At New York Comic Con 2023, DC announced the return of Elseworlds, the lineup of comics that featured classic DC characters with new twists often creating classic reads. The announced comics include Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Batman the Barbarian, and Green Lantern: Dark. Also being added to the line are the follow ups to Dark Knights of Steel and DC vs. Vampires.
Eslworlds was established in 1991 and has released stories such as Batman: Holy Terror, Kingdom Come, Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, Superman: Red Son, Justice League: The Nail and more!
The slate brings a whole new adventure of out-of-continuity stories that have created some modern classics.
Releases include with more to come:
Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age
A 12 Issue Series by Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernandez
Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age by Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernandez expands the mysterious and gothic world created by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola beyond the confines of Gotham City, introducing DC’s greatest heroes as they come together for the first time to form a 19th-century Justice League. As they unite against the greatest threat the world has ever known, they will learn their world’s secret Kryptonian history.
Batman the Barbarian
A Six-Issue Series by Greg Smallwood
Batman the Barbarian is a brutal and remarkable retelling of Batman’s origin set against a rugged, medieval Earth, written, and drawn by Eisner Award-winner Greg Smallwood (The Human Target).
Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter
A Six-Issue Series by Jay Kristoff, and Tirso Cons
New York Times best-selling writer Jay Kristoff (Empire of the Vampire, The Aurora Cycle, The Nevernight Chronicle) and artist Tirso Cons make their DC series debut, in Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter.
In this new series, the snows fall thick, blood runs black, and color itself is only a distant memory. The legendary assassin Deathstroke stalks a frozen wasteland, killing for coin among a nation of ever-warring jarls. But when our murderer for hire finds himself cast in the role of reluctant guardian, will he fight to end the icy curse destroying his land, or be consumed by the sins of his own dark past?
Inspired by Norse myth and set in Tom Taylor’s ground-breaking world of Dark Knights of Steel, Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter continues the tradition of casting iconic DC characters in a thrilling epic fantasy setting.
Green Lantern: Dark
A Seven-Issue Series by Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera
Green Lantern Dark by Tate Brombal and Werther Dell’Edera reimagines the DC Universe as a dark fantasy wasteland where monsters overrun a post-apocalyptic earth. The battle between good and evil ended long ago.
Now, darkness prevails as humanity struggles to survive on a corrupted planet. Only one hero remains, the one who wields the green flame that can return light to a dark world—The Green Lantern. But she’s been missing for years, and, on the isolated island of New England, the horrors only get worse by the night.
Batman: Nightfire
A Six-Issue Series by Clay and Seth Mann
What happens when twin brothers, Seth & Clay Mann, are turned loose in Gotham City?
They burn it all down.
Batman: Nightfire sees superstar Clay Mann unleashed in a mind-expanding mystery, beautifully counterbalanced with explosive action, in this unflinching reimagining that sees Bruce Wayne try to rectify a devastating tragedy by traveling to the past.
What secrets does this Batman hold so tight that he would watch Gotham be reduced to ashes? What truths are exposed when there is nowhere left to hide? Batman: Nightfire by Clay and Seth Mann is a story of obligation and the ultimate burden that promises to set the Batman world ablaze!
DC vs. Vampires: World War V
A 12-Issue Series by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt
DC vs. Vampires was the brutal first chapter in a larger war for the fate of Earth! In this upcoming sequel by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, sunlight is restored to the Earth, but was it too late? As a new Ice Age dawns, humanity faces their most deadly threat yet—Barbara Gordon Queen of the Vampires!
(W) Ryan North (A) Leandro Fernandez (CA) Alex Ross In Shops: Aug 02, 2023 SRP: $3.99
Thousands of years ago, a desperate alien race built a colossal sleeper ship – an ark – to escape their dying sun, setting a course toward a new and distant world. A single volunteer was to be awakened from stasis every hundred years to serve as their protector and caretaker, before finally training the next one. But something has gone horribly wrong. The ship’s engines have failed, and the ark is trapped in a dark void – infinite, silent and deadly – where even the light of stars can’t enter. The newest caretaker awakens to an empty ship. His predecessor’s body lies decaying against a bulkhead, beneath monstrous images of impossible beings drawn in blood. And the horrifying vision of an alien on fire hovers outside the ship, as the bang of rocky fists on the hull echoes throughout darkened hallways… PLUS: A bonus page written by Jonathan Hickman – WHO ARE THE G.O.D.S.?
