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Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet Might Be the Least Fulfilling Comic-Con Exclusive

Like the pet rock, an invisible dog on a leash, or cans of sunshine you can buy at tropical tourist traps, with Mattel’s latest San Diego Comic-Con exclusive you’re mostly paying for an amusing gimmick. But that’s not going to stop rabid Wonder Woman fans from grabbing her invisible jet once it hits MattyCollector.com. There … Continued

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The Story Behind That Superman and Muhammad Ali Team Up

In 1978, one of the strangest and most exhilarating comic book issues in DC’s history appeared in stores, featuring one of the greatest team-ups of all time: Superman and Muhammad Ali. Teaming up superheroes and real life personalities was a tried and true trick for comic books: Superman had been paired up with celebrities in … Continued

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The Omega Men Just Pulled Off One of the Darkest Endings in Superhero Comics Ever

Death has symbolism. Sometimes how you die can be just as important, if not moreso, than how you live. The last issue of The Omega Men cements the DC Comics series as one of the best superhero books ever, with a finale that has me wondering if it was meant to be an improvised explosive … Continued

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Superman Just Died a Pointless Death

It’s supposed to matter when Superman dies. This time, it totally doesn’t. DC Comics has killed Kal-El again. Most devoted comic-book readers aren’t surprised by this, since the publisher announced months ago that the latest version of Superman wouldn’t be part of the post-Rebirth universe. And since he’s the first-ever superhero character, this isn’t the … Continued

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io9 Round Table: What We Loved and Hated About DC Comics: Rebirth

The much-heralded DC Comics: Rebirth comes out today, marking the beginning of a yet another new era for the publisher. Can it fix the malaise that’s been plaguing the DC Universe for years? Or will it make things worse? Those who’ve read it can read the discussion that io9’s Rob Bricken, James Whitbrook and myself … Continued

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Holy Ruck, Raggy, That Dumb-Looking Scooby-Doo Comic Is Pretty Good

When the reveal of DC Comics’ post-apocalyptic reboot of Scooby-Doo hit months ago, it featured images of Fred carrying a Big Freakin’ Gun, Velma holding a bizarre gamepad, and Shaggy wearing a lumbersexual-style waxed mustache and beard. Fans everywhere went “ruh-roh” upon seeing the cover for Scooby Apocalypse #1. Don’t worry; the story inside is … Continued

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Future Quest Kicks Off the Cartoon Crossover My Childhood Cried Out For

The Herculoids meeting Jonny Quest and Hadji. The Galaxy Trio and Birdman sharing a weird adventure together. Mightor and Space Ghost combining past and future. It’s all going to happen and, from the looks of Future Quest #1, these team-ups are going to be freakin’ awesome. Future Quest stars characters that started out as protagonists … Continued

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Wrong Winged Superhero Guy, DC Comics

Hawks are a kind of bird, yes. But Birdman and Hawkman are not the same character. This seems like something DC Comics should probably know. Whoever’s in charge of DC Comics’ twitter account just messed up when they sent this tweet promoting the launch of Future Quest—a new series that teams up old-school Hanna-Barbera characters—which … Continued

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DC Comics Has a Shiny New Logo

Nothing says “Rebirth” like a logo designed to look more in line with your classic logos of years gone by, right? Ahead of its incoming comics roster shakeup, DC has unveiled a new logo for the company, replacing its current logo after just four years of use. The new version, the company’s eleventh since its … Continued

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Darwyn Cooke Has Passed Away at the Age of 53

Yesterday, we reported that Darwyn Cooke was being treated for cancer – according to family representatives, he passed away early this morning at the age of 53. According to his family, he passed away with his family in Florida: We regret to inform you that Darwyn lost his battle with cancer early this morning at … Continued

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The One Superhero Comic I Always Read When I’m Depressed

The Question was about as fallible a superhero as ever existed. In the very first issue of his solo comic in the 1980s, he got the crap kicked out of him and caught a bullet to the middle of his forehead at point blank rage. He died. He got better. But he never was quite … Continued

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We Just Saw Some Beautiful New Footage From Wonder Woman

Warner Bros’ CinemaCon presentation started off with a bang tonight: a 15-minute spotlight on upcoming DC Films. It touted the huge success of Batman v Superman (and the head of WB confirmed that Ben Affleck will be directing a solo Batman movie), showed the new trailer for Suicide Squad, and did a sizzle reel that … Continued

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DC Comics Just Unveiled the Titles and Creative Lineup Behind Rebirth

Today at WonderCon, DC comics unveiled the creative team rebooting their entire universe in their Rebirth overhaul. DC last rebooted their universe with The New 52 comics five years ago, and this new series will hit comic book shelves on May 25th, and will last for two years. DC took to Twitter during the live … Continued

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Watch How Superman and Batman Evolve In These Retrospectives

We’ve been enjoying Burger Fiction’s in-depth videos on film, and in light of Batman v Superman’s release this weekend, they’ve released a pair of videos looking at the evolution of each character. Here’s the one for Superman: Here’s the one for Batman: It’s really interesting to see just how the two characters have evolved cinematically … Continued

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You Can Buy a Tiny Comic Book Rack And Fill it With Equally Tiny Comics

Most of your action figures are probably based on superhero characters from comic books, so why shouldn’t they be able to enjoy the same stories that brought you so much joy? Now they can, or can at least be posed to look like they are, with this tiny DC Comics spinner rack from Cryptozoic Entertainment. … Continued

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This Year’s Biggest Superhero Movies Are All About America’s Descent into Fascism

A few days ago, many people were shocked—shocked!—at a pair of new studies that found that many Americans have authoritarian tendencies. They want a strong leader, who can sort out “those” people. This went against everything we had lazily chosen to believe about America! But it’s also pretty apparent if you pay any attention at … Continued

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The Long-Dead Lobo Movie Was Just Resurrected By the Writer of Wonder Woman

For as long as Lobo has been one of the most visceral, popular, and controversial comic book characters in DC’s library, there’s been talk of a movie. Nothing’s ever come of it—but there’s a hopeful sign. The writer of the new Wonder Woman movie has been hired to write a new screenplay. The Wrap reports … Continued

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Hot Wheels Rolls Out Four New Character Cars, But Wonder Woman Steals the Show

In support of Women’s History Month, today Hot Wheels revealed four new character cars based on female headliners from Marvel, DC, and Star Wars. But the star of today’s miniature auto show is definitely the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Wonder Woman character car. Its gold and red paint job is carried through to … Continued

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The 9 Most Unforgettable Moments in Last Night’s Supergirl

Last night’s episode of Supergirl was a weird mixture of hacker hijinks that even CSI: Cyber would have been ashamed of, with actual great character drama. This show is often incredibly silly, but it’s always a fun time. We rounded up the nine most unforgettable moments. 1) Here’s the episode’s setup, where an alien supercomputer … Continued

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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About the Failed 2004 Batman Vs. Superman Movie

We’re just one month away from seeing Batman v. Superman, the long-awaited smackdown between the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. But if things had turned out differently, we could have seen Batman fight Superman back in 2004. Here’s everything we know about Batman vs. Superman: Asylum, and how it would have been different … Continued