Rebirth

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Justice League of America # 13 by Steve Orlando, Ivan Reis and Julio Feareira, on sale now, as well as DC Comics’ greater Rebirth storyline. Now that we’re more than a year into DC Comics’ Rebirth initiative, major elements from pre-Flashpoint continuity have been forcefully integrated into the former New 52 universe, creating a whole new reality. In Justice League of America #13 by Steve Orlando and Ivan Reis, readers get a look at these macro-level changes from a subatomic perspective, as Ryan Choi leads the team into the microverse in search of his mentor Ray Palmer, the previous Atom. As it turns out, things like Superman’s conflicting histories and whatever Dr. Manhattan is doing to the multiverse have dire physical consequences for the Microverse’s billions of inhabitants, as quantum storms wreak devastation with unpredictable and unavoidable fury. RELATED: DC Rebirth: We’re 99.9%

Next month, DC Comics will reveal one of the biggest mysteries of the Rebirth Era as the mysterious Mr. Oz’s identity will finally be uncovered in Action Comics’ “The Oz Effect” storyline. The strange, hooded figure has been a presence in the life of Superman stretching back before Rebirth and there are number of theories as to who he’s going to turn out to be. With the final revelation just weeks away, we’ve taken a look at all the available evidence so far and have a pretty good idea that it isn’t the person you might expect. RELATED: DC Rebirth: Mr. Oz’s Identity Will Be Revealed in September Mr. Oz made his first appearance in Geoff Johns, John Romita Jr, Klaus Janson and Laura Martin’s Superman #32, where he was seen watching Superman fight an alien invader. It was immediately established that the new character had some sort of connection to Superman through his very first lines of dialogue, which addressed Superman by his ci

If you’ve been keeping up with Green Arrow, there’s no way you didn’t see this one coming. “Hard Traveling Hero” has driven Ollie Queen out of his comfort zone, forcing him to take a lengthy leave from Seattle (now rebranded as the familiar Star City) for the first time in Rebirth. Now, he’s set to get some face time in with some friends. So far, the Emerald Archer has teamed up with Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, leaving just one essential component missing from the mix. RELATED: Green Arrow #25 Teases A Major Character’s Rebirth Debut That’s right, it’s time for this arc to finally earn its title: It’s time for Ollie Queen to come face to face with Hal Jordan for the first time… again. Click Here to View Article on One Page Two Guys and a Truck The significance of Ollie and Hal’s partnership reaches all the way back to the dawn of the Bronze Age of comics where the Green Lantern/Green Arrow series

It’s been over a year since DC relaunched its universe with the DC Rebirth Special #1 comic book by writer Geoff Johns and superstar artists Ivan Reis, Gary Frank, Ethan Van Sciver and Phil Jimenez. The purpose of this massive 80-page comic was to jumpstart a new direction for DC’s line of titles, a bridge between the modern approach of the New 52 and a return to the old continuity. Under Johns’ direction, Rebirth re-established many beloved aspects of the universe while setting up all new mysteries for the future. These mysteries led to a jaw-dropping conclusion that revealed that Watchmen‘s Doctor Manhattan was at the center of the Rebirth mystery, and all signs pointed to him being the one responsible for the creation of the New 52 timeline. Although we’ve only gotten teases to his involvement in the past year, he is set to take center stage in November’s Doomsday Clock, a series penned by Johns, and drawn by artists Gary Frank and Brad Anderson. RELATED: Doomsday Clock #1: DC Re

MINOR SPOILER WARNING for current DC comic storylines below. Mister Miracle may have just released its second issue this week, but the critical and audience response has already been overwhelmingly positive for the new series. Of course, the title’s innovative, off-kilter storytelling technique has also led some to wonder about its place in the overall DC Universe. Earlier today, writer Tom King (Batman, The Vision) took to Twitter to clarify Scott Free’s timeline, and in answering one question, generated others. RELATED: Can Mister Miracle Escape The Ultimate Trap – Superhero Storytelling? “Yup. Mr. Miracle is part of Rebirth…and Metal…and Doomsday Clock. It’s all one story,” he responded when asked if his and artist Mitch Gerads’ new series is set in the current continuity. So, while fans now know that the events in Mister Miracle take place in the same universe as DC’s past, current,

SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Rebirth and Dan Jurgens & Victor Bogdanovic’s Action Comics #987, on sale now. Veteran comics scribe Dan Jurgens and artist Viktor Bogdanovic kicked off the hotly-anticipated “The Oz Effect” arc in last week’s Action Comics #987, promising to to drop a major bombshell with the revelation of the enigmatic mr. Oz — and they certainly delivered. In the issue it’s revealed that the cosmic, reality-altering being is none other than Jor-El, Superman’s father, who was believed to have died with the destruction of Krypton way back in 1938’s Action Comics #1. RELATED: INTERVIEW: Dan Jurgens on Unmasking Mr. Oz’s True Identity Shedding some light on the decision to reveal that Mr. Oz is in fact Jor-El, Jurgens spoke to CBR in an exclusive interview, talking in-depth about the shocking reveal and its ramifications on the Man of Steel as we know him. Jurgens right away c

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Action Comics #987, now on sale. Working in the shadows since Superman #32 of the New 52 era and rising to become one of the most powerful figures of DC’s Rebirth, the identity of Mister Oz has finally been revealed in Action Comics #987 by Dan Jurgens and Viktor Bogdanovic. While readers had largely suspected that Oz was in fact Adrien Veidt, Ozymandias from Watchmen, due both to the cloaked figure’s name and Rebirth’s larger interest in the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons classic, the first chapter of “The Oz Effect” story arc revealed the character to be someone else entirely. And… it’s not good. There are a few problems with the revelation that Mister Oz is in fact Superman’s father Jor-El, who somehow survived the destruction of Krypton. More than a few, really. But my overwhelming feeling on finishing this issue was not shock, or excitement, or disappoint, but rather&hellip

Often creators will tease fans with a clue for an upcoming project whenever an announcement is looming. As an example, writer Steve Orlando tweeted a photo Wednesday night, accompanied by the caption, “Research for a new #DCComics project – announcement soon!” RELATED: How Should DC Rebirth the Justice Society of America? At first glance, the image of a skeleton outlined in yellow fluorescent lighting doesn’t seem to hold any connection to an existing DC property. However, upon further investigation it’s actually from HBO documentary titled “Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers.” That could suggest blind superhero Doctor Mid-Nite, a member of the Justice Society of America. Research for a new #DCComics project – announcement soon! pic.twitter.com/oabuYytmwB — Steve Orlando (@thesteveorlando) September 21, 2017 Introduced in winter 1940-41’s All-Star Comics #3, the JSA’s membership includes Golden Age ver

The clock is ticking, as we get closer to the debut of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s massive DC Comics event, Doomsday Clock. RELATED: Doomsday Clock Teases a Watchmen Ally for an Evil Lex Luthor The 12-issue series arrives in November and will explore what happens when the heroes of the DC Universe — Superman, in particular — come face to face with the entity responsible for changing their very reality: Watchmen‘s Doctor Manhattan. Today, as part of the growing promotion for the Johns and Frank’s tale, DC Comics released a trailer of sorts for the event. The three-plus minute video features Johns explaining the origins of Doomsday Clock‘s story, revealing how last year’s United States’ Presidential election helped inform the plot, and how he and Frank will incorporate different aspects of Moore and Gibbons’ series and characters into the DC Universe. “It’s also a little quirky. The characters are a little off, the ch

Tim Drake’s been off the board for quite some time in the Rebirth DCU. Almost a year exactly, in fact. He was “killed” in Detective Comics #940 — but immediately revealed to have actually been abducted by the mysterious Mr. Oz, a status which put him in the esteemed company of other victims like Mr. Mxyzptlk and Doomsday. So, of course, no one actually believed he could be gone for good, making the mystery of just how he was going to make it back one of the longest running questions Rebirth has had going. Well, that and why Oz took him in the first place, considering his fairly blatant incongruity with the rest of his prisoner’s occupants. Luckily, as “A Lonely Place of Living” finally kicks into gear in Detective Comics #965 alongside Action Comics’ “The Oz Effect” answers are finally beginning to trickle in — and bring with them a slew of new questions to be asked. Reinventing Robin The arc title “A Lonely P