Demo is a twelve-issue limited series written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Becky Cloonan. Originally published in single issue form from 2003–2004 by AiT/Planet Lar, it was later collected in digest size. When the rights reverted to the creato
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DARK AGES #1 (Dark Horse, $3.99): Medieval barbarians vs. aliens-slash-demons. You won't find it in the history books, but then they don't include Conan's Hyborian Age, do they? Anyway, this book is by Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard, who bro
The legendary Archie artist and Marvel Comics colorist dies.
From the Stan Goldberg Facebook page:
Read more…It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Stan Goldberg. Stan touched many lives through his artwork but was also a dear friend, be
Sometimes I go for a comic just because of the title and the cover and this is one of them. Let's face it cats have secret lives and we'll never know what they are. The cast is a mix of cats, superheroes and one cat alien if he is to believed. Cass
Read more…I don't post every NYCC press release, but this is a nice poster.
The Dark Knight Rises for New York Comic Con & New York Super Week
ReedPOP and DC Comics have officially charged award-winning artist, Francis Manapul, known for his work on, The Fl
Read more…There was a time before Brian K. Vaughn was Brian K. Vaughn, when Marvel's Tsunami line was a thing, and when kids could imagine their parents were actually super villains without being right.
Into this world came Runaways.
This is a discussion o
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100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL -- SPIDER-MAN #1 (Marvel, $3.99): Another in a series of 75th-anniversary books -- Marvel Comics #1 debuted in 1939 -- that shows what Marvel heroes might look like in 2061, 100 years after Fantastic Four #1. If do
Read more…Spotted this as I was going through the previews/news section on cbr.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=21871
I mean really, Howard? I'd accept him as a detective on the case, but what could they do to him? This is my (and I mea
Read more…THE DELINQUENTS #1 (of 4) (VALIANT FIRST)
Written by JAMES ASMUS & FRED VAN LENTE
Art by KANO
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
#ValiantCraft Cover by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Board Game Variant by JUAN DOE
Variant Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Blank Cover Also Available
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CAPTAIN VICTORY AND THE GALACTIC RANGERS #1 (Dynamite, $3.99): One of the late -- and legendary -- Jack "King" Kirby's final creations was Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, which, sadly, was not one of his best. Captain Victory was
Read more…As a young lad, my family moved from Chicago to a small town in Southwestern Michigan when I was six, around 1972. There were always comics around, but maintaining a consistent collection was nigh impossible for me. I would get comics at the Harding
Read more…This looked interesting:
DIGITAL COMICS HAVE GROWN 10X IN THE LAST 3 YEARS
(Madison, WI- July 18, 2014) This week, pop culture experts, ICV2.com released an eye opening analysis of growth in the digital comics market. In their report, digital comic
Read more…For a while after Ol' Greenskin's star turn in The Avengers, Marvel Films asserted that Hulk seemed to work best in group settings, so they had no plans for another solo movie.
But times have changed, and now they are talking about exactly that. But,
Read more…EARTH 2: WORLD’S END #1
Written by DANIEL H. WILSON, MARGUERITE BENNETT and MIKE JOHNSON
Art by ARDIAN SYAF, JORGE JIMENEZ, EDDY BARROWS and PAULO SIQUIERA
Cover by ARDIAN SYAF and JAIME MENDOZA
1:50 Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
On sale OCTOBER 8
Read more…In case any Legionnaires are Bowie fans ...
DAVID BOWIE TO STAR IN COMIC BOOK
In a summer filled with music, Bluewater Productions announced the release of new comic book biography of music icon David Bowie.
Fame: David will be released this week in
Read more…In Superman #304 (O'76), we are introduced to DOCTOR JENET KLYBURN, a beautiful, red-headed scientist attached to STAR Labs. She was brilliant and helpful to the Man of Steel and Superman came to depend on her for support.
But was she intended to be
Read more…It's amazing what can take off in our society. On my other screen I'm looking at a 1969 add for Saturday morning cartoons and on it from CBS are Dastardly and Muttley, Perils of Penelope Pitstop, the Archie Comedy Hour featuring Sabrina, The Monkey's
Read more…I should have posted all this on Tuesday, Aug. 12, but better late than never!
GET READY TO ROOT FOR THE BAD GUYS IN BATMAN: ASSAULT ON ARKHAM AVAILABLE FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT ON AUGUST 12, 2014!
Stellar Voice Cast Includes Kevin Conro
Read more…I have a question about American history, and it occurred to me that today was the right day to ask it. In the 17th-18th centuries (and afterwards) the UK had a strong aristocracy. Was the system transplanted to America at all? Was there ever a Duke
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