OK, spoilers ahead, though if you haven’t read Batman and Robin #17 yet, you should. It’s been out for a week after all. Anyway, this is the first issue since writer Grant Morrison left to focus on the excellent Batman Incorporated. By Paul Cornell and Scott McDaniel it’s a return to fun, mystery and those [...]
Ultimate Comics Captain America #1 Preview
Boy that’s a long title. Sure is some perty art though. Text-free preview below of the comic which hits digital and print stores on the same day in January. Your First Look At ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Ultimate Comics Captain America #1, from the acclaimed [...]
Marvel Motion Comics In Australia
As I’m impatient I usually order DC’s excellent animated films from America as it takes us a long time to get them here in Oz. However the great animated films like Green Lantern: First Flight, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, etc are now readily available here which is great news. Now I’ve just (accidentally) discovered that the [...]
The Frontiersman #15
Co-edited by yours truly is the latest, FREE issue of the digital Frontiersman magazine. Get it at Broken Frontier. Inside its 46 pages is a feature on Fables and an interview with its creators, writer Jim Zubkavich on his great and popular Skullkickers, a look at Superboy’s history, an exclusive preview of January’s Who Is [...]
Jennifer Byrne Presents: Graphic Novels
Oh, thank you ABC. The Australian TV network always has diverse offerings of arty stuff. This special on comics was first aired on November 11 and I just managed to view it. You can too, right here or read the transcript. The show is described thusly: Jennifer Byrne presents this special on graphic novels, or [...]
Smurfs, Shrapnel and The Traveler Games
Want something to distract you in between bouts of reading comics? How about games based on comics, then? Three different comic publishers have all made launches within days of each other. First up is Papercutz with their first of many games based on The Smurfs. Smurftastic news! Papercutz, the premier publisher of such popular graphic [...]
This Week’s Winners
It’s been too long since I’ve done one of these, but here’s the best new comics I read this week. Star Wars: Blood Ties #4 It’s a week of endings, as Kevin Smith’s run on Green Hornet finishes, as do Batman Beyond and the great Ghost Projekt from Oni Press. I realised last month when [...]
Extra Sequential Podcast Episode Seventeen
Because WE demanded it! Two podcast episodes in one week! Actually, we’re just changing the day on which we record our show, so we can have more time to properly digest new comics. 49 mins. After our sweet sixteenth episode, comes our sour seventeenth episode. It’s not that sour really, but we do run the [...]
Marvel And Mattel 1980s Thanksgiving
Oh, what joys YouTube has the power to unearth, and thanks to all those people that never throw out old VHS tapes. Comics Alliance has a great post, with 4 videos from the mid to late ’80s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. See He-Man and She-Ra fail synchronised movement! Gasp as Captain America plays hide and [...]
Andy Schmidt Interview
Editor, writer Andy Schmidt and I had a virtual discussion about his intriguing new series for IDW Publishing, G.I. Joe: Future Noir. It’s a bold take on the characters and the first issue (of 2) of the black and white tale is out right now. Check out the interview at Broken Frontier here.
Great Film Posters By Tomasz Opasinski
Ah, the simplicity of design. Polish artist Tomasz Opasinski works for a few advertising agencies in America. Below are some great examples of non-commercial posters he’s created that just use one quote and one design element to capture the tone of the subject. See more of his great work here.
New Marvel vs Capcom 3 Promos
From the fine artists at Udon, comes these two nifty looking pieces of art to promote the upcoming Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds game. The newer one at the top is from Alvin Lee and Saejin Oh, and the one underneath it is from Joe Ng and Espen Grundetjern. Both are, obviously [...]
Uncanny X-Men #531 Preview
Thanks to Marvel, below is a text-free preview of next month’s Uncanny X-Men. Your First Look at UNCANNY X-MEN #531 Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Uncanny X-Men #531 featuring the debut of rising star Kieron Gillen as co-writer with Eisner Award – winning writer Matt Fraction, as they team with superstar [...]
Graphic Gaffe: The Flash #6
Last week’s issue of The Flash, starring the resurrected speedster Barry Allen battling accusations of murder from future Rogues, had the following error on one of its last pages. It seems someone missed the double up of Barry’s dialogue, or something. Great cover though.
