First Look: ‘The Boys’ Meets ‘Nurse Jackie’ In IDW Publishing’s ‘Crashing’

IDW Publishing has revealed an early look at Crashing, dropping in September from writer Matthew Klein, illustrator Morgan Beem, colorist

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1106 Views comics, Crashing, IDW Publishing, Preview

Comics Reviews

Review: Gravestown #2 – The Mystery Deepens And The Enjoyment Keeps Coming

Gravestown #2 keeps the quality and the entertainment going from the first issue – it’s a fabulous horror fantasy from

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Richard Bruton 1519 Views Andrew Richmond, Ariel Press, comics, Gravestown, Roger Gibson, Vincent Danks

Comics

DC Comics Announces ‘Batman Vs. Robin’ By Mark Waid And Mahmud Asrar With A First look

Spinning out of the events of both Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and the recent ‘Shadow War‘ crossover event comes a new five-issue series,

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1919 Views Batman vs. Robin, Jordie Bellaire, Mahmud Asrar, Mark Waid, Steve Wands

Conventions

First-Ever Pop Culture Convention To Take Place In Virtual Reality This September

FanConXR promises to be the safest and most unique con experience of the year, featuring interactive programming, exhibitors, guests and

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1679 Views conventions, FanConXR

Comics

Exclusive: Dark Horse Comics Reveals Covers For ‘Parasomnia– The Dreaming God’ #4

In a Comicon exclusive, Dark Horse Comics has revealed the covers to Parasomnia: The Dreaming God #4, dropping on November

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1400 Views comics, cover reveal, exclusive, Parasomnia: The Dreaming God

Business Comics

Mad Cave Studios Acquires Kids Graphic Novel Publisher Papercutz

From successful titles such as Nottingham and The Last Session, and the launch of the Maverick imprint last year, Mad

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1556 Views comics, Mad Cave Studios, Papercutz

Comics

BOOM! Studios Debuts Jason Aaron’s ‘Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World’

BOOM! Studios has announced an epic post-apocalyptic series from writer Jason Aaron. Once Upon A Time At The End Of

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1438 Views Boom! Studios, comics, Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World

Comics

Exclusive: Dark Horse Comics Reveals Covers For ‘Shock Shop’ #3

In a Comicon exclusive, Dark Horse Comics has revealed the covers to Shock Shop #3, dropping on November 9 from

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1981 Views comics, cover reveal, Dark Horse Comics, exclusive, Shock Shop

Business Comics Conventions

Fan Expo 2022: First Look At New Publishing House ‘Frank Miller Presents’

Frank Miller Presents is a new indie comic publication house created by Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, 300), Dan

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Tito W. James 2714 Views Ancient Enemies, Dan Didio, Emma Kubert, Frank Miller, Frank Miller Presents, Frank Miller's Pandora, Milo Minara, Ronin, Silenn Thomas, Sin City, Sin City: Blood and Dust

Interviews TV

An Interview With Clare Gillies Of Amazon Freevee’s ‘Sprung’

Fans of Greg Garcia’s other comedies, Raising Hope and My Name Is Earl, will see plenty of familiar faces in his

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Rachel Bellwoar 19409 Views Amazon Freevee, Clare Gillies, Greg Garcia, IMDB TV, Sprung

Comics

Marc Silvestri Does Batman – DC Comics Announces ‘Batman/The Joker: The Deadly Duo’

Image Comics co-founder, Marc Silvestri, is lending his talents to DC Black Label with the announcement of a new seven-part

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 2779 Views Batman/The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Greg Capullo, Jim Lee, Kelley Jones, Marc Silvestri

Comics

Previewing Wild West Weirdness In ‘Above Snakes’ #2

Written by Sean Lewis Art by Hayden Sherman “How can we top the wild first issue? In the second chapter

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 994 Views Above Snakes #2, Hayden Sherman, Sean Lewis

Comics Reviews

Advance Review: `Lower Your Sights’ Raises Money for Ukraine’s Children

A young Ukrainian refugee teaches her mother a lesson in faith. A letter carrier delivers devastating news from the battlefield,

August 17, 2022August 13, 2022 Tom Smithyman 1504 Views advance review, comics, jg jones, Jim Zub, Lower Your Sights, Mad Cave Studios, Matt Kindt, Ryan Sook, Sharlene Kindt, Ukraine, Voices For Children

Comics

Unhappy New Year’s Eve: Previewing ‘The Silver Coin’ #13

Written by Johnnie Christmas Art by Michael Walsh “In this twisted tale set on New Year’s Eve, 1999, Y2K anxieties

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1007 Views horror, Johnnie Christmas, Michael Walsh, The Silver Coin #13

Comics

Vault Comics’ ‘Barbaric: Axe To Grind’ #1 And ‘Heart Eyes’ #1 Both Sell Out

Two new titles from Vault Comics, and only out today, have sold out at the distributor level. Barbaric: Axe To

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1536 Views Barbaric: Axe To Grind #1, Dennis Hopeless, Heart Eyes #1, Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden, Vault Comics, Victor Ibanez

Comics

Preview: Six New Heartwarming Stories In ‘Sonic The Hedgehog Annual’ 2022

IDW Publishing has revealed a preview of Sonic The Hedgehog Annual 2022, out today. ‘It’s a little mangled, it’s kind

