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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...

This week sees the release of Vertigo's Strange Adventures anthology, featuring eight eight-page standalone sci-fi stories by creators like Paul Cornell, Peter Milligan and Jeff Lemire, plus an eight-page prelude to the next creator-owned opus by the 100 Bullets team of Brian Azzarello/Eduardo Risso, Spaceman, scheduled to start this fall...

Reaction to the physical manifestations of Red Lanterning is still a mixed barf bag of awkward acceptance and chuckles in these parts, but of all the cosmic corps, their emotional power source is probably the easiest to relate to. You guys use the Internet, you can dig it...

Many of Marvel's loner heroes populate the pages of Peter Milligan's five-part masterless samurai story, 5 Ronin, but it seems he and interior artist Leandro Fernandez may have saved the craziest for last. In March's 5 Ronin #5 - Deadpool, fuedal Japan's Merc with a Mouth will follow Wolverine, Psylocke, The Punisher and The Hulk's tales of revenge and Marvel's provided ComcisAlliance with an excl

Peter Milligan has been bouncing in and out of superhero comics for years, whether in long runs like the fan-favorite "X-Statix" or brief one-shots like "Moon Knight: Silent Night." in this week's "Punisher MAX: Happy Ending" one-shot, he's bringing his particular brand of identity-focused writing to bear on Frank Castle, featuring art by Avatar Press staple and relat

Last week's season finale of the TV show "Human Target" made a decent showing of itself, creatively. Though the interpretation of the concept suffers in comparison to the comic book source material, it was still a cleverly executed action show, and everybody could use a little more Chi McBride in their lives...

There's been some rumors about Brendan McCarthy -- whose art you may remember from that amazing "Spider-Man: Fever" preview -- pitching "Paradax," his two-issue 1986 superhero comic with writer Peter Milligan, as an animated series. Given the comic's self-description as "the story of an every-day narcissistic beer-swilling slob of a cabbie who dragged himself out of the gu

While not exactly a household name, Christopher Chance, aka the Human Target, has led a busy life outside of comics. Various film adaptations have been developed over the years, though nothing ever came to pass. Then there was the short-lived ABC TV series from the early '90s, starring rocker/actor Rick Springfield of "Jessie's Girl" fame...