It’s been a hot one up here in the Great White North this July. There have also been some hot books for DC this month, especially if you’re Peter David and got thrown into the fire to be roasted like you’ve long deserved in Dark Crisis: Young Justice #2.
DC PUBWATCH June 2020 Edition
Hi, friends! June just kinda flew by, didn’t it? But also it seemed to last forever too, right? In the June 2020 DC Pubwatch, we are almost back to a sense of normalcy in a small way with the number of books releasing being similar to pre-quarantine days. The biggest piece of DC news this…
Last Week’s Episode: I Watch Sins, Not Homelander
The WWAC slack is trying to convince me to watch The Boys, but I’m currently knee deep in hate (?) watching all of Lucifer because I keep hearing good things about it, and also Tom Welling was in a season. Two Supermen coming to the Arrowverse just aren’t enough for me. Anyway, this week is all about being…
DC PUBWATCH June 2019 Edition
This was a big month for DC Comics news, and more so for three of the company’s imprints. It was announced last week that the rumors are indeed true, and at the end of the year, DC will be retiring the Vertigo label. This shutters that mature reader imprint after twenty-six years, and only a…
Young Justice #5: Repressed Memories and Kryptonite
Young Justice #5 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Kris Anka (Artist), Wes Abbott (Letters), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner (Artist), John Timms (Artist) DC Comics 1 May, 2019 Young Justice may have freed themselves from Dark Lord Opal’s prison, but that doesn’t mean the Gemworld villain will let them get away that easily. Scarcely minutes…
Young Justice #4: A Confusingly Laid Out Story
Young Justice #4 Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Patrick Gleason (artist), Wes Abbott (letters), Josh Reed (letters), Alejandro Sanchez (colours), Alex Sinclair (colours), John Timms (artist) DC Comics April 3, 2019 Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, along with Robin, Wonder Girl, Teen Lantern, and Ginny Hex, have been captured and placed in an unescapable dungeon. Fortunately, Young…
Young Justice #3: At Last! Superboy’s Story Revealed!
Young Justice #3 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Viktor Bogdanovic (Artist), Jonathan Glapion (Artist), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Hi-Fi (Colours), Carlos M Mangual (Letters), Josh Reed (Letters), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), Chris Sotomayor (Colours) DC Comics 6 March, 2019 Bart Allen doesn’t know where he is, but right now, he doesn’t care. Because he’s found Conner Kent, a.k.a….
DC PUBWATCH – February 2019
The biggest news this month came from the annual Comics Pro conference held right before convention season kicks off. Dan DiDio was there to talk about the company’s future. Among things talked about were the rumor of a massive cutback of the publishing line, and DiDio confirmed that it was true, but the cuts have…
Young Justice #2: Wonder Girl’s Making Her Own Way
Young Justice #2 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Emanuela Lupacchino (Artist), Ray McCarthy (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), Josh Reed (Letters) DC Comics 6 February, 2019 Gemworld is in turmoil. The Emerald family have come to Prince Moonstone with a proposition—kill Princess Amethyst, de-facto ruler of Gemworld, and ally with Opal. Moonstone never has…
DC PUBWATCH – January
The biggest DC news this month is the expansion of their Walmart exclusive Giant line. I was in favor of this idea when it was launched, and I am still a fan of getting more comics into more hands cheaply, even if I don’t have a Walmart near me to access them. The line is…
Young Justice #1 Review: Great Fun But Where’s Superboy?
Young Justice #1 Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Patrick Gleason (Artist), Alejandro Sanchez (Colours), DC Lettering (Letters) DC Comics 9 January 2019 Gemworld has, for years, been affected by the tide of events afflicting Earth. But the denizens of the blue marble are unaware of this, blissfully living their lives while Gemworld suffers. The rulers of…
DC PUBWATCH – October Edition
The biggest news this month came out of New York Comic Con, where Brian Michael Bendis announced his new imprint “Wonder Comics.” The imprint is focused on the teenage heroes of the DC Universe, and headlining that announcement was the returns of Bart Allen, Tim Drake, Cassie Sandsmark, and Conner Kent as an updated Young…