Carpool Buddies Of Doom by Justin Jordan & Rafer Roberts

Web comics are killing it right now... and why wouldn't they? They are super easy to upload and distribute to the masses, and once one gets a bit of traction on Reddit, Tumblr or one of the other sharing websites it just tends to snowball. Last week we highlighted a killer take on Batman called The Deal, and this week we take a funny look at 'Carpool Buddies of Doom'. Carpool Buddies focuses on the daily commute of two of the worst villains in the history of comics, Thanos and Darkseid. It is smartly written by Justin Jordan and illustrated by Rafer Roberts. Pretty great... and in the second installment they throw in Doctor Doom to the group to make things even funnier! Great find by my main man Cal, and I will certainly be looking out for more to come from the duo on their site. Check out the first two installments after the jump....

Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray Makes Digital Art Come To Life...

I read a ton of websites everyday and find a lot of the content that I post here on CCD from fellow bloggers who have a keen eye for awesome. When it comes to the comics, one of the best sites on the web has to be It's A Dan World.  Yesterday he featured an artist by the name of Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray and some of his many interesting digital creations. I then decided to dig a bit deeper and check out Murray's website to see if he had anything else worth posting... boy, that is an understatement! My man Dan has tons of cool art on his site, and he features a bunch of the more obscure characters  that I always like to see mixed in with the typical favorites. All artists can conceptualize a Batman piece... but can you take on The Shadow (Sam, the Shadow piece after the jump is for you)? Check out my favorite pieces of Mr. Murray and tell him that CCD sent ya...

R.I.P. Dwayne McDuffie by James West

It saddens me that just a short time after my Human Torch article, I have to write yet another memorial piece: this time about real-life creator, Dwayne McDuffie.

For those of you who don’t know, Mr. McDuffie was a voice against racial stereotyping in the industry. His creation of the Milestone Imprint in the 90’s was well-renowned for its racially diverse, but equally respectable cast members, including Static Shock. In later years, McDuffie worked as the head writer for Justice League Unlimited cartoon, stringing together the main Cadmus, Secret Society of Super Villains, and Darkseid Invasion plots. He also had a well-received run as the writer for the Justice League of America comic book itself. The cause of death is unknown, but he will be missed.

Bruce Wayne Is Back... Kinda

At the end of Final Crisis, Bruce Wayne met his demise at the hands of Darkseid... or did he? Even though Batman has been replaced by former Robin Dick Greyson and his son Damian Wayne has taken over as Robin, Bruce Wayne is not dead. He has been displaced in time... and he is pissed. Writer Grant Morrison takes us on a 6 issue mini series entitled The Return of Bruce Wayne, and in this six isssue series we will get to see Bruce time jump from era to era desperately trying to get back to modern day Gotham City. Through the 6 issue series we will see Batman as a caveman, a pilgrim/puritan, a pirate, a cowboy, a 50's style private investigator, and finally as he makes his triumphate return to Gotham from the dead. The pics on the top are previews of each genre Morrison plans to explore, and below are detailed sketches of pirate and caveman Batman. The series started in May and will be monthly. What better way to spend your summer than watching Batman jump through time like a bad ass version of Jack from Lost. Hey, wait a minute... maybe thats who built the statue... aw, forget it. Get involved in the Return of Bruce Wayne. Remember, support you neighborhood mom and pop comic book shops!!!