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 – Rebels #9
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #9… Before the Revolutionary War, across the Ohio River Valley, numerous forts were built to claim and hold valuable territory. Meet Stone Hoof, a young Native American who falls in with a crew of white settlers during the French and Indian War. Rebels #9 takes a look at a neglected group […]
Marvel dominates the charts in October as Iron Man and Star Wars top bestselling comic books and graphic novels
Between its ‘All-New, All-Different’ relaunch and line of Star Wars titles, Marvel has dominated the bestsellers list for comic books and graphic novels in October. The publisher took all ten spots with regards to the top selling comic books, led by Invincible Iron Man #1, while Star Wars Vol. 1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #7
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #7… Rebels #7 offers a one-issue look at the folk legend of Molly Pitcher but through a completely fictional woman, Sarah Hull. Pitcher is a legend or composite tale of a woman who served in battle, her name likely because of her role as a pitcher-bearer of water. In discussing Hull, […]
Star Wars: Shattered Empire and Saga top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed details of the bestselling titles of September 2015, with Marvel’s Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 5 the biggest selling graphic novel of the month. Top 10 Comic Books 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens […]
Secret Wars and Fables top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles from July 2015, with Marvel’s Secret Wars #4 taking top spot on the comic book chart, and DC/Vertigo’s Fables Vol. 22 topping the graphic novel sales. Here’s the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2015: 1. Secret Wars #4 2. Star Wars: Lando #1 […]
Interview: Mike Johnson talks Star Trek
With the release of Star Trek/Green Lantern #1 and the SDCC news of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just breaking Villordsutch managed to sit down and chat with the always busy Mike Johnson… Villordsutch: Your name is attached in the top corner of all the Star Trek ongoing series comics Mike, and you’ve written up a […]
SDCC: Joss Whedon announces Twist, a new comic book series about a “Victorian female Batman”
During his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Joss Whedon announced that he’s teaming with Dark Horse comics to create a new six-issue series entitled Twist. Speaking about the upcoming project, Whedon revealed that, “[Twist] deals with the most important moral question facing us, which is: why isn’t there a Victorian […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #4
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #4… With Mercy pushed to the back of his mind, Seth is free to commit one hundred percent to the war for independence and to the special assignment General George Washington has in mind for him. Rebels #4 takes Seth Abbott to a familiar battle in the lore of American history: […]
Dark Horse Comics teams with Universal for TV adaptations
Dark Horse Comics has struck a deal with Universal Cable Productions to bring a selection of its comic book titles to the small screen, with adaptations of The Umbrella Academy, Harrow County, Concrete and Back-Up are in the works. “Dark Horse Entertainment has an incredible roster of fantastical, witty and mind-bending stories,” states Dawn Olmstead, […]