Jeff Parker Writing Flash Gordon/The Phantom/Mandrake Team-Up

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TweetI’d been wondering what Jeff Parker was working on, besides his Batman ’66 digital series.  Parker’s someone you expect will fill up his plate fairly quickly.  Come to find out he’s also over at Dynamite doing a 5-part series called “King’s Watch” teaming the King Features Syndicate comic strip heroes Flash Gordon, The Phantom and [...]

The Mocking Dead: Zombie Parody Scheduled For September

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TweetWith Walking Dead being so popular for so long, it’s a wonder nobody has done a parody of it.  (Well, unless you count Marvel Zombies).  Dynamite’s fixing that in September with the debut of a 4-issue mini-series called The Mocking Dead.  It’s written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Max Dunbar.

Captain Action Resurfaces, Bridging the Pulp Age and Cold War

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TweetCaptain Action is beginning his third life in comics this September in the 6-issue Codename: Action mini-series from Dynamite.  Originally a 1960s action figure with licensed costumes to dress it up like Superman, Spider-Man or the Lone Ranger, Captain Action first came to comics in 1968 from DC and then was revived in 2008 at Moonstone [...]

Matt Smith Pulls the Plug On Doctor Who – The Final Regeneration Is Upon Us?

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TweetYou don’t get a whole lot more official than the BBC announcing an actor is vacating the lead role in Doctor Who and that’s just what happened today, when it was announced that Matt Smith will be regenerating in the 2013 Christmas special. (If you’re unfamiliar with the nearly 50 year old show, which recently [...]

DC Has Another Cancellation Wave; Plus How Many Trinity Crossovers?

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TweetDC’s August Solicitations are you and we’re looking at the cancellation axe falling again. Threshold – gone with #8 Legion of Super Heroes – gone with #23 Demon Knights – gone with #23 Dial H gone with #15 — a double-sized issue to wrap it up. No surprises with any of those books.  None were [...]

REVIEW: Todd Tackles Iron Man 3

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TweetIron Man ­3 is a bag of mixed nuts.  An enjoyable popcorn movie with some gaping plot holes that will derail it for anyone that isn’t along for the ride.  Personally, I was along for the ride and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I’ve encountered plenty of people who were outright horrified by it. [...]

C2E2: Marvel: The Next Big Thing

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TweetMarvel has been showing off covers at their Next Big Thing Panel. Ultimate X-Men 29 Ultimates 27     Ultimate Spider-Man 25   Iron Man 12   Hulk 11 Hulk 10 Thor 13

C2E2: The X-Men Panel – X-Factor Ends, Declan Shalvey Arrives, Wolverine Loses Healing Factor

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TweetThe X-Men Panel has just concluded over at the ol’ C2E2, and there’s been a number of various announcements. New storylines, book cancellations, and new creative teams coming onto the books. Here’s a rundown of what happened. By the way – Steve here, in case you’re confused why Todd is suddenly rattling on at length [...]

Who’s Reviving The Gold Key Heroes?

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TweetA little mystery surfaced during the Valiant panel at C2E2.  A fan talked about his love for the original Valiant’s Solar (an excellent comic, by the by) and wondered if those old Gold Key heroes might be returning to the new Valiant.  Fred Pierce started out with a slightly political answer, that he thought that [...]

C2E2: Marvel: From NOW! To Infinity — Avengers Arena Ends ‘Season One’; Charles Soule takes over Thunderbolts

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TweetSteve here again! Charles Soule joined the Thunderbolts, many future storylines were teased, Stefano Caselli got a new gig, and some big news was announced about the future of Avengers Arena, all at the ‘From NOW! To Infinity’ panel at C2E2.

C2E2 Liveblogging Dark Horse Spring Fever

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TweetC2E2 is on this weekend and we’re liveblogging the Dark Horse panel.  Get ready to start hitting refresh. Scott Allie is on the stage and talking about a horror line New Orleans is a Werewolf Town Alexi DiCampi doing a grindhouse horror title. David Lapham on Del Toro’s Strain comic – second arc Steve Niles [...]

C2E2: VALIANT 2013: HARBINGER WARS AND BEYOND

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TweetIt’s C2E2 and we’re liveblogging the Valiant panel. Get ready to hit refresh. (And we’ve got plenty of art at the bottom for you to looks at.) Our cast: Atom Freeman, Robert Venditti, Clayton Henry, Fred Pierce, Hunter Gorinson and The CEO. Planet Death will be resolving several initial storylines in the next couple of [...]

C2E2: Liveblogging Batman/Superman 101

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TweetIt’s day 2 of C2E2 and we’re liveblogging the “Batman/Superman 101″ panel.  (And to think, it used to be a Superman/Batman world… I guess the pecking order has changed.)  Get ready to start hitting reload. Our cast: Jimmy Palmiotti, Bob Harras, Chris Burnham, James Tynion, The Layman and Kenneth Rocafort.

C2E2: Superior Spider-Man – The Return of Spider-Man 2099

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TweetMarvel was showing off a few covers at the Superior Spider-Man panel and… is that… the Spider-Man of 2099 Why yes, yes it is. Miguel will be returning to Marvel comics in issue #17 of Superior Spider-Man, heralding in the start of a new story arc which seems to be bringing in members of the [...]

C2E2 – The Age of Ultron Panel

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Tweet            At the Age of Ultron panel, Marvel was showing off a few covers: Age of Ultron 7   Age of Ultron 7   Age of Ultron 8   Fearless Defenders 4   Uncanny Avengers   Age of Ultron 10 AI   Age of Ultron 9   Age of Ultron [...]

C2E2: Liveblogging DREDD and Beyond: The Whole Wide World of 2000 AD

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TweetC2E2 has invaded Chicago and we’re liveblogging the DREDD and Beyond: The Whole Wide World of 2000 AD, so get ready to hit reload. Our cast of characters include Andy Diggle , Michael Carroll , Paul Cornell and some noob named Heidi MacDonald. Q: What do Americans know about Dredd. Heidi: I was surprised it only went [...]