Comics Archives

Cover Variance: Skottie Young's Thor, The Goddess Of Thunder, And More
So, yes, a few upcoming Marvel Comics variant covers, including from your favourite, Skottie Young, getting to grips with the new Thor, Goddess of Thunder… Thor #1     Death Of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #1.     Angela: Asgard's Assassin. Superior Iron Man #3 Variant by Mike Choi Deathlok #3 by Mike Deodato. Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier Variant by Steve Epting. All-New Captain America #2[...]
Go On – Let's Have An Annotated Reading Of Multiversity #1
Moreover, Grant Morrison has been my favorite writer since I first picked up a copy of JLA #5 in my local comic shop as a nine year old lad.  The very idea of Multiversity felt like a perfect combination of two things I enjoyed…Of course, no one ever told me I'd have to wait five[...]
If Wayward Isn't The Next Saga, It Will Be A Damn Criminal Shame
This is one of the most engaging comics that I have read in a while, and you need to read it too. The first thing that drew me in was Cummings' art I found the style to be reminiscent of an anime movie, with good pacing and panels full of detail that manage to remain uncluttered[...]
Gendercrunching June 2014 – Including Nationality And Ethnicity At The Big Two
We're also looking at nationality and ethnicity among the Big Two creators this month, and perhaps not surprisingly they're a rather homogenous bunch. DC COMICS DC took a bit of a tumble this month, and it's pretty easy to see why when you break down the numbers In June 2014, DC Comics released 68 comic books featuring[...]
Exclusive Toe Tag #0 Comic Takes On Misogynist Cosplay Creeps
Appearing at Baltimore is Toe Tag Riot #0, an exclusive prequel to the the Westboro Baptist Church parody comic. Their target of their zombie punk rock heroes  in this prequel issue however are "misogynist cosplay creep douchebags" A story that won't be available in the regular series, it's limited to 300 issues, from the Toe Tag team: Written by[...]
Time Runs Out – And Blows Up Squadron Supreme (UPDATE)
Based on DC iconic characters, this is basically a second chance to kill off the DC Comics Universe Consider it retaliation for Multiversity. Either way, what will this universe's Hyperion think of it all… Now where is Captain Britain???   UPDATE: Marvel's latest teaser for Axis… It's all the same thing now really. Now, where were we?[...]
The Power And Posters Of Protest
This hasn't got a lot to do with comics. Okay, maybe a bit. But a short video about the history of the protest poster, from the Suffragettes to the present day, including all sorts of interesting design elements might provide some insight into the work we re more familiar with. And might make for a decent cover in[...]
The Invisible Wonder Woman
There has been plenty of commentary showing how licensing and merchandising for Guardians Of The Galaxy has managed to remove Gamora and Nebula in order
Terry Dodson's Red Widow Changes Its Name To Red Skin. And Shows Off Lots Of It.
This was Terry Dodson's original cover to the French graphic novel series he's drawing, Red Widow. At the tie we thought that was just a leeeetle close to Marvel Comics' Black Widow, including the spider design Well, it seems, so do international lawyers Which is why the comic has been retitled Red Skin and the cover[...]
The Bleed Episode #2: Reading East Of West With Brandon Montclare Of Rocket Girl
The group meets every Wednesday on Google Hangout to discuss news, the latest comics, and the pick of the week. This week, we're discussing East of West by Nick Dragotta and Jonathan Hickman. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJJy7_bQFc#t=0[/youtube] In our second episode, we are joined by Brandon Montclare, writer of the hit Image Comics series Rocket Girl, and Anwar Newton, a stand-up comedian and depraved viral sensation[...]