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The Movement Brings Back A Familiar Face (SPOILERS)

This is one of those rare occasions when I run the final page of a comic book on the day of its release. I’m not going to alter it, I’m not going to hide it, I’m just going to spoil …

Gail Simone’s Red Sonja #3 Covers By Jenny Frisson And Pia Guerra

We ran a review of issue one yesterday… Here’s a video summary of what this all means… And some issue 3 covers from Jenny Frisson and Pia Guerra…  

The Rage And The Ridicule Of Red Sonja #1

So, yes, Gail Simone on Red Sonja is a thing. It should have been obvious, that blend of horrific scenes of violence with just a hint of comedy. So how does it come over? I’ve had a look at the …

Is This The First Supervillain Whose Origin Is In A Talent Show?

The people who producers choose to show on talent shows are often oddball freaks because it makes good television. As is their subsequent utter humiliation at the hands of judges or the public. Given how often supervillains’ origins come down …

Orbiting Around The Movement

Chris Thompson writes; Welcome to Episode 111 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we go on the pull with Transformers Spotlight: Hoist #1, lose the flak jackets for Suicide Risk #1, get mobbed up with The Movement #1, pay our …

Extended Previews Of Grimm #1, Damsels #1, Battlefields #6, Red Sonja Annual #4, Ghoul Goblin #4 And More Dynamite Explosions

GRIMM #1 David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf (story) Marc Gaffen, Kyle McVey (script) José Malaga (a) Alex Ross (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ Set in the world of the acclaimed NBC series, Grimm, Homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt …

The Movement #1 Echoes V For Vendetta And Court Of The Owls

The Movement #1 by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II is published today. And despite certain publicity machines painting it as an Occupy Comics book, it isn’t that. Indeed, rather than a liberal fantasy, it has elements of Tea Party …

First Look: Gail Simone’s Red Sonja #1 With Walter Giovani

So Gail Simone is writing Red Sonja for Dynamite. Violence, debauchery, minimal chainmail, and that’s just for breakfast. Check out Walter Giovani art’s from the first issue, below. So what’s going on? Sonja pays back a blood debt owed to …

BC Mag #3: Life In The Gutters

Bleeding Cool Magazine article by Rich Johnston When Gail Simone was rehired on Batgirl by DC Comics after being fired a week previously, it reminded me of a couple of past examples I’d heard. And both included Mark Waid. The …

It’s Possible That JMS May Not Be Writing For Dynamite Any Time Soon

From the sparsely-attended by big-name-filled Dynamite panel at ECCC last night, with the likes of Chris Roberson and Mark Waid amongst Matt Wagner, Ron Marz and more.  Roberson was credited with scripting over Joe Michael Straczynski‘s plots on the Superman …

A New Female Ventriloquist For Batgirl

Man, we ran this story months ago. I honestly had forgoten about it. At ECCC, Gail Simone just announced that The Ventriloquist will return to the New 52 in Batgirl. And this time she’s female. Here’s the cover for issue …

Gail Simone To Write Red Sonja For Dynamite. And Here Are The Fiona Staples, Nicola Scott And Colleen Doran Covers.

Earlier this week at Wizard World Portland, Gail Simone’s husband tweeted using her account; She says she is writing an iconic female character she loves that is NOT In the DCU… — GailSimone (@GailSimone) February 23, 2013   And we …

Gender Through Comic Books – And Free Access To Comic Creators

University tutor and doctroral candidate Christy Blanch is launching a new course, Gender Through Comic Books, available free to everyone online. A bit like the Open University, but for comics. And with speakers such as Brian K. Vaughan, Mark Waid, …

Occupy DC Comics! Or Don’t, Whatever…

@coondawg68 Why do you assume it’s about Occupy?Hint: it isn’t. — GailSimone (@GailSimone) February 12, 2013 Well that was quite entertaining. Since the announcement of The Movement by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams last week, it has been attacked from …

Ed Benes On Leaving Batgirl, And Comics For A Bit

We knew that Gail Simone was coming back to Batgirl. But what about her artist Ed Benes? He was absent from DC’s April solicitations. A few days ago he posted on Facebook; Oi pessoal, hoje eu estou usando esse espaço …

Robert Venditti Off Constantine And Jim Zubkavich Off Birds Of Prey Already (UPDATE) – Make Room For Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes And Christy Marx

We told you a week ago that DC was going to have to start announcing that a number of people had been taken off books, even before they started – with the unfortunate problem that solicitations had run and PR …