UNDERCOVER: Here are seven covers from this week that we can’t live without
By Stefania Rudd, Brandy Dykhuizen, Arpad Okay, Don Alsafi, and Jarrod Jones. Undercover is our opportunity to lovingly gaze upon gorgeous works from magnificent artists. Each week, we single out the most striking covers that grace comic book stands and gush all over them. Dark Nights: Metal…
As a prelude to ‘Metal’, ‘Dark Days: The Casting’ is an expository slog
By Jarrod Jones. It’s not such a surprise that these Dark Days comics have gone without the publisher’s trustworthy Rebirth banner. (“DC Universe Rebirth: Dark Days: The Casting: Prelude to Metal #1″ would have been quite the mouthful, and DC books are entirely…
‘Dark Days: The Forge’ an ambitious beginning to something really special
By Jarrod Jones. It has been more than a year since DC Comics kicked off its highly successful Rebirth initiative — and with it, an era of optimism and structure. Rebirth has been universally lauded for its restraint with all-encompassing events. The…
Preview: Prepare yourself for the dark days of DC’s Rebirth with ‘The Forge’
DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1 Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV. Art by Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, and John Romita, Jr. Inks by Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, and Danny Miki. Colors by Alex Sinclair. Cover A by Jim…
The surprisingly conventional ‘DKIII’ comes to an end
By Brad Sun. DKIII: The Master Race has been the very definition of a mixed bag. Throughout the course of its nine issues it’s run the gamut from smart to dumb, fascinating to boring, inspired to lazy. A day may come…
We ❤️ Black Mask Studios-CASUAL WEDNESDAYS WITH DOOMROCKET
By Molly Jane Kremer and Jarrod Jones. Happy New Comic Book Day! This is Casual Wednesdays With DoomRocket, where each week we discuss our feelings concerning the comics that mean the most to us, and the industry news that affects…
Preview: The penultimate chapter of ‘DKIII: The Master Race’ is finally here
DKIII: THE MASTER RACE #8 Story by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello. Art by Andy Kubert. Inks by Klaus Janson. Colors by Brad Anderson. Letters by Clem Robins. Cover A by Andy Kubert and Brad Anderson. Cover B by Riley Rossmo….
“Dark Days” is DC Comics’ major summer event, not the new album from Linkin Park
By Jarrod Jones. I thought we all agreed that “strength, power, redemption, destiny, hope, and legacy” were the key words we could use to define DC Comics’ Rebirth initiative. I thought we all agreed “dark” was too close to “dork”…
