In Marvel’s Savage Avengers Empyre tie-in, Venom and Conan the Barbarian make a surprisingly good alien-fighting team. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Empyre: Savage Avengers, by Gerry Duggan, Greg Smallwood, and Travis Lanham, on sale now. The Marvel Comics event Empyre has been short on levity, thanks to its incredibly high stakes. After a bitter betrayal

A former Avenger and current Guardian of the Galaxy just got a MASSIVE power upgrade that somehow makes them even stronger. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #5 by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Federico Blee, and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. Moondragon has long been one of the most powerful

DC Entertainment has reportedly been hit hard by the layoffs implemented by WarnerMedia as the company streamlines its business units. UPDATE: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported Jim Lee was no longer Publisher at DC. WarnerMedia began its rounds of layoffs earlier today amid restructuring efforts, which have reportedly affected DC Entertainment. CBR

Dceased brings back a favored DC team, but in a world filled with the never ending threat of the blighted ones no one is guaranteed to survive. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for DCeased: Dead Planet #2 by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Rain Beredo, and Saida Temofonte, on sale now. DCeased: Dead Planet

Before New Comics Day arrives, check out previews for Dark Nights: Death Metal, Detective Comics, Superman, The Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. While last week saw a one-shot tie-in, the main Dark Nights: Death Metal event series pushes on this week with the release of issue #3. And that’s only one of the 10 new

Batman & Robin might not have the best reputation, but Batman’s “Joker War” dream for Gotham is eerily similar to the film. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Batman #96 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles, on sale now.  Out of all the Batman films, Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin from

Wonder Woman teams up with Platinum of the Metal Men to take down a rampant Kaiju, from her favorite anime, made of the Metal Men themselves. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for the DC Cybernetic Summer story, “Fandom,” by Andrew Constant, Nicola Scott, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Carlos M. Mangual, on sale now. As

Marvel Comics presents a preview of Empyre #5 by Al Ewing & Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti. EMPYRE #5 AL EWING & DAN SLOTT (W) • VALERIO SCHITI (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG Avengers Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO Fantastic Four Variant Cover by MICHAEL CHO Kree/Skrull Variant Cover by TONY DANIEL 2-PACK ACTION

The Joker has left a lot of victims in his wake, and Batman is getting a stark reminder of just how many victims the Joker has killed. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batman #96 by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles, on sale now. Over 80 years, the Joker has racked

A team-up between Fantomex, Cyclops, and Wolverine from New X-Men secretly had a greater connection to the history of the larger Marvel Universe. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex by Jonathan Hickman, Rod Reis, VC’s Ariana Maher, and Tom Muller, on sale now. The World is one of the most mysterious and bizarre

BOOM! Studios revealed a sneak peek at Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn #1, the first issue in a new three-part series starring the Ranger Slayer. BOOM! Studios has reveled a first look at its upcoming three-part Power Rangers limited series, Power Rangers: Drakkon New Dawn — which stars none other than the World of the Coinless’

In Black Cat, one of Spider-Man’s amazing friends turned foes returned for the first time in years, and they’re one of Marvel’s biggest wild cards. WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Black Cat #12, by Jed MacKay, C.F. Villa, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado, on sale now. Whether she’s swinging around with Spider-Man or having adventures

Bereet was a fairly minor character in Guardians of the Galaxy, yet her comic book history makes the Krylorian full of storytelling potential. Many characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe appear to be minor players in the grand scheme of things, especially when their appearances are brief or especially comedic. Given a deeper look, however,

In Marvel’s Empyre: Captain America #1, Steve Rogers teams-up with a new crew of American soldiers — could they be the new Howling Commandos? WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Empyre: Captain America#1, by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ariel Olivetti, Rachelle Rosenberg, VC’s Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna, on sale now. The plant-like alien lifeforms known

A surprising Justice League veteran has become the most dangerous hero in the deadly world of DCeased: Dead Planet. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for DCeased: Dead Planet #2 by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Rain Beredo, and Saida Temofonte, on sale now. The corrupted superheroes of DCeased have all been using their powers to

