by Will Carlton, Szymon Kudranski, and Todd Mcfarlane / Cover by Michael Golden Once again my fellow nerds and nerdettes, we shall delve into the depths of the comic world – and when I say into the depths, I truly mean it. Today I am sharing a preview of Spawn # 219 and trust [...]
Perhaps you are aware of Hack/Slash‘s beginnings as a series of one-shots for Devil’s Due Publications in 2004. After 32 issues with Devil’s Due and 15 for Image, the series seems very, very different. Sure, even back then, the slasher-movie-turned-on-its-head theme made a few sorties into other areas of the horror genre. But the one-shots [...]
So, do you like Superman? Yes? Wow, me too. No way. Ok, how about slightly naff Superman rip-offs? No? Oh…well… this is awkward. If you, like, well frankly no one I know, answered no to the first question and yes to the second then Supreme could be right up your street. As you might have [...]
Raffaele Ienco‘s latest creation, Epic Kill, delivers all that its title demands. There is lots of killing, and every single kill is epic in its own right. However, there is much more to this book than just a bloody trail left in Song’s, our protagonist, wake. Underneath all of the violence is a mystery that [...]
Boom! Studios and Aspen have announced their line ups for Free Comic Book Day, May 5th. From Boom! we are getting a special 16 page original book, a preview story for their new ongoing series, The Hypernaturals: Featuring a cover by Francesco Mattina (NOVA) and interior art by Brad Walker (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) [...]
One of the most anticipated films of 2012, The Avengers brings together a gaggle of super-heroes introduced (or re-introduced) to audiences over the last three years in their own movies. There is a lot to keep track of, so we are continuing our “boot camp” with the ultimate super-hero wrangler Nick Fury. The Comics Like Black Widow and [...]
Robot Chicken has made Voltron participate in a dance-off, a frustrated Emperor Palpatine ride an escalator and lose his luggage, and more. For the past eight years, Robot Chicken has turned nerd childhood memorabilia into countless fifteen-minute segments of just adolescent wackiness. Viewers never know what to expect. Will we be offended, left scratching our heads, [...]
You know the feeling. It’s 3 am, you have to be up for work in four hours, but can’t sleep. You turn on the tv and start flipping through channels. As you reach Cartoon Network, you catch an episode of a kind of clever, sometimes witty, action oriented cartoon. As you drift of to sleep, [...]
Hello again, fellow turtle fans! Well, as usual, the reboot of my beloved comic book continues to impress by leaps and bounds. Advancing the story and enriching the plot without any danger of it growing stagnant. The story opens with April putting together all the pieces of the turtles’ history (including her having named them [...]
Aspen MLT Inc. refer to themselves as an, “entertainment publishing company” based in Culver City, California. Aspen pride themselves on a high standard of work, both visually and in their story telling. The company was founded in 2003 and the initials MLT in the company title stand for Michael Layne Turner, comic book artist and company [...]
One of the most anticipated films of 2012, The Avengers brings together a gaggle of super-heroes introduced (or re-introduced) to audiences over the last three years in their own movies. There is a lot to keep track of, so we are continuing our “boot camp” with Thor! The Comics First appearing in August of 1962 in the [...]
Ok, I’ll admit it. I have not read a single G.I. Joe comic since Marvel’s G.I. Joe Yearbook #1 (1985). So I had no Idea what to expect when IDW’s Snake Eyes #12 landed on my desk. Written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Beni Lobel, and colors by Zack Adkinson, this mostly stand alone [...]
Three weeks ago, Marvel started their Avengers Vs X-Men 12 issue series. With art by JRJR and words by Brian Michael Bendis, you would expect a big, action-packed romp featuring all sorts of interesting pairings-off and huge battles; two issues in, and we’ve got the battles, but where is the story? Issue one is standard [...]
Kevin Conroy confirmed that he has recorded his part for the direct-to-DVD release of an adaptation of Flashpoint, the 2011 storyline that rebooted the DC Universe, written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Andy Kubert. Conroy, the voice of Batman for many of the DCU animated releases (including Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, [...]
Spider-Man fans rejoice. Tobey Maguire is long gone and Andrew Garfield is here to stay. And from the look of these two new pictures of the actor suited up, he has slipped nicely in to the role, and the suit! Click the pic to go to the official site for a full synopsis of The [...]
Star Wars Invasion: Revelations script by Tom Taylor, art by Colin Wilson, takes place at the start of the Yuuzhan Vong War, and follows the story of the royal Galfridian family of the planet Artorias. Please immediately banish any typical images of a deceitful royal family engaged in corrupt political scheming. The Galfridians are a [...]
If I wanted to be cute, I’d say “Jennifer Blood is bloody awful” and sadly, I would mean it. I volunteered to review this new release from Dynamite because it sounded like it could be fun or at the very least a spot of entertaining, print-based, graphic violence (okay, so I had been having a [...]
Daniel Johnston, long-celebrated musician, will showcase his comic SPACE DUCKS: AN INFINITE COMIC OF MUSICAL GREATNESS at Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Fest‘s afterparty. This is Johnston’s first foray into comics, and he employs a simple colored pencil/watercolor style that speaks of light-hearted fun and innocence. Johnston is an interesting guy. He has [...]
Inspired by true events, World War Hack tells the story of how the U.S. Government gathers top computer hackers from around the country, under the guise of a competition, to unknowingly help solve a pressing national security crisis. Little does the government know that eighteen-year-old hacker, Wyatt Dyer, is both the cause and solution to their crisis. I recently [...]
ACK-AAACK! ACK! A–… Eh-hem, I mean, greetings my fellow Nerdlings! Heather here, and I come in peace and with exciting news just released from the TOPPS Company! TOPPS is proud to unveil a special first glimpse at their newest trading card series, Mars Attacks Heritage! For those of you who might be uninformed or just [...]
