Oct 28 2013
The latest Marvel film pushes the boundaries of their growing universe, determined to turn mainstream cinema audiences into comic buffs. If Iron Man 3 was about escalating the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond even the dizzying heights of The Avengers, then Thor: The Dark World is about expanding that landscape. The original Thor was perhaps the …
Oct 24 2013
Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. While the major publishers are filling their pages with villains, battling atoms and infinite crises, Image Comics this week has largely concentrated on crafting some monthly …
Oct 09 2013
Superman and Wonder Woman are the New 52’s hottest couple, but does that make them the hottest title as well? When Superman/Wonder Woman was first announced, many expressed legitimate concern over Wonder Woman’s potential relegation to the role of “Superman’s girlfriend”. This argument seemed somewhat alarmist, as few people expressed similar concerns over the release …
Oct 09 2013
The Panel Syndicate return with another great glimpse into the future of comic book publishing, and thirty pages worth of reasons to continue investing in tomorrow. It seemed like a very long wait between the third and fourth issues, broken up by a wonderful 85-page The Making of The Private Eye last month, but as …
Oct 07 2013
Australian comics have come back into focus with the success of the ABC documentary Comic Book Heroes, highlighting local publishing house Gestalt Comics. While they seem to be determined to take over the world, another local outfit, Milk Shadow Books, simply “aims to publish the weirdest trips, strangest journeys, and assorted stories that make you …
Sep 16 2013
The good guys dress in black, remember that. Mostly because they’ve already been to their own funerals. Ryan Reynolds hasn’t exactly got an unblemished career when it comes to comic book adaptations. From the excesses of Blade: Trinity to the misfired Green Lantern and the simply confused X-Men Origins: Wolverine, any personal love the actor …
Sep 13 2013
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (11 September 2013) at the House of Ideas, yet another Avengers title is launched in Mighty Avengers #1, “Infinity” gets tied-into with Avengers #19 …
Sep 09 2013
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. Last week (4 September 2013) was a huge week for debut issues. Avengers maestro Jonathan Hickman determines God is Dead (Avatar), a plethora of writers and …
Sep 05 2013
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (4 September 2013), Marvel comes at us with not one but two events in X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 and Infinity #2, things …
Sep 05 2013
For years, fans have been clamouring for the original unedited version of Star Wars. This comic may be more than they bargained for. It is difficult to imagine the pop-culture landscape without Star Wars at the heart of it, so ubiquitous and accepted is its eternal existence. When writer/director George Lucas first decided to tinker …
Sep 04 2013
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (4 September 2013), Forever Evil #1 kicks off the Villains Month for DC Comics, with #23.1 issues for Batman, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice League and …
