Catwoman gets a redesign from Clay Mann for Batman/Catwoman series

 

Literally we can say "PURRFEECCCT", and this reveal comes just two months before the new series debuts.

Via his official Twitter, comic book artist Clay Mann has revealed the brand new look and costume Catwoman will get in the upcoming "Batman/ Catwoman" miniseries that will be drawn by him and written by Tom King. Designed by Mann himself, Selina Kyle's new suit looks to take inspiration from fan-favorite looks of the Feline Fatale - including her iconic modern look with the goggles and the grey colored catsuit from "Batman The Animated Series". There are also influences coming from her lover Batman himself - with Mann designing a single blade on each of her gloves and a utility belt for her gadgets ala The Dark Knight himself. We'll find out more when the DC Black Label series begins this fall.

The first issue of Batman/ Catwoman will be released on December.

ICYMI: DC Comics unleashes "Batman: Three Jokers" trailer

One of the most anticipated DC storylines that has been in the works for the past couple of years finally sees its first of three issues released this week in comic book shops and digital download, as DC Comics unleashes Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's "Batman: Three Jokers" - a storyline that addresses the mystery build during "Justice League: The Darkseid War" and the beginning of "DC Rebirth" - where Batman discovers the existence of not one... But THREE VERSIONS OF THE JOKER. How and why this is the case is still a mystery, but the entire three issue run under the DC Black Label imprint will focus on the deadly trio of clowns, along with the members of the Bat Family that have been severely traumatized and affected by them - Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood.


Batman: Three Jokers first issue is now available at your local comic book shops and in DC's digital app store.

DC brings back “Tales From the Dark Multiverse” w/ “Flashpoint” and “Batman: Hush”

Set to return a year after exploring parallel worlds in the “Dark Multiverse” in which well known storylines and characters branched out to darker paths, DC Comics (via a report by Newsarama) has announced that the popular “Tales From the Dark Multiverse” series will be returning this November - with two newly announced one shots that tackle two well known sagas - “Flashpoint” and “Batman: Hush” - With covers drawn by artist David Marquez.

In “Tales From the Dark Multiverse - Flashpoint” - imagine if The Flash never corrected the events of the alternate timeline, and the Reverse Flash was left to do his dirty work? What would happen to Thomas Wayne - the Batman of this reality - and the war between the Atlanteans and Amazons raging the world? That question will be answered by Bryan Hitch - who serves as writer and artist for the story.

In “Tales From the Dark Multiverse - Batman: Hush” - we are shown a world where Thomas Elliot ruined Bruce Wayne’s life as a child - leading to a series of events that brings out a dark and twisted Dark Knight called “Batman: The Silenced”. The story will be written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by artist Dexter Soy.

Tales From the Dark Multiverse returns this November, with Batman: Hush on sale November 3 and Flashpoint on November 17.

"The Walking Dead Deluxe" will see the comic series re-released in color

For those who ever wanted to see Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" in full color - that's finally going to happen thanks to colorist Dave McCaig, as the series will be re-released soon as "The Walking Dead Deluxe"! Thanks to this weekend's Skybound Xpo, we finally know that this revival of the series in color will happen this October, and two issues will be released each following month.

Be sure to check out Skybound's official website for the announcement. Pick up The Walking Dead Deluxe starting this October.

Tom King and Jorge Fornes' take on Watchmen's most eccentric hero in "Rorschach"

The mysterious title teased as the latest project for former "Batman" writer Tom King and artist Jorge Fornes has been revealed - a "Rorschach" 12 issue miniseries is coming from DC Black Label, and it adds yet another layer into the expanding "Watchmen" comic universe that was recently explored again in the events of "Doomsday Clock" and then through HBO's "Watchmen" sequel TV Series.

As reported by Newsarama - the new series is set 35 years after the events of the original "Watchmen" series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, the story follows a world that distrusts superheroes, yet idolize the deceased Rosrschach - with many idolizing him yet his actions are far from that being the definition of a hero.

"So what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as part of a pair of assassins trying to kill the first candidate to oppose President Robert Redford in decades? Follow one determined detective as he walks backward in time, uncovering the identities and motives of the would-be killers, taking him deep into a dark conspiracy of alien invasions, disgraced do-gooders, mystical visions, and yes, comic books."


The first issue of "Rorschach" is set to be released by DC on October 13.

