X-Men: No More Humans Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca Marvel Comics 2014 “No more mutants” was the cry heard ‘round the Marvel Universe, when the conclusion to the “House of M” event in 2005 decimated the mutant population and made the X-Men bigger outcasts than they had ever been before. X-Men: No More Humans obviously wants…
News & Things: Hellblazin’
News New Trailer for NBC’s Constantine Mick Rawson sure looks the part as Vertigo’s occult detective John Constantine. Marc Guggenheim on X-Men The executive producer of Arrow talks about his upcoming run on the female-led X-Men book, taking the team into space, and more. Commentary Will There Ever Be Another Great Sprite Comic? Sprite comics…
Short & Sweet: Comics…in…SPAAAAACE!
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #3 Zack Whedon, Georges Jeanty; Executive Producer Joss Whedon Dark Horse Comics Issues 1 and 2 have laid the foundation, but issue 3 is where were start to see the subplots come into play. With Zoe being held by the Alliance, River taps into her brain to see if there…
News & Things: Moon Prism Power!
News Sailor Moon Crystal Character Designs Revealed The designs showcase Sailor Moon and the inner Sailor Senshi from the upcoming magical girl anime based on Naoko Takeuchi’s classic manga. Sara Pichelli Named One of Marvel’s “Young Guns” Marvel’s list of rising superstar artists include Pichelli, David Marquez, Mahmud Asrar, Nick Bradshaw, Ryan Stegman, and Valerio…
What’s Hot? April 2014
Wendy I’m flailing all over the place over the new Rat Queens trade out this week. Jamie I’m loving the settlement credits I am getting from amazon.com and bn.com — apparently there was something involving the prices of ebooks on the NY Times Bestseller list. So both companies credited me back some of what I’d…
I’ve Never…
Everyone’s got one. A famous book they haven’t read. A must-see movie they skipped over. WWAC staffers share their I’ve Nevers. What are yours? Lela I’ve never sat down with a group of friends and played an honest to goodness pen and paper RPG. The guys wouldn’t let me play when I was in high…
News & Things: Go Team Venture!
News New Batman Beyond Short Premieres at Wonder Con The short clip, created by Darwyn Cooke, features Batman Beyond’s Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle) and Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) fighting some familiar faces. Dark Horse to Publish The Art of The Venture Bros. The upcoming coffee table book will feature art and commentary by series creators…
Short & Sweet: Marvels & Manga
Iron Fist The Living Weapon #1 Kaare Andrews Marvel Comics Okay. That was a disjointed mess. With weirdly kinetic artwork. It’s very … red. The Danny Rand appearing in this book’s first issue is not the Danny Rand I know. He’s not the laid-back, Zen-like, comic book-reading guy who slips into motion when needed. He’s…
Review: All-New X-Men #25
All-New X-Men #25 Brian Michael Bendis David Marquez, Bruce Timm & Laura Martin, Arthur Adams & Justin Ponsor, David Mack, Skottie Young & Jason Keith, Robbi Rodriguez & Justin Ponsor, Lee Bermejo & Marte Garcia, Kent Williams, J.G. Jones, Ronnie Del Carmen, J. Scott Campbell & Nei Ruffino, Maris Wicks, Jason Shiga, Dan Hipp, Max…
News & Things: Neo-Tokyo is About to E*X*P*L*O*D*E
News New X-Men: Days of Future Past Clip The new scene shows Kitty Pryde and the future X-Men—Blink, Bishop, Iceman, Sunspot, Warpath, and Colossus—preparing for a Sentinel attack. Happy Birthday Katsuhiro Otomo! Otomo, the Japanese manga artist and anime director best known for his iconic work on AKIRA, is 60 today. Young Avengers wins GLAAD…
News & Things: Captain America, Fuck Yeah
News Captain America 2 Tops $300 Million Worldwide The superhero sequel is a smash, earning $96.2 million in its first domestic weekend and setting a new release record for April. America, Fuck Yeah! Mike Mignola’s Tour of Hellboy in Hell Mignola gives the AV Club an extensive interview about the first five issues of Hellboy…
I’m Loving: The Pumaman on DVD
Say it with me: “Pumaman, he flies like a moron!” One of the most popular episodes of the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Pumaman is a 1980 film that rips off Superman and Star Wars and smashes them together with Aztec legends to form one ridiculous lump of a movie. The Pumaman…