Superman, Wonder Woman Writer Straczynski Leaving Six Months Early

Hidden in a non-announcement about a sequel to DC Comics’ successful Superman: Earth One graphic novel (It was announced as a series initially, so a sequel was pretty much promised from day one) is some genuinely surprising news: Writer J. Michael Straczynski will be leaving both the monthly Superman and Wonder Woman series less than [...]

The Comic Book Club: Superman: Earth One and Beasts of Burden/Hellboy

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up discussing what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Graeme McMillan and Evan Narcisse discuss the Superman: Earth One graphic novel and the Beasts of Burden/Hellboy: Sacrifice one-shot.

It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman Rethought For Today?

No sooner has the most recent retelling of Superman’s origin been completed – Superman: Secret Origin completed its six issue run last week – than DC Comics unveils the first preview of Superman: Earth One, the even more brand new version of the earliest days of the Man of Steel.

The Comic Book Club: “Wonder Woman” and “Action Comics”

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse, Mike Williams, Graeme McMillan and Lev Grossman discuss Wonder Woman #601 and Action Comics #891.

The Comic Book Club: X-Men, Superman and Parker

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Evan Narcisse, Mike Williams, Graeme McMillan and Lev Grossman discuss the second issue of X-Men: Second Coming, Superman #701 and Darwyn Cooke’s one-shot The Man with the Getaway Face.

The Comic Book Club: Superman #700 and Bart Simpson #54

This is what happens when Techland goes to the comic book store: we end up talking about what we picked up. This week, Douglas Wolk, Mike Williams, Evan Narcisse and Graeme McMillan discuss Superman #700 and Bart Simpson #54, spoilerishly.

Reading the Tea Leaves: JMS’s Superman and Wonder Woman

This morning, DC announced that J. Michael Straczynski would be writing Superman and Wonder Woman beginning in July, with issues #701 and #601, respectively (apparently preceded by previews in June’s anniversary issues). That’s now been followed by a kind of statement of purpose by Straczynski, which amounts to “here’s why I love Superman, and by [...]