Sorry, we missed last month; technical difficulties got the best of us. Over the last two months, we saw quite a bit of change at DC. There were mass layoffs, that included long-time Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras and a good swathe of editorial. Full details aren’t available, but we wish everyone who was affected the absolute…
REVIEW: Batgirl #47 Revisits “The Killing Joke” AGAIN
If there’s one constant over the last ten years of Batgirl stories, it’s DC revisiting the time that Joker paralyzed Barbara Gordon. In 2011, when the New 52 launched, it did so with Barbara back behind the cowl as Batgirl, something that hadn’t been seen since 1988 in Batgirl Special #1. The Killing Joke hit…
DC PUBWATCH May 2020
Welcome to the May 2020 DC PUBWATCH. The biggest news of the month is surely that comics have returned to retail shelves, and that a hint of normalcy may be creeping back in. Stay safe, and get your comics however you can. Other news is the announced ends of two runs. Harley Quinn is ending…
DC Pubwatch – February 2020
OH, BOY. It’s not often that I have industry-shaking news to report in a Pubwatch, but just as I was sitting down to write for February, the biggest news of the industry hit. Dan DiDio is no longer at DC. He joined the company in 2002 as vice-president of editorial, eventually becoming co-publisher with Jim…
DC PUBWATCH – January 2020
Happy New Year! And with the New Year come big changes to several DC titles. Some long runs have concluded, and new eras are starting (and even Doomsday Clock has finally ended!). Without further ado, let’s get into the DC Pubwatch for January 2020. As always, the reviews may contain spoilers.
DC PUBWATCH – October 2019 Edition
The biggest news in this month’s DC Pubwatch came out of New York Comic Con, the last big show of con season. For DC Universe news, Dan DiDio and Jim Lee revealed a “cohesive” timeline for the universe, which included Wonder Woman being the first superhero. We’ll find more about the timeline in coming months,…
DC PUBWATCH – September 2019 Edition
The biggest news of this month’s DC Pubwatch is the further expansion of the Black Label line with another addition to Frank Miller’s Dark Knight canon (why?!), and Daniel Warren Johnson’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. We also got news of James Tynion IV’s “Year of the Villain” spin-off tied to the Infected and the Batman…
Last Week’s Episode: Great Gowns, Beautiful Gowns
The 2019 Emmys were Sunday, filled with fashion, questionable music cues, and a few historic wins. If that’s not enough news, there’s also more about Joker (so content warnings for discussions of gun violence in the body of the post). Beyond that, my brain is just filled with the sweet sweet static of too much news happening at…
Rebirth Roundup: Everything from October 4th
This week we have an abundance of Batman, with four issues devoted to the Dark Knight. We have the ending of All-Star Batman and the beginning of Batman: White Knight. “The War of Jokes and Riddles” reaches it’s long awaited conclusion, and Selina finally gives Bruce an answer. That’s the biggest spoiler of the week,…
Suicide Squad Is Not the Film it Wants to Be
Suicide Squad Director: David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie Warner Bros. August 1, 2016 When it came to DC’s attempts at building a shared cinematic universe to compete with Marvel, Suicide Squad was under a lot of pressure. Critical reactions to the previous DC films, Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,…
The Killing Joke Is a Bad Joke that Just Won’t R.I.P
The animated adaptation of the comic The Killing Joke was officially released on July 25th. So far, only a few WWAC contributors have seen it and all declined to review it. Instead we got together to discuss adaptation’s controversial addition of a sexual relationship between Barbara Gordon and Bruce Wayne, and our thoughts on the…