There's a big development that happens in Superman #38 -- even moreso than the new power that's been hyped (the Super Flare) and the new costume that's revealed (a slight tweak on the New 52 version, bringing it a little more in line with the pre-Fla
March is “Women in Comics” month in the comics industry. So, naturally, instead of a celebration, there’s a huge controversy over the portrayal of a woman in comics.
Did anyone else get the first issue of No Mercy from Image this week? It's written by Alex De Campi (Grindhouse), and drawn by Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), which was enough to recommend it to me from the jump. It's about a group of teens who head to
Rather than revive the original Walking Dead thread many pages back with 400+ messages, I'm starting a new one to make sure WD fans see the trailer shown at Comic-Con. October 12th seems a long ways off!
With the upcoming release of the Secret Society of Super-Villains collection with the material which had only been seen by those who had access to Cancelled Comics Cavalcade, it got me thinking. It seems between that and the "From the Marvel Vaults"
This question has sparked heated debates among Spider-man fans for years, and even today, flame wars erupt between passionate fans who quarrel over which character was intended to be revealed as which version of the penultimate villain.
In another thread, I brought up the fact that the Silver Age Wonder Woman had a father and now I have to back that up. I went through Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Volumes 1-3 (The pain, the pain! Man was that repetitive stuff!! Not year to year but
The top five publishers and those that send me previews get separate listings. Everybody else falls under "Other Publishers." Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributor
On FCBD my journey to the " other " comics shop for me here (Other Comics Shop - OCS ?) caused me to see displayed , buying same , a GARFIELD comic book from Kaboom! (Which seems to be the name now for what called itself...Boom! Kids before??)
Both were launched in the Silver Age, both were the premiere super-team of their respective universes. Which one is your favorite? Which series did you like reading better? Which one reads better today?
Can't go wrong with a Ciderella story, although this one is not quite the equal of the two miniseries that feature her (it does have the advantage of McManu
DC has pulled the Joker variant of Batgirl #41 which echoed the events of The Killing Joke for being too violent to women, especially since it brings up Barbara Gordon's horrible shooting and sexual abuse and adds to the culture of victimizing women.
A few friends and I filmed a new show for YouTube called Heroes & Hops. It's a monthly review show where I talk comics, beer and everything in between. The first episode turned out fairly well but we have ideas to fine t
The start of a new year is always exciting. It’s full of promise and hope. Experience tells us those hopes will likely be dashed and promises unfulfilled yet the start of the year re
We're three issues into this weekly DC megaseries. It started with chaos and violence in the Free Comic Book Day issue 0. There was a lot of action -- and one gloriously creepy moment -- but with the dystopic 35-year future didn't have a lot of emoti
I haven't done a new timeline in awhile, so I thought I'd try one based on Japanese popular culture as I have known it. Later, I intend to follow up with an overall history of the timeline, to give sense of what its history would be like.