Jun 18 2013
Charles Soule and Tony S. Daniel will launch the new Superman/Wonder Woman flagship title in October, DC Comics told IGN today. According to the source, the series “will serve to explore the budding relationship between the DCU’s most powerful heroes”. The heroes rocked the world last year when they shared a kiss, and their potential relationship …
Jun 17 2013
Gerard Way returns to comics bringing a sequel of sorts to the final My Chemical Romance album…and it’s not the end of the world. The nature of comic geekery is such that is rarely allows interlopers into its fold. Outsiders are often seen as jumping on the bandwagon, and heaven forfend a celebrity known for …
Jun 17 2013
Scottish comic book writer Mark Millar has been awarded an MBE by the Crown for “services to literature and drama”. He’s best known for his work on The Authority, The Ultimates, Civil War and Kick-Ass. Speaking with the The Herald Scotland, Millar commented: “These kind of honours you usually see going to other people, so …
Jun 14 2013
After looking at the DC Comics July solicitations the other day, it’s only fair that Marvel gets a proper look for the merry month of September. Already announced is Marvel’s X-Men: Battle of the Atom event, and you can find further details on that here. Plus there’s also stacks of Infinity tie-ins, including two new mini-series, the …
Jun 14 2013
Marvel has revealed that this September and October, they will celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the “first major X-Men crossover event in over three years” – X-Men: Battle of the Atom! It seems that Avengers vs X-Men wasn’t major enough for the purposes of this announcement. It should come as no surprise that this one is …
Jun 12 2013
Batman begins again in this origin story with a twist, creatively reimagined without losing anything that makes the character great. Without a doubt, Scott Snyder’s Batman has been one of the consistent highlights of the entire New 52. From the “Court of Owls” through to “Death of the Family”, Snyder and writing partner James Tynion …
Jun 12 2013
The highly anticipated series debut couldn’t possibly live up to the hype machine – or could it? Superman cuts loose in this timely new series. It’s no accident that Superman Unchained #1 debuts in the same week as the big screen adaptation Man of Steel hits cinemas. Not simply a flagship character for DC Comics, …
Jun 12 2013
Following the announcement last month that writer James Robinson would be exiting Earth 2 with issue #16, we spoke with artist Nicola Scott today who confirmed that she would be remaining with the DC Comics title. You can find the full audio interview in a few days time on the site and iTunes feed, but her …
Jun 12 2013
Marvel has announced that they will issue 20 variant covers for titles in September, ensuring that the 1990s will continue to roll on as long as they need to. Of course, these variant covers are in partnership with LEGO®, which means that they are cool and any previous remarks we’ve made about variants is now null …
Jun 11 2013
It seems so obvious now. LA Times reports that TV’s Glee and Carrie remake writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and one Behind the Panels’ favourite Italian artists Francesco Francavilla will team up for Afterlife With Archie, a tale in which zombies invade Riverdale. Francavilla will provide the cover to the first issue and interiors, the former of which can be seen …
Jun 11 2013
Hellboy himself comes to Melbourne this July as Oz Comic-Con announced that Ron Perlman will be heading to Australian shores in July for the event. Ron is famed for his starring roles as Hellboy, Clay Morrow in TV’s Sons of Anarchy, Vincent in Beauty & the Beast, and so many, many other films, live action TV …
