Comics
Review: Action Comics #957
Action Comics #957 resumed the historic numbering of DC Comics' oldest publication, returned Dan Jurgens to the duty of writing a long-established Man of Steel title, and followed up on last week's Superman: Rebirth #1. ComiConverse's Kal-El correspondent, T. Kyle King, offers his thoughts on...
Review: Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #5
Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #5 was released last Wednesday, presenting the penultimate installment of Neal Adams's sweeping and strange Man of Steel saga. Big Barda, Mister Miracle, and Metron all make appearances in Strangers in a Strange Land!, which ComiConverse's Superman writer, T....
Review: Superman: Rebirth #1
Superman: Rebirth #1 was released last Wednesday, marking the ascension of the pre-Flashpoint Last Son of Krypton as the official Man of Steel of the ongoing New 52 continuity. Storytellers Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason teamed up to pen an important introductory tale, which...
Review: DC Universe: Rebirth #1
DC Universe: Rebirth #1 was released on Wednesday, signaling the start of a significant shift in the continuity of the DC Universe, even if the publisher insists it is not a reboot. ComiConverse’s Superman writer, T. Kyle King, takes a look at the 80-page giant...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #8
Superman: Lois and Clark #8 wrapped up writer Dan Jurgens’s and penciller Lee Weeks’s uplifting tale of the pre-Flashpoint Metropolis Marvel hiding out in the New 52 DC Universe with his wife, Lois Lane, and their son, Jonathan. T. Kyle King, ComiConverse’s Man of Steel...
Review: Superman #52
Superman #52 was released on Wednesday, bringing to a close not only Peter J. Tomasi's Super League storyline, but also the New 52 and the post-Flashpoint incarnation of the Man of Steel. ComiConverse's Superman reviewer, T. Kyle King, takes a look at Do or Die,...
Review: Superman: American Alien #7
Superman: American Alien #7 arrived last week, concluding the miniseries characterized by writer Max Landis as “the opposite of All-Star Superman.” Wrapping up his sequence of “seven stories from Clark Kent’s life” in Valkyrie, Landis delivered on his ominous promise that “the most violent, realistic...
Review: Superman/Wonder Woman #29
Superman/Wonder Woman #29, the penultimate chapter of writer Peter J. Tomasi’s Super League story arc, was released last week. With Rebirth just around the corner, Tomasi and artist Jorge Jimenez had to kick The Final Days of Superman into high gear. ComiConverse’s Man of Steel...
Review: Action Comics #52
Action Comics #52 was released this week, bringing fans the most enthusiastically expected installment of Peter J. Tomasi's The Final Days of Superman. ComiConverse's Man of Steel writer, T. Kyle King, takes a look at the long awaited meeting between the pre-Flashpoint and New 52...
DCEU: The Next Step For Superman
There are few fans of Superman movies more passionate than our own Ryan Mayer. Here, Ryan looks at what's next for the Man of Steel in cinema. The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is alive and thriving with the third installment of their universe coming this...
Review: Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #4
Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #4 burst forth from the creative mind of Neal Adams last week, teaming the Man of Steel with Orion in Sun of New Gods. ComiConverse’s Superman writer, T. Kyle King, is here to review the latest chapter in the...
Review: Batman/Superman #32
Batman/Superman #32 carried the New 52 closer to its conclusion and brought readers nearer to the due date for Rebirth. Writer Peter J. Tomasi's transitional Super League saga, titled The Final Days of Superman, passed the halfway point with last Wednesday's installment. T. Kyle King...
Review: Superman/Wonder Woman #28
Superman/Wonder Woman #28 picked up where Action Comics #51 left off, continuing wordsmith Peter J. Tomasi's New 52-concluding story arc The Final Days of Superman. Alongside artist Ed Benes, Tomasi brings Princess Diana into the picture as Kal-El faces his impending death. ComiConverse's Man of...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #7
Superman: Lois and Clark #7 brought readers the latest in writer Dan Jurgens’s action-packed love letter to the first couple of superhero comics. The story is picking up steam, and the series has taken on new significance since DC Comics announced that Jurgens will be...
Review: Superman: American Alien #6
Superman: American Alien #6, the penultimate issue of writer Max Landis's boldly original take on "a guy named Clark Kent from Kansas, who is an alien", came out last Wednesday. Each installment pairs Landis with a different graphic artist to tell a separate vignette from...
Review: Action Comics #51
Action Comics #51, the third chapter in Peter J. Tomasi’s multifaceted run-up to DC Comics’ impending Rebirth event, was released this week. Initially billed as the audience’s introduction to the Super League, the story arc spanning several series carries the actual title The Final Days...
Review: Batman/Superman #31
Batman/Superman #31, the second installment of writer Peter J. Tomasi's Super League story arc spanning multiple titles, was released this week. As DC Comics prepares for Rebirth, Tomasi is taking the terminally ill Man of Steel through his final days, and his latest adventure pairs...
Review: Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #3
Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #3 escaped from the fertile mind of iconic comic book creator Neal Adams this week. As both author and artist, Adams has undertaken to carry the Man of Steel back to his Bronze Age basics. ComiConverse’s Action Ace correspondent,...
Review: Superman #51 Marks the Start of Rebirth
Superman #51 was released this week, following a palate-cleansing Wednesday on which no new issues starring the Man of Steel hit the stands. DC Comics began bridging the gap between the end of the New 52 and the coming Rebirth with the opening installment of...
This is Our Superman: The DCEU’s Bold Choice
The DC Extended Universe was born with the release of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. ComiConverse contributor, Ryan Mayer, discusses why Henry Cavill's Superman is our Superman. *Spoilers Ahead* Superman has become a worldwide icon, possibly the most recognizable comic book character in history. He is also...
Remembering The DC Animated Series We Loved
With Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice ruling the boxoffice and The Flash, Arrow, and Gotham on television, ComiConverse Contributor Grant Billings takes a look back at beloved DC Comics Animated series. Batman: The Animated Series Widely regarded as the greatest Batman series ever (in comic book and film...
The Dark Knight Returns: A ComiConversation
This month's topic is The Dark Knight Returns. Mitch Nissen and Sam McCoy have been friends since the late nineties when they used to work in the cornfields together. Reading comics and watching movies were the foundation of their friendship that has lasted all these...