Man-Bat #1 Review: Gotham s Second Bat Steps Into the Spotlight
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Dr. Kirk Langstrom is back in his own title, separate from DC s ongoing Future State titles giving fans a look at a story closer to the present timeline rather than the sci-fi epics currently front-and-center at the publisher. Set sometime before the events of Metal and Langstrom s time in
Justice League Dark, this series jumps right into the action of who Man-Bat is and what the character stands for. It s also there this debut issue finds itself most successful.
When it comes to characters like Man-Bat, you run the risk of releasing a series too close to the classic
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Future State: Catwoman #1 Review: Train Heists Prove Ageless in a Rousing Return to Gotham s Underbelly
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One thing that “Future State” does not lack is ambition. Each of its miniseries most consisting only of two issues attempts to present a vision of what DC Comics’ future may hold. Delivering a new status quo with major character updates, shifts in setting, and entirely new villains and conflicts is no small task. The weight of so much storytelling has tested writers and artists alike in finding the right approach to capture readers in a short story without leaving them confused.
DC Future State: Why The New Justice League Keeps Their Identities Secret
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Future State has been making a pretty profound impact on the DC Comics universe, with the first two weeks of titles introducing some major new additions to the canon. With the array of titles not being set in one singular point in time, the event has been able to raise some major questions with regard to the franchise s timeline and canon. One detail of
Future State: Justice League #1 - the fact that the team isn t supposed to share their identities with each other - definitely accomplished that feat, all while potentially setting up a major DC event in the process.
DC Future State Hints Two Justice Leaguers Are Dating
There s already been a lot to process in the pages of
Future State, the two-month DC Comics event that has reinvigorated its lore in some fascinating ways. Among these is the creation of a new Justice League, which combines well-known legacy characters from the DC universe and newly-created heroes. The pages of
Future State: Justice League #1 provided a fascinating look into what the team s dynamic is and it seemed to hint that two of the team s members might be romantically involved.
Spoilers for
Future State: Justice League #1, from Joshua Williamson, Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Tom Napolitano below! Only look if you want to know!
Future State began, we took a look at some of DC Comics most ambitious upcoming stuff and what it might mean. In the week since then, the fine folks at Marvel Comics have rolled out a series of new announcements of their own, and while they re more focused on ongoing series than line-wide events this time, they re no less exciting so let s take a look.
On Tuesday, Marvel revealed that Saladin Ahmed s run on
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (one of the most consistently entertaining superhero books on stands right now) would be moving into classic
Spider-Man territory with a new version of The Clone Saga tailored to Miles own story. Written by Ahmed with art from Carmen Carnero, this story arc promises to put Miles through that iconic wringer in his own distinctive way,” as Ahmed put it in a Marvel press release.