What makes a villain transition in your mind’s eye from being good to being iconic? In some ways, the status of being iconic is simply one of textual longevity, i.e. being a character who has remained as part of a mythos despite their flaws, and thus has become enmeshed into the narrative so much that…
Review: SHAZAM! #2
SHAZAM! #2 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Marco Stantucci, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh Edited by Andrea Shea, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 23, 2019 Packed with childlike wonder and excitement Shazam! #2 delivers all the same fun and youthful enthusiasm as the first issue. This issue picks up right where…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 A tense political thriller set against the backdrop of a DC Universe struggling with the Supermen Theory, Doomsday Clock #8 is quite possibly one of the series most intense issues yet. Geoff Johns…
Review: SHAZAM #1
SHAZAM #1 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Dale Eaglesham, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh Edited by Brad Cunningham and Andrea Shea Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a sucker for any comic that can perfectly capture the nostalgia and feeling of what made all of…
DCOCD Episode 20: Day Of Judgement
DCOCD is the DC Comics Events podcast where we discuss, score and rank every single DC event in order starting with 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths up to… we’re not sure yet. Paul and Mike sell their souls to look at the 1999 event Day of Judgement from the creative team of Geoff Johns, Matt Smith (not that…
Geoff Johns Launching New Pop-Up Imprint, SHAZAM Title at DC
Geoff Johns is launching Mad Ghost Productions and is entering into an exclusive writer/producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to create content across multiple divisions of the Studio, including films, television and comic books, based on current DC properties as well as new and reimagined IP. As part of this deal, he will…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: May 30, 2018 It’s all beginning to come together. Characters are meeting, storylines are converging and progressing, and the Doomsday Clock continues to tick with ample…
Review: ACTION COMICS #1,000
ACTION COMICS #1,000 Written by Various Art by Various Edited by Bob Harras and Pat McCallum Published by DC Comics Release Date: April 18, 2018 The 80-page giant that acts as the celebratory issue for Action Comics 1000th issue is here and were treated to an all-star lineup of creators old and new giving us…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: March 28, 2018 The secret origin of the new Rorschach is revealed — and believe it or not, his fate is tied to the origins of the…
Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #3 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh Edited by Brian Cunningham and Amedeo Turturro Published by DC Comics Release Date: Janurary 24, 2018 As the countdown towards the inevitable conflict between Superman and Dr. Manhattan marches on, Geoff Johns continues to make revelations in the story…