Review: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1

The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1 is Dark Horse Comics’ newest big release. Co-written by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon and illustrated by Becky Cloonan, this brazen book is a hodgepodge of superhero and post-apocalyptic tropes. It’s a departure from more conventional offerings available from mainstream comics. The voice of this book is [...]

Coming to BOOM in September

Boom Studios brings FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY to Comic stores this September. At this moment only this visual teaser has been released but we will be bringing you more information as it becomes available. This is an interesting move for the studio, licencing tv drama properties could lead to some great comics. Imagine a Breaking [...]

Picks of the Week: 6/12/13

Batman #21 Year Zero begins here! Writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo tell the secret origin of the New 52 Batman. See how different and dangerous Gotham was before the arrival of Batman and witness the origin of some of the caped crusaders famous Rogues. A perfect jumping point for any new reader and [...]

Review: Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero

Before you watch one of the most highly anticipated summer movies in recent years, make sure to pick up its graphic novel prequel — Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero. This handsome hardcover is the perfect companion piece to what promises to be one of the most character-driven science fiction/fantasy films to grace the big [...]

Picks of the Week: 6/5/13

The Movement #2 If you missed the first issue of this series, make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice and pick up this title this week. Writer Gail Simone seems to be having the most fun she has had in a while with this colorful cast of characters. Civil unrest and citizens clashing [...]

Review: The Wake #1

Vertigo has just gotten a shot to the arm in the form of writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy joining forces to create the next great Vertigo maxi-series. And if this first-of-ten-issues of THE WAKE is any indication, this Sci-Fi/Horror epic will take the co-creators storytelling sensibilities to the next level. Snyder’s hallmark and [...]

Picks of the Week: 5/29/13

Adventure Time Annual #1 This oversized Adventure time annual is a perfect jumping on point for anyone interested in the series and treat for long time fans. The annual features work by Dustin Nguyen, Roger Langridge, Derek Fridolfs and many more as they do their own takes on Adventure Times motley crew [...]

Review: Green Lantern #20

This book is a celebration of everything that made Green Lantern arguably the most popular comic book character of the last decade. Green Lantern #20 is Geoff Johns’ final love letter to the character he made even the most hardened of skeptics fall in love with. What Johns created and achieved is the stuff of [...]

Picks of the Week: 5/22/13

The Green Team: Teen Trillionaires #1 This New 52 reboot of a cult-classic created by Joe Simon (co-creator of Captain America) and Jerry Grandenetti (known for working with Will Eisner on “The Spirit”) who both also created PREZ (true comic aficionados out there know what I am talking about). This re-imagining is bound to be [...]

Picks of the Week: 5/15/13

Adventure Time: Playing With Fire OGN: Kaboom brings the first Adventure Time Original graphic novel, featuring fan favorite character FLAME PRINCESS! Witness her first adventure with Finn and Jake outside the flame kingdom. Girl made of fire walking around the forest, what could go wrong? Written by the creator of Girls with slingshots Danielle Corsetto [...]