Free Comic Book Day 2015: The Q&A!
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Saturday, May 2, is Free Comic Book Day, an event which has become a first-Saturday-in-May tradition at most major comic shops since the first one in 2001. If you haven’t ev
Read more…Ultron (James Spader), an artificial intelligence, really, really, really, really hates his “father,” Tony Stark. Movie poster. Copyright Marvel 2015.
Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) are characters being share
THE SHIELD #2
Script: ADAM CHRISTOPHER AND CHUCK WENDIG
Art: DAVID WILLIAMS, GARY MARTIN, RACHEL DEERING, KELLY FITZPATRICK
The Shield #2 CVR A Reg: DAVID WILLIAMS
The Shield #2 CVR B Variant: STEVE RUDE
The Shield #2 CVR C Variant: EVAN SHANER
The S
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Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL & DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A by ROBERT GILL
Cover B by CARY NORD
Cover C by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover D by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Character Design Variant by PAOLO RIVERA
Valiant Icons Va
Read more…1602: WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #2
MARGUERITE BENNETT with KIERON GILLEN (w)
STEPHANIE HANS WITH Irene Koh (a)
Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant Cover by Irene Koh
“IN WHICH WICKED SOMETHINGS THIS WAY COME”
• The hunt is on! The Faustians have made their dea
Read more…I've never followed either the movie series of the comics series, but this is one of Dynamite's most tenacious franchises, so there must be a sizable fan base. And with Steve Niles writing and Jae Lee doing the covers, I can see why!
ARMY OF DARKNESS
Read more…I'm thinking about writing a column for early May that would be checklist of the better Ultron stories. But whether I do or not, I'm curious which Ultron stories the Legionnaires favor. Age of Ultron? The new Rage of Ultron OGN? The West Coast Avenge
Read more…ANIMATION VISIONARY BRUCE TIMM PUTS NEW SPIN ON FAVORITE DC HEROES AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS & MONSTERS
ON BLU-RAYTM DELUXE EDITION, BLU-RAYTM COMBO PACK, DVD and DIGITAL HD JULY 28, 2015
All-New DC Universe Ori
Read more…2 SISTERS: A SUPER-SPY GRAPHIC NOVEL HC
MATT KINDT (W/A/COVER) AND MARIE ENGER (C)
On sale Sept 16
FC, 344 pages, $27.99
HC, 8 1/4″ x 10 1/4″
SISTERS AGAINST THE WORLD!
“Kindt’s work is more complex, ambitious and somber than its subtitle suggests.”—
Read more…Archie is really on a roll these days. Not only is the vastly entertaining The Fox returning this week to the publisher's quirky adventure line, but the long-delayed second issue of Sabrina has finally arrived (see below).
THE FOX #1
Plot/Art/Cover:
By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
While comics aren’t in any danger of becoming a girls’ club, many recent graphic novels are female oriented, either in subject matter or protagonist. The quality is uneven, but they’re worth a look.
Take,
Read more…MARVEL TAKES OVER HOLLYWOOD FOR MARVEL’S "AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON" PREMIERE
Watch the red carpet world premiere of Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" on Monday, April 13!
THIS GOES LIVE MONDAY, APRIL 13!
Marvel proudly invites one and all to expe
Read more…I'm not doing the Comics Guide any more -- it was eating up 20-30 man hours a week -- but there's no reason not to share the cool PR, right? So here you go, Legionnaires!
MARK MILLAR AND WILFREDO TORRES REVEAL EARLY ARTWORK FOR JUPITER’S CIRCLE
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Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
Netflix’s new series Daredevil won’t offer the most famous Daredevil story. But it will have elements of some very good Daredevil stories.
Daredevil premieres April 10 on Netflix, which will offer all 13 one-
Read more…COMICS GUIDE FOR MARCH 25, 2015
The top five publishers and those that send me previews get separate listings. Everybody else falls under "Other Publishers." Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributor
Read more…By Andrew A. Smith
Tribune Content Agency
March is “Women in Comics” month in the comics industry. So, naturally, instead of a celebration, there’s a huge controversy over the portrayal of a woman in comics.
The woman in question is Batgirl. And the
Read more…Orphan Black #1 has launched the TV show successfully in the comics medium. Copyright IDW Publishing Inc.
Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet is a romp in the style of the old TV show. Copyright DC Comics/Dynamite Entertainment Inc.
Buffy the Vampire S
COMICS GUIDE FOR MARCH 25, 2015
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitati
A-FORCE PRESENTS Vol. 1 Explodes Into Book Stores & Comic Shops This September!
New Bi-Monthly Collection Featuring Marvel’s Most Amazing Heroines!
New York, NY—March 20, 2015— Ms. Marvel. Thor. Captain Marvel. Black Widow. She-Hulk. They’re mighty
Read more…COMICS GUIDE FOR MARCH 18, 2015
Titles listed in the Comics Guide come from the weekly list at the Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. website, and are subject to change. The information in the Comics Guide comes not only from Diamond but from solicitati
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