Boom! Studios Grass Kings lives off the grid, but should be on your radar By Nolan P. Smith Boom! Studios has released the first issue for what is sure to be a game changer for their publishing line up. From the minds of Matt Kindt (Dept H, Divinity) and Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust), Grass Kings starts off spanning through the […]
Jeff Lemire Creates a Relatable Masterpiece with Royal City By Nolan P. Smith Jeff Lemire is no stranger to amazing, character driven comics. His work on Black Hammer, A.D., Descender, and more show that he knows how to humanize a character, and connect to the strings of our pasts to make a story that resonates within us long after reading […]
Image Comics Extremity Pulls Absolutely Zero Punches By Nolan P. Smith Image Comics is the hub for creator owned creativity in the comic book world. This year has been outstanding for projects already, and we are only in a few months. With Extremity, we get a very violent, very dark story of a young heroine out for vengeance against the […]
Valiant’s X-O Manowar makes a heck of an impact on the industry By Nolan P. Smith When Valiant Entertainment relaunched in 2005, there was one title that led the reinvention of the brand: X-O Manowar. The story of the Visigoth warrior turned intergalactic hero would be the book the ushered in the return of heroes like Bloodshoot, Ninjak, Archer & […]
The hit Showtime series continues as a comic series when Penny Dreadful #1 hits stores April 5th By Staff Reports Penny Dreadful fans, rejoice! After the shocking events of the season three finale, fans were left wanting more and more of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. Now, thanks to Titan Comics, their wish has come true as Penny Dreadful’s intricate story continues […]
Jesse, Tulip and Cassidy Return with a 13 episode season of Preacher this summer By Staff Reports AMC announced today from the SXSW Festival that the critically-acclaimed, supernatural series “Preacher” will return for season two on Monday, June 19th at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT. The network also released six first-look photos from the new season. The expanded second season, consisting of […]
DC Comic’s Wonder Woman Hits Theaters This June By Nolan P. Smith June cannot come soon enough. This summer, we finally get a full-fledged movie dedicated to one of DC Comic’s greatest heroes, Wonder Woman. Starring Gal Gadot as Diana, aka Wonder Woman, this film looks better and better every time new footage drops. Check out the latest trailer below, […]
Marvel’s Royal Family Takes Center Stage in Royals By Staff Reports A myth from the future. A quest to the farthest stars. A legend written across galaxies. This April, the Inhuman royal family departs on an odyssey to save their race in ROYALS #1 – the brand-new series from fan-favorite writer Al Ewing (The Ultimates, U.S.Avengers) and red-hot artist Jonboy […]
Rebel Mission – Escape from Scarif challenges participants to steal the plans to the Death Star like the hit movie Rogue One! Rebel Mission – Escape from Scarif, an all-new, immersive experience inspired by Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” will challenge South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals attendees to join the rebellion, March 10 – 12. Participants […]
By Staff Reports The intensely collaborative creative team of Emma Ríos (PRETTY DEADLY, ISLAND) and Hwei Lim (Lalage, Hero) will launch a new story arc in their ongoing fantasy series MIRROR this March.
The Tenth Doctor Continues His Journey with Doctor Who in Part 2 of Breakfast at Tyrannies By Daniel Schwartz For many Whovians, David Tennant was their first and favorite Doctor. He brought in millions of new fans with his enthusiasm and loyalty to his companions. When he regenerated, his last words were “I don’t want to go”, and Whovians did […]
Magnetic Releases Another Masterpiece with Love: The Dinosaur By Jason T. Smith Magnetic Press, now known as the Magnetic Collection from Lion Forge, has given us a lot to “love” with their beautifully illustrated hardcover Love animal series. It all started with Love: The Tiger, where we got our first taste of these amazing silent comic stories. It took us […]
Marvel’s Old Canucklehead Logan Earns His R-Rating By Nolan P. Smith For 17 years, Hugh Jackman has portrayed the most popular mutant on the planet on the silver screen. But with Logan, Jackman’s run as Wolverine has come to an end, and what a way for it to end.
New Creative Team Joins This June as Old Man Logan and the Maestro Tussle By Staff Reports Prepare for a new spin on an old favorite as two iconic Marvel mainstays meet in brutal combat once more! Only this time, the former Wolverine will be challenged like never before as enemies from his past rear their ugly heads. Enter…THE MAESTRO! […]
Black Mask Announces Their Emerald City Comic Con Exclusives By Staff Reports All of us here at Black Mask are excited to once again be supporting creators throughout Artist Alley and also to be running an official Black Mask booth on the ECCC showfloor for the first time!
