Tag Matt Fraction

Double Shipping isn’t Double the Fun

We all have our favourite television show, right? It might be Game of Thrones, or The Simpsons, or Golden Girls and it most likely airs once per week. That is sort of the rule of television in that you get…

Avengers vs. X-Men #10

Andrew Ardizzi
August 20, 2012

Avengers vs. X-Men, the high-octane superhero romp featuring the X-Men and the Avengers continued last week with its tenth issue. The Hope centric plot plodded onward, bringing the expansive mini-series ever closer to its conclusion.

Hawkeye #1

Andrew Ardizzi
August 7, 2012

The first issue of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye series is one of a number of titles debuting prior to the "Marvel Now!" initiative. The series finds Fraction and David Aja, the team behind The Immortal Iron Fist, reuniting to bring readers deeper into a more personalized view of Marvel's alpha-archer, Clint Barton.

Does Marvel Now! Cause Sales To Go Down?

We all know that rebooting a series or creating a “new jumping on point” causes sales to increase, albeit in some cases temporarily, but I often wonder what this does to the sales of a title before the relaunch. Comic…

Avengers vs. X-Men #5

Andrew Ardizzi
June 11, 2012

In the fifth installment of Avengers vs. X-Men, the highly anticipated mini-series featuring Marvel's mutants and resident team of Avengers, the pace definitively picks up as tensions come to a head between the two teams vying for their personal stakes in Hope's destiny. However, despite an epic-scoped story, the collective of Marvel architects fail to capitalize on the story's potential with a lackluster fifth outing which explodes the X-Men mythos with a barrage of head scratching developments.

Avengers vs. X-Men #1

Andrew Ardizzi
April 10, 2012

Similarly to film, summers tend to lend themselves to huge blockbuster story lines in comics. With seven years of planning behind it, Marvel's 2012 foray pits the Avengers against the X-Men. The Hope-centric plot brings together the world's greatest heroes and places them on opposing sides; one fights to save the world, the other to preserve its very existence.

Defenders #3

Andrew Ardizzi
February 6, 2012

"Defenders #3" arrived on comic shelves last week. Andrew Ardizzi takes a look at the issue this week for Comic Book Daily.

Fan Expo Wrap Up: The FF panel, 4 Colour Couples and More

Brent Chittenden
September 1, 2011

How was your Fan Expo weekend? Glad to hear it. How was mine? Oh you know, My FF workshop was the buzz of the internet for a weekend, Brian Azzarello, Jill Thompson and Matt Fraction tried to convince me to…

Fan Expo 2011 – Comic Book Daily Spotlight: Matt Fraction

Alexa Tomaszewski
August 28, 2011

Marvel comics writer Matt Fraction took Fan Expo in Toronto to new levels of fun during various panels discussing the future of some of our favorite superheroes. Friday and Saturday of Fan Expo, Fraction attended two Marvel panels to speak…

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What’s New Saturday August 26

Alexa Tomaszewski
August 27, 2011

Friday at Toronto’s convention center, Fan Expo 2011 continued. Fan costumes were out in full force today and the venue was practically packed by 11 a.m. Saturday is what event planners have been bracing for. A big turn out is…

Marvel: Fear Itself - Left to Right, C.B. Cebulski, Jeanine Schaeffer, Alex Alfonso, Stuart Immonen, and Matt Fraction.

Marvel Fear Itself Panel

Alexa Tomaszewski
August 27, 2011

Fan Expo in Toronto this Friday afternoon was the place for Marvel Comic’s hints and teasers, as the Marvel: Fear Itself panel dropped talked superheroes and what fans can expect in the coming months from Fear Itself and upcoming spin-off…

Tony Moore sketches something other than zombies at his table. Photo By: Alexa Tomaszewski

What’s New Friday August 26

Alexa Tomaszewski
August 26, 2011

What’s going on this Friday at Fan Expo at downtown Toronto’s Convention Center? Plenty. From the looks of it Chris Claremont, X-Men, has just been added to the Expo line up. According to the Official 2011 Show Program Claremont will…

Andrew Ardizzi
August 15, 2011

There’s nothing to fear except fear itself. In this case, the characters of the Marvel universe are faced with their worst fears as the Serpent slithers into their lives. Those fears are made reality as one by one they lose their own, and one by one they realize they may not win this battle. The Serpent has risen, and the tide of the battle may have swung forever against their favour.

Andrew Ardizzi
June 21, 2011

Fear reigns and some of Marvel's physically strongest characters now carry mystical hammers, using them to strike fear in the hearts of their former allies. How can they stand to fight when their worst fears are coming to life? Even more, can they?

Andrew Ardizzi
June 6, 2011

Marvel's summer blockbuster mini-series continues with issue three of Fear Itself. Facing down the Norse god of fear, Marvel's superheroes continue to lose some of their own ranks with every new mystical hammer that falls from the sky. At this point it can't get any worse, right? Forward march!

Andrew Ardizzi
May 11, 2011

Writer: Matt Fraction Pencils: Stuart Immonen Colours: Laura Martin Letters: Chris Eliopoulos Cover: Stuart Immonen; Steve McNiven Publisher: Marvel Comics Issue two of Marvel’s huge summer blockbuster series is upon us. I felt the first issue was a little…

Fan Expo Canada 2011 Announces Their Guests!

Peter DeCourcy
May 5, 2011

Hobbystar has really pulled out all the stops to make sure that the customers are getting the most out of the now 4 day convention. Announced earlier today, the guestline up is quite the who's who of the comic world. Check out the list inside.

Suddenly/Meanwhile | Who is Geoff Johns?

Peter DeCourcy
April 19, 2011
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Pete thinks that Geoff Johns needs to put more of himself on the page and then talks about how awesome Concrete is. Pretty typical stuff!

Peter DeCourcy
March 8, 2011

Paul Gravett takes a look at the works of Milo Manara. Really wonderful read, though it is NSFW due to nudity. Manara can’t draw a woman that doesn’t look like she’s not in the midst of an orgasm. He also…

Peter DeCourcy
January 13, 2011

Wherein Pete talks up Bryan Lee O'Malley, Jason Armstrong's Ferro City, the gang at ComicTwart and links you to a cool old Alex Toth story. Warning: Contains a Moebius gif that will destroy your mind and leave you feeling awesome.