Mark Allen reviews The Black Monday Murders #1… “MAMMON” ALL HAIL GOD MONEY! From JONATHAN HICKMAN (EAST OF WEST, Secret Wars, Avengers) and TOMM COKER (UNDYING LOVE) comes a new crypto-noir series about the power of dirty, filthy money… and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS is […]
Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad #1
Tony Black reviews Suicide Squad #1… “The Black Vault” part one! When a mysterious and definitely super-important cosmic item falls out of the heavens and into enemy hands, America has only one option: Task Force X, Amanda Waller’s strike team of incarcerated super-criminals. A one-stop-shop for plausibly deniable espionage and ultra- violence, this “Suicide Squad” […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #5
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #5… “Red Planet” part five! Bad goes to worse as Atrocitus, leader of the Red Lanterns, comes to Earth to begin the final stages of his plan to turn Earth into a new central battery for his Corps! Without doubt, the so-far excellent opening Rebirth arc of Green Lanterns, ‘Rage […]
Comic Book Review – Superzero Vol. 1: The Beginning
Tai Freligh reviews Superzero Volume 1: The Beginning… Collecting the first six issues of the hit series SUPERZERO, from Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Rafael De Latorre. Meet Dru Dragowski, a nineteen-year-old comic book fan who yearns to escape the normalcy of teenage life. Dreaming to become a real-life superhero for as long as she can […]
DC tops Marvel for the first time since 2013 with July’s comic book sales chart
DC’s Rebirth relaunch and new pricing structure has helped the publisher to top Marvel in terms of dollar and market share for the first time since September 2013, with DC enjoying eight of the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Justice League #1, while DC had another seven […]
Comic Book Review – Superman #5
Tony Black reviews Superman #5… “SON OF SUPERMAN” part five! The Eradicator is unstoppable and it has forced Superman to leave Earth behind to keep his son from harm.” SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Superman #5 here After launching away from Metropolis and away from Earth even, part five of the continuing ‘Son […]
Who is Squirrel Girl?
Luke Owen delves into the history of Squirrel Girl… With comic book movies on the mind of every executive in the Hollywood system, it’s become standard practice for interviewers to ask actors if they’d like to star in a Marvel or DC film. It’s just a thing now. We at Flickering Myth have been guilty […]
Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks: Occupation #5
Emma Withington reviews Mars Attacks: Occupation #5… ‘The Martians came. The Martians saw. The Martians conquered. Now the space invaders cruelly rule over humanity, but Ruby Johnson has something to say about that…’ SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Mars Attacks: Occupation #5 Supreme Overseer Zar failed to kill Ruby Johnson, thanks to a bit […]
Comic Book Review – Lucas Stand #3
Tony Black reviews Lucas Stand #3… Lucas heads to Deadwood circa 1879 and begins to question Gadriel’s motives. One of the most exciting new comic ventures this year, from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter (and Catrin Kittridge), Lucas Stand in its first two issues has very much been in a phase of establishment and […]
Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #2
Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #2… Cyberships on fire in the Thames, as the Ninth Doctor battles for the soul of London! Dinosaur danger for the Eleventh Doctor, as the Cybermen attempt to conquer human prehistory! Caught in the middle of an ancient alien war, the Cybermen present a third side […]
