All Entries Tagged With: "comicbooks"
The In Crowd Saving the Summer the Only Way they Know How
Some cool projects coming out from Big Dog Ink! Check the press release we just received: This summer, prepare for super heroes as you’ve never seen them before. They’ve got great hair, great bodies and great power. But great responsibility? Yeah, not so much! From the pages of Critter and the Slipstream one-shot comes this [...]
SNAPSHOT #1 GETS SNAPPED UP
Debut issue of Diggle and Jock miniseries gets second printing SNAPSHOT #1 by Andy Diggle and Jock, the Image Comics debut of the renowned creative team, has sold out after hitting stores on February 6. A second printing (JAN138087) is set to be on shelves on March 13. The four-issue, black-and-white mini-series follows Jake Dobson, [...]
CONAN/GROO CROSSOVER! TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
What was rumored as an April Fools’ joke has turned into a full-blown miniseries sure to bring laughs and excitement. Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce Groo vs. Conan! It had to happen: The most heroic warrior in history meets the stupidest, as Robert E. Howard’s immortal Conan the Barbarian crosses swords with Sergio [...]
Ryan’s REVIEWS: Green Wake #8
Issue eight of Green Wake has little narrative to offer, but as always, maintains its continuity of its looming sense of doom. It’s strange the way Green Wake is written, even though there is little dialogue to be said the imagery is more than enough to develop something of a story and so are it’s [...]
The Hardcore Review: Nakedness, Low Self Esteem, And a Hyper Membrane Super Suit, Smells like Empowered
I’ve been reading a lot of comic books lately. A lot of the New 52 from DC Comics, the first volume of Essential Man-Thing, as well as some review copies from Image and Dark Horse. Today I review Dark Horse Comics‘ Empowered: The Deluxe Edition volume one. This edition encompasses the first three volumes of [...]
FIRST ROUND OF PILOT SEASON VOTING EXTENDED!
TopCow.com Back Online After Overwhelming Fan Response to Contest! Berkeley, CA – 28 December 2011 – Top Cow Productions announced today that they would be extending the first round of Pilot Season voting through the end of the year. The enthusiasm and volume of votes in the first two weeks of voting overwhelmed the servers [...]
The Hardcore Review: Bow Down to the Mighty Mighty Skullboy Army VOLUME 2
What can I say about Mighty Skullboy Army? What can’t I say… This book is so freaking amusing. I remember picking up a copy of the mini comic Mighty Skullboy Army back at Comic Con International in 2007 I believe. See, there’s this kid, named Skullboy. He’s like every other kid in elementary school except [...]
THE RETURN OF NEXUS!
COMING TO DARK HORSE PRESENTS #12! The fan-favorite title returns with its team of creators, Mike Baron (The Badger) and Steve Rude (The Moth), in their respective positions of writer and artist! Baron and Rude created Nexus in 1981 and have been continuing their canonical tale for thirty years. The Eisner Award winners will craft [...]
A Detailing of Hollywood’s Infatuation with Comic Books
Batman. Superman. Spider-Man. X-Men. Iron Man. The Incredible Hulk. Captain America. Green Lantern. Thor. Fantastic Four…I could go on for ages. But do you know of Runaways? Iron Fist? Deadman? Fire? I pretty sure only the hardcore comic book enthusiast will have even heard of these books. Why bring this up? Because Hollywood has decided [...]
