Roche Limit: Vol. 1
Michael Moreci (Writer), Vic Malhotra (Illustrations)
Image Comics, 2015
Well, it was bound to happen eventually: an Image series that is almost a complete dud. It's built on an intriguing sci-fi concept. Roche Limit is a colony
Read more…Comics artist Dan Spiegle, whose works include Crossfire, Blackhawk, and a raft of titles for Dell and Gold Key, passed away Saturday. Here's an overview of his career at Wikipedia: Dan Spiegle
Here's a tribute from longtime collaborator and friend M
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 25, 2017, including:
• ALIENS: DEFIANCE VOL 1
• DANTE #1
• DETECTIVE #949
• FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE SECRET HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE
• FUTURE QUEST #9
• HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN
Read more…From The Hollywood Reporter: "Mike Connors, Principled Private Detective on 'Mannix," Dies at 91"
We engaged in discussion about the charms of Mannix here.
Read more…The Wall Street Journal had an article on how some people can afford replica homes.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-these-replica-homes-imitation-is-more-than-flattery-1483629162
There are a number of White Houses and other such mansions and I
Read more…
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
So the Jan. 24 episode of The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow filled us in on how George Lucas was inspired to create Star Wars by heroes from other time periods (involving blasters, trash compactors, “You’re our
Read more…Story Another one of the icons of my youth is gone, star of two classic sitcoms, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and her own The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I gather she had been in ill health for some time.
Read more…Romita Sr is celebrating number 87 today. Has any comic book artist had more challenges thrown at him? Making the move from DC romance comics to Marvel super heroes in the mid-Sixties he replaced Wally Wood on Daredevil, then he was tabbed to replace
Read more…Deadly Class Vol. 4: Die for Me
Rick Remender, writer; Wes Craig, illustrator; Jordan Boyd, colorist
Image Comics, 2016
The school for assassins ends the first big series arc with a bang. It's Freshman Finals, which requires the legacy students (th
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Everyone’s got questions about Riverdale, the new series premiering Jan. 26 on The CW, based on the enduring characters from Archie Comics. Here, then, are the answers:
Q: Some people refer to this series as
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 18, 2017, including:
• AQUAMAN #15
• ARCHIE #16
• BATMAN #15
• BLACK HAMMER GIANT-SIZED ANNUAL #1
• CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #4
• COUGAR AND CUB #1
• CURSE WORDS #1
• DIVINITY III: ARIC, SON OF THE REVOLUTION #
Read more…Well, my self-publishing foray has begun!
Good Ideas Comics' The Elvis File: Prologue is free! Created, written & lettered by Mark Stanislawski, visually created by Peter DeLuca, colored by Levi Williams and cover by Amber Ayers! This is a digital-o
Read more…Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
Marjorie M. Liu , writer; Sana Takeda, artist
Image Comics, 2016
Monstress is a remarkable series. Takeda paints the art, giving the story a rich visual setting. Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900s Asia, the designs
Read more…Strange Tales #135 (1965) featured the debut of S.H.I.E.L.D., the promotion of Nick Fury to Director – and the first appeareance of Life Model Decoys. Copyright Marvel Entertainment Inc.
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
What are LMDs and w
Read more…From Variety: "Tony Rosato, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alum, Dies at 62"
Tony Rosato was on Saturday Night Live in the year after producer Lorne Michaels quit and all the original cast members (and Bill Murray, who wasn't an original cast member) decided
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 11, 2017, including:
• ALL STAR BATMAN #6
• DETECTIVE #948
• HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12
• HOUSE OF PENANCE TPB
• JAMES BOND: FELIX LEITER #1
• JUGHEAD #12
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: VIXEN REBIRTH #1
•
Read more…