(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Leandro Fernandez In Shops: May 16, 2023 SRP: $4.99
For years, Amanda Waller has seen the heroes of the DC Universe as a dangerous threat that could lead to the end of the world. Ever since Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, Amanda Waller has operated in the shadows to collect deadly weapons and to create an army of allies who agree with her. Now she’s forced to bring some of the worst enemies of the DC Universe an offer they can’t refuse. The Dawn of DC Primer 2023 Special Edition, written by Joshua Williamson with artwork by Leandro Fernandez, reveals Dawn of DC’s secrets, threats, and connective stories in 2023 and beyond!
Immigrant and minority owned publisher FairSquare Comics has announced a partnership with newly formed international studio Alien Books, bringing dozens of high profile creators and titles to the American market!
English, French, Spanish… They may sound different, but when it comes to comics, the two companies are speaking the same language: quality, variety, diversity and a true passion for sequential art.
Per the multi-year agreement, Alien Books will be added to the FairSquare Comics catalogue, distributed worldwide by Diamond Comics and Diamond Book Distributors, bringing a new color to the family: FairSquare Gold!
The Alien Books comics and graphic novels will debut in April, 2023 with an art book: The Art of Ariel Olivetti. The Argentinian maestro delivers an incredible opus displaying some of his most amazing pieces created for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse, BOOM Studios and more over his 25 year career. Discover or re-discover Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Venom, Cable, Space Ghost and many others like you’ve never seen them before, commented by Ariel Olivetti himself. The Art of Ariel Olivetti will be available, starting April 5th (Direct Market) and April 18th (everywhere else) in both Hardcover and softcover editions.
But that’s not all! On April 12th, Alien Books will present a never published before horror anthology from best-selling writer and artist Damian Connelly. Blood, Love, Ghosts and a Deadly Spell packs 4 short horrific tales and a poem from the mind of the hit series You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into Darkness creator. Only available in comic book stores, Blood, Love, Ghosts and a Deadly Spell features three stunning covers from Damian Connelly himself.
That, of course, is only the beginning.
International talents such as Leandro Fernandez, Howard Chaykin, Eduardo Risso and many more, all have projects with Alien Books.
When it comes to characters in the Marvel Universe, not many capture the imagination of fans like Deadpool. He has proven to be one of the funniest characters in comics who has constantly broken the fourth wall. He has shown that characters in comics could be heroic and ridiculous. This has only translated to the big screen, in the two films with Ryan Reynolds.
As his exploits throughout comics, is so prolific and nuanced, that many creators do not even attempt. His voice and the comedic antics is truly a skill, one that Rob Liefeld sets the bar for. That is why when we see him in stories that don’t fit the typical hero at Marvel, we love to see what he does In the continuation of the masterful 5 Ronin #5, his story is brought to feudal Japan, where we see him in a different guise.
We find a Daimyo, whose coffers are full, and strikes fear in most of the people who he rules over except for one, a fool that doesn’t wince at the lord. As he has gravely underestimated the man, who has turned out to be more than meets the eye, a man who easily decimates the Daimyo’s guards. As we find out it was a former solider of the Daimyo who goes by Watari, who was sent to his death in a battle, where the Daimyo’s men were all killed except for him. By issue’s end, Watari kills the Daimyo, and we find out what happened to the other 4 Ronin.
Overall, 5 Ronin #5, the final issue of the series, more than delivers. The story by Milligan is thrilling. The art by Coker and Aja is stunning. Altogether, a story that paints these very familiar characters in some new classic colors.
