From Archie Comics
Sept. 12, 2011
First Look: 'Archie: The Married Life Book 1'
From Image Comics
Sept. 12, 2011
MORIARTY INVADES MELTDOWN COMICS
On September 14th, starting at 7:00 P.M., Meltdown Comics will present an autograph signing with Daniel Corey (PROPHET) and Anthony Diecidue (Stan Lee's TIME JUMPER), for the rele
From IDW Publishing
Sept. 12, 2011
Volume five of IDW’s award-winning Complete Library now available for pre-order
Best-selling chronological collection will expand to include Outland, O
From Diamond Comic Distributors Inc.
Sept. 12, 2011
Diamond Announces Top Products For August 2011
BALTIMORE, MD — The dawn of the new DC Universe and the launch of DC Comics' "New 52" began with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #1, Augu
Read more…From Archie Comics
Sept. 14, 2011
Archie's Paul Castiglia at New Jersey shop
Archie Comics writer and editor Paul Castiglia will be at
"Superheroes for Hospice"
Monmouth Mall
180 Route 35
Eatontown, New Jersey 07052
Saturday, September 17, from
From Boom Art Dept.
Sept. 12, 2011
FACTS convention announces Lou Ferrigno and Adi Granov!!
Another one I picked up on a whim. I never was a big WildStorm mark back in the day. This one seems like a standard "character on the run from the law while he tries to figure out the grand conspiracy" story. Nothing distinctive enough about the ch
Read more…At my new LCS ( About which more later . ) , the head man , no less , replied when I asked if/when Marvel was going to re-start the traditional " Big Four " of Disney comic books ( You know which ones , right ? ) , the " Ducks and Mice " ( D&M ) ones
Read more…THE AVENGERS: MAN IN THE MIRROR
Not Much Fun at the Funfair *****
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Steed catches hell from his latest superior, "One Six", for showing up late for a briefing, and for having a "lone wolf" attitude. A cipher c
I don't think it's true that there are no good or bad characters, only good or bad handling; but neither is it the case that handling doesn't matter. Good art can help a not particularly inspired feature go down easier, and even give it an extra dime
Read more…Put briefly, the recent collection from Dark Horse (subtitled “Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped: A Crime Does Not Pay Primer”) is an indispensible addition to the library of any serious student of comic book history. Not the comprehensive chronological
Read more…I decided to comment on Silver Age stories that I read either as reprints or back issues that left an impression on me. Today I pick Adventure Comics #362-363 (N-D'67) "The Chemoids Are Coming!/Black Day For the Legion!" by a young Jim Shooter and Ca
Read more…From DC Entertainment
Sept. 10, 2011
Two-day 'Batman 101 Sale' features 99-cent digital Batman comics
(The Definitive Collection of the Artist’s Work from Creepy and Eerie!) Last week we were talking about disturbing images in comic books. Among those cited were stories from Preacher and Sandman, and I’m sure that if the conversation had gone on any
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Whitfield was the star of the sword and sandal epic Spartacus on the Starz network. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma toward the end of the first season, forcing him to leave the series.
Read more…Very early in John Romita, Sr.'s run on Amazing Spider-Man, circa issue #42, Petey buys himself a motorbike, which is first shaded blue. Within a few issued, he decides to paint it red. Of course, the chicks dig it, and his popularity soars for th
Read more…Check out my twitter reviews of my Small Press Expo experience at twitter.com/johnsimcoe!
Read more…Back in the 80's comics as collecters items was coming into fashion,or at least in the UK we were just hearing Action Comics no1 was worth money.
So when I saw a new comic starting as a young lad I thought I'd pile in and earn myself a wealthy future
Read more…From Marvel Comics
Sept. 7, 2011
X-MEN: REGENESIS – Choose Your Team!
After the cataclysmic events of X-Men: Schism, all of mutantkind will be forced to make the biggest decision of their lives. What team will you choose?
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Read more…From Dark Horse Comics
Sept. 9, 2011
Dark Horse solicitations for December 2011
ANGEL & FAITH #5
Christos Gage (W), Phil Noto (A), Dan Jackson (C), Steve Morris (Cover), and Rebekah Isaacs (Variant cover)
On sale Dec 28
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Ong
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