NEXUS OMNIBUS: Now that I’ve had a chance to read the solicitation, I’m less thrilled than I was when I initially heard about this publication, mainly because it’s a tpb and I already have all the archives. OTOH, if you don’t, this is a 416 page repr
Read more…Up here again in San Francisco , I went to, my FCS - Former Comics Shop - and found them selling , in their " kid.s stuff " corner , Disney character titles from Gladstone.s first pitch with the franchise from the later Eighties , displayed as new st
Read more…Spandex: Fast and Hard (Titan Books, $19.95)
Martin Eden (w/a)
I wanted to like Spandex, which collects the first three issues of a self-published British comic book about an all-gay super-team. Unfortunately, I found it supported negative gay stere
Read more…American Vamipire: Lord of Nightmares #1 (DC/Vertigo, $2.99)
Scott Snyder (w), Dustin Nguyen (a)
I don't know how to review this without giving away the ending, so I'll just say "It's good."
And that it involves Felicia Book, one of my most favorit
Read more…The Art of Amanda Conner (IDW Publishing, $29.99)
Edited and designed by Joe Pruett
This book had a lot of what I expected, but a few surprises as well.
As I said in my Silk Spectre review, I love everything Amanda Conner has ever done. So I expec
Read more…Another long-awaited transitional story, with the departure of Mel and the arrival of Ace. McCoy and Aldred were to become one of my favorite Doctor/companion combos, so it's interesting to see the beginning of it again. It' s been said that in the o
Read more…So, my home PC is toast -- I think that's the technical term -- and I need to start looking for a replacement.
Unfortunately, on a good day my computer knowledge extends to recognizing the "Power" button.
Fortunately, I'm pretty sure that 90% of our
Read more…From Hero Initiative
July 6, 2012
Hero Initiative invites help for Roger Slifer
Roger Slifer, a comic book writer, editor and colorist, was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Monica, Calif., on June 23. He remains in a coma at a local hospita
Read more…From Diamond Comic Distributors Inc.
July 6, 2012
Diamond Announces Top Products For June 2012
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (July 6, 2012) — Five X-Men with the power of the Phoenix have begun to reshape the Earth in their image and the Avengers make plans
Read more…1)Gotta love Romana's hunting outfit.
2)Graham Crowden is indescribable (in both negative and positive ways) as Soldeed. He makes Bruce Purchase's pirate captain look subtle and nuanced. I did like his trick of repeating the last two words people s
Read more…1)This story is credited to "David Agnew". This time out, "David Agnew" stands for "David Fisher, almost completely re-written by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams". One can certainly sense Adams' input to this, particularly in the dialogue. Suppos
Read more…From Dynamite Entertainment
July 5, 2012
THREE AMAZING 2013 CALENDARS COMING OUT FROM DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT!!!
IN STORES OCTOBER 2012!!!
July 5, 2012, Mt. Laurel, NJ - This coming October, Dynamite is proud to release the following three unbelievab
Read more…From Top Shelf
July 5, 2012
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THE SURROGATES CASE FILES, AMERICAN ELF, and DOUBLE BARREL #2 digital debuts -- plus a SURROGATES graphic novel sale!Hey friends, Today we take another step into the future, as two of Top Shelf's landmark releases have |
From Renegade Press
July 5, 2012
TALES OF THE BUDDHA BEFORE HE GOT ENLIGHTENED
Writer ALAN GRANT
Artist JON HAWARD
Colorist and Letterer JAMIE GRANT
Price: $4.99 (digital)
Pages: 69
On Sale: Digitally available now through Renegade's website. Av
Read more…From IDW Publishing
July 5, 2012
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San Diego, CA (July 5, 2012) – Wrangling fierce supernatural beasts is a
From Heritage Auctions
July 5, 2012
Heritage Auctions eyes possible $9 million World Record comics event in Beverly Hills
July 26-28 auction in Beverly Hills features mind-boggling array of comics and original comic art, including Pacific Coast Ped
Read more…From IDW Publishing
July 5, 2012
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From Arcana Studios
July 5, 2012
VANCOUVER (July 5, 2012) - Arcana Comics has several new "Digital Firsts", which released yesterday over at ComiXology.com. Be sure to head over to their site and download the latest and greatest!
Arcana Comics and
Read more…From Marvel Entertainment
July 6, 2012
The Future of Comics is Marvel NOW!
Top Comic Book Series ReEvolve With All New #1 Issues Beginning October 2012
New York. NY—July 6, 2012— The most popular characters. The most acclaimed creators. The most a
Read more…My point, and I do have one (with apologies to Ellen Degeneres) .....
Thanks to everyone who responded to my two threads about Marvel and DC heroes created in the 60s and 70s. For those of you who didn't read them, I was asking everyone to name supe
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