Tag: Top Comics
The Retailer’s View // Should Printed Single Issues Go Away?
Our story begins a few years ago, when I was still managing another comic shop in the city. A man walked into the store, smiling and humming to himself.
“Interesting place you got here,” he...
PREVIEW: Body Parts Get Severed and Link Whines in “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight...
The Legend of Zelda franchise has spread its lore far and wide since it’s 1986 Japanese release. Aside from being mistakenly called “Zelda” since the game’s 1987 American release, the protagonist Link is...
REVIEW: Two Capcom Franchises Battle for Supremacy in Street Fighter VS Darkstalkers #0
Arcade fighter fans won’t have a hard time recognizing Capcom’s respective Street Fighter and Darkstalkers franchises. Any and all storylines have been separate at best, surrounding their various video game iterations, cartoons, comics, and...
REVIEW: Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s “Decelerate Blue” Speaks Truth For Today’s “Go-Go” World
Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s graphic novel, Decelerate Blue, published by First Second couldn’t have been released at a more opportune time. Dystopian stories are seeing a renewed rise in interest lately, of which...
Ezra Claytan Daniels is the 3rd Annual Dwayne McDuffie Awards for Diversity in Comics...
The Dwayne McDuffie Awards for Diversity in Comics continued to increase in scope this year at the Long Beach Comic Expo. The annual showcase for diversity in comics, named after the late and acclaimed...
Compare and Contrast Marvel’s Legacy Heroes with Generations
Over the past few years, Marvel has been growing a huge roster of second generation heroes bearing the same name as their predecessors with an all-new identity underneath an established cape and cowl. It...
The Marvel Rundown: Dead Still, Our Thoughts on the Clone Conspiracy Finale
This week saw the end of Marvel's latest Spider-Man event: Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy. Read on for our thoughts on the series' conclusion and the one Monsters Unleashed tie-in that actually takes advantage of...
The Marvel Rundown: Running with Devils and Monsters!
Lately, Marvel has had two big priorities with their ongoing debuts. Firstly, the publisher has been devoted to launching a plethora of brand new Daredevil ongoings. The latest member of his supporting cast to...
The Retailer’s View // Do Retailers Dream of Lenticular Sheep?
It’s the beginning of a new month, which means retailers have just sent another batch of initial orders off to Diamond to butcher, and another set of data has arrived. Diligent retailers will have...
The Marvel Rundown: A can’t-miss CIVIL WAR II epilogue Delivers Massive Payoff
Before we get any further into this week’s column, I would like to address the elephant in the room. Yes, these two Monsters Unleashed tie-in books are called (name of series) #1.MU. Silly. However,...
The Retailer’s View // The Flood
Welcome to the end of the world as we know it. Walk with me into the maw of the abyss, dear friends. It’s time to talk comics retail in 2017.
Co-Creator Paul Dini returns to Harley Quinn in the pages of her Rebirth Ongoing...
One of Harley Quinn's original creators Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) is returning to the character in the pages of her ongoing series. The regular Harley Quinn ongoing writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy...
