC Universe, complete with its own cast of strange new versions of classic DC Characters...

At the end of today's Flashpoint #1, Barry Allen comes to a shocking conclusion about the Batman of the world of Flashpoint that certainly changes the nature of the character for the duration of this (likely) temporary detour, providing some interesting storytelling opportunities with a twisted funhouse version of the Legend of the Dark Knight...