Chris Cooper reviews Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2… Trapped in a world where they can scarcely tell friend from foe, the Turtles’ first encounter with the Dark Knight puts their fighting skills to the ultimate test. And while Batman and scientist Lucius Fox search for any clue as to where these strange ninjas come from, […]
The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens unlikely to beat Avatar, young Han Solo actor shortlist, Darth Vader in Rogue One, Princess Leia joins Rebels, Poe Dameron getting his own series and more
This edition of The Week in Star Wars sees more updates on The Force Awakens’ box office totals, casting news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One rumours and more… We’re going to kick things off this week by looking at Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ box office totals. The film is still […]
Fox adapting graphic novel Sexcastle
Deadline is reporting that Fox has acquired the rights to Image Comics’ graphic novel Sexcastle by Kyle Starks and has tapped Kyle Newacheck and Blake Anderson (Comedy Central’s Workaholics) to direct and star respectively. Sexcastle is described as “a throwback to 80s action movies” and tells the tale of an assassin (played by Anderson), who leaves the […]
Secret Wars and The Private Eye top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling titles for December 2015, with Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s Secret Wars #8, the penultimate chapter of the Marvel event crossover, topping the comic book chart, and Image’s The Private Eye Deluxe Edition leading the graphic novels. Top ten bestselling comic books: 1. Secret Wars #8 2. Dark […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #150
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #150… SPECIAL EXTRA-SIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE – 40 PAGES FOR ONLY $2.99! In our 150th issue, Rick Grimes finds himself… BETRAYED. This is it, the 150th issue of The Walking Dead. If you were expecting anything like the hundredth issue in terms of shockers, either take a deep sigh of […]
Comic Book Review – The Violent #2
Zeb Larson reviews The Violent #2… Desperation leads to murder. Issue 2 of The Violent picks up a couple of days after the first issue, and if possible things are worse for Mason and his family than they were before. Desperately, Mason is going to try and make everything right, but how can he? And […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #53
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #53… An all-new adventure begins as Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise face off with a renegade faction of Orions intent on disrupting the truce between their species and the Federation! Let’s go back to 2009 and the birth of NuTrek with a complete re-energized crew. Do you remember seeing […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files: The Official Collection Vol. 1: The Agents, the Bureau, and the Syndicate
Amy Richau reviews The X-Files: The Official Collection Vol. 1 The Agents, the Bureau, and the Syndicate… Reopen The X-Files with this definitive new collection. Celebrating the iconic show of the 90s set to return to our screens in a new six-part mini-series this indispensable volume collects together cast and crew interviews, in-depth features and […]
Done to Death: The Perpetual Resurrection of Comic Book Characters
Anghus Houvouras on the perpetual resurrection of comic book characters… Death. It’s a constant in the world of comic books. Something employed by Marvel and DC with marked regularity. A creative crutch that’s as synonymous to the medium as cliffhanger endings and over sexualized females in barely there costumes. It’s such a tired, meaningless cliché. […]
Catch up with Marvel’s Secret Wars in ‘Story So Far’ recap video
With the final issue of Secret Wars set to arrive this Wednesday, Marvel has released a ‘Story So Far’ recap video which brings you up to date with all the happenings from the huge event series in preparation for the cataclysmic and Battleworld-shaking climax. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Variant covers for Marvel’s Secret […]
