Aug 25 2014
A near-pristine copy of 1938’s Action Comics #1, featuring the first appearance of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman, has sold for a record US $3,207,852.00 on auction site eBay. This marks the first time that any comic has been sold for more than $3 million. Rated by the Comics Guaranty Corporation as a CGC 9.0, the …
Aug 22 2014
Earlier in the year, it was announced that writers Chris Roberson, Joshua Williamson, Paul Tobin, Christopher Sebela and Kelly Sue DeConnick will join forces on a crossover between Dark Horse‘s 20th Century Fox licences Aliens, Predator and Prometheus. Now the publisher has released a trailer for the first issue of the series, Prometheus: Fire and …
Aug 21 2014
Grant Morrison’s long-awaited meta dissection of comics leaves no panel behind, uniquely involving the reader directly in the narrative. (Warning: review contains plot elements that may be considered spoilers) In the writing of this review, another layer is added to the multiverse that Grant Morrison has been working on for the better part of the …
Aug 18 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 105, the comic book show that is a few Infinity Gems shy of a full glove. In this issue, DC adds a new Batman family title to its line-up. That makes an even dozen books that you probably aren’t reading. THEN a near-mint copy of Action Comics #1 turns up on …
Aug 13 2014
Oz Comic-Con is coming to Brisbane and Sydney in only a few weeks, and the guests just keep being added. This week, Nicholas Brendon and Monica Rial were added to the list. A familiar face for cult-TV fans, Brendon starred as the affable Xander Harris in Joss Whedon’s cult TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Currently, he has …
Aug 13 2014
DC Comics has announced that they will be releasing another new addition to the Batman family in November. Gotham By Midnight will take a look at Gotham’s supernatural side with Ray Fawkes writing and Ben Templesmith on art duties. Fawkes, already versed in DC’s supernatural universe through Constantine and Batman Eternal, told DC All Access that this …
Aug 11 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 104, the comic book show that believes with no power, comes no responsibility. In this issue, Warner blinks first and moves Batman v Superman. When asked for comment, Marvel said “On your left”. THEN Warner and DC announce 9 new dates for films based on DC Comics. Our favourite so is 27 July, …
Aug 08 2014
Not one to easily give into gimmicks – except for the August selfie variants, the September 3D Futures End covers, October’s Monster variants – we can now add DC’s announcement for a LEGO variant cover month in November 2014. Tying into the the release of the LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham video game, the LEGO variants can …
Aug 05 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that has 12% of a plan. In this issue, Marvel announce new ongoing books for Spider-Woman and S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow adds more actors to its growing quiver and someone is auctioning off Bill Kane. THEN the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles blow up a tower on September 11. It’s …
Jul 31 2014
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. We can say again because we’re back on schedule. Why …
Jul 30 2014
The big screen version of Thanos was revealed as Josh Brolin at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week, but his comic book counterpart has an even bigger starring adventure coming up in next week’s Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, and original graphic novel from his creator Jim Starlin. Marvel has sent over a first look at the …
