Comics writer Frank Barbiere will once again grace us with his presence this coming Wednesday, July 16th, to sign copies of Black Market, his highly anticipated new book from BOOM! He’ll also sign babies and, […]
There’s really only one book that I care about this week. Maybe not the only one I care about, but the only book I really want to talk about. (Mostly because it’s hot and […]
Wolverine and the X-Men vol 8 Jason Aaron w/ Nick Bradshaw, Pepe Larraz, Todd Nauck and more Marvel $14.99 Ever since Days of Future Past dropped a few weeks back, I’ve been reading a lot of […]
Legendary Star Lord/Rocket Raccoon #1 Sam Humphries/Paco Diaz (LSL)/ Skottie Young (RR) Marvel $3.99 each In case you somehow missed it, or are still in denial (which yo, I GET), Marvel/Disney has a Guardians […]
Anyone do anything cool last week? Doing anything cool this weekend? That’s cool. Hey, no, I figured you were busy. It’s cool. We’ll catch up next week. Oh yeah here’s some comics. Yeah I’ll talk […]
The Wicked + The Divine #1 Kieron Gillen/Jamie McKelvie/Matthew Wilson Image, $3.50 Despite not being familiar with half the bands mentioned in the comic, I REALLY dug Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie’s 2 installments of […]
Yikes, there’s a lot of heavy hitters out this week. From old to new. Indie to mainstream. Black and white to two-tone, to hyper-color. There’s something for everyone this month. Stop hating and get with […]
Hey gang, sorry for the late of updates since Year Zero, but between Special Edition NYC and Heroescon (and the best BBQ), I haven’t been near a keyboard in awhile. Hopefully I’ll be all caught […]
In case you missed it, FPNYC is hosting a rather large event Wednesday the 18th of June. It’s kind of a big deal. We’re extremely fond of all five of these gents, and as an […]
Come by Forbidden Planet NYC Wednesday, June 18th, and get your copy of Shackleton signed by NY Times best-selling artist Nick Bertozzi! About the book (which is GORGEOUS, by the way): Ernest Shackleton was one of […]
Batman Volume 4: Zero Year-Secret City Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo/Danny Miki/FCO Plascencia DC Comics/$24.99 Ah yes, the revamped origin story. :: adjusts monocle, clears throat :: A risky venture, especially when a character like Batman already […]
Hey Superior Foes of Spider-Man is back this week. Yay, I’m so glad no other Marvel books that I really like are also on hiatus :: breaks out in ugly crying ::: Superior Foes of […]
X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey/Salvador Larroca Marvel/$24.99 Marvel’s renewed focus on the original graphic novel is a creative decision I approve of. Mixing A-list creators with some of their biggest properties is a smart […]
Javier of Mini-Mate Minute fame joins me for a full episode. “Can you see it? No wait, can you see it?”
Hope everyone had fun at BookCon/Book Expo. Was Chaucer there? He’s pretty great. If you’re Northwest local, the Olympia Comics Fest is this weekend in our state capitol, with special guest Charles Burns! He’s pretty […]
Nightwing #30 Tim Seeley/Tom King/Javier Garron/Jorge Lucas/Mikel Janin DC Comics/$3.99 Read this issue to learn the final fate of Dick Grayson (which was revealed like 2 months ago)! Stay for the debut of Helena Bertinelli’s questionable […]
Last Tuesday Vita dropped by for a moment to talk Weapon Brown among other things.
Best Short Story “Go Owls,” by Adrian Tomine, in Optic Nerve #13 (Drawn & Quarterly) “Mars to Stay,” by Brett Lewis and Cliff Chiang, in Witching Hour (DC) “Seaside Home,” by Josh Simmons, in Habit […]
It was my birthday last Friday. Thanks for noticing. All your gifts and well wishes were received in kind, and you can expect thank you cards in the mail within the week. VanCaf happened this […]
Think I may have messed up that intro title. BELATED REVIEW: Lumberjanes #2 Noelle Stevenson/Grace Ellis, Brooke Allen BOOM! BOX $3.99 Let me start off this review by congratulating team Lumberjanes, as the series […]
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