Astonishing X-Men #48 Written by Marjorie Liu Art by Mike Perkins and Andy Troy Cover Art by Dustin Weaver and Rachelle Rosenberg width="325" height="500" The short of it: Astonishing X-Men began in 2004 with Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, and brought a new tone to the X-Universe. Whil »»
Amazing Spider-Man #677 Written by Mark Waid Art by Emma Rios and Javier Rodriguez The short of it: The Parker luck continues as Pete copes with the collapse of his latest romance. When his old flame Black Cat crosses his path, he turns on the rebound charm only to be rejected out of the »»
Wolverine #300 Written by Jason Aaron Art by Adam Kubert, Paul Mounts, Ron Garney, Jason Keith, Steve Sanders, Sotocolor Can you ever have too much of a good thing? I think so. Especially in comic books. It's easy to overindulge. We see it all the time with Wolverine on a few different X-Te »»
Dark Horse Comics has announced Reset, the next project from Harvey and Eagle Award winner Pete Bagge. Has-been actor and comedian Guy Krause signs up for virtual-reality research involving reliving key points in your life and trying to change them. Would you make things better, or would your bes »»
Lost in the shuffle at the turning of the year, Dark Horse announced the promotion of its former director of online marketing, Matt Parkinson, to senior direct of Marketing. Parkinson has been with Dark Horse for six years and counting, and has been instrumental in the dark horse of the comic boo »»
IDW Publishing, known for it's diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, announced today that Chief Operating Officer Greg Goldstein has been promoted to company president. He will remain COO and continue to manage IDW's expansion. IDW co-founder Ted Adams will continue driving an overall »»
Voodoo #1 Written by Ron Marz Art by Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne Let's get this out of the way: Back in the 90's, Voodoo was indeed an exotic dancer before she became a WildCAT. Yes, her solo reimagining opens with her crawling along a catwalk littered with cash, and before long she tak »»
Supergirl #1 Written by Michael Green & Mike Johnson Art by Mahmud Asrar, Dan Green, and Dave McCaig I wouldn't have said this before this week. If DC is looking to establish a new Trinity in the DCU, Superman's cousin should take one of the spots. Amidst the barrage of superheroines th »»
Deathstroke #1 Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Joe Bennett, Art Thibert, & Jason Wright Deathstroke the Terminator - The scariest badass on the planet. He inspired Deadpool. He's thwarted the Teen Titans time and again. He took out The Atom with a laser pointer and stabbed The Flash, the »»
Batwoman #1 Written by J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman Art by J.H. Williams III & Dave Stewart Batwoman #1 has been a long time coming. Resolicited several times from it's spring launch date, it finally sees stands as part of this fall's New 52. It's close to being an excell »»
Hawk & Dove #1 Written by Sterling Gates Art by Rob Liefeld and Matt Yackey Created by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates, brothers Hank and Don Hall first busted crime in Showcase #75 back in 1968. The vigilantes were antipodal, with Hank as the hot-headed impulsive guy always bickering wit »»
Amazing Spider-Man#667 Spider Island Part One: The Amazing Spider-Manhattan Written by Dan Slott Art by Humberto Ramos, Carlos Cuevas, and Edgar Delgado The villainous Jackal has released a swarm of genetically modified bedbugs that grant spider-powers all throughout Manhattan's populace. »»
The Punisher #1 Written by Greg Rucka Art by Marco Checchetto and Matt Hollingsworth Frank Castle returns, and like Daredevil's return a few weeks ago, Marvel's "back to basics" approach works well for it. That's in no small part to author Greg Rucka, who wields Frank Castle as deftly as Ca »»
Spider Island doesn't just give all of New York a chance to have the proportional strength of a spider, it gives the Spider-Man family a chance to get together. In Amazing Spider-Man #666, we've got Spider-Man hanging out with all his amazing family: a quick team up with Anya Corazon, Spider-Girl »»
Daredevil #1 Written by Mark Waid Art by Paolo Rivera, Joe Rivera, Javier Rodriguez, Marcos Martin, and Muntsa Vicente Daredevil is back. I don't just mean Matt Murdock, I mean the Daredevil I've waited almost a decade for. There's a line from the the back up »»
