Jul 03 2015
The second IMAGE EXPO for 2015 brought with it a slew of massive announcements for the publisher, including a look at their upcoming slate of new creator-owned titles, publications, licences and other releases. Held on Thursday, it was opened by a keynote address from publisher Eric Stephenson. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to what we do,” offered …
Oct 13 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 113, the comic book show that doesn’t take prisoners. In this issue, Iron Man 4 may or may not be coming soon. In this one, Fin Fang Foom is revealed to be a cocker spaniel named Jerry. ALSO Marvel reintroduces Squirrel Girl in a storyline that’s just plain nuts. THEN we …
Sep 06 2013
J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman have announced that they will exit Batwoman after issue #26, citing last-minute “editorial decisions” as the cause of their frustration. One of the more publicised changes was DC Comics’ decision to disallow the lead character Kate Kane to marry her girlfriend Maggie Sawyer “after a year or more of planning …
Jul 27 2013
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Jun 30 2013
A sci-fi thriller with a mafia twist is the latest in a series of comics that measure the disparity between rich and poor. In the last few months, mainstream comics have been developing quite the social conscience. While DC has been giving us both sides of the coin in The Movement and The Green Team, …
May 14 2013
DC Comics has released its solicitations for August 2013, and there are definitely a few things worth noting for your next trip down to your comic book store. Before a month highlighting villains in September, lots of the solicitations promise the rise, appearance or emergence of a villain from the past/unexpected place. Highlights for the month …
Oct 26 2012
COMIC REVIEWS: This week (24 October 2012), it’s baby versus baby in A-Babies Vs. X-Babies #1. Marvel MAX returns in Wolverine MAX #1, and the Punisher gets all blowy-uppy in Punisher War Zone #1. The epic saga Debris comes to a close, and DC’s Newish 52 – Wave 3 continues with Talon #1 and National Comics: Madame X #1. It’s almost Halloween, and IDW gives us a Ghostbusters 100 Page Spooktacular, and Dark Horse Presents #17 is another fine anthology installment.
