In the world of Tower Chronicles, banshees, goblins, ghosts, vampires, and other more exotic supernatural creatures still exist in the world, but humanity has forgotten about them. Unlike the rest of the world, John Tower remembers these creatures still exist. It’s his job to know. He is a supernatural bounty hunter, someone with the specific [...]
This issue cannot be discussed without revealing some major plot points, so the SPOILER Warning is in effect. Jennifer Blood dismembers the corpse of her formerly living husband at the start of the issue. The last issue had them getting into a fight and in a fit of passion, she kills him. Throughout the grisly act, [...]
Although a founding member of the Avengers, Ant-Man is quickly forgotten in favor of the more iconic characters. Considered something of a joke hero, there have been three people who used the Ant-Man persona over the years. Doctor Henry Pym used the persona until his mind unhinged and he adopted the Yellowjacket persona instead. Scott Lang adopted it [...]
Steve Rogers becoming President of the United States is not a new idea. Many divergent and alternate time lines have explored that idea in many ways. In the Marvel Mangaverse, he was already president that universe’s inception. In Marvel Zombies, Colonel America used his knowledge as president to find civil defense shelters. In a What [...]
When Cable turned the New Mutants into the X-Force 20 years ago, he wanted a team of mutants that was more proactive than Xavier’s team. While the X-Men preferred nonviolent solutions, X-Force was more proactive and openly attacked their opponents. When Cyclops reformed the team in 2008, he wanted a covert ops team that operated [...]
The famous observation about Angus MacGyver goes along the lines of, “Give him chewing gum and paper clips and he can build you a house in three days.” While the real character cannot do that, he is known for doing some outlandish things during the seven seasons MacGyver was on the air. Through practical applications [...]
Arcana Studio, the producers of over 300 unique and original titles, bring to you this fanciful retelling of John Henry, the Steel Driving Man. In the original tall tale, John Henry, the former slave turned railroad worker, battles a steam-powered drill. He does not believe that any machine could beat a human at drilling holes [...]
A Cat named Haiku is a 40 page graphic novel produced by Arcana Studio. Haiku is your typical cat, one who lives for getting in trouble and defying his owner. After a day where he’s especially naughty, he learns that even if people are mad at him, that does not mean he is not loved [...]
Skybound Entertainment and Robert Kirkman announced that two of its titles have sold out and are getting second printings. The first title is Guarding the Globe #1. It is the Justice League of the Invincible Universe, but reading it is more like the Suicide Squad. The first Global Guardians team had a very spectacular death. [...]
In recent years, Captain America fought constantly. He fought his enemies, against alien invaders, and even his friends. Each time, he acted like a good soldier and focused on the current mission. Everything else was unimportant. He did not focus on the consequences of his actions because he was off to the next mission long before [...]
When a series of bizarre and violent murders take place on the planet Amaranth, four uniquely talented individuals are sent to investigate. The team consists of team leader Cassandra Burroughs, military expert Siam Locke, Diplomat Masika Zenda, and Jered Hofman, a forensic scientist. Each member is suited for their job, but they also have something [...]
If you happen to be at the New York Comic Con, going on from October 11-14, be sure to stop by artist’s alley to visit J. Wichmann booth. In addition to showcasing pieces from his various projects, he will also be on hand to sell you copies of his self published comic book series, Thief [...]
In this adaptation of Dante’s Inferno, Sam and Juniper Tinker are killed and their souls are sent to different levels of Hell. Sam begins a quest through hell to find his sister. Issue 3 begins with the bigger story behind this adventure. Someone in hell sets up the two main characters to die and a [...]
Knowing that one team cannot write and draw all ass kicking, Skullkickers creative team decided to make issue 18 an anthology issue. In Tavern Tales, some of the best and brightest of Image comics will have a chance to write and draw a story set in the universe. Included in the mix are [...]
If we were to tell you that Bloodstrike is a team of super powered zombies, you would be skeptical. You have every right to be. In its original run, Rob Liefeld manage to bury that underlying concept inside a ton of Batman monologues, brood poses, and meaningless action sequences. It felt like Rob was afraid [...]
Nothing is more terrifying to a parent than having your child taken from you. It becomes worse when the kidnapper only wants to torment you. In Chasing the Dead, Sue is thrown into that situation when her daughter is taken from her. To get her back, Sue must follow the kidnapper’s mysterious and cryptic instructions. On the longest [...]
Because of the success of Marvel’s 5 movie plan, there is renewed interest in creating comic book inspired movies. Hopefully, they will be allowed to go down a different path than the same superhero origin movie that previous movies went down. The comic book properties on this list have the potential to make interesting movies [...]
Marvel NOW launches its second wave by teasing lightning. As always, we are encouraged to speculate what Marvel means with the term. Lightning could mean many different things because of associations with many different characters and teams. Our thoughts and speculation point to the following 4 choices. Red Hulk: Admittedly a long shot, but the [...]
I like Resurrection Man as a character. His powers make him a great deus ex Machina: whenever he dies, he gains a new power based on how he last died. If he is crushed by a boulder, he gains invulnerability. If he swallows poison, he gains immunity to poisons. If he’s tortured to death, he [...]
VHS is a found footage horror movie along the lines of Quarantine, REC, and the Blair Witch Project. The premise is paper-thin: a group of teenagers are paid to break into a house and steal a particular VHS tape. When they break into the house, they find a body, recording equipment, several monitors, and a [...]
