Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #150… SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE – 40 PAGES FOR ONLY $2.99! In our 150th issue, Rick Grimes finds himself… BETRAYED. This is it, the 150th issue of The Walking Dead. If you were expecting anything like the hundredth issue in terms of shockers, either take a deep sigh of […]
Done to Death: The Perpetual Resurrection of Comic Book Characters
Anghus Houvouras on the perpetual resurrection of comic book characters… Death. It’s a constant in the world of comic books. Something employed by Marvel and DC with marked regularity. A creative crutch that’s as synonymous to the medium as cliffhanger endings and over sexualized females in barely there costumes. It’s such a tired, meaningless cliché. […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: New Visions – “Mister Chekov″
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: New Visions – “Mister Chekov″… You met him as the navigator on the Bridge, but what roles did Pavel Chekov play aboard the ENTERPRISE before his promotion to the starboard seat? In this release of John Byrne’s photoplay we get to see the introduction of our Russian bridge crew member who’s […]
Comic Book Review – Bitch Planet #6
Zeb Larson reviews Bitch Planet #6… “Extraordinary Machine” uncovers the past of the Bitches’ secret weapon Meiko Maki, how she went from promising engineer to killer—and the ace up her sleeve. Note: I don’t normally include trigger warnings in my reviews. However, because the creators of Bitch Planet #6 did so, I feel it would […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #2
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #2… Don’t miss the latest chapter of the blockbuster mini-series that introduces a brave new cast of cadets to Star Trek lore! What is the mystery at the heart of Starfleet that connects this new crew to Kirk, Spock and rest of the iconic cast? The answers are inside, […]
Zeb’s Top Ten Comic Books of 2015
Zeb Larson with his top ten comics of the year… Top ten lists are always slanted to the preferences of the reviewer. In my case, most of my reading is concentrated in smaller publishers, especially Image. Still, a few other worthwhile books make this list. Take it for what you will. Bitch Planet It’s not […]
Comic Book Review – Invisible Republic #8
Zeb Larson reviews Invisible Republic #8… When you cover a story, you can go too deep. Invisible Republic’s mystery keeps getting deeper as it tosses in a healthy dose of betrayal on all sides. If anybody who thought that Maia was an untouched innocent prior to this issue, those happy thoughts have likely been dispelled, […]
IDW announces Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release its very first Marvel Comics Artist’s Edition featuring work from the legendary Jack Kirby this coming May with Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition. “I’ve had the great pleasure of working with one of the most creative men in comics—the great Jack Kirby, whose […]
DC switching to a bi-weekly publishing schedule for several of its titles
DC Comics has been taking a bit of a hammering from Marvel in terms of market share this past year, and Bleeding Cool is reporting that the publisher is looking to turn the tide by switching to a bi-weekly release schedule for several of its titles. According to the site, titles that are “a given” to go […]
Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion launching Spectrum comic book series with free first issue
Following on from their successful crowdfunded web series Con Man, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion are set to launch Spectrum, a brand new comic book series based upon the show-within-a-show featured in Con Man, which will debut this coming May with a free first issue courtesy of Automatic Publishing on Free Comic Book Day. “In the […]
