A lot of people would call 13 an unlucky number. Well, that’s how many books I picked up (plus Vol. 2 of Rocketo!), so did the weekly take go sour on superstitious numerological mumbo jumbo? Hardly. Some very fine comics found their way home, including a bunch more from Boom! Studios, a big conclusion to…
By Alex Sheikman Published by Archaia Studios Press, 2006. $19.95 The Plot: “Far future…” Begins Robotika, the steampunk/samurai/western/sci fi tale. The world is reminiscent of that from the films A.I. or Bladerunner, a melting pot of androids and humans and bastards caught somewhere between the two. But forget the science; it doesn’t make any sense…
Another big week, with a solid dozen books under the belt. We’ve got another huge event beginning, loads of Nightwing, three new Boom! series and, dare I say it, the biggest surprise winner of first place ever (at least so far as I recall). So, if you’re looking for something to take your mind away…
By Fletcher Hanks (compiled by Paul Karasik) Fantagraphics, 2007, $19.95 For a sneak peek into the brain of one of comics’ original weirdos, all you need is to learn the source of the title to this collection. Set almost perfectly in the middle of a dozen or so tales from the pen of Fletcher Hanks…
Welcome one and all to the weekly roundtable o’ Doom, in which we villainous folk tear apart a book. In this second week of our guest star extravaganza (read on to see which blogger is joining the fun) we’re looking at the kicker-offer to World War Hulk. Would it shatter the senses as billed? According…
By Emmanuel Guibert (W) and Joann Sfar (A) Published by First Second, volumes 1-3, $12.95 We make a belated return to the wide world of international comics (redundant, eh?) with a look at Sardine in Outer Space. The third graphic novel in the series will be released this year. Sardine is a space pirate, an…
A very large week for me this week with fairly mixed results. There was the end of one big event (52) and the beginning of another (World War Hulk). There were a couple books nearing the end of a run and the long-awaited rejuvenation of another. Plenty to talk about, so let’s do just that….
Like horror and/or drawing? If you answered yes to either, you might be interested in the following news that first, Boom! Studios is looking for some artists to join the ranks and second, Fangoria has announced the publication dates of its new line of books. As Marv Alberts said in Baseketball, “You’re excited? Feel these…
This latest edition of the Previews running diary is dedicated to the hardest working guy in comics, Batman, who celebrates his 68th birthday today. That’s older than my dad, and my dad is well past his prime crime fighting days. Actually, my dad’s a dentist, so he never really fought any crime. But if he…
Do you enjoy sight? How about smell? Do you want to keep your ability to feel and hear? I ask this as warning, a civil service, if you will. Because according to Marvel, the book we Doomers are collectively reviewing this Saturday is “senses-shattering.” Now, we of the Doom are made of the sternest materials,…