August 17, 2022August 11, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1853 Views comics, IDW Publishing, Preview, Sonic The hedgehog Annual 2022

Comics

Super Furry Cannibals: Doug Wagner And Daniel Hillyard Return With ‘Plush’ From Image Comics

First came Plastic and then Vinyl and now creators Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard team up with colourist extraordinaire Rico

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Olly MacNamee 5066 Views Daniel Hillyard, Doug Wagner, Plush

Uncategorized

Revisiting Da Vinci And The Renaissance: Previewing ‘Ordinary Gods’ #8

Written by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark Art by Frank William, Felipe Watanabe “Once, long ago, she was a polymath of the

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1252 Views Felipe Watanabe, Frank William, Joe Clark, Kyle Higgins

Jordan Elsass Departs ‘Superman & Lois’; Jonathan Kent To Be Recast

When Superman & Lois returns next year, it will look slightly different. Variety reports actor Jordan Elsass has chosen to

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Erik Amaya 2528 Views Alex Garfin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Jordan Elsass, Superman & Lois, The CW, Tyler Hoechlin

Comics

BOOM! Studios Announces ‘Magic: Nahiri The Lithomancer’ #1 Special Issue For Fall 2022

BOOM! Studios has announced Magic: Nahiri The Lithomancer #1, a special one-shot issue from novelist Seanan McGuire returning to the

August 17, 2022August 12, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1789 Views Boom! Studios, comics, Magic: Nahiri The Lithomancer, one-shot

Comics

The Winner Takes It All: Previewing ‘Do A Powerbomb’ #3

Written and illustrated by Daniel Warren Johnson Lona and Cobrasun strategize as best they can for their first-round tournament matchup

August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1199 Views Daniel Warren Johnson, Do A Powerbomb #3

Comics

Preview: Witness The Fate Of The Terran Empire In ‘Star Trek– The Mirror War’ #8

IDW Publishing has revealed a preview of Star Trek: The Mirror War #8, dropping today from writers Scott & David

August 17, 2022August 11, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1378 Views comics, IDW Publishing, Preview, Star Trek: The Mirror War

Comics Conventions Events TV

Fan Expo Boston 2022: Smallville Actors Want The Series To Return As An Animated Show

Smallville was an original CW drama from 2001-2011 that explored Superman’s origins. At Fan Expo Boston 2022, actors Tom Welling

August 16, 2022August 15, 2022 Tito W. James 2718 Views 2000s nostalgia, CW, DC Comics, Lex Luthor, Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville, Superman, Tom Welling

Comics

Attack Of The Giant Gummy Bears In ‘Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2’ #1 Preview

Written by Jody LeHeup Art by Nil Vendrell “FINALLY! The man, the myth, the legend—SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER RETURNS to the War

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1372 Views Image Comics, Jody LeHeup, Nil Vendrell, Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2 #1

Comics

Nomad Returns In ‘Captain America: Symbol Of Truth’ This Fall

Nomad returns this November but who will bear the mantle this time?

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Brendan M. Allen 1589 Views Captain America: Symbol of Truth, comics, Marvel, Nomad

Comics Manga Podcast

Deconstructing Comics #746: Manga Mermaid Madness!

Patrick Ijima-Washburn (a.k.a. “Patrick W.”) has been doing some deep research on certain themes used in manga. Last year, he

August 16, 2022August 15, 2022 Erik Amaya 2248 Views Deconstructing Comics, Kazuo Umezu, Osamu Tezuka, Patrick Ijima-Washburn, Rumiko Takahashi

Comics

History Repeats Itself In ‘Undiscovered Country’ #20 Preview

Written by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule Art by Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Giuseppe Camuncoli “DISUNITY,” Part Two – Our intrepid explorers

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Olly MacNamee 1223 Views Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Scott Snyder, Undiscovered Country #20

Comics

Comics From A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Previewing This Week’s ‘Star Wars’ Comics

Tow new Star Wars titles out this week to share with you, and both out Wednesday 17th August from Marvel:

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Olly MacNamee 997 Views Andres Genolet, Charles Soule, Georges Jeanty, Rodney Barnes, Star Wars, Star Wars #26, Star Wars: The Mandalorian #2

Comics Reviews

The Spider-Band Gets Punked: Reviewing ‘Spider-Punk’ #4

One of the worst things for a group of heroes on a very important mission (and band road trip) is

August 16, 2022August 15, 2022 Scott Redmond 1944 Views Cody Ziglar, comics, Jim Charalampidis, Justin Mason, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Spider-Punk, Spider-Punk #4, spider-verse, Travis Lanham

Games Tabletop Role-Playing Games

Get On The Wrathful And Righteous Path With ‘Pathfinder’

Welcome to the table. I always get a bit of a smile when I see a TTRPG coming to the

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Anton Kromoff 1383 Views Owlcat Games, Pathfinder, pre-order, TTRPG, video game

Comics Conventions Film Uncategorized

Fan Expo Boston 2022: Frank Miller American Genius

Directed by Silenn Thomas (300), Frank Miller: American Genius follows the near half-century career of the legendary comic book writer/artist

August 16, 2022August 15, 2022 Tito W. James 2331 Views 300, Dark Knight Returns, Dark Knight Returns: Golden Child, Fan Expo Boston 2022, Frank Miller: American Genius, Silenn Thomas, Sin City