By Staff Reports In June 2016, Dark Horse Books will be pleased to offer How to Talk to Girls at Parties, a brilliant new graphic novel adaptation of an award-winning short story from Neil Gaiman—one of the most celebrated authors of our time—by award-winning artists Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. Originally published in Neil Gaiman’s Fragile Things: Short Fiction and […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– With the largest film opening this year mere days away, the other space faring epic has dropped its trailer, bringing Star Trek into the spotlight once again. The franchise, which received a massive reboot courtesy of J.J. Abrams (the man behind Star Wars- The Force Awakens), has been on a hot streak with the […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—It’s the team up fans never expected: the Dark Knight of Gotham, the Heroes in a Half Shell- two iconic properties that both run in the same circles when you think about it. Both are protectors of their cities, both fight crime in the shadows- but to think we would ever get a meeting […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The beloved Street Fighter franchise has survived the test of time- as a premier leader in the fighting game genre, a solid comic book franchise and a pop culture phenomenon. With the much anticipated Street Fighter V video game on its way in 2016, now is the perfect time to get back into the […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– The holidays are here, and you most likely have someone in your life that is into “geek” culture- comic books, movies, video games, all that fun stuff. Well, we decided to help you find that perfect gift with our Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2015! For our selections, we went local and reached out to […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith For Mature Readers (Victor Valley)—Wouldn’t it be cool to have superpowers? To right the wrongs in this world, to use your superhuman strength to stop violence in an instant; I think at one time or another, we all wish we could be more than a normal human. But we don’t think of the flip side […]
By Staff Reports To commemorate the 150th issue of THE WALKING DEAD, Image/Skybound has enlisted the talents of veteran artists Jason Latour (SOUTHERN BASTARDS), Tony Moore (THE WALKING DEAD) and Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) for three special variant covers in addition to the previously revealed Charlie Adlard cover and blank sketch variant. Additional credits for THE WALKING DEAD #150 include Stefano […]
By Staff Reports What makes a trip to your local comic shop even better? Free copies of your favorite Dark Horse titles for Free Comic Book Day 2016! Need a reason to pick up Dark Horse Comics’ 2016 Free Comic Book Day offering? Here’s three! • An unforgettable lesson from Hellboy’s past is shared by the world’s greatest paranormal investigator! […]
By Staff Reports Rom the Space Knight began life as one of the first LED-driven action figures in the late 1970s, then went on to much more acclaim as a comic book hero. Now, removed from comics for over three decades, the character is being given new life in Rom the Space Knight, an all-new comic book series from IDW […]
By Staff Reports In the tradition of BOOK OF DEATH, ARMOR HUNTERS, and HARBINGER WARS, Valiant is proud to announce its most ambitious crossover event yet: 4001 A.D.! Beginning with an all-new prologue in the pages of the VALIANT: 4001 A.D. FCBD SPECIAL on Free Comic Book Day 2016, the forces of the future unite behind the fallen guardian of […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (Victor Valley)– What if you could live a carefree life without work or worry and the only price for admission is your freedom and individuality? This is the world of Symmetry. A world in which humanity has sacrificed everything that makes them unique and lives a life of luxury with all of the […]
Review by Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer (Victor Valley)– The Hybrid, the journey to Gallifrey and Clara’s death were all leading to this moment. In the season 9 finale of Doctor Who, showrunner Stephen Moffat wrapped up some plot threads and left several more wide open for the next season and beyond. For the first time since the series reboot […]
By Nolan P. Smith Cowabunga! Get ready for a return of the heroes in a half shell, as the sequel to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot is coming in 2016! The trailer is here, and we see a host of new faces, including the hockey mask wearing vigilante, Casey Jones (Stephen Amell), Bebop and Rocksteady (Gary Anthony Williams and […]
By Staff Reports Mercedes-Benz has created an original Super Mario Maker Event Course that will be delivered with a special costume for players to unlock at no additional charge. The course, called Mercedes-Benz Jump’n’Drive, arrives today and includes an unlockable Mercedes-Benz GLA costume that shows Mario in the driver’s seat. Once players unlock it by completing the level, they can […]
By Staff Reports Today, December 9th, 2015, multi-platinum-selling artist TOM DELONGE and MAGNETIC PRESS release for “Poet Anderson – The Dream Walker: Deluxe Hardcover Collected Edition.” Simultaneously a graphic novel and art book, this collection compiles all three issues of the critically acclaimed Poet Anderson comic series, 20 pages of stunning never-before-seen concept art and the instrumental version of Angels & Airwaves’ acclaimed album The Dream […]
