DC Unveils Batman's Future

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 10:47 a.m.

Grant Morrison's "Batman Inc" begins an era of two Batmen in Gotham as Bruce WAyne and Dick Grayson retain the cowl, but more surprises lay in store for the Bat-franchise including a team-up with Catwoman against a new foe ...

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Another look at 'I'm for everyone'

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Published June 13, 2010 at 10:58 a.m.

In his weekly 'Grumpy Old Fan' column, ROBOT 6's Tom Bondurant examines Superman, his ethics and his place within the DC Comics universe and the world at large ...

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Will I ever grow up?

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Published May 20, 2010 at 12:29 a.m.

Probably not. Images for the latest wave of DC Classics action figures from Mattel have been released and they're already burning a hole in my pocket. That is to say, the money I'll be spending on them is.I'll start off with my favorite - Starman. I prefer Jack Knight but I'll take Ted in a pinch and hell, if they come in a set, why not? Usually first, but a close second in this case is the ...

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Still More About the Atom.

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Published May 17, 2010 at 5:45 p.m.
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I received a very well-written response to my Ryan Choi post from a reader calling himself Diabolu Frank, and rather than let it languish in the comments, I'm going to run it here, and then give my reactions at the end: ... I'm big on racial politics and the need for non-white characters to play a major role in comic book universes. I'm also opposed to handing out token memberships to minorities via dubious legacies. The latter rarely works out as well as a Mr. Terrific, who has completely

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And now a brief word of commentary on a recent comic book, poorly rendered in MS Paint and containing a potential spoiler.

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Published May 13, 2010 at 5:15 p.m.
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There was a way to do this properly, DC, and this wasn't it ... Yeesh ... Honestly, though, is there anyone out there who thinks Ray Palmer is actually more interesting than Ryan Choi? Because unless you're talking about the version of Ray that John C. McGinley voiced on Justice League Unlimited, or the one that dressed like a barbarian, rode around on a frog, and bedded a diminutive yellow alien princess, you're wrong ...

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KC Carlson drops the science, son.

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Published June 3, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
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KC Carlson, a former DC Comics editor and current columnist for the Westfield Comics website (as well as husband of Comics Worth Reading's Joanna Draper Carlson), put into words exactly what I've been feeling about DC lately in his most recent Previews recommendations column for the Westfield site: ... What, No DC Recommendations? Nope. I’m giving DC a big time-out this month for bad behavior – the publication of ... Justice League: Cry For Justice , ... Justice League: The Rise of

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Another Jonah Hex film already?

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Published May 27, 2010 at 1:19 p.m.

I think it's silly when Hollywood gets ahead of themselves by starting work on a sequel to a film that hasn't even been released yet but in this case I don't mind. Why? Because this isn't a sequel. Warner Bros. is bringing us Jonah Hex - animated.The animated short, Jonah Hex, is the next DC Showcase from Warner Bros. Animation. It will appear on the Special Edition Blu-Ray and 2-Disc Special ...

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FCBM6 Day 32

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Published June 1, 2010 at 10:16 a.m.
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It's day thirty-two of the slightly-longer Sixth Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month! ... Our ... next selected entry is from Stig Greve. The five comics ... that Stig ... likes are: ... 1. Planetary ... 2. DC: The New Frontier ... 3. Rocketo ... 4. Secret Warriors ... 5. Invincible Iron Man ... And ... his other ... thing of interest is the movie Layer Cake ... For ... Stig I have a couple of comics from Marvel's new Heroic Age: Avengers #1 and Age of Heroes #1 ... For Stig's ... bonus ...

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Better Late Than Never Reviews: 6/10/10 edition

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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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Quickie reviews/reactions to recently read (though not always recently published) comics ... Maybe some SPOILERS ... So yeah, you know ... Young Allies #1 - With its mix of new and experienced young superheroes, this is sort of New Warriors Redux, but that's not a bad thing ... Good cast (Firestar is always welcome, and it's nice to see Sean McKeever writing both Gravity and Nomad again), interesting villains (Ignored super-villain offspring band together as the Bastards of Evil? Genius.), and

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Bright Reviews

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Published May 16, 2010 at 9:32 p.m.

Well, 2 of 3 are bright ... Birds of Prey 1 is billed as a Brightest Day tie-in, but it's all Birds and it's all good. Art-wise, Benes is better than ever  and story-wise, it's great to have Gail back on this book, not to mention having the book back. The Hawk and Dove story arc promises to be intriguing. Gail excels at intriguing. Best of all, she's bringing me Zinda once a month! Zinda is a great character. I do hope, though, that this go 'round, Gail sneaks in some mention of Roy, because

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