DC Comics
FP Spotlight: Jeff Lemire
If you ask someone what their favorite book is, they usually have a passionate explanation for it. “The main character is just like me”; “It’s just so heartbreaking”; “It made me laugh until I cried”; […]
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A Week late a dollar more
A solid week for trades, and a solid week from Oni Press. I guess all books are solid though. Their matter through chemical bonding, organic material, etc. Good thing books aren’t metal! Cause then I’d […]
Comics and Graphic Novels
Wednesday August 7th 2013
…is a Wednesday and it’s another GLORIOUS New Comic Day. Let’s take a gander at some of the highlights hitting the FP shelves. My top picks: Trillium, Catalyst Comix, Sidekicks
Comic News
TRY SOMETHING NEW Chapter 5: Rebel Spaceships, Striking From a Hidden Base
I feel like I have been doing this column long enough now that you all must be dying for a behind the scenes peek at how the magic happens. It all starts around 1:30 AM […]
Dark Horse
The Weekly Pulse – Drive Your Enemies Before You
Lots to look at today! A couple more number sixes trickled out in the form of Batgirl, Batman and Robin, Frankenstein, and Suicide Squad. Plus more of everyone’s favorite enmouthed Merc and enlobstered Johnson! Most […]
DC Comics
The Weekly Pulse – We Are All Scott Snyder
Jams, comma, tasty, is the order of the day here at Forbidden Planet. But not all jams are created equal. Some jams, like that which is Action Comics #6, are a mystery. I’m going to […]
DC Comics
REVIEWS! I know.
Everyone can’t seem to get enough of this Guy Richie/Lobo news. I’m just bored with it, to be honest. Regardless, its probably about that time that we finally start reviewing some comics. Mr. Ayers recommended […]
Conventions
SPX Announces Jeff Lemire and Paul Karasik.
Nice. A press release expressed that Jeff Lemire (writer/artist of The Nobody) and New Yorker writer Paul Karasik (editor of the brilliant Fletcher Hanks book, I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets). The Small Press […]
Conventions
SDCC: Vertigo Crime Panel.
I am ridiculously fired up over what comes out through the new Crime Line series of books from DC/Vertigo Comics. Shepherded in by Will Dennis, Kiel Phegley at Comic Book Resources gives us a great […]
Other Topics
The Daily Planet Presents: Thursday Walk of Shame #1 with Jeff Ayers and Dave Press.
I shot this idea at Jeff earlier this week of doing a Basement Tapes-like weekly column where he and I talk about this Wednesday’s comics and other comic related events the morning after. Hence, “Thursday’s […]
DC Comics
Its that time again: Wednesday.
I’m really, really trying to not go into a “Shining” reference here, so please thank me for that. Since our new online store has gone live (hint, hint its at the right or click here), […]