Poison Ivy Blooms as DC Announces Her Extended Solo Series
Poison Ivy's solo series, originally intended to be six issues, has been successful enough to warrant a second arc for this beloved villain.
Kate O'Donoghue is a writer and poet from Long Island. She recently earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Purdue University, where she spent a lot of time writing poems about Superman. Her creative work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Rumpus, Grist, Spoon River Poetry Review, Ninth Letter, The Normal School, and elsewhere. In addition to writing for Screen Rant, Kate teaches undergraduate courses on poetry and fiction at Purdue. She has been a Robin expert for 10 years and counting, but writing comic book news for Screen Rant means she gets to fulfill her high school dream of being exactly like Lois Lane. Follow her on Twitter for poem thoughts and comic book talk: @kate_odo.
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Poison Ivy's solo series, originally intended to be six issues, has been successful enough to warrant a second arc for this beloved villain.
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Despite Batman and Robin's 80-year history as the Dynamic Duo, Robin has never worn a Bat-symbol. But the two are still fighting for the same cause.
Superman has always been a comforting power fantasy for the downtrodden, and especially for children. His new "family members" emphasize that origin.
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Robin working with NASA is just plain fun and a change of pace from hero-plus-hero team-ups readers usually see, especially between Robin and Batgirl.
The Flash #784 leaves fans on a major cliffhanger—Wally and Barry are at a standstill and readers are about to learn which Flash is the most brutal.
In cover art for Dark Crisis: War Zone #1, Conner Kent's Superboy is depicted facing off with Doomsday. This battle is a long time coming for Conner.