Jun 12 2013
Batman begins again in this origin story with a twist, creatively reimagined without losing anything that makes the character great. Without a doubt, Scott Snyder’s Batman has been one of the consistent highlights of the entire New 52. From the “Court of Owls” through to “Death of the Family”, Snyder and writing partner James Tynion …
Jun 07 2013
A new Daredevil anthology series proves that there is no such thing as too much Matt Murdoch. The character might be bombarded by a series of misfortunes, but Daredevil readers have rarely had a golden age quite as shiny as this one. In addition to the superb Eisner Award-winning work being done by Mark Waid …
Jun 07 2013
In this issue DC begins Superman month, more Guardians of the Galaxy casting and all the latest headlines. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross On our next Issue: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Vintage Clip of the Week Fantastic Four (Radio …
Jun 06 2013
Filling in some of the gaps of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, our first taste of the Thor sequel comes in this comic prelude. It’s said that pop will eat itself, and there’s no greater example of that idiom than the official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics. That’s a series of comics based on a movie …
Jun 06 2013
Kick-Ass is back and he’s ready to…you get the idea. Mark Miller’s hyperkinetic spin on superheroes gets a little sombre at the start of his final chapter. Mark Millar’s 2008 comic Kick-Ass has become more than simply a cult success, instead spinning out into a multimedia empire. Following a mostly faithful film adaptation, there was …
Jun 05 2013
Gestalt breaks out the cosmic goulash with their new series from Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears. Gestalt have been steadily expanding their empire of writers over the last few years, and with Stalag-X they bring Kevin J. Anderson into the fold. Best known for his Dune spin-off series with Brian Herbert and Jedi Academy/Young Jedi Knights series, …
Jun 01 2013
In this issue, it’s a tale of two Quicksilvers, trailers for two new DC creations and all the latest headlines. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Snapshot by Andy Diggle and Jock. On our next Issue: Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Vintage Clip of the Week Superman – …
May 30 2013
Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel confidently deliver their take on an all-female X-Men team that reminds us of how good it can get. In the concluding notes to this debut issue, Brian Wood sums up the hype leading up to the rebooted X-Men. “The female only cast,” he comments, “was an attention grabber”. Which it really …
May 29 2013
An all-star creative team plunges the depths for a stunning debut about what lies beneath. While DC/Vertigo may not have experienced as many highs in the past year as they have in decades gone by, some of their bigger titles have been from Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and Sean Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus). Yet the union …
May 26 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. This week (22 May 2013) is so big that we’ve gone into a second column! For the other one, see here, you! First up, we check out Five …
May 25 2013
In this issue, we have a ton of new trailers including Avengers Assemble, Batman: Arkham Origins and Man of Steel. James Robinson leaves Earth 2 and Whedon confirms Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Iron Man for The Avengers 2. Not enough? How about what we’ve been reading, a vintage clip PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: …
