November 2013 archive

Bill Willingham announces that ‘Fables’ to end with issue #150

Fables (Vertigo)

Writer Bill Willingham announced on his website that the long-running Vertigo title Fables. The companion series Fairest will also end shortly prior to this, and he also announced that he will be mostly retiring from comic book writing work as well. “Retirement in the storytelling trade means, still working and writing every day, but being …

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Marvel release beautiful Alex Ross covers to celebrate 75th anniversary

Avengers #25 (Marvel) - Artist: Alex Ross

From January 2014, Marvel will celebrate its 75th anniversary of publishing with a series of covers by the legendary Alex Ross. The painted covers will find their inspiration from all over the Marvel universe, and are aimed at showcasing the many iconic characters the company has spawned over the last three-quarters of a century. Marvel …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Cataclysm #0.1, Damian: Son of Batman #1, Forever Evil A.R.G.U.S. #1, Green Lantern Annual #2, Infinity #5, The Raven and The Red Death, Saga #15 and X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2

Ultimate Comics: Cataclysm #0.1

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 …

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Mark Waid says goodbye to Matt Murdoch in ‘Daredevil: Road Warrior’ digital comic

Daredevil: Road Warrior (Marvel)

Despite the news last week that Mark Waid would finish his award-winning run on Daredevil with artists Chris Samnee and Javier Rodriguez in early 2014 with issue #36, Marvel has confirmed in an interview with Waid that he will continue his story in the digital realm – at least for a little while. Waid teams with …

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