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Warning: Contains Potential Spoilers for Batman and Robin #16!

It’s no surprise that, after years as Robin, Damian Wayne is beginning to outgrow the mantle—a path followed by each of Batman’s former protégés, who eventually adopted new identities and forged legacies of their own, distinct from the Dark Knight. However, in a shocking twist, it seems Damian might be stepping away from vigilantism entirely, leaving us to wonder: where does that leave Bruce’s youngest son?

A career in medicine would likely mark the end of Damian as a mainstay DC character...

Batman and Robin #14 (2024) brought a creative shake-up to this fan-favorite series, with Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Javier Fernández, and Marcelo Maiolo taking the helm. So far, Johnson has hit the ground running, steering the story in a bold new direction.

The series has introduced intriguing new characters like Lieutenant Katherine Lautrec and Memento (the series' villain) while...

As a longtime friend of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Casey Jones has fought countless battles against the Foot Clan. However, his allegiance has suddenly shifted, and he's joined the ranks of Shredder's former army in a staggering twist. One of the ninja turtles' closest accomplices is switching sides, and Casey Jones' role in Tmnt lore will never be the same.

In the "Casey Jones: Agent of the Foot Clan" story from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #1 - written by Erik Burnham with art by Mateus Santolouco, Marco Lesko, and Rus Wooton - Casey debuts an all-new outfit as he forsakes his solo vigilante roots and fights on behalf of the Foot Clan. Artwork by Javier Fernández for the series' second issue showcases this updated design in action.

Casey Jones's status quo faces a massive upheaval in more ways than one now that he's joined forces with Karai...

Warning! Spoilers for DC vs. Vampires: World War V #5!There is so much advanced technology in the DC Universe, but Robin just discovered the most disgusting use for some of DC's classic tech. With all of this incredible technology, there's almost an infinite number of uses for it, but Damian Wayne has discovered a horrific new way to use the Atom's shrinking powers.

Using the technology of the Atom in DC vs. Vampires: World War V #5 by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, the human resistance, consisting of Green Arrow, Black Canary, Killer Moth, Midnighter, Zealot, and Killer Croc, was shrunk down and swallowed by Damian Wayne, who then regurgitated the team on command. Damian violently pukes on the floor, and it turns out his vomit contains the human resistance.

It's a pretty horrific use of the Atom's technology, but it's also undeniably effective. The vampire forces are completely taken by surprise,...

Batman receives a Joker-inspired makeover in Detective Comics #1086, adding to the excitement for Joker: Folie à Deux. Sebastián Fiumara's variant cover of a graffitied Batman statue pays homage to Joaquin Phoenix's Joker portrayal. Ram V.'s upcoming Detective Comics #1086 promises a somber tone, hinting at a dark narrative for Batman in Gotham City.

Comics and cinema collide as Batman receives a Joaquin Phoenix Joker-inspired makeover for an upcoming comic. With the release of Joker: Folie à Deux fast approaching, it's understandable that references to the new movie are popping up in unrelated DC content, amplifying the excitement for it with artistic Easter eggs that are as enjoyable to discover as they are to dissect.

On June 25, 2024, Detective Comics #1086 by Ram V. and Javier Fernández will finally hit comic shelves. While this release date may still feel distant, the synopsis and accompanying art are sure to help tide fans over...

A visually stunning and evocative cover art for Detective Comics #1084 hints at a profound transformation for Batman. The cover portrays Bruce Wayne immersed in bats, raising questions about the symbolic imagery and possible narrative implications. Paired with the cover art the synopsis for the comic suggests that Bruce is on the verge of evolving into a new iteration of Batman to protect a reshaped Gotham.

The release of intense new cover art for an upcoming comic heralds a profound transformation for the Batman name. This hardcore artwork gives a terrifyingly literal meaning to Bruce Wayne's chosen moniker and also serves as a symbolic treasure trove, offering glimpses into the next chapter of Gotham's Dark Knight within the DC Universe.

In Detective Comics #1084 crafted by Ram V. and Javier Fernández, the cover art by Evan Cagle is both visually stunning and ominously evocative. The cover features a stark depiction of Bruce,...

The new white Xenomorph subspecies are going to war with the originals, and they have back-up. A gigantic new Xenomorph hybrid gives the franchise its own Godzilla - a towering monster that cuts others down to size. Alien #4 is coming from Marvel Comics February 7.

