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Grant Morrison to write 'The Green Lantern,' other announcements from DC's SDCC breakfast

BREAKFAST TIME PUZZLE-SOLVING, BREAKING AQUAMAN AND BATMAN NEWS, PLUS AN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF A WORLD-RECORD FROM THE DC PUBLISHERS ON THURSDAY

Publishers Press Breakfast

Amidst tables full of Rubik’s cubes, coffee, bacon and eggs, DC Publishers D

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Lion Forge announces 'Gender Queer: A Memoir'

Nonbinary Cartoonist’s Moving Autobiographical Graphic Novel to Be Released in 2019

ST. LOUIS, MO—Ahead of tomorrow’s Lion Forge–sponsored “Diversity and Inclusivity” panel at Comic-Con International, the company announces plans to publish cartoonis

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Other Guys of the Silver Age: Son of Vulcan

Charlton's "Son of Vulcan" feature debuted in Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #46 in Mar. 1965. It was retitled Son of Vulcan with #49 and ended with #50 in Nov. During the run the title appeared bimonthly.

In this period Thor's title was still Journ

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IDW's 'Flight of the Raven' wins Harvey

Jean-Pierre Gibrat’s Flight of the Raven Honored with 2018 Harvey Award Nomination

Lavishly Painted Story of WWII French Resistance Fighter Contends for “Best European Book” Award

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 29, 2018) – The lush watercolors and masterful s

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James Harden cover for 'The Weathermen' revealed

PORTLAND, OR, 07/19/2018 — Image Comics is pleased to reveal a jaw-dropping, limited THE WEATHERMAN #3 cover featuring eye-popping artwork by James Harren (RUMBLE), with colors by Nathan Fox.

In THE WEATHERMAN #3, Nathan and Cross are cut off, on th

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The Captain tries (and fails) to read all the review copies from Sept. 26, 2018

I get a lot of DRCs (digital review copies) every week. It makes me feel guilty that I get around to so few of them, and even fewer in a timely fashion. So for this week, the week of books shipping Sept. 26, I tried an experiment to expiate my guilt:

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Skybound's 'Hardcore' coming in December

HARDCORE GEARS UP TO SAVE THE WORLD

PORTLAND, OR, 09/17/2018 — Andy Diggle (THIEF OF THIEVES, Losers) and Alessandro Vitti (Secret Warriors) team up to bring Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri’s sci-fi/action series HARDCORE to life—coming this Decem

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Action Lab's 'Albert Einstein: Time Mason' sneak preview

ALBERT EINSTEIN: TIME MASON #1

History's greatest genius becomes the ultimate superhero!

ALBERT EINSTEIN: TIME MASON #1

Writer(s): Marcus Perry

Artist Name(s): Tony Donley (Pencils/Inks/Colors)

Cover A - Dave Johnson

Cover B - Tony Donley

He’s got th

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Is "Carol Marvel" Really Successful?

Over on the BEAT I wrote the following:

"RM Rhoades said the new Cap Marvel was “a really popular female character among women.”

I can’t claim it’s not true, since I don’t keep close tabs on sales these days. But have the three or four features star

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Marvel announces ongoing 'Ironheart' series

Award-winning author Eve L. Ewing makes her Marvel debut along with artist Kevin Libranda!

New York, NY—August 20, 2018—This November, Riri Williams is forging her own path…into a brand-new ongoing series! Announced today on The Chicago Tribune and M

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Eni Lenox stars in 'Black Hammer' one-shot

EMI LENOX RETURNS TO THE “BLACK HAMMER” UNIVERSE IN “BLACK HAMMER: CTHU-LOUISE”

New One-Shot Goes on Sale December 12

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (September 13, 2018)—High school can be hell for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for teenage girls spawned by

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Heroes in Crisis (spoiler thread)

But first, a few (relatively) spoiler-free thoughts:

I liked it, I think.

I didn't like what happened in it at all. But I think it's a promising first chapter...with a very high cost of admission. 

I liked that there weren't any death scenes. We're jus

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'Fantastic Four' #4 introduces new FF HQ

Introducing #4 Yancy Street!

The New Headquarters of the Fantastic Four

Featuring a new cover from Valerio Schiti!

New York, NY—September 17, 2018—The First Family has returned to the pages of Marvel Comics, with critics raving that FANTASTIC FOUR is

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IDW launches 'Tales from Vader’s Castle'

Campfire Ghost Stories Get a Star Wars Adventures Spin in Weekly October Event

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 18, 2018) – IDW Publishing invites readers of all ages to explore the creepiest corners of the Star Wars universe in Star Wars Adventures: Tales from

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Artist Norm Breyfogle Passes Away

Apparently this happened over the weekend and was announced on Monday.

A story here

Man, that is just too bad. I remember the great work he did on Batman in the 90s, and 58 is just way too young.

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Brand Graham retrospective 'Royalboiler' coming in October

PORTLAND, OR, 07/30/2018 — Brandon Graham (KING CITY, PROPHET, MULTIPLE WARHEADS) will release an in-depth artist’s retrospective collection—ROYALBOILER—this October.

This collection spans Brandon Graham’s 20-year career and includes select cover wo

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Vampirella meets Dejah Thoris in new Dynamite series

Author Erik Burnham and Artist Ediano Silva Deliver Iconic Crossover Event

June 19, 2018, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment is set to deliver the latest in epic crossover events with Vampirella/Dejah Thoris! The pulp tale that was destined to ha

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Dark Horse teams with Ninkasi

DARK HORSE COMICS AND NINKASI BREWING COMPANY LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP

Powerhouse Oregon Companies Join Forces to Tell Ninkasi’s Origin Story

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (September 7, 2018)—Beer and comics fans rejoice! Dark Horse Comics and Ninkasi Brewing Company a

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Image to release 'Dissonance Vol. 1' in September

PORTLAND, OR, 07/30/2018 — Designer Melita Curphy, co-writers Singgih Nugroho and Ryan Cady, and artist Sami Basri (Batgirl, WITCHBLADE) will release DISSONANCE, VOL. 1 this September from Image Comics/Top Cow.

In DISSONANCE, a strange, alternate wo

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DC's Golden Age's Baby Steps

We all agree (hopefully) that the Golden Age of Comics began with Action Comics #1 (Ju'38) with Superman on the cover. And we all know that Superman didn't reappear on the cover until #7 (D'38). When I was researching one of those darn Twenty Questio

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