By Nolan P. Smith In the debut issue of Vault Comics’ Friendo, we met Leopold, a down on his luck actor with a not so down on her luck girlfriend who buys Leo an expensive pair of smart glasses, Friendo. But the glasses are a little too intuitive as the artificial intelligence, named Jerry, begins to connect with Leo really. […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s one of the best games of 2018, and one of the greatest franchises to hit consoles. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics, God of War is now a comic, giving us an early look at Kratos and his son, Atreus. Written by Chris Roberson (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) , with art by Tony Parker (This Damned […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Middlewest is a new ongoing series from writer Scottie Young and artist Jorge Corona. It’s about life in a small town, the town you grew up in, and can’t wait to get out of. It’s also about the inner demons you must face and come to terms with. Abel lives in a trailer park with his father. […]
By Staff Reports SCOUT COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT is proud to announce that THE SOURCE #1 by Don Handfield, Joshua Malkin and Leno Carrvalho has completely sold out and has gone back to a second printing. THE SOURCE is the story of Bennett Miller, a high school teacher in East St Louis who still lives with his grandmother. One day, Bennett […]
On November 12th, 2018, the world got the news it never wanted to hear: Stan Lee has died, and the world just got a lot colder. Born Stanley Martin Lieber, the man is often considered the father of Marvel Comics, and rightfully so. He is responsible for creating and co-creating the cornerstones of the Marvel Universe, including Spider-Man, Daredevil, Black […]
By Staff Reports The Estate of Tupac Shakur and the Marvel Comics are collaborating to bring together one of the most legendary artists of all time and the most culturally-impactful comic book hero of our era, exclusively at POP by Foot Locker. Launched Friday, November 9, the exclusive 9- piece Tupac Shakur and Black Panther collection celebrates each’s artistic far-reaching […]
By Staff Reports IDW Games is proud to announce the Wayward Board Game – Signature Edition, based on the comic series world by Jim Zub (Rick and Morty VS. Dungeons & Dragons) and Steven Cummings (Legends of the Dark Knight, Forager, Wayward), with new art by Cummings and game design by Jonathan Gilmour (Dinosaur Island, Dead of Winter). Wayward presents […]
By Staff Reports Following the nationwide book tour supporting the release of Ezra Claytan Daniels’s Upgrade Soul, winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics, recently optioned for film by Aperture Entertainment, and voted as one of the best books of the year for 2018 by Publisher’s Weekly, Lion Forge announces Daniels’s return home to Los Angeles with three special […]
By Staff Reports As first revealed on Paste Magazine, Valiant is proud to present your first look at INCURSION #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of AN UNEARTHLY NEW SERIES by celebrated writers Andy Diggle (SHADOWMAN) and Alex Paknadel (Friendo), with superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR)! On February 20th, one of Valiant’s most iconic and beloved heroes, the Eternal Warrior, […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Young Ricky Toledo fell in love with the wrong person. She fell in love with a killer. After killing someone close to her, she develops complicated feelings within her head. A mixture of lust and anger, she can’t help how she feels. She isn’t sure what to feel, but she does know one thing, she must catch […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith The Los Angeles Convention Center became a hub for pop culture fans as the Los Angeles Comic Con held it’s eighth annual convention in 2018- it’s Octoversary. The busy October weekend played host to quite a few events in Los Angeles, from the World Series, NHL and […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– Beginning this Friday, the Los Angeles Convention Center will be taken over by superheroes, comic book creators, celebrities, and the one and only Jack Black as the Los Angeles Comic Con (LACC) brings an action-packed convention for 2018. From October 26th through October 28th, the convention aims to deliver the best fall pop culture […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Everyone has a story. Esperanza’s is being rewritten. And she must figure out what is going on before her whole world falls apart, and she becomes someone else entirely. That’s the set up for the latest Black Mask Studios series, Sex Death Revolution. After her coven falls apart, Esperanza is trying to get her life back together. […]
By Carlos Melgarejo Welcome to the over the top, heavy metal, 80’s inspired action love letter that is ‘MURDER FALCON.’ Murder Falcon is written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, published by Image Comics and is fantastic. Almost immediately you are put into a world of danger, action and monsters appearing and attacking the populace, our conventional means of defense […]
By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. announced today that the latest James Bond series, James Bond Origin, from Jeff Parker (Suicide Squad, Batman ‘66) and artist Bob Q (The Green Hornet), will have a standalone story in the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine! Fans can read an exclusive six-page story from the creative team behind the […]
