If you’ve never sobbed into the pages of a newly purchased comic, give it time; you probably just haven’t been reading them for long enough. In the immortal words of Jack Kirby, “comics will break your heart.” Here are ten books that will put you on the road to heartache… Note: We have avoided spoilers…
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…
Friday Kickstarter! Ranger: Rendezvous
There’s hella information on the Ranger:Rendezvous Kickstarter page. That’s because Ranger:Rendezvous is not just one comic, one root sent out to anchor a project that grows, sprawling. It’s a ‘verse, ready to spring into being. The Rangerverse has been a decade-long effort expanding to over 10 globe-spanning concepts, starring 30+ leading heroines and heroes and…
What The Fox – Channing Tatum as Gambit?!
News broke this week that Fox, who still owns the rights to Marvel’s X-Men characters (WHY, Marvel, WHY? You are owned by the Mega-Mouse! You can afford to buy them back!), has sat down at the table with Channing Tatum, who wants to play the role of the merry mutants’ very own Ragin’ Cajun, Gambit….
News & Things: Wolverine’s Hair is Hot Stuff
Tiny Cute Avengers Manga Introduces Japanese Kids To the Team This completely adorable Avengers story ran as a one shot in Monthly Korokoro Comic in an attempt to familiarize Japanese children with Marvel characters before the release of a new japanese series: Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers. Who else wants a copy of the re-print?…
Con Diary: Emerald City Comicon Day 3
I was taken to my very first con in 2011 by my unapologetically geeky, big sister. Back then, Emerald City Comic Con’s exhibition floor spanned only half of the fourth floor’s ballrooms. In 2014, the entire Washington State Convention Centre is home to the northwest coast’s premiere comic book and pop culture convention. With so…
Interview with Brady Roberts: creator and star of the upcoming webseries “Nightwing: Prodigal”
I am a nerd. Loudly and proudly. I am also a huge procrastinator and scatterbrain. Put these two things together, and this is what you get… The Procrastinerdor Presents: Brady Roberts: creator and star of the upcoming webseries Nightwing: Prodigal They say it’s a small world, and when it comes to the acting community in…
News & Things: Things (Not News) Thursday
XX-Men: The Failures of Brian Wood’s All-Woman X-Men Osvalda Oyola writes, There is no effort in this “new” series to establish the characters, but even worse there is no effort to establish or explain why this particular iteration of X-Men…X-Women…exists. It seems like these characters just happen to be the ones who are around when…
TW: Bryan Singer Accused of 1999 Rape and Assault
TW: Graphic descriptions of rape, assault, and child exploitation. A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that X-Men director Bryan Singer, along with convicted sex offender Marc Collins-Rector, physically and sexually abused a teenage boy over a period of time in 1999, in Los Angeles and Hawaii. Firearms, drugs, and alcohol are said to have been involved. Collins-Rector…
Con Diary: Emerald City Comicon Day 2
I was taken to my very first con in 2011 by my unapologetically geeky, big sister. Back then, Emerald City Comic Con’s exhibition floor spanned only half of the fourth floor’s ballrooms. In 2014, the entire Washington State Convention Centre is home to the northwest coast’s premiere comic book and pop culture convention. With so…
Noelle Stevenson Signing at Challengers Comics
Lumberjanes, the highly anticipated new mini series from Boom! Studios, made its debut this past Wednesday. Co-writer Noelle Stevenson stopped by Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago, IL for a flannel filled signing. On our way to Challengers for the Noelle Stevenson signing, I began to suspiciously eye each person on the bus wearing flannel….
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…