Much loved and fondly remembered kid’s shows from the past seem to be the flavour of the moment for indie publishers. BOOM! have Mickey Mouse and The Muppets, Ape have Shrek and now Archaia have Fraggle Rock. It seems to be working so far. Details below regarding the sell out of the first issue. THE [...]
Hotwire: Deep Cut
Woo hoo! Writer/artist Steve Pugh’s wild sci-fi series Hotwire is retruning to shelves in July. The gorgeous TPB collecting the first series is now out, and below is all you need to know on the next mini-series starring Alice Hotwire, Detective Exorcist. HOTWIRE: DEEP CUT #1 NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER THROUGH DIAMOND PREVIEWS Detective Exorcist Alice [...]
Next DC Art Book
I’m a big fan of coffee table books focused on comic book art, but due to their expense, my collection will never be as impressive as I’d like. However, I do have 2 DC-centric books, in the pages of DC Comics Covergirls (focused on the history of DC’s female characters) and Rough Justice (all about [...]
Batman: Odyssey Preview
Bleeding Cool has the scoop on two pages from legendary artist Neal Adam’s Batman: Odyssey mini-series. The first ish (of apparently the first of two 6 ish series) launches on July 7, with Adams as writer and artist. DC’s official blog also have the cover to the 2nd issue up. Now with Batman waving a [...]
The Cape TV Series
So Heroes is cancelled, but may come back as a wrap-up TV film. I only got into the first season, much like Lost, and then quickly lost interest. Most of my TV watching these days (The Office, 30 Rock, The IT Crowd) is done with the convenience of DVD boxsets. This new series from NBC [...]
Steve Rogers: Super Soldier Variants
Steve Rogers is back in the world of the regular Marvel Universe (and will be a cinematic hero in the form of Chris Evans in next year’s film) and to kick off his new mini-series in July, Marvel have provided images of the first issue’s covers. Carlos Pacheco provides the regular cover, while David Finch [...]
The Inception Bureau
A couple of new trailers for high concept films below. The second trailer for the mysterious Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and created by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) shows a few more plot details. It opens on July 16. The Adjustment Bureau opens on September 17 and is loosely based on a Philip K. Dick [...]
Now That’s a Good Cover
From Vertigo’s official blog comes this look at the last issue (#8) of Joe the Barbarian from Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy. JTB #5 is out this month, so it’ll be a while before we see the final issue on shelves, but that certainly is a nice cover.
Kane and Lynch Movie Poster
The Kane and Lynch game launched on the next gen platforms in 2007. It was like a playable version of a hardcore action film and now Empire have the first glimpse at the poster of the movie adaptation, as seen in Cannes. It stars Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx and is directed by former stuntman [...]
The Frontiersman #2 Out Now
The second issue of the new digital magazine The Frontiersman is out now at Broken Frontier. It’s a 31 pager with a preview of Devil #4 from Dark Horse, a look at Iron Man 2 and Vertigo’s The Unwritten, as well as interviews with Peter Tomasi and David Finch on DC’s Brightest Day event, and [...]
Read The Sixth Gun #1 For Free
From what I’ve seen, this is looking to be a great series. I didn’t get a copy of the full debut issue from Oni Press’ Free Comic Book Day offering, but they’ve kindly put it on-line for free anyway. Thanks Oni! Here you go.
Black Canary Re-design Winners
The always excellent superhero-costume-loving website, Project: Rooftop has some great stuff up now, including Iron Man’s streamlined new duds, as seen in the new Invincible Iron Man #25, some Thor sketches from Chris Samnee’s upcoming mini-series, and a hefty array of entries for their Canary on the Catwalk costume re-design competition.
The Phantom From Dynamite
Alex Ross loves his old-time superheroes, as is evidenced by his work on DC’s Justice series with Jim Krueger who he also worked with on Dynamite’s Project Superpowers. Now he’s going back to one of the original superheroes, Lee Falk’s The Phantom. The classic character had a recent (and unsuccessful) stab at re-invention for a [...]
Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1 Preview
Clint Barton is out of his Ronin duds and back in his familiar purple outfit. He’s also re-united with his resurrected lover. Everything’s coming up Barton! Text-free preview of the pair’s new series below. Your First Look At HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1 Marvel is proud to present your first look at Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1, from [...]
