Second Opinion: Batman #17

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Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #17 came out this week, concluding their 'Death of the Family' storyline to universal approval from reviewers. But...

Constantine #1 Preview (Or Hellblazer PG-13 If You Prefer)

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DC has sent over a preview of the New 52 Hellblazer relaunch, renamed Constantine, possibly after the Keanu Reeves film (which was surprisingly decent).  As you can...

Review: Django Unchained #2

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First issues are easy – it’s the second issue where you get the proper measure of where a story is going, how it’ll play...

Black Bat Adds Artist, Confirms May Launch (Preview Art)

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The Black Bat was one of the early character pulps from the 1930s, along with The Shadow and The Spider.  Like those last 2 pulps, The...

Dallas Retailer Leads Way in Active Boycott of Orson Scott Card’s Superman Comic UPDATE...

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There's been controvery over the past few days following DC's decision to hire Orson Scott Card, a pioneer in contemporary homophobia, as one of...

January Sales Estimates – How Did Marvel NOW Hold Up?

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The January sales estimates are up at The Comics Chronicles.  It's a big January and is looking like a win for Marvel, more so with their...

GREAT PACIFIC #4 gets a Phantom Variant

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Continuing the tradition of Phantom Variant covers from the semi-secret Phantom Variant retailer group—as opposed to the totally secret and nonexistent Ghost Variant retailer group—Joe Harris's GREAT PACIFIC #4 will have a Phantom Variant cover by regular artist Martin Morazzo, which is also an homage to the classic Y

All The Green Lantern Writers Leaving – Change Is In the Air

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The big news, as promoted by DC, was that Geoff Johns was capping off his 9 year run on Green Lantern.  That's not the entirety of the...

Review: The Pulp Fiction of The Spider – Terror of the Zombie Queen

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Introducing the best crime-fighting comic on the shelves right now: The Spider. No, not that Spider, but this one from Dynamite Entertainment that you quite possibly...

Geoff Johns to Conclude His Green Lantern Run with issue #20

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After ten years working on the character, and reigniting one of DC's struggling titles into one of their most popular franchises, Geoff Johns has...

Don Rosa on retiring from making comics

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Indie and Disney master Don Rosa has posted online the final chapter of a bio intended for a collected edition of his works. after it was rejected by Disney. Rosa explains his decision to retire from drawing comics last year as the result of both the psychological effects years of working, his failing eyesight, and some ongoing difficulties with how Disney deals with it's comics licenses. It's an entertaining read -- especially for ow his early years intersected with those of his hero, Disney artist supreme Carl Barks, but it's also not hard to see why Disney may not have been thrilled to publish it.

Dark Horse Editorial changes: Gibbons promoted, Edidin goes freelance

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A couple of changes at Dark Horse as Jim Gibbons has been promoted to assistant editor. Gibbons, one of about 12 trillion former Wizard...

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