As Alien unleashes a gigantic new hybrid Xenomorph, the franchise gets its own Godzilla-style kaiju, intent on keeping its fellow monstrosities in line. However, while the King of Monsters is known for protecting humanity from other gigantic monsters running rampant, the giant Xeno is killing its fellow aliens simply to assert its place as the new apex predator.

In a preview of Alien #4, the gigantic white Xenomorph hybrid that debuted last issue rises from the deep and goes to war against the black Xenomorphs. The sheer scale of the creature is clear as it towers over its own white Xenomorph army - a subspecies which are...

“No Me Sigas,” the directorial debut of “Anything’s Possible” writer Ximena García Lecuona, and “Malamuerte,” from Caye Casas, a rising star of pitch black Spanish comedy, both feature in a rich and far-ranging 2023 Blood Window Lab, the project platform of Ventana Sur’s genre forum, which unspools Nov. 27-Dec. 1.

The projects are joined by other buzz titles such as “Into the Spiral,” from Facundo Escudero Salinas, whose thriller, “Broken,” ranks as one of the top 10 most watched Argentine films of 2023.

Also anticipated is “Planet, billed as “a vast depiction of unprecedented worldwide alien contact, exploring different cultures and societal classes through their experiences with the phenomenon,” and directed by Fredrik S. Hana, a 2022 Meliès d’Or Award for “From.Beyond.”

The projects form part of 22 titles as submissions are up 20% this year on last, notes Javier Fernández, head of the Blood Window Program.

That rise comes as little surprise. As big...

Jalmari Helander’s WWII action thriller “Sisu” has made good on its upbeat reception at Toronto Midnight Madness – Variety called it “outrageously entertaining” – winning the top award at this year’s Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia which is showing, like genre itself, clear signs of expansion.

The over 70,000 tickets sold at 2022’s Sitges were 10 up on 2019, and an all-time record. Sitges guests stood at 610, also the biggest figure ever, announced Mònica García Massagué, director of the Sitges Foundation.

One of the other big winners at Sitges was “The House of the Devil’s” Ti West, with “Pearl,” a prequel to porn shoot slasher “X” which plays like a cross between “Psycho” and “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?,” Variety announced in its review.

In further awards, Michele Garza’s body horror thriller “Huesera,” a probing motherhood drama and arresting mix of Lgtbq passion and genre innovation, added to...

In the past year, DC has pulled of several coups, specifically when it comes to signing talent such as Bruno Redondo, Liam Sharp, Andy Kubert, Javier Fernandez, Jorge Jiménez, Amanda Conner, James Tynion IV and Dan Abnett to exclusivity deals. And by that, we mean each listed creator can work on content published by only DC or Vertigo for a specified amount of time.

Their latest acquisition is good news for avid readers of Action Comics – and we’ll certainly tell you why in a matter of moments – as none other than artist Viktor Bogdanovic is the latest to be welcomed to the fold. Having cut his teeth on miniseries such as Batman: Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot, it wasn’t long before the publisher moved him to ongoing titles, which he recently reminisced on:

“I started working for DC in late 2014. It’s been an amazing place for me.

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If you’re a serious comic book collector who happens to be reading this, you just might have an affinity for variant covers. Not surprisingly, DC has several notable ones on tap for this May, some of which you may be fortunate enough to find at cover price, while others you may have to lay down a few more bucks for.

The hardest to ignore of the lot (all of which can be viewed in the gallery at the top) is that of those for The Flash #22. Not only will this serve as the concluding chapter of “The Button,” but it’s also strongly hinting at the return of the pre-Flashpoint Jay Garrick, just as the Thomas Wayne Batman has been. We could probably talk about this all day, but for now, be sure...

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If there’s one thing I can say about Tim Seeley and Javier Fernandez’s current run on Nightwing, it’s that no story arc is like the one that preceded it. Having started out with a spy-like tale very reminiscent of the Grayson series, the next arc sent Dick to Bludhaven, a city that longtime fans of the character have been familiar with, yet was somehow never a part of the New 52.

The latest arc, “Nightwing Must Die,” is undoubtedly the craziest, most ambitious one yet. After Dick’s possibly pregnant girlfriend, Shawn, finds herself kidnapped, he and Robin (Damian Wayne) embark on a quest to find her. Along the way, they run into a new take on Deathwing, who’s accompanied by a twisted reflection of Robin.

