Zeb Larson reviews Southern Bastards #7… As a kid, Euless Boss had football in his blood. But all football ever did for him was make him bleed. Until the day he met a strange man who would change his life and the fate of Craw County forever. Southern Bastards has done the impossible: I’m actually […]
Marvel sets the Warzone! on fire with Inferno #1
As part of its Secret Wars event this coming May, Marvel is revising the 1989 crossover Inferno as the classic X-Men story sets the Warzone on fire with a brand new series from writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) and artist Javier Garron (Cyclops). “[Colossus] lost his sister to the Inferno five years ago and is absolutely […]
All-female Avengers assemble for Secret Wars in A-Force
Marvel Comics has announced that an all-female team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is assembling during Secret Wars, as the creative team of writers G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) and Marguerite K. Bennett (Angela: Asgard’s Assassin) and artist Jorge Molina (X-Men) unleashe A-Force. “She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru and other fan favorites, will take charge,” says […]
Deadpool joins the original Secret Wars in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars
As the Marvel Universe as we know it draws to a close this May, Wade Wilson is heading back in time to the original 1984 Secret Wars series for the Warzones! tie-in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars. In 1984, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars was known for debuting Spider-Man’s black costume and featuring Doctor Doom stealing […]
DC announces that The New 52 will come to an end in June
DC Entertainment has announced today that The New 52 is set to come to an end in June following the Convergence event, although the publisher is not rebooting its universe and titles will continue to take place in the same continuity. 25 books will retain their number, while a further 24 titles will relaunch (or […]
Comic Book Review – Star Wars #2
Luke Owen reviews Star Wars #2… THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped! Last month’s debut edition of Star Wars at Marvel was quite a decent little affair. It wasn’t spectacular in any […]
Entire 250 issue run of Spawn arrives in digital format
As Spawn reaches its landmark 250th issue – making it one of the longest-running independent comic books in history – Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions has announced that the entire library of Spawn comics is now available in digital format via comiXology.com, iBooks, Google Play, and imagecomics.com. “For fans waiting to jump back into Spawn, this is […]
Officer Downe adaptation secures financing, will be directed by Slipknot’s M. Shawn Crahan
The planned live-action adaptation of Joe Casey and Chris Burnham’s Officer Downe has secured financing, with Life Out Loud Films set to fund the project, which is being directed by M. Shawn Crahan, drummer and co-founder of Slipknot. “Very excited to dive back into badass muscular cinema akin to what we did in Crank,” said […]
An all-our arms race talks hold of Cybertron in Transformers: Combiner Wars
IDW has announced that the biggest Transformers publishing event of the year, Transformers: Combiner Wars, is set to get underway next month in the pages of the main Transformers title, along with the new series Transformers: Windblade. “We’re blowing the Transformers universe wide open with this series: showcasing new characters and new worlds in a […]
Todd McFarlane reveals Batman/Spawn crossover that never was
Todd McFarlane has taken to Facebook to discuss a never-before-seen and ultimately abandoned crossover between Batman and Spawn, which he would have penned with Greg Capullo providing pencils. Here’s a look at a cover the duo produced for the series: “Years ago there was a deal for DC Comics and myself to do a cool […]
