Alex Jaffe

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Everything We Loved About “Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League”

1 week ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League is an impossible movie to spoil. Following 2018’s Batman Ninja, a movie where Gorilla Grodd used an earthquake machine to travel back in time with Arkham’s most notorious inmates to Edo-period Japan in order to transform the world into a planet of monkeys, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League takes place the very next day. To the surprise of our heroes, Yakuza soldiers from a Japan floating upside down over Gotham have been training on the streets for a month.
What Exactly Does Nth Metal Do?

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Welcome back for another fine addition of ASK…THE QUESTION, the column where I, your humble investigator, shed light upon the darkest mysteries of DC history. Who am I? I’m Alex Jaffe, but I’m better known as HubCityQuestion to the DC Official Discord server, where I hold court to resolve your quandaries in real time (or, as close as I can manage). This month, I’ve delved deep into archives, scoured interviews with legendary talent, and spoken to a writer or two myself to get the answers you crave.
Digging Up the Resurrection Man

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

The DC Absolute titles may be grabbing headlines right now, but don’t count DC Black Label out. Seven years old and still going strong, Ram V and Anand RK are proving there’s life in the old girl yet—with a hero who can never die. The latest Black Label title, Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma, represents the unlikely—though, truthfully, inevitable—return of a cult classic hero from DC’s grungy, Vertigo-tinged ’90s.
Everything is Fine, The Joker Rules

3 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Today is April Fool’s Day, which also makes it the Lord of Laughter’s day. That mountebank of mirth who gives us an excuse to use the word “mountebank” alliteratively. It’s a day for the Joker. Far be it from us to try pranking you here on DC.com, especially when we might risk accusation of trying to upstage the master. That’s a good way to end up with a face full of smilex.
“Absolute Martian Manhunter” Embraces the Challenge

3 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash. These titles are all self-explanatory. But what does it mean to be a “Martian Manhunter?” It’s a title that’s always felt like a little bit of a mouthful. I first got to know the character, like many of you, I’d wager, through the Justice League animated series, where that title is never used.
Hush After “Hush”: Tommy Elliot’s Twenty-Year Journey

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

It’s been more than twenty years since Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee introduced us to the arch-nemesis that the Dark Knight never knew he had in Batman: Hush.Now, the creative team that brought Tommy Elliot crashing back into Bruce’s life is reuniting for a sequel in the pages of Batman once again. Which might have you asking: where has Hush been all this time? If it’s been a while since your last check-up with Doctor Elliot, here’s a primer on where and how he’s been keeping busy.
Drawing the Line: DC’s First Female Pencilers

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

March is Women’s History Month, and we like to take this time to not only acknowledge all the great fictional women who inspire us, but the real women who have contributed their own legacy to this great collaborative work which forms the DC Universe. Last year, we paid tribute to the women—too few, too rare—who wrote for DC Comics over its first fifty years of history. This year, we’re looking to the artists.
Jessica Cruz, the People’s Green Lantern

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

DC animation fans have been lighting up over the recent announcement of My Adventures with Green Lantern. It’s our first Green Lantern animated series in twelve years, but this time, it’s not Hal Jordan in the lead. We’re taking the ring out for a spin with Jessica Cruz, costar of DC Super Hero Girls and Justice League vs. the Fatal Five.
In What Comic Did Barbara Gordon Officially Become Oracle?

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Much in this world has changed, but one thing has not. I’m Alex Jaffe, best known to our official DC Discord community as HubCityQuestion. Every day I remain on guard in the #ask-the-question channel to provide answers and guidance for the greatest mysteries that DC fans across the world have to offer. Why do I do this? For the money? Some kind of brain disease? No, it’s all because I love this world of superheroes and the people who love it.
The Best Black Actors in the DC Universe

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

For Black History Month at DC.com, it’s always been important for us not just to acknowledge the Black characters who have influenced the DC Universe, but the actual Black creators who have helped bring them to life. This includes many talented writers and artists, but we should also recognize the gifted actors who have brought many of DC’s most beloved characters beyond the page, often lending them dimension they never had before.