Welcome back to the Jolly Jinglings holiday event here at The Splintering! As part of our celebration of the Christmas season, we’re focusing on a host of festive content to get you in the holiday mood. Today, we’re reviewing Superman: Peace on Earth, a 64-page graphic novel published by DC Comics in 1998. Written by Paul Dini (of Batman the
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Perhaps no other historic image has inspired more heroic artwork than the flag raising over Iwo Jima. To celebrate the 4th of July and the freedom attained by America’s founding, below are some of comics’ take on this historic moment in which brave men fought and died to preserve this freedom generations later. Happy Independence Day!
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This 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,
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Chilean artist Mr. Genzoman pointed out on social media that DC Comics has censored the late Michael Turner’s artwork in issues #9 and #10 of Giant-Sized Superman. Without beating around the bush, here are the comparison images. Completely flattened out If it’s not evident from the images, the artwork around both Wonder Woman’s and Artemis’ posteriors has been altered –
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Despite a litany of promotional fanfare, DC Comics is ending its costly experiment with Brian Michael Bendis as the writer of both Superman and Action Comics. Bendis will end his run in July, and long-time Superman writer Dan Jurgens will immediately assume writing duties on both books while DC scrambles to find a more long-term solution. Bendis’ take on The
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The 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
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Today 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
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