DC have posted ‘Five Reasons Free Comic Book Day is Special’: “#1 – New Faces Get a glimpse of the future and a look at some new characters inside of DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 FCBD EDITION. Among these new faces is Pandora! You’ve been wondering about her since her appearances in FLASHPOINT and […]
‘Finder’ wins LA Times Book Prize – Buy it here!
Finder:Voice by Carla Speed McNeil has won this years Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Graphic Novel category. Originating as a free sci-fi webcomic in 1996, Finder:Voice is an original graphic novel in the series, released in early 2011. “Completely fascinating.” – Warren Ellis “Finder is, bar none, the best SF comic being published […]
Concrete Motion Comic
The lovely folks at Dark Horse have uploaded great new motion comic, this time featuring Paul Chadwick’s Concrete. Got six minutes to spare? Give it a view… ACE Advance Order manager Guy recently had this to say about Concrete: “[Concrete is] one of the best creator-owned characters ever…A refreshing change from all of the superhero […]
This Weeks Comics Now On eBay (02/05/12)
For those of you who don’t like to preorder your comics, this weeks’ delivery is now listed in our eBay store, along with thousands of other issues. Titles include… 2000AD Prog #1781 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (Ongoing) #7 ACTION COMICS #9 – New 52 ACTION COMICS #9 – New 52 – Rags Morales Variant Cover […]
Comics You Should Read: The Shadow #1
THE SHADOW #1 Dynamite have hit the ground running with the relaunch of The Shadow, the comic based on the 1930’s pulp hero. The title has garnered great reviews, including one from a certain ‘Biff’ who predicted it’s success in Illuminations: “One of my all time favourite pulp characters that for some reason never quite […]
Writer Christos Gage backs both teams – Avengers vs X-Men
As the writer of both X-Men Legacy and Avengers Academy, Christos Gage has found himself smack-dab in the middle of the Avengers vs X-Men battle, currently waging it’s war across the pages of Marvel comics. “You just have to understand both sides and get their arguments and viewpoints across. For the Avengers, they’re trying to […]
Most Revealing ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Yet!
Warner Bros have uploaded a brand new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Rises, revealing much more of the film’s content than before. Check it out below: We can’t wait. How about you? Previous trailer.
Pat McCallum on Earth Two (which is out today)
# It’s only been nine months since the whole DC continuity was reset and restarted from number one – in order to tie up all loose ends / multiple universes / etc and get everybody on the same page. Now, this week, sees the new launch of Earth Two. With DC treading these waters once […]
Image outline ‘Wild Children’
Featured as part of Image’s new series for July in this month’s ‘Illuminations’, the graphic novella Wild Children is looked at in a little more detail this week. Written by Ales Kot (Batman) and with art from Riley Rossmo (Cowboy Ninja Viking, Dark Wolverine, Debris), the tale involves a high school hostage situation that threatens […]
This Week’s Comics (2nd May 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 2nd May 2012! DIAL H #1 DC Comics A brand new series by bestselling and Hugo award winning novelist Chinas Mieville. What would happen if you discovered the H Dial, an unbelievably powerful artifact that turned you into a super hero? And what if you […]
Beautiful Cover Work from Rafael Grampá
Editor Karen Berger has been looking at the fantastic cover artwork for Dominique Laveau from Brazilian artist Rafael Grampá. “A few years ago, Brazilian artist, Rafael Grampá elusively arrived on the American comics scene. And before you knew it, Mesmo Delivery, his graphic novel was published by Dark Horse, and he won an Eisner award […]
DC Artists comment on ‘Resurrection Man’ and ‘The Ravagers’
DC have spoken this week with artists Ian Churchill, Jesus Saiz and Andres Guinaldo about The Ravagers and Resurrection Man Ian Churchill: “I was as shocked as anyone when Howard [Mackie] decided to make Ridge British; it certainly wasn’t anything to do with me, but as far as I’m aware there aren’t many British characters […]