WPR First Look Comics: Gwen Stacy in Edge of Spider-Verse #2
This is not the Gwen Stacy of old. Check her out as the new vigilante powerhouse Spider-woman in Edge of Spider-Verse #2! Straight from Marvel: As spider-powered heroes from across all universes unite to battle back the threat of Morlun, meet a young girl from Midtown High who learned that with great power, comes great […]
Anderson Cooper Appears in Marvel’s Black Widow #12
Your trusted newsman, Anderson Cooper, will get the comic treatment in Black Widow #12 this November! If you like seeing contemporary celebs in your splash pages, like President Obama in Spider-man #583 or Tim Gunn in the Iron Man suit*, then you might want to pre-order this issue for your collection. Here’s the news from […]
Comic Review: Bodies #1
I’m still a comic newbie, but even I can tell when a comic is awesome. Si Spencer’s Bodies intertwines four different timelines into an intricate, interesting, and suspenseful tale, and I can’t wait to find out what happens next. BODIES #1 WRITER: Si Spencer ARTIST: Meghan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Phil Winslade COLORIST: Lee […]
Comic Review and A Recipe: Chew #1
Tony Chu is a cop, but he isn’t your stereotypical incompetent, moronic, donut-eating cop. In fact, he’d probably rather not eat that donut, thank-you-very-much.
WPR First look at PROMETHEUS: Fire and Stone #1 from Dark Horse Comics
From the Eisner Award-nominated team of Paul Tobin and artist Juan Ferreyra, this is the first issue in a crossover event that ties directly in the Prometheus motion picture franchise. Prometheus 2 is slated for a March 2016 release at this point. SYNOPSIS: When the Prometheus never returned from her fateful journey to LV-223, the […]
Comic Review: The Fade Out #1 by Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker continues his love of the crime genre with the new Image release The Fade Out. The Fade Out #1 Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Coloring: Elizabeth Breitweiser Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: August 20, 2014 Visit your local comic shop to pick up The Fade Out #1 this week! Get […]
Preacher Volume 1: Gone to Texas – I’m a Horrible Person. Or, Desensitized to Violence
Before I start, I’d like to say that I’m pretty new to comics so when I set out to read Preacher (recommended and lent to me from a friend who reads a lot of comics) I didn’t know anything about Garth Ennis, so I can’t comment on how Preacher fits into his career or the […]
Comics You Crave: Comic Book Releases for August 20, 2014
COMIC BUUUUUHKS! Here are your comic book releases for August 20, 2014! (AR= Ask Retailer) Forgot to check last week? See what you missed here. More Info at Boom Studios: WEBSITE AND TWITTER Adventure Time #31 (Cover A Kostas Kiriakakis), $3.99 Adventure Time #31 (Cover B Sam Ellis), $3.99 Adventure Time #31 (Cover C Rachael […]
Comic Review: Hexed #1
Hexed, a new fantasy from Boom Studios, introduces readers to a professional art thief named Lucifer. But is this young woman really the lord of the underworld? Hexed #1 Writer: Michael Alan Nelson Artist: Dan Mora Cover Art: Emma Rios Publisher: Boom Release Date: August 13, 2014 Get on board with this new series! […]
Comic Review: The Mercenary Sea #1-6
In The Mercenary Sea, Captain Jack Harper leads the crew of the Venture on merc jobs in 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. They face enemies and espionage at every turn. Survival is a challenge in these treacherous waters yet; the Venture crew manages to stay alive through improvisation, the power of snappy dialogue, and […]
Comic Review: Imperial #1
Mark McDonnell has been chosen to succeed the most powerful man in the world in as a symbol of hope and courage for mankind, a mighty superhero, in Imperial #1. To bad he’s a complete and utter dingus. Imperial #1 Writer: Steven T. Seagle Artist: Marc Dos Santos Publisher: Image Comics Release date: August 6, 2014 […]
Dark Horse to Publish Grindhouse: Drive In, Bleed Out in November
Dark Horse announces the continuation of Alex De Campi’s excellent series Grindhouse! This November, Dark Horse will once again publish De Campi’s twisted, exploitation tales with a slate of amazing artists in Grindhouse: Drive In, Bleed Out. What Dark Horse has to say: From the perverted mind of Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Lady Zorro) comes […]
WPR First Look Comics: Concrete Park R-E-S-P-E-C-T from Dark Horse
Concrete Park is back with a new mini-series! Creators Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander bring back their engaging near-future tale of redemption. Check out the preview pages below. You won’t want to miss this series! The first issue of Concrete Park R-E-S-P-E-C-T hits stores September 3, 2014–order your copy of Concrete Park: R-E-S-P-E-C-T #1 now! Need to catch? […]
Comics You Crave: Comic Book Releases for August 13, 2014
COMIC BUUUUUHKS! Here are your comic book releases for August 13, 2014! (AR= Ask Retailer) Forgot to check last week? See what you missed here. More Info at Boom Studios: WEBSITE AND TWITTER Clive Barker’s Next Testament #12 (Of 12)(Cover A Goni Montes), $3.99 Day Men Limited Edition Mini-Print Set (not verified by Diamond), AR […]
Why Was Nova Absent in Guardians of the Galaxy?
The art book that was released for the Guardians of the Galaxy (an aptly titled Guardians of the Galaxy: The Art of the Movie) has some gorgeous artwork in it, also had a picture of a character that I’m surprised we didn’t see in the film, Nova. If you didn’t know, the Nova Corps that […]