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 …
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 20 2013
In this issue, Frank Miller returns to Detective Comics #27. Yes, that’s right: a DC Comic made it to issue 27. Then Serenity gets a comic book sequel: we can’t wait to see it get cancelled and revived as a movie. THEN Marvel aims for more comics and television, we review all the latest books …
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 …
Sep 18 2013
In this issue, Glee comes to Arrow, Ant-Man crawls forward and Justin Bieber gets a random mention! THEN it’s what we’ve been reading and DC’s latest PR disaster. All this, PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, R.I.P.D. (#1 – 4) by Peter M. Lenkov and Lucas Marangon. Hosted by Richard Gray, David McVay and Dave Longo. On …
Sep 10 2013
It’s now September, which means we have to start thinking about what we’re saving up for in December. DC Comics has released their full list of solicitations for the final month of the year. Will they rest on their laurels just because Santa is on his way? We hope so, because the spending frenzy of …
Sep 09 2013
In this issue, more creators leave DC with the publisher becoming the star of its own villain’s month. Mark Waid buys a comic book store and Vin Diesel saves the Marvel universe. THEN Spider-man: amazing wedding planner? All this, PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Saga (#1 – 12) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples …
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 06 2013
J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman have announced that they will exit Batwoman after issue #26, citing last-minute “editorial decisions” as the cause of their frustration. One of the more publicised changes was DC Comics’ decision to disallow the lead character Kate Kane to marry her girlfriend Maggie Sawyer “after a year or more of planning …
Sep 04 2013
Forever Evil and the villains month may only be kicking off this week, but DC Comics has announced (via its blog) that it is collecting all the issues together (minus the main Forever Evil mini-series) as one giant omnibus for December. If that isn’t enough, they’ll continue the 3D motion cover motif that will be …
Sep 03 2013
In this issue, Rocket Raccoon gets a voice, James Spader puts on robot pants, Vin Diesel teases his Marvel future and the Shuster Awards are announced. All this PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Blacksad: Somewhere Within the Shadows by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. Hosted by Richard Gray and David McVay and Dave …
