Mark Allen reviews Casanova: Acedia #6… Casanova studies his benefactor and his benefactor returns the favor as a mysterious woman with connections to them both emerges from the shadows of sun-soaked Los Angeles. What do well-endowed demons, interdimensional super-spies and metanarrative comics-within-comics have in common? Well, they’re all featured in Casanova: Acedia #6, which continues […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #3
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #3… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they’re going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground—or are they doomed […]
Dynamite expanding James Bond line, starting with Casino Royale adaptation
Dynamite Entertainment has announced that it is expanding its line of James Bond comics with adaptations of Ian Fleming’s original novels, starting – appropriately – with 007’s first adventure, Casino Royale. “When we first announced Warren Ellis’ breakout original James Bond series, we teased that this would only be the beginning of our relationship with […]
Comic Book Review – Horizon #1
Mark Allen reviews Horizon #1… Zhia Malen thought she’d fought her very last war, until she learned her planet was targeted for occupation… by a desperate world called Earth. The people of Earth will be told that her arrival on their planet means invasion; these are lies, this is retaliation. Skybound’s newest original series by […]
Comic Book Review – The Big Con Job
Zeb Larson reviews The Big Con Job… After working the same convention circuit for decades, a ragtag group of flabby action heroes, aging sex symbols, and sci-fi bit players become close friends as they watch their lines get shorter and their autographs get cheaper. That is, until they hire a cocky new booking agent who […]
Marvel to explore the fallout from Civil War II with The Accused and The Fallen
Following the shocking events of Civil War II #3, Marvel has announced it is to explore the fallout with two new one-shots entitled The Accused #1 and The Fallen #1. First, it’s the trial of the century as Marc Guggenheim (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Ramon Bachs (Secret Wars Journal) and Garry Brown (Iron Patriot) bring you […]
Comic Book Review – The Wicked + The Divine #21
Zeb Larson reviews The Wicket + The Divine #21… This is a throw-down issue of The Wicked + The Divine, pure and simple. We do learn more about Ananke’s plans and endgame in sacrificing Minerva, but it makes up a relatively small portion of this issue. Most of it is a good old-fashioned brawl between […]
Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos to launch new Jessica Jones series
Following her Netflix debut last year, Jessica Jones is set to headline a brand new ongoing series, which is being written and drawn by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, the creators of the character, with David Mack returning to covers. “I’ve worked with other artists on Jessica and always enjoyed it, but in my […]
Comic Book Review – The Fix #4
Emma Withington reviews The Fix #4… Mac’s new partner doesn’t seem to like him very much. It’s the return of the Mac! I waited a whole month to drop that pun…wait, please don’t leave! We last saw Mac confronted by his new partner, Pretzels the dog, in The Fix #2 – who took an instant […]
Sony and director Patrick Hughes exit The Raid remake
It looks like the troubled Hollywood remake of Gareth Evans’ martial arts spectacular The Raid has hit another stumbling block, with The Tracking Board reporting that both director Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) and Sony’s Screen Gems have exited the project. Screen Gems was developing the remake alongside XYZ Films, who now remain the sole […]
