DC’s Justice League books are the best they’ve been in years right now, largely by shifting focus to the character dynamics within superhero teams. Christopher Priest and Pete Woods’ Justice League is off to a riveting start, and Steve Orlando’s Justice League Of America is at its best when it shows how different…
The current Supergirl series set up an intriguing status quo for the character by putting her in high school, but this setting was largely avoided over the book’s first year. Writer Steve Orlando emphasized superhero fantasy and put Supergirl in increasingly spectacular circumstances, but what makes the…
DC’s Young Animal line has been responsible for some of the most exciting, innovative superhero comics of the past year, but with Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye, Mother Panic, and Shade The Changing Girl currently on hiatus, the line is looking pretty flimsy right now. Taking a break isn’t a bad thing, though, and…
DC’s new Justice League Of America series is all about finding hope and optimism in bleak times, making it an especially timely title during a period of political turmoil both domestically and abroad. The first arc took the team to Europe to fight a group of tyrants that sought to prevent the devastation of their home…
Ryan “The Atom” Choi disappeared from DC Comics in the New 52 era, but he was one of the old faces to return to the fold in the DC Rebirth special that kicked off the publisher’s current Rebirth phase. It’s been over half a year since then, but Ryan’s story finally continues in next week’s Justice League Of America:…
Villains should know not to mess with Midnighter at this point, and they should definitely know not to mess with his lover, Apollo, if they don’t want to beaten, maimed, and most likely killed. As the man who put a microscopic fight-computer in Midnighter’s brain, Henry Bendix should be very aware of the dangers of…
The Supergirl TV series returns tonight on a new network, The CW, and unlike last year, DC Comics has a new Supergirl comic ready to capitalize on the show. Writer Steve Orlando has been doing exceptional work at DC over the last couple years, and he’s revitalized Kara Danvers for DC Rebirth by delving deep into the…
Each week, Big Issues focuses on newly released comic books of significance. This week, they are Deadman: Dark Mansion Of Forbidden Love #1, written by Sarah Vaughn (Alex & Ada, Ruined) with art by Lan Medina (Aquaman And The Others, District X) and colors by José Villarrubia (Betty & Veronica, Sweet Tooth), and …
Writer Steve Orlando has become one of DC Comics’ most exciting talents since making a huge impression with his Midnighter ongoing series, and even though Midnighter only lasted 12 issues, Orlando’s profile hasn’t stopped rising. This fall, Orlando takes the reins of a new Supergirl series and headlines the first…
Mostly known for collaborative efforts like The Shadow Hero with Gene Luen Yang and Doctor Fate with Paul Levitz, Sonny Liew gets the space to fully demonstrate his capacity as a cartoonist in The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon Books). Delivering a hyper-political work that seamlessly blends the life and art…
Each week, Big Issues focuses on newly released comic books of significance. This week, it’s Midnighter #10. Written by Steve Orlando (Undertow, Batman & Robin Eternal) with art by Aco (Constantine, Wonder Woman), Hugo Petrus (Pride & Prejudice, The Man In The Iron Mask), and Romulo Fajardo Jr. (The Omega Men, Captain…
The first three issues of the weekly series Batman And Robin Eternal largely focused on the members of the Batman family that aren’t Bruce Wayne, reintroducing former Batgirl Cassandra Cain to the DC Universe by pitting her against Gotham’s non-Batman vigilantes. Now that Cassandra is back, it’s time to check in with…
Two years ago, writer Steve Orlando launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund his graphic novel Virgil, a queersploitation revenge thriller in the vein of Shaft and Cleopatra Jones starring a closeted Jamaican cop whose world is shattered when he is outed and his boyfriend is abducted. Virgil embarks on a…
The best thing about DC’s new Midnighter series is that it doesn’t shy away from the gay hero’s personal life, exploring facets of the gay lifestyle that are rarely touched on in superhero comics. Writer Steve Orlando has fully embraced Midnighter’s homosexuality in his scripts, and moments like the hero going on a…
Each week, Big Issues focuses on newly released comic books of significance. This week, it’s Midnighter #2. Written by Steve Orlando (Undertow, Vertigo Quarterly CMYK) with art by Alec Morgan (All-New Captain America Special), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (The Omega Men, Wonder Woman ’77), and Pete Pantazis (Bizarro, Earth 2), …
