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Kickstart the Week with RED WINTER #1 – A Crime/Noir Comic Book Tale

May 15, 2018January 3, 2020 Comic Maven

By: Nicole D’Andria This time we’re showcasing a crime/noir comic book that takes place in the Russian criminal underworld. The beginning of a four-issue mini-series, Red Winter is made to appeal to fans of comic book scribes like Jason Aaron and Ed Brubaker, as well as prose writers like Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, and Charlie Huston. Red Winter begins with Eli Winter, a former NYPD Detective living in Moscow who’s now working for local crime boss Nikolai Dubrovsky as a fixer/bag man/enforcer. He’s looking into the destruction of one of…

Kickstart the Week(end) with Broderick

June 16, 2017January 6, 2020 Comic Maven

By: Nicole D’Andria This time on “Kickstart the Week(end)” we’re showcasing an original crime noir story, Broderick. Join the writer and artist as they talk about the Chicago underworld and its ties to their story. The creators say fans of Frank Miller’s Sin City, Brian Azzarello’s 100 Bullets, and Richard Stark’s Parker by Darwyn Cooke will enjoy Broderick. The series takes place during the 1940s in Chicago. The Chicago crime syndicate tries to kill Jack Broderick, a violent member of the underworld. When they fail, Broderick strikes back with a…

DC Sneak Peek: Dark Knight Universe Presents: Green Lantern

January 15, 2016October 2, 2019 Jay

A SNEAK PEEK OF DARK KNIGHT UNIVERSE PRESENTS: GREEN LANTERN FROM DC ENTERTAINMENT Mini-Comic for Book 3 of DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE Spotlights Hal Jordan With the next chapter of DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, readers will learn more about the plans of the newly-freed Kandorians in the main story, but this 12-page supplemental tale sees an alien-looking (for details, check out Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Strikes Again) Hal Jordan’s otherwise idyllic life interrupted by a distress call from Earth. On his arrival, Hal is greeted…

SDCC 2015: DC Provides New Details For Dark Knight III The Master Race!

July 9, 2015October 2, 2019 Jay

DC ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDES NEW DETAILS FOR DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE Today DC Entertainment kicked off Comic-Con International San Diego 2015 with a big announcement revealing that artists Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson will be joining living-legend Batman writer and artist Frank Miller and acclaimed writer Brian Azzarello in bringing the final chapter of the celebrated THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS saga to life. THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE is the epic conclusion to Miller’s 1986 classic THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS trilogy – heralded by TIME Magazine as one…

“Batman Day” July 23rd

May 8, 2014January 23, 2020 Comic Maven

By: Nicole D’Andria In honor of Batman’s 75th anniversary being this year, DC Entertainment has announced that Wednesday, July 23rd will be “Batman Day.” They will be partnering up with comic book retailers and bookstores across the country to throw celebrations for Batman. Three days after “Batman Day,” on July 26th, DC will be teaming up with Random House to celebrate the day in over 1,000 libraries across the United States. Fans who come to these celebrations on “Batman Day” will get a free special edition copy of Detective Comics…

Catwoman Tops the Charts But Not the Fans’ Hearts

January 14, 2014October 2, 2019 Dan Sehn

Early reports indicate that Detective Comics #27 was at the top of the sales charts for the week (running Wednesday to Wednesday). Controversy surrounded the book’s main cover, by Frank Miller, which was originally listed as a variant but reports have come in from comic shops that it was shipped in the largest quantities. It has been reported that the piece was not originally created for the issue but instead, was completed for a previous Batman or Sin City project. In speaking to fans at a local comic shop, most seemed to prefer the…