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You can check out my reviews of the previous issues here and here, but needless to say, it's one of the most visually exciting comic books out there and full of critique about the hero tradition in comics through whip-smart dialogue. Dark Circle describe this issue thus: Just as The Fox was through being a superhero, his[...]

And whatever you do… Don't have a sister. Or a daughter, The fate of Flash, Power Ring and Shazam at the hands of Grail are not yet known… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who will be hosting Mike Carey this Satiurday for a signing and delivering a commentary for The Unwritten. From today's Justice League #41… and[...]

Sent in by Bleeding Cool contributor William Wright, from today's Howard Stern Show, less than a minute in, Jada Pinkett Smith is asked if she reads comic

Not unless they're really good drugs. Jughead develops type two diabetes in Archie Comics Double Digest #261 Not really But maybe that could be a bold new plotline? Sonic Boom #8 is after the whooza-ma-whatsit vote They won't get it, This is Sixth Gun: Valley Of Death #1 And this is the valley of death And riding into[...]

After the successful Conan / Red Sonja miniseries from Dark Horse, Dynamite gets their turn with the Red Sonja / Conan four part miniseries to be written

for that you will have to wait until October's Uncanny X-Men #600. Though we do get confirmation of Jean Grey's heterosexual relationship with Scott Summers, Cyclops. Sorry, sorry, but they do this on purpose I'm sure. Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who will be hosting Mike Carey this Satiurday for a signing and delivering a commentary for[...]

I can't see Warners ever agreeing to that when the year rolls round…. But we have Tim Drake, Red Robin, snatched from the present and taking over the role of Batman in the future. And Superman is not the only character we see a future version of. Look, she finally got to work out his secret identity… Comics courtesy[...]

All-Star was a DC Comics imprint intended to publish definitive non-continuity new reader friendly takes on DC Comics characters from some of the finest talents in the industry. All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely led the pack. Followed by the still incomplete All-Star Batman And Robin The Boy Wonder by Frank Miller and Jim[...]

Well, at least two thirds of it anyway, with regular artist Gustavo Duarte drawing the rest. What fun! Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who will be hosting Mike Carey this Satiurday for a signing and delivering a commentary for The Unwritten. Today's launch of Bizarro #1 features a variant cover by Kyle Baker But surprisingly,[...]

Count Duckula…. The entire crossover is worth it for that moment…   Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, who will be hosting Mike Carey this Satiurday for a signing and delivering a commentary for The Unwritten. Today sees the release of Secret Wars #3, and the realisation that while the issues so far have trotted along, issues 4[...]

In today's Action Comics, part of the DC You refreshment, we see an low powered Superman traveling the USA And finding a rather intolerant place towards him, after Lois Lane's exclusive scoop. The one in which she outed Clark Kent and Superman as being one and the same Even Midnighter had heard something about that[...]

The truly runaway success of a comic We Can Never Go Home from Black Mask Studios could never stay in stock for long at Forbidden Planet in London, and

All the DC Comics today have a double page half-size ad for Twix featuring a guy I've never heard of (and a Google search ensuring I never want to) with the comic book story on the same page. It is a strange experience in a number of books, especially Lobo #7 with the clash between the[...]

Not so much "I am your father", but "I am your wife." Star Wars #6 is published today, folk and gives us a rather Saga-like twist. Hey there's no way she could turn up in the new movies is there? Played by, I don't know, Whoopi Goldberg? "Chewie, we're home" "Home? Home? You haven't called this home for[...]

We have a first look inside one of Valiant's titles for their summer event. Book of Death: the Fall of Bloodshot #1 is from writer Jeff Lemire and artist

At the panel alongside Margaret Stohl were Adri Cowan, Social Media Manager at Marvel and Maryann Zissimos, the PR Manager of External Communications at Disney Publishing. Stohl was given a collection of Spider-Man comics almost 20 years ago She read a whole storyline all the way through, and that is how she likes to approach characters[...]

If you are a fan of the pulp heroes like The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Green Hornet and more... then this weeks Dynamite / Comixology sale may be for you.

By Matt Spector New Comic Book Day is almost upon us again and in order to get the most bang for your comic buck, I have tirelessly read through all the newest Image Comics releases and found the best three issues to spend your hard-earned ten dollars on So without further ado, here are the best[...]

By Shawn Perry Indie Spotlight is back with coverage of indie comics like Holidaze, Flutter, The Hero Business and The Surface. Holidaze by Dave Dellecese and Andrew Cieslinski is a hilarious and clever series starring all your favorite anthropomorphic personifications of the holiday season as they enjoy their off-season The first issue introduces us to the Holidaze[...]

What happens when you mix the visceral noir/pulp sensibilities of Frank J. Barbiere’s Five Ghosts with Victor Santos’ Filthy Rich? You get a truly modern

When it comes to talking about the Middle East, not a lot of people are thrilled about the subject. And can you blame them? It’s a conversation that may

The response to a question sent to comics creator C Spike Trotman In truth it was a rhetorical question I had asked about the bold, attention grabbing statement at the end of the fundraisers video, Embrace the Alien I expected that answer but not in such a frank and powerful manner I have turned on[...]

I'm using it as an (admittedly thin) excuse to tackle one of the all-time greatest action comics: Larry Hama and co's G.I Joe: A Real American Hero. Now, I grew up on the Joe cartoon and toys; the D.E.A./Captain Gridiron stuff, the movie, that era The comic wasn't on my radar until I was in high[...]

And the variety was incredible… you could buy a light saber, Captain America's shield, a Steampunk Green Lantern hat and goggles, horror movies, various artist prints, Pokeman hoodies, corsets, manga comics to even a table of free novels from Del Rey. This was the first convention for my friend Ashley Simms… she's a big Doctor Who[...]

Did you know that Archaia's Fraggle Rock anthologies were the first comics that they published with their friends at The Jim Henson Company? Well, now you do Ever since then, they've been determined to tell more Fraggle-tastic stories in comic form! This hardcover collects the complete miniseries, issues #1-4 The plot is centered on what[...]

The Ultimate End comic, part of the Secret Wars spinoff titles shows us a Manhattan with two realities existing simultaneously, the Regular Marvel

Jamie McKelvie tweets, #WicDiv 11 is out this week. We've been building to this for a year. I know advance review copies have gone out, and I've seen some

Since the DC Comics relaunch – and frankly before that – DC Comics has been getting a reputation of darkening down its classic comic books Meanwhile their comics intended to be darker were inappropriately lightened up There has been a battle between the grim'n'gritty and the light'n'brighty crowd, but around five years ago, it seemed[...]

And tomorrow sees the US release of his latest collection of comics, Verity Fair: Custard Creams & Pink Elephants, by Terry Wiley. It's a comic book about a middle aged actress who never had her break, despite a number of fleeting moments in the sun She is not down about this, however, at least not on[...]

Which is now, I just checked… Running exhibitions: Declan Shalvey exhibition, Orbital Comics A display for the Arkham Knight Batmobile. Joe Macari Showroom, Wandsworth They also have the Back To The Future Delorean and a sixties Dalek if you fancy. Poetry In Comics exhibition Poetry Library, Salson Poetry Library, Level 5 South Bank Centre Heckling Hitler: World War II In Cartoons And[...]