Jul 02 2013
In the lead-up to their next big event, Marvel offers a look at New Avengers #8, one of the prelude books to Jonathan Hickman‘s Infinity crossover. We’re just excited to see such a cool cover by Mike Deodato showcasing the Inhumans! This July, prepare yourself for the biggest comic book event of the summer with New Avengers …
Jul 01 2013
Speaking with The New York Times, Vertigo executive editor Shelly Bond spoke of rebuilding and rebranding the DC Comics imprint, a line that has been struggling over the last few years. With DC’s main line relaunching in its entirety in 2011, the company revealed four new titles for October that hope to increase attention on the …
Jun 30 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 …
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, …
Jun 28 2013
With Man of Steel now out in cinemas around the world, comics fans and non-readers alike may be looking for a place to start reading the further adventures of Superman. This is, after all, the 75th anniversary of the Big Red S, and there’s a world of stories out there. Some stories are essential reads, …
Jun 28 2013
The DC Blog has revealed a first look at the Anchoress, set to be introduced in the second Batman Annual released next month. First announced back in April, the Zero Year tie-in issue will be written by Scott Snyder with Aaron Lopresti on art duties. There will also be a magnificent cover by Jock, so …
Jun 28 2013
Speaking with Hero Complex at LA Times, writer Grant Morrison discusses reworking Wonder Woman for his new Elseworlds graphic novel Wonder Woman: Earth One. In the tradition of J. Michael Straczynski’s Superman: Earth One and Geoff Johns’ Batman: Earth One, the 120-page graphic novel will feature art by Yanick Paquette and update the origin story of the …
Jun 27 2013
This one-shot epilogue to Age of Ultron almost makes the whole series worthwhile, restoring Hank Pym to our good graces. With the Age of Ultron event finally stumbling over the finish line, the Marvel faithful breathe a sigh of relief as one of the most inconsistent and dollar-centric events comes to a close. Completely ignoring …
Jun 27 2013
We’ve been going on about this for a week or so now, but it just keeps getting cooler. Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins have a Kickstarter page for His Heavy Heart, the final film in the Jimmy’s End cycle of shorts making a full DVD. After a few videos of Moore delightfully camping it up for …
Jun 27 2013
A classic team-up returns to recap their first meeting in glorious Jae Lee art. Yet this may not be everything that it seems. One of the casualties of the post-Flashpoint DC world was the excellent team-up book Superman/Batman, originated by Jeph Loeb back in 2003 and running under various artists and writers until the line-wide …
Jun 25 2013
USA Today has revealed that Batman/Superman writer Greg Pak and artist Aaron Kuder will be taking over Action Comics from issue #25 in November. The book has had a troubled history since its relaunch in the New 52. After Grant Morrison‘s initial run, fans were surprised to learn of the early departure of Andy Diggle …