As it turns out, the two tragic figures...

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Seeing as how we’re coming up on a year since DC launched its Rebirth initiative, it only makes sense they continue to secure top talent in an effort to assure they put out the best comic books possible. And when you take into account that many of their most popular titles ship twice-monthly, they especially need to make sure they have enough artists on deck. That being said, the publisher proudly announced that Javier Fernandez (Nightwing) and Jorge Jimenez (Super Sons) have been the latest to ink exclusivity deals.

To elaborate, both gentlemen will create content for only DC and its mature imprint, Vertigo, for an undisclosed period of time. There’s no word as to which titles they will work on beyond this point, but it’s certainly exciting to wonder.

As for Fernandez,...

Comic Book Reviews: DC Comics Round Up Week 11-02-2016

After a brief hiatus from reviewing the great books of DC Comics I hop back and see what the current state of various series are. Officially moved from “I kind of care” to “I don’t care at all” are Cyborg, Justice League, Blue Beetle, Doom Patrol, Catwoman: Election Night and probably a few others soon. So the review list gets shorter! I am casually keeping up with these titles so if anyone has questions or thoughts feel free to sound off in the comments below and I’m more than happy to engage in discussion!

Aquaman #10

Story: Dan Abnett Art: Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Gabe Eltaeb

Review: Mera is brought before the widowhood and a prophesy is revealed that at some point in the future Mera will become insane with grief after Arthur befalls an untimely end, and thus...

Comic Book Reviews: DC Comics Round Up Week 09-07-2016

DC Comics continues having some soft retcons in their Rebirth line up. This time around Cyborg is the center of attention, getting a new creative team and focus. Does it work? Will this be the time for Cyborg to pick up steam with a potential film still looming in the distance? Read on to find out!

Aquaman #6

Story: Dan Abnett Art: Andrew Hennessey, Brad Walker Colors: Gabe Eltaeb

Review: Did someone not inform Dan Abnett this isn’t the same Clark that was introduced when The New 52 first started! This Superman seems very familiar with Arthur, so much so Arthur has no problem airing some of his more insecure issues with Big Blue. The exchange was awkward, and full of weird contradictions that just didn’t make sense for the characters. Superman says he’s not a puppet and he came to talk things out,...

Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 08-17-2016

DC Comics has been killing it with sales lately, and for good reason! The Rebirth has been a success with almost every series delivering well-written and illustrated stories. Whatever editorial direction Geoff Johns put the company on, it’s worked! The characters feel fresh and new again, while still keeping true to the status quo set up in the New 52 Universe. Could the books do a slightly better job at feeling more “interconnected” (No that doesn’t mean crossover!)? Sure! But regardless, each individual series feels very well put together and on a focused plot. So without further delay, check out the hot books from this week’s DC Comics Rebirth line up!

Green Arrow #5

Story: Benjamin Percy Art: Juan Ferreyra

Review: If you were to tell me a year or so ago (or even further back) that future me would...

Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 08-03-2016

When I first started writing reviews for Lrm I stated I would stick with all the DC Rebirth Issues until at least issue 6 before considering any to drop. So far, I’ve pleasantly been surprised by my complete interest in All the Rebirth Titles thus far! We are approaching issue 4 for most of the newly revamped series, with still many more trickling in that show promise. As the first “wave” of books get closer to issue 6, I’ll do a quick rundown on those series and try to help new readers choose which books might be best for them. Until then, be sure to sound off in the comments on how you’re liking (or disliking) the DC Rebirth!

Aquaman #4

Story: Dan Abnett Art: Philippe Briones Colors: Gabe Eltaeb

Review: Aquaman has become a sort of love hate series for me in this DC Rebirth.

Comic Book Reviews: DC Round-up Week 07-27-2016

DC’s Rebirth is going strong, as the company gives us some fantastic books with great creative teams. Geoff Johns begin given more power and helping craft this road for the company was definitely the smart choice here. So with all the praise being given, there are a few areas I’d like to see some improvement. The most important is being “continuity”. Part of what brought about this change was getting the characters back to basics, back to remnants of their pre-new52 personas which so many readers were drawn too. That’s great, and I think it’s starting to show through the writers the company has on each title (thus far). However, there are some aspects that make feel like these books exist in their own self-contained worlds, which is fine, but then at other points some series try to reference other series,...

