I was looking forward to this. My previous attempts to rent it were thwarted as other bloodthirsty patrons beat me to it. But it lived up to the hype. At just shy of 90 minutes, it is short in length (and plot) but makes up for it with more blood and vengeance than the Punisher [...]
Comic-Con: It Is On!
How I have dreamed of this day. Sunday. No, I mean the day I would fly to the majestic US, the home of one of my favourite things – yep, comics. This year will be my first year in the States to attend the huge Comic-Con, the be-all and end-all of geeky conventions. Despite the [...]
Astonishing X-Men Pics
Here’s a look at the second and third covers from the new Astonishing X-men penciller, Argentine Simone Bianchi. Issue #26 features a stylised design of one of my favourite X-guys, Beast, and #27′s black and white art features the fave of many others, Wolvie doing his thing in front of Scott Summers AKA Cyclops. The [...]
The Dark Knight Review
After 2005′s Batman Begins many had high hopes for the sequel. Usually in superhero films, the follow-up is better. After all that nasty exposition and the obligatory origin story is dealt with, the film-makers can then move on to expanding the cast of characters and ramping up the action. That is certainly what happens here. [...]
Watchmen Trailer
Just released, the Watchmen trailer has already divided the comic fan community. Directed by Zack Snyder, who after directing 300 is no stranger to comic book films, it looks to be …interesting. Watchmen is to comics what Citizen Kane is to cinema. It lifted the standards and re-invented the conventions. After Watchmen, nothing in comics [...]
DC on Your PC (oh, and Marvel too)
This is a good year for gamers. The biggest gaming con E3 recently showed new footage including the inspired Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe game, which has you beating up MK characters as Superman, Batman, Flash, Catwoman and many others. It’s coming to the XBOX 360 and PS3 in November. Any chance to play as [...]
Darth Pope and Santa Man
So lots of people are excited about World Youth Day in Sydney at the moment. I suppose it’s a good thing. Lots of young people gathered in peace and joy gawking as the Pope Mobile passes them by. But this has got to be the highlight of the event. A friend of mine visited China [...]
Nerd Paradise
Nerds are smart. Smart people can buy expensive things. Nerds can therefore buy expensive things, right? Absolutely. The beauty of today’s hi-tech pop culture saturated world is that when you’ve made it you can customize any part of your life you like. If you want a Han Solo frozen in carbonite table – you can [...]
Mice Templar #5 Review
I’ve been following this series since it began. It doesn’t have the traits of my usual picks, ie, no spandex, or space ships, or surprising resurrections. It doesn’t even have any secret identities! But what Mice Templar does offer is great story telling, and that’s enough to make it stand out from the superheroes crowding [...]
More of Tori & More from Image
My third Tori Amos post! I promise no more after this. Probably. Here’s the CSN Comic Book Tattoo I mentioned yesterday for your reading pleasure. It’s a lengthy interview and a big file (6mb). It is hastily scanned and I’ve tried my darndest to flip the pages, but to paraphrase Homer, if something is hard [...]
Marvel Boss Joe Q Talks To You
A new feature of the awesome MySpace Comic Books page is the video blog from Marvel EIC, Joe Quesada, in which he answers fans questions. There are also a few preview pages from Leinil Francis Yu’s great artwork from August 13′s Secret Invasion #5, the current series rocking the Marvel Universe that has everyone wondering [...]
Tony’s New Covers & Tori’s New Blog
Tony Stark’s new series, Invincible Iron Man #3, from writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larocca has sold out. So Marvel have provided three new covers for the second printing of that issue, which is on sale now. All three new covers are supplied by regular artist Larocca and represent a different stage in Tony [...]
Batman: Gotham Knight
Similar to what The Animatrix DVD was to the Matrix films, Gotham Knight is a direct-to-DVD animated anthology tying into the recent Batman films. As reported on Wednesday, this film is the latest after Superman and Justice League DVDs, with Wonder Woman’s turn coming next year. Containing six short films from different Japanese animation studios [...]
BOOM! Freebies
Relatively new publisher, BOOM! Studios have made a mark on the comics biz by offering a wide range of genres in a fairly short amount of time, and also by appointing High Priest of Fanboys, writer Mark Waid as EIC. High Rollers is one of their latest series, and is written by renowned novelist Gary [...]
July 15, 2008
Categories: Comics . Tags: Boom Studios, free comics, Gary Phillips, High Rollers, Station #1 commentary . Author: Kris Bather . Comments: 1 Comment