The Joker wasn’t designed to be a pretty face to look at, but a new bust from DC Collectibles takes the Clown Prince of Crime’s mug to all-new levels of disturbing. That’s not surprising, though, considering that the bust was designed by Rick Baker, a seven-time Oscar award-winning makeup and hairstyle artist whose filmography includes

Publisher Eric Stephenson has been promoted to the Image Comics’ Board of Directors, placing an exclamation mark on the success he has helped generate for the independent publishing company. Stephenson, now taking on the role of Chief Creative Officer, was a main figure in the company’s startup in 1992 and will join the likes of

U.S. Congressman John Lewis has announced an upcoming graphic novel titled Run, which will serve as a follow-up to his best-selling March series. “In sharing my story, it is my hope that a new generation will be inspired by Run to actively participate in the democratic process and help build a more perfect union here in America,”

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman has teased that, while scripting the recently released final issue of the long-running Image Comics series, he actually came up with a lot of ideas for stories. However, they’re destined never to make it to print. “Writing the last issue of Invincible, I came up with, like, at least 50 more

BBC Worldwide Americas and Titan Comics have announced the launch of their brand new ongoing comic book series Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor. The comic series will, of course, follow the adventures of Jodie Whittaker’s version of the titular character Doctor Who. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor will be helmed by the all-female creative team

In advance of the release of Dark Horse Comics’ full May 2018 solicitations later this week, CBR has an advance look at covers and solicitation text for two of the publisher’s Black Hammer titles: Black Hammer: Age of Doom #2 and Doctor Star &The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer #3.

Marvel Comics is celebrating Venom’s 30th anniversary with a slew of variant covers based on the character. Featuring artwork from Mark Bagley, Mike Perkins, Francesco Francavilla, Ron Lim, Inhyuk Lee and more, the variant covers will appear with 20 individual titles. Spanning books from All-New Wolverine to Black Panther to Thanos, the variant covers will

The return of Wolverine to the Marvel Universe will unfold across four separate miniseries, Marvel Comics has announced. All four series will launch in May, spinning out of April’s The Hunt For Wolverine #1 by Charles Soule and David Marquez. Each title features a different creative team and will spin a tale based in a

Prolific Superman writer and artist Dan Jurgens will end his current run on Action Comics with the Action Comics Special #1, scheduled for release on May 2. The story is titled “The Last Will and Testament of Lex Luthor,” and as the title implies, teases the possible death of the iconic antagonist. RELATED: Tomasi &

In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at brianc@cbr.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Longtime readers Tom A. and Chris N.

This is “Provide Some Answers,” which is a feature where long unresolved plot points are eventually resolved. Reader Jaime B. wrote in to suggest that I address the big plot point in last week’s Amazing Spider-Man, which resolved a plot point from J. Michael Straczynski. I’ve done a Left Unresolved on this one in the

In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at brianc@cbr.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. The Fantastic Four are one of the

In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Today we celebrate an awesome tradition involving the Elongated Man, who has become a popular new TV character with his debut on the Flash TV series (the

Marvel has dropped a teaser trailer for Wolverine: The Long Night, a scripted podcast starring The Hobbit star Richard Armitage as the X-Men’s Wolverine. The teaser, which is available to listen to on Stitcher’s website, teases a murder mystery that appears to lead back to Logan. The trailer opens with a man recalling an encounter

A Watcher and former mentor to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He died and was resurrected as a pre-teen child. Now Rupert Giles steps into the spotlight to face his greatest challenge: High School! When teachers start to go missing at an inner-city Los Angeles high school, potentially by mystical influences, Giles takes it upon himself

Following the announcement on Sunday of the first details about DC Comics’ new imprints for young readers and middle-graders, the publisher has released the full list of titles and creative teams for the fall launch of DC Zoom and DC Ink. RELATED: Bendis Launching New Superman Title for DC Comics: Man of Steel You can find

This is the first installment in a brand-new feature called “Turns Back the Page,” which is a look at interesting back-up stories from comic books. If you have suggestions for back-ups that you’d like to see me write about, drop me a line at brianc@cbr.com! In the early 1970s, Marvel debuted Marvel UK, which was

Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and sixty-fifth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for Part 1 of this week’s legends. Click here for Part 2 of this week’s legends. COMIC LEGEND: Lex Luthor was based on Donald Trump in

The first details of DC’s much-buzzed-about “Young Readers” line surfaced today to a surprising revelation: the comics publisher is doing not one, but two new young reader-focused imprints. The first, DC Ink, will be geared towards YA audiences while the second, DC Zoom, will be focused on middle grade readers. Both will be overseen by

In “When We First Met”, we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore, like the first time someone said, “Avengers Assemble!” or the first appearance of Batman’s giant penny or the first appearance of Alfred Pennyworth or the first time Spider-Man’s face was shown half-Spidey/half-Peter. Stuff

The biggest wedding the DC Universe has seen since Superman and Lois Lane tied the knot in 1996 will take place in Batman #50. Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle will walk down the aisle Wednesday, July 4, though it being a superhero wedding, there will be some complications. RELATED: Batman Annual Reveals the ‘End’ Of

I believe that this is the first new “Goofiest Moments” entries in…oh…about six years. Fun! Anyhow, in this feature, I examine the goofiest moments from a specific stretch of a particular comic book series. This week, we look at the next ten issues of the Batman feature in Detective Comics #27-36, written by Bill Finger

Pop Culture Shock Toys has announced when its latest Judge Dredd figure goes up for pre-order, and if you’re not into it then you’re probably breaking some kind of dystopic mega city future law or something. The figure will go up for pre-order on Feb. 5, with an estimated arrival date of somewhere between February

Suicide Squad has tangled with ancient demons, evil Kryptonians, alien armadas. However, Task Force X has yet to face a one-man army — that is, until the upcoming arc of the DC Comics series. RELATED: If Suicide Squad 2 is Resurrecting the Dead, Someone Has Missed the Point With February’s Suicide Squad #35, the team

Just as he was reaching new heights as a premiere performer, Basil Karlo became the victim of a tragic accident that robbed him of his movie star good looks. Did this incident give birth to a darkness within him or was that darkness always there, waiting for the opportunity to reveal itself? Find out in Detective

Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the six hundred and sixty-fourth week where we examine comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for Part 1 of this week’s legends. Click here for Part 2 of this week’s legends. COMIC LEGEND: There is a panel of a paramedic picking

Coinciding with the announcement of the four-issue event series Justice League: No Justice, DC Comics has released a preview of Francis Manapul’s interior art. The official release includes a breakdown of the different Justice League teams that will be formed during the event. Three interior art pages were also included, depicting the Justice League’s battle

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Doomsday Clock #3 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, on sale now. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock #3 transported not only Watchmen’s Comedian to the DC Universe, but it his universally recognized smiley face button as well. Of course, this was the second time said

Someone has given Neo-Joker the Bruce Timm treatment, and it looks perfect. Created by writer and artist Sean Gordon Murphy for the hit comic book miniseries Batman: White Knight, Neo-Joker has quickly become a fan-favorite addition to the cast of villains in Gotham City. Artist Rick Celis released a drawing of Neo-Joker in the same style

In every installment of Abandoned Love we will be examining comic book stories, plots and ideas that were abandoned by a later writer without actively retconnng away the previous story. Feel free to e-mail me at brianc@cbr.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature. Today, based on a suggestion from reader