Recently, CBS dropped the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Blue Bloods" episode 15 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Fresh Start," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting and dramatic stuff take place as a cop that's gone Awol, becomes the main focus for Baez and Danny. Then we'll also see Erin suffering from a major case of guilt after she lets a guy go that is accused of killing a cop, and more! In the new, 15th episode press release: Erin Is Overwhelmed With Guilt When A Man She Recently Set Free Is Accused Of Killing A Cop, On "Blue Bloods," Friday, Feb. 19. Press release number 2: Erin will end up getting overwhelmed with guilt after a man she set free is accused of killing a cop. Also, Frank and Mayor Poole are going to continue their game of political chicken over Frank's reappointment as commissioner,...

Previewing the annual Latin American sales jamboree

Glance at the current profile of foreign-language Oscar contenders and the winners’ roster at major international festivals this year and the march of Latin American cinema in 2015 is clear for all to see.

César Augusto Acevedo’s Land And Shade and Ciro Guerra’s The Embrace Of The Serpent, the newly minted Indie Spirit nominee, earned four awards in Cannes, while Jayro Bustamante’s Guatemala-France drama Ixcanul took honours in Berlin.

Add to that list El Clan, the Argentinian thriller that earned Pablo Trapero a Silver Lion in Venice, and producers, sale agents and festival programmers heading to Buenos Aires for Ventana Sur (November 30-December 4) have reason to be cheerful.

“What we have seen is more and more attention for Latin American films,” says Jerome Paillard, executive co-director of Ventana Sur, a collaboration between Argentina’s Incaa film promotion body and Cannes (Paillard also serves as executive director of the...

Exclusive: The trinidad+tobago film festival and its Caribbean Film Mart will launch five works-in-progress at the Buenos Aires market next month.

Ventana Caribe stems from a mutual desire to foster strong ties between the Caribbean and Latin American industries.

Javier Fernandez, the artistic coordinator and head of the Blood Window genre market that takes place during Ventana Sur, attended the trinidad+tobago film festival in late September.

“We at Ventana Sur were honoured to form a joint venture with Caribbean Film Mart at its inaugural edition to shed light on the Caribbean region,” Fernandez said.

“With the specific aim of fostering connections between Latin America and the Caribbean, Ventana Sur will launch, at its seventh edition, Ventana Caribe, for projects in post-production.

“There will be co-production meetings, a video library and a panel presentation with a ttff representative. We hope this collaboration lasts long and offers support to both our cinema industries.”

“We have been...

Earth 2 #28

Written by Tom Taylor & Marguerite Bennett

Art by Alisson Borges, Andy Smith, Trevor Scott, Javier Fernandez, Diogenes Neves, & Marc Deering

Published by DC Comics

This month’s issue of Earth 2 does something quite unexpected by focusing on the Furies of Apokolips. A major question that’s loomed over this series since the announcement of World’s End is what role will the Earth 2 main book play in the story. Upon reading issue #28, it’s apparent that the series shall serve as a companion title to World’s End telling side stories that can’t fit within the pages of the weekly book.

The issue is split up into four stories, each about one of the furies of Apokolips and how they came to serve Darkseid. What’s quite the surprise is that eachFury is a native of a classic alien world within the DC universe. Pestilence...

Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Javier Fernandez and Dan Brown

I’m perpetually locked into trying new books, so sometimes I nearly forget to catch up on those I’ve most recently enjoyed. Lucky for me that the marvelous Magneto has magnetically adhered itself to the top of my pile. It was a fairly light week. For those not keeping score, I can’t recommend this series any more than I already have. What I can do now instead is really spend my time with the titular man (and mutant) hunter and see how he ticks in accordance to Cullen Bunn’s pen.

At the onset of the relaunch (if one would consider this book a relaunch) Bunn’s Magneto sees himself a grey wound in a black and white world of scar tissue. Unhappy at the atrocities that have continually befallen his species, Erik Lehnsherr decides that he...

