It feels like Marvel’s decided to poke DC: “You call that an event? This is an event!” Just imagine an Australian accent and be over the age of forty, you’ll chuckle when you reread the lead-in […]
This week Marvel dips back into one of its most classic tales for a little expansion. Because if there’s one thing they won’t do, it’s leave any potential to capitalize on a good idea. And […]
For, well, almost his entire history Batman has always been a protector in the shadows. Okay, so in the 50’s he was something of Gotham’s first citizen but who the heck remembers those stories? I […]
Hey, did you know there’s a Black Panther movie coming? No? You’ve been living in a cave in the Congo? Well, you’re in luck because there’s a new book that’ll prep you perfectly. Rise Of […]
Doomsday Clock #1 is a heck of a read. Having far exceeded the general reading public’s expectations, what’s next? This week we’ll find out how the events of the first issue build in Doomsday Clock […]
You can’t keep a Phoenix down forever. Eventually, she rises again from the ashes. Teammates may die. Love may leave them and be given to another. The world will endure many threats, both alien and […]
FINALLY, after two long months where we resume our journey into the nightmare that is Dark Nights: Metal with issue number four! There’s so much to get into and there’s no way to do it […]
The world’s worst superhero team returns in a hilarious new ongoing series from Valiant Entertainment! Writer Dan Kibbelsmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) with the ridonculously talented Kano (Daredevil) give bring back Valiant Universe’s […]
Marvel Two-In-One #1 drops this week and teases that while the “The Four Are No More, So Two Must Do”. Perhaps the most exciting, well, I guess promise for lack of a better word, that […]
Symbiote versus Symbiote! Eddie Brock versus Flash Thompson! Venom versus Agent Venom (Agent Anti-Venom?)! WHATEVER! All you need to know is that it’s getting to be a hot night in the old town over in […]
There are approximately five hundred new comics that come out every single month. That’s not an exaggeration. FIVE HUNDRED! And you know what arguably is the best, month in and month out, for almost half […]
The current of the flagship Bat Family title is reaching a new peak with every issue. There’s no question that a lot of fans were a bit uncertain through the first eight issues. The first […]
The world according to Peter Parker a.k.a The Spectacular Amazing Spider-Man is complicated on a good day. Well, Ol’ Pete’s having a lot of bad days lately. With a disgraced name and his bank account […]
Batman White Knight #3 is upon us. Has it only been a few short weeks? Between all the shenanigans in Dark Nights: Metal and Doomsday Clock this title has gone to the back burner of […]
Rocket Girl Vol. 2 launches onto shelves this week. Will the timey-wimey, wibbly-wobbly saga of DaYoung Johansson have a happy ending? Will the future be saved? Which future? And what qualifies as saved? The answers […]
Back issue blowout = comics books for $1. No this isn’t 1989! This is 2017 and Forbidden Planet NYC’s once again opening our storage area to you, the ravenous horde of NYC-area fans looking for […]
The story is familiar to many, if not all, of us: A young boy and his parents walk down a dark alley. A gunman emerges from the darkness up ahead. Shots momentarily light up the […]
Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur has been one of Marvel Comics’ brightest spots throughout it’s two year run. There’s an argument to be made that the adventures of Lunella Lafayette and her tyrannosaurus rex bestie has […]
To paraphrase “The Great One”: FINALLY, the Watchmen arrive in the DC Universe! We’ve been building to this moment in the history of comics for over a year. Ever since DC Universe: Rebirth #1 this has […]
Frank Castle is having a helluva November in 2017. This week, he’s going to take front and center on small screens in every household with a Netflix account. That’s right, The Punisher’s solo television series […]
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