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Why Batman is the world's most popular superhero, according to DC's Tom King
When asked why Batman continues to be relevant, Tom King points to the Dark Knight's roots in detective fiction at Baltimore Comic Con
November 06, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Superman is "more fun to write" than Batman, says DC's Tom King
Tom King opened up about the qualities that make Superman more enjoyable at Baltimore Comic Con
November 05, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Is Batman too violent? DC creators Tom King and Dan Jurgens tackle the thorny subject
The question came up at Baltimore Comic Con 2024, where DC was presenting the 'Batman at 85' panel on September 21, Batman Day
September 24, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Do you like Batman back in trunks? Thank former series writer Tom King
Speaking at Baltimore Comic Con, DC Comics staple and frequent Batman writer Tom King revealed that he requested Gotham's premiere vigilante return to his Bat-trunks
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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How DC is reviving The Authority's Jenny Sparks with the September 11 attacks (and how its personal for writer Tom King)
When Jenny Sparks died, she told us if we didn't "Save the world" she'd return and "kick our heads in" and now she is.
June 14, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Tom King has created "a perfect villain" for Wonder Woman in Sovereign - and he now explains why
Diana isn't just fighing a man in her new DC comic book series: she's fighting The Man
May 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Wonder Woman is the hardest DC project ever for Tom King, and he explains why (and why he needs the challenge)
In an interview with Popverse, Tom King details the themes and challenges in Wonder Woman, including how fans changed his initial plans for the DC hero's story.
May 22, 2024
Sam Stone
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Is Steve Trevor good enough for Wonder Woman? Tom King explains the uphill climb to justify their relationship to DC fans
Wonder Woman's primary villain has been offstage for a year, but that's about to change
May 21, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Cheetah is going to "play a big role" in DC's Wonder Woman beginning in June 2024
Wonder Woman's primary villain has been offstage for a year, but that's about to change
May 20, 2024
Chris Arrant
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How fans convinced Wonder Woman writer Tom King to break his #1 rule for the DC series
There's enough room for the Wonder Girls in DC's Wonder Woman book
May 17, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC revives Jenny Sparks of the Authority for her own solo series - facing off against a major DC hero
Can lightning strike twice? When you're Jenny Spark, it can.
May 14, 2024
Chris Arrant
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If you think DC's Wonder Woman is a political book, then you're identifying with the villains waaaaaay too much, says writer Tom King
"I’m like 'You’re not the bad guy! Just like you’re not Lex Luthor or the Joker, you are not the Sovereign,'" says Tom King.
May 14, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Batman and Catwoman's marriage: Tom King reveals the original plans for Bats & Cats to get married in DC continuity
DC almost let Tom King go through with the Batman and Catwoman marriage, according to the writer.
May 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC's ongoing The Penguin comic is no longer ongoing - it's ending this July
DC's The Penguin by Tom King and Rafael De Latorre is ending
April 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Tom King opens up about the creation of DC's Trinity, daughter of Wonder Woman
How an unused babysitting story led to the creation of Wonder Woman’s daughter.
April 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How Tom King & Mitch Gerads fought for years to get Gerads on Batman (despite DC management saying 'no')
DC wasn’t sure if Mitch Gerards was ready for primetime – until his Batman pages came in.
March 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Batman writer Tom King has been misspelling the Dark Knight's #1 accessory for years and we didn't know it
The name that Tom King has misspelled in every Batman script.
March 04, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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DC is republishing Tom King's Supergirl ahead of his work on DC movies with James Gunn
Imagine Supergirl in a space western, and you're not too far off
February 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC is reviving Mister Miracle by Tom King & Mitch Gerads for an all new hardcover Absolute edition
This new Mister Miracle edition will go great on your coffee table, right next to the veggie dip Darkseid loves
February 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
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DC forgot they approved Mister Miracle by Tom King & Mitch Gerads until three issues were done, the duo says
What happens when you give your editor a script and they don’t remember assigning it?
