Freddie E. Williams II

Best Covers Ever (This Year): DC Comics 2016 Edition
Best Covers Ever (This Year): DC Comics 2016 Edition
Best Covers Ever (This Year): DC Comics 2016 Edition
What may go down as one of the worst years in recent memory is slowly crawling to a close, and while we wish it good riddance and hope against hope that 2017 will be an improvement, there is some small solace in looking back over the year that's passed and figuring out what stuff from it was the best. That's right, it's "Best of..." list time, and today we're taking a look at the Best DC Covers of 2016.
He-Man Meets The Thundercats In...  'He-Man/Thundercats'
He-Man Meets The Thundercats In... 'He-Man/Thundercats'
He-Man Meets The Thundercats In... 'He-Man/Thundercats'
It's been a pretty interesting year for crossovers. The epic Transformers vs. GI Joe just wrapped up with its literally planet-shattering conclusion, Judge Dredd's about to fight Aliens and Predators at the same time, and we just recently got to see the surprisingly amazing Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover that somehow happened in 2016 instead of 1994. Now, we're getting another crossover that Fans of a Certain Age have been waiting decades for. In October, DC's gearing up for Thundercats/He-Man, in which the two muscled-up, sword-wielding action figure lines collide for the first time since every kid who owned both toys made He-Man hold the Sword of Omens and pretended to have him turn into a kitty cat.
ICYMI: Mr. Freeze Is A Polar Bear Now
ICYMI: Mr. Freeze Is A Polar Bear Now
ICYMI: Mr. Freeze Is A Polar Bear Now
When you get right down to it, this was the sort of thing that pretty much had to happen. I mean, if you're going to take advantage of having a premise like a Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover --- and I think the past few months have shown us that James Tynion IV and Freddie E. Williams II are definitely up for the challenge --- then eventually, you're going to want to make some new mutants and have them fight Batman. It's the most logical, toyetic, ridiculous and amazing thing you possibly could do, and as the series hit its final issue this week, that's exactly what they did. So in case you missed it, well, Mr. Freeze is a polar bear now, and it's kind of my favorite thing.
Guggenheim And Williams Launch 'Jonas Quantum' At Legendary
Guggenheim And Williams Launch 'Jonas Quantum' At Legendary
Guggenheim And Williams Launch 'Jonas Quantum' At Legendary
I'd have to think that in most stories, trying to find a cure for death --- like, an actual recipe for immortality that would prevent anyone from dying - would be the entire plot. I mean, that's a big idea and it seems like there are a lot of adventures that you could have getting there, right? Well, in Marc Guggenheim and Freddie E. Williams's The Infinite Adventures of Jonas Quantum, that's something that's already happened before we even get to page one.
IDW And DC Announce 'Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
IDW And DC Announce 'Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
IDW And DC Announce 'Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
You know how every now and then, a comic book company will advertise a new series by saying something like "Because YOU demanded it," but it only delivers on that promise about half the time? Well, this weekend at Comic-Con International in San Diego, IDW and DC announced a book that I have been demanding since about 1987: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a six issue team-up series from writer James Tynion IV and artist Freddie E. Williams II that promises "wall-to-wall ninja action" in Gotham City.
DC Maps the ‘Flashpoint’ Universe
DC Maps the ‘Flashpoint’ Universe
DC Maps the ‘Flashpoint’ Universe
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...