Comics Archives

Deadpool's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Cover Gets A… Rather Interesting Ingredient
comic book launches next Wednesday, though stores should all have comics already, snuggling in their stock rooms Although some already have them on eBay.  Including the Deadpool Party variant, for stores participating in the Party promotion for carrying the comic book Let's take a closer look. Taking the Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D[...]
There Are Now Not One But Two Treasury Of Victorian Murder Compendiums
I was, in hindsight, annoyed by my ignorance because I belong to the substantial throng of comics readers who can't seem to get enough of Victorian murder in sequential narrative. This 400 page graphic novel-like compendium is adapted and drawn by Rick Geary whose easy on the eyes highly-polished inking is quite a pleasure to read[...]
Haven't Read Moomin Yet? There's No Longer Any Excuse
Moominites are rapacious and devoted to their adored subject matter, and now I can see why. The Deluxe Anniversary Edition has been released to celebrate the 100th birthday of Finnish creator Tove Jansson, who worked in children's and adult prose, picture books, and a vast body of Moomin comics, which hail from the 1950's onward[...]
Free On Bleeding Cool – Purgatori #1 By Gillespie And Miranda
Its part of the new Chaos Comics line and is written by Aaron Gillespie and drawn by Javier Garcia Miranda. Dynamite has all of the chaos books available in stores as well as on their DRM-free digital comic website. We made it through Christmas and heading towards the new year, so you might be looking for[...]
Typing On The Dead #137 – Carl Grimes, He's A Monster
Who would've thought that underneath a zombie skin mask would be a pretty girl?  Regardless, we didn't find out much about the Whisperers, except she referred quite a bit to learning and being taught.  It's leading me to believe that the Whisperers are some sort of religious group and despite what Jesus thinks I bet[...]
Talking Women In Comics With She Makes Comics Director Marisa Stotter
By Nikolai Fomich Go to any major comic book news site and any given week you will find articles about the rise of female creators, the depiction of female characters in comics, or the importance of female heroes Never before has more mainstream attention been given to women working in comics and women as a part[...]
Gendercrunching October 2014 – With Image, IDW, And Dark Horse
We also pop by Image, IDW, and Dark Horse to see how they stack up against the Big Two. DC COMICS I had very high hopes for October based on DC's solicits, but they didn't pan out overall despite decent numbers by category In October 2014, DC Comics released 93 comics featuring 930 credited creators, 849 men[...]
The Wicked + The Divine Beats Out Spawn #250 On Advance Reorders
Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! We said[...]
Comics Industry Reacts To… Christmas Day
But how did it go down in the world of comics? Well, some knew what to watch. Finally settling down for the Doctor Who Christmas special. — Jennifer de Wise Man (@Jennifer_deG) December 26, 2014 Carry On Constable, just hilarious Um, I may have enjoyed Christmas too much… — Mike Collins (@MIKECOLLINS99) December 26, 2014 Merry Christmas[...]