Bestselling creative team Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Alex Ross, Alex Sinclair, and Comicraft team up for the return of Astro Cityin an all-new special out from Image Comics this March—the Astro City: That Was Then…one-shot.
And a host of top Image creators welcome the series back to Image—where it all began—with a stunning lineup of variant covers by Erik Larsen, Marcelo Costa, Leandro Fernández, Jamie McKelvie, Chip Zdarsky, and Rob Guillory.
These highly collectable covers bring Astro City characters together with popular classic and current Image Comics series, including Savage Dragon and Samaritan, Radiant Black and the Confessor, The Old Guard and Cleopatra, Beautie in full The Wicked + The Divine style, Quarrel and Crackerjack in a Sex Criminals homage, and Tony Chu and the First Family’s Rex in a Chew-style trip to Beefy Bob’s.
Astro City: That Was Then… features new and existing heroes and launches a mystery that will drive the forthcoming Astro City series. Who were the Jayhawks? How did they inspire five teen sidekicks looking for answers to hit the road in a rickety crime mobile in 1969? And how will this affect Astro City in the present? It all begins here. And don’t miss the Astro City Metrobook, collecting the first three years of the acclaimed series!
The Astro City: That Was Then… one-shot will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 30.
The hit Netflix film The Old Guard is officially getting a sequel. The movie has long been rumored to get a follow up after a well received debut. Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Veronica Ngo, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are all anticipated to return for the sequel to action film.
The movie will be directed by Victoria Mahoney who recently served as the second unit director on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX -The Rise of Skywalker, making her the first woman and first Black woman to direct a Star Wars film.
The screenplay will be written by Greg Rucka, who along with Leandro Fernández, created the comic series the film is based on. Published by Image Comics, the original comic series was launched in early 2017 and has since seen multiple volumes and spin-offs.
According to Netflix, the film was seen by 78 million households in its first four weeks.
Written by Sarah Morgan Art by Mito Orihara Purchase
Taylor has worked long and hard to make her comeback as an actress, and is dedicated to making her newest movie a success. Upon attending a party at the powerful Corretti family’s home to promote her film, she meets Luca, the troubled child of the family. He is handsome and sexy…but also a notorious playboy whom she would be sorry to get involved with! As she tries to leave, Luca suddenly pulls her in and they engage in a passionate kiss. However, unbeknownst to her, their hot steamy encounter had been captured on camera and would be leaked to the world…
Human Torch: Burn
Written by Karl Kesel Art by Skottie Young Cover by Skottie Young Purchase
Collects Human Torch (2003) #1-6.
Johnny Storm is the youngest member of the world-famous Fantastic Four, with the powers and temperament of fire itself. Impulsive, restless and thrill-seeking by nature, the Torch doesn’t need to wait for the rest of the FF. He can get into trouble all by himself. Years ago, after gaining his powers, Johnny became the most popular student on his high-school campus. The Big Man on Campus until the Torch came along was Olympic-bound wrestler Mike Snow. The Snow/Storm rivalry reached a terrible climax when the two fought over a girl. Snow never wanted to see Johnny again – until now, years later, when a fellow firefighter dies before his eyes, inexplicably bursting into flames … like a Human Torch.
Incredible Hulk: Hide In Plain Sight
Written by Bruce Jones Art by Leandro Fernandez Cover by Leandro Fernandez Purchase
Collects Incredible Hulk (1999) #55-59.
For years Crusher Creel has terrorized the world with his ability to absorb the properties of anything he touches. Now, after being locked away in a secret underground prison, The Absorbing Man has gained the new ability to jump in and out of people’s minds. But what happens when the mind he jumps into belongs to the 800-pound monster known as the Incredible Hulk?
Incredible Hulk: Transfer Of Power
Written by Bruce Jones Art by Stuart Immonen, Scott Koblish Cover by Kaare Andrews Purchase
Collects Incredible Hulk (1999) #44-49.
On the run…from the police…the government…clandestine forces with an agenda all their own…and the unbridled beast within, Dr. Bruce Banner knows the dread of the hunted. Now he faces the most unimaginable horror of all: a relentless, unkillable pursuer who knows all his weaknesses and will stop at nothing to bring him down.