By Staff Reports Scout Comics is proud to annouce the debut of a brand new series for 2019: Category Zero. “Category Zero is a very intriguing concept that will have people questioning which side they should be rooting for,” said Scout President James Haick. “This is an ambitious mirroring of issues within our own society and an amazingly fresh take […]
By Staff Reports Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, NICE is American Gothic Press’s first official collaboration with Echo Lake Entertainment! NICE is written by Joseph Ettinger (SANTA CLARITA DIET) and Dagen Walker (BENEATH) and tells the dynamic story of a scarred detective hunting down two inexperienced assassins as they carry out orders for a secret organization. The script comes […]
By Staff Reports In anticipation of the pulse-pounding THE WEATHERMAN story arc finale, Image Comics is pleased to spotlight two jaw-dropping, limited THE WEATHERMAN #6 covers featuring the eye-popping artwork by Jerome Opeña (SEVEN TO ETERNITY) and Cliff Chiang (PAPER GIRLS). THE WEATHERMAN will go out with a bang and return with volume two in May 2019. In THE WEATHERMAN […]
By Staff Reports Valiant is excited to announce it will be journeying across two different countries for two different comic convention appearances from Friday, October 26th to Sunday, October 28th – L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California, and MCM Comic Con in London, UK! First up: If you’re in the L.A. region, head to Booth #1206 within the Los Angeles Convention […]
By Staff Reports From creative team John Arcudi (B.P.R.D., Rumble) and Doug Mahnke (Lobo, Green Lantern), Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to bring fans a second edition of The Mask Omnibus, collecting The Mask, The Mask Returns, and The Mask Strikes Back in full size for the first time! This original comic trilogy inspired the hit film The Mask, which […]
By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network today announced ADVENTURE TIME: MARCY & SIMON #1 (of 6), kicking off an all-new limited series epic in January 2019. Writer Olivia Olson (Marceline on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™) and artist Slimm Fabert (Adventure Time™ comic series) unveil the exciting official comic book continuation of the Emmy® Award-winning Cartoon Network animated series […]
Like some others out there, I was introduced to The Maxx through the short-lived MTV animated series of the same name. For a series that only ran 13 episodes, it stuck with me. The animation was cool, the character of the Maxx was unique and different, and the story was unlike anything I had ever seen before. It was dark […]
By Nolan P. Smith It took the comic industry when it debuted, and it rocked the world again with it’s follow up: well, the Umbrella Academy is back, as it welcomes us to Hotel Oblivion. From Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Gabriel Ba, we get to see where the dysfunctional team is now, after the events of “Dallas”. For […]
By Nolan P. Smith With Vault Comics’ Friendo, we see what happens if Google Glass was more than meets the eye. Written by Alex Paknadel with art by Martin Simmonds, colors by Dee Cunniffe and lettering by Taylor Esposito, this is a solid start into something that could go from science fiction to science fact in a matter of months. […]
By Staff Reports Scout Comics & Entertainment, home to such breakout hits as Long Lost, The Mall and Stabbity Bunny, looks to RISE in 2019. RISE is written and drawn by series creator Don Ellis Aguillo, and follows a young girls’ rise to becoming queen due to a series of unfortunate circumstances. RISE is about broken, lost, splendidly dysfunctional people […]
By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment is set to launch a brand new series written by acclaimed storyteller Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Witchblade), with exquisite art by Roberto Castro (Red Sonja, Flash Gordon) as a new hero rises in…Turok! In this new series from Dynamite Entertainment, Turok pursues his kidnapped brother… in the Badlands of the Old West! In […]
By Staff Reports As revealed at the “Berger Books: The Second Wave” panel at New York Comic Con, The Girl in the Bay is the latest addition to the critically acclaimed Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse Comics. Eisner Award-winning writer J.M. DeMatteis (Brooklyn Dreams, Seekers into the Mystery, Impossible, Incorporated) and acclaimed artist Corin Howell (Transformers Windblade, The Mighty […]
By Staff Reports Vault Comics announced that FEARSCAPE #1 has sold out at the distributor. It will be rushed to a second printing that will feature a brand new Vault Vintage cover by artist and designer Tim Daniel. VAULT VINTAGE is a line of alternate covers that celebrate the artistic achievements of both modern and legendary professionals of the comic book industry. For FEARSCAPE #1’s second printing, Tim Daniel honors […]
I am extremely excited to review Fearscape #1 for two reasons: first, I thought the cover and solicit information was spot on, leading to me placing an order for it. Second, this will be the first single issue I have reviewed for a Vault Comics title, having reviewed a trade paperback in the past (Failsafe). As soon as I got […]
Created by Andrea Fort and Michael Christopher Heron with art by Sam Beck, Songs for the Dead is a unique book from Vault Comics. It’s full of action, adventure and some truly funny moments. It’s also full of people rising from the dead, which is bound to happen when the main hero is a necromancer. The story follows Bethany, a […]