The Pull List: Must Read Comics Week of 8/1/2012
Animal Man #12 and Swamp Thing #12 By: Jeff Lemire, Steve Pugh, Scott Snyder, Marco Rudy, and Yanick Paquette Publisher: DC Comics Estimated Price: $2.99/each What’s it about: This is the prelude to...
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Anti #1 (of 4) By: Peter Calloway, Daniel Hillyard, and Brian Stelfreeze Publisher: 12 Guage Estimated Price: $1.00 What’s it about: That’s right. $1! How can you say no! Plus, I’m a sucker whenever...
View ArticleThe Pull List: Must Read Comics for 8/15/2012
Batwoman #12 By: J. H. Williams Publisher: DC Comics Estimated Price: $2.99 The Low Down: Batwoman is definitely one of the best reboot DC books out there right now. One of its strongest elements (the...
View ArticleThe Pull List: Must Read Comics of 8/29/2012
It’s a busy week. Lil Homer #1 By: Tony Digerolamo, Scott Shaw, and Jason Ho Publisher: Bongo Comics Estimated Price: $2.99 The Lowdown: This is the first issue of a new Simpsons comic book that will...
View ArticleDC Characters In Need of the Spotlight
Two years ago DC Comics made a dramatic and controversial movie by rebooting its entire line of comics under the banner of The New 52. The move attracted a whole new audience to their product as they...
View ArticleSuperman: The Essential Comics
As many of you may know we are quickly approaching the most anticipated blockbuster of the year as Superman returns to the big screen perfectly timed to coincide with the iconic hero’s 75th...
View ArticleGetting the DC Cinematic Universe in Order
In recent times Warner Bros. has made no secret that they want to emulate Marvel’s success and creative a cohesive movie universe for their DC Comics properties. Unfortunately their efforts in this...
View Article‘Arrow’ Season 2: Comic to TV Character Guide Part 1
So just like parts One and Two of Season 1, these will have SPOILERS! Black Canary Played by Caity Lotz Although the comics have more often than not been muddied by retcons and writer mistakes, the...
View ArticleThe Pull List: 2/19/14
Must read comics debuting on 2/19 Alex + Ada #4 Hey! Her fans! You are going to want to check this one out. Alex is a regular but lonely dude in the future who is gifted a very realistic looking robot...
View ArticleDC Divergence: What to Look Forward To
DC Comics made a move recently which shocked and piqued the interest by announcing that their controversial New 52 was coming to an end. Next summer in it’s place will be the new line, Convergence,...
View ArticleDC Do Or Die: Making A Case For A Question TV Series
TV has superhero fever and DC is a big part of that. The DC TV universe is expanding. Arrow has spawned a number of spinoffs and helped usher in a new television universe. Not only are more DC shows...
View ArticleGreen Lantern Corps. Casting Call
For a while it seemed as though the biggest problem in the establishing of a DC Cinematic Universe to compete with Marvel was what to do with Green Lantern. The Emerald Ring Slinger was brought to...
View ArticleClassic Scene: “I’m Batman”
“I’m Batman” Batman Directed by Tim Burton, 1989 The Scene: Two street thugs in Gotham City have successfully just robbed a family and are going through the loot. Little do they know the fearsome...
View ArticleDC Rebirth: ‘The Best of the Reboot’
Earlier this year, the Twitter accounts associated with the top people at DC Comics began to display the picture with the word “Rebirth” featured prominently. Immediately I rolled my eyes and went here...
View ArticleDC Comics Young Animals: The First Issues
For those who have not been keeping up with the comic book industry lately DC Comics has shed the controversial move of the New 52 and are dominating the charts with not only their Rebirth, but also by...
View ArticleMovie Review: ‘Batman and Bill’
Stories about unsung heroes are always guaranteed to bring out a flood of emotions from people and this is exactly what author Mark Nobleman is aiming for in the documentary Batman and Bill. In his 75...
View ArticleBest Rogues Galleries in Comics
It is almost cliched at this point to say that every good superhero is defined by his villains. But that does not make it less true. The best superheroes seem to have an entire rogues gallery custom...
View ArticleThe Greatest Superhero Deaths
The superheroes of comic books are our modern day legends and myths. These super powered being enthrall us with their epic battles, but sometimes with the stakes so high they fall. The history of...
View ArticleBest Batman Artists
A long while ago I wrote about the best writers in the comic book industry who have tackled the adventures of the Dark Knight (which can be read HERE). But comics are a collaborative artform and...
View ArticleBendis at DC: Do’s and Don’ts
A ripple was sent through the comic book community recently when it was announced that Marvel Comics stalwart Brian Michael Bendis had signed an exclusive multiyear deal with DC Comics. For close to...
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