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DC ARCHIVE-2020


 

DC CANCELS CONVENTIONS AND MORE
DC NEWS-032120
Due to Covid-19 (and other reasons) DC has cancelled Convention Appearances

 

SPIES LIKE US
DC NEWS-031220
Event Leviathan is Over But Leviathan Lives on in the DCU


 

SNYDER/CAPULLO’S ENCORE
DC NEWS-030620
The Chainsaw of Truth May Decide the Fate of the DC Universe

 

REEDER IS A GEM
DC NEWS-022920
Gemworld Returned This Week under the Bendis "Wonder Comic" Imprint

 

DIDIO FIRED
DC NEWS-022320
DC Co-Publisher Fired on A Friday with the Future Uncertain for DC

  CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES
DC NEWS-021720
Joker's Turn at the 80th Anniversary Wheel is Coming in Late April

 

JUSTICE REDUX
DC NEWS-021120
The Next Chapter in the JLA is here with Robert Venditti at the Helm

 

A FLASH MILESTONE
DC NEWS-020520
DC Continues to Work its Way Through Heroes Anniversaries

 

GREEN LANTERN SEASON 2
DC NEWS-013020
Morrison/Sharp Continue with Season 2 of GL Bringing Back Young Guardians

 

HARLEY GOES HOME
DC NEWS-012420
Harley Returns to Gotham only to Find "Mister J" and the Birds Waiting for Her

  REMEMBERING ALFRED
DC NEWS-011820
A Fond Farewell to the Glue of the Batman Family


 

KING GETS STRANGE
DC NEWS-011220
Fresh Off Batman Tom King Gives Adam Strange the Mr.Miracle Treatment

  THE ROAD TO 5G
DC NEWS-010620
As We Leave 4G and Enter 5G One Has to Ask if all This Hasn't Gotten Overly Silly
DC ARCHIVE-2019


 

RETURN TO GEMWORLD
DC NEWS-123119
Princess Amethyst Returns Home to a World That Doesn't Know Her

  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-122519
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe

 

TYNION TAKES THE MANTLE OF THE BAT
DC NEWS-121919
Year of the Villain is Here and Lex Luthor is the Key

  END OF AN ERA
DC NEWS-121319
Snyder/Tynion Team Comes to an End in Justice League/Doom War

 

BACK IN TIME FOR THE SEQUEL
DC NEWS-120719
"Injustice" Creative Team Takes Over the Squad for New Mayhem

 

COMING INTO THE HOME STRETCH
DC NEWS-120119
DC's "Year of the Villain" Event Begins its Final Leg With "Hell Arisen"

 

TOWN OF THE DAMNED
DC NEWS-112519
Teenage Couple Explore the Reasons Why Their Town Seems Cursed


 

VON FREEZE IS FROSTY
DC NEWS-111919
Cryotechnology, Nazi's and Dad's All Come Into Play in This White Knight One Shot


 

MILLER IS GOLDEN
DC NEWS-111319
Frank Miller Returns to the Dark Knight Universe


 

LONDON CALLING
DC NEWS-110719
Constantine's Back in London With No Friends and a Big Problem


 

LIEFELD HAS NO USE FOR DC
DC NEWS-110119
TAlthough They've Spoken About Future Projects, He See's a Grim Future for DC


 

DC GOES MECH
DC NEWS-102619
The Animated Series comes to DC as a Seven Part Mini


 

DO YOU DARE ENTER THE DOLLHOUSE?
DC NEWS-102019
A Little Girl Gets an Unusual Birthday Present Which Brings Power and Horror


 

THE CATS ARE DEAD
DC NEWS-101419
Warren Ellis Wanted the WildCATS to Rescue Us-But DC had Other Plans


 

BLACKSTARS RISING
DC NEWS-100819
A Dangerous New Chapter of the Green Lantern Mythology Starts Now


 

LONG LIVE THE LEGION
DC NEWS-100219
Legion Returns to Monthly Status by the Action Team of Bendis & Sook


 

HILL KNOWS HORROR
DC NEWS-092619
Joe Hill on His Upcoming Line of Comics From DC


 

MAN WITH THE KILLER SMILE
DC NEWS-092019
Wait, Who is Mr. Smiles?


