Week #30, 22 to go! The covers splashed across the shelves this week had a few fine examples among them. The most notable were X-Treme X-Men #1 by Julian Totino Tedesco, Winter Soldier #8 by Steve Epting, Arthur Adams’ encounter with the Avengers on Secret Avengers #29 and a fine Garrus Vakarian portrait on the […]
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Download Illuminations and see the new series beginning in October
The brand new edition of Illuminations is available for download now! This month you’ll find the massive amount of the major publisher’s new titles debuting with an issue #1 in October, plus our pick of new graphic novels and collected editions, recommended reading, Watchmen, our first ‘Have Your Say’ letter (thanks Neil) and Biff’s bit! […]
This Week’s Comics (25 July 2012)
All titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday, 25th July… DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 01 Marvel Comics It’s a fresh start for the Man Without Fear, with the all-star creative team of writer Mark Waid (CAPTAIN AMERICA) and artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) at the helm! Matt Murdock […]
Cover of the Week #29
There were a few covers that leapt out at us this week. Some of us love a good Beatles pastiche and were pleasantly surprised to see Knights of the Dinner Table #187 on the shelves, complete with ‘Yellow Submarine‘ inspired cover. Also of not this week was Fiona Staples‘ work on the front of Saga […]
Want to start collecting Batman?
Gripped by the Dark Knight Rises fever? Considering collecting Batman comic books? Now is a great time to jump on to the various Batman series as the current incarnation is still very young! Only 11 issues have passed so far in the DC New 52 Relaunch, and with a number of second prints available, it’s […]
Walking Dead #100 is the best selling comic this century!
Image Comics have reported this week that The Walking Dead #100 is the ‘best-selling comic of the century’! “Robert Kirkman’s Eisner Award-winning THE WALKING DEAD comic series for Image Comics/Skybound reached its milestone 100th issue and instantly sold out of its 383,612 initial orders on July 11th, the same day it was released, effectively becoming […]
This Week’s Comics (18 July 2012)
BATWING TP VOL 01 THE LOST KINGDOM DC Comics The first collection starring BATWING, the African-born hero introduced in the pages of BATMAN, INCORPORATED! What can a soldier in service of Batman Incorporated do when he’s met his match in the murderous MASSACRE? The past looms large as Batwing’s early days as a crime fighter […]
Cover of the Week #28
The beautiful covers were in abundance this week. Mark Bagley provided a sexy start with Hawkeye and the Black Widow on the cover of Avengers Assemble #5, Adam Hughes continued this trend with Catwoman on the front of the 42nd edition of the Overstreet Price Guide, Kent Williams painted a stunning front for the first […]
This Week’s Comics (11 July 2012)
ORCHID TP VOL 01 Dark Horse Comics When the seas rose, genetic codes were smashed. Human settlements are ringed by a dense wilderness from which ferocious new animal species prey on the helpless. The high ground belongs to the rich and powerful that overlook swampland shantytowns from their fortress-like cities. Iron-fisted rule ensures order and […]
Avengers vs X-Men issues on our eBay store
Avengers vs X-Men has been a resounding success for Marvel, this year, resulting in a hoard of variant covers and reprints. If you’ve missed an issue or two along the way, make sure you check out our A vs X selection on the ACE Comics eBay store. As of writing, we have the following listed… […]
Tripwire celebrates 20 years
One of the UK’s most in-depth comic-genre magazines, Tripwire, celebrates it’s 20th year of publication this year. To mark the event, a special, 214 page, 20th Anniversary edition will be published. The book will include classic interviews with creators like Mike (Hellboy) Mignola, Alan (Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Moore, Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman, Batman […]
Cover of the Week #27
Time to reveal the collective ACE Comics choice for Cover of the Week. As usual, there were a number of great covers this week, ranging from the standard action shots to interesting uses of characters, shapes and styles. Particular favourites were the classically posed He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1 by Philip Tan […]