Just as Snow, Glass, Apples is far afield of Disney’s happily sanitized Snow White (or even the Grimm brothers’ original, for that matter), Troll Bridge is not your kindergartner’s Three Billy Goats Gruff. The tale, told in retrospect from the now-adult Jack, is beautiful prose: eloquent, evocative and yet somehow minimal at once. And, true to Gaiman form, fondly nostalgic of a youth lived in the wilds of fair(ish) Britain in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. (13/13)
Well it’s officially Summer, so it’s time to kick back, relax, and read some comics. I have a long list of titles I am planning on checking out and shows I need to binge in the coming months, but first up on this list is Lacey and Lily created by Andrew Cieslinski (more of his […]
Today, Marvel Entertainment announced three iconic franchises – ALIEN, PREDATOR, and ALIEN VS. PREDATOR – will be launching all-new stories with Marvel Comics starting in 2021! The new comic series will feature new and classic characters from Earth and beyond to explore never-before-seen corners of both the Alien and Predator universes. Following the debut of Alien in 1979 and Predator in […]
If you’d have told me that I’d be championing the virtue of a Nancy Drew comic book—for adult (and late teen) readers—I’d have likely diagnosed you with something. But here we are. It’s an excellent read, folks—without ever losing the original flavor and familiarity of the source characters and material, which is perhaps the team’s greatest accomplishment. (13/13)
John Layman (Chew, Detective Comics) and artist Fran Strukan (The Shape of Elvira) will chronicle the untold tale of when the dastardly Martians invaded Hyrkania during the Hyborian Age. Joined by colorist Valentina Briški and letterer maestro Taylor Esposito, the team will unravel this forgotten piece of history. How do the steel and savagery of […]
I ran across this upcoming indie comic coming out in August, and kinda got into the spin on religious iconography… and some phenomenal character designs! It looked good enough for me to shoot them a message & get permission to preview some of the work so far. The following (& the cover art above) is […]
Bigs & Tiny #2 Black Box Comics Written by Ramel Hill Art by Federico Sabbatini Colors by Andrea Celestini Letters by Ed Dukeshire Creator/Editor, Dimitrios Zaharakis Available this August A comedic duo, on the hunt for answers to their newfound super powers, unravel the mystery of a seedy underworld of criminal activity in the heart […]
New Comicbook Day- July 1st, 2020 Buffy the Vampire Slayer #15 With a rogue demon on the loose, Team Spike is running out of time to save the life of an innocent boy—but Wolfram & Hart claim to have the solution. With real demons in the equation, is a deal with the devil worth it? […]
Killing Red Sonja #2 writers: Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman | artist: Craig Rousseau FC | 32 pages | Action/Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+ Don’t miss out on this mini-series that will affect the Sonja series for years to come! Spinning directly out of the epic RED SONJA title written by MARK RUSSELL! Prince Cyril’s plan […]
In a can’t-miss standalone tale coming this September, just in time for Halloween, Vampirella meets the newest member of her spine-tingling rogues’ gallery! Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer Bill Willingham (Fables, Robin) writes the Daughter of Drakulon for the first time ever in Trial of the Soul. Willingham is joined by artist Giuseppe Cafaro (Catwoman, Suicide Squad), […]