By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
The "Big Three" at DC Comics -- Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman -- are getting new looks this month. But it's the Amazing Amazon who's getting all the attention.
Before the inevitable jokes about how wome
Read more…Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) is proud to release its first official clip from the upcoming DC Universe Original Movie, "Justice League: Gods & Monsters."
Animation legend Bruce Timm returns to the popular DC Universe Original Movies with
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CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #24
Here's the final issue of Captain Midnight, which I'm sorry to see. I'd like for DH to have a successful superhero line, and this book was establishing additional characters that could have formed a nucleus. Didn't wor
Read more…Amelia Cole and the Impossible Fate
Adam P. Knave, D.J. Kirkbride (w) • Nick Brokenshire (a & c)
The Council has banished Amelia to the Magic World and Hector to the World of Science, leaving Lemmy and the remains of Omega Company fighting to survive
Read more…’68: LAST RITES #3 (OF 4)
STORY: MARK KIDWELL
ART / COVER B: JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
COVER A: NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
SEPTEMBER 16 / 32 PAGES / FC / $3.99
By the flickering light of a scavenged projector, the dark secret behind the zombie plague that d
Read more…A-FORCE #5
MARGUERITE BENNETT & G. WILLOW WILSON (w)
JORGE MOLINA (a/C)
• The EXPLOSIVE finale to the first adventure of Marvel’s mightiest team of Avengers: A-FORCE!
• Though She-Hulk and her team have unmasked the traitor in their midst, the villai
Read more…BOOK OF DEATH #3 (of 4)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL and DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A by CARY NORD
Cover B by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover C by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Valiant Icons Variant by PERE PEREZ
Artist Variant by PAOLO RIVERA
The force behind th
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THE SHIELD #3
NEW ONGOING SERIES FROM DARK CIRCLE! “Daughter of the Revolution, Part 3”
Captured by Walter Chase, the Shield is made a surprising offer—an invitation to join his government organization, protecting the country as s
Read more…ACTION COMICS #44
Written by GREG PAK and AARON KUDER
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
GREEN LANTERN 75 Variant cover by NEIL EDWARDS and JAY LEISTEN
On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Ple
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ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR #3 (of 4)
To tell you the truth, I'm a bit put off by the violence and death in this series. It was amazing when Archie and Punisher crossed over, mostly because nobody important in Riverdale got killed, and somehow the
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
In the late 1940s and '50s, one of the best-selling comic books in America was titled Crime Does Not Pay. Ridiculous! Now, as then, crime pays pretty well -- at least in comics.
If you think about it, most
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
The publisher is calling it “DC You.” Various websites call it “the Batgirlization of DC.” Whatever you call it, it’s a welcome attempt to broaden the base of comics readership.
During the month of June, DC
Read more…ABE SAPIEN #26
MIKE MIGNOLA (W), SCOTT ALLIE (W), SEBASTIÁN FIUMARA (A), DAVE STEWART (C), AND MAX FIUMARA (A/COVER)
On sale Sept 9
FC, 32 pages, $3.50
Ongoing
Abe left the BPRD to confront the monsters to which people said he was connected. Now he’s
Read more…This week's Comics Guide, painstakingly collated and annotated for your maximum reading pleasure, was deleted due to technical reasons that drive Captain Comics into a murderous rage when he thinks about them. So he's not going to think about them. I
Read more…“THIS IS MARVEL!”
After Marvel’s Secret Wars, an all-new and all-different Marvel Universe emerges
New York, NY—June 5th, 2015— Marvel Comics, the home of the greatest Super Heroes of all time, introduces a new direction for the Marvel Universe. Thi
Read more…I remember reading some A.B.C. Warriors back when Quality or somebody reprinted them for the U.S., and they weren't very good. This looks like it could be the next generation, so maybe it'll be better.
ABC WARRIORS RETURN TO MARS (HC)
Publisher: RE
Despite his character dying in the season finale, actor Tom Cavanagh (left) will continue to co-star with Grant Gustin on The Flash. See what happens when you mess around with the space/time continuum? All art copyright The CW.
By Andrew A. Smith
T
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THE FATE OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE LEGO® GROUP RELEASE LEGO® DC COMICS SUPER HEROES: JUSTICE LEAGUE: ATTACK OF THE LEGION OF DOOM! ON BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL HD, AUGUST 25, 2
Read more…I've forgotten whether our Invaders expert Richard Mantle has recommended this or not. If he did, here it is!
ALL-NEW INVADERS VOL. 3: THE MARTIANS ARE COMING (TPB)
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Penciled by STEVE PUGH, BARRY KITS
Read more…Scarlett Johansson has demonstrated in movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron that she has the chops for a solo movie. By Jay Maidment. ©Marvel 2015
Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon used the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) for
