Comics Archives

Sometimes I just need a talking tiger. Or, apparently, a racist spider, from Wayward. And in Convergence: Infinity Inc, possibly the stupidest example of putting yourself in danger I have ever seen since Lois Lane threw herself off Niagra Falls – but who would really chase a chicken off a top storey roof? Okay, I'm sure some people[...]

Superior Iron Man has given us a new character, Jamie Carlson, Teen Abomination, the previously unknown son of the late Happy Hogan, a teenager trapped in a body that they doesn't recognise as theirs, and getting rather cross about it all. And in this week's issue of Superior Iron Man, giving us this one scene. "I really didn't now if[...]

And that's the story Jonathan Hickman has been telling for years and years and years… Time to go back and reread everything! Ever! Oh, but first, lets see Black Panther rubbing Obama's nose in it all…. …one head of state to another. Today's comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, launching a Music & Comics Gallery on Friday, 12 comic[...]

And, especially for male readers, making us very uncomfortably self-identify with that eye, owning the male gaze and being responsible for it. No need to mention crossovers, just one simple moment of grabbing many-a-reader and making them an unwilling participant in the narrative. Grant Morrison, Jonathan Hickman, Geoff Johns, Ales Kot, Jeff Kline? Kelly Sue DeConnick wins… Today's[...]

And that is how Snyder and Capullo portray The Joker, as an essential piece of us, but one that can severely warp us if we are not careful…. Also, it's a hell of a cool superhero comic book. Today's comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, launching a Music & Comics Gallery on Friday, 12 comic artists have been[...]

By Olly MacNamee Ahead of the annual comic fest that is Free Comic Book Day, I thought it a good idea to preview what's happening in the Midlands on the day, and even in the run up to May 2nd itself, with some local comic shops wanting your participation ahead of FCBD 2015, hence the heads'[...]

This week in shops from Boundless Comics is the fourth issue of the Lady Death: Apocalypse series by Mike Wolfer and Marc Borstel This new issue comes in seven different covers by artist such as Renato Camilo, Juan Jose Ryp and Richard Ortiz. Lady Death: Apocalypse #4 The conflict for control of the Under Realm reaches a[...]

We have two exclusive extended previews this week from Dynamite Entertainment. The first is Blood Queen Vs Dracula #3 by Troy Brownfield and Kewber Baal

I saw Avengers: Age Of Ultron last week. I'm watching Agents Of SHIELD right now. So how do both tie in? Both have Dr List, assistant to Baron Von

Locals were represented by Top Cow/Big Dog Ink, Devil's Due, Althita Comics, and others But there was a distinct lack of publisher presence there this year. It's Better To Travel It was great to see Carrie Goldman again Goldman a Chicagoan behind the Antibullying Coalition, which seeks to help educate people about bullying and give them the[...]

Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! Batman #40 is here! The end of Endgame! Climax of Snyder and Capullo's run. The

This issue kicks off the company's 25th Anniversary celebration. The year's can't-miss celebration officially kicks off on May 2nd in the FCBD 2015: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special – featuring two all-new stories and a myriad of never-before-seen special features chronicling Valiant's storied place in comics history! First, New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and blockbuster artist[...]

And what better way to celebrate than to have a Kickstarter to pull together your comics into print form! Can you tell me how you came up with the story and what it is all about? CW: It might be best summed up as post-post-apocalyptic It's set in an alternate future in the wake of a[...]

Treat yourself to a journey through a family's creepy history on April 29th, with the release of Goners Volume 1: We All Fall Down, from Image Comics Written by, Jacob Semahn (Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man) with art by Jorge Corona (Feathers), Goners is an action packed, gripping comic that will stick in your memory for[...]

Because of how much reading I have on my plate, I simply can't afford to include the categories of Best Comics-Related Book and Best Scholarly/Academic Work If you have read every single book from those two categories, by all means get in touch with me and we'll give you the wheel for those two categories. In[...]