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It's essentially a unanimous verdict among the ComicsAlliance staff that The Flash, co-written and illustrated by Francis Manapul, is the most visually amazing of all the titles in DC Comics' New 52 initiative. Manapul's uncommon talent for page design and movement were highlighted in our roundtable reviews, Chris Sims' Flash-centric review, and in David Brothers' latest Digital ComicsAlliance, in

Compounding many longtime DC Comics fans' confusion with respect to the revised histories of the publisher's superhero characters, Co-Publisher Dan DiDio confirmed that tent-pole storylines Crisis On Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, Final Crisis and all such universe defining Crises did not occur in DC's New 52 universe...

It's time once again for the monthly roundtable episode of ComicsAlliance's War Rocket Ajax podcast, and this week, CA Editor-In-Chief Laura Hudson and contributor Bethany Fong join us to discuss the biggest story of the month: DC's New 52...

The final week of new #1 DC Comics is out, and the biggest question for most fans facing racks and racks of new books is simple: Which ones should I try? The ComicsAlliance staff has gathered together to help answer that with a roundtable review of every relaunched DC book this week: All-Star Western, Aquaman, Batman: The Dark Knight, Blackhawks, Flash, Firestorm, Green Lantern: New Guardians, I,

Popular comedian, noted comics evangelist and occasional comic book writer Patton Oswalt has purchased his last book from DC Comics following an unpleasant encounter with a survey worker hired by the publisher. On his Twitter feed, Oswalt described being accosted at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, California by a man from the Nielsen Company, whom DC has commissioned to conduct market research with

Of all the titles in the DC Reboot, the one that I've been the most curious about is Flash. It almost goes without saying that Francis Manapul is an incredible visual storyteller and I've definitely enjoyed his art from the past, but the transition to writing and drawing a book can be a tricky one...

Prompted by the resoundingly negative critical response to Red Hood And The Outlaws #1's dubious, oversexualized depiction of the superheroine Starfire -- in particular, the disgusted reaction of a 7-year-old fan of Cartoon Network's Teen Titans, a popular animated series in which a version of Starfire appeared -- DC Comics released a terse statement via Twitter (here and here) that advised unhapp

As everybody and their mother knows, the DC Comics relaunch is in full swing, and the publisher has put a lot of money where their mouths are in order to promote the books to a wider audience, including TV commercial spots. As Heidi MacDonald at The Beat has noted, they've also begun market research through the Nielsen Company with an online survey for readers and retailers that allows you to rate

If you liked Phil Noto's lovely and humorous reaction to the controversial content of Catwoman #1 -- where DC Comics published a comic book in which Batman and Catwoman have graphic "on-camera" sex -- then you're probably going to enjoy this take on the subject by Eric Canete...

I've been really overwhelmed by the positive response and support I've received from the comics community (and beyond) about my op-ed on female sexuality in the DC relaunch during the last week, and how heartened it made me feel about the possibility for change...