May 12 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 141, the comic book show that is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. (Apologies to Oscar Wilde). In this issue, Marvel’s Secret Wars begins. Maybe we should continue keeping it a secret. PLUS ‘Tis the season to be announcing and …
May 09 2015
Following the release this week of a photo of Harley Quinn and some other guys from the forthcoming Suicide Squad film, two things were incredibly evident. Firstly, in just over two decades, Harley Quinn has gone from a fan favourite character to one of the more recognisable figures in the DC Universe. More importantly, that popularity …
May 06 2015
While visiting Seattle this year, Richard took the opportunity to not only visit the Emerald City Comic-Con for the first time, but talk with legendary comic book artist and writer MIKE GRELL, creator of The Warlord and Jon Sable, Freelancer. Of course, if you’ve read The History of Green Arrow, or are as big a fan …
May 05 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 140, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Good Games Hursttville on Free Comic Book Day! In this issue, we got a bunch of free comics, and we didn’t have to torrent a single page. SO it’s Divergence, Secret Wars, Fight Club and more in What We’ve …
May 01 2015
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. This month had some corkers, so let’s get cracking. DC’s Convergence …
Apr 27 2015
If your social media feeds were anything like ours over the weekend, then they were filled with the first official picture of Jared Leto as The Joker from Warner’s Suicide Squad, due out in cinemas next year. It’s significant not just for being the first DC film of the last few years to feature villains as …
Apr 25 2015
DC Comics confirmed today that Frank Miller will write the the conclusion to his Dark Knight saga, when THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE drops as an 8-issue mini-series beginning US Fall 2015. He will be joined by writer Brian Azzarello on the project. “Batman remains my favorite comic book hero and a sequel to Dark …
Apr 23 2015
Comic-Con International announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2015. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on 10 July 2014 during the Comic-Con International in San Diego. Some familiar names once again led the list of nominations with Ms. Marvel (5), The Multiversity (4), Saga (3) and Bandette (3) leading the way in terms …
Apr 22 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 138, the comic book show that lives without fear. Except when llamas are about. Deadly, deadly llamas. In this issue, it’s Batman v Superman and Archie Vs Predator and Sharknado. One of them is a believable showdown, the other is directed by Zack Snyder. THEN it’s Fox, Chrononauts, lots more Convergence, a …
Apr 17 2015
Hold onto your mittens, kittens: it’s another BEHIND THE PANELS LIVE show coming to a store near you. That is, if GOOD GAMES HURSTVILLE is near you. Yes, the rumours (and various unsubtle social media plugging) are true: the boys are doing a live show to celebrate FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! At 3PM on SATURDAY 2 …
Apr 16 2015
It’s Zero Hour for Green Arrow, as he meets his son Connor Hawke for the first time (again) in this Convergence tie-in. Convergence, while also an exercise in reflecting back on 80 years worth of DC Comics history, is mostly about picking up heroes from different eras and pitting them against each other for survival. …
