BOOM! Studios surprised everyone last year when they announced their ambitious plans to publish a 2 year long series devoted to faithfully bringing Philip K. Dick’s seminal novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? to comics. It’s working, and the diverse cover art has been splendid throughout the run so far (8 issues and counting). Below [...]
From Green to Yellow to White
And of course, who could forget his blue threads? Sinestro (he with the evil wispy moustache and former mentor of Hal Jordan) has a new colour in his wardrobe it seems. Unfortunately, living in the world’s most isolated city means that occasionally I miss my weekly comics shipment (and so do all the other fanboys [...]
Gina Torres is Superwoman
So Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is available now, in the US at least. Here in Oz we have to wait a little longer, but by all accounts it’ll be worth it. The 7th animated DC film has been getting great praise for its epic story and dazzling fight scenes, and the 70s-flavoured bonus [...]
Kirby Krackle Strike Again
Nerdcore band Kirby Krackle (who I interviewed at Broken Frontier last year) have just released the first single from their upcoming second album, E For Everyone. The duo, consisting of Kyle Stevens and Jim Demonakos, specialise in writing songs that make fanboys and girls tap their toes and smile wryly at all the witty references. [...]
Green Gleason
Patrick Gleason is one of my favourite artists and I was fortunate enough to meet him at my first Comic-Con 2 years ago. A busy guy, but very humble – and also friends with one of my other fave artists, Doug Mahnke. I read last week’s Green Lantern Corps #45 on the train journey home [...]
45 Review
Publisher Com.x has been putting out unique books for the last 7 years and are most known for Cla$$war, but that book may very well be eclipsed by this ambitious Original Graphic Novel. It’s one of those superb, “why didn’t I think of that?!” ideas, and even though it’s been in the works for a [...]
MAdM and Comics
I’ve always been intrigued by the relationship between music and comics, and that link is growing rapidly as more artists from both disciplines grasp a greater understanding of how the two artforms can splendidly co-existFor example, Canadian singer Lights launched a motion comic to promote her new album, and I interviewed Coheed and Cambria’s frontman [...]
Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box #1 Preview
Below is a preview from Top Cow for their latest mini-series spinning out of Broken Trinity which, according to the Cow, is similar in style to the globe spanning escapism of James Bond, Tomb Raider and co. Vitti’s artwork looks fantastic I gotta say and really seems to fit in line with the epic tales [...]
5 Years of Gestalt in One Sweaty Pub
On Thursday night I decided to curb my notoriously unsocial ways and venture into a place of strangers, uncertainty and unhealthy food. Yes, I went to a pub. There was even beer involved (well, a middy at least) and a taxi ride home. The motivation for getting me out of the house was certainly cause [...]
Muscle March
It appears that the Japanese games are as crazy as The Simpsons would have us believe, as anyone who’s seen their most amusing Human Tetris show can attest. Now, in a similar vein, here’s Muscle March on the Wii. Try and make sense of the madness below.
Mesmo Delivery Review
It’s been a while since I’ve done a review for Broken Frontier as I’ve been rather busy these last few months with my magazine…adventures, but Mesmo Delivery from Dark Horse was too tantalising to ignore. Rafael Grampa’s OGN is definitely worth a look, if you like mad visuals and blunt but creative Tarantinoesque storytelling. Here’s [...]
A Couple of X-Men Pics
Marvel’s latest teaser image for X-Men: Second Coming (written by Christopher Yost and Craig Kyle, with art by David Finch) is below. The promo by artist Daniel Acuna reveals a gathering of X-Men members past and present. Second Coming kicks off on March 31, and will also be available with a cover by Adi Granov. [...]
New York Toy Fair’s Best
Yes I know action figures have an even geekier rep than comic books, but you gotta admire the craftsmanship in the wealth of pop culture figures, sculptures and busts produced these days. The New York Toy Fair has been running this week, with some great looking figures being unveiled. Here’s a few of my faves. [...]