February 10, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Wonder Woman's future daughter gets a comic of her own in 2024
Wonder Woman's future daughter gets a book of her own this January
October 05, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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NYCC 2023: The first day of Pro Track panels, signings, and events for industry pros at New York Comic Con revealed
Exclusive retailer signings, deep conversations on the state of the comic industry, and more are coming for the NYCC 2023 Pro Track
September 08, 2023
Chris Arrant
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DC debuts a new Joker-level villain in September's Wonder Woman #1
Diana's got a brand new bad: DC is creating the arch-nemesis Wonder Woman deserves
August 29, 2023
Chris Arrant
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A new DC era begins in Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere
Tom King and Daniel Sampere are the new creative team for the iconic hero Wonder Woman
August 28, 2023
Tiffany Babb
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ExclusiveAnimal Farm is rewritten for today's political reality in Tom King and Peter Gross's new comic
The new series, which takes a fresh look at the classic political allegory, launches in December
August 24, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Tom King teases a new creator-owned series announcement at NYCC 2023
"I think it will be the most popular of any creator-owned [comic] I've ever done," the writer teases
August 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Wonder Woman is "the hardest mainstream character I've ever had to write," says Tom King
Tom King on Wonder Woman's central contradictions: "Her own success is her failure"
August 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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DC's new Penguin title will crossover with the other Bat-books, says writer Tom King
Tom King's The Penguin is "very grounded... very evil" and will impact Gotham in a big way
August 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Wonder Woman's becoming an even bigger deal in the DCU - Tom King explains it all
Tom King is putting Wonder Woman in the center of the DCU, and he's coming on Enter The Popverse to talk about it
August 17, 2023
Chris Arrant
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For the love of dogs (and tacos!), Tom King and Peter Gross are working on a big book for BOOM! Studios
At the Boom! Studios panel at San Diego Comic Con 2023, King spoke about the project along with Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon
July 22, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
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Wonder Woman is to become the center of the DC Universe, according to series writer Tom King
Tom King says that Wonder Woman's story will be the story of the DC Universe in her upcoming new title
July 22, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Tom King and Mitch Gerads once pitched a Doctor Fate comic, but DC said 'No'
Tom King and Mitch Gerads had plans for a Doctor Fate series that never came to fruition.
April 25, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Batman: The Brave and The Bold #1 - a look inside the new 'Dawn of DC' series
Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and many more contribute to DC's new universe-wide anthology launching in May
April 18, 2023
Graeme McMillan
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Tom King & Elsa Charretier chat Love Everlasting
“I changed how I wrote comics,” King says
December 02, 2022
Ashley V. Robinson
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Tom King talks DC's Danger Street: "This is the meanest thing I could've done to an artist" (Sorry, Jorge Fornés!)
In a free-wheeling chat at New York Comic Con, the Human Target writer talks about cake, shame, and DC's First Issue Special
October 20, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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A bloody puzzle: Inside the DC reinvention of the Riddler from new Batman one-shot
As Batman’s greatest foes are reimagined by DC’s One Bad Day specials, The Riddler receives a particularly terrifying makeover
August 18, 2022
Sam Stone
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Video InterviewMitch Gerads reveals how hard he pushed himself with Riddler's One Bad Day (and Tom King's honest reaction!)
Mitch Gerads and Tom King talk about the upcoming Batman: One Bad Day: Riddler one-shot in a video interview
August 11, 2022
Ashley V. Robinson
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Tom King and Mitch Gerads talk about the Riddler's horrendous very good One Bad Day
The Mister Miracle and Strange Adventures creative team talk about the origin of their Batman graphic novel.
August 09, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Tom King and Elsa Charretier take us inside their meta romance story Love, Everlasting
Inside the Substack-turned-Image Comics romance (but don't call it a romance) comic Love, Everlasting
August 04, 2022
Ashley V. Robinson
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DC reveals Tom King and Phil Hester Batman Prequel, Gotham City: Year One
Gotham City: Year One to reveal origins of comics' scariest city
July 21, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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LiveblogDC’s Tom Taylor and Tom King in Conversation
DC's top toms - Tom King and Tom Taylor - come together to talk Mister Miracle, Nightwing, Grayson, Injustice, and more
July 21, 2022
Kat Calamia
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ExclusiveHow green Is your Riddler? A look at Tom King and Mitch Gerads’ upcoming graphic novel from DC
Get a sneak peek at The Riddler’s Bad Day in a new exclusive preview
July 16, 2022
Graeme McMillan
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Dark Crisis: Tom King and Chris Burnham offer a spoilerly peek into Superman’s prison
As the truth behind the Justice League’s twisted imprisonment in Dark Crisis is revealed, Tom King and Chris Burnham detail Superman’s twisted role in the crossover.
July 15, 2022
Sam Stone
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Spoilers'Death of the Justice League'? Maybe not, as revealed in Worlds Without A Justice League: Superman this week
How a classic piece of DC comics history informs what really happened in Justice League #75 and Dark Crisis #1
July 15, 2022
Graeme McMillan