Aside from watching skeleton slider Noelle Pikus-Pace finally win her Olympic medal, there wasn’t much to love in NBC’s primetime broadcast on Valentine’s Day. Commentator Scott Hamilton referred to the men’s free skate as “disappointing,” and Ted Ligety admitted he “choked” in the Super Combined. On the upside, I did have time to wonder how many people have sang, “I like the way you work it, Ted Ligety” to the tune of “No Diggity” to him, so that’s something. (Update: At least one.) Here we go.

Olympic Stud Of The Day: It’s possible no...

27-year-old Chris Schleicher is a writer for The Mindy Project. Before launching his comedy career, though, Schleicher spent 16 years as a competitive figure skater — he and his pairs partner (a.k.a. his sister) were ranked 13th in the nation before Schleicher retired in his early 20s. (He actually got the Mindy job by writing a pilot about his skating days, which, naturally, was called On Thin Ice.)

In short, Schleicher knows more about figure skating than you do — and he’s also a lot funnier when riffing on the sport’s inherent ridiculosity. So please, before NBC airs the...

Science fiction, man. I love it. But comic books make me want to hate it. I mean, I get that comic books aren’t really a literary medium. They can be, but they’re read mostly by people avoiding the commitment and sometimes challenge of a more rigorous, if still speculative, format, namely prose. Now I’m not going to pretend that prose Sf&F is always a step up from comics and, in fact, there’s pretty much an equal ratio of turds to gold (there’s some kind of law for this, I think). But so much more effort is put into the “science” part of science fiction in literature than it is in comics, and that seems to be an unfortunate result of the assumption (perhaps correctly) most comic book writers make that their audience isn’t interested in “harder” sci-fi or fantasy. But they try at it anyway sometimes,...

There are many candidates for Thursday’s Olympic Stud of the Day, an EW.com tradition dating back to the 2008 Summer Games that honors the athlete who was the night’s biggest/coolest badass. The U.S.’s Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy, and Nick Goepper swept the inaugural men’s ski slopestyle event — a feat the U.S. has only accomplished twice before in Winter Olympics history. Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu became the first male figure skater to ever score above 100 points for a short program. Zhang Hong was the first Chinese speed skater to win long-track gold. But we...

Blood Window, the first Latin American Fantastic Film Market, has been attracting plenty of interest at the fifth edition of Ventana Sur (Dec 3-6) in Buenos Aires.

Dedicated to the genre in all of its diversity, the new section presents 56 films produced between 2011 and 2013, including works-in-progress and projects.

“The idea is to offer a space for Latin American ‘fantastic’ films where distributors, sales agents, directors and festival programmers from the five continents can have access to all the productions in different stages,” said Blood Window coordinator Javier Fernandez.

The so-called ‘fantastic’ cinema is particularly vibrant in Latin America. “In countries like Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, this genre grew strong thanks to the creation of film schools and specialised festivals such as Morbido in Mexico, Fantaspoa in Brazil and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre in Argentina,” added Fernandez.

Renowned directors to come up through the movement, according to Fernandez, include Adrian Gracia Bogliano from Argentina who directed Ahi Va...

Thanks to the growth of the audience for horror, sci-fi, the bizarre and thrillers, Blood Window, the first Latin American Fantastic Film Market, has been added to this fifth edition of Ventana Sur that runs from December 3-6 in Buenos Aires.

Dedicated to the genre in all of its diversity, the new section presents 56 films produced between 2011 and 2013, including works-in-progress and projects.

“The idea is to offer a space for Latin American ‘fantastic’ films where distributors, sales agents, directors and festival programmers from the five continents can have access to all the productions in different stages,” said Blood Window coordinator Javier Fernandez.

The so-called ‘fantastic’ cinema is particularly vibrant in Latin America. “In countries like Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil, this genre grew strong thanks to the creation of film schools and specialised festivals such as Morbido in Mexico, Fantaspoa in Brazil and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre in Argentina,” added Fernandez.

Renowned directors...

Javier Fernandez is having a bad year. Once a bright young up and comer in the advertising world he lost his job when his parent company shut down. He's unemployed, out of money, and at risk of losing his house and car. He may have to move back in with his mother who, frankly, is a little bit crazy. This is bad but it's not what's really bothering him. No, Javier's real problem is that he wants Sofia back. It's that he realizes he made an enormous mistake by dumping her months ago but now she wants nothing to do with him. And it's eating him up.After going the exhausting big budget route for his sophomore film - the effects heavy superhero comedy Santos...