Gizmodo

JUNE 5, 2020

Diamond Comics has held an essential monopoly on the distribution of mainstream comics on the biggest publishers in the industry for decades. And now, in the wake of ongoing differences between Diamond and one of the biggest of those publishers, DC Comics, the two are officially parting ways. Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Though Naomi McDuffie ’s only been kicking around in DC’s comics for a few years now, the young heroine’s already making the jump over to the small screen in the CW’s upcoming Naomi series set to debut this fall. With this year’s DC Fandome comes a new clip from Naomi introducing Kaci Walfall as the show’s titular… Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Today DC Entertainment announced that as of January 21, 2021 DC Universe will “evolve” into DC Universe Infinite, a comics only service. It’s a shame, because DC Universe has lowkey been one of the best streaming services you could drop cash on every month—if you’re a giant nerd like myself. Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

After massive layoffs that wracked DC Comics , it was, honestly, somewhat of an open question. Read more.

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The Verge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Image: DC Comics. DC is shaking up its comics app on January 21st and relaunching it as DC Universe Infinite. DC Universe Infinite will have DC’s catalog and early access to comics six months after they’re released physically in stores. a-month take on an exclusive comics service.

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Forrester IT

JANUARY 6, 2022

Mutants In Marvel And DC Marvel and DC comics and films of course are permeated with the notion of mutations (X-Men, Spider-Man, Venom, etc.). It’s the narrative hook that drives many of their stories, imbuing their characters with all sorts of weird and wonderful superpowers.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 12, 2021

As long as the original Superman has had counterparts like Steel and, more recently, Final Crisis ’ Calvin Ellis of Earth-23, there have been comics fans who struggled to comprehend—and often pushed back against—the idea of a Black Superman. Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 9, 2021

Behind each and every one of Marvel Studios and DC Entertainment’s comic book adaptations are teams of comic book creators whose ideas laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the films and TV shows powering the megacorporations’ respective multi-billion dollar entertainment franchises.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 11, 2021

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a boulder on his fans this week by posting a Black Adam photo on Instagram to kick off production finally beginning for the long-awaited film. Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In the grand tradition of JLApe: Guerilla Warfare , the superheroes of the Justice League are about to make another transcendent transformation. In a title so good I’m kind of shocked it took someone this long to think of it, Jurassic League —starring the superheroes as anthropomorphic dinosaurs —is about to rock the… Read more.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 13, 2022

Among Kids WB’s many accomplishments, it ended up being a boon for cartoons based on DC Comics characters, ultimately contributing to the creation of the DC Animated Universe. While DC shows would later transition entirely to Cartoon Network for animation, the superhero shows on the network were nothing to shrug at.…

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Gizmodo

APRIL 8, 2022

The DC Universe continues to expand on HBO Max , and it has an Oscar winner attached to its next project: Charlize Theron is on board to executive produce You Brought Me the Ocean , a series adaptation of the graphic novel based on Aquaman characters. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 10, 2021

The CW is not playing around and is dominating the nerd news cycle this weekend. Supergirl is heading into the final stretch as the upcoming season six will be the show’s last , and actress Peta Sergeant ( The Originals ) is now a series regular. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JULY 24, 2021

The long-awaited second half of Lucifer season five arrived on Netflix in late May, so there’s not much for the DC Comics show’s faithful to do except wonder endlessly about season six, the series’ final installment. The show’s San Diego Comic-Con @ Home panel knew this, and geared its programming toward Luci-fans… Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 16, 2021

A new look at Matt Reeves’ The Batman is here, and it’s big on the action—plus the fury that comes when you really, really tick off Robert Pattinson’s young, raw incarnation of the legendary DC Comics hero. Read more.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2021

A Superman cover that may be among the NFTs available from DC | DC. DC is giving away free non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its superhero comic book covers to people who register for its October 16th FanDome event. The companies aren’t saying how many comic-book cover NFTs are planned.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Hocus Pocus 2 adds to its cast. Mark Hamill ruminates on whether or not neighborly proximity could get him a role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The cast of Marvel’s Eternals talk up director Chloé Zhao. Plus, a look at the return of Resident Alien and Animaniacs. Spoilers now! Read more.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 15, 2022

When Pride Month rolled around last June, both Marvel and DC were ready with special content focusing on their respective LGBTQIA+ characters. This upcoming June will be no different, although one publisher seems to be celebrating Pride Month much, much more heartily than the other, and I’ll give you one guess which… Read more.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

There’s not a lot that surprises me about Batman comics anymore, but I did not expect to see the formerly dead, tortured soul/antihero Jason Todd lunge after a cookie. It’s only one of the many delightful scenes in DC Comics’ first collaboration with the Korean digital comics platform Webtoon , Batman: Wayne Family … Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Renfield starts filming, and adds one more member to its cast. HBO’s Last of Us series will tweak the chronology of the games slightly. We’re getting at least two seasons of Halo. Plus, what’s next on Riverdale , Batwoman , and Legends of Tomorrow , and a new look at the next Peacemaker. To me, my spoilers! Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 13, 2021

We just got DC doing its own continuation of the classic 1989 Batman movie in comic form, and now the company’s going a step beyond to cater to fans of the Burton era of the Dark Knight : one of his greatest on-screen nemeses is teaming up with the publisher for a new anthology special. Read more.

