May 05 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 140, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Good Games Hursttville on Free Comic Book Day! In this issue, we got a bunch of free comics, and we didn’t have to torrent a single page. SO it’s Divergence, Secret Wars, Fight Club and more in What We’ve …
Aug 30 2014
Green Arrow may have returned to the spotlight during the darker turns of the 1980s, but even he wouldn’t escape the superhero death toll of the 1990s. Mike Grell’s departure from the book coincided with a sea-change in the industry, with the Dark Age that arguably began with The Dark Knight Returns (1986) and culminated in the grunge …
Dec 09 2013
Don’t have time for long 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. Last week (4 December 2013), Marvel’s Infinity has finished, but oh the Inhumanity! Then the Avengers get their first Marvel NOW! annual. Over at DC (where all …
Nov 01 2013
Don’t have time for long 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 (30 October 2013) it’s the beginning of the end in Ultimate Comics: Cataclysm #0.1, and maybe the other way around in Infinity #5. Another ending of sorts can be …
Sep 04 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 (4 September 2013), Forever Evil #1 kicks off the Villains Month for DC Comics, with #23.1 issues for Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice League and …
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 …
Jul 04 2013
It’s that time of the year. DC Comics Blog has revealed six new annuals for October, including first time annual treatment for the New 52’s Aquaman and Nightwing. The Green Lantern “Lights Out” crossover, kicking off that month, will conclude in the Green Lantern Annual #2. Full solicitations below. ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #2 Written by …
Jun 18 2013
With the release of a single image, DC Comics has teased a new event for October this year for the Green Lantern universe. Called “Lights Out” we no little more than the image embedded below. Following the departure of Geoff Johns after Green Lantern #20, ending an almost decade-long run on the character, writer Robert …
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 …
Jun 03 2013
Buzzfeed spoke with DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee this morning about their upcoming event for September 2013: Forever Evil. In addition to a 7-issue mini-series called Forever Evil, leading directly out of the Trinity War, all of the titles will be ‘taken over’ by a villain for the month. The special covers …
