Whether we’re talking about movies or comics, one thing seems to be holding true lately–the guesses that fans and critics make before a property is released are, by and large, coming true. Sometimes those expectations are even being exaggerated in the final outcome. Nobody, for example, thought that John Carter...
Spring has sprung, fellow comic book fans! There’s more than just pollen in the air, as the arrival of new and exciting story arcs, recurring characters and twists of fate all await us this week with the return of the comic book hot list and a look at what will...
Having finished up issue #100 of “The Darkness,” long-time series writer Phil Hester has moved on. That means the comic book will need a new creative team. Enter David Hine (The Darkness: Four Horsemen) and Jeremy Haun (Artifacts, Battle Hymn) to move the series forward beginning with issue 101. If...
April 11 begins the next arc of Avenging Spider-Man, with a story by superstar crime writer Greg Rucka and Mark Waid, self-proclaimed digital comics pioneer and one of Marvel’s new favorite people. Whether or not it will be an AR-enhanced title isn’t mentioned in the solicitation text, but seems likely....
At Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel, the final panel of the week, there wasn’t as much status-quo shattering to be done as in previous panels (like their Talk to the Hat panel, which saw two major new series announced, or their digital panel on Friday), but they did have some...
As opposed to Marvel’s WonderCon coverage, which has been plentiful if a little shallow, DC has been fairly sparse with information about most of its panels, choosing instead to update its blog with the same kind of posts they usually would–only this time on the weekend. The one thing that...
Dark Horse Comics, one of the last “name” publishers to hold out and stick with their own app instead of piggybacking on ComiXology for distribution of their digital comics, announced today that they will join Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and other genre-savvy stars in the April launch of Geek &...
On DC’s “Con Away From Con” blog post series covering the events of WonderCon, they’ve spent most of the day talking Batman with writer Scott Snyder (more on that later) but following on the heels of the contentious Before Watchmen panels earlier today, the publisher has released Jim Lee’s variant...
Moments ago at the Talk to the Hat panel at WonderCon, Marvel Comics confirmed rumors reported by Bleeding Cool earlier this week: that Carol Danvers will drop the name Ms. Marvel and pick up the currently-vacant mantle of Captain Marvel for Marvel Comics when the title by that name launches...
As one might expect, with J.M. Straczynski as a featured guest and DC hosting a Straczynski panel today back-to-back with its second DC: All Access panel of the weekend–this one focused on Before Watchmen specifically–much of today was spent with DC’s editors and talent teasing, explaining, defending and rationalizing Before...
Having revealed that Batman: Year one will be out in stores before the San Diego Comic-Con this year, much of today’s DC Comics: All Access panel at WonderCon was taken up with members of the panel taking on questions about the New 52 relaunch initiative, some of which would seem...
As one of the most anticipated new #1 issues of 2012, it seems likely that Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ sold-out Saga #1 is going to be on the receiving end of a lot of biased reviews, both for and against the title. I’ll admit up front that my...
According to a press release from Image Comics, Robert Kirkman’s best-selling Skybound title The Walking Dead will feature a preview of Rachel Rising, Terry Moore’s new creator-owned horror title, when issue #95 hits the stands on March 28. The Walking Dead has become a popular launching pad for creator-owned material...
For the second time in as many days, Marvel has released a teaser image and a bit of dialogue for Avengers Vs. X-Men #2. While yesterday’s promotional one-sheet featured The Red Hulk facing off against Colossus, today sees Luke Cage and Namor doing battle. As the Phoenix Force is seeking...
To the surprise of virtually no one in the comics industry, Image Comics’ Saga #1, which hits the stands tomorrow, has sold out at Diamond Comics Distributors and will go back for a second print. The second print will be available on April 11, the same day as Saga #2...
