Tag: Andy Lanning

Where to Start Reading: Guardians of the Galaxy

Where to Start Reading - Guardians of the Galaxy

With the release of a major Marvel movie based on the Guardians of the Galaxy, mainstream audiences and even some comics fans had just one question on their lips: “Who?” A team called the Guardians of the Galaxy was first introduced back in 1969, billed as “Tomorrow’s Avengers” and hailing from the 31st century. They went …

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Preview: Marvel’s ‘Revolutionary War: Alpha’ #1

REVOLUTIONARY WAR: ALPHA #1 (Marvel)

It’s the return of Marvel UK! originally founded in 1972 as an imprint of the Marvel mothership, it eventually produced original material from people you may have heard like Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons,Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison. Of course, it was the UK exclusive Captain Britain Weekly from Chris Claremont that the imprint became most famous for, and …

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Marvel to release ‘Annihilation Omnibus’ edition in May 2014

Annihilation #1

Amazon has listed an Annihilation Omnibus for 6 May 2014, apparently collecting together one of the biggest cosmic events of the last few decades. Just in time for the Guardians of the Galaxy film, the retailer lists the collection at 880 pages, which is identical to the total of the previous three (out of print) hardcover editions of …

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SDCC 2013 Highlights: News from Comic-Con International in San Diego

SDCC 2013: Comic-Con International in San Diego

So another Comic-Con International in San Diego has come and gone, and whether you could be there or not, the Monday following such an event should be declared a geek public holiday. The sheer amount of news leading up to and coming out of the ‘Con is a little hard to digest, so we’ve made it …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Age of Ultron #8, Battlestar Galactica #1, Dream Merchant #1, The Fall of the House of Usher #1 and Nova #4

The Fall of the House of Usher (Richard Corben)

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 (15 May 2013) is another big one! First up, we check in with Age of Ultron #8 (Marvel) just as it loses the plot. Then it’s back to the …

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Behind The Panels Issue 41 – Guardians of the Galaxy

BTP EP41 Featured

In this month’s issue Marvel Point One, The Amazing Spider-Man comes to an end, Alan Moore goes out in public, James Gunn is directing Guardians of the Galaxy, future plans for Thanos and The Hulk plus our amazing pick of the week: Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel. Our next reading assignment: Frank Miller’s The Dark …

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