The deaths in 2016 just keep on coming: "TV Great Grant Tinker Dies, Former CEO Of NBC Was 90"
There aren't many TV executives who are a household name, but Grant Tinker is one of them. First, he was married to Mary Tyler Moore. Second, they created
Read more…Initial reaction: I like it. A lot. I liked the characterization and the way the picture nodded to comics continuity, without slavishly following it. I thought Spider-Man was well-presented. (I've not seen any of the other Spider-Man pictures, so I
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GENERATION ZERO #4
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover A by STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover B by TOM MULLER
Character Design Variant by ANDRÉS GUINALDO
Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE
$3.99 • 32 pgs.
Read more…Fritz Weaver, a longtime member of The Legion of "Hey, It's That Guy!" Character Actors, joins the departed: "R.I.P. Fritz Weaver, TV Veteran"
Fritz Weaver is one of those actors you saw almost every night on one TV show or another in the '60s and '7
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ALIEN MOVIE XENOMORPH BIG CHAP ARTFX STATUE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 2ND PTG ALEX ROSS VAR CC
AQUAMAN HC VOL 08 OUT OF DARKNESS
ASTRID TP VOL 01 CULT OF VOLCANIC MOON
BACK ISSUE #93
BATMAN ANIMATED SER CHRISTMAS W THE JOKE
The Last Days of American Crime
Rick Remender, writer; Greg Tocchini, artist
Image Comics, 2015
Before their current collaboration on the series Low, Remender and Tocchini co-created this three-issue noir miniseries (full of lowlife characters, se
Read more…I'm going to write about Luke Cage this week in my column. I've got enough material to write six columns. So I don't need any help.
But I want to ask your opinion. I want to know if there's some opinion, some viewpoint, some idea that YOU think I sho
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
What if we found a cure for death?
That’s a core concept in A.D.: After Death, a new, upscale, three-part series from Image Comics by two giants in the industry. Written by Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches) and
Read more…From Variety: "Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for ‘Barney Miller’ and 'Firefly,' Dies at 71"
Hearing this -- after all that's happened this year, including losing Barney Miller co-star Abe Vigoda, Prince, David Bowie, Garry Shandling, Alan You
Read more…I'm writing an outline history of US comics intended for a relative of mine. I thought I'd post it here as I write it. I hate inaccuracies, even small ones, so please correct any.
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Read more…For many of the millions of Americans celebrating Thanksgiving to-day, one thing rises above all else. Football! Go on, admit it---there's a game going on your television set right now, isn't there?
Much to my late father’s chagrin, I was not, and a
Read more…Southern Bastards Volume 3: Homecoming
Jason Aaron, writer; Jason Latour, artist
Image Comics, 2016
The cover image is a bit of a tease, because the "homecoming" that drives most of the action in this arc is the annual Homecoming game in the high
Read more…BOOKS OF NOTE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Writers: DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE
Art: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by TBA
32 PGS. • Rated T • $3.99
A CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
THE RETURN OF CARRION puts the Scarl
Read more…ACTION COMICS #968
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by CLAY MANN
Variant covers by GARY FRANK
“MEN OF STEEL” part two! Superman must find and protect his oldest, most conniving enemy. But are the Godslayer’s acti
Read more…Running a little late this week, but that just means more previews!
PRESS RELEASES
ATHENA VOLTAIRE AND THE VOLCANO GODDESS #1 (of 3)
Publisher: ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: STEVE BRYANT
Art: STEVE BRYANT
Cover A: STEVE BRYANT
Cover B: MICHAEL ALL
Read more…Over in Howard Bagby's discussion "A Batman A Day", I mentioned that after Denny O'Neil became editor of the Batman titles, we saw the beginning of the overexposure of the Joker. O'Neil became the editor with Batman 401 and Detective 568, cover dated
Read more…So I finished my latest reading project, which was "Marvel Now" Avengers. That was, in effect, the complete runs of Avengers, Avenger A.I., Avengers World, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers and Secret Avengers. For purposes of clarity, it is the runs of
So just for stars and garters, I decided to throw together a comic book quotes contest. I'm going to list 30 quotes, and your job is to identify as many as possible.Some of these quotes will be beyond simple to identify as they're so famous. Others..
Read more…Sex Criminals: Big Hard Sex Criminals Hardcover
Matt Fraction, author; Chip Zdarsky artist
Image Comics, 2015
Sex Criminals was such a runaway hit that the first ten issues were given the deluxe hardcover treatment (in addition to the trade paperbac
Read more…ACTION COMICS #968
AD AFTER DEATH BOOK 01 (OF 3)
AIRSHIP ENTERPRISE #3
ALL NEW X-MEN ANNUAL #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WORLDWIDE TP VOL 03
AMERICAN MONSTER TP VOL 01 (MR)
ART OF DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS HC
ART OF RED
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