30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #8
ACTION COMICS #10
ACTIVITY TP VOL 01
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #1
ANIMAL MAN #10
ART OF AL RIO TP VOL 02 (MR)
ARTIFACTS #18
AVENGERS ACADEMY #31 AVX
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #3 (OF 3)
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 (OF 12) AVX
BART SIMPSON OUT TO LUNCH TP
BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 01 FACES OF DEATH
BATWING #10
BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (OF 6) (MR)
BLEEDING…
Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on May 31, 2012 at 8:22pm — 11 Comments
DC surprises on Free Comic Book Day
May 27, 2012 -- I was pleased to see that DC Comics: The New 52 FCBD Special Edition #1, one of DC's two offering for Free Comic Book Day (the other being a children's book) had some actual meat in it. I wanted to point out what I noticed, and see if you Legionnaires had any other suggestions or ideas.
Here we go:…
ContinueAdded by Captain Comics on May 27, 2012 at 7:00pm — 31 Comments
Andrew A. Smith
Special to The Nashua Telegraph
May 15, 2012 -- DC has begun its “Second Wave” of six new series, following “The New 52” titles launched last September. The first four are already out, and successfully upgrade concepts that will make older fans nod their heads in approval.
The first two titles, Earth 2 and Worlds’ Finest, re-introduces what used to be called Earth-Two. Earth-Two came into being…
ContinueAdded by Captain Comics on May 27, 2012 at 5:45pm — 9 Comments
As you’ll remember from where I left off last time, the television division of United Artists now had a product for syndication---Ultraman, which had been a phenomenal hit in Japan. Thanks to the dialogue direction of Peter Fernandez, the series was ready for airing on American stations. Now, UA-TV had to find buyers. Here, it got an unintended boost from the…
Added by Commander Benson on May 25, 2012 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments
Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
May 22, 2012: Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are two of DC Entertainment’s oldest characters. But collections of their newly re-launched titles bring some surprising changes.
For example, we learned in 1942 that the child who would grow up to become Wonder Woman…
Added by Captain Comics on May 24, 2012 at 11:32pm — 4 Comments
AIRBOY DEADEYE #2 (OF 5)
AKA GN
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #39
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #27 (MR)
AMERICAS GOT POWERS #2 (OF 6)
ANGEL & FAITH #10
ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #1
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP V2 PROMISE PART 2
BALTIMORE HC VOL 02 CURSE BELLS
BATMAN ANNUAL #1 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #4
BATMAN DEATH BY DESIGN DELUXE ED HC
BATMAN PREY TP
BIONIC WOMAN #2
BLOODSTRIKE #28
BOMB QUEEN VII QUEENS WORLD…
Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on May 24, 2012 at 12:49pm — 11 Comments
Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
It’s Scott Snyder’s world, and we’re just reading about it.
Snyder is a published author (Voodoo Heart) and has an MFA from Columbia University, where he also teaches writing. He’s in this column for writing comics, of course – a lot of comics, where everything he’s touched has turned to gold.
Two of those treasures were released this week in hardback…
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27 TP VOL 02 SECOND SET
ABSOLUTE BATMAN DARK VICTORY HC
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN ARCHIVES HC V1
ADVENTURES OF DOG MENDONCA PIZZABOY TP
ALL STAR WESTERN #9 (NIGHT OF THE OWLS)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686 ENDS
ANDREW LOOMIS SUCCESFUL DRAWING HC
AQUAMAN #9
ARCHIE #633
ARTIFACTS ORIGINS FIRST BORN TP
ASTONISHING X-MEN #50
AVENGERS CONTEST TP
BART SIMPSON COMICS #71
BATMAN INCORPORATED #1
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED V2…
Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on May 17, 2012 at 12:01pm — 12 Comments
Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
Nay 8, 2012 -- When DC Comics re-launched its entire superhero line last September as “The New 52,” it put its best foot forward with Justice League #1. Now they’re doing it again with the first “New 52” collections, beginning with Justice League Vol. 1: The Origin ($24.99).
Origin collects the first six issues of Justice League, set five years ago…
ContinueAdded by Captain Comics on May 16, 2012 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment
The genesis of this column began a couple of years ago when I compiled a list of the 100 greatest characters of the past 20 years. Since then, I’ve worked my way back through the decades two at a time, presenting a new list every six months or so. Now, I’ve finally arrived at the beginning. Comic books were created as a format in the 1930s, though their artistic roots go back…
Added by Chris Fluit on May 13, 2012 at 9:30pm — 22 Comments
ACTIVITY #6
ADVENTURE TIME #4
ALTER EGO #108
ALTER EGO #109
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ENDS OF EARTH #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SECRET ORIGINS TP
ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #4
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 07 MONSTROUS
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #2
AVENGERS #26 AVX
AVENGERS ACADEMY #30 AVX
AVENGERS ACADEMY HC SECOND SEMESTER
AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #2 (OF 3)
AVENGERS CONTEST TP
AVENGERS…
Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on May 11, 2012 at 9:00am — 7 Comments
As I’ve mentioned before, the Silver Age was not limited just to comic books. Super-heroes made their way to television, as well. And this time around, we’re going to look at one of the more popular examples, one that travelled over six thousand miles to reach the homes of American viewers.
In earlier entries, I’ve discussed the phenomenal popularity of the…
ContinueAdded by Commander Benson on May 8, 2012 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments
Another Legionnaire makes good
Chuck Miller one of the 'Essentials'
From long-time Legionnaire Chuck Miller:
New Pulp originator and guru BARRY REESE lists 8 essential books that anyone Interested in New Pulp should read.(By the way, one of them is by me!)…
Added by Captain Comics on May 7, 2012 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments
From comics to the big screen
Assembling the Avengers
By Andrew A. Smith
Contributing Editor
Avenger fans assemble! It’s the best year ever for “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”!
Marvel’s premier super-team stars in more than a dozen titles in April, including the…
ContinueAdded by Captain Comics on May 6, 2012 at 3:44pm — 1 Comment
For fans of my questionable movie reviews, I now have two new books out in Kindle editions (and remember, Amazon offers a free Kindle app allowing you to read these on your PC if you don't have the device). The first, 66.6 Absurd Movies About the Devil, covers movies in the vein of The Exorcist or The Omen, and the second,…
ContinueAdded by Mr. Satanism on May 5, 2012 at 10:16pm — 9 Comments
2000 AD #1776 (NOTE PRICE)
2000 AD #1777
2000 AD #1778
ACOLYTE CHRONICLES #1
ALABASTER WOLVES #2 (OF 5)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PARALLEL LIVES #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SECRET ORIGINS TP
ANNE RICE SERVANT OF THE BONES HC
ARTIFACTS #17
ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 07 MONSTROUS
ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 06 GHOST OF STATION X
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #3
AVENGERS CROSSING OMNIBUS HC DEODATO DM VAR ED
AVENGERS KREE SKRULL WAR HC
AVENGERS MOVIE CAPTAIN…
Added by PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod on May 5, 2012 at 5:21pm — 7 Comments
Andrew A. Smith
Scripps Howard News Service
A learner's guide to 'Avengers' the movie
Avengers Assemble!
Those outside the comics world may not be familiar with that battle cry, but they will be after May 4, when The Avengers premieres in the U.S. According to reports, nobody actually shouts “Avengers Assemble” in the movie,…
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