It seems to be a consensus around here that last year wasn’t a great one at the movies, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some fine flicks. And while TV saw a few new adaptations, the video game front proved one of the best outlets for comics outside comics. V for Vendetta I liked “V…
Welcome to the first installment of our 2006 year end review. Here, we’re taking a look at adaptations of comic books to other media, such as movies and video games. While comics overall had a very strong 2006, there weren’t a lot of films out. Of those, here are our choices for what really, really…
After a holiday hiatus, we’re back with the weekly Books of Doom feature. Like the Dick in a Box, this comes with three steps. One: Buy the book listed below. Two: Read the book. Three: Come back here and read what we thought of it, then tell us why we’re a bunch of yokels. Our…
Once again, the ship has sailed on a year in publishing comics and we here at the Legion of Doom are happy to announce the beginning of our 2006 awards show. Over the coming days, we will be listing our favorites of the year that was, as well as the gunk that took hours to…
Cliffhanger of the Week- Blue Beetle returns? Manhunter #27 I’ll be honest–the solicitation of the cover with Ted Kord on it is the main reason I decided to start buying Manhunter. I didn’t think they’d actually bring him back, but I was curious as to why Ted would be featured on the cover. Turns out,…
A pretty decent week, though only five books made it home. Well, seven really, as I heeded the advice of a poster named Gail and picked up the last two copies of Birds of Prey. Haven’t had a chance to read those yet. All the same, here’s what I read, ranked from worst to first,…
Yesterday I came to work to find a package on my desk from Fantagraphics. Up front I should say that the good folks of FG are right up there with Vertigo and Boom! Studios when it comes to accessibility and sending out material for review. That said, when I see mail from FG, I’m filled…
Waitaminute! That’s not the cover! The solicits lied to us! We’ve been duped! Remember that “Rain” we’ve been hearing about for the past few months, that’s supposedly coming to “52?” Well, if you take a look at the picture and replace all of the flames with falling Everymen, you now know what the Rain is…
While looking for the new trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (which looks surprisingly decent), I went to You Tube and had the stunning fortune of finding the entirety of Roger Corman’s 1994 attempt at the first family. The flick, in ten easy pieces:…
This was a big year for comics outside of the folded paper medium. From movies and TV to video games and toys, it was a good year to be a comic book fan, even if you don’t like to bother yourself with any of that tedious “reading.” Movies 2006 saw the release of two blockbuster…