Or they will, after these two OGNs, which debut in August. We’re at a good time at the moment, where publishers recognise the need for quality all-ages comics. BOOM! is doing well with their Disney books, and Archaia’s recent partnership with the Jim Henson company means Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock and Labyrinth comics are on [...]
Comics On Comics With Don Murphy
The Comics on Comics crew are really getting the big names these days for their amusing and casual pop culture love-ins. Details, and a classy trailer for the event, below. Comics on Comics Live w/ Transformers Executive Producer Don Murphy this Saturday June 27 @ Meltdown Comics in Hollywood! Autobots, Rollout! On Saturday, June 27, it’s Comics on Comics vs.Transformers at Meltdown Comics! [...]
Marvel Goodies
Here’s two free comics for you, from Marvel. Press release below, plus a few nifty covers of issues going on sale tomorrow. If you want to see Marvel’s full list, click the link at the bottom. Marvel is proud to announce the debut of Agents of Atlas #0 today, available free to all fans courtesy of Marvel [...]
Pocket Guide To The Bible Review
Relevant Books was a spin off of the Relevant magazine that combines two of my favourite things – God and pop culture, though it’s a site for those who aren’t really passionate about either too. Their Books divisions stopped in 2006, when this was released, but there’s still catchy books available, with titles such as The [...]
Supanova 2009
Last year was the first time the Supanova Pop Culture Expo visited the sunny shores of Perth, Western Australia. Apparently we broke Melbourne’s attendance and surprised everyone with how many geeks were hidden in the Perth suburbs. This year we can show ‘em again. Held once more at the Claremont Showgrounds on July 3-5 there’ll [...]
Longbox Digital Comics
At Heroes Con this past weekend, Rantz Hoseley, who was the editor behind the popular Tori Amos inspired works within the Comic Book Tatttoo anthology, premiered Longbox. It’s nothing new exactly, as digital subscription services for comics have been around for a while now. However, there appears to be some genuine buzz about this software [...]
Berserker #1 Review
You know what Berserker is like? It’s like a Rob Zombie film on paper. This first issue will make sense if you’ve already read the excellent #0 primer, but there’s enough going on here to not be completely perplexed. It begins, and ends with a car crash, which leaves the bulk of the issue to [...]
Days Missing In August
It’s grand that Archaia are back. With titles like Mouse Guard and The Killer and a bunch more, they filled quite the niche. Now that they’ve returned, they’ve resumed publishing on their familiar titles, as well as launching a few new ones, such as Days Missing. Written by Phil Hester (The Darkness) with art by [...]
Shades Of Green
At last year’s Comic-Con I picked up an exclusive Masters of the Universe figure of King Grayskull and a Peter Parker with Spider-Sense face Mighty Mugg. This year I might just pick up one of these puppies. Tying into DC’s x-over event, Blackest Night this Green Lantern box set includes Hal Jordan in his usual [...]
Jackket Knightmare #2 Review
I met self-taught artist Cassandra Reyes through christiancomics.net and her first issue of Jackket Knightmare caught my eye, and it wasn’t because of the unusual spelling of the title. Wearing her influences on her sleeve, such as The Crow and everybody’s second favourite X-Man Gambit, she crafted a mature tale about justice and redemption. It [...]
Extra Sequential Dominates-Not Really
Well, this makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Our first two issues of Extra Sequential appeared on Scribd’s Hot List recently thanks to our growing popularity. We’re also doing pretty well on Issuu, with just under 57 000 page views. It’s remarkable what you can find on the net for free. Issuu and Scribd [...]
Batman: Brave and The Bold Is Awesome
I’ve been meaning to say this for a few weeks now, so here it is; Batman: Brave and The Bold is awesome. It makes me laugh more than watching The Office, and since the majority of the laughs come from insider jokes for those with deep DC knowledge, it makes me feel smugly proud. It’s [...]
Underworld Transporter The Third
Well, we don’t get Kate Beckinsale, but it’s more than made up for with the presence of Rhona Mitra. That should make any viewer happy. Filmed in New Zealand this 3rd entry in the Underworld franchise is surprisingly good. Len Wiseman (and Beckinsale’s husband) is in the producer’s, rather than the director’s chair. However, Patrick [...]
Irredeemably Cheap
In August you can grab the first 5 issues of the mega-awesome dark superhero tale, Irredeemable from BOOM! Studios for just $11 – American. Written by Mark Waid with art by Peter Krause, it really is a guilty pleasure. The TPB collecting the first four issues will be released on the same day as the [...]
