There are a few things that are worth discussing in this thread.
Die Vol. 2: Split the Party
Kieron Gillen, writer; Stephanie Hans, artist; Clayton Cowles, letterer
Image Comics, 2020
The second installment finds the group still stuck in the DIE world. As the title says, they have split up: this is never recommende
Read more…Jacked
Eric Kripke, writer; John Higgins, artist; John Higgins & SotoColor, colorists
Vertigo Comics, 2016
For writer Eric Kripke (creator of the TV series Supernatural) this was his writing debut for comics. But he had two of Vertigo's old hands on a
Read more…Hey all, I'm attempting to start a new thread int he Non-Comics forum, but I keep getting error messsages. Any thoughts?
Read more…Just thought this might be a worthwhile thread to have. I've heard some recent books have featured some nice done-in-one stories, and thought it'd be good to have a place to let people know where and when they appear. I'm much more likely to pick up
Read more…Curse Words Vol. 5: Fairy-Tale Ending
Charles Soule, writer; Ryan Browne, artist
Image Comics, 2020
Curse Words has always been an unpredictable fantasy story, and that continues to be true for the finale. The path to the fairy-tale ending is jagged,
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 30, 2020 — So now Quentin Tarantino has jumped on the anti-Marvel bandwagon.
“When you say, despite the sequels and the Avengers: Endgame and all of that, I actually think a war for movies got played
Read more…Last Gang in Town
Simon Oliver, writer; Rufus Dayglo, artist; Giulia Brusco, colorist
Vertigo Comics, 2016
The main action in this miniseries takes place in London, in 1977. It's the era of punk rock, and the opening scene finds a trio of punks rippin
Read more…I've got somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 longboxes. Maybe 50. So many comics, purchased over 40 years.
And I remember thinking that there'd be a point, sometime in the future, that I'd want to go back and reread those books -- the good and the b
Slash & Burn
Si Spencer, writer; Max Dunbar, penciller; Ande Parks, inker; Nick Filardi, colorist
Vertigo Comics, 2016
At first this miniseries looks like a cliché: a firefighter who is also a pyromaniac. But it quickly turns into a more complex story
Read more…Rose Tyler was the Doctor’s first companion of the new era.
Here are some highlights of her character arc.
FATHER’S DAY: The Ninth Doctor takes Rose to the day her father died.
RISE OF THE CYBERMEN / THE AGE OF STEEL: The Tenth Doctor and Rose meet othe
Read more…Faithless
Brian Azzarello, story; Maria Llovet, art
Boom! Studios, 2020
This series is described very well by its own creator's statement: "An erotic description of faith, sex, and the devil in the tradition of the divine comedy." It opens with prot
Read more…I know we typically avoid politics here, but I thought it worth noting how comics-related images have permeated world culture.
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Jan. 30, 2020 — With Wonder Woman 1984 arriving June 5, the Amazing Amazon should have a good year. Heck, she’s already having a really impressive month!
January saw the release of three important books starr
Read more…I've been doing a reread of Brian Bendis's Superman/Action run this past week -- with the publication of Action 1009, he's reached 24 full issues, plus a short in Action Comics 1000. And I've found some interesting threads to consider.
1) On his rece
Read more…We haven't done this in a while. We should. Here's the list from Diamond, as of Jan. 16:
ABLAZE
GUNG HO #2 (MR) $3.99
KIDZ #1 $3.99
MIRKA ANDOLFO'S UNSACRED #3 (MR) $3.99
VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING #4 (MR) $3.99
ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
MIRACULOUS TALE
Read more…So finally I'm going to post about the series of Timely Comics one-shots from 2009 to celebrate Marvel's 70th Anniversary through their Golden Age. I hope to note the retcons, contradictions and points of contention. As I said before, I could not fin
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