Tagged DC Comics
Jun 03 2026
“LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight” Takes the Caped Crusader to New Heights
While Traveller’s Tales may have built its LEGO games on the backbone of Star Wars, its LEGO Batman series is arguably just as large. Across three mainline games and a villain-based spin-off, the studio has taken players on a wonderful journey through the DC Universe, with each game bigger than…
Apr 21 2025
“Far Sector” Is a DC Comics Adventure with Murder, Romance, and Mystery
A mysterious murder, steamy romances, and billions of potential suspects are the highlights of Far Sector by N. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell. The DC Comics miniseries is a modern epic sci-fi noir that was released from November 2019 to June 2021 and was recently released in deluxe hardcover. Deep themes…
Mar 19 2023
Dan Jurgens Talks Booster Gold, “Death of Superman” at 30, and Getting His Start in Comics
Minnesota writer and artist Dan Jurgens is a fixture in the world of comics. Though he’s best known for his work on the iconic story “The Death of Superman” and for creating the character Booster Gold—who’s been in the news recently thanks to James Gunn’s announcement of DC’s upcoming projects—he’s…
Feb 08 2023
10 Comics Perfect for Celebrating Black History Month
Welcome to Black History Month, True Believers!
I thought I would share a few reading suggestions for anyone looking to learn more about Black characters or creators. Here are my top 10 picks for comics to check out—any month, really, but especially this month. Read on, and enjoy.
1. Black Panther: A …
Aug 04 2021
The Suicide Squad Is a Delightful DC Comics Dirty Dozen
James Gunn has brought his craft antihero A-game to The Suicide Squad, and you can feel it with a jolt immediately from the opening sequence. Whereas 2016’s Suicide Squad spent far too much time trying to set up its own rickety premise, this version of Task Force X starts up with all vigor of that first cup…
Jun 22 2021
The Nice House on the Lake Arrives with an Amazing Debut Issue
It’s been a while since there was a book like this from DC Comics—a book that feels like it could have been published by Image Comics or another independent publisher. Based on its first issue, out this month, The Nice House on the Lake has the potential for the series to be a modern-age horror masterpiece…
Jul 21 2020
The Psychological Beauty of Harleen
Along with Margot Robbie commanding the screen in 2016’s Suicide Squad and 2020’s Birds of Prey, the character of Harley Quinn also is having a major presence in comic books right now. Within the DC’s Black Label imprint, she has starred in three recent series: Joker/Harley: Criminal…
Dec 22 2019
Spend Christmas with the Dark Knight in Batman: Noël
Around this time of year, I find myself revisiting holiday favorites. The Nightmare before Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are common films in my household, but as a comic-book fan and contributor, there is one graphic novel that this reviewer finds himself reading every holiday season.…
Oct 30 2019
Societal Injustice is the Villain in Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass
Harley Quinn in a young adult graphic novel seems like an idea that would not work, yet, with the release of Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, writer Mariko Tamaki proves it can. Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass was released under the DC Ink imprint in September, and, just as the DC Black Label imprint is aimed…
Oct 02 2019
Joker Stumbles with Good Character and Troubling Commentary
It’d be easy to gravitate toward the alternative route Joker presents compared to other comic-book movies. There’s no computer-generated spectacle or a routine plot of a villain’s scheme rule the world. There’s also no hero to save the day and no tidy bow to put on this story of the villain transforming…