July 8-12 is DC Comics™ Days, a celebration of the creators of a pantheon of massively popular characters including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash, as well as superhero teams the Justice League, the Watchmen, and the Teen Titans. Come on in to your local Barnes & Noble to enjoy the following giveaways, special offers, and […]
There’s nothing novel about women creating great comics and graphic novels. What we’re seeing lately, though, is an unprecedented variety of high-profile, buzzworthy projects from female creators. Whether writing and illustrating stories of detectives, superheroes, or the trials of growing up, women are telling their own stories in exciting new ways, and you don’t need to be […]
There’s a whole new generation of heroes in Gotham City, and they’re taking out the bad guys with a style all their own. Batman’s been doing a pretty good job fighting crime for the last 75 years, but with a constant parade of super-villains, gangsters, and henchmen marching through town, it’s not like he can’t use the help. […]
The internet exploded this week with news that Miles Morales will soon take over as the Marvel Universe’s primary Spider-Man, with Peter Parker serving as a mentor. There’s definitely a case to be made that re-making heroes of the past isn’t the same thing as creating a new, more diverse generation, but a little variety never […]
For over a decade, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. Every month on the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog and Tor.com, Jim shares his curated list of the month’s can’t-miss new SF/F releases.
