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Not sure where this documentary comes from, maybe a DVD extra, but it's pretty interesting. Includes some discussion on Jack Kirby and Alex Toth's work in designing the characters.
Thundarr was one of the best cartoon shows from the Saturday mor
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Abrams to Publish the First Official Guide to Cartoon Network’s Top-Rated Animated Show
The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia
What time is it? Adventure Time!
April 17, 2013: New York, New York: Abrams will publish The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia , t
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The Manhattan Projects Volume 1: Science Bad
Collecting The Manhattan Projects #1-5
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Nick Pitarra
Image Comics, $14.99, color, 144 pages
Can you like a book but not really want to read it any more?
Jonathan Hickman i
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Earth 2 Volume 1: The Gathering
Collecting Earth 2 #1-6
Writer: James Robinson
Artists: Nicola Scott, Eduardo Pansica, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons
DC Comics, $22.99, color, 160 pages
I realllllly want to like this book, but I'm having trouble doing s
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Archer & Armstrong Volume One: The Michelangelo Code
Collecting Archer & Armstrong #1-4
Writer: Fred van Lente
Artists: Clayton Henry, Matt Milla
Valiant, $9.99, color, 112 pages
Van Lente sure packed a lot into four issues.
First of all, he introd
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Hawkeye: Little Hits
Reprinting Hawkeye #6-11
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artists: David Aja, Steve Lieber, Francesco Francavilla
Marvel Comics, $16.99, color, 136 pages
Still the best book Marvel puts out.
This is the story of Clint Barton when he's not
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Batman the Dark Knight Volume 2: Cycle of Violence
Collecting Batman the Dark Knight #0, 10-15
Writer: Gregg Hurwitz
Artist: David Finch
DC Comics, $22.99, color, 160 pages
The first BTDK collection was a hot mess, story-wise, but I gave it a pass f
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Aug. 20, 2013 -- Everyone wants to know what John Romita Jr. has to say.
As the co-creator (with writer Mark Millar) and artist of Kick-Ass , Romita is in demand due to the Aug. 16 premiere of Kick-Ass 2 . There’s also Kick-Ass 3 to talk about, as we
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Sean Fernald, representing John Romita Jr., said “John has been with Marvel for nearly four decades now, and his last seven-year contract expired. He has not renewed it yet. He’s still talking to them, but also considering other options. And that’s s
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Here's a round of questions that's always popular among longtime comic readers:
Did reading comic books help shape your adult self?
Did reading comic books influence your career choices?
Aside from collecting, have comics influenced your hobbie
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Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger Volume 1: A Stranger Among Us
Collecting Phantom Stranger #0-5
Writer: Dan DiDio
Artists: Brent Anderson, Philip Tan
DC Comics, $14.99, color, 144 pages
There is absolutely nothing I like about this book. But two thi
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Let this be where we (okay, maybe just me...not sure how many around here read them) discuss Adventure Time comics from Kaboom!
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Superior Spider-Man Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Collecting Superior Spider-Man #1-5
Writer: Dan Slott
Artists: Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Marvel Comics, $17.99, color, 120 pages
I stopped reading Spider-Man once, because it was no longer the
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New Avengers Volume 1: Everything Dies
Collecting New Avengers #1-6
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Steve Epting
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 144 pages
Well, that was depressing. Depressing, but fascinating.
Aside from marketing, there's no reaso
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Talon Volume 1: Scourge of the Owls
Collecting Talon #0-7
Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Artist: Guillem March
DC Comics, $16.99, color, 192 pages
I think it goes without saying that this book wouldn't exist without Scott Snyder's name on it
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1)We open a new era for Doctor Who with a new title sequence and this new-fangled thing called color filming. Those of you who are old enough may well remember back in the day how much noise was made about TV shows being shown "in living color", whe
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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Collecting super-villain origin stories
Writers, artists: Various
DC Comics, $19.99, color, 192 pages
The obvious question about this book is: Who's it for?
Necessary Evil is comprised of 27 stories about
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Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce
Writer/artist: Cynthia Copeland
Abrams ComicArts, $17.95, color, 224 pages
I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't even finish it.
This is a good book, maybe an important one. It's the story
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Indestructible Hulk Volume 1: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Collecting Indestructible Hulk #1-5
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Leinil Yu
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 136 pages
At last, a Hulk I can love!
I've never been a Hulk fan. Being small and smart as a b
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