NYCC 2024: Batman Hush 2 Confirmed, Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, and Team Start With Batman #158 This March 2025

 

After longstanding rumors of a follow up and that the two iconic comic book creators would be teaming up again to work on the Caped Crusader, writer Jeph Loeb and DC Comics president, publisher, and Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee are teaming up again to take on a sequel over twenty years in the making!

As confirmed during their DC Comics panel at this year's New York Comic Con, Loeb, Lee, and their frequent collaborators Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair are reteaming for "Batman Hush 2" or "H2SH" -c the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 12 issue run that began with 2002's Batman #608. That new storyline will begin with Batman #158 this March 2025.

More details about the scoop can be found at Bleeding Cool. For those who have never read Batman: Hush, that story has been collected and printed in several formats and trades including the new DC Compact comics series, and DC Comics will run a Facsimile Edition run of that series from Batman #608 to 619 starting January 2025!

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Gets New Naval Trailer and Release Date

 

Officially revealed last month at the RGG Summit 2024 as a brand new standalone expansion game to this year's "Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth", SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have released a brand new trailer and update for "Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" - the new spin-off RGG Studio game that stars fan favorite character Goro Majima as he loses his memory and ends up becoming a pirate captain going off in his own adventure in Hawaii!

Here's the new Naval Trailer released by SEGA, showing off gameplay as well as some new story details AND a surprise return that Like A Dragon fans will enjoy!

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Naval Combat Reveal Trailer

Additionally, RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama released an update video telling fans that the game's release date has been moved up from February 28 to February 21 next year!

  Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii | Release Date Update

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii now comes out on February 21, 2025 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC!

NYCC 2024: New "Ultimate Wolverine" Series Announced By Marvel Comics

 

The Best There Is At What He Does is getting a new makeover... For the new Ultimate Universe! As part of the 1st anniversary of the relaunched Ultimate line of comics which in-story is a new universe created by The Maker, Wolverine joins the ranks of the growing line of titles in that new Marvel Multiverse series!

Presented by the creative team of Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio, the new "Ultimate Wolverine" will see the members of the Maker's council unleash the "The Winter Soldier" to do their dirty work - but who is under the mask and what is his story? We'll find out when the series launches this January via Marvel Comics!