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

It’s been nearly a year since “DC Universe: Rebirth” #1 stunned fans with its shocking reveal on the final page, establishing an unexpected connection between the DC Universe and “Watchmen,” the acclaimed 1986 comic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The lynchpin for that connection is the now-iconic, blood-stained smiley face button worn by The Comedian and found by Rorschach on the street after his murder, now again found by Batman inside his very own Batcave. Long assumed to be two separate, unrelated continuities, the discovery of the button upends that assumption and has instigated countless discussions on how “Watchmen” could possibly impact the DCU. That possibility begins to be explored by Tom King and Jason Fabok in “Batman” #21, the first of the four-part arc appropriately titled “The Button” that crosses over with upcoming issues of “The Flash.” Watchmen’s Comedian Button Is Crucial for [SPOILER]’s Return In Batman The storyline’s first chapter doesn’t provide much in

Every holiday season brings its share of holiday specials from the major comics publishers, but with DC Comics well into its successful “Rebirth” initiative, the publisher delivers a festively compiled volume that’s special indeed with the massive 96-page “DC Rebirth Holiday Special” #1. With no less than ten holiday-themed stories wrapped inside a Harley Quinn framing sequence written by her creator Paul Dini, a wide array of writers and artists contribute towards this collection of tales that range from decent to downright wonderful. This highly enjoyable and eclectic compilation has something for most everyone, regardless of who their favorite characters are, or which holidays they observe. RELATED: The One Bat-Family Member No One Expected To See Again Is Back The time of year when good cheer fills the air is about the only time that one could accept the notion of Harley throwing a Christmas party where Superman ends up playing carols on piano while The Flash and his rogues gal

Though Giuseppe Camuncoli’s standard-edition cover puts Bizarro and Artemis dead in Red Hood’s sights, two of these so-called Outlaws don’t appear in Scott Lobdell and Dexter Soy’s “Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth” #1. Instead, Lobdell provides a fun and accessible refresher on Jason Todd’s present as well as his pre-Red Hood days, spanning from his very first meeting with Batman to his current relationship with his former mentor. This “Rebirth” issue is a wise and welcome prelude to the upcoming series and establishes the reasons behind Jason’s present actions, even as it recounts his origin, death and rebirth. Existing fans know that Jason’s resurrection is rooted in a far-reaching and cosmically convoluted key moment from a couple of continuities ago. Lobdell is smart enough to recognize that newer readers don’t need to know anything about Superboy-Prime’s reality-bending super-punch, which originally played a part in Jason’s rebirth. That might not even be the case any longer i