We interrupt this irregularly scheduled review for this breaking news bulletin. (Okay, so I’m sure this “news” is far from “breaking.” Usually the internet is weeks ahead of the Previews, so I’m probably way behind the curve.) I nearly blew a gasket today when I left the comic store and caught a glance of the…
Not much has changed in the past month. Countdown’s slight rise at issue 16 proved to be just a temporary jump, as numbers were back to pre-blip levels by issue 12. Overall, it’s as if January’s rise never happened, with week 40 sliding right back into the week 1-35 decline. As was the case with…
Kind of a surprise turn since last month, as Countdown’s sales actually went up in January. The motivation for this seems to begin with the introduction of Earth-51 Batman in Countdown 16. Sure, a new version of Batman – particularly a relevant Batman considering Jason Todd’s leanings and the various forces tugging at the guy…
Screenwriter Kurt Sutter made news over the weekend by announcing Thursday that he was removing his name from credit arbitration for the upcoming Punisher War Zone film. I didn’t want credit. My pitch, my vision, for the Punisher franchise was something much different. I tried to rip Frank Castle from the comic book world and…
Edited to correct a minor, insignificant error Clearly, if I made the decision to purchase X-Force #1 I’m obviously a glutton for some kind of brain-dead punishment. SPOILERS AHEAD, mateys. So Cyclops set up X-Force back during Messiah Complex, because he rationalized to himself that as long as they’re wearing different uniforms and going by…
Say what you will about Mark Millar, but a whole lot of people (including virtually all comics readers) would benefit by following his advice in the recent Marvel “Look Who’s Talking” Q&A column. [The original 102-issue Stan Lee and Jack Kirby run on Fantastic Four] has influenced us enormously in the sense that we’re never…
Last year was a pretty rough year for comic book superhero movies. Things varied from the laughably pathetic without the laughs Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer to the perhaps worst comic book movie of all time, Ghost Rider. And let’s not forget the franchise killing Spider–Man 3. All in all, I can’t say…
Back in December, we took a look at the comparative sales figures between 52 and Countdown. At that point, roughly halfway through, both series followed a sales curve that was somewhat parallel, though 52 outsold Countdown by about 50,000 at the first issue and only 30,000 by the 24th. Now with sales figures in up…
We here at Doomkopf have little regard for spoilers. You’re not going to a comic blog to get pussyfooted, are you? No, you’re here for the love of the game. And I’m about to talk about “Messiah Complex,” specifically the end of “Messiah Complex.” So I’m going to tell you the end of it, and…
Well, start by going here. Then change your pants, or whatever it is you do. This is one part in a big movement. 2008 will not suck superhero-movie wise. “Iron Man,” from all looks, promises to be a good ride, with an amazing Robert Downey Jr. performance. But what “Iron Man” will lack is one…