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The Beat Reviews for 09/01/13: Ghosts Galore

01/11/2013 3:00 pm by Steve Morris

The Beat Reviews for 09/01/13: Ghosts Galore

Aside from being Dennis Hopeless week once more, this week saw every company release a massively publicized, ‘important’ comic. From Dark Horse’s new Star Wars series to Marvel’s Sinister Spider-Man, this was a week for big new books. Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and co-publisher of The MNT, which you can find here. http://stardarkcity.wordpress.com/

Filed Under: Comics, Dark Horse, DC, Image, Marvel, Reviews, Top News Tagged With: Dan Slott, Ghost, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Peter Milligan, Phil Noto, Reviews, Ryan Stegman, Superior Spider-Man, The Perhapanauts

Review: SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 for the Confused

01/10/2013 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

Review: SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 for the Confused

[Major spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Superior Spider-Man #1 ahead!] I’ll admit it. I’m confused. For a Spidey fan, I haven’t been following AMAZING SPIDER-MAN closely enough, though it would have been impossible to avoid becoming caught up in all the mania surrounding number 700 and the “death” of Peter Parker if you’re into […]

Filed Under: Comics, Marvel, News, Reviews, Top Comics Tagged With: Amazing Spider-Man 700, Dan Slott, Marvel, Reviews, Ryan Stegman, Superior Spider-Man

The Beat Reviews for 02/01/13: Featuring Illicit Benedict Cumberbatch Pictures!

01/04/2013 1:00 pm by Steve Morris

The Beat Reviews for 02/01/13: Featuring Illicit Benedict Cumberbatch Pictures!

2013 rolls in like a Swiss person being pushed down a hill, which means it’s time for some more reviews! And some photos of Benedict Cumberbatch, because I refuse to bow to reader demands. He’s such an intellectual! Trying as ever to get a mix of comics from the shelf, this week sees the usual […]

Filed Under: Comics, DC, Image, Kids' comics, Marvel, Reviews, Top News Tagged With: Black Panther, DC, Fatale, Image, Marvel, Reviews, Superman, The Phoenix

A Smurfy Preview Review: THE BABY SMURF by Peyo from Papercutz

01/02/2013 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

A Smurfy Preview Review: THE BABY SMURF by Peyo from Papercutz

It seems appropriate to ring in the new year with a blue moon and a stork-bourne baby Smurf. THE BABY SMURF, including the title story and several other comics by the legendary Belgian native Peyo, is set for release on February 26th, 2013, a date that seemed all too futuristic even last week. For those […]

Filed Under: Breaking News, Cartoons, Comics, Graphic Novels, Kids' comics, Previews, Reviews, Top Comics Tagged With: Benny Breakiron, European Comics, Jim Salicrup, Papercutz, Peyo, Reviews, Smurfs, The Baby Smurf

The 2012 Comics Happy List

01/02/2013 8:27 am by Todd Allen

The 2012 Comics Happy List

I’m not going to write a definitive “best of 2012” post.  There’s a lot of variation for taste and I didn’t read _every_ comic that came out in 2012, so I can’t muster the hubris for a “best of” list.  But I did read a fair amount of comics and, in no particular order, here’s […]

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews, Top Comics

Holiday Reading Review: I WILL BITE YOU by Joseph Lambert

12/26/2012 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

Holiday Reading Review: I WILL BITE YOU by Joseph Lambert

Though I attended MoCCA Fest 2012 where I WILL BITE YOU debuted, it went under my overwhelmed radar, but fortunately, it caught my attention at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. Several people who saw me carrying my copy commented on what a worthy book it was, and that I certainly ought to read it. […]

Filed Under: Comics, Indie Comics, Reviews, Small Presses, Top Comics Tagged With: BCGF, I WILL BITE YOU, Joseph Lambert, MoCCA FEST, Reviews, Secret Acres

REVIEW: THE BLACK BEETLE #0, “Night Shift”

12/21/2012 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

REVIEW: THE BLACK BEETLE #0, “Night Shift”

Talk about an anticipated comic! While enthusiasts are waiting impatiently for the launch of THE BLACK BEETLE #1-4, “No Way Out”, starting on January 16th from Dark Horse, those who missed the three part installments of “Night Shift” in DARK HORSE PRESENTS #11-13 can catch it in rather glorious collected format in issue 0. Eisner […]

Filed Under: Comics, Dark Horse, News, Reviews, Top Comics Tagged With: Dark Horse, Dark Horse Presents, Dashiell Hammett, Francesco Francavilla, Jim Gibbons, Night Shift, No Way Out, Pulp, Raymond Chandler, Reviews, The Black Beetle

The Beat Comic Reviews for 19/12/12: Spiders, Birds, Harbingers and Dazzlers

12/21/2012 1:00 pm by Steve Morris

The Beat Comic Reviews for 19/12/12: Spiders, Birds, Harbingers and Dazzlers

It’s time for the last reviews section I’ll be doing this year. I have to make it a little quicker than usual, too, because I’ve got to bob out to pick up some quality sherry for Santa next week. The higher the alcohol content, the better the present! I think that’s how it works, anyway. […]

Filed Under: DC, Dynamite, Marvel, Reviews, Top News, Valiant Tagged With: Dazzler, DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Marvel, Valiant

Review: Richard Corben’s THE CONQUEROR WORM from Dark Horse

12/18/2012 2:00 pm by Hannah Means-Shannon

Review: Richard Corben’s THE CONQUEROR WORM from Dark Horse

Rightly speaking, the title of this review should read, “Richard Corben’s Edgar Allen Poe’s THE CONQUEROR WORM”, but that seemed particularly wordy for an article header.  It introduces the nature of Richard Corben’s latest works, however, to have layers of authorship and titling. Based on Corben’s notes provided in the back of THE CONQUEROR WORM, […]

Filed Under: Comics, Dark Horse, Reviews, Top Comics Tagged With: Dark Horse, Edgar Allen Poe, Reviews, Richard Corben, The Conqueror Worm

THE HOBBIT is just like rice pudding: good to the last drop

12/17/2012 10:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

THE HOBBIT is just like rice pudding: good to the last drop

Over the years, I’ve developed a stable of sick foods for those days—whether self-incurred or sent by nature—when you just can’t get out of bed. One of my favorites, frequently referenced here, is Kozy Shack Rice Pudding, a magical substance, each bite of which contains the exactly perfect ratio of creamy vanilla custard and chewy […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Movies, Reviews, The Hobbit, Tolkien

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