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Review: Hoax Hunters #2
You've probably read scenes in comics or seen them in movies, where a character who's suddenly gone through some fantastical, supernatural, otherworldly change moves about in public completely unbeknownst to the greater parts of society Usually the wiser, older character in the scene will say something along the lines of, "It's their brains harry!" (In[...]
Review: It Girl & The Atomics
Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool;  I've never read any of Mike Allred's Atomic Comics before It Girl! And The Atomics #1, and after reading I feel like I still haven't That's only because the cover doesn't clearly state that Allred (neither Allred actually) is the artist on the issue, though the pair do the cover[...]
Review: The Massive #3
What makes his creator owned catalog so captivating is his ability to sell not only high concept comics, but high concept comics that start in uncomfortable places and bring the audience through dark futures that make Sweet Tooth look like Shit Heel (one hundred The Boys readers just punched the air) His latest work, for[...]
Review: Harbinger #3
Louis Falcetti writes for Bleeding Cool; Though I came of age in the 1990s I was not aware of Valiant comics After all, I was only 10 years old when the first volume of Harbinger debuted and at that stage in my comic book development I only knew two things: that the X-men were awesome and[...]
Dan Panosian's New Project Is Getting Dumped On
Dan Panosian has drawn and written comics from Captain America to The Flash to Spawn to Green Lantern to X-Men to Prophet Some of it was popular, some of it was not But no work has had so many shit on it as his current project. That's because it's a cat litter tray Designed to look[...]
Review: Punk Rock Jesus #2
Sean Murphy who's already produced gorgeous, genre bending work for creators like Grant Morrison (Joe The Barbarian) and Si Spurrier (Hellblazer: City of Demons) is now writing and illustrating (inks and all!) his own creator owned series for Vertigo and it's one of the best comics I've read this year. Don't be thrown by the title[...]
Saturday Runaround – A Lazy Weekend
DCWatch: When Supergirl and Batgirl get bored together HulkWatch: When the Hulk reviewed sexism in Arkham City. WaidWatch: "I'd like to point out that if it weren't for vile, women-hating misogynist shitbags, we wouldn't HAVE a mainstream comics industry." – Mark Waid JockWatch: Designing a variant cover for Hit-Girl #3. ImprintWatch: David Lapham's guest-stint on Dial H is somehow[...]
Friday Trending Topics: Friday Now
The new Now Announcements today were Si Spurrier and Tan Eng Huat on X-Men Legacy, and Rick Remender and John Romita Jr on Captain America.  What's next
Did Alan Moore Turn Down Two Million To Bless The Watchmen Prequels?
In an interview back in May at the Nottingham Contemporary, he told the Left Lion website; Well, they asked me if they could give me a huge amount of money to bring out these Watchmen prequel comics – which they were going to do anyway – and that was probably a couple of million dollars[...]
Dave's Comics, And The Surrounding Graffiti, Of Brighton
While I was there I was able to potter with the kids to Dave's Comics I haven't been here for a while Last visit it was a rather dingy Android's Dungeon Now, well, it's challenging the likes of Isotope, Gosh and Page 45. It's also in a fantastic area, lots of interesting shops with interesting designs[...]
Superman, Superboy And Supergirl Go To H'el
Earlier today, DC Comics clearly got fed up with Marvel teasing and announcing their November solicitations and decided to drop the bomb concerning their upcoming Super-crossover with Superman, Supergirl and Superboy fighting some bad guy called H'el with a Kryptonian background and a mission to do nasty things to Earth. You know, a bit like Zod,[...]
In Defence Of Flex
Comic Con coverage reaches the heights of Super Bowl sized mania and everywhere is heard the modern mantra, "Comics are cool" Of course, these testaments merely come from one direction, that is gazing at the would-be bullies and high school tough guys who now crowd into darkened theaters to watch Batman punch someone in the[...]
Brian Pulido Gets Jesse Jamesed
You will see me buying a lot of Kirby art pieces and comics I hoard Carl Barks Disney Comics like there's no tomorrow Finally, I'm a die hard Brian Pulido fan This year in San Diego I got a chance to hang out with Brian at the Hero Initiative booth for a couple of hours[...]
The Walking Dead #100 Still Not Sold Out In The UK
The Walking Dead #100 sold out from Diamond Comics Distributors before the comic shipped of its 380,000+ print run And it went rapidly to a second print. But it seems that while Diamond US burnt through all its copies in record time, Diamond UK… didn't. And they still have all the standard covers available, including the 1:200[...]
The Week In Getting Stabbed In The Back (Includes Backstab Spoilers)
Yesterday we showed you three comic books with Tiger action from DC, published yesterday, with spoilers for those who still wanted to retain Tiger surprise. Today, we bring you three characters in DC comics yesterday who were stabbed in the back Again, there are spoilers, if you do not want to know which characters were stabbed[...]
Cyber Force Hits Its Kickstarter Target With A Week To Go
Remember, it will be free in print as well as digital, with Top Cow torrenting the cmic themselves, though the print version will have two extra pages by Marc Silvestri in each issue. This is by far the highest profile comics social fundraising effort in the traditional comic book industry, and you can tell other publishers[...]