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X-23's First Day Of School – Tuesday Trending Topics
I didn't think the series was a great idea, and watched the spectacle of the multiple titles unfold in my local comic shop with some very mixed feelings. Our Thoughts Are With Joe Phillips Joe Phillips was a major player in the nineties comics industry and was a founder of Gaijin Studios, the long standing comic art[...]
Manifest Destiny Owns Advance Reorders This Week
Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! The upcoming[...]
Why You Won't Want To Wait For The Trade For Sex Criminals (SPOILERS)
Buy Sex Criminals #3 today, enjoy it as much as I did, and when you get to this bit, press play on the video below. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0[/youtube] Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With Ales Kot and Tom Murphy of Zero #3, out today, signing tonight And Sean Murphy signing on Friday… [...]
And Now America's Typical Teenage Girl Is Gay, Thanks To Archie Comics
You're not going to find Ethel turning up in the main Archie Comics as a thrice dead corpse But, as for Ginger and Nancy…. Once you reveal that they are a couple, nay, sleeping together, it's going to be hard to put that back in the box Because this is how Ginger and Nancy were before. The[...]
The New Gay X-Man In Today's Uncanny X-Men #14 (SPOILERS) UPDATE
And play a drinking game for whenever someone says the words "power set". UPDATE: And to be fair to Scott Lobdell, he handles it a little differently these days too, from Teen Titans #6… Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London With Ales Kot and Tom Murphy of Zero #3, out today, signing tonight And Sean Murphy signing[...]
Wednesday Morning Runaround – From Hot Topic To Batkid
And STen Lee will be there. On Wednesday, November 20, at 11:am Marvel Comics legend and creator Stan Lee will officially cut the rope to unveil Madame Tussauds Las Vegas' multi-million-dollar renovation Madame Tussauds will also debut its first fully immersive Marvel 4D theater, featuring the largest line-up of Marvel figures ­ such as Iron Man, Nick[...]
A Comic Show – Harley Quinn Is The New Deadpool
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmcwEni9IfA[/youtube] Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida writes; Hey Fandom! I'm back with a fat stack of new comics now! I cover Harley Quinn, Zero Year, Forever Evil, Longshot, Superior Spidey, Fables, Nowhere Men, Zero, Wake, Afterlife with Archie, and lots more. First up, Harley is the new Deadpool[...]
Universe Building And What Is Metal Made Flesh
 Individuals from very different backgrounds with distinct personalities that all had a connecting element, beyond the world they're in. Jeremy:  Without giving away too much of the story, they're all faced with a similar kind of situation – but the way they deal with it is very much a reflection of their characters.  The situation also[...]
The Quinn Queen Question
Remember when Harley Quinn met Green Arrow in Injustice League a while back? It was really something worth celebrating. Last week's Injustice League
Daniel Luvisi's Last Man Standing Gets Its Own Trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoZe4wVqhAo[/youtube] The Last Man Standing :Killbook Bounty Hunter Hardcover by Daniel Luvisi is published by Dark Horse tomorrow. Just in time for this natty trailer from Dark Horse Comics Well, why wait around for Paramount to make the movie? Meet Gabriel-last of a genetically engineered breed of supersoldiers known as the Paladin[...]
Support The Pride – The LGBTQLA (UPDATE)
I try to follow the US comic aesthetic, in my mind to say to the big boys of comics that 'hey, guess what, you can have a team of gay superheroes without it being adult' (I started writing this comic around the time Marvel made Rawhide Kid a MAX title seemingly purely for its gay[...]
Our Thoughts Are With Joe Phillips
Joe Phillips was a major player in the nineties comics industry and was a founder of Gaijin Studios, the long standing comic art studios that would include Brian Stelfreeze, Adam Hughes, Cully Hamner, Jason Pearson, Dave Johnson, Tony Harris, Karl Story, Georges Jeanty and Laura Martin.   He is currently in surgery to have his foot amputated,[...]
Cover Variance: Marvel Confirms A Little Douglock Action In All New X-Factor #1
Marvel Comics has given CBR a whole bunch of lovely new variant covers Including some from Skottie Young Including this for All New X-Factor. I guess this is a lock now? A Douglock?   Marvel Comics has given CBR a whole bunch of lovely new variant covers Including some from Skottie Young Including this for All New[...]
Nightwing Rises – Monday Trending Topics
A whole lotta Nightwing in the news lately… So DC Comics have registered a trademark an image I haven't got access to the image in question But it is described as "NIGHTWING on a bat." Most-Read Comic Stories Monday: DC Ramps Up Plans For Nightwing, By Trademark, Ahead Of Batman Vs Superman Movie So DC Comics have registered a[...]
A Brief Look At A Voice In The Dark by Larime Taylor, Out Tomorrow
I've been drawing by mouth since I was little, and have a professional background as a caricature artist. A Voice In The Dark #'1 is published by Image Comics/Top Cow tomorrow. We've featured the work of comic creator Larime Taylor a number of times, and have folllowed the creation of his new comic, out tomorrow, A[...]
Tuesday Morning Runaround – Give Jack Kirby Attention
It's cheaper to buy a six pack and a pizza and play a game rather than going out and spending a bunch of money." With his store's sales comprising of 40 percent comics, 50 percent games and 10 percent for gaming supplies, Shuler hoped his store could help people socialize. "It's unique in that I don't think[...]