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DC Comics Returns To Supermarket Shelves With New, Giant-Sized Comics (gizmodo.com)
DC Comics announced earlier this week that it has partnered with Walmart to revive its DC Giant range as a 100-page anthology format comic book. Four new series revolving around Batman, Superman, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans will launch solely in the retail stores starting July 1. From a report: Starting next month, each of the new monthly series will collect stories from the past two decades of DC Comics publishing -- including stories released as recently as this year -- revolving around each book's titular characters, as well as a few side stories featuring guest characters like Harley Quinn, the Terrifics, or even the recently introduced Sideways from the Dark Matter publishing initiative.
But on top of that, each series will also include new ongoing stories from top DC creatives like Tom King, Andy Kubert, and the recently-arrived Brian Michael Bendis -- setting the Giant line apart from Marvel and Archie's digest series, which exclusively feature reprinted stories.
But on top of that, each series will also include new ongoing stories from top DC creatives like Tom King, Andy Kubert, and the recently-arrived Brian Michael Bendis -- setting the Giant line apart from Marvel and Archie's digest series, which exclusively feature reprinted stories.
Awesome. Though i guess the UK will not see these though ASDA? One can hope.
Are they gonna bring back the Giant-Size Man-Thing?
Honestly, doing lines of comics tailored for an aging population seems like a really great idea. They have a lot of time to read, and disposable income...
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Most superhero comics are just brand based crap. Superman or Batman change almost completely from writer to writer, their adventures often contradicting each other. The only reason that they are written to begin with is because of the stupid robotic nerds who buy anything with the right brand on it.
Avantgarde Hebrew science fiction
There are actually a few good comics for adults. I would recommend checking stuff like '20th century boys' or 'Über' or Grant Morrison's 'Doom patrol' or Gail Simone's 'Secret Six'.
Avantgarde Hebrew science fiction
The first run of Secret Six is very good.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Judgement day and Watchmen I can understand, but who the hell would consider Dark Knight Returns SJW? It's clearly right wing, somewhere between facist (might and right style, not statism style) and libertarianism.
Avantgarde Hebrew science fiction
Cerebus the Aardvark
On a positive note, DC has ejected some of its SJW writers, but they have leagues more.
Just need a more comic shops to close up! Eventually people will figure out the SJWs donâ(TM)t buy the crap they spew.
For some pure comics I recommend finding jawbreakers or cyberfrog campaigns.
Bruce Wayne actually is a snowflake: there's no one like him.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Oh great... another movie franchise spin-off. What is it this time? Comics. Are you shitting me? No one was asking for comics, so stop trying to milk every last cent from your franchise!!!
Comic books are one of the few uniquely American art creations, like jazz music. I'm glad to see them come back to the places where kids and normal people frequent. Though comic stores have their place, comic books should never have been relegated solely to specialty shops. They are meant to have mass appeal and enjoyment!
Great News