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When IDW Published announced the launch of a new imprint run by Shelly Bond called Black Crown, the big question was what kind of imprint this would be. Bond, one of the most respected editors in the industry today following her work at Vertigo, could go in any direction — but with the announcement of Kid Lobotomy as the Black Crown launch title, she caught everybody off guard once again. Pairing writer Peter Milligan with artist Tess Fowler, Kid Lobotomy is set in an offbeat hotel known as ‘The Suites,” run by a hugely dysfunctional, dark-minded family. Chief amongst them is the Kid of the title, a young man who is assigned ownership of the hotel — but whose past includes multiple brain surgeries and a whole load of drink and drugs. Taking his role as manager as an opportunity to try and reclaim his demons, Kid’s journey brings Fowler and Milligan into a uniquely strange, off-kilter comic — and CBR spoke to them both about how they entered ‘the Black Crown Pub’ together, and what s

Marvel Comics has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale Wednesday, September 6th, 2017. When you’re through checking out these exciting previews, stop by the Marvel Comics forum, Spider-Man forum, X-Books forum, or Star Wars forum to share your thoughts with other fans. Click any title below to be taken to the preview of your choice. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #9 Astonishing X-Men #3 Black Bolt #5 Champions #12 Daredevil #26 Darth Vader #5 Generation X #6 Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 Hawkeye #10 Iceman #5 Inhumans: Once & Future Kings #2 Iron Fist #7 Jessica Jones #12 Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1 Royals #7 Spider-Man #20 Spider-Man/Deadpool #21 Venomverse #1 Venomverse: War Stories #1 X-Men: Gold #11

Funko has unveiled a slew of new DC Comics offerings, which will be available exclusively at this October’s New York Comic Comic. The new line of collectibles features several Pop! vinyls, including an 8-Bit Batman, a First Appearance Superman and a Black Chrome Batman. The 8-Bit Batman wears a classic blue and grey costume but is rendered as an 8-bit sprite just like a video game character, while the Black Chrome Batman sports a shiny black chrome finish. The First Appearance Superman figure plays homage to the character’s first appearance in Action Comics #1 with its small S-shield and classic red trunks. RELATED: The 20 Most Important DC Events Of The Last Decade, Ranked The classic Batman television series from the ’60s is also represented in these offerings. Funko will offer a new color variant for the 1966 Batmobile action figure set that includes an Adam West Batman figure, as well as a Dor

As Miles Morales continues a heroic legacy of power and responsibility that spans generations (and even realities_, that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s aware of every aspect of Spider-Man’s history, or what it’s like to endure an onslaught from an army of Spidey’s foes. This fall, he’ll experience some big aspects of the Spider-Man legacy first hand, in both the present and the past. The first moment comes in next month’s Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man one-shot by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ramon Perez. There, thanks to time travel, Miles will witness a shocking moment from Peter’s past. Then, in November’s Spider-Man #234, Bendis and artist Oscar Bazaldua bring Miles Morales into the Marvel Legacy era with an arc that pits him against a new incarnation of the classic Spidey villain group, the Sinister Six. RELATED: Bendis Promises, Spider-Men II is a Big Chapter in Miles Morale

In Rogue One, Disney and Lucasfilm revealed the story behind perhaps the most important story point in the original Star Wars film, A New Hope: hHow the Rebel forces discovered the one weakness in the planet-destroying Death Star, and why such a vulnerability existed in the first place. It was a question fans had pondered for years, with most chalking it up to a simple convenience of plot. So when the question was answered in a genuinely emotional and epic manner in the franchise’s first “anthology film,” it was only natural that Star Wars fans would then wonder how the news that the heroes who helped them defeat the Empire were slaughtered in the course of their mission would impact the Rebel soldiers who acted on the information. RELATED: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – First Order Vehicles Revealed However, the fact that the films were shot and released decades apart, combined with the unfortunate passing of Carrie Fisher in 2016, means the odds of fans seeing h