Bleeding Cool broke the news on a new symbol touted as their prophecied new DC logo. Looking like a letter D peeling back to reveal the letter C, it's easy to imagine this logo animating on movie screens and, most importantly, digital comics. Just imagine cracking into your new issue of All-Star »»
Conan: Road of Kings #12 Written by Roy Thomas Art by Mike Hawthorne, John Lucas, and Dan Jackson This issue of Conan is entitled "Conan's Day in Court". A fitting title for this little editorial review. Dark Horse has long told the definitive tellings of Conan the Barbarian, and as the »»
X-23 #20 Written by Marjorie Liu Art by Phil Noto X-23 #20 is bittersweet for me. I've not reviewed every issue of the series. Unlike the other Nexus writers, I find it difficult to truly judge and review a title month by month, especially with how decompressed story arcs are the past decad »»
Uncanny X-Force #19.1 Written by Rick Remender Art by Billy Tan Let's get this out of the way: I've been covering and endorsing Marvel's .1 issue initiative for quite some time. They're intended as jumping on points for titles. Most have been good, with a few missteps. This is a massive m »»
It's been three years out of print, but Dark Horse Comics is rewarding the patient with the complete collection of Brian Wood's critically acclaimed Channel Zero. “It’s about anger as a positive force of creation…Someone’s remembered what comics are for," said Warren Ellis, once upon a ti »»
Avenging Spider-Man #2 Written by Zeb Wells Art by Joe Madureira and Ferran Daniel Avenging Spider-Man continues to surprise and impress. Even those burnt out on all the Avengers, Hulk, and Spider-Man titles and, not to mention Marvel events should give this storyline a look, as Zeb »»
I, Vampire #1 Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov Art by by Andrea Sorrentino & Marcelo Maiolo The New 52 isn't solely about reforging the DC's iconic heritage. The publisher is also taking a chance by pushing it's other genre's into the limelight. While titles like Sandman and Y The Last Ma »»
Wonder Woman #1 Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Cliff Chiang and Matthew Wilson I was excited to hear Brian Azzarello was re-imagining Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman has always been one of my favorite DC characters through thick and thin, and when I heard of his plan to really embrace myt »»
Suicide Squad #1 Written by Adam Glass Art by Federico Dallocchio, Ransom Getty, Scott Hanna, & Val Staples Despite the heat surrounding Harley Quinn's new costume (or lack thereof), Suicide Squad is one of the New 52s strongest contenders. Not only is it a solid piece of DC history bac »»
Batwing #1 Written by Judd Winick Art by Ben Oliver and Brian Reber The New 52 may have drawn attention with it's Superman, Batman, Grifter, Stormwatch, and Justice Leagues (normal and International), but you've got to admit there's a lot of odd filler rounding out that 52. Animal Man is ge »»
Batgirl #1 "Shattered" Written by Gail Simone Art by Ardian Syaf, Vicente Cifuentes, and Ulises Arreola Buried in between the Wildstorm merger, Superman's triumphant debut, and the sheer presence of the JLA, another change is taking place. One perhaps not as powerful or showboating, but it' »»
X-23 #13 Written by Marjorie Liu Art by Phil Noto Here we are with X-23 #13, almost a year into the series. Hard to believe it's been a year already. In today's day and age of trade friendly planning, #13 might mean a talent change up, but thankfully Marjorie Liu is here to stay. While Laur »»
FF #7 "The Supremor Seed" Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Greg Tocchini & Paul Mounts The cover is amazing. Black Bolt is charging into Ronan the Accuser, cosmic energies crackling. Take a picture so it lasts, because we don't judge books by their covers, especially not when it come »»
Amazing Spider-Man#666 Spider Island Prologue: The One and Only Written by Dan Slott Art by Stefano Caselli and Marte Gracia It's finally here! Marvel's big summer event! Spider Island! Forget those hammers, this is where the real action and Marvel magic is. Spider-Man. Once the underdo »»
FF #6 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Greg Tocchini & Paul Mounts As I finish this issue a third time, I'm still struggling to come away with a better reaction. So here goes honesty: "Really?" It seems like only yesterday I was reeling at the happenings in Mark Waid's F4 run, o »»
