Notice! Spoilers for the question: All Along the Watchtower #2!After Amanda Waller's defeat during the events of Absolute power by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, the Justice League has become bigger than ever, and it looks like they are now under attack from DC's most iconic evil version. Superman. There's a mysterious glitch going on at the Justice League's new Watchtower, and the person behind it could very well be the Eradicator, a classic Superman villain. Although he has not yet appeared in the story, the unmistakable visor of the Eradicator can be seen on the cover of The question:…
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Spider-Man usually presents himself as a friendly neighborhood hero, but it's not lost on most people that the general idea of Spider-Man is quite scary. Spiders are scary in general, and someone who can crawl on walls and web people up has the potential for some legitimate horror. I never really found the basic version of Spider-Man scary, but one story took Spider-Man's web and turned it into my own personal nightmare fuel. I first saw this nightmarish version of Spider-Man in Darkhold: Spider-Man #1 by Alex Paknadel and Dio Neves. In this story, New York and the world suffered…
THE Justice League is home to DC's most powerful heroes, which makes more than just the villains of the DC world nervous, especially if this new Batman cosplay is any indication. Batman has plenty of contingency plans to take down the Justice League, and a talented cosplayer has brought this conflict to life, as fans see what would happen if Batman finally decided to take down the Justice League once and for all. Comic book fans are treated to a wonderfully dark Batman cosplay by an Instagram user gothambat_siwhich is edited by pixelens._. This twisted cosplay shows Batman sitting on…
Batman trained your Bat Family be the greatest force for good in Gotham City, but new concept art shows what they could be with some villain costume choices. The Bat-Family spends every night on the streets making sure everyone is safe and sound, but a talented artist turned to X and showed what the Bat-Family would be like if they had very different mentors. This fantastic art, courtesy of THoskisson in the X, it shows the Bat Family as if they were guided by the various villains of the DC Universeand the result is jaw-dropping. Almost every member of the…
The Joker is one of the most complicated villains in fiction because he never seems to be the same person. DC has explored this aspect of the Joker a lot over the decades, with a recent story concretely confirming that the Joker absolutely has three distinct personalities. But I still think there is a fourth Joker personality, and DC has given us a lot of hints about that. There have been countless different interpretations and explorations of the Joker's different personalities. Some stories, like Three wildcards by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok, postulated the idea that the Joker is actually…
Notice! Spoilers for Batman: The Brave and the Bold #19!On the rare occasions when Batman needs help, he has the Justice League or the extended Bat-Family he can turn to. But with Gotham City on fire and the Bat-Family running amok, Batman must save Gotham City by recruiting his last choice for the Bat-Family: Scarecrow. This desperate recruitment took place in Batman: Brave and the Bold Story #19 “The Hum” by Zac Thompson, Stefano Raffaele, Lee Loughridge, and Troy Peteri. In this story, a persistent buzzing sound is heard throughout Gotham City and is driving citizens crazy. By the time…
Spider-Man gained his powers from a radioactive spider bite that mutated his blood, but the full extent of his mutation is much stranger than anyone expected. Spider-Man’s blood is radioactive and all of his bodily fluids are also radioactive, including sperm. As disturbing as this may be, what’s even more alarming is that scientists have proven that this could actually happen. No, seriously – it’s possible, if not entirely likely. As Diana McCullum shared with Gizmodoyour book Superhero Sex Life: Wolverine’s Immortal Sperm, Superman’s Porn Career, The Thing and Other Supersexual Issues Explained investigates Spider-Man’s unique physiology, providing information from…
Notice! Spoilers for Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #33!Even on top of his enormous array of powers, Superman You can still use them in a dozen different ways each. It makes perfect sense that Superman would have a superpower so deadly that he managed to avoid using that exact application for decades. Superman uses the surprising and deadly application of his super speed to Batman / Superman: the best in the world #33 by Mark Waid and Adrián Gutiérrez. In this story, Eclipso is slowly taking over the world, driving people crazy as he takes control of their minds, causing them to…
Summary Absolute Power: Origins #2 puts a new twist on the Suicide Squad’s purpose in the DC Universe, revealing Amanda Waller always intended to use the team to take down the Justice League. Waller’s strong dislike of superheroes led her to create a powerful contingency plan using the Suicide Squad as a weapon against the world’s strongest superpowered people. Now, with complete control over Earth, Waller’s sophisticated Suicide Squad poses a formidable threat to the depowered Justice League in their fight for survival. Warning! Contains spoilers for Absolute Power: Origins #2!The Suicide Squad has always been one of DC’s most…
After destroying all of your existing costumes Iron Man was forced to create a new armor from scratch, one that runs on a power source that Iron Man has never tested before. Although Tony has always been a man of practical science, he will need to learn the ways of magic to defeat this new villain. Iron Man #5 – written by Spencer Ackerman, with art by Julius Ohta – begins after Tony Stark’s extensive collection of Iron Man suits is destroyed by antagonist Justine Hammer, using the hero’s weakness to magic. Using a magical virus, Justine disables all of…