Doomsday Clock is ticking along. What it’s next strike will be is anybody’s guess. Last issue’s ending proved to be a comeback of sorts for an iconic character. Maybe you cringed. Maybe you chuckled. No […]
Awareness is everything in the business of comics. And unfortunately, awareness can be tough to come by if you don’t have a symbol on your chest, a signal in the sky, or a movie at […]
This week comes a mind-bending X-Men tale from the brains of Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and Wilfredo Torres (Moon Knight, Black Panther) in Legion #1! With a second season coming up in […]
There are hundreds of graphic novel and trade paperback collections that come out every month. The majority of the ones you hear about come from three publishers: Marvel, DC, and Image Comics. Do you realize […]
After a brief interlude, Tom King and Joëlle Jones pick back up with their insanely fun “Superfriends” storyline in the best Batman book going today. Batman #39 is promising that Wonder Woman, DC’s mightiest cross-promotional […]
Last week, Earth’s Mightiest gathered together in the midst of a the unexplainable: Earth was being stolen! Every squad assembled, the primary Avengers team, Uncanny Avengers, U.S. Avengers, and even Occupy Avengers. The call also […]
If you told me a year ago that a miniseries featuring an old Jack Kirby creation forgotten by almost every casual reader would be a contender for one of the year’s best titles, I might […]
It feels like Marvel’s decided to poke DC: “You call that an event? This is an event!” Just imagine an Australian accent and be over the age of forty, you’ll chuckle when you reread the lead-in […]
This week Marvel dips back into one of its most classic tales for a little expansion. Because if there’s one thing they won’t do, it’s leave any potential to capitalize on a good idea. And […]
There are some comics that transcend the medium. They elevate storytelling past your expectations. Tom King has made a habit of doing this in the last couple of years. I’m referring to The Vision and […]
For, well, almost his entire history Batman has always been a protector in the shadows. Okay, so in the 50’s he was something of Gotham’s first citizen but who the heck remembers those stories? I […]
Hey, did you know there’s a Black Panther movie coming? No? You’ve been living in a cave in the Congo? Well, you’re in luck because there’s a new book that’ll prep you perfectly. Rise Of […]
The question every employee gets asked at Forbidden Planet multiple times daily is, “Is the new Saga out?” Finally, all of us can tell you relentless readers out there, “YES!” Get your tissues and favorite […]
Doomsday Clock #1 is a heck of a read. Having far exceeded the general reading public’s expectations, what’s next? This week we’ll find out how the events of the first issue build in Doomsday Clock […]
You can’t keep a Phoenix down forever. Eventually, she rises again from the ashes. Teammates may die. Love may leave them and be given to another. The world will endure many threats, both alien and […]
FINALLY, after two long months where we resume our journey into the nightmare that is Dark Nights: Metal with issue number four! There’s so much to get into and there’s no way to do it […]
The world’s worst superhero team returns in a hilarious new ongoing series from Valiant Entertainment! Writer Dan Kibbelsmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) with the ridonculously talented Kano (Daredevil) give bring back Valiant Universe’s […]
Marvel Two-In-One #1 drops this week and teases that while the “The Four Are No More, So Two Must Do”. Perhaps the most exciting, well, I guess promise for lack of a better word, that […]
Written By Billy Rivera @accentlyrics The Sentinel of the Spaceways has gotten around quite a bit since 1966. I’ve only read a few Silver Surfer runs from throughout his 50-year tenure and even I am aware […]
Symbiote versus Symbiote! Eddie Brock versus Flash Thompson! Venom versus Agent Venom (Agent Anti-Venom?)! WHATEVER! All you need to know is that it’s getting to be a hot night in the old town over in […]
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