COMICS GRIND & REWIND:
My Top 5 Convention Wish List
By Zack Davisson
The Emerald City ComicCon fast approaches, only days away. I have been busy in preparation, selecting my comics to bring and get signed... more
THE BURNING MIND:
Business Development Part 0: Why Should You Listen to Me?
By Ace Masters
This column will now focus on the business side of comics, and "How To" pieces thrown in when appropriate... more
F.O.O.M. (FLASHBACKS OF OL' MARVEL) #13:
"If It Ain't Funk He Don't Feel It: Howard the Duck" (1986)"
By Paul Brian McCoy
It wouldn't be until 1986 that another Marvel property would make a live-action appearance in a feature-length motion picture, and it wasn't the property that one would have expected to see... more
FEATURE INTERVIEW:
Kelly Sue DeConnick: A New Tale for a Goddess of Asgard
By Charles Webb
With the upcoming release of Sif, Charles Webb sat down with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick to get a firsthand look into the One-shot set to release April 14th... more
Booster Gold #30
Reviewed By Maxwell Yezpitelok
Plot: Booster Gold travels back in time to 1993’s “Reign of the Supermen” with the mission to stop another time traveler…
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Green Lantern Corps #46
Reviewed By Stephen Joyce
In Green Lantern Corps’s final tie-in to Blackest Night, the seven lantern corps join forces over Earth to stop…
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Spider-Woman #7
Reviewed By Shawn Hill
Plot: Agent Brand phones in to tell Jessica to stop screwing up and Jess wisely takes a little down time before going out…
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Dark Avengers #15
Reviewed By Brandon Billups
Plot: Dark Avengers #15 takes place during the events of Siege: The Cabal, and unfortunately a lot of…
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Irredeemable #12
Reviewed By Matthew McLean
Amidst all of the melodrama of superhero comics, Mark Waid has always been a master of, among other things, the quiet moment. …
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Action Comics #887
Reviewed By Michael Deeley
Kryptonian scientist Jax-Ur has created a new version of the god Rao. Nightwing and Flamebird are powerless to stop its rampage…
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Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1
Reviewed By Michael Deeley
The major event the Superman comics have been building to for the last year has finally begun. Brainiac has returned to Kandor,…
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Dorohedoro
Reviewed By Danny Djeljosevic
Remember the days when we were convinced Japanese comics were batshit insane? That, on the other side of the world, there’s an…
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SHON C. BURY:
A Journey Down the Hero's Path in Nox
By Alex Rodrik
Today we get a closer look at Shon C. Bury the writer. With his first original graphic novel Nox now on sale, Shon had a lot to tell us about his OGN and the impetus of its creation... more
KELLY SUE DECONNICK:
A New Tale for a Goddess of Asgard
By Charles Webb
With the upcoming release of Sif, Charles Webb sat down with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick to get a firsthand look into the One-shot set to release April 14th... more
EDDIE SHARAM:
And As We Wind on Down the Road
By Alex Rodrik
Not long ago I was given the treat of being introduced to Eddie Sharam's Road. I admit, at first I was a bit apprehensive at the thought of a series called "Road"... more
VALERIE D'ORAZIO:
Punisher's Vengeance is Taken to the Max
By Charles Webb
Recently, Charles Webb had the chance to catch up with Valerie D'Orazio to delve into her latest writing venture, Marvel's Punisher: Butterfly... more
MONDO MARVEL #23:
March 1964
By Paul Brian McCoy
This week, we finally hit March, 1964, the month that a whole lot of nothing much happened and then, all of the sudden, there's the return of Captain America... more
WHAT LOOKS GOOD #300:
Happy Anniversary!!!
By Michael A. Diaz
Yes, it's true, I am back to write this week's WLG, but don't get too used to it, I'm not back full-time yet. So where have I been?... more
FOOL BRITANNIA:
Happy Days
By Regie Rigby
Actually, I’m rather more cheerful than usual at the moment because all things considered it’s been a good news week. Like so many other aspects of the economy comics have been in a bit of a slump lately... more
COMIC EFFECT:
DC Disaster: Hal Jordan Goes Bonkers
By Jim Kingman
I’m going to spend a little time this week discussing the worst comic book I’ve ever read. Actually, worst is probably the wrong word... more
SHOT FOR SHOT:
Freaknik: The Musical
By Charles Webb
There’s a certain magic to making a road trip comedy work that is absent from Freaknik: The Musical... more
THE DIGITAL REALITY:
The APP Rundown!
By Rob McClellan
Last column I wrote about the iBookstore and what effect it may have on all of the comic app producers. Coincidentally, Apple recently has started flowing a little information about the iBookstore... more
VERTIGO SPOTLIGHT:
The Unwritten As Written
By Danny Djeljosevic
Stories, like people, are alive. They can uplift your spirits or put you in a rotten mood. Like people, you can get along with them at first and grow a seething hatred later or find that they start out annoying and only later reveal their better qualities... more
METH ADDICT:
Steve Englehart: Full of Reach and Astonishment
By Clifford Meth
Steve Englehart was a very terrific writer of comics at a time when I was reading nothing but... more
F.O.O.M. (FLASHBACKS OF OL' MARVEL) #13:
"If It Ain't Funk He Don't Feel It: Howard the Duck" (1986)"
By Paul Brian McCoy
It wouldn't be until 1986 that another Marvel property would make a live-action appearance in a feature-length motion picture, and it wasn't the property that one would have expected to see... more
WORKING TITLE:
Probing Gotham City Secrets: A Look at Sam Kieth's Batman: Secrets
By Alex Rodrik
So this week I thought I’d change things up a bit. Instead of focusing on what a story’s done wrong, today we’ll be looking at what a story’s done right... more
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #4:
May 2010
By True Believer Tuesday All-Stars
The True Believer Tuesday All-Stars have picked their way through Marvel's May 2010 solicitations in order to find you the titles that look like they have the most promise, the most heartbreak, or simply the most frustration... more
THE BURNING MIND:
Business Development Part 0: Why Should You Listen to Me?
By Ace Masters
This column will now focus on the business side of comics, and "How To" pieces thrown in when appropriate... more
COMICS GRIND & REWIND:
My Top 5 Convention Wish List
By Zack Davisson
The Emerald City ComicCon fast approaches, only days away. I have been busy in preparation, selecting my comics to bring and get signed... more
BUSTED KNUCKLES:
Time to Collect That Comic Book IOU
By Beau Smith
In the present market of comic books, the collected trade paperbacks are not only (finally) being produced in record numbers, but they are also causing an... more