Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 149, the comic book show that’s only one episode away from retirement. What could possibly go wrong? In this penultimate issue of Volume 1, The Walking Dead gets its own beer. It’s a quick few opening sips, a really long second sip, wildly inconsistent in its later gulps, but …
Tag: comics
Jul 02 2015
Official: Marvel’s 45 All-New All-Different titles for Fall
Not long after several leaks, Marvel has sent through the official ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL line-up with promo art and a complete list of creators and artists. Thankfully, all those details are listed on the cover so we don’t have to retype them all here. Whether the leak was intentional or an annoying accident that robbed them …
Jul 02 2015
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 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. This is Cover Story. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. With almost 40 covers this month, it’s …
Jan 30 2015
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of January 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 09 2015
Australian comics, graphic novels and events that excite us in 2015: Part 2
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 06 2015
Preview: Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Rage of Ultron’ unleashes in April
If Avengers: Age of Ultron is one of the most highly anticipated films of 2015, then surely the similarly titled AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON will be a must-read graphic novel in the first half of this year. First announced back in July at SDCC 2014, the Uncanny X-Force team of Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña reunite for the latest in …
Dec 23 2014
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of 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 semi-regular column that looks at our favourite comic book covers each month. …
Nov 25 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 118 – Spider-Man: Blue
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 118, the comic book show that’s about to get a little blue. (Or that “blue” itself?) In this issue, Howard the Duck is back with an all-new ongoing series. Why do we let him lick us like that? ALSO Ant-Man is getting his own novel. Can we get it …
Nov 17 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 117 – Black Hole
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 117, the comic book show that has a vestigial tail. In this issue, Marvel announces more Guardians of the Galaxy series. Why you ask? You said it yourself bitch – they’re the Guardians of the Galaxy. ALSO Marvel hires a wrestler to write a comic. If the trend catches on, …