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Superman: Red Son – Read This Now!
Look, up in the sky. He is watching you. Who? Soviet Superman, that’s who. Read the rest of this entry »
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 09.01.10 or The Week School Was Back In Session. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
Archaia Entertainment November 2010 Solicitations
Archaia Entertainment has some good books coming out this November. Catch a glimpse at what’s coming. Read the rest of this entry »
Image Comics November 2010 Solicitations
Check out what Image Comics has to offer this November. Read the rest of this entry »
Queen and Country – Read This Now!
This week, things get serious as we take a look at Oni Press’ Queen and Country. This episode is for your eyes only. Read the rest of this entry »
Gotham Central – Read This Now!
This week, we take a look at DC’s Gotham Central. A criminally underrated police procedural from Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, and Michael Lark, the short-lived series gave readers an inside look at what it was like to be a member of the Gotham City Police Department. Read the rest of this entry »
What to Watch for Wednesday
For comics shipping 08.18.10 or The Week Mayor Hundred Retired. Every week I’ll check Diamond’s shipping list to see what you absolutely, positively need to spend all your hard earned cash on at the Local Comic Shop. Read the rest of this entry »
DC November 2010 Solicitations
We’ve got the complete DC solicitations for November. Check them out, if you dare. Read the rest of this entry »
Digital Comic Update – 08.13.10
Look out, here comes the Digital Comic Update. It’s chock full of all the iPad, iPhone, and PSP comics you can handle. Read the rest of this entry »
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – PlayStation 3
It should come as no surprise that a video game was created based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series. The Oni Press comic is steeped in references to classic games like River City Ransom, Double Dragon, and Sonic the Hedgehog, and Scott’s life itself plays out very much like a video game. In fact, the entire plot of the series revolves around Scott having to defeat seven evil exes (read: bosses) in order to win (read: save) Ramona Flowers’ heart. Set as a side-scrolling beat ‘em up, the translation of the action in the comics to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World makes perfect sense. Though it can be a bit frustrating at times, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is probably the best video game based on a comic that’s based on video games ever. Read the rest of this entry »