 

DC GOES YOUNG
DC NEWS-091419
DC Gets Serious Trying to Capture the "Young Adult" Market


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-090819
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

KLAN SMASHER
DC NEWS-090219
Two Asian-American Creators Tell a Tale of Truth, Justice and the American Way


 

SANDMAN UNIVERSE YEAR 2
DC NEWS-082719
The Second Year of the Sandman Re-Launch Begins with a Constantine Special


 

WORLD'S FINEST TEAM RETURNS
DC NEWS-082119
Batman/Superman Team Returns But the Secret Six of the Infected are Watching


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-081519
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

JOE HILL INVADES BLACK LABEL
DC NEWS-080919
As Vertigo Leaves Horror Writer Joe Hill Gets his Own Line at DC


 

BLACK LABEL SHOULD BE "BATMAN LABEL"
DC NEWS-080319
Future Projects Black Label Projects are Mort Than "Bat-Heavy"


 

MONSTER MASH
DC NEWS-072819
Frankenstein's on a Mission of Revenge as He Forms a Team of Gotham Monsters


 

DECENT INTO MADNESS
DC NEWS-072219
DC Ret-cons Harley Quinn's Origin in a Black Label mini


 

WALLY’S REDEMPTION
DC NEWS-071619
Flash Forward Picks Up Where Heroes in Crisis Leaves Off


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-071019
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe

 

ISABELLA NOT HAPPY
DC NEWS-070419
Co-Creator Unhappy That Black Lightning Taking a "Lesser Role" in the Outsiders

 

KING'S PLANS CONTINUE
DC NEWS-062819
Tom King Will be Leaving Batman But His Story will Finish in DC's New Bat-Book

 

AQUAMAN FINALLY GOING HOME
DC NEWS-062219
DeConnick Strips Down Aquaman to Rebuild Him

 

SHARP HOLDS THE LANTERN
DC NEWS-061619
Morrison & Sharp's Take on Hal Jordan's Continues into a "Second Season"

 

LAST KNIGHT CONTINUES
DC NEWS-061019
More on the Set Up and Future for the Current Black Label Series

 

LEVIATHAN IS HERE
DC NEWS-060419
DC 's Detectives Locked in a Room Until they Figure out the Secret of Leviathan

 

DAVIS NOT DEAD
DC NEWS-052819
Internet Claims of a One Time DC Creators Death Were Greatly Exaggerated

 

SNYDER SETS UP THE YEAR
DC NEWS-052219
Year of the Villain is Here and Lex Luthor is the Key

 

HOW IT ALL BEGAN
DC NEWS-051619
Flash Year One Reboots Barry's Origin Since the Convergence and Rebirth Events

 

YOU CAN'T GO HOME
DC NEWS-050919
Wonder Woman Returns to a Changed Themyscira and a Surprise Relative


 

MAYOR BANE
DC NEWS-050319
Year of the Villains Hits Gotham as Luthor and Bane Pull Out the Long Knives

 

WHITE KNIGHT RETURNS
DC NEWS-042719
The Next Chapter in the White Knight Story Features Azrael

 

BLACK HOLE SUN
DC NEWS-042119
Young Animal Returns With a Tale of a Man who Gets Something in the Mail

 

FINAL KNIGHT?
DC NEWS-041519
Snyder and Capullo Team Up For a Black Label Last Look at Batman

 

LEGEND OF KNUTE BRODY
DC NEWS-040919
Among Other Things, Detective #1000 Established Henchmen Hierarchy


 

GREEN ARROW IS DEAD FOR NOW
DC NEWS-040319
Final Story Arc Intended to Jump Off to a Relaunch-Then DC changed Their Mind


 

NAOMI KNOWS MORE THAN SHE IS LETTING ON
DC NEWS-032819
As the Series is Progressing More of Her Secrets in the DCU are Revealed


 

TAYLOR LIKES ZOMBIES
DC NEWS-032219
DC Climbs On Board the Zombie Bus With DCeased


 

BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS RETURN
DC NEWS-031619
Second Times the Charm for the Return of the Outsiders


 

MAN ON A NEW WING
DC NEWS-031019
Kaplan Putting Ric Through His Paces As He Encounters Joker's Daughter


 

DC STAFF CUTS
DC NEWS-030419
Restructured Divisions and Personnel Lay Offs in Wake of Poor Sales


 

ON FURTHER REVIEW, JESUS IS NO SUPER HERO
DC NEWS-022619
Vertigo Series Cancelled Before Release After Editorial Realized People May Read It


 

BENDIS 2019 PLANS
DC NEWS-021719
Teases All Sorts of DCU Projects Coming This Year


 

BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HAS A PLAN
DC NEWS-021119
Featuring a Fail Safe Program for Gotham and an Exploration of Gordon's Kid


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-020519
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

DC GOES BIG FOR DETECTIVE
DC NEWS-013019
More Details on the 2nd Longest Running Comic's 1000th Anniversary


 

BLACK LABEL KILLS RIDLEY
DC NEWS-012419
Curse of Black Label Claims Another Book?


