Image Expo 2013: Rick Remender Returns with “Deadly Class”
Superstar writer Rick Remender returns to his creator owned roots in 2014. Remender teams with rising star artist Wesley Craig with his newest creator owned comic in 2014.
Comic Review: The Adventures of Superman #1 with Stories by Jeff Parker, Chris Samnee, Jeff Lemire, Justin Jordan, Riley Rossmo
With this being the week of Superman, it seemed only natural that I give a little review of the newest DC Digital series Adventure of Superman. The newest series in DC’s digital first series (Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman Beyond, and Smallville: Season 11 are a few of the others). That means there are three […]
Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con: A Weekend in Review
As I write this, I’m still in a euphoric state. Not because I was finally able to get my hands on a few key issues and fill some major holes in my collection. Not because I was able to get an amazing custom sketch from Chris Samnee. Not because I was able to see a Q […]
Comic Review: The Amazing Spider-Man #700 *SPOILERS*
This week saw the release of a comic that literally broke the internet. The Amazing Spider-Man #700 resulted in much fanfare and critical backlash. Issue 700 marks the end of The Amazing Spider-Man and leads directly into the MarvelNOW! launch of The Superior Spider-Man. I’m warning you now, I’m going to be talking about the issue itself and spoiling the ending, […]
The Long Box: Comic Book Casting Call – Daredevil
Back in 2003, Fox acquired the rights to Daredevil during the initial surge of interest in comic based films. The original cast was Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin, and Colin Farrell as Bullseye. The movie opened to mixed reviews. A sequel was discussed but never […]
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2
Pick of the Week for September 5, 2012 – Hawkeye #2 Story by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja I try not to pick the same book two issues in a row, but dammit if Hawkeye isn’t awesome. It’s funny, it’s smart, it has heart, and in a world full of make believe heroes, Clint Barton […]
Comic Pick of the Week: Spider-Men #4
Pick of the Week: Spider-Men #4 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Sara Pichelli As I was going through my books for this week, no title jumped out and screamed “Pick Me!” Only Spider-Men #4 by Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli stood out from the rest. This is the fourth issue in the 5 issue mini series. Some […]
Comic News: Marvel NOW!
A few weeks ago, I posted some interesting news coming from Marvel – The House of Ideas was canceling a lot of major titles only to revamp them in the coming months. Well, the Marvel NOW! movement has begun. Marvel has announced a bunch of relaunched titles with all new creative teams. The most noteworthy […]
Comic Pick of the Week: Hawkeye #1
Pick of the Week: Hawkeye #1 Written by Matt Fraction Art by David Aja There are some weeks when it’s insanely hard to pick just one book to review. This was not one of the those weeks. Hands down, the best thing I read was Hawkeye #1. Hot off the heels of the mega smash The […]
Comic Book Commentary: Horror Comics
In the 40’s and 50’s, the comic book industry was riding a massive wave of popularity. DC Comics had taken off with the introduction of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc. Other companies were flourishing as well but for completely different reasons. The biggest of these companies was EC Comics or Entertaining Comics. They began a […]
