I know – what?! Well, it’s not April Fool’s Day and CBR and Newsarama are reporting it. The rather boring press release below doesn’t really reveal a lot, but I think it’s a good thing, as long as Joe Quesada still remains in charge and X-Men won’t be filled with princesses and singing animals. I’m [...]
The Absolute Death
On sale October 14 from Vertigo is The Absolute Death – a 360 page oversized, slipcase hardcover for $99 collecting, well a bunch of stuff starring the popular Neil Gaiman character. Here’s all the info you need to know, plus Jeff Smith and Adam Hughes pin-ups from the gallery included in the hefty book. Written [...]
MODOK’s Best Of
Marvel have some of the stupidest super villains ever, and they know it, and sometimes embrace it. In the latest episode of the new Marvel Super Heroes “live action” web series, baddie MODOK reveals his entertaining past. His name is an acronym for Mobile Organism Designed Only For Killing and is a huge head in [...]
Superman, Batman And Speedy
If you’ve seen the excellent Green Lantern: First Flight animated film, you’ve already seen this, but now the Superman/Batman: Public Enemies site has been updated with this First Look at the team-up movie. Based on the first few issues of the Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness series, with Lex Luthor as President and more guest [...]
Hotwire #4 Review
I can’t recall the last time I was this sad at the end of a series. Not because it’s a disappointing end, but because Alice Hotwire’s standout adventures are now over. Steve Pugh has consistently delivered high quality entertainment over the four issues of this unique series from Radical Publishing and though I hope to [...]
Speak To Jeph Loeb
Thanks to Broken Frontier (the other site I occasionally write for) you now have a chance to speak to Jeph Loeb, the writer who kciked off Superman/Batman, and is behind the current Hulk series, and so much more. It’s a great opportunity. Details below. Spend Some Quality Time on Broken Frontier! On Wednesday September 2, [...]
DCU Online Green Lantern
Below are newly revealed pics from Sony of Hal Jordan Green Lantern from the upcoming DC Universe Online game. Here’s the skinny. Hal Jordan acquired the power ring and lantern from a dying alien whose spaceship crashed on Earth. The alien’s objective was to find an individual who is “utterly honest and born without fear” all [...]
XIII In English In 2010
You know what a good game on the original XBOX was? XIII. That, and Black were my two of my fave games on the old chunky console. XIII was based on the popular French comics, and now it’s being published in English through Cinebook, who specialise in bringing European comics to the West. The last [...]
Star Wars On iPhone
Sure, you can turn your iPhone into a lightsabre and impress your friends, but now you can go one better and read a slew of Star Wars comics on it too. Check out a preview of Legacy Volume 1, right here. STAR WARS™ COMICS ARRIVE ON iTUNES! LUCASFLIM, THQ WIRELESS AND DARK HORSE COMICS PARTNER [...]
Detective Comics #856 Preview
Out today is the third part in the Elegy story arc in the new-Batwoman-focused Detective Comics, by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III. Seeing as the bad girl is an Alice in Wonderland inspired villainess, it’s fitting that William’s luscious art is trippy.
Splinter Cell: Conviction Trailer
Trailers for games these days often match, or exceed their Hollywood counterparts. This trailer has been out for a while now, but it’s definitely worth sharing. This is the fifth game in the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell franchise, starring Sam Fisher (voiced as always by Michael Ironside). Fisher’s on the run but is still able [...]
Comics On Comics With Jonathan Hickman
Good news everyone! The appropriately titled Comics on Comics show is back with Jonathan Hickman, the creator of The Nightly News and current writer of Fantastic Four. Here’s the skinny. Comics on Comics returns with a vengeance with its first-ever show at Collector’s Paradise in Canoga Park! Host Juan-Manuel Rocha welcomes rising comics superstar Jonathan [...]
Newsarama And Image Talent Search
The headline below says it all, but here’s the lowdown on a unique opportunity for budding comic artists. FRANK CHO AND DOUG MURRAY TEAM UP WITH IMAGE COMICS AND NEWSARAMA TO FIND THE NEXT COMIC SUPERSTAR WITH 50-GIRLS-50! LIBERTY MEADOWS’ Frank Cho and THE NAM legend Doug Murray announce talent search with Newsarama! As announced [...]
