WARNING: if you hate spoilers, stop reading now. Remember the scribblings on the blackboard in 52? Well, they’re back and in a major way in the final pages of TIME MASTERS: VANISHING POINT issue 6, on sale today. How important might these mysterious scribblings be? They lead into the pages of BOOSTER GOLD issue 44… And a comic book we call FLASHPOINT issue 1. A look at the Blackboard is after the jump. This is your last chance to look away.  

The first issue of DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS, the official comic book tie-in to the hit massive multiplayer online action game, hits comic shops and the DC Digital Online Store today. Picking up where the game’s trailer left off, the villainous Lex Luthor’s made a deal with the evil alien Brainiac that’s given him the means of finally killing Superman – but he’s doomed all of humanity in the process.  

Long after the original Batman disappeared, teenager Terry McGinnis stumbled upon the reclusive Bruce Wayne.. and his secrets. Tempered by personal tragedy, and given Bruce’s blessing and guidance, Terry now fights crime in the Gotham City of tomorrow.  

The 2011 JOE SHUSTER AWARD nominees for outstanding achievements of Canadian comic book creators, publishers and retailers were announced today. Among the nominees whose work has been published by DC Comics are, Francis Manapul, Fiona Staples, Cameron Stewart, Dave McCaig, J. Torres and Jeff Lemire, who was nominated in a total of three categories: Outstanding Comic Book Cartoonist, Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist and Outstanding Comic Book Writer.  

First Ever DC Comics and Hero Initiative Collaboration: Justice League of America #50 A collection of 100 Covers from Top artists around the world!  

A few words from writer John Rozum on the return of Xombi on this week’s DC Nation page: “If you’re thinking rotting corpses shambling around looking for living bodies to dine on then you’d be wrong, though it’s possible those sorts of zombies will show up at some point.  

A few ghosts from Dinah Lance’s past have come back to haunt her in the penultimate chapter of Birds of Prey’s “Death of Oracle” storyline. Can Batman and Oracle save her from an inescapable nightmare?  

Arch-villain killed in all new comic issue on sale now. Search for next Commander begins in April. New story arc begins three fresh ongoing series coming in May.  

This March, Marvel celebrates the historic 70th anniversary of an American icon, Captain America ! Celebrate this milestone for the Sentinel of Liberty all month long with top-notch stories from Marvel’s top creators!  

Norwalk, CT, February 1, 2011: After hosting nearly 100,000 fans, guests, and professionals at the 2010 edition of New York Comic Con (NYCC), organizers of the annual event have decided to extend the length of the show by an extra day in 2011 in order to accommodate even more attendees as well as provide additional programming and business opportunity for the artists, creators, and exhibitors who are the foundation of the show’s success.  

Introducing the Hulk’s new Rogues Gallery starting this March!  

  The Eternal Descent Graphic Novel Volume 1 is now available for presales worldwide.In a city where lost souls lurk in every shadow and darkness veils sinister designs, heavy metal could be the key to salvation…or the gateway to destruction!