John Babos

John is a long-time fan of the comics medium and self-described comics historian. He currently writes the Monday weekly DEMYTHIFY column here at Comics Nexus and also writes a weekly weekend column over at Bleeding Cool called COMICS REALISM. His current columns follow years of producing the NEAR MINT MEMORIES column with his pal Chris Delloiacono. There was also a short-lived jaded column he wrote called ONE FAN'S TRIALS that we don't speak to him about anymore. ;) John welcomes any and all feedback.

Full Archive

Spoilers Warnings: Superman Unchained #1 by Scott Snyder & Jim Lee - Preview Page & Cliff-hanger Leave Us Asking Who Is... The Man of Steel?

Interesting. The preview page teased this and the cliff-hanger confirmed it. Spoilers follow. So, who is the DC New 52's first Superman? A net new character? The new villain Snyder notes in media interviews including one at the Washington Post? If not, is this another Man of Steel? A r »»

The End of Trinity War & A Villains Civil War Teased Through DC New 52's September 2013 Villains Month & Forever Evil Solicitations

In addition to the announcement that writer Geoff Johns and artist David Finch's Forever Evil mini-series, and even the DC New 52's Villains Month take-over, stems from the outcome of Trinity War, the September 2013 solicitations start to put some of the puzzle pieces together. Also, we learned »»

DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee Reveals Red, Blue & ____ Man of Steel Movie Superman Costume

In more Man of Steel movie costume news, in addition to heaps of Glyphs populating the film, the colors of Superman's costume has been confirmed. In the trailers I've seen for Man of Steel, even the stills, the costume looks blue with several shades of blue at parts. However, I spied something in »»

Warner Bros Website & Tie-In Toys Reveal Man of Steel Movie Reboots Not Just Superman Shield, But A Lot More Glyph Shields?

I was at a Toys 'R Us this weekend and did my usual walk-through the action figure and Lego / Kree-O building brick toy sections. With the Superman movie reboot hitting the silver screen less than a month away on June 14, 2013, Man of Steel toys are noticeably populating shelves and other nooks i »»

Star Trek Into Darkness Spoilers: How Vulcan Changed Everything & Who Is John Harrison

I just had the opportunity to watch Star Trek Into Darkness, the second film in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot. SPOILERS follow for Star Trek Into Darkness. You have been warned. Before I get into who John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is, the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness, let »»

April & May 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: Full Week 6 WTF Covers Grow Total To 52 Of DC New 52! Justice League of America #3 is Finally Here!

We've had the Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 and Week 5 WTF Cover reveals totalling 51 of 52 for April and May 2013 shipping books. DC originally announced three weeks ago that the two outstanding Geoff Johns penned books would be shipping late on May 1: Aquaman #19 and Justice League of America »»

April & May 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: Full Week 5 WTF Covers Grow Total To 51 Of DC New 52! Aquaman #19 Is Here!

We've had the Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 WTF Cover reveals totalling 50 of 52 for April 2013 shipping books. DC originally announced two weeks ago that the two outstanding Geoff Johns penned books would be shipping late on May 1: Aquaman #19 and Justice League of America #3 making the WTF »»

DC New 52′s WTF Certified Gatefold Cover Month Slips FURTHER Into May 2013 With Justice League of America #3! Plus JLA #4 & #5 Pushed, But TRINITY WAR Is OK

For its April 2013 WTF Certfied Gatefold Cover Month, DC Comics has released 50 of its 52 covers thus far. This is 50 instead of 52 because DC had announced through Diamond Distributors that Aquaman #19 and Justice League of America #3 would be moved from April 24th to May 1rst. However, sinc »»

DC New 52's WTF Certified Gatefold Cover Month Slips Into May 2013 With Aquaman #19 & Justice League of America #3

For its April 2013 WTF Certfied Gatefold Cover Month, DC Comics has released 43 of its 52 covers thus far. According to Diamond Comics, two Geoff Johns penned books are moving from an April 24th shipping date to a May 1rst shipping date: Aquaman #19 and Justice League of America #3. So »»

April 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: Full Week 3 WTF Covers Grow Total To 43 Of DC New 52! With Justice League #19 & Week 4's All-Star Western #19!

