Given the hype that comic book companies have put behind issues that feature gay marriage proposals and gay weddings recently, it’s surprising that DC Comics has done rather little publicity around Batwoman #17. The issue, which arrives in comic book stores today and is already available digitally, features Batwoman proposing...
Earlier today, Comicbook.com reported on how Action Comics #17 reveals the death story for Superman’s adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent in the New 52. Except then a reader reminded us that the way Jonathan Kent dies in the New 52 universe has already been revealed. Back in Justice League...
Warning, this article contains spoilers for Action Comics #17, which is due to be released in comic book stores on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. However, the spoilers come from preview pages released by DC Comics to IO9.com, so they are officially released spoilers that fans are likely to encounter anyway...
In a new feature on Comicbook.com, we will be rounding up the top five trending stories for the week. Consider it a collection of all the biggest news in comic books, movies, and television that you might have missed. Or a stroll down memory lane if you’ve already heard. Hines...
Remember the episode of The Big Bang Theory where the girls get into an argument over Thor’s hammer. Well, now something similar is happening in real life as scientists are now arguing over the weight of Thor’s hammer. The whole thing started when astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted, “If Thor’s...
Wizard World is planning a number of Comic Cons across the United States in 2013, and many of them feature guests from AMC’s The Walking Dead TV series. Today, Wizard World has announced that they will be making exclusive variant covers for Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #1 available to...
In what is starting to become an unfortunate tradition with heavily hyped comic books, Batman #17 has leaked early online. Batman #17 features the conclusion of the popular “Death of the Family” story arc. Many fans have been waiting to find out who lives and who dies in the issue....
Marvel Comics (via ComicBookResources) has taken a very unusual promotional tactic with their solicitation text for an upcoming issue of Superior Spider-Man. Marvel promises that Superior Spider-Man #9 will contain “a turning point that will get you angrier than you were after Spidey #700!” Of course fans were plenty angry...
On tonight’s episode of Pawn Stars, a customer named Bill wanted to sell two comic books signed by Stan Lee and two original sketches signed by Stan Lee. Bill claimed that the two sketches were the only two known sketches that Stan Lee has ever done. Bill hoped to get...
Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman is teaming up with Blackberry for a Keep Moving Project. Through social media, Neil Gaiman will be asking fans to collaborate with him in creating a new multi-media series of short stories. According to BlackBerry, The goal of BlackBerry Keep Moving Projects is...
When the lights went out last night at the Super Bowl, many took to Twitter to share their theories. Not surprisingly, several tried to lay the blame on comic book supervillains. Bane from The Dark Knight Rises was the most popular choice for being the culprit behind the blackout, given...
Brian Michael Bendis, who writes the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book series, has been dropping a lot of spoilers about his comic series lately. Could any of those spoilers potentially give us insight into plans for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie? We’ve already detailed why Iron Man joins...
There has been lots of chatter and rumors about the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Back in November 2012, Comicbook.com reported on a tip we had received that Iron Man would be linking up with the Guardians of the Galaxy in the movie universe as well as the comic book...
Pride And Prejudice was first published on January 28, 1813, two hundred years ago today. The Jane Austen novel introduced the world to Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters and their suitors. So why are we covering Pride and Prejudice on Comicbook.com? Well, SelfMadeHero has published a graphic novel adaption of...
Marvel Comics has just released a look at the Skottie Young variant cover for Nova #1. Nova #1 is written by Jeph Loeb with art by Ed McGuinness. Nova #1 features Sam Alexander, who is the all-new Nova. Sam was first introduced in the pages of last year’s Avengers VS...