Jul 07 2014
Has it really been a year since we last hit the Royal Exhibition Hall in Melbourne for the first day of last year’s Oz Comic-Con? And a year and a day since we went on the second day too? The short answer is yes, so it was time to head south of the New South Wales …
Jul 03 2014
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. With the pending release of the Guardians of the Galaxy film, Marvel are making sure we are all aware of that fact. This week (2 July …
Jun 30 2014
Welcome to Issue 99 of Behind the Panels, the comic book show that takes more breaks than a Kit Kat. In this issue, Marvel’s Civil War begins for real in New York as superheroes are forced to register. THEN Scarlet Johannsen wraps her legs around an electric Hog. ALSO it’s the new Saga, Trees, John Romita …
Jun 30 2014
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. At least it would be if we hadn’t missed it …
Jun 26 2014
There’s certainly no chance that Marvel are under-marketing the Guardians of the Galaxy at the moment, with the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film due out in August. While that film will be based on the current incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy, created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning in 2008, a previous team …
Jun 24 2014
In this issue, prepare for some pulp fiction Marvel teams up with the Florida Department of Citrus. THEN Grant Morrison enters a contest for the longest title of a DC comic as The Multiversity: The Society of Super-Heroes: Conquerors of the Counter-World. ALSO it’s Original Sin, Futures End and more in what we’ve been reading. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick …
Jun 23 2014
As proud supporters of Oz Comic-Con, and to celebrate the Oz Comic-Con 2014, we are pleased to be giving away 2 x DOUBLE WEEKEND PASSES for MELBOURNE (5-6 July). All you have to do is email the address below, include your FULL NAME and we’ll let lucky winners know! Oz Comic-Con will showcase not only international talent, …
Jun 17 2014
Ever wanted to have dinner with one of your favourite pop culture heroes? Oz Comic-Con 2014 offers the chance for fans to come dine with the stars with a whole bunch of specialty tickets and dinners in Melbourne this July. Some of the dinners have already sold out, while others are selling fast, but you can still get …
Jun 17 2014
Disney has sent over the latest trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the hotly anticipated adaptation of the strangest team you’ll ever have the pleasure of encountering. Do you need any more reasons to see this film? This trailer give you another two-and-a-half minutes worth of reasons to start lining up now. From Marvel, the studio …
Jun 15 2014
Supanova has rolled back into town, and once again the The Dome at Olympic Park in Sydney was filled with costumed heroes, sexy villains, zombies, princesses and of course, zombie princesses. The layout of the ‘con this year gave a substantially larger emphasis on local creative talent in the Artists’ Alley, where we got to …
Jun 12 2014
Coming off the back of his recent appearances in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Deathlok is returning to the comic book pages in October with an all-new series from the creative team of Nathan Edmondson (Black Widow, The Punisher) and Mike Perkins (Captain America, Stephen King’s The Stand)! From the press release: Henry Hayes is a veteran, …
