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May 29 marked the comic debut of the formidable DC supervillain Brainiac, and, as always, DC Studios co-head and Superman director James Gunn took the opportunity to geek out a bit on X and share some comic history.  In his tweet highlighting Brainiac’s first appearance in the 1958 Action Comics […]

This post contains spoilers for Spider-Noir, and also 30-year-old comic books. Every part of Spider-Noir has the senses of every viewer tingling, with its gangster movie take on Spider-Man‘s adventures. But the most shocking moment may come when our hero Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage) meets an elderly […]

The X-Men debuted in the early 1960s, and the comic achieved its creative peaks throughout the late 1970s and the 1980s. But for most people, the X-Men are the ultimate ’90s comic book. During the ’90s they became the premier superhero franchise, expanding to not just several spinoff comics […]

Believe it or not, the DCU is still in its infancy. At the time of this writing, the new universe consists only of one feature film (Superman) and two TV shows (Creature Commandos and Peacemaker). Yet, the universe is coming together quickly, which means that DC’s flagship team will arrive soon. […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. One of the big two comic book publishers is launching a new imprint, one that puts a dark spin on existing characters. Living in a world driven by a fundamental evil, these heroes lack some of their defining features. And yet, the contrast only gives the heroes a […]