Tag: Riley Rossmo

Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 2015

Cursed Pirate Girl Annual #1 (BOOM!/Archaia) - Artist: Jeremy Bastian

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. This is Cover Story. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. With almost 40 covers this month, it’s …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Batman #41, All-Star Section 8 #1, Constantine: The Hellblazer #1, Earth 2: Society #1, Red Hood/Arsenal #1 and Starfire #1 (New DC Universe/DC You Week 2)

New DC Universe (2015) - Week Two

Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out these bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This is Graphic Bits. DC Comics launched its second week of the New DC Universe with no less than two new Batmen! There’s the brand new mainstream design in the highly-anticipated …

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ECCC 2015: Emerald City adds Mike Mignola and more

ECCC 2015 Mike Mignola

Emerald City Comic-Con (ECCC) has expanded their commitment to showcasing comic book creators with the addition of some heavy hitters to the March 2015 ‘con in Seattle. Mike Mignola, the Hellboy creator himself, with be in attendance. The Eisner Award-winning artist who also created BPRD has most recently been seen on shelves with the likes …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 2014

New Avengers Annual #1 (Marvel) - Artist: Marco Rudy

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. At least it would be if we hadn’t missed it …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of December 2013

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their own. It’s …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Earth 2 #17, Amazing X-Men #1, Drumhellar #1, Cataclysm #1

Earth 2 #17 - Nicola Scott

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 (6 November 2013), DC Comics brings an all-new, all-Australian team aboard for Earth 2 #17! THEN the Bamfs attack in Amazing X-Men #1 (Marvel), …

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Highlights from Image Comics November 2013 Solicitations – Black Science, Umbral, Alex + Ada, Manifest Destiny, Protectors Inc, Strangeways and A Voice in The Dark

Strangeways #1 cover - Riley Rossmo

Image Comics are certainly not slackening off in the last part of the year, with no less than seven new #1 titles on the shelves throughout the ninth month of the Roman calendar, but the eleventh for those of us working under the Julian and Gregorian systems. BLACK SCIENCE #1 Originally announced back in July …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of May 2013

Last of Us: American Dream #2 (Dark Horse) - Artist: Julian Totino Tedesco

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of March 2013

Dark Horse Presents #22 (Dark Horse) - Artist: Geof Darrow

Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their …

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Graphic Bits: A+X, Bedlam, Ghosts, Lot 13 and More!

Lot 13 01 Cover

COMICS REVIEWS: Also includes Action Comics Annual #1, Avenging Spider-man Annual #1, Fatale #9, Doctor Who #2, Happy #2 and more!

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Graphic Bits: Wolverine MAX, Talon, A-Babies vs X-Babies, Ghostbusters, Madame X, Punisher War: Zone and More!

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.

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