Captain America Review
If I were to sum up Captain America in a quick line it would be the following. It’s the adventure movie we all wanted Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull to be. And I don’t just mean the fact that…
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Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Heer’s Fact Checking
This past Saturday Jeet Heer had an article in the Globe & Mail about Captain America entitled “A pop culture Rorschach test”. I like Heer because he has a deep understanding of the comic community, plus he’s Canadian. Reading the…
The Hounds Of Hell
With a title that exciting The Hounds Of Hell was a must read for me this week after a visit to my local comic book shop. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Philippe Thirault (Writer) Christian Højgaard (Line art) Drazen Kovacevic (Line…
SDCC 2011 – Comics, movies and video games oh my!
The Annual 42 Comic-Con International was held in San Diego, California, July 20 – 25. The weekend ended with a bang as Cowboys and Aliens premiered, Hugh Jackman made a special appearance, and Arkham City was released to the masses…
Iron Man 2.0 #7
Hammers have fallen from the sky left and right, one of which lands in Beijing near Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. After failing to lift the hammer, Absorbing Man and Titania arrive to secure it. Soon after, the Immortal Weapons arrive after being summoned together to close the gate to the eighth city. Wukong awaits them as they regain consciousness, while James Rhodes struggles to understand why he's there with them at all.
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Exciting News from San Diego
So for the most part I was pretty meh about the announcements from Comic Con, but there were a few things that I am pretty jazzed about. Incredible Hulk #1. Yep. Another #1 issue. However, in Marvel’s defense Hulk continuity…
New Artist’s Editions
It seems to be the biggest news coming out of San Diego Comicon the past few years has been focused on reprinted material. IDW took top spot in my SDCC reading as they announced three new Artist’s Editions. For the…
Daredevil #1
Coming off the worst stretch of his life, Matt Murdock left New York and travelled cross-country to find himself. After a brief stay in New Mexico, Murdock rediscovered his nature after helping a small town overcome its problem with some aggressive locals. Upon returning to New York though, Murdock must face the consequences of his actions.
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Marvel released their October 2011 solicitations and I’ve picked the best five to share with you here. 5. Punisher Max #18 by Dave Johnson. Johnson has a unique composition style that works well with every cover he tackles. A great…
52Q | #48: Best Comic Book Weapon
Every week Comic Book Daily asks the question and the crew (and special guests) give their answers; we’ll be doing this for 52 weeks. Tip of the hat goes to the gang at Scans Daily for the inspiration and Anthony…
Miller’s Holy Terror
Frank Miller is publishing an original graphic novel this September through Legendary Comics. Made available this week are pages and a trailer in motion comic style. Here’s the official press release: [quote]Burbank, CA – July 21, 2011 – Legendary Entertainment…
Captain America In Theatres Today
(you should read this with a 40’s style newsreel voice) Finally the event we have been waiting all summer is here. The Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America, is coming to a local silver screen near you. See Captain America and the Howling…
What the FF???
Last week FF #6 was released. If you haven’t been following along, FF is the Future Foundation, the evolution of the Fantastic Four without The Human Torch Johnny Storm. Spider-Man has been added to the FF roster. And the team…
Green Lantern The Animated Series Trailer
Feast your eyes on the latest trailer from Green Lantern The Animated Series.
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Pretty sweet news out of San Diego: Capcom announced that in November there will be a souped-up version of MVC3. The new game will feature 12 new fighters including Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Strider, and Firebrand. At $39.99 it will be…
Avengers Movie Teaser Poster Released
Marvel has announced (via Twitter) that the teaser poster for the Avengers movie, has been released. According to the post, it will be in theaters for the release of Captain America this weekend. Marvel also has a website for the…
Miss Harry Potter? How About These Comics?
So say you’re a bit of a young’en. Or maybe you’re just someone who just happens to rather like the Harry Potter series. The final movie is out, the last book has long been out and that Pottermore site isn’t…
New Conan Clip
Here’s a new clip from the upcoming Conan The Barbarian movie, in theatres August 19th. It’s bloody.
Comic Book Reviews
The current format of comic book reviews is all wrong. It's a little clearer when I refer to comics as graphic novels: reviews concentrate on the novel part and largely ignore the graphic portion.
Read MoreComic Book ReviewsAmazing Spider-Man Trailer
Although the film is a year away a “teaser” has been release for The Amazing Spider-Man. Right off we have some mystery why Peter’s parents had to go and do something, leaving him with his aunt and uncle.…
Captain Canuck Movie?!
Minds Eye Entertainment announced yesterday they've purchased the option to make a live action Captain Canuck movie. Here's the press release:
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