Reviews for books shipping Jan. 18, 2017, including:
• AQUAMAN #15
• ARCHIE #16
• BATMAN #15
• BLACK HAMMER GIANT-SIZED ANNUAL #1
• CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #4
• COUGAR AND CUB #1
• CURSE WORDS #1
• DIVINITY III: ARIC, SON OF THE REVOLUTION #
Read more…Strange Tales #135 (1965) featured the debut of S.H.I.E.L.D., the promotion of Nick Fury to Director – and the first appeareance of Life Model Decoys. Copyright Marvel Entertainment Inc.
By Andrew A. Smith
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What are LMDs and w
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 11, 2017, including:
• ALL STAR BATMAN #6
• DETECTIVE #948
• HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12
• HOUSE OF PENANCE TPB
• JAMES BOND: FELIX LEITER #1
• JUGHEAD #12
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: VIXEN REBIRTH #1
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If you have a taste for genre films – those with an element of the extra-normal – be of good cheer: There are more than 40 scheduled for wide release in 2017. With the caveat that release dates are subject t
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She is the daughter of Henry “Ant-Man” Pym. She has taken on the legacy of Pym’s former partner, Janet Van Dyne. She was raised in the Red Room, the Russian espionage school that gave us the Black Widow.
And,
Read more…Reviews for books shipping Jan. 4, 2017, including:
• THE FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM #1
• JUSTICE LEAGUE #12
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE ATOM REBIRTH #1
• JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #3
• LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS ILLUSTRATED BY E
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They’re super! They’re weird! They’re heroes!
They’re Super Weird Heroes, which is the title of the latest collection from comics archivist/historian Craig Yoe ($39.99, Yoe Books/IDW). Yoe, who has written a
Read more…This is the last Comics Guide for now.
I like doing the Comics Guide, as I feel as if I'm keeping a Comics Buyer's Guide tradition alive, plus it keeps me up to date on comics I don't read. And it's fun! But I feel that lately the cost/benefit ratio
Read more…Do we really not have a thread on this series? Let's fix that!
My wife and I just started watching Orphan Black on Amazon Video and are really impressed. We gobbled up season one in two nights and are now deep into the second. Mr. Google informs me t
Read more…AFTER LAND VOL 1 (of 3, GN)
Publisher: ALTERNATIVE COMICS
Writer/Art/Cover: CHRIS TAYLOR
SRP: $19.99
A science-fiction soap opera featuring the exploits of a no-nonsense detective named Nono, who is the composite of two females named Jo and Do. Jo ha
Read more…DC Comics created an official logo for the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman. Copyright DC Entertainment Inc.
By Andrew A. Smith
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It’s Wonder Woman’s 75th anniversary, and lots of people are celebrating. The United Nations, on t
Read more…ALEISTER ARCANE (TPB)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
Writer: STEVE NILES
Art: BREEHN BURNS
Cover: SAM SHEARON
$17.99
Aleister Green loves playing late night TV horror host Aleister Arcane in his hometown of Jackson, OK... at least, until Jackson's establi
Read more…In the “Invasion!” of The Flash, Flash (Grant Gustin, left) and Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) lead a mob of superheroes against the Dominators. Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.
In the “Invasion!” episode of
GET A FIRST LOOK AT THE CW’S RIVERDALE TV SERIES
Live-action series based on Archie Comics characters premieres January 26th at 9pm ET/8pm Central
You’ve waited patiently for this moment – and now it’s here.
We’ve got a sneak peek at ‘Riverdale’, t
Read more…STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES – THE RODDENBERRY VAULT ARRIVES DECEMBER 13
FROM CBS HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND PARAMOUNT HOME MEDIA DISTRIBUTION
Blu-ray™ Collection In Limited Edition Packaging To Include Twelve Classic Episodes, Three Exclusive Special Fe
ARCHIE VOL 2 (TPB)
Publisher: ARCHIE COMICS
Script: MARK WAID
Art: VERONICA FISH, THOMAS PITILLI, RYAN JAMPOLE, JACK MORELLI, ANDRE SZYMANOWICZ, JEN VAUGHN
Cover: VERONICA FISH
$19.99 • $21.99 CAN • 6 5/8 x 10 3/16” • 176 pp • Full Color
The all-new
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So Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, and you still have gifts to get for the fanboys and fangirls on your list. Never fear, Captain Comics is here:
AGES 0-3
Downtown Bookworks (downtownbookworks.com) se
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GENERATION ZERO #4
Publisher: VALIANT COMICS
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA
Cover A by STEPHEN MOONEY
Cover B by TOM MULLER
Character Design Variant by ANDRÉS GUINALDO
Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE
$3.99 • 32 pgs.
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What if we found a cure for death?
That’s a core concept in A.D.: After Death, a new, upscale, three-part series from Image Comics by two giants in the industry. Written by Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches) and
Read more…ACTION COMICS #968
Publisher: DC COMICS
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by CLAY MANN
Variant covers by GARY FRANK
“MEN OF STEEL” part two! Superman must find and protect his oldest, most conniving enemy. But are the Godslayer’s acti
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