I am a big fan of Alan Davis’ ClanDestine. I consider it to be the best new team book Marvel has produced in the last ten years. After a series of limited series (plus odd appearances here and there, all of which are readily available in two collecte
Read more…[Another thread in our Morrison Reading Project.]
The over-arching plot of All-Star Superman truly kicks off when Superman goes to the rescue of a spaceship on a mission to capture some of the Sun's molten substance and bring it back to Earth. Morr
Read more…I really liked the first issue of the re-launch (coupled with the first issue of the re-launch of Action Comics). My hope is that DC will be able to resist the temptation to recap/revise the origin story yet again and get straight on to forging the n
Read more…I dropped the series formerly titled Captain America and Bucky when Ed Brubaker left and it became a team-up book, but I picked up this one because it features the Sub-Mariner and is set in WWII. It is becoming increasingly difficult for me to reconc
Read more…From UDON
Aug. 27, 2012
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There have been Black and White DC titles of course - I'm thinking of Jack Kirby's Spirit World and In The Days Of The Mob. But what if DC had looked at a continuing line of black and white comics in the early-mid '70s?
I think Batman, The Shadow and
Read more…Archie Archives Volume Six (Dark Horse, $49.99)
Reprinting Archie Comics #19-22 (Mar/Apr-Sep/Oct 46), Pep Comics #57-58 (Jun-Sep 46)
By Bill Vigoda (a) and diverse hands
What struck me most about these Archie comics from 1946 is how "modern" they ar
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I was just six at the time of the Moon landing. I remember watching it on the TV. I'm not sure I quite understood the significance of it all, but I knew that it was important.
A piece created by the Belgian artist G
Read more…There was an unusual announcement in the Bullpen Page announcement that as of next month Daredevil and Iron Man were going to be combined into the same book, possibly as a split book.
It was odd, as it seemed to come out of the blue, and at a time w
Read more…These guys wanted to be super-heroes in the worst way--and that's just the way they chose to do it:
-- MSA
Read more…If you've read Derek McCulloch & Colleen Doran's graphic novel Gone To Amerikay, you know that it is full of references to music. There are Irish folk tunes and jazz, in addition to a couple of original songs. Colleen Doran posted a link to a streami
Read more…This thread is a part of our Grant Morrison Reading Project.
Though I read most of Grant Morrison's run on Batman, I wasn't paying too close of attention so I will re-read them, starting with # 655-658 (S'-D' 06), "Batman and Son".
#655:
Great open
Read more…To aid our pal, Figserello, in his quest to reread and discuss all things Grant Morrison, I’m here to kick things off with talk of his run of Batman & Robin.
This series launched in 2009 on the heels of Final Crisis, Batman: RIP, and Battle for the
Read more…After two issues , I have put the Dynamite THE SHADOW title on my pull , asking for the Howard Chaykin covers .
Frankly , this version or the Hankerchief-Wearing Big-Nosed Guy is interesting , as far as " drawing from this or that version " of the
Read more…From Marvel Entertainment
Aug. 18, 2012
Your First Look at DAREDEVIL #18!
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Daredevil #18! Get ready for the biggest Daredevil story yet, as a new menace walks the streets of New York – the ruthless ki
Read more…From Image Comics
Aug. 21, 2012
THE WALKING DEAD #100 & 101 GET NEW PRINTINGS
Fans of Robert Kirkman's THE WALKING DEAD will get more of the unfolding image that spreads across the covers of the six issue of the "Something to Fear" story arc, as iss
From Image Comics
Aug. 21, 2012
WITCH DOCTOR VOLUME 2: MAL PRACTICE ON CALL FOR NOVEMBER
Creators Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner respond to your otherworldly emergency with the sequel to the breakout medical horror hit WITCH DOCTOR, from Robert Ki
From Stefan Petrucha
Aug. 21, 2012
Excerpt: 'Dead Mann Running' by Stefan Petrucha
Greetings from The Bones -
I’ve just posted a free EXCERPT for my upcoming zombie detective novel, Dead Mann Running, up at my website. I’d love it if your posted
Read more…From Image Comics
Aug. 22, 2012
PLAYTHINGS COME TO LIFE IN NON-HUMANS
New ongoing series from Whilce Portacio, Image Comics
Berkeley, CA - August 21, 2012 -- One of Image Comics' founders, Whilce Portacio, returns to creator-owned world with the new
From Jamal Igle
Aug. 22, 2012
JAMAL IGLE'S MOLLY DANGER KICKSTARTER IN THE FINAL STRETCH
Inkpot award winning creator Jamal Igle (Supergirl, Firestorm, KISS from IDW) recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.com. The Campaign has reac
