My review for the second last issue of Ron Marz and Lee Moder’s Dragon Prince is up at Broken Frontier. It’s proving to be an all-ages romp with dragons and the men who hunt them. Medieval castles, old men in robes – it’s got it all! Jason Pearson’s Body Bags One-Shot from Image is an [...]
Flash Gordon #3 Review
Along with Radical, Ardden are my favourite new publisher. Both companies seem committed to wisely selecting original titles, rather than flooding the market with more spandex wannabes. Flash Gordon is a great licence for any company to have, and the decades old sci-fi hero hasn’t always been treated with the respect he deserves. Ardden look [...]
Dark Horse’s Christmas Gifts
Those lovely people at Dark Horse have put together a list for easy shopping for their products for friends, families, neighbours and pets. They’ve even included pictures, product info and prices (in $US). Isn’t that generous of them? There are 6 broad categories, including their most popular licences such as Buffy and Star Wars and [...]
Batman #681 Review-Kinda
Every comic fan with a blog (and many without) will be talking about this issue, so I’ll make this brief. Grant Morrison is a great writer and has done more than his fair share of ground breaking work in the medium. This isn’t the best example. The entire R.I.P story arc, which has had flashbacks, [...]
Jim Krueger’s New Series at Ardden
Jim Krueger’s one of my favourite writers. His work on Justice with superstar painter Alex Ross showed the vintage Justice League in a bold new light, and his awesome Earth-X book showed that he was the only man on earth smart enough to make sense of Marvel’s history, and give it a unifying naturalism. He’s [...]
Thor #600 Preview
The Norse god celebrates 600 issues of hammer throwing, resurrecting, Old Testament speaking mirth and mayhem. Below are a few pages from the milestone issue, to be released on January 21. The 100 pager is written by J. Michael Straczynski (the current scribe), Stan Lee (yes, that guy) and Chris Giarrusso. The magnificent covers are [...]
Yo Joe!
I stand firm that the ’80s was the best decade ever. Best music. Best cartoons. Best toys. Best fashion. Um…yeah. The middle of the decade was the high time for pre-pubescent dreams in the form of Robots in Disguise, Masters of the Universe and Real American Heroes. Now there’s a resurgence. The Transformers film did [...]
IDW Film Prequels Galore
IDW has some impressive TV and film licences, including CSI, Angel, Ghost Whisperer and Doctor Who. Come Januray, they’ll also be launching three different mini-series that will effectively act as prequels to some of 2009′s biggest films. They include January’s Terminator Salvation Movie Prequel #1 by Dara Naghi and Alex Robinson, and two different series [...]
Masks #1 Review
Septagon Studios launched in 2003 with the aim of becoming a company priding itself on diversity and creator freedom. Their output has been minimal but judging by Masks, their quality hasn’t. For fans of Dave McKean (frequent Neil Gaiman collaborator) or film-maker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) writer/artist Aaron Rintoul’s debut effort with the [...]
Pretty Pics
Three very different arty offerings from Marvel below. The cover for Thunderbolts #126, a perfect jumping-on point for new readers, by artist Francesco Mattina. After that is Marvel’s surprisingly classic take on Frank L. Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with a cover by J. Scott Campbell. So cute. Even cuter (maybe) is Arthur Adam’s ape-arific [...]
Gearhead Film
Following on from the news of a cinematic adaptation of Arcana’s awesome Clockwork Girl, Gearhead will be the next adaptation. Official press release below. Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures has closed a deal for the film rights to produce the graphic novel GEARHEAD which Hurd will produce. GEARHEAD was created by Dennis Hopeless and [...]
Leviticus Cross #1 Review
I always like to give the under dog a go. In the comic book field, that means new publishers. It’s a tough market, with even tougher competition, but I admire any creator that puts their creative and entrepreneurial work out there for the world to see. Newcomer Hays Entertainment’s launch title, Leviticus Cross certainly gets [...]
Lost Kubrick Signing At Meltdown
Here’s the skinny on a signing at one of LA’s best comic shops for the new Lost designer toys on Wednesday November 19. If I lived there, I’d be there. WHAT Medicom Toy Japan and Diamond Comic Distributors unite with Meltdown Comics to host the world premiere and signing event of the BE@RBRICK and KUBRICK [...]
Savage Surrogates
My review for Savage Dragon #140 is now up at Broken Frontier. I haven’t read that title in a long time, but it felt like I was welcomed right back. It’s a good, old timey adventure. Gotta love Erik Larsen for sticking to his guns with this series. I was also fortunate enough to interview [...]