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Gizmodo

MARCH 16, 2022

Longtime comic book nerd Nicolas Cage is always game for starring in a superhero movie. Although he was in two Ghost Rider films and the first Kick-Ass movie, he never got to play the Man of Steel in the ill-fated Superman Lives way back in the ‘90s, which means he’s yet to be in a DC movie. Cage knows which new… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Swedish video game company known as Embracer Group has purchased Dark Horse Comics , the third-largest publisher of American comics behind Marvel and DC. The acquisition was announced earlier today, but don’t expect any major changes to come to the company anytime soon. Apparently, the Embracer Group has… Read more.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 16, 2021

After years of being tied up in comics publishing limbo, the heroes of Milestone Comics finally began making their triumphant return to the world in 2021 as a part of DC Comics’ new initiative to revitalize the Milestone brand , and bring classic characters like Static , Icon, and Rocket into the 21st century for a new… Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 1, 2022

Comics have a long, convoluted, and wildly inconsistent history with licensed brand crossovers. As of late, DC in particular has gone through this, delivering branded tie-ins that range from working on absurdity alone , actually working as great comics, or just being absolute garbage.

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Gizmodo

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Today DC Entertainment announced that its streaming service DC Universe was becoming the comics-only DC Universe Infinite , and while I had the urge to give myself a wedgie just for subscribing to such a truly stupidly named service, the thing that really sent me into a nerd rage was the realization that I would no… Read more.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 21, 2022

Of all the different DC superhero shows airing on the CW, only Arrow , Supergirl , and The Flash have managed to transition (briefly) back into comics, and you’ll note that two of those shows are already over. This makes Earth-Prime , a new series from DC that will explore the other TV series in the Arrowverse before… Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It was a comics event more than 20 years in the making, but most comics fans felt it was worth the wait. This Marvel/DC epic has… Read more. Originally approved in 1979, the Justice League/Avengers crossover series never saw the light of day until writer Kurt Busiek and artist George Pérez brought the first issue out in 2003.

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The Verge

AUGUST 14, 2020

Image: DC Universe. DC Universe’s original content — a list that includes Titans , Swamp Thing , Stargirl , and Young Justice — is heading to HBO Max, according to DC chief creative officer and publisher Jim Lee in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. a month for DC Universe was never a realistic strategy.

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Superman will join a climate strike in an upcoming comic. Superheroes—they’re just like everyday people. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 11, 2021

When Milestone Media was producing the first generation of Milestone Comics back in the early ‘90s, the DC imprint was singlehandedly fighting to change the face of mainstream comics with series like Hardware , Icon , Blood Syndicate, and Static —books that featured the adventures of Black heroes and were crafted by… Read more.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

If you watched last Thursday’s first season finale of Peacemaker , you know that the show ended on some very special, yet extremely unexpected, cameos by a few DC Comics characters. But they’re more than just mere cameos, which star James Cena is well aware of—and it turns out there may have been more to these cameos… Read more.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 3, 2021

It’s not every day that two of the most famous directors in animation history jump into the world of comic books , but that’s about to happen. Directors Ron Clements and John Musker, who made films you may have heard of like Aladdin , The Little Mermaid , and Moana , are looking to make an animated movie based on the DC… Read more.

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Gizmodo

JULY 9, 2021

Many of the DC Comics characters appearing in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad made their big screen debuts in David Ayer’s 2016 film , and are portrayed by the same actors. But most everything about the way Warner Bros. has advertised and spoken about the movie has suggested that Gunn and the studio don’t really want… Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Though he’s got a new movie on the horizon, DC Comics has decided that there should be a new hero to carry the title, and that’s where his sister Mary Bromfield comes in. Since 1939, Billy Batson has been the only one to carry the mantle of the thunder-wielding hero Shazam. Read more.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s standard procedure for comic book heroes and villains to come back from the dead. But sometimes they come back but stay dead, and that’s the case in DC Comics ’ new series Task Force Z. io9 has your exclusive preview today. Read more.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 10, 2021

The 2021 San Diego Comic-Con be shrunk down to a virtual event again, but the Eisners—the most prestigious awards in the comics field, named after pioneer and creator of The Spirit , Will Eisner—must go on. This year’s crop of nominees is surprisingly light on Marvel and DC Comics titles, instead highlighting a diverse… Read more.

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