The Horror Hit that Birthed the Slaughterverse Returns to Print!
The Horror Hit that Birthed the Slaughterverse Returns to Print! This Something is Killing the Children Special Archive Edition #1 is Restored and Ready to Hit Shelves September 2024 he debut issue of the Eisner Award-winning hit series Something is Killing the Children created by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera returns to print as part of […]
Sandman (June 15, 1939) This Day In Comics
Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, first appeared in Adventure Comics #40 (June 15, 1939). One of the medium’s seminal “mystery men”, as referred to at the time, the Sandman straddled the pulp magazine detective tradition and the emerging superhero tradition by dint of his dual identity and his fanciful, masked attire and weapon: an exotic “gas […]
Nova (June 15, 1976) This Day In Comics
Nova (June 15, 1976) This Day In Comics When the last surviving member of the planet Xandar’s elite Nova Corps, Rhomann Dey, is dying, he selects New York high school student Richard Rider to replace him. Rider is given the uniform and powers of a Nova Centurion but little instruction on how to use them. […]
Doctor Eclipse (June 15, 1993) This Day In Comics
Doctor Eclipse (June 15, 1993) This Day In Comics Doctor Eclipse is a foe of Solar, Man of the Atom. He was originally Fred Bender, but after being defeated by Solar and left to die in the desert, he sought Master Darque and asked him to replenish his powers. Master Darque was himself a foe […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1: 300,000 Copies Ordered Ahead of Epic Summer Launch (@IDWPublishing)
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1 Turtlemania has taken over the comic book industry yet again. IDW Publishing is extremely proud to share that the upcoming TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (TMNT) relaunch has received a massive response from retailers and fans for its debut issue, earning more than 300,000 orders ahead of its launch on July […]
Helmet of Fate (DC Comics) Comic Covers
The Helmet of Fate #1 – TPB released by DC Comics on October 1, 2007 The Helmet of Fate is the overall title for a series of five one-shots released in early 2007, following the journey of the Helmet of Fate across the DCU. Each one-shot spotlights one of DC’s lesser-known mystical names: Detective Chimp, […]
DC’s stretchiest hero returns in ‘Plastic Man No More!’ #1
DC Announces a Hard-Boiled Plastic Man Noir From Eisner-Nominated Writer Christopher Cantwell and Artist Alex Lins! Witness Plastic Man like you’ve never seen him before in Plastic Man No More #1! What happens when Eel O’Brien’s powers start giving out? Nothing good! DC announced today a new four-issue DC Black Label comic book miniseries launching […]
Tim Drake (June 13, 1989) This Day In Comics
Tim Drake (June 13, 1989) This Day In Comics Tim Drake was named after Tim Burton, director of the then-upcoming 1989 film, and introduced in Batman #436 (June 13, 1989). Tim Drake is the son of Jack Drake and Janet Drake, coming from the same social class as Bruce Wayne. When he was a young […]
Amalgamax (June 13, 1967): Origin and Debut of Xan as Amalgamax
Amalgamax (June 13, 1967) This Day In Comics Xan was, at least in his original form, a human-looking being born on an as-yet-unnamed distant planet. His father, a being named Vyl, was an intergalactic criminal who was apprehended and imprisoned for his crimes following an encounter with the Earth heroes Superman and Batman, and who […]
Red Tornado (June 13, 1968) This Day In Comics
Red Tornado: This Day in Comics (June 13, 1968) Red Tornado’s unique origin story involves the fusion of two distinct entities: an android body, crafted by the notorious supervillain T. O. Morrow, and the Tornado Champion from Earth-One’s planet Rann. This intriguing character made his debut in Justice League of America #64, published on June […]