Nov 02 2013
Writer Bill Willingham announced on his website that the long-running Vertigo title Fables. The companion series Fairest will also end shortly prior to this, and he also announced that he will be mostly retiring from comic book writing work as well. “Retirement in the storytelling trade means, still working and writing every day, but being …
Nov 02 2013
From January 2014, Marvel will celebrate its 75th anniversary of publishing with a series of covers by the legendary Alex Ross. The painted covers will find their inspiration from all over the Marvel universe, and are aimed at showcasing the many iconic characters the company has spawned over the last three-quarters of a century. Marvel …
Nov 01 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. This week (30 October 2013) it’s the beginning of the end in Ultimate Comics: Cataclysm #0.1, and maybe the other way around in Infinity #5. Another ending of sorts can be …
Nov 01 2013
Despite the news last week that Mark Waid would finish his award-winning run on Daredevil with artists Chris Samnee and Javier Rodriguez in early 2014 with issue #36, Marvel has confirmed in an interview with Waid that he will continue his story in the digital realm – at least for a little while. Waid teams with …
Oct 31 2013
Earlier in the week, Oz Comic-Con announced that Holly Marie Combs would be joining the Perth and Adelaide shows to chat about Charmed and Pretty Little Liars. Now the organisers have announced that none other than Shannen Doherty and Brian Krause will join her for a proper Charmed reunion. All we need now is Alyssa Milano …
Oct 31 2013
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, where the covers tell a story of their …
Oct 31 2013
Because WE demanded it, at least according to the Marvel press release. Just in time for the Captain America: The Winter Soldier film next year, Bucky Barnes makes his return to the Marvel Universe for an all-new tale for All-New Marvel NOW! in Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #1 – from superstar writer Rick Remender and red hot …
Oct 30 2013
Neil Gaiman’s highly anticipated return to The Sandman marks a revival of the Vertigo line, and some of the most stunning art you’ll see this year. It’s hard to believe that it has been 25 years since the debut of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, one of the author’s first seminal works and the flagship of …
Oct 30 2013
Some of the best and brightest Australian comic book talent get grim and gritty in this new quarterly anthology that mixes horror, politics and a decent dose of humour. The anthology has a long tradition on the local scene, the birthplace of many underground comix and superstar artists alike, going at least as far back …
Oct 30 2013
In an unsurprising move, given that Season 4 has opened to record numbers, AMC has announced that they will be renewing The Walking Dead for a fifth season. The adaptation of the long-running Image Comics series debuted to over 16 million viewers on the cable channel, more when including delayed and online views, and has …
Oct 30 2013
It’s been an exciting couple of weeks for all things in comic book film land, with the debut of the Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer along with the international release of Thor: The Dark World. Now Fox has released the first look at mega-sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past into the wild, combining all of …
