Jan 30 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. Last year was a huge year for comic book covers …
Jan 26 2015
Welcome to Behind The Panels Issue 126, the comic book show that comes from a land down under, where women glow and men ponder…why the women are glowing. In this issue, Marvel announces they are ending all their universes. It seems like a pretty extreme way to get rid of Spider Island, but who are …
Jan 24 2015
The cream of the Melbourne comics crop is on display in a new anthology launching just in time for Australia Day. The Melbourne comics scene is soaring at the moment, so much so that it was the subject of last year’s fine documentary Graphic Novels! Melbourne from filmmakers Daniel Hayward and Bernard Caleo. As the …
Jan 20 2015
Welcome to Behind The Panels Issue 125, the comic book show that comes with a power ring in specially marked packs. This week, Time Warner has announced a superhero themed casino opening in a Chinese resort. Because if there’s one thing Batman loves, it’s gambling addiction. ALSO it’s reportedly trouble aboard the Fantastic Four set. Insiders …
Jan 17 2015
Big changes are coming at Marvel, and it looks as though the Avengers line-up will be getting a reshuffle come May 2015, just in time for a certain blockbuster event film. With the news that Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers will come to an end in April with issues #44 and #33 respectively, the …
Jan 15 2015
IDW has announced that they will publish the collection of Ryan K. Lindsay and Eric Zawadski’s HEADSPACE, originally published on digital platforms via Monkeybrain. HEADSPACE takes place in Carpenter Cove, where it becomes apparent to sheriff Shane that everything in the town is actually a construct within the mind of a killer. However, as he begins to search for a …
Jan 15 2015
What’s DC up to now? For months now, we have been teased with the forthcoming CONVERGENCE, the DC Comics event for 2015 and one that has the potential to be the biggest shake-up since The New 52 debuted back in 2011. Via EW.com, we get the (still somewhat convoluted) structure of this event. “Starting this …
Jan 12 2015
Welcome back to Behind The Panels Issue 124, the comic book show that refuses to register and reveal our secret identities. In this issue, Channing Tatum is getting his own solo movie as Gambit. We can’t wait to see Jonah Hill as Wolverine. ALSO Scarlett Johannson is officially a Ghost in the Shell. We know she’s not …
Jan 09 2015
While penning the first part of a look at the year ahead in Australian comics, it became immediately obvious that there were just too many things to fit into a single post. Even more impressive was the response we had to the piece, with the creators not only sharing the article, but bringing a stack …
Jan 07 2015
After compiling a list of the comics and graphic novels that excited us in 2015, we noted a handful of Australian comics that had been on the horizon for a while. However, we knew that we’d missed a few Australians in the process, and wanted to capture the sheer amount of work that goes into …
Feb 02 2015
Behind The Panels Issue 127 – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 127, the comic book show that uses talcum powder under its tights to avoid unfortunate chafing. In this issue, David Tennant joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That sound you hear is the Internet breaking under the strain. ALSO we all sit around and watch The Thing without pants in …
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