Throwback Comic Review: “Christmas With The Super-Heroes” #2 (DC Comics, Jolly Jinglings Special)

Today, we take a look back at DC’s Christmas With the Super-Heroes #2 in this Jolly Jinglings Throwback Review special
Read moreToday, we take a look back at DC’s Christmas With the Super-Heroes #2 in this Jolly Jinglings Throwback Review special
Read moreScottish comic book writer Alan Grant has passed away, Grant’s wife announced on Thursday. He was 73. Born in 1949, Grant got his first job in the comic book industry as an an editor for D.C. Thomson in 1967. After later working for IPC on romance magazines, Grant got the chance to write Judge Dredd for 2000 A.D., and later
Read moreOn Thursday, the official social media page of comic book artist Tim Sale announced that the renowned illustrator had passed away. Here’s the official announcement: It’s with a heavy sadness that I must announce that Tim Sale passed away today. He passed with the love of his life beside him, and loves all of you very much. Earlier this week,
Read moreToday we remember Neal Adams
Read moreAsk comic book readers about their definitive Batman artist, and you’ll hear some say Norm Breyfogle. Norman Keith Breyfogle was born February 27, 1960, and died on September 24, 2018. In a career that spanned four decades off and on with the same character, Norm contributed some of the finest Batman stories and helped create new characters within the Batman
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Read moreList of the top 10 greatest black and white comic book series of all time.
Read moreBatman Black and White is an anthology series focusing on the universe of the titular character, as depicted in short stories by the very best talent in comic books. Originally a four-issue series produced by DC Comics in 1996, the format proved to be so successful that not only did it inspire four additional Batman Black and White series (totaling
Read moreThis is post is not safe for work, and could be considered offensive if you’re a person who gets offended by words. If that’s you, piss right off back to your hugbox on Facebook and post pictures of your lunch… then follow us on Facebook. Every now and again, we at The Splintering are going to lean on our mascot,
Read moreThis week marks the long-awaited release of Justice League: the Snyder Cut, but we don’t need an excuse to celebrate the Dark Knight, right? So in an effort to boost website traffic celebrate the momentous film release, how about a retro gaming review of one of the Dynamic Duo’s video game adventures? You’ll be hard pressed to find a bigger
Read moreWelcome back to Jolly Jinglings, the Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things that shake like a bowl full of jelly! Today we’re going to pick apart Batman: Noël, the graphic novel written and illustrated by Lee Bermejo and published by DC Comics in 2011. Wait, Batman: Noël… Batmanuel!? Anyway, using Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as the backdrop, Batman: Noël
Read moreFor our Jolly Jinglings edition of “Under the Radar”, we present DC Special Series #21, Frank Miller’s first work on Batman.
Read moreGiven the recent passing of comic book legend Dennis O’Neil, we’re going to take the opportunity to review some of his work, starting with Batman: Death of Innocents – the Horror of Landmines. Written by O’Neil, illustrated by Joe Staton and inked by Bill Sienkiewicz, Batman: Death of Innocents is a 49-page one-shot published by DC Comics in 1996. The
Read moreOn Thursday, legendary comic book writer Dennis O’Neil passed away from natural causes. O’Neil began his comic book career at Marvel Comics, where he penned Doctor Strange and Strange Tales. He would later bounce between Charlton Comics, DC Comics, returning to Marvel, and ultimately landing again at DC where he would become the editor of the entire Batman line of
Read moreWelcome back to The Splintering’s Monochrome May event! Today we’re featuring the trade paperback edition of Batman Black and White, the four-issue anthology miniseries published by DC Comics. The individual issues of Batman Black and White included five stories that were eight pages long, and the first collected edition was released in 1998. Each story features the work of a
Read moreOn Monday, comic book creator Sean Gordon Murphy announced that DC Comics has greenlit an imprint based on his Batman: White Knight series. Unofficially dubbed the “Murphyverse”, the Gotham-centric books will pick up where Murphy’s Curse of the White Knight series left off, and feature characters including Nightwing, Batgirl, and Harley Quinn. According to Murphy’s announcement, he will be outlining
Read moreLate last week, DC Comics deleted promotional images from its social media pages after Chinese backlash. The image in question is artwork by Rafael Grampá for Frank Miller’s upcoming graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child, which is scheduled for release on 11 December. The image (which you can see below) displays a young hero of the “bat”
Read moreEarlier this week, renowned comic book artist J. Scott Campbell teases out four variant covers for Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year, a spinoff book featuring a number of the DC Universe’s ne’er-do-wells as they gather at the Hall of Doom for “Villainy’s biggest night.” These variants feature Harley styled in several different outfits sure to make the modern-day Puritan
Read moreBefore The Long Halloween, the creative team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale crafted three Halloween-themed Batman stories for DC Comics’ ongoing Legends of the Dark Knight series. Originally released in the autumn of 1993, 1994 and 1995, these three tales simply titled Fears, Madness and Ghosts would later be collected into a single trade paperback titled Haunted Knight, which has
Read moreI know we joked about DC dropping Brian Michael Bendis from Superman for April Fools, but this time we’re serious. Honest! A new report indicates that Batman writer Tom King has been removed from DC Comics’ flagship series, with Batman #85 being his final issue. King himself did not make the decision. Assuming writing duties for Batman in 2016, King
Read more“Aw, fuuuuuck.” That’s exactly what I belted out the moment I read that Norm Breyfogle had passed away on Monday. It didn’t matter that I was in public, or that I was surrounded by elementary-aged kids (and their parents). You know what? I’m not even really all that sorry, either, because this one stings. Breyfogle was the artist drawing Batman
Read moreOn Thursday, comic book artist Russ Heath passed away at the age of 91 after a battle with cancer. An award-winning artist and a member of the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Heath is best known for his work on patriotic war stories. Heath joined the U.S. military in 1945, but even during his service he remained an artist, drawing
Read moreOn Thursday, the crowdfunding campaign for Graham Nolan’s Monster Island ended successfully, raising a total of $25,091 from 248 backers. The Kickstarter project was for two books, a 20th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Monster Island as well as a special release titled Black Book: the Art of Graham Nolan, which includes a number of sketches and previously uncirculated
Read moreDC Comics may have just outdone Marvel in how not to market their comic books. On Sunday, the New York Times ran an article covering Batman 50, otherwise known as “the wedding issue.” Batman 50 is the culmination of months of hype and build-up to the wedding of Batman & Catwoman, and is scheduled to arrive in comic stores on
Read moreThe word on the street is that Rocksteady, the developers behind the Batman: Arkham series, will show off a new Superman game at E3 to be followed by a cover story in next month’s issue of Game Informer. While this isn’t the first time a similar rumor has circulated, Rocksteady is certainly due a new game in the near future
Read moreToday marks the anniversary of D-Day, the Allied landing on French shores which began the liberation of Europe during World War II. To mark the occasion, I picked out some of my favorite patriotic comic book covers from the era to display here. I hope you get a kick out of them. Now go buy some war bonds and Smash
Read moreOn Monday, Batman writer Tom King shared some new artwork by Joelle Jones showcasing Catwoman’s new costume design. This new costume will officially arrive on comic pages in July after the big Batman/Catwoman wedding event. What do you think of her new getup? Thanks for reading! Please consider following The Splintering on social media or bookmarking the site for more
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