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Tuesday Roundup: February 26th

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 10:00am | Tim Beedle

It’s shaping up to be one rough week for members of the Bat-family. After their absolutely brutal run-in with the Joker in “Death of the Family,” they now have to contend with, well, a death in the family. If you’ve read yesterday’s New York Post article, you know what we’re referring to. If you don’t, and you want to find out, the link to the article and this week’s preview of BATMAN, INCORPORATED #8 is right down below. We can only speculate what this is going to do to Bruce Wayne, but it’s a fair guess that Batman’s about to earn that “dark” in Dark Knight. Big time.

Actually, it’s a pretty dark week overall with new issues Justice League Dark and Batman: The Dark Knight, to say nothing about the DCU-gone-bad nightmare of Injustice: Gods Among Us, the bloody rage of Red Lanterns and the existentialism of Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (which wraps up this week with issue #4). Fortunately, if you’re looking for something that’s exciting without making you also want to crank up the Morrissey as you cry silently in your pillow, we have you covered with new issues of The Flash, Aquaman, All-Star Western and Teen Titans.

Here’s what hit the web this past week…

THE NEW YORK POST ran an exclusive preview of BATMAN, INCORPORATED #8 and interviewed writer Grant Morrison.

USA TODAY ran an exclusive preview of AQUAMAN #17 and interviewed artist Paul Pelletier.

MSN's PARALLEL UNIVERSE ran an exclusive preview of BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN #4 and interviewed writer J. Michael Straczynski.

PASTE MAGAZINE ran an exclusive preview of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #17.

GAMMA SQUAD ran an exclusive preview of ARROW #4.

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES ran an exclusive preview of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #17.

MTV GEEK ran an exclusive preview of TEEN TITANS #17.

NEWSARAMA ran an exclusive preview of TALON #5.

IFANBOY ran an exclusive preview of ALL-STAR WESTERN #17.

CRAVE ONLINE ran an exclusive preview of THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN #17.

CBS’ MAN CAVE ran an exclusive preview of I, VAMPIRE #17.

IGN ran an exclusive preview of INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #2.

BLOODY DISGUSTING ran an exclusive preview of RED LANTERNS #17.

COMIC VINE ran an exclusive preview of THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #17.

The DC Comics website ran exclusive previews of THE FLASH #17, THE UNWRITTEN #46 and JOE KUBERT PRESENTS #5.

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Tuesday Roundup: January 8th

Tue, 01/08/2013 - 10:00am | Tim Beedle

We’d never want to discourage people from visiting any of our fair cities, but if you were planning on paying a visit to Gotham this week, you may want to think about rescheduling. After all, the Joker’s been running rampant across town for the past few months in “Death of the Family,” and this week the Penguin gets involved in DETECTIVE COMICS #16. And things are looking even worse in the pages of SWAMP THING #16, where the Rot has completely overrun Gotham and really brought out the “dark” in the Dark Knight.

However, while we wouldn’t recommend visiting Gotham this week, reading about the horror taking place on the Gotham streets is not only recommended—it’s a total rush! You can start with Detective and Swamp Thing, but you shouldn’t overlook LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #4, with its cool collection of creative teams (each with a distinct take on the Dark Knight). After that, feel free to shift your attention to Metropolis with ACTION COMICS #16 and ANIMAL MAN #16, Star City with GREEN ARROW #16, Tinasha with BATWING #16 or the outer reaches of space itself with the extra-sized GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS ANNUAL #1. After a week back at work and school, you could probably use another vacation. Well, if you’re a DC reader you can take an extended one this Wednesday—all from the comfort of your living room.

Here’s what hit the web this past week…

USA TODAY ran an exclusive preview of SWEET TOOTH #40 and interviewed writer Jeff Lemire about the series finale.

MTV GEEK ran an exclusive preview of ACTION COMICS #16.

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES ran exclusive previews of ANIMAL MAN #16 and DETECTIVE COMICS #16.

GAWKER’s IO9 ran an exclusive preview of SWAMP THING #16.

IGN ran an exclusive preview of THE PHANTOM STRANGER #4.

MAXIM ran a preview of SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #9.

COMPLEX MAGAZINE ran an exclusive preview of GREEN ARROW #16.

CRAVE ONLINE ran an exclusive preview of BATWING #16.

CBS MAN CAVE ran an exclusive preview of DIAL H #8.

GAMMA SQUAD ran an exclusive preview of STORMWATCH #16.

COMIC VINE ran an exclusive preview of EARTH 2 #8.

IFANBOY ran an exclusive preview of WORLDS’ FINEST #8.

NEWSARAMA ran a preview of LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #4.

The DC Comics website ran exclusive previews of FAIREST #11, GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS ANNUAL #1 and HUMAN BOMB #2.

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Tuesday Roundup: November 6th

Tue, 11/06/2012 - 10:33am | Tim Beedle

Remember, remember the…er, seventh of November? Well, it may not work as well as a rhyme or hold any historical significance, but we want you to remember November 7^th. That’s the day the next batch of great new DC comics hit your local shop. Though, if you’ve been reading “Rise of the Third Army,” “Rotworld,” or “Hawkman: Wanted,” we don’t see how you could forget! All three exciting storylines get new installments on Wednesday, and considering the cliffhangers some of those titles left off with last month, you’ve likely been counting the days. This Wednesday also marks the debut of Before Watchmen: Moloch, a two-issue miniseries focusing on one of the big villains of Watchmen. Moloch is written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by none other than Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets, Spaceman), who knows a thing or two about crime stories. We have previews of all of these titles below, along with first-looks at ACTION COMICS #14, DETECTIVE COMICS #14, GREEN ARROW #14, EARTH 2 #6 and more. Take a look and we’ll see you in the shops on Wednesday!

Here’s what hit the web this past week…

MAXIM ran an exclusive preview of ACTION COMICS #14.

MTV GEEK ran exclusive previews of BEFORE WATCHMEN: MOLOCH #1 and EARTH 2 #6.

WIRED’s UNDERWIRE ran an exclusive preview of DIAL H #6.

IGN ran an exclusive preview of SWAMP THING #14.

GAWKER’s IO9 ran an exclusive preview of ANIMAL MAN #14.

POPMATTERS ran an exclusive preview of FAIREST #9.

CRAVE ONLINE ran an exclusive preview of BATWING #14.

SCIENCEFICTION.COM ran an exclusive preview of STORMWATCH #14.

COMIC BOOK RESOURCES ran an exclusive preview of GREEN LANTERN #14.

NEWSARAMA ran an exclusive preview of DETECTIVE COMICS #14.

COMIC VINE ran an exclusive preview of WORLDS’ FINEST #6.