The biggest comic book movie of the summer is only a week and change away. Spider-Man 3, which may be the last team-up of Sam Raimi and the core cast from the first two films, will be out soon, but Nick Nunziata at Chud.com provides a SPOILER-FREE look at the flick. Some highlights: I was…
By Mike Carey (W) and John Bolton (A) Vertigo, 2007, $19.99 Of the major comics writers out there right now, Mike Carey is one of the most prolific and diverse. He writes horror titles, big superhero fare and smaller stuff, like Vertigo’s Crossing Midnight. This week sees the release of his original graphic novel that…
In a move to appease the victims of World War III (see: fans), DC Comics is going to be releasing some advance looks at Countdown, the new series that spins out of 52. (Note: it’s spearheaded by Paul Dini, so it should be better than sucky.) Now, if you’ve just dropped $130 on 52 and…
The 2007 Eisner Award Nominees have been announced! MASTER NOMINEE LIST 2007 Eisner Awards Best Short Story * “The Black Knight Glorps Again,” by Don Rosa, in Uncle Scrooge #354 (Gemstone) * “Felix,” by Gabrielle Bell, in Drawn & Quarterly Showcase 4 (Drawn & Quarterly) * “A Frog’s Eye View,” by Bill Willingham and James…
The fine folks at Boom! Studios sent over a trio of new books, so I wanted to share the advance look with our readers. They’re three pretty widely different series, though everything from Boom! falls into that over-arcing “guy stuff” label. Zombies? Check. Action? Check. Lovecraftian suspense? Check. Let’s start out with Fall of Cthulhu…
If you haven’t seen it already, this image has been floating around the Internets for the past day or so. It’s the first look at Iron Man’s grey suit, as it will appear in the upcoming Jon Favreau directed feature film. Well, upcoming in over a year. But it’s coming! I, for one, would like…
Lots going on in the world of comics, as always. Here’s a quick run through of some of the word on the street, or whatever you want to call it. Because, really, word on the street sounds pretty silly. Ray Olson of Booklist has named his 10 best comics of the past year, which strangely…
Mark Bagley may be my favorite comic book artist of all time. For years now I haven’t been able to enjoy his work, as he’s been stuck on Ultimate Spider-Man with one of my least favorite comic writers of all time. Now that he’s finally free of USM, what’s the next title he’ll be working…
If you enjoyed my earlier interview with Rick Veitch or the accompanying preview of his new book Army@Love, you’ll definitely enjoy this little bit of bonus material. First, Rick just sent a note saying Army@Love now has a web site with some bonuses (particularly there are some cool character sketches and bios). You can find…
I’d like to introduce Matt and Another Damn Comic Blog. Not only does he agree with my assessment of the New Avengers, but he also thinks Michael Turner sucks. I think my fellow LODers will agree (on at least 50% of the above criteria) that makes him a good fit for our links. 😉