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…In my columns over the years, I've sometimes referred to the "Nerd Canon" (which has amused my editors no end). These are the books that virtually every fanboy and fangirl in the world read at some point in their life. Heck, as my editors have said,
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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