Neil Gaiman's writing a prequel to Sandman in 2013

Given the hubbub and sales that Before Watchmen drummed up, it's not surprising that DC is looking to dip into their modern classics. And at last night's San Diego Comic-Con panel for the publisher's mature-readers Vertigo imprint, DC snuck in a bombshell — Neil Gaiman will be returning to his career-making comic The…

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We have a very spoilery discussion about Justice League with Geoff…

At DC Comics' relaunch party in Times Square last night, we caught up with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, the creative team behind DC Comics' brand new Justice League comic. With Justice League hitting the stands today, io9 asked the creators about the issue's big reveals. Spoilers on!

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Jim Lee and Dan DiDio reveal the most controversial change of the new…

You may have heard that DC Comics is relaunching their many titles this September. At Comic-Con, io9 had a chance to chat with DC Co-Publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio about how they implemented this sweeping initiative. We also learned about those secret editorial debates concerning the merits of Oliver Queen's goatee.

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Is this the roster for DC's new Justice League?

New Jim Lee artwork of DC's revamped Justice League appeared yesterday on superhero cup manufacturer Toon Tumblers' Facebook page. The illustration (which was made for a Comic-Con exclusive cup) may give readers new clues about the team's line-up.

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Visionary Comic Creators Share Secret Origins

As expected, if you bring seven of comics' most talented and most outspoken creators together on a panel and just ask them about... well, anything and everything about comic books, you'll end up with an amusing and educational way to spend an hour... But also one that's impossible to summarize. That's why, under the…

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More Changes And Upset For DC Comics

It wasn't the change that anyone was expecting. When Friday's rumors of a resignation within DC Comics' upper management hit the nets, everyone was thinking executive editor Dan DiDio. But instead, it was Senior VP of Business Development John Nee. Shockwaves felt around the industry tended to be of the confused, "Who…

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Wildstorm Relives Past Glories, Other People's Characters

DC's once proud Wildstorm imprint showed signs of hurting at their Sunday panel at WonderCon. First sign was the sparse attendance for the panel, with less than 50 people in a hall meant to hold roughly eight times that number, with the second being that everyone involved, from pros to fans, would rather talk about…

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