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As the world teetered on the edge of World War II in 1939/1940, the rising popularity of comic books soon reflected the shifting sentiments of the moment with the introduction of the first American patriotic hero: the Shield The Pep Comics series is remembered by history mostly for introducing Archie Andrews in issue #22, but[...]

As they did their share of film and TV work, both would cross paths in FX's arguably greatest police procedural drama, The Shield Chiklis played corrupt Detective Vic Mackey, who led the Strike Team, a task force to tackle Los Angeles gangs and organized crime activity Goggins played Vic's right-hand man, Detective Shane Vendrell Through[...]

Originally the comic book was best known for introducing the first patriotic superhero character with a costume based on the American flag, The Shield, published a year before Captain America It would also feature The Comet, the first superhero to die on the page, and for the other characters to deal with his legacy, including[...]

As FX's The Shield celebrates the 20th anniversary of its premiere, it's notoriously infamous for how far down the demonic rabbit hole the police procedural drama was willing to go The cast and crew reflect on the arc with Entertainment Weekly they felt went too far to the point where star Michael Chiklis even opposed[...]

It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since the explosive police drama The Shield premiered in FX in 2002 Created by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis, the series follows the lives and cases of Vic Mackey (Chiklis), a dirty Los Angeles Police Department cop, and the unit under his command Entertainment Weekly spoke[...]

On June 30th, Rob Liefeld reboots The Shield in The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield #1, a one-shot comic from Archie Comics, with a little help from David Gallaher and Jack Morelli, and more variant covers than there are preview pages Check out a preview below, with Final Order Cutoff coming Monday, June 7th. THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS:[...]

We recently reported Rob Liefeld's decision to quit Archie Comics' Mighty Crusaders series of one-shots, after objecting to a variant cover being publicised by its artist that allegedly spoiled the end of The Shield issue – even the same character was seen in all the original publicity materials Bleeding Cool ran an article asking whether[...]

Earlier in the month, artist Tone Rodriguez posted on his Facebook page, read by a few dozen fans, his retailer variant cover to the new Mighty Crusaders series that Rob Liefeld is writing and drawing for Archie Comics, with the first issue, The Shield. Rob Liefeld Spoils Mighty Crusaders In Outrage Against Spoilers How exciting[...]

Yesterday, artist Tone Rodriguez posted on his Facebook page, read by a few dozen fans, the following retailer variant cover to the new Mighty Crusaders series that Rob Liefeld is writing and drawing for Archie Comics, with the first issue, The Shield Saying, Sooooo, this is Happening! The SHIELD #1 CAMELOT BOOKS AND COMICS EXCLUSIVE COVER From ARCHIE[...]

There's been a lot of news swirling around Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld of late – 30th anniversary covers for Marvel, Snake Eyes at IDW, a brand-new superhero team no longer being launched by NFT, that eight-year-old Kickstarter that folk have definitely not forgotten about, and more, but something that may have slipped the mind of[...]

It was a bit meta. Rob Liefeld Recreates The Shield and The Mighty Crusaders For Archie And now Liefeld is relaunching The Shield, Archie Comics' own American patriotic superhero, with Jack Morelli, as well as Liefeld reinventing the rest of Archie's Mighty Crusaders superhero line The four-issue series of one-shots begins on the 30th of June with[...]

All Rights Reserved Joining the Emmy Award-winner Chiklis (The Shield, American Horror Story) on the streaming series is Juan Pablo Raba as Juan Diego "El Catrin" Zamora, the head of a small family cartel in Mexico, as well as Adriana Paz, Kristyan Ferrer, Octavio Pisano, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Julio Cedillo, and newcomer Emy Mena Here a[...]

Clemens will find his ideologies challenged and his loyalties questioned when CBS All Access premieres all six episodes of crime drama Coyote on Thursday, January 7, 2021- when it becomes all too clear that some of the deadliest threats he faces are "red, white, and blue." Coyote | Official Trailer | CBS All Access Joining the Emmy[...]

"Law & Order" – the mothership – though our detectives rarely fudged evidence or manhandled a suspect, and when they did, they – and the case – suffered for it); or well-meaning but deeply-flawed cops who transgress the rules to catch the bad guys ("NYPD Blue" – but to be fair, Sipowitz's brutality, racism, and[...]

Much to the chagrin of friends I've debated in the past (and with the understanding that this was in no way, shape, or form run by the rest of the BCTV team), I get to use my lofty title as "Television Editor" to throw out some lofty proclamations on the series-enders for Six Feet Under,[...]