Batman #101 sees Grifter return to the DC Universe and joining The Dark Knight's world

The world of Batman is going to including something WILD come October - as following the conclusion of "Joker War" and the title's 100th issue, Batman #101 will see "Grifter" from WildC.A.T.s and formerly the Wildstorm universe join the Caped Crusader's adventures.

According to Newsarama, the alter ego of Cole Cash will somehow come under the employ of Lucius Fox - the technical expert and right hand man of Bruce Wayne for Wayne Enterprises and now his adventures as Batman with the passing of Alfred Pennyworth. How this will affect the status quo will be interesting to see - and it will be under the creative team of writer James Tynion IV and artist Guillem March.

Batman #101 arrives this October 20th.

Marvel's next big crossover is the Venom event "King in Black"

While "Empyre" rages on as the current summer event and crossover spanning several titles in the Marvel Comics universe, the House of Ideas is already gearing up for its next offering at the end of 2020 - and it's a Venom centered storyline that has been building up for the past two years in the character's solo title and tie-in crossovers that will finally see fruition come December.

Say hello to "King in Black" - which will see the God of Symbiotes, Knull, come to Earth and deal with the symbiote we know best - Venom aka Eddie Brock and his "other". The story will be written by Donny Cates and illustrated by Ryan Stegman - reuniting the Venom team and also seeing the other heroes and characters of the Marvel Universe - including Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men joining in on the fight - which will definitely spell a lot of disaster and carnage as they try to repel the oncoming attack. For more information, check out the post at Marvel.com - and watch the trailer below!


KING IN BLACK Announcement Trailer | Marvel Comics
King in Black will be released this December.

ICYMI: Meet "The Robin King" - the newest Dark Multiverse monstrosity debuting in "Dark Nights Death Metal #2"

One of the most sadistic alternate versions of Batman to come out of 2018's "Dark Nights Metal" event was "The Batman Who Laughs" - the result of a "fusion" of The Joker's final laughing gas gift that infects a Batman from an alternate world after he kills his most feared adversary and transforming him into the thing he fears the most - becoming his own worst enemy and with the skills of the Dark Knight to boot. This evil Bruce Wayne along with other alternate versions of the Caped Crusader hailed from the Dark Multiverse and tried to conquer the regular DCU - only to be thwarted and all except the Batman Who Laughs being defeated.

Fast forward to the new event by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo in the sequel series "Dark Nights Death Metal", and we meet the newest creature to come out of TBWL's legacy - The Robin King.

As tweeted by Scott Snyder himself, this barbaric noble and twisted version of the Boy Wonder looks to be The Batman Who Laugh's "insurance policy". He'll be debuting on "Dark Nights Death Metal #2" this month - but the variant cover above by

"Iron Man" will relaunch in September, with Christopher Cantwell writing and Alex Ross contributing a new "Red & Gold" armor

Following the end of Dan Slott's run on the character and the "Iron Man 2020" saga, Tony Stark is reclaiming his identity and going "Back To Basics", as Marvel has announced that a new "Iron Man" series will launch and debut this September - written by "Halt & Catch Fire" creator Christopher Cantwell and art duties by CAFU. Superstar comic book artist Alex Ross will also be handling comic cover duties, as well as designing the new armor Tony suits up in - which looks like his iconic "Red and Gold" classic armor only with modern refurbishings.

IRON MAN is BACK | September 2020 | Marvel Comics
In a statement ran by Marvel and reported by GamesRadar/ Newsarama and Superherohype, Cantwell had nothing but excitement to share:

“I’m over the moon about getting a shot at writing the Golden Avenger, Since Bob Layton’s art in the 1980s captured my imagination as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by Iron Man, and in this new story run, I’m aiming to explore the question: who should Iron Man be today? An angel? A god? Or just a humble man? Tony’s going to try and strip the idea of Iron Man all the way down to its metal core, something that will constantly be at odds with his giant ego. We’ll see if he can truly keep his arrogant self-image in check, even as others with god complexes set their sights on the entire universe.”


 Iron Man launches into comic book shops with a brand new #1 this September 2020.

Catwoman: J.Scott Campbell reveals exclusive variant covers for the 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular issue

DC Comics is going to have a "PUUURRRFFECT" celebration in comics this week, as the "Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular #1" is set to be released along with an astounding selection of variant covers. Artist J.Scott Campbell leapt into the festivities by offering a number of variants of Selina Kyle over the decades - featuring her various alternate outfits from the comics and the big screen!

