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Closing Time: Anthony Desiato’s ‘My Comic Shop History’ Chronicles the Life, Death, and Legacy of His Local Comic Shop

07/01/2015 11:30 am by Alexander Lu

Closing Time: Anthony Desiato’s ‘My Comic Shop History’ Chronicles the Life, Death, and Legacy of His Local Comic Shop

In the end, memories are what make us who we are.  Although they slip away so easily, these small fragments of past inform our future decisions and influence us every moment we’re alive.  For most of us comic book readers, a formative moment in our personal histories is the first time we step into a […]

Filed Under: Comics, Culture, Interviews, Podcasts and other media, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: Alternate Realities, Local Comic Shop, My Comic Shop History, podcast

Heroes: Reborn Gets a Synopsis, Trailer, and Character Portraits!

06/30/2015 7:13 pm by Alexander Lu

Heroes: Reborn Gets a Synopsis, Trailer, and Character Portraits!

Swiftly following last week’s debut of the “Where are the Heroes?” teaser trailer, NBC has released a flurry of Heroes: Reborn promotional material to get audiences excited about the return of the show.  First off, here’s our first glimpse of the heroes, some of whom you might recognize, in action: Then there’s the official plot […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Breaking News, Television, Top News Tagged With: heroes reborn, NBC

Massive Update to the All-New, All-Different Marvel Scorecard

06/30/2015 4:42 pm by Alexander Lu

Massive Update to the All-New, All-Different Marvel Scorecard

Recently, a bunch of cover solicits from Marvel’s All-New All-Different preview book leaked.  We now have 46 titles on deck.  Besides some major shakeups we’ve previously covered such as Jeff Lemire debuting on X-Men and Rick Remender leaving Marvel to focus on his creator owned work, there aren’t any huge shakeups to the roster of […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, Marvel, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: All-New All-Different, Marvel Scorecard

Check out the All-New, All-Different Amazing Spider-Man Costume

06/30/2015 3:13 pm by Alexander Lu

Check out the All-New, All-Different Amazing Spider-Man Costume

Man, Marvel loves their hyphens. Dan Slott recently gave an interview to MTV regarding his and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli’s upcoming Amazing Spider-Man run, which begins following Secret Wars‘ conclusion in October.  In the article, MTV debuted new designs from the series including a brand new costume created by Alex Ross (Kingdom Come) and a Spider Mobile conceived by Camuncoli. As head of Parker Industries, the […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, Marvel, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: All-New All-Different, Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott, Giuseppe Camuncoli

Rick Remender Leaves Marvel to Focus on Creator Owned Work

06/30/2015 9:00 am by Alexander Lu

Rick Remender Leaves Marvel to Focus on Creator Owned Work

Last night, Rick Remender announced his intentions to “take a break” from his work with Marvel comics.  The writer, known for his tenures on Uncanny X-Force, Punisher, and Captain America, says that he owes Marvel a great debt for enabling him to “provide for [his] family as it grew” and for taking a chance on him when […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, Marvel, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: All-New All-Different, Marvel, Rick Remender

The Wicked + The Divine’s Fandemonium Trailer Will Have You Losing Your Head

06/29/2015 3:08 pm by Alexander Lu

The Wicked + The Divine’s Fandemonium Trailer Will Have You Losing Your Head

Once again, we return to the end of another arc in Kieron Gillen’s, Jamie McKelvie’s, Matthew Wilson’s, and Clayton Cowles’ Image hit, The Wicked + The Divine.  The trade that collects the “Fandemonium” story will hit store shelves on Wednesday, July 1st.  To celebrate, designer James Leech has put together an expertly animated trailer featuring sad […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Image, Top News, Videos Tagged With: Clayton Cowles, Image, Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen, Matthew Wilson, The Wicked + The Divine

Image EXPO Schedule Announced: Parties, Signings, and Art Exhibits!

06/25/2015 12:16 pm by Alexander Lu

Image EXPO Schedule Announced: Parties, Signings, and Art Exhibits!

Today, Image Comics released the schedule for their 2015 Expo, which will run on July 2nd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Ticketing Info Tickets to the event are now available for sale. General Admission is $25 and Premium Admission is $65. Seating is limited. Admission for retailers and members of […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, Conventions, Image, Image Expo, Publishers, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: Convention, Image Expo, Schedule

Batman: Arkham Knight PC Sales Suspended in Wake of Botched Launch

06/25/2015 12:00 pm by Alexander Lu

Batman: Arkham Knight PC Sales Suspended in Wake of Botched Launch

Following a huge wave of complaints about Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight‘s PC Port performance, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has suspended sales of the title.  These complaints included tales of sluggish performance and a total inability to get the game to work.  Warner Bros. issued a statement on its community message boards last night: Dear Batman: Arkham […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, DC, Top News, Video Games Tagged With: batman arkham knight, rocksteady, WB games

DC Comics Available for the First Time on Public Library App Hoopla

06/25/2015 10:49 am by Alexander Lu

DC Comics Available for the First Time on Public Library App Hoopla

In their struggle to stay relevant in the technology-obsessed 21st century, many public libraries have turned towards e-book services to keep membership levels high.  Historically, comic book publishers have been slow to embrace digital reading, with Dark Horse Comics only having joined Comixology this week.  However, today DC Comics began its partnership with public library […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, DC, Retailing, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: DC, E-Books, Hoopla, libraries

Spider-Gwen Gets an All New #1 This Fall

06/24/2015 12:22 pm by Alexander Lu

Spider-Gwen Gets an All New #1 This Fall

Call it a reboot.  Call it a marketing ploy.  After her massive Spiderverse debut and five solo book issues, Spider-Gwen is getting a new comic.  It will debut this fall after Secret Wars under Marvel’s “All-New, All-Different” relaunch banner.  However, the more things change, the more things stay the same.  Despite being renumbered, Spider-Gwen will […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Comics, Marvel, Top Comics, Top News Tagged With: Jason Latour, Marvel, Robbi Rodriguez, Secret Wars, spider-gwen

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