To coincide with the impending release of Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers Assemble’, we’re showcasing a number of graphic novels featuring the heroes of the movie, that we think you’ll love. First up is Iron Man: Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle “Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal […]
Comics up for ‘Hugos’
The finalists for the 2012 Hugo Awards, which honour excellence in science fiction and fantasy, have been announced in the UK. There are a number of comic book mentions as DC and IDW both have titles up for Best Graphic Story (‘Fables’ and ‘The Unwritten’ for Vertigo and ‘Locke & Key’ for IDW). Also of […]
The Walking Dead for Kids?
Back on April first at Emerald City Comicon, Robert Kirkman and Chris Giarrusso revealed ‘The Walking Dead’ for Kids. This was to be a panel-by-panel recreation of the original issues with Kirkman’s scripts and child-targeted art from Giarrusso. The project was quite obviously an April Fool’s Day joke. However, this joke has some element of […]
Triple Reprints from Image
Image announced this week that three titles they publish have sold out and are heading for reprint territory. ‘Danger Club #1’, ‘Bloodstrike #26’ and ‘The Darkness #101’ will all be available again real soon.
By the Power of Grayskull!
DC have announced a brand new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe comic book, debuting in July and offering ‘a brand-new take’ on the legend, who celebrates his 30th year of existence in 2012. The six issue, limited series is written by James Robinson, with pencils by Phillip Tan and inks from Ruy Jose. […]
Eisner Award Nominees 2012
So the nominees were announced this week for the 24th Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Chosen by a panel of judges (reviewer Brigid Alverson (Graphic Novel Reporter, CBR, Robot 6), retailer Calum Johnston (Strange Adventures, Halifax, Nova Scotia), librarian Jesse Karp (LREI, New York), cartoonist Larry Marder (Beanworld), comics historian Benjamin Saunders (University of Oregon), […]
New Black Widow Clip Online
Marvel have added a new clip of the Black Widow under interrogation from ‘Avengers Assemble’. The film debuts in 21 days!!
ACE Comics Southend is Moving on June 18th
All ACE Comics Southend customers please note, our Southend store will be changing location from June 18th this year. We will be moving to 28 Clarence Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1BD. Spread the word…
DC Titles Going Back To Press
DC have announced that ‘Justice League #6’ and Superman #1′ have sold out and gone back to press (heads up variant fans; for ‘Superman’, that’s a third printing!). We hope you had your copies already ordered through our subscription services!
Interviews This Week
There have been a couple of interviews posted online this week. At Dark Horse, they have a short chat with Steve Lieber, illustrator on Alabaster: Wolves, which is due to hit next week. Meanwhile, over at Marvel, the Q&A is with Kieron Gillen, the Uncanny X-Men writer who talks about preparing his cast for AvX […]
Free Captain America comic for American troops
Marvel are producing a new, free Captain America comic for U.S. troops, through ‘Exchanges’ located on U.S. military bases around the world. This is the seventh year that Marvel Customs and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service have been producing comics specifically through Exchange where, for more than 116 years, their mission has been […]
New ‘Man of Steel’ logo officially released
You may well have seen this already as the logo has been doing the rounds on the internet for a while, but DC have now officially unveiled the new Superman ‘Man of Steel’ logo: