COMICS AFICIONADOS: Bendis LEAVES SUPERMAN & More Needed Retcons

Support Thinking Critical at Ko-fi. Monthly subscriptions receive bonus content and early access to some channel content. Ko-fi.com/thinkingcritical Thank you for supporting the channel! Thinking Critical Discord:   / discord   Twitch Channel   / thinking_critical_yt   DC Releases Solicits for Brian Michael Bendis' Final Action Comics, Superman Issues Via CBR.com CBR has confirmed that Action Comics #1028 and Superman #28 are Brian Michael Bendis' final issues, though he's far from finished at DC. After revealing that he was nearing the end of his run on DC's Superman family of titles, December's Action Comics #1028 and Superman #28 will mark writer Brian Michael Bendis' final issues on the Man of Steel franchise. CBR has confirmed that Action Comics #1028 and Superman #28 are Bendis' final issues, though he's far from finished at DC. The writer has several projects in the works that the publisher will announce in the near future. Action Comics #1028 and Superman #28 were revealed in DC's December 2020 solicitations. Bendis confirmed his time on Action Comics and Superman was coming to an end back in June. "I'm heading toward the end of my run on Superman," Bendis said. "So I've been more reflective on it and... I will never be more grateful than I got to heal my near-death experience through Superman and then get through this pandemic." The writer of Superman and Action Comics joined DC near the end of 2017, after spending over a decade at Marvel Comics. Bendis started at DC with a Man of Steel miniseries before relaunching Action Comics and Superman. He is also the creator of DC's Wonder Comics imprint, which saw the return of the fan-favorite Young Justice series with its trinity of founding members Robin/Tim Drake, Superboy/Conner Kent and Impulse/Bart Allen. Young Justice, along with Suicide Squad, Teen Titans and Hawkman, are slated to publish their final issues in November. 5 Comic Book Retcons Worth Celebrating Via comicbook.com For many comic book fans, retcons, short for retroactive continuity, are a source of frustration and aggravation. Just imagine reading your favorite comic book character when bam some kind of editorial mandate comes along and now that hero is no longer married, or has a long lost brother, or was brainwashed into killing an entire universe of people. Just recently, Marvel implemented a pretty significant retcon in its Avengers & X-Men: Axis miniseries when it was revealed that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch’s biological father was not actually the mutant Magneto. This storyline development – which interestingly enough, is taking place just months before Marvel Studios releases Avengers: Age of Ultron, which will feature both Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver but cannot legally make any mention to Magneto since all mutant properties are owned by 20th Century Fox – has led many fans to speculate what else will be changed about the Maximoff twins. Perhaps, the two will discover they are actually (Marvel Studios owned) Inhumans instead? Anyway, we understand that retcons get a bad rap in these parts, but in an effort to be optimistic, we thought we’d point out a few instances where a retcon produced a better story/character dynamic. So before you write off the future of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, check out these five retcons that were actually pretty cool. #superman#dccomics #comicbooks Contact Thinking Critical: Twitter:   / wes_from_tc   Email [email protected]