By Staff Reports Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan, Hong Kong and more, significantly expands its retail channel network as it announced today new retail distribution partnerships with Books-A-Million, Inc., Trans World Entertainment Corp., and Spencer Gifts, LLC. As the 2015 holiday shopping season opens, an extensive mix of action figures, collectibles […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics announced today the publication of Angel Catbird, the first graphic novel by Margaret Atwood, the Booker Award–winning author of The Blind Assassin, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Heart Goes Last. Angel Catbird is a unique and ambitious collaboration between Atwood and artist Johnnie Christmas (Sheltered) that tells the story of an unusual superhero over […]
By Staff Reports The wait for STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED, the new hard-hitting monthly comic series from UDON Entertainment, is almost over! UDON is pleased to announce that Street Fighter Unlimited #1 will be available for purchase at various high-quality comic and video game retailers as well as digitally via comiXology on Wednesday, December 9th. Yes, you read that right: Street […]
By Staff Reports (Victor Valley)– Two great tastes that taste great together! Now starring together in their own ongoing series! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look inside SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #1 – wallcrawling, wisecracking and bad guy stabbing into your hearts this January! Blockbuster creators and legendary Deadpool creative team of Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness reunite once more […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reporter (Victor Valley)– Following a somewhat mediocre freshman season, the cast of Gotham knew they had to come out swinging in their second season. With the tagline “Rise of the Villains”, Gotham not only swung, but hit it out of the park. With several villains rising, the biggest bad so far has been James Frain’s […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—We all have those times in our mind that we would love to forget. Those people who, at some point you cared deeply for, now only bring back a resonating pain when you reminisce. What if you could get rid of those memories permanently? X’ed takes that concept and puts a whole new spin […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)— Last year, Boom Studios via their Archaia Entertainment imprint brought the world an extension of the popular Storyteller from Jim Henson’s imagination with Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches. The four issue series took on different takes of witches- some good, some evil, and all entertaining. This year, the Storyteller series is back with […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The incredible Hulk is one of the most iconic characters in comic book history- the green goliath birthed from the rage of mild mannered Dr. Bruce Banner has been a staple at the house of ideas for decades. With The Totally Awesome Hulk, we see a massive change in the book, as Bruce Banner […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– This year, the world was reintroduced to the devil of Hell’s Kitchen as Netflix brought the world the amazing Daredevil series. Hot on the heels of the outstanding television outing, Marvel has taken one of its highest rated books with Daredevil and relaunched it with a new creative team. Does the horned hero […]
By Nolan P. Smith In the past month, I have received so many amazing items, all from pledges on Kickstarter. There is no feeling like helping a project literally come to life- this time, we turn to the world of graphic novels once again with the Great Big Hawaiian Dick Hardcover by B. Clay Moore. Crazy name? Yes, but keep […]
By Nolan P. Smith Mortal Kombat X hit its mark, becoming one of the premiere fighters on the current gen consoles. Well, at the Game Awards 2015, we got to see four more characters to enter the area- two familiar to the franchise, and two familiar to fans of horror films. Kombat Pack 2, set for release in 2016, will […]
By Staff Reports On December 5, 2015, what would have been Walt Disney’s 114th birthday, Disney will launch Photographs from the Walt Disney Archives, a new online print-on-demand photo service that will allow fans to own vibrant images from Disney’s rich history, including classic images of Walt himself. Iconic photographs, from a young Walt circa 1932 surrounded by more than […]
By Staff Reports Before their military heroism in the Clone Wars, before their tragic battle on Mustafar, and many decades before their confrontation on the Death Star…they were Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker. Today, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are pleased to present your first look inside OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #1 – the newest Star Wars™ […]
By Nolan P. Smith Brian K. Vaughan is on fire. The man behind Image Comics mega-hit Saga and his online series The Private Eye is back once again with a new online series, Barrier; and just like with The Private Eye- you pick how much you want to pay to read it. Brian, Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente are back […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Last year’s crossover episodes of the CW’s Arrow and The Flash took two stories and combined the iconic heroes in each other’s paths. This season, the shows took a different approach- having one, over arching story told with two intertwined episodes. The results? Super. The Flash episode, Legends of Today, introduced us to a […]
