Photo: Katie Yu/The CW -- © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved
Barry “The Flash” Allen (Grant Gustin, left) battled the parallel-Earth villain Zoom (Teddy Sears) in the season 2 finale of The Flash, which resulted in the Scarlet Speedster
Read more…JUNE 1, 2016
ANDRE THE GIANT: CLOSER TO HEAVEN (GN)
Publisher: LION FORGE
Writer: BRANDON EASTON
Art/Cover: DENIS MEDRI
Mature/$12.99
Voted Best Biographic Comic of 2015 by Comics Alliance! This lavishly illustrated authorized biography of pro wrest
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Here are some more books shipping June 1, 2016, that I don't have anything to say about, but are of interest for other reasons, such as being first issues or having multiple covers, press releases or previews available.
4001 A
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By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
The brain trust at DC Comics thinks some things are missing from their superhero comics. With DC Universe: Rebirth ($2.99, out May 25), they have gone metatextual to
Read more…Dark Horse Day Goes International on June 4!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR - 2016 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Dark Horse Comics, and it’s time to party!
Earlier this year, Dark Horse announced that Saturday, June 4, would be Dark Hors
THE RETURN OF A LONG-LOST FLASH TO THE DC UNIVERSE!
It's finally here! The oversized, incredible, universe-changing 80-page DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 from the genius mind of Geoff Johns is out this Wednesday, May 25th, and with it comes a shocking surp
Read more…Photo credit: Alan Markfield/Twentieth Century Fox
Here's a group using Cerebro you won't see being so chummy in the comics: (from left) Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, James McAvoy as Professor X, Lucas Till as Havok
Read more…MAY 25, 2016
FIRST ISSUE ALERT
ACCELERATORS: RELATIVITY #1 (of 5)
Publisher: BLUE JUICE COMICS
Writer: R.F.I. PORTO
Art: GAVIN SMITH
Cover: GAVIN SMITH, TIM YATES
$3.99
A marauding gang of time criminals escape from their prison to wreak havoc on a
Read more…SOME BOOKS WITH PRESS RELEASES, PREVIEWS
AND/OR VARIANT COVERS THAT I DON'T COMMENT ON
THE ART OF BROKEN AGE (HC)
Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
Writers/Art: Various
Cover: NATHAN ''BAGEL'' STAPLEY
FC • 120 pages • HC • 8 1/2'' x 11'' • $19.
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Dominic Cooper plays Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher, based on the comics by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC. © AMC Networks Entertainment LLC. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ruth Negga plays the
MAY 18, 2016
FIRST ISSUE ALERT!
Here are first issues to note this week.
ACTIONVERSE #1
Publisher: ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: VITO DELSANTE
Art: STEVE WALKER
Colors: WILSON RAMOS JR.
Cover: STEVE WALKER
Connecting Variant: RON FRENZ/MARC DEER
Read more…OTHER NICE STUFF
Here's are books that I haven't already talked about that the publishers are touting with press releases, previews or both.
THE BEAUTY #7
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
Writers: JEREMY HAUN & JASON A. HURLEY
Art: MIKE HUDDLESTON
Cover A:
Read more…San Diego, CA (May 9th, 2016) – IDW Entertainment (“IDWE”) announced today that the award-winning, fan-favorite property Locke & Key is being developed as a te
Read more…MAY 11, 2016
Welcome to May 11! This won't be my best week, due to some personal problems. My apologies. But I have managed to review a thing or two, and assemble a list or two. Onward!
BOOKS I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT
AGATHA: THE REAL LIFE OF AG
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Captain America: Civil War, premiering May 6, stars nine previously established superheroes, plus a handful of pre-existing villains and supporting characters. But even with enough characters to qualify as
Read more…iZOMBIE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT ON DVD JULY 12, 2016
Warner Archive Releasing Seasons 1 & 2 of iZOMBIE on Blu-rayTM via Online Retailers
iZOMBIE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON Features All 19 One-Hour Episodes fr
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Captain America: Civil War, premiering May 6, pits Iron Man against Captain America, two characters that the movies have established as having both philosophical and personal differences. But surely, you say
Read more…MAY 4, 2016
BOOKS OF INTEREST
AVENGERS/IRON MAN: FORCE WORKS (TPB)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by DAN ABNETT & ANDY LANNING
Penciled by TOM TENNEY, DAVID TAYLOR, STEWART JOHNSON, JIM CALAFIORE, DAVE ROSS,
JIM CHEUNG & MORE
Cover by TOM TENNEY
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