 

WHITE KNIGHT SEQUEL DETAILS
DC NEWS-011819
Curse of the White Knight Gets a New Villain and Maybe a New Robin


 

TITANS MYSTERIES REVEALED
DC NEWS-011219
Current Team Takes a Page From Wolfman/Perez and Fleshes Out the "B" Cast


 

1000 ISSUES OF DETECTING
DC NEWS-010619
1000th Issue Ships in March with a Variety of Variants and Talent

DC ARCHIVE-2018


 

KING IN FOR 100 ISSUES
DC NEWS-123118
King's Run Takes a Break for a Heroes In Crisis Cross Over


 

BORDER TOWN IS CLOSED
DC NEWS-122518
Title Cancelled When Writer was "Me-Too'd" as a Sex Abuser


 

BLACK LABEL FILLS IN SOME BLANKS
DC NEWS-121918
Black Label Line is Dancing in Place for the Time Being


 

A QUESTION THAT BRINGS MORE
DC NEWS-121318
Bendis Using Action Comics as his Platform to Shape the DCU


 

WONDER TWINS COMIC-ACTIVATE
DC NEWS-1207118
Form of a Six Issue Mini Series, Shape of a Media to DCU Tie In


 

THE MEANER SEX
DC NEWS-120118
One Story Arc in the Can and DC Gives Them the Heave-Ho


 

BENSONS OFF GREEN ARROW
DC NEWS-112518
One Story Arc in the Can and DC Gives Them the Heave-Ho


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-111918
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

THE DROWNING IS JUST THE BEGINNING
DC NEWS-111218
Killing Poseidon Was the First Step in Universe Wide Event


 

THE BAT-PENIS HAS CONSEQUENCES
DC NEWS-110618
The Bat-Penis Has Temporarily Train-Wrecked the Black Label Line


 

THAT’S HOW RIC ROLLS NOW
DC NEWS-103118
Loses All Of His Memories But Retains All His Crime Fighting Skills


 

BEST LANTERN EVER
DC NEWS-102518
The Odyssey of the Space Faring Arm of the JLA is Off and Running


 

BENDIS WONDERS
DC NEWS-101918
Another New Imprint From Bendis, This one Aimed at Teens


 

A STAR IS REBORN
DC NEWS-101318
Starman From the 80's Fits Right In With the Totality Storyline Today


 

TIME TO PUNCH SOME NAZIS
DC NEWS-100718
The Freedom Fighters Return in a Nazi Smashing Mini Series


 

KNOWLEDGE CARRIES A WEAPON
DC NEWS-100118
Hawkman's Life is More Complicated Than Even He Realizes


 

KING THINKS LONG TERM
DC NEWS-092418
Batman/Catwoman Relationship Part of a 100 Issue Arc


 

BUYERS REMORSE?
DC NEWS-091818
DC Not Sure They Bought a Pig In The Poke With Bendis


 

DEEP WATER
DC NEWS-091218
Poseidon Dies, the Earth Drowns and Aquaman's Movie Opens in December


 

THE WAR IS OVER, THE COST IS HIGH
DC NEWS-090618
Wally is Now the King of Speed and of Pain


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-082918
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-082318
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

BENDIS IS SUPER FOCUSED
DC NEWS-081718
Superman's First Bendis Year, Wal-Mart Comics, Jinxworld and Beyond


 

DC ADDS MORE YA BOOKS
DC NEWS-081118
Nothings Shipped Yet but the Ink and Zoom Lines Keep Growing


 

MORRISON/SHARPE PICK UP THE LANTERN
DC NEWS-080518
Hal Jordan Space Cop Boils the Concept Down to a Police Procedural


 

WAR IS OVER AND MUCH HAS CHANGED
DC NEWS-080118
Speed Force, Sage Force, Still Force But Apparently No Smart Force


 

NEW WONDER WOMAN TEAM
DC NEWS-072818
Ares Helps Out Diana in Rescuing Steve But Why?