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler – #84
Written by Homura Kawamoto Art by Toru Naomura Purchase
Kirari responds to Ririka’s request…but what happens when Yumeko joins in? Read the next chapter of Kakegurui the same day as Japan!
Le secret d’un père
Written by Yvonne Lindsay Art by Naomi Watanabe Purchase
Erin, une jeune veuve, dirige un hôtel tout en s’occupant d’un enfant en bas âge. Un jour, un millionnaire du nom de Sam vient séjourner dans son établissement. Alors que ce beau client fascine Erin, il a néanmoins un plan derrière la tête. Ignorant les réelles intentions de Sam, Erin reçoit une lettre contenant un étonnant message : en raison d’une erreur à la clinique de fertilité, le père de son enfant n’est pas celui qu’elle croit, et ce dernier a bien l’intention de se battre pour obtenir sa garde ! Erin est alors loin de se douter que le père de son enfant n’est autre que Sam !
Missing Persons #2
Written by Liam Johnson Art by Bernardo Vieira Purchase
DB Cooper is a man out of time. Indebted to those who ripped him from time, he’s reluctantly agreed to rob a bank alongside a ragtag team of fellow time-displaced bandits. However, with infamous Al Capone acting as enforcer to keep them all in line, Cooper begins to fear his death is inevitable.
Mystique Vol. 1: Dead Drop Gorgeous
Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Jorge Lucas Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner Purchase
Collects Mystique (2003) #1-6.
Mystique the sultry mutant shapeshifter, who has stood against the X-Men in battle after battle, is offered the chance at a new life when Professor X recruits her to complete a dangerous mission in Cuba. Can this former mutant-rights terrorist who can disguise herself as anyone on the planet be trusted? In this story of international intrigue and redemption, the sexy Mystique may surprise everyone, including herself.
So I’m a Spider, So What? #51.1
Written by Okina Baba Art by Asahiro Kakashi Purchase
Hooooly snikeys! The Demon Lord blocked off my teleport option, so I’m just running and running and running…where’s a miracle when you need one?! Read the next chapter of So I’m a Spider, So What? at the same time as Japan!
The Case Study of Vanitas #51
Written by Jun Mochizuki Art by Jun Mochizuki Purchase
As blows are exchanged, a decisive difference between the combatants gradually becomes clear. Read the next chapter of The Case Study of Vanitas at the same time as Japan!
Twilight Experiment #1 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti Art and cover by Juan Santacruz Writers Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Hawkman, THE Monolith) reunite with artist Juan Santacruz (The Resistance) for Twilight Experiment, a dramatic new 6-issue miniseries dealing with themes of heroism and loss. Decades ago, a handful of brave volunteers sacrificed their humanity in the hope of one day saving their world from a future cosmic event. They failed. This is the story of their children, who, in the twilight of humanity, must find the courage to fulfill their parents’ destiny! Serenity, once the greatest champion humanity had ever known, died defending the world and people she loved. She left behind more than a legacy of heroism ? she left a great secret. For eight years, her son Michael has been stranded on a space station orbiting Earth. Raised by a computer program, possessed of strange powers and a hypersensitivity to light, Michael has longed for the day he would join the human race. That day is today!
Twilight Experiment #2 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Juan Santacruz The futuristic new miniseries continues! Ghosts of the past haunt paramedic Rene Doyle as she sets out in search of her father, who disappeared nearly a decade ago. But even if he’s alive, will he have the answers to the unexplained events in her life? Meanwhile, Twilight faces his last training session aboard the orbital space station!
Twilight Experiment #3 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Juan Santacruz The Righteous has returned! After eight years in a coma imprisoned by an alien race, the most destructive force Earth has ever produced is awake ? and he wants to unite the world beneath his hand! Plus, what connection is there between Twilight and Rene?
