There are some stories that are rather subtle. They drama’s in the layers of mundane everyday life and its activities. The heroes are ordinary people and the villains sometimes the conditions of the lives they […]
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 […]
Welcome to a Creative Conversation with creator Ibrahim Moustafa. Here we give you a chance to get inside the mind, learn some in depth background, and discuss the creative process of some of comics’ best […]
They trained him to be a monster. Now, they need him to protect them from monsters. Savage Things #1 is a heart-stopping ride! If you want gripping action and intriguing characters with a greater threat […]
May 7th had so many awesome releases we couldn’t decided who to have a signing with, so we’re doing everybody. Come down to Forbidden Planet and get you copy of Vertigo’s CMYK Anthology and In the […]
The Wake Volume 1 Scott Snyder/Sean Murphy/Matt Hollingsworth Vertigo/DC, Collects issue 1-5 Hey look, I’m starting the year off looking at a DC book not called Sandman, this really is a brave new world! In […]
Holy moly. This time next week I’ll be back in my beloved second city, New York City. For NYCC! I’m going to hug everyone at Forbidden Planet so hard they won’t know what hit them. […]
With the exception of Gundam Unicorn, new Gundam merchandise in the US has been kind of rare these days, to say the least. Ever since Bandai Entertainment kicked the bucket, all DVD sales have pretty […]
So one of my co-workers today told me that they have no idea what it means when I write “RIYL” in my column. I guess I just thought that was something everyone knew. Seems not […]
It’s a new year. What better time to set new resolutions, try new things, and, most importantly read new comics. That’s where I come in. Other holidays have their mascosts; Santas and bunnies and…turkeys… and […]
Comics and t-shirts! T-shirts and comics! DC has a new Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Batman, and Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., plus the collected Batman Volume 1: The Court of Owls. Also, a slew of new […]
Hey all you 100 Bullets fans!!! Make sure to grab a copy of Vertigo’s classic Jonny Double. In a story by the creators of 100 Bullets (Brian Azarello, Eduardo Risso) San Francisco P.I. Jonny Double […]
Three DC books out this week can sum up where the comic book industry started, where it went and where it is going. To whit: Justice League of America #58, Brightest Day Aftermath #1 of […]
Check out this fan film for Vertigo’s wildly popular comic series Y the Last Man. This is a fan film adaptation of the Vertigo Comic Book series “Y The Last Man.” The film was shot […]
It’s official! DC Vertigo is finally set to to reprint FLEX MENTALLO, one of the greatest comic miniseries ever, in deluxe hardcover format later this year. Long held back due to legal wrangling with Charles […]
Saturn and Titan, dolled up for Halloween Brian Wood talks Northlanders: The Plague Widow at the DC/Vertigo blog. Marvel is looking for interns. Superman: Earth One profiled in The New York Post. Eddie Campbell video […]
The good news is I’m no longer being held prisoner by Mermen. The bad news is I’m now being held prisoner by Magma Monsters. See, I started tunneling out of my barnacled cell using a […]
From writers Scott Snyder and Stephen King, AMERICAN VAMPIRE introduces a new strain of vampire – a more vicious species – and traces the creatures’ bloodline through decades of American history. This first hardcover volume […]
American Vampires co-writer Scott Snyder (w/ Stephen King) was kind enough to stop by Forbidden Planet NYC this past Wednesday to sign our copies of the premier issue. He also was kind enough to sit […]
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