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-072418
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

VENDITTI WANTS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE
DC NEWS-072018
Not Worrying About the History But Instead Concentrating on the Characters Core


 

SANCTUARY IS CLOSE
DC NEWS-071418
"Heroes in Crisis" Finally Have a Place to go for Crisis Counseling


 

VERTIGO 7 REVEALED
DC NEWS-070818
Titles That Make Up the Vertigo Relaunch Revealed


 

JOHNS OUT LEE IN
DC NEWS-070218
Musical Chairs at DC Leaves Geoff Johns a a Producer


 

BENDIS IS SUPER
DC NEWS-062618
As Man of Steel Ends Bendis Prepares to Take the Reigns of the Superman Family


 

SNYDER BRINGS DOOM
DC NEWS-062018
Legion of Doom, Injustice Gang and More Coming to the JLA


 

YOUNG ANIMALS ENDS
DC NEWS-061418
Imprint Comes to an End but Not Before Getting Doom Patrol on Schedule


 

RETURN TO GREATNESS?
DC NEWS-060818
Vertigo to Get a Line-Wide Overhaul for its 25th Anniversary


 

THE BENDIS EFFECT
DC NEWS-060218
Bendis Arrives and Suddenly DC is Planning Line Wide Creative Changes


 

NIGHTWING ENTERS THE DARK WEB
DC NEWS-052718
How Can You Fight An On-Line Army?


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-052118
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe


 

WELCOME TO ASTRO CITY, JUST LESS OFTEN
DC NEWS-051518
Three Publisher's Later-A Format Change


 

THE STATE OF JUSTICE POST METAL
DC NEWS-050618
Post Metal DCU Tosses Out Most of the Rules


 

RE-ENTER THE SANDMAN
DC NEWS-041718
Gaiman's Sandman Universe Celebrates an Anniversary With a Relaunch


 

THERE IS NO JUSTICE
DC NEWS-041618
The Next Step in Scott Snyder's Metal Universe


 

DC/HB 5TH WEEK EVENT-2018
DC NEWS-041518
Another Set of Unlikely Cross Over's Between Universes


 

MILLER SIGNS NEW DC DEAL
DC NEWS-040918
Broadening the Market With a Creator Who Never Saw a Deadline He Couldn't Miss


 

IT'S NOT LIQUOR
DC NEWS-040218
Hey Mabel...Give Me a Black Label


 

DC REVEALS KIDS IMPRINTS
DC NEWS-032318
Shooting For the Overlooked T'ween Market


 

DC BYTES
DC NEWS-031118
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU


 

