Dark Horse Comics wants to take the fan experience to the next level. After introducing Dark Horse Deluxe to bring fans merchandise from their favourite gaming, comic, and television series, the company is expanding its reach to suit the tastes of more discerning consumers through the creation of carefully curated and crafted limited edition products…
The Freeze Vol. 1: Who Deserves to Be Saved?
The Freeze Volume 1 Troy Peteri (letterer), Phillip Sevy (illustrator and colourist), Dan Wickline (writer) Top Cow Productions, Inc. May 8, 2019 The world is swallowed up by an unusual apocalypse when the entire population is simultaneously frozen in place. Well, everyone except Ray, who immediately discovers that he is the only person capable of…
Catalyst Prime: Seven Days With Gail Simone and Desiree Rodriguez
If all human life was to be extinguished in seven days, Gail Simone knows exactly what she’d do with her time: spend it with her son, husband, and their dogs. “I mean, I may want to go out and explore nature or something,” Simone mused in our recent San Diego Comic-Con interview, “but I’m more…
Tom Bilyeu & Steve Aoki’s Neon Future Looks Bright
Tom Bilyeu always has his eyes set on a the future and inspiring people to unlock their full potential. He is the co-founder of the highly successful nutrition company, Quest Nutrition, who moved on with his wife Lisa to found Impact Theory, a for-profit media company that is designed to “leverage the self-sustaining power of commerce to…
ThinkGeek: Timmy’s Still Alive and Kickin’
For their 20th anniversary, ThinkGeek surprised its customers and fans with a disheartening announcement: thinkgeek.com was closing. Fans were confused and concerned about losing access to a favourite geek merchandiser, but after checking out their booth at at the recent San Diego Comic-Con, I can confirm that the brand that refers to itself as “the…
Stan Lee’s Alliances is a Brave New Universe You May or May Not Have Heard Before
Stan Lee’s legacy lives on in Marvel comics and movies, but, thanks to Audible, fans are being introduced to a whole new universe through Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light, the first story in what promises to be an incredible new adventure that Lee invites fans to become architects in this immersive experience. The…
Baaaad Muthaz Is Bill Campbell’s Funk-filled Space Romp Dream Come True
James Brown, alligator people, Prince as a deer, and a band of five funky women and a shrp makes for one crazy dream, but that’s where we are with Bill Campbell’s Baaaad Muthaz from Rosarium Publishing. The raunchy, ridiculous, cosmic space adventure follows these pirates-slash-James Brown cover band on an epic romp across the galaxy…
Vault Comics Pubwatch @ SDCC
Vault Comics started the month off with a celebration of firsts, offering thirteen free comics in the spirit of the July 4th holiday. Download the first issues of Alien Bounty Hunter, Deep Roots, Failsafe, Fearscape, Fissure, Friendo, Heathen, Maxwell’s Demons, Songs for the Dead, Submerged, Vagrant Queen, Wasted Space, and Zojaqan to get a taste…
Vampirella #1: WTF Is Up With Her Clothes?
Vampirella #1: Seduction of the Innocent Frank Cho (Cover A artist), Ergün Gündüz (artist and colourist), Christopher Priest (writer), Willie Schubert (letterer) Dynamite Entertainment July 17, 2019 Fifty years after her introduction, Vampirella is rebooted yet again by Dynamite—though writer Priest promises that this isn’t exactly a reboot. In a CBR interview, he says that…
Sunshine Barbito’s Mafiosa Is an Offer You Don’t Want to Refuse
With The Kitchen heading to theatres next month, the timing is perfect for more stories featuring women rising to the top in Mafia families. But unlike the 2015 Vertigo-published comic featuring three wives who hesitantly take over from their imprisoned husbands, Mafiosa is about a woman who has always known that she has what it…
Previously on Comics: The Police are Not The Punisher
From co-opted symbols, to to bigotry, to sexy demons, and keen adaptations, a lot went on in comics last week.
Hope in the Face of Adversity: Corinne McCreery on Supergirl
This might come as a surprise to some, but Corinne McCreery really loves Supergirl [WHAT?! —Ed.]. And it’s no wonder. Supergirl is a beacon of honesty and being true to yourself and passionately fighting for the things and people she cares about, which is a great description of Cori, too. But let’s let Cori speak…