FATALE Along with wonderful artist Sean Phillips, legendary crime comics writer Ed Brubaker introduced the surprise hit comic book Fatale in January 2012. This ‘supernatural noir comic book’ begins at the funeral of Dominic Raines, a writer of ‘awful detective novels’ and godfather to Nicolas Lash, to whom he has also left his estate. Here, […]
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Cover of the Week #26
Last week’s comics proved to be another fine collection of inviting front covers with a few catching our collective eye in particular. The Lizard makes a grisly return on the front of Amazing Spider-Man #688 courtesy of Giuseppe Camuncoli, while there is high drama from Jose Ladronn on All Star Western #10 and high class […]
This Week’s Comics (27 June 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 27th June 2012. BPRD HELL ON EARTH EXORCISM #1 (OF 2) Dark Horse Comics Field agent Ashley Strode, last seen in B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs, is deployed to a Mexican village after a demon commands her to release one of its brethren, or lose the […]
New titles debuting this September in ‘Illuminations’
Six month’s down the line and it’s new Illuminations time. This month get a look at DC’s massive New 52 Issue #0 event along with all the other major publishers’ series beginning in September, plus a host of great new graphic novels and collected editions, staff picks, the Walking Dead and Biff’s bit. Happy reading… […]
Cover of the Week #25
Noteable runners up for this week’s Cover of the Week included the rather nice ‘Bond-esque’ Winter Soldier #7 by Steve Epting, Batman Beyond Unlimited #5 by Dustin Nguyen and any number of the great Mars Attacks #1 card set covers. But winning at a canter was… …X-Factor #238 by David Yardin. Rather Mondrian indeed! Congrats […]
This Week’s Comics (20 June 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday 20th June 2012. MAGIC THE GATHERING TP VOL 01 IDW Publishing In search of greater magical knowledge and on the hunt for the people who destroyed his town, Dack Fayden is the greatest thief in the Multiverse. When he gets his hands on his latest […]
Cover of the Week #24
Week #24 featured a whole host of great artwork spread across our comic books. Despite a strong challenge from the beautiful Arkham Unhinged #3 by Dave Wilkins, and a retro-tinged Deadpool #56 by Dave Johnson, the winner of Cover of the Week for week 24 is… Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 by Amanda Conner! Congrats […]
(Belated) Cover of the Week #23
The Jubilee week saw a few great covers dropping into our reading pile, with noteable mentions going to Tony Millionaire for his awesome Popeye #2 variant and the interesting composition of X-Factor #237 by David Yardin, but Cover of the Week #23 has gone to… …Hulk #53 by Dale Eaglesham! Congrats to Dale and Marvel, […]
Spider-Man’s 50 year history covered by Marcos Martin
Amazing Fantasy #15 was published in August 1962 and featured a new superhero. Whether they knew it at the time or not, this hero – Spider-Man – would go on to become one of the most iconic and admired heroes in the history of comics. Marvel have been marking Spider-Man’s 50th Anniversary with various events […]
This Week’s Comics (13 June 2012)
Updated! – Due to the Jubilee scheduling last week, these titles are due to hit the shelves on Thursday 14th June 2012, not Wednesday 13th! – Sorry AVENGING SPIDER-MAN PREM HC FRIENDS BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS Marvel Comics This is what you’ve been waiting for! The return of legendary artist Joe Madureira (X-MEN, Battle Chasers) […]
This Weeks Comics (7th June 2012)
These titles are due to hit the shelves on Thursday 7th June 2012! BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 01: FACES OF DEATH DC Comics As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics – The New 52 event, Detective Comics is relaunched for the first time! With the first seven hard-hitting issues from acclaimed writer/artist Tony […]
Cover of the Week #22
There were a few possibilities for Cover of the Week #22 last week. DC’s Batman Annual #1 by Jason Fabok with it’s great use of Mr. Freeze imagery, DC Vertigo’s corset heavy New Deadwardians #3 by Ian Culbard, IDW’s Monocyte #4 by Menton3 was very striking and Marvel had Incredible Hulk #8 by Michael Komarck […]