IMMORTAL BUT SLOW
DC NEWS-022718

Immortality May be Needed in the Wait for the Book's Release

    FLASH WAR HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS
DC NEWS-022318
There Can be Only One Speedster
    ACTION #1000 CONTENTS
DC NEWS-021918
An All Star Line Up of Talent Converge for an Historic Celebration
    WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
DC NEWS-021518
Jerry Springer Time as Paternity Tests between Slade and Bruce Take Center Stage!
    SAVE THE CHILDREN
DC NEWS-021118
Going on Vacation but Syria is Booked? Try Scenic Vahkar!
    BENDIS IS SUPER
DC NEWS-020718
Bendis Does a Man of Steel Redux Followed by a New Superman #1
    SNYDER WANTS JUSTICE
DC NEWS-020318
Two JLA Books Become Four as Snyder "Avengers Up" the Team
    DON'T CALL HER HAZARD
DC NEWS-013018
DC Again Mining Previous Characters to Create a New One
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-012618
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    BRIMSTONE'S BACK BABY
DC NEWS-012218
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-011118
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    SIGNALING DUKE
DC NEWS-010218
New Age of DC Heroes is Coming-Eventually
DC ARCHIVE-2017
    A NEW AGED DELAY
DC NEWS-122417
New Age of DC Heroes is Coming-Eventually
    IT’S MILESTONE TIME
DC NEWS-121517
In Spite of a Lawsuit, Earth-M is Moving Forward for 2018
    BERGANZA GONE
DC NEWS-120617
On the Cover of the Daily News on Saturday, Cleaning Out His Office on Monday
    BENDIS MOVES TO DC
DC NEWS-112717
Start's working for the Distinctive Competition on January 1st
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-111817
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-110917
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    MILESTONE CONFLICT
DC NEWS-103117
Milestone 2.0 Hung Up on the Widow's Lawsuit
    SNYDER PUTS THE PEDAL TO THE METAL
DC NEWS-102217
A Dark Nights Metal is Changing Up Everything in the DCU
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-101317
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-100417
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Across the DCU
    THE SHADOW STILL KNOWS BATMAN
DC NEWS-092517
Elements from DC Series One Will Be Picked Up in Dynamite Series Two
    THE CLOCK IS NOW TICKING
DC NEWS-091617
A Year Long Mini-Series That Re-Shapes the DC Universe
    MURPHY HAS SOME MAJOR JOKER LOVE
DC NEWS-090717
Elseworlds Take on Gotham that Flips the Script on Joker and Batman
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-082917
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Multi-Verse
    HEAVY METAL REDUX
DC NEWS-082017
Dark Days is Here Now and its Full of Surprises
    DC BYTES
DC NEWS-081117
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Multi-Verse
    HONORING THE KING AT 100
DC NEWS-080217
DC Celebrates Jack Kirby's 100th Birthday with a Series of Specials
    THE END OF ALL STAR
DC NEWS-072417
All Star Ends as a New Format is Born
    HEAVY METAL
DC NEWS-071517
The Batmen of the Dark Multi-verse are Coming
    START THE CLOCK
DC NEWS-070617
A Crisis in the DCU Inspired by Last Novembers Election
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-062717
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Multi-Verse
  PEDAL TO THE METAL
DC NEWS-061817
The Dark Multiverse is Coming
  BATMAN GOES METAL
DC NEWS-060917
Dig out your New 52 Issues, the Hints Are All There
  EXPLORING THE DARK MATTER
DC NEWS-053117
Dark Matter Will be a New Artist Centric Line of Titles at DC
  ALFRED GETS AN ADVENTURE
DC NEWS-052217
Relates the How and Why Alfred Became a Former MI6 Agent
  AMERICAN WAY RETURNS
DC NEWS-051317
Sequel to the 2006 Wildstorm Series now from Vertigo
  SNYDER HAS DARK DAYS
DC NEWS-050417
New Characters introduced and NO Hero On Hero Fights
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-042517
A Bunch of Bytes of News from around the DCU
  THE LANTERN TRAVELS
DC NEWS-041617
Green and Yellow Corps Forced to Team Up
  ALL-STAR TWEAKS
DC NEWS-040717
All Star Batman Experimentation Will Lead to a New Superhero
  THE RETURN OF...BUG!
DC NEWS-032917
One of King Kirby's Last 4th World Creations Gets the Young Animal Treatment
  BERNI WRIGHTSON 1948-2017
DC NEWS-032017
Co-Creator of DC's Swamp Thing Dies at 69
  SAVAGE TIMES ARE HERE
DC NEWS-031117
Grindhouse Horror Meets Government Trained Killer Kids
  ABNETT IS WATCHING
DC NEWS-030217
Racing Again to Celebrate an Anniversary and Work Out Some Issues
  SNYDER IS BATTY
DC NEWS-022117
Snyder's All Star Plans for 2017
  RETURNING JUSTICE
DC NEWS-021217
A Loose But Open Roster and No Assigned Leader-Sounds like the Old Defenders
  BUTTON, BUTTON
DC NEWS-020317
The Rebirth Meta Story Moves Forward
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-012517
A Bunch of Bytes of News From Around the DCU
  NO CHO WONDER WOMAN PROJECT
DC NEWS-011617
One of the Casualties of Cho Leaving DC was his Stand Alone Story
  RETURN TO BLÜDHAVEN
DC NEWS-010717
A Far, Far Better Place This Time Around
DC ARCHIVE-2016
  JLA VS SUICIDE SQUAD SETS UP EVERYTHING
DC NEWS-122916
The Path to the Future of the DCU goes Through the Series
  BATWOMAN GOES SOLO AGAIN
DC NEWS-122016
Getting Her Own Series and Guest Starring in Detective
  THE FUTURE OF DC IS WILDSTORM
DC NEWS-121116
The Return of Wildstorm
  TAKE THE CHALLENGE
DC NEWS-120216
14 Teams of Writers and Artists re-launch One of Jack Kirby's Best Concepts
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-112316
A Bunch of Bytes of News From the DC Universe
  JURGENS HAS AN ACTION PLAN
DC NEWS-111416
Lots of Changes with the Man of Steel Since Rebirth
  MURPHY DOES BATMAN
DC NEWS-110516
Signs a Two Year Exclusive
  THE WHEEL TURNS
DC NEWS-102716
Curses Batman, It's the Wheel!
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-101816
A bunch of bytes of news from around the DCU
  DC REBIRTH TRADES ARE COMING
DC NEWS-100916
That's what happens when a book ships twice a month
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-093016
A bunch of bytes of news from around the DCU.
  THE SUPERMAN BOOK WE HAVEN'T SEEN
DC NEWS-092116
Trevor von Eeden's  lost Superman book, delayed because of Illness.
  A NEW VIGILANTE IN TOWN
DC NEWS-091216
A new Vigilante debuts in a six-issue limited series called The Vigilante: Southland
  DC BYTES
DC NEWS-090316
A bunch of bytes of news from around the DCU

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