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Will Lockjaw Be Marvel's Next Rocket Raccoon?
Marvel have registered the trademark for the word "Lockjaw" for all sorts of things. Education, entertainment, and online services, Action figures and accessories therefor; card games; balloons; bean bag dolls; toy building blocks; collectable toy figures; hand-held units for playing electronic games other than those adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; hand-held units for[...]
The Wall That Trump Got Mexico To Pay For In Today's Prez
Hope you like it too… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Satanic Mojo signing this Saturday… Prez gets rather topical, for a comic set in the future, as we get to see the wall that Trump got the Mexican government to pay for after he was elected President. Not sure who paid for the robots[...]
Bad Girls Take Over Latest Bundle, But This Time It's Limited (Updated)
Dynamite and Groupees are partnering again, but this time for a limited edition digital comics bundle Going with the theme Bad Girls, the new bundle includes 16 titles valued at over $30 and will start at the minimum price of $5 But there will only be 200 units available So once those are gone, the deal is over. The[...]
Variety Comics Shop Of Chicago Closes After 41 Years
The oldest comic book store in Chicago, Variety Comics, is closing after 41 years, their last day open will be on October 31st. It opened in the summer of 1974, in Chicago's rundown Lincoln Square neighbourhood In 1975, it was bought by Rich Vitone who run it until illness stopped him in 2009 After he died in 2011,[...]
Hot Topic Bans Bill Jemas' Zombie Comics Over Sex And Drugs References
Last month we learned that the Hot Topic chain was to sell the Double Take line of Ultimate Night of The Living Dead comics, published by Bill Jemas, nationally. And that was to happen this week Until Monday, when Double Take shipped the comics currently getting a big write-up in the New York Daily News and[...]
26 Thoughts About 26 Comics – Constantine To Carter To… Colon?
Another week! Another Wednesday! So what does it bring the comic book lover? Here's a brief look at a dew comics out today…  A certain someone appears briefly, flashbacking in Constantine That's all you'll get to see of her. She makes a larger appearance in Bizarro, where he takes to backwards speaking rather easily, much to Zatanna's[...]
Secrets Of The Battleworld – Everyone's Going For Doom!
Anther reason to go for Doom… While he's busy overseeing a Doom marketing campaign in Secret Wars Journal. While in Spider-Verse, aside from Spider-Ham eating a BLT, we do see a certain famous scene reprised… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Satanic Mojo signing this Saturday… Secret Wars may be getting later and later[...]
Don't Call Captain America A Virgin…
Still, looks like it's another reason for the book to be called Captain America: White than something juxtaposed against the current monthly title. Maybe he should have gone to the school in this week's reprint of Miracleman? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Satanic Mojo signing this Saturday… It was a different time, 1939[...]
From Star Wars To Sex Criminals, Everyone Wants Light Sabers Today…
Over in today's Sex Criminals, there's another kind of light sabre being referred to, which we sadly have to censor. Clearly the force is strong in that one. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Satanic Mojo signing this Saturday…   In today's Star Wars #9 from Jason Aaron and Stuart Immonen, we get Luke Skywalker making a[...]
Wonder Woman's Lasso – As Bad As Waterboarding? (SPOILERS)
As Harley Quinn also finds out today… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With a Satanic Mojo signing this Saturday…   Today's Superman/Woman Woman #20 puts Lois Lane in the hot seat for lasso-based interrogation. Which considering that Superman and Wonder Woman are a thing does strike one as a little conflict of interest… and he's not happy[...]
Harley Quinn And The Private Eye On Previews Catalogue Covers For December
One cover by Amanda Conner for the new Harley Quinn series Harley Quinn's Little Black Book from DC Comics. And on the back, team-up book, Marcos Martin's cover for the collection of The Private Eye webcomic written by Brian Vaughan. The Premier-publisher chosen "Gems" of the month include Dragon Age: Magekiller by Greg Rucka, Carmen Nunez Carnero and[...]
Webwitch #2 Leads Boundless December Solicitations
Christian Zanier illustrates the Vintage Vixen (a homage to sexy spies of the past) and the ultra-collectable Costume Change 6 cover set (with sexy topless and nude covers included!) that is limited to just 250 sets. For the erotic art collectors, there is an Alien Erotica Adult cover by the one and only Juan Jose Ryp[...]
Editor Jim Gibbons Completes His Last Day At Dark Horse
His tweets suggested that people closer to Gibbons in his professional life had already been notified, and he gave strong hints that he'd be making announcements soon about his future plans. Gibbons posted a photo of stacks of comics and graphic novels that he's worked on in his time at Dark Horse, and they are a[...]
Batman #44:  A Departure from Typical Batman Fare, And Better For It
These stylistic changes perfectly compliment the noir feel of the story, and more than fills the massive shoes left behind by Capullo, easily one of my favorite artists in comics today. While it may be a bit of a departure from what we usually get from Snyder, the tale is a welcome interruption to the current[...]
EC-Style Crime / Horror Stories Return In Seduction Of The Innocent
Planned for release in December, the story is being called a gritty and depraved crime fiction in the tradition of James Elroy and EC-era crime and horror comics. Set in the San Francisco of 1953, Seduction of the Innocent introduces Thomas Jennings, an FBI agent who has just arrived in the city, fresh-faced and ready to[...]