We've had the Week 1 and Week 2 WTF Cover reveals totalling 33 of 52 for April 2013 shipping books. For Week 3 DC has released 9 more covers leading to all 13 books having their full WTF gatefold covers revealed. Plus DC slipped out one more Week 4 book through CBR (see Week 4 covers below). Tha »»

April 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: Full Week 2 WTF Covers Grow Total To 33 Unveiled For DC New 52!

It has been a busy news week and we're only slighly into it. On top of DC Comics July 2013 solicits, which include information on Trinity War and the seeming seeding of a 2014 event, comes more WTF April covers. This time all of Week 2. As you may recall, last week DC Comics revealed 25 of its 52 »»

IDW's Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #1 Preview

Our friends at Diehard GameFan have a TEN page preview of IDW's Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #1. Cutter is the newest Dungeons & Dragons comic series being released by IDW later this month (April 17th to be exact). Previous series have seen authors ranging from Ed Greenwood to John Rogers. »»

Archie Comics Confirms Passing Of Classic Archie Writer & Sabrina The Teenage Witch Co-Creator George Gladir

Archie Comics has confirmed the news that broke yesterday that legendary Archie writer and Sabrian The Teenage Wicth co-creator George Gladir passed way earlier this week. We at the Comics Nexus and the larger Insider Pulse community salute George Gladir's contribution to comicdom and extend our »»

WTF Certified Spoilers: Who's That Girl In Green Arrow #19? (DC New 52)

Following, our Monday DC New 52 WTF rankings, Tuesday's reveal of 25 of the 52 WTF Certified gatefold covers, and yesterday's New Gods WTF Week 1 spoilers, comes more Week 1 WTF spoilery "stuff". ;) Beware, spoilers follow below for Green Arrow #19. You have been warned. As we see from t »»

April 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: 25 Covers Unveiled For DC's New 52 - WTF Indeed!

UPDATED: DC's April 2013's offerings total 52. Batman The Dark Knight #19 was missing from the original version of the article below. Plus The Ravagers is having its 11th issue hit stands in April. The article has now been updated. Following, yesterday's Trinity War developments and WTF r »»

How Does Superman Shave His Beard? Man of Steel Movie Hirsuite Controversy Solved!

Following on the news about the Superman movie reboot's "glyps" and even the surprise new color in Superman's costume, many viewers that have seen advance screenings of the Man of Steel movie, and even those who have seen the abundant trailers, have been left wondering: How does Superman shave that »»

UPDATED: DC Comics Confirms New 52 Villains Month In 3D Point One For September, Forever Evil Mini & Spin-Offs

Big news today from DC Comics. Forever Evil spin-off from Trinity War and September is Villains Month. The news is below in two features. UPDATE: Following Buzzfeed's scoop (see preceding news item) on Villains Month for DC in September, USA Today has the scoop on DC's Forever Evil mini-serie »»

Saying Farewell to Geoff Johns' Epic DC Comics Green Lantern Run With That HUGE Ethan Van Sciver Gatefold From Green Lantern #20

Green Lantern #20 marked the end of a decade of Geoff Johns at the helm of a reinvigorated Green Lantern franchise. The issue itself was a fitting capstone to his run. Comics Nexus' EIC has a review of that issue here and both of us have a big "Thank You" to extend to Geoff Johns. The issue also »»

DC Comics Explains What is Continuity in DK's Superman The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel Including New 52

In the recent DK publication Superman The Ultimate Guide to the Man of Steel, DC Entertainment peppers the book with a lot of New 52 elements, but at the same time honoring the past. In one section, there is an attempt to explain "What is 'Continuity'?" That section opens with the below preamble »»

DC Comics August 2013 Solicitations' New 49 With 4 More Cancellations & 7 New 52 Ongoing Series To Debut In Fall (Update)

DC Comics New 52 comic book solicitations for August 2013 are out and we have the New 49! We have 4 more cancellations leaving the overall New 52 deficit at 7 series. August 2013 features the following 4 cancellations: Legion of Super-Heroes (LOSH) #23, Demon Knights #23, Dial H #15 and Threshol »»

FCBD 2013 News: Valiant Launches FIVE New Titles? Plus Expands Hardcover Catalogue To EIGHT!

Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2013 was a big one for Valiant. It has two FCBD offerings: one focusing on its ongoing series and another on its Valiant Masters collected editions. In the FCBD Valiant Masters 2013 Showcase edition, we had a few new editions announced. Rai: From Honor to Strength »»

Demythify: Time is Broken? Post Age of Ultron Marvel Now & Post Trinity War DC New 52 Shape Up Plus Dan DiDio & Axel Alonso Talk Comic Book Time

Thanks for popping by and checking out my weekly Monday Demythify column. I'm also writing a weekly weekend column for Bleeding Cool called Comics Realism. This past weekend my BC topic was: The Injustice of Digital Comics & Trade-Waiting. Check it out! In this week's Demythify, I fol »»

April 2013 Full WTF Certified Gatefold Covers: Full Week 4 WTF Covers Grow Total To 50 Of DC New 52! With Batman Inc. #10 and Teen Titans #19!

We've had the Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 WTF Cover reveals totalling 43 of 52 for April 2013 shipping books. For Week 4 DC has released 7 covers. Two books will be shipping late on May 1: Aquaman #19 and Justice League of America #3 making the WTF event a longer affair. UPDATE: Since this »»

Demythify: Marvel Now's Age of Ultron, DC Comics' Flashpoint Paradox & New 52 Tackle The Challenge of Comic Book Time

Thanks for popping by and checking out my weekly Monday Demythify column. I'm also writing a weekly weekend column for Bleeding Cool called Comics Realism. This past weekend my BC topic was: Pay vs. Say And The Spandex Nostalgia Of Marvel Now And DC New 52. Check it out! Alrighty with »»

Demythify: Justice League & Avengers Save DC New 52 & Marvel Now Final Frontiers, But At What Creative Cost? (LOSH, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek Into Darkness)

Thanks for popping by and checking out my weekly Monday Demythify column. I also have some news for you. This past weekend saw the debut of my new weekly weekend column for Bleeding Cool called Comics Realism. Check it out! Now your weekend AND Monday comics appetite can be satiated. »»

Demythify: Top 10 Questions From DC Comics New 52 July 2013 Solicitations With Justice Leagues' 2013 Trinity War of Sin, Seeding 2014 Multiverse Cross-Over & More

Thanks for popping by and checking out my weekly Monday Demythify column. It is that time of month again! DC Comics started releasing its July 2013 comic solicitations through various sites across the 'net over the weekend. I've combed through those solicits and present the Top 10 Questions f »»

Batman and Robin #19 WTF Certified April 2013 Gatefold Cover Features New-Yet-Familiar Robin For DC New 52 Debut?! (Spoilers)

The New York Post has revealed the cover to Batman and Robin #19. And it is a doozy. Beware, Spoilers follow. You have been warned. :) Here it is. Writer Tomasi had this to say: “What you'll find out once you crack the book, is that she's not exactly the ‘new Robin,’ but I don' »»

DC Comics Confirms Passing Of Legendary Artist & Former DC Publisher Carmine Infantino

DC Comics has confirmed the news circling the internet yesterday that legendary artist and former DC Publisher and Editorial Director has passed away. We at the Comics Nexus and the larger Insider Pulse community express our deep appreciation for Carmine's influence on pop culture and extend our »»

WTF Certified Spoilers: The Fourth World & New Gods Grow In Earth 2 #11 & Worlds' Finest #11 (DC New 52)

Following, our Monday DC New 52 Trinity War developments and WTF rankings and yesterday's reveal of 25 of the 52 WTF Certified gatefold covers, comes Week 1 WTF spoilery news. Beware, spoilers follow for Earth 2 #11 and Worlds' Finest #11. You have been warned. ;) While the WTF Certified »»

Demythify: Justice Leagues Trinity War, Top 5 April 2013 WTF Certified Covers, Earth 2 New Batman & Red Arrow PLUS Requiem For Robin For DC New 52 Supergirl?

Thanks for popping by and checking out my weekly Monday Demythify column. With the DC Comics New 52 entering April 2013 and its month-long WTF Certified initiative - gatefold covers with a job dropping second half - we also see Trinity War taking shape. I had written extensively on the variou »»

Social Pulse

Facebook
Check me out on facebook and subscribe!
Follow on Twitter
Follow me on Twitter
Subscribe
Subscribe to all posts via RSS

Stats Pulse

Some interesting stats:
So, with this Simple Jquery Modal Window, it can be in any shapes you want! Simple and Easy to modify : )