We had a few contenders for Cover of the Week #21 this week. DC’s All Star Western #9 by Ladrönn and Dark Horse’s Resident Alien #1 by Steve Parkhouse were very close, but just pipped to the post by… …Mind Mgmt #1 by Matt Kindt! Congrats to Matt and Dark Horse, they get the paper […]
Staff Picks
The Dark Knight Rises from Knightfall
Providing the inspiration behind Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, Knightfall began in Batman #491, published in April 1993. The story tells of Bane, a physically strong Santa Priscan genius, powered by a ‘super-steroid’ called Venom, and his plans to ‘break’ the Batman through an elaborate plan of weakening him first by […]
Cover of the Week #20
Cover of the Week time! Week 20 saw some fine artwork showcased on the front of our favourite papery literature including the likes of Winter Soldier #5 by Lee Bermejo (you can’t go wrong with a big monkey!), Michael Kormarck‘s beautiful painted cover for Hulk #7.1 and almost-winner Avengers vs X-Men #4 by Jim Cheung. […]
Cover of the Week #19
Front cover fans can relax, it’s time for Cover of the Week! Week 19 has thrown up some great artwork. There were a few covers we liked in particular, including the nice foil-y GI Joe #13 covers by Will Rosado and Dark Shadows #5 by Francesco Francavilla, but pipping them to the post we have […]
(Belated) Cover of the Week #18!
With all the preparations for Free Comic Book Day last weekend, here’s last weeks’ belated Cover of the Week. Despite several popular entries last week including DC’s two fine covers on Earth 2 #1, Dark Horse’s Mind the Gap #1 and Epic Kill #1, Marvel’s X-Factor #235 and the Scarlett Johansson adorned Avengers: Black Widow […]
It’s FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Today!
Almost like a Comics Christmas, it is once again Free Comic Book Day! Make sure you head in to your nearest ACE Comics store to grab a few free reads and maybe pick up something in the Massive 50p Back Issue Sale. Failing that, there’s always the great selection of comics, graphic novels, action figures, […]
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 […]
Cover of the Week #17!
Cover of the Week was a feature we used to run on the ACE Comics website, and we’ve decided to bring it back! By our calendar, this week is the 17th week of 2012, so that’s where we’ll start. There was some amazing artwork displayed on the covers of our comic books this week. Exile […]
New Illuminations May Webzine Online Today
Check out May’s Illuminations for all of the major publishers’ brand new series shipping this July. A bumper pack this month as Avatar, Boom! and Valiant have been added to the list of publishers. It also features a look at Daredevil: Born Again in ‘History Books’, some great staff picks for your perusal, graphic novels […]
Mass Effect Graphic Novels
To celebrate the recent release of the third and final chapter in Bioware’s sprawling space opera ‘Mass Effect’, we’re crossing the gamer/comic reader divide and offering up Dark Horse’s excellent run of Mass Effect graphic novels… MASS EFFECT VOLUME 1: REDEMPTION The eagerly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster science-fiction epic IGN.com named the #1 Xbox […]
Wat(son) a talented chap!
Artist extraordinaire and good friend of the ACE Comics crew, John Watson has just published a fantastic, digest-sized portfolio of his beautiful artwork. This 74-page, black and white trove features concept sketches to full art, with some additional notes and comments. Having seen some of John’s original work at the ACE Gallery evening, we can […]
Comics You Should Read – Northlanders
One of the most under-used genres in historical fiction, Vikings have finally been done justice in this superb title from DC’s Vertigo imprint. Under the pen of Brian Wood, the acclaimed writer of DMZ, Local and Demo, this series truly brings the violence, passion and drama of Viking times to a modern audience. Each volume […]