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Over a lifetime of reading comics, Senior Writer Chris Sims has developed an inexhaustible arsenal of facts and opinions. That's why, each and every week, we turn to you to put his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader questions!

It looks like Raven won't just be joining NetherRealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us fighting game as a playable character. Today DC Collectibles announced that the daughter of Trigon will join its corresponding I:GAU 3.75" action figure line as part of a plastic pairing with the Flash, previously unveiled at Toy Fair 2013...

We didn't realize when we set out to list our favorite comic books of 2012 that it had been such a fun year to be a fan of the medium that we all love so much. The last twelve months offered readers a wide variety of work ranging from the most crowd-pleasing superhero epics to the most idiosyncratic of indies; the return of much missed mangaka and the emergence of exciting new talent; a new crowd-

Jeff Fowler of Evil Genius Productions has created some impressive superhero props of late, including Captain America's shield, Batman and Batgirl's cowls and more, but the artist/filmmaker's coolest accomplishment yet may be transforming current Flash writer and artist Francis Manapul into the Scarlet Speedster himself with an awesome custom Flash helmet...

We are not the mainstream. That's a truth understood by anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or in any other way queer. We are not the audience. We are not the market. We are not the people. It's also a truth understood by a lot of people with a passion for comics...

Today is Memorial Day, which -- in addition to being the unofficial start of summer, the last day of a three-day weekend and the point at which ladies can start wearing white for the season -- is the day we in the United States set aside to especially remember and honor the military heroes who lost their lives in the defense of our country throughout its history...

DC Direct's take on the Jim Lee designed Justice League continues its rollout in August, with the Flash and a Parademon action figures joining to-be-released versions of Batman, Green Lantern and Aquaman in a line set to eventually include the entirety of the New 52's flagship team...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: % Run the mission ^ Don't get seen * See ¢ Swim away from the Mission ^ DAREDEVIL #10 Paolo Rivera draws the fantastic quasi-Dore cover, as well as the Mark Waid-written story inside, which wraps up the Mole Man sequence. I l...

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Eyes obscured by masks ^ Ears overwhelmed by sound % Noses invaded by a byproduct of conflict ^ THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #2 The first issue of David Hine and Shaky Kane's returning homage to the weird old days of pulp comics was appealingly different from last year's run; this

Tech: Mimoco has unveiled a new line of "Mimomicro" USB flash drives sporting interchangeable microSD memory cards, giving them the ability to function as both USB flash drives and microSD cases/card readers. Designs include DC and Star Wars characters so far...