Titan Brings the Latest Chapter of Sky Doll in 2017 By Staff Reports Titan Comics is excited to announce SKY DOLL: SUDRA – a brand-new two-part sci-fi fantasy opera from Disney animators Alessandro Barbucci and Barbara Canepa, launching in stores March 8, 2017! Previously published in French by Soleil in 2014, Titan’s brand-new series continues Titan Comics translating and publishing the line […]
Win Two Custom Sketch Covers: G.I. Joe #1 and The Land That Time Forgot #1 By Nolan P. Smith The Five Days of Christmas Giveaways continues with our next giveaway: two custom sketch covers by Pastrami Nation Co-Founder Jason T. Smith! Check out the sketches on G.I. Joe #1 and The Land That Time Forgot #1! Enter below! A winner […]
Ninjak Hunts Down the Longtime Valiant Villain with The Seven Blades of Master Darque By Staff Reports Dead or alive, Ninjak is coming for Master Darque! Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of NINJAK #23 – the FIRST ISSUE of “THE SEVEN BLADES OF MASTER DARQUE” from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (X-O MANOWAR) and blockbuster […]
Boom! Studios Collects the Limited Series Rowans Ruin in Time for the Holidays By Amie Macias Contributing Reviewer Boom! Studios captivates us with Mike Carey’s Rowans Ruin, and with this trade paperback, we get the whole limited series. We are introduced to our heroine, Katie, by way of blog and video chats. She has agreed to house swap with the […]
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Giants Leaves a Positive Footprint By Nolan P. Smith Archaia Entertainment, an imprint of Boom! Studios, has already released two spectacular mini series under the umbrella of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches and Dragons. With the third series, the focus shifts to another mythological figure: the giant. As with the previous series, each issue is a […]
Ninjak Scores a Silent Victory By Nolan P. Smith Ninjak is arguably the deadliest person in the Valiant Universe. The trained weapons specialist employed by MI-6 has been a fan favorite for years. With this issue, we get something special: not only is it the prologue for the next story arc, The Seven Blades of Master Darque, but it is […]
Nova Rockets Back to the Spotlight… Both of Them By Nolan P. Smith Marvel Comics lost a major character years ago when Nova died fighting Thanos in deep space. The human rocket was not only a member of the New Warriors, but part of the interstellar police unit known as the Nova Corps, becoming a legend when he ended the […]
Motor Crush Takes the Enjoyable Fast Lane By Nolan P. Smith When Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr relaunched the Batgirl series, it made shockwaves throughout the comic world, as the title was re-energized and fresh. With the team now launching a creator owned title at Image Comics, fans have eagerly awaited the release of Motor Crush. With issue […]
Valiant’s Latest Debut Shows How Savage it Can Be By Nolan P. Smith When Savage was first announced, it reminded me of a former Valiant book which spawned a line of exciting video games: that being Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. When Turok went to Dynamite, I felt the hole that it left, and with Savage, I hoped to have a book […]
Adrianne Palicki Comes to the World of Comics with No Angel By Nolan P. Smith Black Mask Studio has released some of the most diverse comic series out there. From a psychedelic space faring adventure, to a super powered tragedy filled with romance and danger, to four kids planning on how to rob a bank, this is no set genre […]
Street Fighter Vs Darkstalkers Brings two iconic fighting franchises face to face By Staff Reports After a tantalizing tease at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, UDON Entertainment is thrilled to officially announce Street Fighter VS. Darkstalkers, an all-new comic series that sees Capcom’s legendary World Warriors and fan-favorite Night Warriors facing off in an action-packed, fan service-fueled comic adventure! The […]
Mike Richardson and Gabriel Guzman Ask “what would you do?” in Echoes By Amie Macias Contributing Reviewer Dark Horse Comics Echoes has an Outer Limits/Twilight Zone vibe to it, which, when you think of it, is a great vibe to have. We are first introduced to our main character, Freddy, as we watch how one tragic event and abuse molds […]
Doctor Who Returns with the Eighth Doctor in tow thanks to Titan Comics By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Reviewer For most Whovians, the only exposure they have to the Eighth Doctor is the mediocre TV movie and the amazing “Night of the Doctor”. While his adventures have been well documented in novels and audiobooks, many fans of this Doctor have not […]
Godkiller is a Rated-R Nightmare in Sequential Form (that’s a good thing) By Nolan P. Smith Godkiller Book One collects the eight issues of the first Godkiller series from Black Mask Studio, all in a beautiful hardcover collection (in a regular version or the variant cover version pictured above, which was available as a part of this year’s Local Comic […]
Titan Comics Brings Masked Stateside By Nolan P. Smith Titan Comics has been known for bringing some amazing foreign comic books and graphic novels stateside, and with the debut issue of Masked, we get another excellent start to a series that was originally published in France. Written by Serge Lehman with art by Stephane Crety, you might be surprised of […]
Snyder and Lemire craft a reading experience with A.D.: After Death By Nolan P. Smith Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire are easily two of the biggest names in the comic book industry. Snyder helped bring the Dark Knight to back to prominence, all while creating a name for himself with horrific tales like American Vampire, Severed and more. Lemire is […]
Valiant’s romp with dinosaurs Savage sells out before it even hits the stands By Staff Reports On the heels of DIVINITY, WAR MOTHER, and BRITANNIA, the spine-snapping debut of Valiant’s next major hero is already clawing into an advance sell-out before its November 30th on-sale date!
