New characters in an existing world are no easy feat. Very few characters stick around for more than a couple of years. Once the spotlight’s off and their original creators move on to other projects […]
This week New Mutants: Dead Souls #1 comes out this week launching a new mini-series for this fan-favorite X-team. Personally, I cannot be more excited for the creative team of Matthew Rosenberg and Adam Gorham […]
Every week there’s a new slew of graphic novels that come onto the scene. And there’s an argument to be made that the lifeblood of the comic book industry is still single issues. And that’s […]
Dan Slott has been THE architect for all things Spider-Man for a decade now. He was part of the Brand New Day braintrust that also saw him working with collaborators through one of my favorite […]
From kickass creators Vita Ayala (Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, Wonder Woman Annual) and Emily Pearson (Cult Classic) comes The Wilds #1, an epic dystopian tale. An expert scavenger is about to find out that the […]
This issue’s too hot to handle and too cold to hold! It’s the cream of the crop and the cream always rises to the top, oh yeah. Dig it! Peter Parker: Spectacular Spider-Man #300 is […]
What are the Infinity Stones? Who has them now? And what is going to happen with them? These are the questions this this week’s Infinity Countdown Prime #1 is going to start addressing. Now, there’s […]
This week we have a team of two members from DC Comics’ company defining Trinity. In Brave And The Bold: Batman & Wonder Woman #1 the World’s Greatest Detective will be challenged with a mystery […]
There are some stories that are rather subtle. They drama’s in the layers of mundane everyday life and its activities. The heroes are ordinary people and the villains sometimes the conditions of the lives they […]
There are a few truly American born art forms. This week two of them will cross paths with a collection of the celebrated French artist’s Blutch latest book, Total Jazz. Jazz, comic books, the musical […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Well, for those of you who like Valentine’s Day. To the rest of you…Happy Singles Awareness Day! You know how love can sometimes seem completely unfair? At this time on the calendar […]
Dave Lizewski became the vigilante known as Kick-Ass. The bullied bumbling high schooler became the hero he always dreamed of being…sort of. I mean, for a little while until something would go really wrong and […]
One of the best words to describe Batman: White Knight is confident. There are less proper words to describe it but this isn’t a T+ rated article. We’re all ages accessible in Klein’s Korner of […]
Another color? We’ve had blue and gold. Now, we get a new team with a new signifying color for the X-Men: Red. When we talk about “seeing red” it generally refers to blind anger. In […]
I called Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 the best comic of 2018 thus far! And I still stand by that statement. And damn it if I’m not excited for the next exciting scene […]
The DC Universe and Young Animal line are set to embark on a crossover like you’ve NEVER experienced before. The worlds colliding in this cannot be contained by the bounds of conventional storytelling. Yes, it’s […]
Black Mask Studios is expanding the world of its headline grabbing Black that this writer implored you to pick of the first collection of. You did? That’s a good reader! Well, now we’re going to […]
This week the Berger Books imprint of Dark Horse Comics debuts its first title: Hungry Ghosts #1. The new initiative from Dark Horse promises to bring one of the most acclaimed editors in comics history […]
Doomsday Clock is ticking along. What it’s next strike will be is anybody’s guess. Last issue’s ending proved to be a comeback of sorts for an iconic character. Maybe you cringed. Maybe you chuckled. No […]
Awareness is everything in the business of comics. And unfortunately, awareness can be tough to come by if you don’t have a symbol on your chest, a signal in the sky, or a movie at […]
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