In a effort to get away from the usual frustrations of mainstream Marvel and DC, I turned to Image once again. This week saw the release of the Olympus trade collecting the four issues mini series, and much like Chew the book did not disappoint. Olympus centers around brothers Castor and Pollux. They act as sort of…
The past week has been rather uninspiring for me. Last week’s releases made for one of those weeks where nothing was truly bad but nothing felt noteworthy. Most of the good were things like the latest issue of Walking Dead, which almost seems pointless to review because anyone who likes it is already reading and…
I’m not sure if I’m just cynical or if there really is a lack of interesting comics news out there of late. It’s probably a mix of both, but DC’s recent announcement of a new Earth One line is a welcome bit of good news among the daily fluff. This will be done through a series…
In line with my previous post about Marvel’s current pricing schemes Bleeding Cool had a short but entertaining break down of the value of of the Dark Avengers annual that came out this week with the hefty $4.99 price tag. I do kind of feel bad for the talent involved in that Dark Avengers book. It is…
DC’s November sales once again dominated the Diamond top ten list. Comic Chron has the lists of the Diamond top ten for both comics and trades. Marvel still won out in sales thanks in part to their books carry the $3.99 price tag. This is one of things that bothers me about Marvel of late. The jump to $3.99…
The much hyped Image United was released last week. I must admit I was a fan of the crazy Image era of the early nineties. So I was intrigued by the idea of the Image founders, minus Jim Lee, each drawing their own characters with Robert Kirkman writing. I expected some early nineties nostalgia with this and…
Something I often find interesting is looking at what the non traditional comics fans are reading. Thankfully lately it is easier to get an idea of what interests the general public. Things like the New York Times best sellers list for Graphic Books help show what is popular among the traditional booksellers. Librarian Robin…
It’s a busy week for releases and I’m sure there will be plenty of reviews and comments on various Blackest Night and other high profile books. I thought I would focus on something with a slightly lower profile, that being Gotham City Sirens. The series revolves around Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy finding themselves…
R.E.B.E.L.S. #10 came out more then a week ago. I only just now got around to reading it and it was pleasantly surprise. This is one of the Blackest Night ring incentive books that DC has been putting out, where you get a ring from one of the Lantern Corps along with the comic. This book…
While there are many things that annoy me about Marvel one thing I have consistently enjoyed is the Punisher ever since Garth Ennis rebooted the character a decade ago. I was sad to see Ennis’s real world Max line take on the Punisher come to a end, but Duane Swierczynski did a good job of filling…