April 2013 archive

Graphic Bits Reviews: Age of Ultron #6, Daredevil #25, Five Ghosts #2, Mara #4 and Nova #3

Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray #2

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (17 April 2013), the destruction of all things Marvel continues in Age of Ultron #6 (Marvel), Mark Waid punishes ol’ Hornhead a little more …

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Review: Miniature Jesus #1

Miniature Jesus #1 (Image Comics) - Ted McKeever

Miniature Jesus #1 of 5 (2013) Image Comics Writer/Artist: Ted McKeever Rating: ★★★★★ An overwhelming debut takes us inside a mind of darkness, and is quite content to let us lay there for a time.  Opening with the subtly beautiful language of Walt Whitman, renaissance man Ted McKeever raises the bar for comics a little this …

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Watch the new full-length Man of Steel trailer

Man of Steel Trailer

Finally, Warner released the action-packed trailer to Man of Steel that we’ve been hoping for. Showcasing a darker, edgier but no less awe-inspiring Superman, this gives us a little more hope than the extended fishing documentary that was last released as a trailer. Speaking of “hope”, notice how careful they are not to drop the …

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Eisner Awards 2013 Nominations Announced

Building Stories

Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2013. Leading the pack with 5 nominations a piece include Best Graphic Album–New nominee Building Stories by Chris Ware (Pantheon), along with Behind the Panels favourites Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image) and Hawkeye from Matt Fraction and David Aja (Marvel). Fantagraphics has the …

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Gestalt’s Changing Ways to receive French language hardcover

Changing Ways Book 1 French Edition Cover Art

Our friends at Gestalt are pleased to announce that the first volume of Perth-based author and illustrator Justin Randall’s Changing Ways is getting a French hardcover edition in May. You might also recall that Randall’s Changing Ways: Book 2 has been nominated for an Aurealis Award this year, for the category Best Illustrated/Graphic Novel. It …

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Concept art from Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore

Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore - Anime Concept Art - Armour

Iron Man 3 hits Australian cinemas next week, and to keep up in the Iron Man mood, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia has sent over some concept art from the new anime film, Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore, out around the world this week. Produced by the legendary Madhouse (Ninja Scroll, Death Note) and featuring …

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Iron Man 3 clip debuts at MTV Movie Awards

Iron Man 3 - Clip

Next week will see Iron Man 3 begin to debut around the world, and the MTV Movie Awards have debuted the second clip from this forthcoming film. The footage is an extended look at Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr) waterfront pad being attacked by helicopters as he scrambles to put his prototype Mark XLII (Mark 42) armour …

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Behind The Panels Issue 54 – The Death of Captain Marvel

In this issue, Saga is banned and then not again raising the question: are there digital gatekeepers to sex in comics?  Meanwhile Man of Steel opens up the DC Cinematic Universe THEN all the latest headlines. PLUS what we’ve been reading this week, some new music and our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: the classic …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Batman #19, Batman and Red Robin #19, Colonized #1, Hawkeye #9, Saga #12 and Sex #2

Batman and Robin #19 (DC Comics) - Carrie Kelly

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (10 April 2013), Scott Snyder takes a side-step in Batman #19 (DC Comics), while the dude in the cowl continues to work out his demons in Batman …

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Highlights from Image July 2013 solicitations

Satellite Sam #1 (Image Comics)

Following the Marvel and DC Comics solicitations for July, the third powerhouse has released its full listings for July 2013. Image Comics will debut three new series in July, including Satellite Sam #1 from Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin, a new horror/crime mashup in Ghosted #1 from Joshua Williamson while Ed Brisson brings a pre-apocalyptic …

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Man of Steel will open DC Cinematic Universe

Man of Steel (2013)

Speaking with EW, Jeff Robinov, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group, has revealed that the forthcoming Superman film, Man of Steel, will be the first in a series of cinematic offerings from DC Comics. “I think you’ll see that, going forward, anything can live in this world,” he said. “[Nolan’s] Batman was deliberately and smartly positioned …

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