Check out more and how to order via J.Scott Campbell's website!

ICYMI: X of Swords, the next X-Men Crossover event, debuts this September

Following the understandable shifts and delays caused by the corona virus pandemic, Marvel has finally gone back to promoting and delivering news for their upcoming books and storylines - including the new X-Men crossover event "X of Swords".

Showing off a new image for the title "X-Men: X of Swords: Creation #1" - the cover features the powerful mutant Apocalypse in the front, with the faces of his former horsemen above and a number of X-characters beside him like Beast, Rachel Summers, Cable, M, and Arakko - all prepared to face what looks like a horde of demons coming at them. The title will be written by Jonathan Hickman and Tini Howard, with art by Pepe Larraz. For more details on what the storyline teases, check out Superherohype.

X of Swords begins this September 2020.

DC reschedules Batman: Three Jokers #1 to August

Before the corona virus pandemic threw many plans and businesses into disarray and postponement, DC Comics was finally set to release Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok’s long awaited Batman and Joker story “Batman: Three Jokers” into the world starting with the first issue solicited for a June 2020 release. Unfortunately, those plans did not hold up and now DC Comics has confirmed in their official website that the title will now be rescheduled for release this coming August instead.

 

Adding some new artwork teases to the article, the news of the Three Jokers delay is no surprise given the decision to halt distribution of titles by Diamond Comic Distributors over a month ago w/ the pandemic concerns happening worldwide. DC and other publishers are slowly returning to distribution beginning later this month, but with that comes the inevitable rescheduling of titles - Three Jokers included. It’s a story that has been teased and brewing since DC Rebirth began and revealed to readers that more that one man is walking around as the Clown Prince of Crime, and the new three issue storyline will tell what exactly this means and it will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood - three members of the Bat Family who have been greatly affected by the Joker’s presence one way or another.

Batman: Three Jokers will now be released on August 25 in comic shops worldwide.

ICYMI: Marvel releases their trailer for "Empyre"

Set to be the new Marvel event for the start of 2020, the Kree and Skrull empires will put aside their enmities and join forces against Earth, under the rule of the halfling Hulkling as Marvel Comics presents their official trailer to "Empyre".


EMPYRE: Coming April 15th | Marvel Comics
Featuring the likes of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and more heroes and villains as they deal with the coming invasion, "Empyre" will be a six issue miniseries with several tie-ins. The storyline begins this April 15 with the release of issue #1

Jim Lee shows off his penciled cover for the Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Special on Friday The 13th

It's a quiet Friday The 13th and not much has been festive due to concerns over the corona virus, but artist and DC publisher Jim Lee took to Facebook and his social media pages to spread a little festive anticipation for fans of Batman and Joker, as the Clown Prince of Crime's 80th Anniversary is this year and Lee has drawn his variant cover piece for the "Joker 80th Anniversary 100=Page Super Special". As you can see above, the cover pays homage to the 1970's, with the Jester of Mayhem leading the pack of Batman rogues that include Catwoman, Two-Face, The Riddler, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra's Al Ghul, and Man-Bat.

The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Special issue is scheduled to be released this April 29th worldwide.

Tom Taylor announces “DCeased 2: Dead Planet”

Lending the entire world a tease on the true sequel to his 2019 hit DC Universe zombie apocalypse miniseries, writer Tom Taylor has announced via his Facebook page that “DCeased 2: Dead Planet” - the official sequel to his first storyline - will be happening very soon. Taylor will be pairing with artist Trevor Hairsine once again, and the teaser cover image by artist David Finch features the survivors from the doomed Planet Earth making a stand against the dead once more - including the new Superman and Batman in Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne respectively.

Batman:Three Jokers will be a three issue miniseries that finally begins this June 2020

One of the biggest mysteries in the DC Universe will finally be answered this Summer, as DC Comics, writer Geoff Johns, and artist Jason Fabok finally shed light and reveal some details for "Batman: Three Jokers" - the upcoming DC miniseries that will be launched under the "DC Black Label" imprint. Teased since the start of "DC Rebirth" and set to answer the numerous versions and variations of the Clown Prince of Crime in DC history, the storyline will run through three 48 paged issues, and will involve Batman, Batgirl, and Red Hood as they try and decipher what is going on with one of the greatest comic book villains of all time.

