Welcome to the article where I know I’m going to spell Lemire as “Lemiere” at least twice and not notice it until it’s pointed out in the comments section/Twitter. Jeff Lemire, who’s had a big […]
One of the nice things about comics is that the people who write and draw ‘em are just as likely to show up at Forbidden Planet on a Wednesday to pick up their stack as […]
If you ask someone what their favorite book is, they usually have a passionate explanation for it. “The main character is just like me”; “It’s just so heartbreaking”; “It made me laugh until I cried”; […]
DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! No for real, don’t, I’ve only been gone for about a week, also I may have used this joke before. Sorry for the sudden disappearance, but I had a move […]
Wonder Woman saved my life. When I was young (I was not little, weighing in, at my lightest, about 30 pounds heavier than I am now) I was an adopted, multi-racial, overweight child. I was […]
Hey, so it looks like I’m going to Toy Fair 2015 tomorrow, thanks to a little help from my wife’s company! Meaning I’ll have FRESH photos to post on here in a few days that […]
Saga #25 Brian K Vaughan/Fiona Staples Image $2.99 Yay, Saga‘s back, time for another comic to destroy me emotionally yet again! I kid, because as far as Saga goes, Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples […]
One of the nice things about comics is that the people who write and draw ’em are just as likely to show up at Forbidden Planet on a Wednesday to pick up their stack as […]
Hawkeye #21 Matt Fraction/David Aja/Matt Hollingsworth Marvel $3.99 I wanted Marvel‘s Hawkeye ongoing back more than anything. As good as Secret Avengers and Hawkeye vs Deadpool were, what Matt Fraction and David Aja ground breaking series […]
I would read a book called Secret Criminals FYI. Secret Avengers #12 Ales Kot/Michael Walsh/Matthew Wilson Marvel/$3.99 Secret Avengers #12 can be best described as “Nextwave meets True Detective“, which is the best description for […]
Hey look at that, some reviews, but on time! We live such a brave new world! Also this is totally not me trying to get as much writing done before the Super Bowl as possible, […]
Between the annual Video Game and Musics Festival known as MAGfest and the annual blizzard that never was in NYC last night/today, my column almost didn’t happen. Forunately for you and my bank account, someone […]
So hey, I was wrong and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl wasn’t the only major Marvel debut last Wednesday. Apparently the dude no-long-directed-by-Edgar-Wright has an all new on-going, written by a guy who’s recent Marvel work […]
Hey remember earlier in the week when I said I was excited to be reading a Squirrel Girl comic in 2015? No? Oh you didn’t read the article? That’s rude. You could have at least […]
The eagerly anticipated Star Wars #1, written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by John Cassaday, published by Marvel, releases this Wednesday and to celebrate we’re offering 20% off EVERY SINGLE Star Wars item in stock! […]
First and foremost, happy 2015 Forbidden Planet faithful! There were all of 7 comics released this past week, none of which I pull, so we’re going to take a look at 2 books that dropped […]
Today I’m going to take a look at what Marvel made me happy with over the past year. The company did an excellent job of maintaining a diverse catalog of super hero books (Although they […]
Happy Whatever you’re celebrating Forbidden Planet Faithful! Let it be known that I’m writing this article instead of playing several Blizzard video games because I love you (and money). Hawkeye Vs Deadpool #3 Gerry Duggan/Matteo […]
This week’s unintentional theme for reviews is #Teens. It would have been #JamieMcKelviecovers, but Kris Anka did the cover to Ms Marvel, also, that hashtag would be crazy long. Ms Marvel #10 G Willow Wilson/Adrian […]
Grayson #5 Tim Seeley/Tom King/Mikel Janin/ Jeremy Cox DC Comics $2.99 Grayson #5 is arguably the most ambitious issue since the Future’s End one-shot. That being said, while issue 5 looks great, it’s arguably the […]
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