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When it comes to Batman storylines, they don’t get much bigger thanKnightfall.The comic book saga, which ran in 1993-1994, is infamous as the storyline in which Batman finally broke. Knightfall also set the template for Batman comic crossovers going forward, and every storyline that has come since has built on the foundation that Knightfall laid…

This week’s Wednesday Comics Reviews starts with a dream-like venture into The Karman Blade #1,pivots with a creepy trip to The Folk of Dooney Hollow,dives into The Forever Home,and more! Plus, The Prog Report!

Seventy years ago, a small, family-owned comic book company known as Entertaining Comics went out of business. Starting in 1950, EC had published some of the most innovative and beautifully illustrated comics on stands, covering a wide range of genres including horror, crime, humor, and science fiction, while excluding superheroes. The publisher also boasted a…

From Risan mosaics and hanging out with world-class comic stars to messages the sea carries to an unknown inventor — the penultimate day of the 20th anniversary Herceg Novi Comic Festival brought together tradition, art, friendship and music.

It’s usually not that hard to tell when you’re watching a TV show that’s based on DC Comics because they typically have famous superheroes in them. Whether it’s “Batman: The Animated Series,” any of the shows in the “Arrowverse,” or HBO’s new series “Lanterns,” the presence of costumed crime-fighters typically is a good sign that…

Image Comics is bringing the heat this winter with a brand-new ongoing series, Creature Corps, from bestselling writer Curt Pires (Fireborn) and rising star artist JOK (51, In Hell We Fight).

Z2 Comics, in partnership with the Estate of Johnny Cash, will bring a remarkable and largely forgotten piece of American pop culture back into print with the republication of a little-known comic book written and self-funded by the legendary Johnny Cash in 1976. The comic, titled HELLO, I’M Johnny Cash, represents one of the earliest—and…

Family Man author Dylan Meconis at work in Helioscope’s shared space. Image: Michael Raines

This week’s Top Comics to Buy for September 9 is, to date, the spookiest set of books of the year. This makes sense. In my opinion, spooky season starts as soon as Labor Day ends, and that’s where we’re at. But what that means is that we get good straightforward horror — see Hellraiser — mixed with…

Summit Comics is celebrating a major milestone this week as their latest project, Granite: Powerless #1 & #2, has officially become the fastest-funding book in the company’s history. Following the successful initial campaign for Granite: Powerless #1—which hit its goal in less than 24 hours and eventually raised nearly three times its target—the team is back to…