Neil Gaiman’s Modern Classic American Gods Heads to the Small Screen By Staff Reports Thank the gods. Starz has announced that on April 30th, the first eight episode season of American Gods will make its network premiere on Sunday, April 30th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Based off of the critically acclaimed fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman, the series will follow […]
Image Comics The Belfry is terrifying yet beautiful By Art Macias My review for this week comes in the form of Image Comics “The Belfry”, a horror, one-shot written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman (Savage She-Hulk, Planet of the Apes, Kinski).
AfterShock Comics historical super team is back with Rough Riders: Riders on a Storm By Nolan P. Smith Last year, AfterShock Comics brought the world a very unusual superteam, with the likes of Teddy Roosevelt, Annie Oakley, Harry Houdini, Jack Johnson, and Thomas Edison. Rough Riders was a fun, historical romp with a Steampunk flare, and left readers wanting more. […]
Valiant’s Stalinverse goes full steam towards its conclusion By Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment turned the world upside down when they crafted the Stalinverse, a red hued landscape with Russia’s firm grip as leader. With this third issue in a four issue series, we see if Ninjak and his unlikely ally Toyo Harada can awaken Divinity once and for all, […]
Udon takes two of Capcom’s storied franchises and weaves them together seamlessly in Street Fighter Vs. Darkstalkers By Nolan P. Smith When thinking about fighting game franchises, you can’t go through the top 10 with mentioning two of Capcom’s best fighters: Street Fighter and Darkstalkers. One has warriors from around the world, each fighting for their own motives, and one […]
Image Comics Curse Words continues to astound By Nolan P. Smith In the debut issue of Curse Words, we met a powerful man of magic known as a Wizord, his trusty companion Margaret the Koala Bear (#teammargaret), and how exactly they came to be in the “real” world. With the second issue, we get more glimpses into Wizord’s home, what […]
Soule and Browne’s Curse Words Continues to Cast a Different Kind of Spell on Readers By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to reveal CURSE WORDS #3’s Paolo Rivera cover in time to tease the legions of fans hooked on Charles Soule and Ryan Browne’s hot new series. CURSE WORDS #1 and #2 will also be rushed back to print […]
Pastrami Nation’s latest podcast covers the amazing toys of Toy Fair, the John Wick sequel, and the international blockbuster The Great Wall For our latest podcast, the group (Nolan, Jason, Robert, Mychal and Erik) talk about their favorite reveals at the New York Toy Fair, the awesomeness of John Wick Chapter 2, the surprise international box office hit The Great […]
Blind Box to include randomized mix of 25 polybagged variants By Staff Reports In celebration of Image Comics’ 25th Anniversary, Image Comics is printing 1,992 blind boxes in commemoration of the company’s founding year in 1992. The IMAGE COMICS 25th ANNIVERSARY BLIND BOX will be available in comic stores on July 19th.
Rob Liefeld’s Iconic Youngblood Returns in a Big Way By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to announce the return of Rob Liefeld’s YOUNGBLOOD—the blockbuster hit series that launched the Image Revolution and turned the comics industry on its head—with story by Chad Bowers (X-Men ‘92, Deadpool: Bad Blood) and art from Jim Towe. YOUNGBLOOD is reborn with an all-new […]
Valiant Entertainment Brings Savage to a Fantastic Close… for Now By Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment is the king of concise storytelling in my opinion. Their four issue story arcs tell a complete story and do so in fantastic fashion. With Savage, we have come to the final issue of this four issue series, seeing a boy lost in a […]
Image Comics Latest Epic God Country Destroys Sophomore Slump By Nolan P. Smith When the debut issue of God Country hits shelves last month, I was totally caught off guard. The story of Emmett Quinlan, a man who’s mind had succumb to Alzheimer’s Disease and was no longer able to live on his own, suddenly gets a second chance when […]
Black Mask Tackles A Massive Issue with their new series, CALEXIT By Staff Reports (Los Angeles)– What if a fascist, autocratic President took over the United States? And what if that President lost California, the sixth largest economy on Earth, by nearly 2-to-1…a margin of almost 3 1/2 million votes? What if the day after that President took power, the largest mass demonstration […]
Valiant Entertainment Teases Icons, Includes Some of Valiant Biggest Names By Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment, home to amazing books like Bloodshot, Savage, Ninjak, and the upcoming X-O Manowar series just to name a few, sent out a teaser today titled “Icons”. What is it? What we know so far is that it includes X-O Manowar, Faith, Bloodshot, Shadowman and […]
Image Comics Unleashed a One-Shot Masterpiece with Dante By Daniel Schwartz Where does one draw the line between justice and revenge? For the cursed hit man Dante, the distinction is a matter of life and death for him and his family. While on his last job, legendary hit man Dante is betrayed by his employers. Accidentally killing a child while […]
