The latest essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates in The Atlantic: "Why I'm Writing Captain America: And why it scares the hell out of me"
Featuring Leinil Francis Yu on art and Alex Ross covers.
Ta-Nehisi Coates writes:
Read more…Two years ago I began taking up the childh
Will we be talking about this one? Here's the press release:
THE HUNT FOR WOLVERINE Kicks Off This April!
The return of Logan, and all the answers, begin here!
New York, NY—January 19, 2018—He has been making his way across the Marvel Universe in so
Read more…Trying to narrow down my top 10 favorite genre moments for 2017.
Sure, there are easy ones: Wonder Woman in No Man's Land. "Crisis on Earth-X." The Carl reveal in The Walking Dead. I suppose Disney buying Fox, although that happened in the real world
Read more…DC LAUNCHES NEW PUBLISHING IMPRINT DC BLACK LABEL BRINGS EDGY AND PROVOCATIVE STANDALONE STORIES TO THE LEGENDS OF BATMAN, SUPERMAN AND WONDER WOMAN
ALL-STAR WRITERS FRANK MILLER, SCOTT SNYDER, BRIAN AZZARELLO, KELLY SUE DeCONNICK, GREG RUCKA AND J
Read more…Vulture.com talks to Don McGregor about his days writing the Black Panther in Jungle Action: "How an Untested Young Comics Writer Revolutionized Black Panther"
Read more…"Kara, the Jungle Princess" was a Pines feature that appeared in Exciting Comics #39-#49 (1945-46) and The Fighting Yank #21 (1947). The GCD credits the art of all the instalments to Al Camy.
Kara is a former American military nurse who has become t
Read more…Marvel Announces THOR #1 by Aaron and Del Mundo!
Featuring an all-new creative team and all-new direction!
New York, NY—February 26, 2018—New creative teams. New series. New directions. New beginnings. It all kicks off this June with THOR #1!
“With
Read more…DOMINO Takes The Spotlight with a New Series by Gail Simone!
Marvel’s coolest mercenary arrives this spring!
New York, NY—January 5, 2018—Get ready for risqué, hardcore action -- the femme fatale of the Marvel Universe is BACK, and she’s ready to kic
Story Thoughts? Dreams? Hopes? Fears? Spam, Egg, Sausage and Spam?
Read more…As various news outlets have reported, there have been unfortunate developments in 95-year old Stan Lee's life lately.
To start with undisputed facts, Stan has been fighting a persistent case of pneumonia, and has dropped out of public sight. H
Read more…SPIDER-MAN vs. GREEN GOBLIN: THE FINAL BATTLE!
The biggest Spider-Man story ever starts this March!
New York, NY—December 19, 2017—It’s the Spidey story that’s been ten years in the making, and one that will shake fans to their core – this March, Dan
Read more…Marvel Releases BLACK PANTHER #1 Artgerm Variant – Your First Look!
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuña team up for new #1 launch
New York, N
Read more…I have been invited to participate in a scholarly panel discussion on "The Philosophy of Comic Culture: How the Ubiquity of Comics Speak to Modern Life and the Human Condition." It's tomorrow evening, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
It's part of the Beacon Salon Se
Read more…Given the Avengers movie this summer, there's likely to be moat than usual interest in this series. Here's a checklist provided by Marvel.
Prepare for the END with the INFINITY COUNTDOWN Checklist!
Every now and then I see comics analogies & references where I least expect them, and documenting them here seems like a good idea.
Here's one from a sports article on FiveThirtyEight.com -- "The Vikings Are Doom Dressed as Hope":
"Still more rare, t
Marvel Announces DEADPOOL #1 by Skottie Young & Nic Klein
Featuring an all-new creative team and all-new direction!
New York, NY—March 6, 2
Read more…BLACK PANTHER – START HERE! A Free In-Store Sampler
New York, NY—January 5, 2018— Just in time for the leader of Wakanda to stage center stage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel is excited to announce the release of BLACK PANTHER – START HERE,
Read more…Marvel Announces The Return of The NEW MUTANTS
Members of the New Mutants and X-Factor join together in this terrifying tale!
New York, NY—December 1, 2017—Who are the best heroes to bring together when paranormal events need investigating? Fans wi
Read more…OK, so I'm doing research for my book about journalism in comics, with an April 15 deadline and zero vacation time (thanks, Gannett). It will be peer reviewed, so even if I was inclined to be sloppy, I can't be.
I'm focusing on the interregnum betwee
Read more…Share what you are reading these days and what you love about them. Three is an arbitrary number here; talk about more, or less, if you want to
Read more…