Happy holidays from the DC Pubwatch! As we reach the end of the year, I want to reminisce a little bit. Over the course of the year DC published 729 books, of which I gave an overwhelming majority A’s or B’s. For the most part, other than a few books that missed the mark, it…
The Wedding Issue Grand Finale: Superman and Lois Lane
Aside from “Who would win in a fight?” nothing gets comic fans more heated than the question of whether or not superheroes should marry. In our final entry (for now!) of this ongoing mini-feature, Rebecca Henely-Weiss and recent bride Kayleigh Hearn take a trip down memory lane to the most significant times comic companies took…
DC PUBWATCH – November 2019 Edition
Welcome to the November DC Pubwatch. It was a really light news month in terms of DC related goings on, with the biggest news being the untimely passing of Stephanie Brown (the best Batgirl, fight me) creator Tom Lyle. His family is struggling with the unexpected expenses, so help out if you can. Without further…
Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen is Comics’ The Good Place
I heard people rave about The Good Place for years before I actually watched the show, mostly because I don’t consider myself to be a sitcom person. I then I read Sam Anderson’s article in The New York Times, “What Makes ‘The Good Place’ so Good?” which convinced me that there was something going on…
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,…
Look! Up in the Sky! Superman Smashes the Klan!
Superman Smashes the Klan: Part One Kyle Baker (variant cover artist), Janice Chiang (letterer), Gurihiru (interior and main cover artists), Gene Luen Yang (writer) DC Comics October 16th, 2019 Set in 1946, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru, and Janice Chiang’s Superman Smashes the Klan is a loose adaptation of the sixteen-episode “Clan of the Fiery Cross”…
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…
DC PUBWATCH – August 2019 Edition
The only big news of this month’s DC Pubwatch is that G. Willow Wilson is leaving Wonder Woman with October’s issue #81, giving us four more issues under her pen. Set to replace her for at least a six issue arc is Steve Orlando, who wrote issues #51-55 of the series before Wilson came on….
Comics and Kink: The Erotica Side Hustle of Superman Co-Creator Joe Shuster
The starving artist is one of the most curiously enduring cultural images of the last four centuries or so. Its Romantic origins established a sense of noble prestige to the cycle of poverty, sacrifice, and professional obscurity in which many artists found themselves in the pursuit of a career. These days, there’s more scorn behind…
DC PUBWATCH SDCC 2019 (and July) Edition
Greetings from the other side of San Diego Comic-Con! Oddly enough, most of the bigger news for this month’s DC Pubwatch came before SDCC, and unlike last year there were no big new series announced at any of the DC panels this year. Only Strange Adventures by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Doc Shaner got…
Superman’s Pal (and Problem) Jimmy Olsen Is Our Delight
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Clayton Cowles (letters), Nathan Fairbairn (colors and cover), Matt Fraction (writer), Steve Lieber (art and cover) DC Comics July 17, 2019 When Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen was announced several months ago, it immediately became my most highly anticipated book of the year, and indeed of many years. I’m not the…
Hope in the Face of Adversity: Corinne McCreery on Supergirl
This might come as a surprise to some, but Corinne McCreery really loves Supergirl [WHAT?! —Ed.]. And it’s no wonder. Supergirl is a beacon of honesty and being true to yourself and passionately fighting for the things and people she cares about, which is a great description of Cori, too. But let’s let Cori speak…