CBR presents an exclusive first look at the series trailer for BOOM! Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo. In September, writer Al Ewing and artist Simone Di Meo will team up with Andworld Design and Mariasara Miotti for We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, a cosmic epic

The X-Men just enraged an old ally of the team, which could lead to him turning his back on Krakoa if they ever try to call on him for help. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Deadpool #4 by Kelly Thompson, Kevin Libranda, Chris Sotomayor, and VC’s Joe Sabino, on sale now. The X-Men have

Strange Adventures’ inciting incident revolves around a grisly murder mystery, but could the true culprit have been in plain sight all along? WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Strange Adventures #4, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan “Doc” Shaner and Clayton Cowles, on sale now. At the heart of Strange Adventures lies a murder mystery,

The much-hyped new Batsuit is deployed in action, proving itself to be perfectly equipped to take down one of Batman’s classic foes. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Batman #96, by James Tynion IV, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey and Clayton Cowles, on sale now. One of the most surprising elements teased in the lead-up to the

Strange Adventures has a direct nod to the much maligned Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in a guest appearance by the Man of Steel. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Strange Adventures #4, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan “Doc” Shaner and Clayton Cowles, on sale now. Over its first four issues, Strange Adventures

In 1987, Games Workshop introduced the world to the hobby universe of the Warhammer 40,000 (40K for short) miniatures game. It’s a dark, dystopian hellscape of military science fiction, supernatural horror, and fantasy, where heroes are caught up in horrific systems and tyrants are empowered by them. It’s also a place where humanity uses genetically

The origin of Dark Nights: Death Metal’s Robin King has been revealed, but the Dark Multiverse villain isn’t who anyone would have suspected. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “King of Pain” in Dark Nights Death Metal: Legends of the Dark Knights #1 by Peter J. Tomasi, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia and Rob Leigh, available

Arno Stark’s dark predictions for the future of the Marvel Universe were right – and it might be too late for Iron Man to do anything about it. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Iron Man 2020 #5, by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Pete Woods and VC’s Joe Caramagna, on sale now Despite very few people

AfterShock Comics presents a preview of Undone by Blood or the Shadow of a Wanted Man #5, by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson and Sami Kivela. Undone by Blood or the Shadow of a Wanted Man #5 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Color / On Sale 08.12.20 Writer: Lonnie Nadler & Zac Thompson Artist: Sami

Wolverine is the best there is at what he does — and as revealed in Cable #2, that includes matchmaking. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Cable #2, by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and VC’s Joe Sabino, on sale now. Wolverine, aka James Howlett or simply “Logan,” is arguably one of the most popular superheroes in

Before New Comics Day arrives, check out previews for Batman, DCeased: Dead Planet, Far Sector, Justice League, Strange Adventures and Young Justice. I can’t sleep… ’cause what if I dream? DC Comics is slated to put out no fewer than nine new issues this Tuesday, Aug. 4. The DC Black Label in particular has an

DC Comics presents a preview of DCeased: Dead Planet #2 by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine and Gigi Baldassini. DCEASED: DEAD PLANET #2 written by TOM TAYLOR art by TREVOR HAIRSINE and GIGI BALDASSINI cover by DAVID FINCH card stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA card stock movie homage variant cover by BEN OLIVER The sequel

As the Justice League faces pressure from one of its own, a key friendship may be at the heart of the internal strife. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Strange Adventures #3, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Evan “Doc” Shaner and Clayton Cowles, on sale now. Strange Adventures already has the iconic superheroes of the

Justice League Dark #24 just revealed a sinister upgrade for Swamp Thing that could give him way too much power for his own good. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Justice League Dark #24, by Ram V, Amancay Nahuelpan, June Chung and Rob Leigh, available now. In Justice League Dark #16, Floronic Man seemingly destroyed Swamp Thing

In X-Men/Fantastic Four #4, Sue Richards recants a previous statement about the mutant team when its members prove their heroism. Warning: The following article contains spoilers from X-Men/Fantastic Four #4 by Chip Zdarsky, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Ranson Getty, Laura Martin and VC’s Joe Caramagna, on sale now. With the X-Men’s recent status change, humanity has begun