May 1 2019
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Marvel and the Avengers might be getting all the attention right now, but DC is making some major moves to keep up…
Apr 3 2019
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Batman celebrates his 80th birthday in Detective Comics #1000, a star-studded anthology extravaganza
In pop culture terms, 80 years is a long time. On the internet, pop culture moments can last for just days before…
Oct 15 2018
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With James Wan’s Aquaman hitting theaters in two months, DC is boosting the hero’s profile on the page with…
Jun 4 2018
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DC’s Justice League line is getting a major rehaul after the events of Dark Nights: Metal, and writer Scott Snyder…
May 14 2018
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Putting together a dream superhero lineup is a common pastime for fans, and in the pages of Justice League: No…
Apr 6 2018
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Every two weeks, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic book of significance. This week, it is Dark Nights:…
Oct 9 2017
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Event fatigue is real, and when publishers are constantly pushing crossovers that extend to a wide variety of other…
Jul 10 2017
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Big events in superhero comics can often be a slog, but the upcoming Dark Nights: Metal has the potential to be…
Jun 23 2017
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Comics, just as much as movies, have been under the thrall of summer blockbusters, translated into big event…
Apr 24 2017
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With superhero comics, the more things change, the more they stay the same, and this past weekend’s Chicago Comics &…
Apr 12 2017
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All-Star Batman has gotten very unpredictable in its second arc, “Ends Of The Earth,” which teams writer Scott…
Nov 4 2016
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Writer Scott Snyder made Batman the flagship title of DC’s New 52, but his four years on that book were just a…
Mar 29 2016
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When the final analysis of DC’s New 52 initiative is written, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman will be…
Jan 15 2016
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As much fun as it’s been to see Jim Gordon as Gotham City’s mecha-Batman, it’s inevitable that Bruce Wayne will be…
Oct 26 2015
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The first three issues of the weekly series Batman And Robin Eternal largely focused on the members of the Batman…
Sep 23 2015
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I just finished two very different books on abortion. The first was Katha Pollitt’s Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights,…
Sep 11 2015
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Each week, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic book of significance. This week, it’s Batman #44. Written by…
Jul 14 2015
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Jim Gordon as a mech-suit-wearing Batman officially sanctioned by the Gotham City Police Department is the kind of…
May 19 2015
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Scott Snyder has used his Image Comic series Wytches to explore his deepest fears as a writer, father, and husband,…
Apr 7 2015
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Scott Snyder can sell books without anybody’s help. He’s built a reputation for storytelling that’s kept him in Batma…