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of The Dark Crystal, return to the world of Thra in an official sequel to the beloved fantasy film By Staff Reports Archaia, an award-winning imprint of publisher BOOM! Studios, and The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for over 60 years, are excited to announce The Power of the Dark […]
For the second issue, Reborn sheds more light on life after death By Nolan P. Smith When Image Comics Reborn debuted last month, it blew me away. Mark Millar and Greg Capullo crafted an emotional, impactful debut issue that looked at what happens when our final curtain closes. With issue #2, we see a little bit more of what exactly […]
451 Begins a Sci Fi Epic with Red Dog By Nolan P. Smith 451 surprised me with the awesome series known as NVRLND, so when I saw that a new series was starting, I wanted to make sure to jump on the ground floor. Red Dog had me interested from the promo art and covers alone, so I knew I […]
The Psiots Strike Back with Harbinger Renegades By Nolan P. Smith One of Valiant Entertainment’s flagship books when the company returned to the realm of comics was Harbinger. The book focused on Peter Stanchek, a down on his luck guy who happens to be a psiot: a superpowered being with immeasurable powers. Throughout the struggle with Peter and the mega […]
Namesake Traverses Worlds Wonderfully By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Reviewer It’s Mardi Gras time in … Hartford, Connecticut? Well, not Mardi Gras, but the party is just as big. Every seven years, the Earth aligns with the planet Ektae, which means that people and goods can freely travel between both worlds. This event is marked with a week-long party where revelers […]
The Mummy stomps its way back to the spotlight By Art Macias Contributing Reviewer The Mummy: Palimpest #1 is a new book by Hammer Comics and Titan Comics, which has put a new twist on the mummy legend. It is now time for a secret sect to try to bring back a powerful force, which is the spirit of Nebetah, […]
Aleister & Adolf Tackles a Dark Time Perfectly By Art Macias Contributing Reviewer This month, Dark Horse Comics released the graphic novel Aleister & Adolf, a book from the minds of Douglas Rushkoff and Michael Avon Oeming. A tale that begins in the jaded here and now of our modern tech age and journeys back to the cusp of World […]
Creatures of the Night should be on your must read list Review by Amie Macias Contributing Reviewer Dark Horse Comics once again brilliantly paired Neil Gaiman’s dark and beautiful storytelling with Michael Zulli’s elegant artwork in this graphic novel collection, Creatures of the Night. This book contains two amazing yet creepy short stories from Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and […]
Barbiere and Santos Kick Off Violent Love with More Violence, Less Love By Nolan P. Smith Crime comics have had some amazing entries into the genre, especially as of late. After reading the debut issue of Image Comic’s Violent Love, it looks like we will be adding this title to the list of must read books of 2016. Written by […]
Baltimore Goes Out With a Bang in 2017 By Staff Reports In 2017, Mike Mignola, the legendary creator of Hellboy and New York Times bestselling novelist Christopher Golden will reunite for the epic conclusion to Baltimore with Baltimore: The Red Kingdom, a five part comic book series from Dark Horse Comics co-written by Mignola and Golden, with art by award […]
VIZ Brings More Pokémon Goodness to North America in Fall 2017 By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, expands its critically acclaimed art book and POKéMON collection with the acquisition of the North American publishing rights for the Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration […]
The Convention that Has the Power Returns to So Cal as Power Con 2017 is Announced By Nolan P. Smith He-Man and She-Ra fans rejoice, the convention dedicated to these 80’s heroes is coming back to Southern California. Power-Con 2017 was announced today, set to return September 9-10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Hotel information and reservation links will be […]
Two Tracks Available Now with Pre-Order of The Hamilton Mixtape By Nolan P. Smith “You only get one shot, take it or leave it…” Lin-Manuel Miranda, the visionary behind the smash hit musical, Hamilton, is bringing the world an early Christmas present in the form of The Hamilton Mixtape. Taking tracks from the musical and remixing them with some of […]