Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reveals a touching story to his fans about a recent visit to see comic book legend Stan Lee. Now aged 95, Lee’s health has been in the news a lot recently. Having started the year with a tough battle against pneumonia, Lee has also had to deal with reports of his

Artist/writer Joelle Jones and colorist Laura Allred will launch an all-new Catwoman ongoing series for DC Comics. The announcement came during the publisher’s DC Batman panel Saturday afternoon at the Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo. Debuting on July 4 — the same day as Batman #50, featuring the wedding between Catwoman and Batman — Catwoman #1 follows Selina

Eisner-nominated artist Joëlle Jones announced today at the DC Universe panel at C2E2 today that Catwoman is the latest addition to the popular DC Cover Girls statue line from DC Collectibles. Sculpted by Jack Mathews from a design by Jones, the 9-inch statue depicts the cat burglar sitting confidently atop a safe that’s just waiting to

As the 2018 Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo got underway, a new era at DC Comics was also on the brink and for one reason: Bendis has arrived. Acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis is fully on the clock at the publisher after his years of creative and sales dominance at Marvel. Yet when he stepped

Marvel Comics kicked off its major convention operations and the era of Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski’s direct pitching to the fans Friday afternoon at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (better known as C2E2). Joining the recently-minted E-i-C were Marvel talent including Jason Aaron (Avengers), Charles Soule (Astonishing X-Men), Gerry Duggan (Infinity Countdown) and Skottie Young

From the Man Without Fear to the Man of Tomorrow. Marvel Comics’ Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada shared a sketch of DC Comics’ Superman before attending Fan Expo Dallas this weekend. RELATED: Alex Ross Discusses Differences Between DC & Marvel Heroes The former Marvel Editor-in-Chief posted the close-up sketch of the Man of Steel yesterday,

Sean Gordon Murphy’s Batman: White Knight has flipped the mythos of Batman, painting the Joker as the hero and the Caped Crusader as the antagonist, with the romance between Joker and the first Harley Quinn right smack dab in the middle. Now, Murphy — who is pulling double duty as writer and artist — is celebrating this romance in the

Titan Comics will publish an English translation of McCay, Thierry Smolderen and Jean-Philippe Bramanti’s 2017 French graphic novel fictionalizing the life of acclaimed cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. An influential creator, McCay is probably best known for his strip Little Nemo in Slumberland. The immensely influential comic, which ran from 1905-14 and again from 1924-26, has

With “The New Age of DC Heroes” well underway and the unofficial new age of Superman with both Action Comics #1000 and the arrival of writer Brian Michael Bendis (on both Action and Superman) hovering just a couple of months out, things at DC feel like they’re rolling forward at a breakneck pace — and

The most memorable one-liners of The Walking Dead‘s most infamous villain will be collected in The Quotable Negan, an upcoming book by series creator Robert Kirkman. Set for release in July from Skybound Books, a co-publishing imprint of Atria Books, will compile Negan’s best (or worst) quotes from the past six years of The Walking

UPDATE: An earlier version of the article incorrectly stated that the young heroes were merging with their older counterparts. We have corrected the error. The final fate of Marvel Comics’ time-displaced team of X-Men may be decided once and for all this summer — and it may not turn out well for the young mutant

If fans rejoiced at the eminent return of Superman’s iconic trunks, then surely they’ll be overjoyed by DC adding them to the wardrobes of all of its superheroes, right? The publisher announced its “line-wide trunks initiative” on Sunday — April Fools’ Day, naturally — promising a “pants-lift” by some of its top artists. “Batman? His

Author and comics writer Gerard Jones, perhaps best known for his acclaimed 2004 book Men of Tomorrow, plans to plead guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Jones was arrested on Dec. 29, 2016, after a police investigation and search of his San Francisco home allegedly uncovered electronic devices storing more than 600

Popular illustrator Alex Ross has once more wowed fans in the comics industry with a jaw-dropping take on the iconic Action Comics #1 cover featuring a heroic Superman showing just why he’s humanity’s savior. RELATED: Doomsday Clock’s Mime and Marionette Drawn In Style of B:TAS “Most people coming to comics realize the historical importance of Superman.

DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock has been one of the publisher’s most well-received events in years as Geoff Johns and Gary Frank bring over Alan Moore’s Watchmen characters into the DC universe. Now, two of the series’ most popular characters, Mime and Marionette, have gotten the Bruce Timm animated treatment from the ’90s thanks to artist

We now have a look at the breach in the Source Wall, which is set to play a major part in the upcoming Justice League: No Justice comics event. In plotting a course for the DC Universe’s future, Dark Nights: Metal #6 gave us a glimpse of the Source Wall and the threat of impending evil. In an interview with The Hollywood

Taking to Instagram, Image Comics co-founder and Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld posted a sketch of a brand-new hero he’s created which is, inarguably, the most Rob Liefeld he’s ever gone. What does this mean, exactly? Well, you’ll have to see for yourself… RELATED: Rob Liefeld Urges Fox To Pass on Disney Buyout Offer The beloved

It’s always a good time for monster stories, and with Shape of Water a recent Best Picture winner and Pacific Rim Uprising at the top of the box office, it’s understandable if you’ve dedicated an inordinate amount of time to thinking about them lately. And don’t stop now — Oni Press has made a new

Marvel’s weekly “No Surrender” story, currently running through the Avengers title, continues in April, starting with Part 13 in Avengers #687, where the team begins to discover the truth about the mysterious Voyager. CBR has the exclusive preview of the issue, on sale this Wednesday, April 4. Avengers #687 is written by the team of

Following the news earlier today that writer Dan Slott will join artist Sara Pichelli on a new Fantastic Four series at Marvel, CBR has the exclusive preview of Amazing Spider-Man #798, one of Slott’s final issues on the book he’s been on since 2008. Part 2 of “Go Down Swinging,” featuring the return of Norman

The Fantastic Four are returning to the Marvel Universe in a new monthly series from writer Dan Slott and artist Sara Pichelli. Following the news, the publisher also released a piece of artwork from Pichelli featuring Marvel’s First Family of Ben Grimm (The Thing), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) and Johnny Storm (Human

Michel Fiffe’s series Copra is one of the best superhero series in recent years. The book has been described as “Suicide Squad on acid,” and is a comic beloved by both indie comics fans and superhero die-hards. Fiffe’s new project is something different. He’s writing, drawing, coloring and lettering the three-issue miniseries Bloodstrike: Brutalists, based

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for DC’s Dark Nights: Metal #6, available now. As Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal wraps up its six-issue main story arc with a very literal bang, some major things are sitting on the horizon for Snyder. Between his June-debuting Justice League run and the prelude

Writer Scott Snyder gave fans a peek into his next project, Justice League: No Justice, with an allusion to an unlikely team-up between Superman and Starro. In the upcoming miniseries, heroes, villains and antiheroes forum unexpected teams to stop Brainiac and his universe-ending plot. Snyder’s aim with in crafting the four disparate groups — Mystery, Wonder,

All-Star comic book writer Scott Snyder will follow up on the universe-shaking Dark Nights: Metal with the Justice League: No Justice miniseries, but it wasn’t always meant to be that way. Snyder revealed in an exclusive interview with Newsarama that the initial plan was to use the upcoming Justice League relaunch to pick up where Metal left off.

Marvel Comics’ heroes and villains just can’t seem to avoid going to war. The publisher has revealed what lies ahead for the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Adam Warlock, Captain Marvel, Loki and Thanos once the just-launched Infinity Countdown wraps: The Infinity Wars will begin. Whether Infinity Wars is a series or one-shot remains

Later this spring, Frank Miller returns to the world of 300 with his long in the works Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander miniseries, written and illustrated by Miller, and colored by Alex Sinclair. Each issue of Dark Horse Comics’ Xerxes will include a bonus “pin-up” illustration by

Diane Nelson, President of DC Entertainment and President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, has elected to take a leave of absence from the company as of April 2, as disclosed by Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Kevin Tsujihara in a memo to employees. In the memo, it’s stated that Nelson “wants to recharge, as well as

Dark Horse has provided CBR with covers and solicit information for products shipping in June 2018. When you’re through checking out these solicitations, be sure to visit CBR’s Indie Comics Forum and discuss these Dark Horse releases with fellow readers. Dark Horse Solicitations – Last Six Months 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man

BOOM! Studios has provided CBR with the exclusive first look at covers and solicit information for products shipping in June 2018. When you’re through checking out these solicitations, be sure to visit CBR’s Independents Comic Forum and discuss these BOOM!, Archaia and KABOOM! releases with fellow readers. BOOM! Studios Solicitations – Last Six Months BY