I have often described the Hulk as being my “first favorite character.” I usually follow that statement up by how long it has been since I’ve enjoyed reading his comic book. Mark Waid is among my favorite writers, but I didn’t follow the “Marvel Now”
Read more…I thought it might be fun to re-read my favorite Marvel mutants book, and by "my favorite", I mean the only one that I've read much of. After all, can't let Fluit be the only one who writes about mutants around here! ;)
Any way, in typical Baro
Read more…The subscription I ordered of Manuscript Press's COMICS REVUE started up , finally , recently , and the first issue of the ~ now , double-sized , and with a double-numbering system ~ was #335-336 which features a RICK O'SHAY cover and Done In One le
Read more…Once more, you get to pick who would win if these couples or teams mixed it up on a Saturday night which is alright for a fight!
Be bold. Be brutal. Be honest!
BEST BETS
EMILY AND THE STRANGERS: BREAKING THE RECORD #1 (of 3, Dark Horse, $3.99): I understand from various Legionnaires that this is one of those rare books that appeals to tween-age girls (and boys). Here's the first issue of another Emily tale,
Read more…I had a new perspective on the convention this year, because I served as a volunteer for the first time. I've always thought it was a friendly, well-run show, and if anything it looks even more so from the inside. As a volunteer I helped at the re
Read more…I was reluctant to read this title because, I blushingly admit, I never finished the original. (I left off on volume 22, I think.) for one thing, I was concerned about spoilers, but c’mon. There’s not just too many ways the original could turn out. T
Read more…The first issue of “The New 52” version of Infinity Man and the Forever People has about as much to do with Jack Kirby’s version as… oh, “The New 52” version of OMAC had to do with Jack Kirby’s version. But you know what? I liked “The New 52” OMAC, a
Read more…And I think there might be time travel involved too. http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/#mutable_1168078
Read more…I saw these in the schedule and I've never seen them before, but they look interesting. Both shorts from 1942 they appear to be WW2 movies designed to ridicule Hitler personally. In Inflation he calls the devil for help in ruining the US economy and
Read more…There's no specific place to talk about comics-related theater, so I'll put this here. I had a chance to interview Fred Van Lente and his wife, Crystal Skillman, for the Village Voice, about their new play, King Kirby,opening this weekend at the Comi
Read more…After World War II, Superman creators JERRY SEIGEL & JOE SHUSTER left DC/National and rejoined their original editor Vin Sullivan at his Magazine Enterprises company. In January 1948, they published Funnyman #1 about the adventures of comedian Larry
THE MULTIVERSITY: THE SOCIETY OF SUPER-HEROES: CONQUERORS OF THE COUNTER-WORLD #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
1:10 B&W Variant cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
1:25 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING
1:50 Variant cover b
Read more…The Teen Titans Project, Part II:
The “Dimension X” Era (1968-1969)
The late ‘60s were an interesting time for the Teen Titans. In the last two years of the decade, the Teen Titans slowly transitioned to a different kind of title. Both the stories
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
May 13, 2014 -- If you’ve seen the trailers for X-Men: Days of Future Past, the Twentieth Century Fox movie that premieres May 23, your reaction has probably been “What the heck is going on here?”
Tha
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #24
Written by KARL BOLLERS
Art & Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by PIA GUERRA
Sister. Sweetheart. ASSASSIN!
Archer and Armstrong…and Mary-Maria?! Archer’s beloved foster sister and world-class hitwoman-for-hire, Mary-Maria,
Read more…’68: HOMEFRONT #1 (OF 4)
Story: MARK KIDWELL
Art: KYLE CHARLES & JAY FOTOS
Cover A: NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
cover B: MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES, & JAY FOTOS
cover C: SKETCH COVER
SEPTEMBER 10 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
In 1968, the horrors of the Vietnam
Read more…ANGRY BIRDS COMICS #4
Writer: Paul Tobin
Art: David Baldeon & Various
Cover: Jean-Michel Boesch
Subscription Variant: David Baldeon
In this issue, the Angry Birds go undercover behind enemy lines. Can they rescue their precious eggs from Piggy Traini
Read more…#1 for $1: Ghost #1
Kelly Sue DeConnick (W), Christopher Sebela (W), Ryan Sook (A), and Terry Dodson (Cover)
On sale Sept 3
FC, 32 pages, $1.00
One-shot
Ghost, the hero trapped between two worlds, fights to protect Chicago from extradimensional demon
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