Feb 26 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. It was incredibly difficult to narrow down our lists this month. …
Feb 19 2015
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 is Graphic Bits. EI8HT #1 Dark Horse, Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson (writers), Rafael Albuquerque (artist) Rating: 9/10 As the new golden age of comic book sci-fi continues, Rafael …
Feb 09 2015
Following last week’s announcement of 24 new series launching from DC Comics in June, following the Convergence event in the months leading up to it, there were a handful of titles that may have caused some quizzical reactions. Yet they may already be in some of your longboxes in some form or another. PREZ, SECTION 8, …
Feb 07 2015
DC Comics was always going to look very different following its universe combining Convergence event. Now they have announced that from 3 June 2015, the DC Comics line will consist of 24 new titles beginning from issue #1, along with 25 ongoing series that will continue their numbering. Some of these ongoing series will have …
Feb 03 2015
In a world where money is shorter supply than quality comics, you must choose your new investments carefully every month. All throughout 2015, we will pick the books every month that we think are probably worth having a look at. We’re not saying you have to look at all of them, but they are a good …
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 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 …
Dec 23 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 122, the comic book show that thinks it’s hosted by three wise men, but they are really just a trio of ho, ho, hos. In this issue, we celebrate Christmas while DC cancels chunk of their books. All welcome to the Newish 32! ALSO Archie gets rebooted in 2015 …
Dec 23 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. …
Dec 17 2014
The 2014 Behind the Panels Awards, celebrating the best in comics from around the world in 2014, will be recorded LIVE TO HARD-DRIVE at the Panels Cave, and hitting your podcast feeds from from 29 December 2014. Join hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo as we count off our favourites from the last 12 months, and get …
Jan 20 2015
Behind the Panels Issue 125 – Teen Titans: Earth One
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 …
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