Twilight Experiment #4 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Juan Santacruz Thought to be dead, the Righteous has escaped from a Viridian prison and resumed his bid for world domination. Plus, Michael comes face to face with the man who murdered his mother ? but will he share her fate?
Twilight Experiment #5 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Juan Santacruz The penultimate chapter of the thrilling miniseries! The Righteous issues a warning to the world: live in peace or die! And in the parallel world of Veridian, the devastating anomaly is reaching critical mass. Will Rene and Twilight be able to avert a pandimensional disaster?
Twilight Experiment #6 (of 6)
Written by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Juan Santacruz Colored by Jose Luiz Roger Cover by Juan Santacruz Purchase
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Juan Santacruz The climactic conclusion of the TWILIGHT EXPERIMENT saga, as the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance! The new hero Serenity must succeed where her predecessor failed, even as Twilight battles the Righteous, the man who killed his mother. If these two young heroes fail, two worlds die!
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GLAAD has announced the nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The awards honor media for “fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues”. The awards began in 1990 and this year features 198 nominees in 28 categories.
Award recipients will be announced during a virtual ceremony scheduled for April 2021.
Below are the nominees in the comic category. You can get the full list of nominees at the GLAAD website.
The Old Guard, based on the comic series by Greg Rucka, Leandro Fernández, Daniela Miwa, and Jodi Wynne was nominated for “Outstanding Film – Wide Release“.
Harley Quinn, the HBO MAX/DC Universe animated series based on the DC Comics character created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini was nominated in “Outstanding Comedy Series“.
Supergirl, based on the DC Comics character, Wynonna Earp based on the character created by Beau Smith, and The Umbrella Academy based on the comic by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá were nominated for “Outstanding Drama Series”.
Outstanding Comic Book
Empyre, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, Empyre: Aftermath Avengers, written by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky, Anthony Oliveira, Valerio Schiti, Manuel Garcia, (Marvel Comics)
Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell, and Deron Bennett (DC Comics)
Guardians of the Galaxy, written by Al Ewing and Marcio Takara (Marvel Comics)
Juliet Takes a Breath, written by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote (BOOM! Studios)
Lois Lane, written by Greg Rucka, Juan Cabal, and Mike Perkins (DC Comics)
The Magic Fish, written by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
Suicide Squad, written by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC Comics)
Wynd, written by James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas (BOOM! Studios)
X-Factor, written by Leah Williams and David Baldeon (Marvel Comics)
You Brought Me the Ocean, written by Alex Sanchez and Julie Maroh (DC Comics)
The bestselling series The Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández will build upon its immortal universe with an anthology story arc inThe Old Guard: Tales Through Time. The six-issue chapter begins on the heels of the top-ranking Netflix Original film adaptation’s success and will launch from Image Comics this April and feature an exciting lineup of talent.
The star-studded anthology event will include new stories from series co-creators Rucka and Fernández, joined by such contributors as: Vita Ayala, Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Matt Fraction, David F. Walker, Horacio Altuna, Rick Burchett, Valentine De Landro, Justin Greenwood, Kano, Nicola Scott, and more.
Andromache the Scythian—a warrior over six thousand years old, who has fought more battles than she cares to remember—has kept one constant companion through her long lifetime of combat…her labrys. Andy’s battle axe takes many forms, and many lives, in its centuries at her side, a story told by The Old Guard creators Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernández.
Meanwhile, Nicolo “Nicky” di Genova and Yusuf “Joe” al-Kaysani, lovers since they tried (and failed) to kill each other in the First Crusade, spend an evening at Berlin’s famed Eldorado nightclub in the twilight era of 1932, sharing drinks with drag queens and fistfighting Nazis in an all-new story by writer Andrew Wheeler (Another Castle: Grimoire) and Jacopo Camagni (Nomen Omen)!
The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1 Cover A by Fernández (Diamond Code FEB210016), The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1 Cover B by Jacopo Camagni (Diamond Code FEB210017), and The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1 Cover C Interconnecting “Battlefield” Variant by Leandro Fernández (Diamond Code FEB210018) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 21.
