Tag: News
REBOOT! Superman gets his boots back in new costume…but still no underpants
I updated this headline courtesy of Krishnadev Calamur. HOW could we have missed this?
CB.com debuted a tweaked look for Superman today, along with next month's solicitations.
The costume is not that different than the last time it...
Why Did Marvel Drop Free Digital Download Codes? An Intruiging Theory
We should probably talk about Marvel’s decision to drop the free digital copy they’ve been bundling with their print comics.
If you go back a few years, back to when Marvel had a tier of...
Full line-up of 2017 Free Comic Book Day titles released with two top secret...
The full line-up of titles for Free Comic Book Day 2017 has just been released, and there will be 38 Silver Sponsor titles in addtion to the 12 Gold Sponsor titles previously announced. Free Comic...
Amazon names Best Graphic Novels of 2016
The end of year lists are coming - Amazon has selected 20 books in an unranked order - no big surprises, all highly praised books. Nice to see a small book like Daryl Seitchik's Exits...
DC announces complete art line-up for Justice League vs Suicide Squad, including Howard Porter
While Rebirth seems to be a hit with fans and retailers, DC can't just sit around heaving a sigh of relief. So in December they're rolling out Justive League vs Suicide Squad, an event/crossover/battle...
Walking Dead Round-up: Shocking deaths reveal that the zombie apocalypse is awful
Last night the seventh season of The Walking Dead kicked off and answered this cliffhanger of a question: just WHO did Negan beat to death with a baseball bat? (SPOILERS, obviously, although if you...
John Carter is back from Brian Wood and Alex Cox
For those longing for adventure beneath the hurtling moons of Mars, Dynamite is bringing back John Carter in a new book written by Brian Wood (DMZ, The Massive, Briggs Land) and Alex Cox. You may...
Live blogging the 2016 Ignatz Awards
Hey hey, don't know how long my power will last, but we're here for the only US comics awards that cartoonists RACE to get to.
Director Warren Bernard thanks volunteers and guests and remembers Alvin...
The state of the industry UPDATED AND CORRECTED
Those who think comics need to ditch the direct market right this minute had better not read the latest news about Barnes and Noble. The last big box chain had a dismal quarter, fired...
This list of Fall’s “Overwhelming Amount of Awesome New Comics” doesn’t include lots of...
As long as we're talking "comics media," over at io9 there's a Guide to the Overwhelming Amount of Awesome New Comics Coming This Fall which does indeed include many interesting new books. Props to...
#Valiantsummit wrap up: staying the course
You've seen the news and art, but a brief report from the actual Valiant Summit. This was a briskly run and produced event; given that it was in a comedy theater at 2 in...
A giant statue of Deadpool is touring Japan
Japan loves giant statues. I was down on Japan a few items ago, but I do support their love of giant statues. And they've just unveiled a 23 foot long statue of Deadpool, at his come hither best.