This cover prominently features the Shield escaping an Egyptian sarcophagus as he goes to save a woman from men dressed in ancient Egyptian garb Pep Comics #8 came out in 1940 when America was still entranced by Egyptomania I've touched on this before in my Lauren Looks Back series, but this was always popular even[...]

We're still exploring the early issues of Pep Comics, with today's focus on Pep Comics #6. This cover is yet another impressive WWII themed cover of Pep Comics by Irv Novick, showcasing The Shield fighting the Axis Powers This issue has Shield — in his civilian disguise — watching senators argue within the Senate Chamber located[...]

The Shield is underwater, fighting enemy subs Artist Irv Novick did an exceptional job with making Shield look like he really was fighting underwater The colors are used well, and his expression is that of a confident hero who can take on the entire Axis. This issue of The Shield episode starts with our hero underwater[...]

While fans of screenwriter/producer Shawn Ryan have embraced two seasons of his CBS crime drama S.W.A.T., there's no denying that Ryan is still wildly – and fondly – remembered for his work in created FX's The Shield Airing from March 2002 to November 2008 and starring Michael Chiklis as uber corrupt Det Vic Mackey, the[...]

In this edition of BC Toy Spotting, we found plenty of Fortnite, Funko, Transformers, WWE, NECA, Overwatch, and more for last minute holiday gifts!

Sadly, WWE Superstar Roman Reigns has leukemia, and he opened RAW tonight by relinquishing the WWE Universal Title with an emotional speech.

She gets interrupted by The Shield And oh hot damn, Roman Reigns is back. All is right with the world again… 🛡🛡🛡 #RAW #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/mXN3ET2Vsc — WWE (@WWE) November 14, 2017 After being distracted by The New Day last RAW, which cost them their titles, they want revenge As a result The Shield and The New Day will be[...]

This includes a new Betty & Veronica series along with more Riverdale and classic Archie comics series. DARK CIRCLE THE SHIELD: DAUGHTER OF THE REVOLUTION VOL 1 Over the centuries, THE SHIELD has battled enemies of the United States—but what happens when she's not sure who the enemy is? This graphic novel collects THE SHIELD issues 1-4. Script: Adam[...]

As a Jew myself, I can assure you that is the quickest way to show everyone how you feel about WWII. MLJ's The Shield was actually the first hero to go toe-to-toe with a Nazi in Pep Comics #1 in 1939, but as we all know, some plucky redheaded jerk took the spotlight from MLJ's heroes[...]

Dark Circle's newest on-going series, The Shield, continues this week with a second issue by writers Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig. THE SHIELD #2 "Daughter of the Revolution, Part 2" Running out of places to hide, the Shield discovers she is not without allies Detective Nicole Simmons seems to know exactly who—and what—the Shield is, but with[...]

Dark Circle has sent over some preview pages for the second issue of their new on-going series The Shield The series focuses on Victoria Adams, her origin as a hero in 1776 and the secret history of the United States That's a hook you don't see in very many comics. THE SHIELD #2 Script: Adam Christopher and[...]

And in The Shield things get very bad when her latest mission ends in tragedy before watching world. THE BLACK HOOD #11 Before the cataclysmic events of "Bullet's Kiss" and "The Lonely Crusade," there was another Black Hood—Kip Burland, a former police officer who vowed to fight the crimes that he couldn't while wearing a badge[...]

Nobody's going to walk away clean… Script: Duane Swierczynski Art: Michael Gaydos, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Rachel Deering The Black Hood #9 CVR A Reg: Francesco Francavilla The Black Hood #9 CVR B Variant: David Mack On Sale Date: 1/27 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. THE HANGMAN #4 "Damned, Part 4" Mike Minetta has not been the Hangman long but he already faces the[...]

We have an look inside the next ongoing series from Dark Circle, The Shield #1 The series is being written by Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig with art by Drew Johnson, Rachel Deering and Kelly Fitzpatrick. THE SHIELD #1 –  "Daughter of the Revolution, Part 1" Since the dawn of the republic, whenever her country faces[...]

When asked about a possible crossover between The Black Hood and The Hangman Swierczynski joked, "I will bring the peanut butter." The Shield Not only did editor Alex Segura assure everyone that the book was coming out, he had copies to show and give away He went on to talk about how excited they were for[...]