Check Out the Dark Horse Eisner Award Nominees
Join WatchPlayRead in congratulating the creators at Dark Horse who are nominated for 2014 Eisner Awards! From Dark Horse: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Comic-Con International has announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2014! Dark Horse Comics has twelve category nominations and one shared nomination. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel […]
WPR First Look: Amazing Spider-Man #1.1
Are your spidey senses tingling? Check out the new Amazing Spider-Man titles coming from Marvel in May. Direct from Marvel Comics: Learn to Crawl this May in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1! Experience the Greatest Untold Story of Spider-Man! This May, following the debut of the highly anticipated return of Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man #1, experience […]
Comics You Crave: Comic Book Releases for April 16, 2014
COMIC BUUUUUHKS! Here are your comic book releases for April 16, 2014! (AR= Ask Retailer) More Info at Boom Studios: WEBSITE AND TWITTER Adventure Time #27 (Cover A Brittney Williams), $3.99 Adventure Time #27 (Cover B Sabrina Scott), $3.99 Adventure Time #27 (Cover C Tom Hunter), AR Adventure Time #27 (Cover D Chrystin Garland), […]
WPR First Look: Cyclops #1
Greg Rucka writes the new Cyclops arc from Marvel out this May! From Marvel Comics: Rocket Into the Cosmic Unknown – Your First Look at CYCLOPS #1! This May, experience the ongoing adventures of young Scott Summers in CYCLOPS #1 – the all-new series from Eisner Award winning writer Greg Rucka and artist Russel Dauterman spinning directly […]
Meet your new WPR Comics Editor, Adrienne Fox!
It’s official! We now have our first Comics Editor. You should already know her from all the reviews and coverage she’s been doing on WPR for us lately. It is none other than Adrienne Fox, who will be taking our comic book coverage to another level! She’s forming a new comic book team that will […]
The Walking Dead #125, An All Out War is about to close
I can not stress enough to everyone I know how good this series is. I have been reading it since day one. Over ten years ago. It still gets me excited when a new issue is about to drop. Robert Kirkman has had me thinking of zombies for over ten years! And, honestly, I’m happy […]
’68 Rule of War #1: Lace Up Your Combat Boots
Get ready for more retro-military-horror-action! ’68 Rule of War #1, published by Writer: Mark Kidwell Artist: Jeff Zornow Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: April 2, 2014 Get your own copy of 68 (Sixty Eight) Rule Of War #1 (of 4) (Cover A – Jones) or 68 (Sixty Eight) Rule Of War #1 (of 4) (Cover B – Crain). With […]
East of West #11: The House of Mao Rises
In East of West #11, The Chosen are meeting at The Wall. Each leader has an agenda, of course. Can diplomacy bring the states together for a positive future or will war breakout? Hickman sets the stage for the possibility of a truly epic battle. See my East of West #10 review. East of West […]
Deadpool #27 Cover Sets World Record with Wedding Guests
Checkout this amazing cover for Deadpool #27 that’s out today! This guest list should make for an interesting wedding reception and epic electric slide! Get your own copy of the record setting Deadpool #27 now! From Marvel Comics Deadpool Gets Hitched and Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title April 9th, 2014 – On sale today, DEADPOOL […]
Rat Queens Take Over at Emerald City Comicon
One of my favorite comics running is Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch. This book has been gaining fans steadily since its debut in September 2013. Both Sarah and I reviewed the series on WatchPlayRead in the months leading up to Emerald City Comicon—we loved it. On March 29th at Emerald City Comicon, […]
Pretty Deadly #5: A Matter of Death and Life
It’s the final issue of DeConnick’s Pretty Deadly opening arc and Ginny travels back home to face off with her father, Death. This is a father-daughter feud that could destroy death and change the meaning of life itself. Adrienne and I are posting a joint review at the conclusion of the first leg of Ginny’s journey. […]
Emerald City Comicon 2014 Has Come and Gone
My Emerald City Comicon was super busy! Yet, oddly, I don’t feel like I did that much and I know I didn’t see everything. With gaming moved to the Sheraton this year, I did not seek it out since I never had enough time to demo any games. I saw Legos and the Lake Town […]
ECCC 2014 Kicks Off with Carol Corps Celebration
Higher! Further! Faster! More! Last night ECCC hosted a Carol Corps Celebration at the Museum of Flight to kick off this year’s festivities. Kelly Sue DeConnick greeted a steady stream of adoring fans. (I hope someone was bringing her drinks!) She was a gracious guest of honor as she chatted or signed autographs and posed […]
East of West #10: Fear The Future and Watch It Fall
East of West depicts an alternate universe is in despair. Death opposes his fellow horsemen. The Chosen seek desperate measures. And the Message falls on deaf ears. The result is action and deceit. Join the fray and let Hickman and Dragotta pull you into their universe in East of West. East of West #10 Writer: Jonathan Hickman […]