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Today's Comics On… Big Government
In today's Marvel comics, the Avengers and SHIELD get into bed together, more like they are in the movies So, in All New Marvel Now Point One, the deal is done, as both SHIELD and Avengers are committed to growing bigger, and growing bigger together, And in Avengers World, the nitty gritty details get a good[...]
Marvel Takes 2013 Comics Marketshare Prize – But Not By Much
We tried to work out the top ten comics for 2013 sold to North America through Diamond Comic Distributors… and we got it fairly close A few in the wrong order in the middle Here's the official chart below. Sales were up in 2013 on 2012, 9.04% in total, split between a rise of 10.22% in[...]
Not Only Can Batman Not Sit Down, He Can't Even Have A Cup Of Tea (Earth 2 Spoilers)
A while ago, that might have made for headline, but Scott Lobdell's Krypton in the standard universe, seems to have integrated the island of Vathlo Island into the rest of Krypton. Anyway, back to that camomile tea… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently hosting a Game Of Thrones exhibition featuring the storyboard and illustration work of[...]
Thirty-Seven Thoughts About Thirty-Six Comics – X-Files, Avengers World, Ultimate Spider-Man, Cataclysm, Batwing, Point One, Walking Dead, God Is Dead, A+X, AI, Batman/Superman, Regular Show, Savage Wolverine, Wolverine, Cryptozoic Man, Red Rover Charlie, Forever Evil: Asylum, Protocol Orphans, Robocop Last Stand, Gravel, Stitched, Adventure Time, Suicide Risk, Minimum Wage, Crossed Badlands, Revolutionary War, Black Widow, TMNT, Green Arrow, The Movement, Phantom Stranger, X-Factor, Aphrodite IX, Shadowman, Bloodshot, Sex Criminals And Khan
And still drawing porn comics Somehow the two haven't quite been linked yet… Crossed Badlands gives us hope that memories of Popeye will survive the apocalypse, even that dratted song. Revolutionary War Alpha not only gives us a blast to the Overkill days of Marvel UK in the nineties, but also to the Alan Moore and Alan[...]
Today's Walking Dead Vs Afterlife With Archie
Two big zombie comics out today Walking Dead and Afterlife With Archie Both are in the middle of intense drama, but how do they stack up against each other? Well, both look at the relationships between men and women in crisis Afterlife With Archie shows Betty and Archie discussing his love for her – and for[...]
Original Sin Promos Peg The Watcher As An Assassinated Witness (UPDATE)
From today's All New Marvel NOW!, a couple of ads for what we now know is Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato's Marvel summer crossover, Original Sin. And the Watcher being murdered for something he saw. UPDATE: Here's a better look at that visual above, On that basis, the suspects are everyone! Maybe even Mike Deodato for having to draw[...]
A Comic Show – Happy All New Marvel Now Year!
And if you're interested in some more great Swamp Thing stories, BKV run is finally collected! Afterlife With Archie was scarier than Walking Dead, and Letter 44 was sexier than Sex Criminals! Watch the video for my insight into this week's comics! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5u5_kSX_E[/youtube] Aaron Haaland, of A Comic Shop, Florida, writes, Hey Fandom! It's the All-New Year Now and[...]
Canada Gets Its Very Own Rob Granito
What does that mean? Basically, if you ever wanted a painting of "______" but didn't know where to get it, you could commission an artist to create it for you." So, what kind of work? Like that Batman? So do Nintendo. Dan and the Lost Droid booth an Edmonton Expo You may recognise this piece… From the well publicised…  Deadpool[...]
Image Expo 2014 Speculation: Five Wild Guesses About 'Secret Special Guests'
By David Dissanayake Image Expo is coming up in just a few days, and boy does it seem like Image Comics might just outdo itself with this one.  Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, Brandon Graham, Robert Kirkman, James Robinson, Nick Dragotta, and more will all be special guests this Thursday at the[...]
Visiting Your Friendly Neighborhood Rebellion – During a Mini-Apocalypse
Oxford, England is becoming rather a hub of comics with two enclaves—Rebellion, and The Phoenix, in residence there and several comic artists and writers in the vicinity as well The bookstores there are comics friendly—Waterstone's has a healthy stock of "American" superhero comics and also indie publisher titles, and Blackwells Art and Poster Shop has[...]