Here are the three covers, as previewed along with the main story at Entertainment Weekly.

The first issue of "Batman: Three Jokers" is set for release on June 17 this year.

Jim Lee posts his completed “Catwoman 80th Anniversary” 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 cover

To say this is “Purrrffect” is an understatement, but Jim Lee took to his social media pages like Facebook and posted his 2000’s variant cover for the upcoming “Catwoman 80th Anniversary” 100-Page Super Special #1!

As you can tell from the title, the one-shot issue celebrates the 80th Anniversary and legacy of Catwoman - better known as Selina Kyle and the on-and-off love interest/ frenemy of The Dark Knight himself, Batman. In Jim Lee’s variant piece - it’s a tribute to the groundbreaking early 2000’s Batman storyline “Hush”, which saw Bruce Wayne/ Batman getting serious with Selina/ Catwoman in the midst of a case that saw the titular antagonist introduced for the first time and pitting the Caped Crusader against his greatest enemies. Batman also revealed his identity to Catwoman for the very first time in official Post-Crisis continuity.

The 80th Anniversary Catwoman special will arrive in comic book stores on April 15th.

DC returns to the world of BTAS with “Batman: The Adventures Continue”

Over 25 years after the critically acclaimed animated series first launched and spawned the DC Animated Universe we all know and love, DC Comics is once again stepping back into the world of “Batman: The Animated Series” and its sequel “The New Batman Adventures”, as a brand new six issue miniseries has been announced called “Batman: The Adventures Continue” - with show veterans and producers Paul Dini and Alan Burnett returning to write the series and Tye Templeton set to illustrate!

The new comic series serves as part of an initiative to help introduce the new line of BTAS style DC Collectibles coming into the market. Jason Todd, aka the second Robin and Red Hood, for instance never appeared in the animated series - but he is getting a toy and this comic series aims to help explain his existence in the DCAU! You can read more about this exciting new series coming from DC via the exclusive report via Entertainment Weekly!

Batman: The Adventures Continue begins this April!

DC officially announces "Dark Nights: Death Metal" - Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's proverbial "last ride" DC event starting this May

Teased. Hinted. Expected. Now it is officially unveiled by DC Comics and writer Scott Snyder himself.

Two years after the end of "Dark Nights: Metal", DC has announced a sequel series in "Dark Nights: Death Metal" - a six issue miniseries that will begin this May. Snyder will once again be in the driver's seat as the writer of the story, with his wingman and longtime collaborator Greg Capullo taking care of art duties. The duo will also be joined by inker Jonathan Glapion, with FCO Plascenia also retruning as colorist.

According to Newsarama's article, Dark Nights: Death Metal's plot will go something like this: "The Earth has been consumed by Dark Multiverse energy, having been conquered by the Batman Who Laughs and his evil lieutenants, corrupted versions of Shazam, Donna Troy, Supergirl, Blue Beetle, Hawkman, and Commissioner Jim Gordon," reads DC's announcement. "Some heroes, like Wonder Woman and the Flash, have made compromises as they negotiate to keep humanity alive in this hell-born landscape. Others, like Batman, are part of an underground resistance looking to take back control of their world. Superman is imprisoned, cursed to literally power Earth’s sun for eternity."

If that sounds fun and insane... IT IS. Wonder Woman is also meant to be the key figure/ character of this storyline, which will also feature Batman, Superman, and several one-shot tie-ins. Prepare yourselves for the Metalverse Encore this year.

Dark Nights: Death Metal will begin on May 13 with issue #1 and will be a monthly series running all the way to November this year.

Marvel unveils “The Marvels” w/ Busiek, Cindar, and Ross!

Teased the other day as “The Most Ambitious Series To Ever Hit The Marvel Universe”, Marvel has officially pulled the curtain and revealed via their official website what that project is - “The Marvels” - a new ongoing series featuring the team of Kurt Busiek and Yildiray Cinar, with Alex Ross doing the covers!

Spanning decades and featuring the first ever heroes to the ones we know today, this new ongoing series from the House of Ideas will feature the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Punisher, and a whole lot more as we are taken across the landscape and history of the Marvel Universe and beyond. To get a proper perspective of what’s on the mind of Kurt Busiek and Yildiray Cinar, visit Marvel.com and read the details there!

The Marvels will be hitting comic stores this May!