Tag: Convergence

Comics, graphic novels and events that excite us in 2015

The Year Ahead in Comics and Graphic Novels: 2015

As the final days of 2014 close in on us, we take the opportunity not to look back in anger or nostalgia, but to look ahead to the wonders that 2015 will hold. (The looking back all happens in our podcast Issue 123 and our annual Panels Awards). Next year will be a massive year …

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Behind The Panels Issue 122 – Christmas Special: Krampus

Behind The Panels Issue 122 – Krampus

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 122, the comic book show that thinks it’s hosted by three wise men, but they are really just a trio of ho, ho, hos. In this issue, we celebrate Christmas while DC cancels chunk of their books. All welcome to the Newish 32! ALSO Archie gets rebooted in 2015 …

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The History of Green Arrow Part 7 – Losing the Beard: The New 52, ‘Arrow’ and the Contemporary Age (2011 – )

Green Arrow/Arrow

Following the Flashpoint event, DC Comics did something that very few thought was possible in modern comics: they scrapped everything. Beginning with 52 number #1 issues in September 2011, The New 52 was the first line-wide reinvention of DC’s core characters in over seven decades. More than simply renumbering, it took characters from all of …

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Behind The Panels Issue 116 – Daredevil: Guardian Devil

Behind The Panels Issue 116 - Daredevil: Guardian Devil

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 116, the comic book show that’s known for its twist endings. In this issue, Hans Zimmer is confirmed as the composer on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. We look forward to hearing those two notes again. THEN both Marvel and DC Comics reveal their big events for 2015. …

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