Comic Book Releases for September 10th, 2009
Now that you’ve taken the Labor Day holiday to rest up and catch up on all those comics you keep meaning to get to during the regular work week, it’s time to get a fresh stack! There’s plenty to pick up in stores this Thursday, and the adventure and spandex-covered heroes are happy to oblige!
From Marvel this week, more pieces of Norman Osborn’s master plan for the world come into focus, as Dark Reign: The List begins with an Avengers one-shot. Norman’s not happy with the way things are, and this new arc proves it! Be sure to read Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1 before reading The List! Read more
Comic Book Previews for September 2nd, 2009
Before you hit the beach, the mountains or some other locale for the Labor Day holiday, don’t forget to swing by your local comic book shop and pick up this week’s new releases! Image Comics continues to serve up plenty for fans of their runaway hit series Chew. Issue four bows this week, along with reprints of the first three issues! This is your chance to catch up on the adventures of Detective Tony Chu all in one week! Pete Wentz, frontman for the band Fall Out Boy, sees his co-creation debut this week with the first issue of Fall Out Toy Works, the first in a five issue limited series! Mice Templar: Destiny #3 also lands in stores this week, giving fans of Image even more to be excited about! Read more
Comic Book Previews for August 12, 2009
What could be causing part of the oppressive heat this summer, at least this Wednesday anyway? Those SEVENTY candles on the top of Marvel’s cake, that’s what! Happy birthday to the home of some of the most recognizable characters in pop culture today! With that, Marvel has a big birthday bash planned, with several powerful new releases this week!
First up for the birthday boys and girls is Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition. It starts here! The original Human Torch, Ka-Zar, and Sub-Mariner are all here, brought to you in a stunning new edition by some amazing talent in the industry today! That’s not all birthday fun! The Marvel’s Project #1 debuts, with this Ed Brubaker penned tale kicking off the ultimate origin story of the Marvel universe! Look also for the releases of Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1. Both of these titles will give us a post-Ultimatum look at the Ultimate universe. Look also for the continuation of the powerful Dark Avengers/X-Men crossover, Utopia, in Uncanny X-Men #514. Read more
Comic Book Releases for August 5th, 2009
August is here! This first week of our eighth month has lots of comic book action and goodness, so hold on, here we go!
Marvel releases several big issues this week, with Captain America: Reborn #2 continuing the surprising events and twists from Captain America #600 and Reborn #1. Ultimatum’s finale sees the release of two one shots, wrapping up the stories of the Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four in two separate Requiems. Black Panther kicks off it’s second arc with issue seven, and expect an interesting run on the limited series Ghost Rider: Heavens Fire, which starts this week as well. Luke Cage is given an interesting solo story in the creative Luke Cage Noir #1, which sees the hero back home in the Prohibition era! Read more
B.P.R.D. 1947 Sets a Stage for Possible Intrigue
The Hellboy universe and franchise has grown exponentially over the past few years, with more and more recognition coming to the popular Dark Horse series, thanks to two successful film adaptations of the characters about and surrounding the demonic hero, but also due to the intense curiosity of much of the public with all things supernatural. Enter the B.P.R.D.
The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense have had their adventures chronicled for only a few years now, but their popularity has brought several limited series over that time. Now comes the latest storyline, B.P.R.D. 1947. Taking place on the heels of the end of World War II, this new mystery seeks to touch on not only a new supernatural case for Professor Bruttenholm, head of the Bureau, and his crew, but also the emotional aftershock of a global conflict. Read more
Comic Book Releases for July 8, 2009
Another week, another set of exciting comic book releases! This week once again brings several new titles, series, and events! Let’s jump right in!
Dark Horse Comics expands the Hellboy universe a bit more this week, releasing B.P.R.D.: 1947 #1, a new story focusing on our team of supernatural investigators, this time dealing with the after effects of a vampire on the loose at the end of World War II. Image Comics releases the trade paperback of Back to Brooklyn this week. The Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti penned series is finally collected here, and fans of gritty drama and crime should pick this one up! The Darkness returns this week with issue #78, and be sure to look for Elephantmen War Toys: Yvette, a one shot focusing on one of the popular characters from the War Toys miniseries. Read more
Boom! Studios Makes Comic Book Readers Take Notice
One thing becomes readily apparent upon meeting Boom! Studios CEO and co-owner Ross Richie: the man knows, and LOVES, comic books. As soon as we sit down for this interview, Richie eagerly digs through a stack of back issues in front of me, gushing over the names of artists and writers from years past such as Buscema, Kirby and Byrne. He knows them by cover and title only, able to spin comic book history quickly from his mind.
His enthusiasm and skill in comic books has served him well as Boom! Studios CEO, helping to guide the company into being one of the most dynamic and risk-taking around. He credits a lot of that success to the people he has brought into the company and the material that Boom! deals with. Read more
Dark Horse and Image Surge Into Summer
Marvel and DC won’t be the only comic book publishers cranking out exciting, page-turning adventures this summer. Dark Horse and Image both have plenty of stories lined up for this summer, with some already highly anticipated storylines in the works!
Jedi Invasion - Dropping into stores on July 1st, Dark Horse releases the next installment of its successful line of Star Wars titles with Star Wars: Invasion. This five-issue series has the Jedi forces staring down a bold new threat, potentially even more deadly than the Sith! How will Luke Skywalker and his allies triumph? Also look for new storylines to begin in other Dark Horse titles such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Legacy.
Will Dark Knight Win Big At 81st Annual Academy Awards?
While the Academy failed to nominate The Dark Knight in either the Best Picture or the Best Director categories, the film managed to make its way into numerous other categories. The big question is how the film will do in all these other categories. If The Dark Knight somehow manages to win in most of the eight categories where the film is nominated, then the Academy’s huge oversight in not recognizing the film in the Best Picture of Best Director categories will become all the more glaring.
The Dark Knight was recognized with nominations in categories for performance by an actor in a supporting role, art direction, cinematography, film editing, makeup, sound editing, sound mixing, and visual effects.
The Dark Knight category that will garner the most interest from viewers is the Best Supporting Actor category. Heath Ledger was nominated posthumously for his performance as the The Joker. Other actors nominated in the category were Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Michael Shannon.
