Aug 29 2013
DC Comics (via their blog) have released a full list of their trade paperbacks and hardcovers being released from June 2014 through to August 2014. Some of highlights include: Batman: Arkham Asylum Living Hell Deluxe Edition HC, from Dan Slott and Ryan Sook. The 2003 miniseries introduced a number of characters, including Jane Doe (reintroduced …
Aug 25 2013
It was the best of times and the worst of times for Green Arrow in the 1980s. Entering his fourth decade of his publication history, he was still yet to see his own solo title. Firmly established as the radical left-wing voice of the DC Comics universe, the late 1970s saw him slightly more domesticated …
Aug 14 2013
Writer and artist Mike Grell, arguably best known for his seminal work on Green Arrow during the 1980s/1990s and more recently on Arrow, has announced via his blog that he has been hospitalised with cellulitis. Along with Green Arrow, who he defined with The Longbow Hunters in 1988 and continued to do so throughout a …
Aug 09 2013
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 (7 August 2013) we get sophomore efforts from Avengers A.I. (Marvel), Hunger (Marvel) and Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin’s truly brilliant Satellite Sam (Image …
Aug 01 2013
Green Arrow has made a big splash in the last few years, even getting his own television series with Arrow hitting the small screen in 2013. He’s graced animated series, major comic book crossovers and survived every incarnation of the DC Universe. Yet he wasn’t always a star player, often taking a supporting role to …
Jul 19 2013
The Wrap reports that Black Canary will be joining Arrow in the second season of the popular CW television show. However, it won’t be Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) according to the source. Instead, producers have cast The Pact’s Caity Lotz as Dinah Drake, opting for a Golden Age variation on the character. In comics lore, Green …
Jul 13 2013
Those of you heading to San Diego Comic-Con International this year have another reason to make your friends jealous, or at the very least make a profit on eBay. LEGO will be handing out four exclusive minifigures at the ‘Con between July 18-21 at the San Diego Convention Center, reports USA Today. Green Arrow, Spider-man, …
Jun 09 2013
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 (5 June 2013) we check out what Superman is punching in Action Comics #21 (DC Comics), see what story Age of Ultron #9 (Marvel) …
Jun 04 2013
Yesterday, DC Comics announced that September would kick off the Forever Evil villain month, with a villain taking over each of the main titles and a 7-issue mini-series to tie the event together. Yet it seems one villain taking over those titles is not enough, with at least the Bat-titles showing a .1 through .4 …
May 03 2013
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 (1 May 2013) is another big one! First up, we check in with the Andy Diggle/Tony S. Daniel Action Comics #20 (DC Comics), before watching Age of …
Apr 06 2013
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 (3 April 2013), Andy Diggle tackles Action Comics #19 (DC Comics), at least for one issue. The Age of Ultron #4 (Marvel) continues to destroy the …
