Last week, Amazon acquired digital comics hub ComiXology, a combo app and store for comic books on digital devices. Business Insider predicted that the deal would “change the comic book industry forever.” Whether this is a positive or negative change who knows, however many comic fans lashed out.
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Amazon and ComiXology- Changing Digital Comics?
Posted: April 22, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, GeneralTags: Amazon, Comixology, Digital comics
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Oh Boy, New Comics! For April 23, 2014.
Posted: April 21, 2014 by Curtis Hines in BOOM! Studios, Comicology - Comic Books, Dark Horse Comics, General, IDWTags: BOOM! Studios, Bravest Warriors, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Mind MGMT, Preview, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Every Monday on G&C I’ll be previewing the new comics I’m most looking forward to in the coming week. These are the comics that I expect will be fun, exciting, and worth your monies. If you think I’ve missed anything, leave a note in the comment section and let me know what you’re eagerly anticipating. Here’s my top three, and then a short list of other books to be aware of.
New Comics for April 23, 2014:
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” #33 from IDW. Cover art by Mateus Santolouco.
Daps for Deadpool, Double Daps for Marvel
Posted: April 16, 2014 by Kristilyn Waite in Comicology - Comic Books, MarvelTags: cover art, Deadpool #27, G.I. Joe : America's Elite #25, Guiness Book of World Records, Marvel, Scott Koblish, Val Staples
Marvel’s Deadpool #27
When it rains, it pours, goes the old adage, one that has rung particularly true for Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, and the folks at Marvel, this past week. Deadpool #27, released on April 9th, commemorates Deadpool’s marriage to Shiklah, an ancient succubus. While, of course, this is cause for celebration in itself, the cover of this “enormously oversized” and “most important issue” features a giant group pic of all of the event’s attendees, and thereby sports a stamp marking its place in the Guinness Book of World Records for “most comic book characters on a single issue cover”.
“Translucid” #1 Review: 3.5 / 5
Posted: April 16, 2014 by Curtis Hines in BOOM! Studios, Comicology - Comic BooksTags: BOOM! Studios, Chondra Echert, Claudio Sanchez, Comics, Review, Translucid
Cover to “Translucid” #1 from BOOM!
Every superhero has a supervillain; heck, some would even say that every superhero needs a supervillain. Superman has Lex Luthor, the Fantastic Four have Doctor Doom, and Batman has the Joker. These characters act as foils for one another; their strengths, weakness, and personality are complimentary. The question has been asked before: are supervillains essential to their superheros? Do they need each other to provide them with purpose, to fulfill their existence? This twisted relationship is at the heart of BOOM!’s newest six-part miniseries, “Translucid.”
Goodbye, Archie
Posted: April 15, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, GeneralTags: Afterlife With Archie, Archie, Archie Comics, Life with Archie
Say it ain’t so. Coming this July, the lovelorn, freckly comic favorite, Archie Andrews will meet his fate after 73 teenage years in the business. One of the most recognized faces in American classic comics, the beloved comic star transformed into a pop culture icon, forever asking the question– who will he chose? Betty or Veronica?
Oh Boy, New Comics! For April 16, 2014.
Posted: April 14, 2014 by Curtis Hines in Comicology - Comic Books, DC Comics, MarvelTags: Batman, Comics, DC, Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Preview, Ultimate FF
Every Monday on G&C I’ll be previewing the new comics I’m most looking forward to in the coming week. These are the comics that I expect will be fun, exciting, and worth your monies. If you think I’ve missed anything, leave a note in the comment section and let me know what you’re eagerly anticipating. Here’s my top three, and then a short list of other books to be aware of.
New Comics for April 16, 2014:
“Ms. Marvel” #3 from Marvel. Cover art by Jamie Mckelvie.
“Lumberjanes” #1 Review: 4.5 / 5
Posted: April 9, 2014 by Curtis Hines in BOOM! Studios, Comicology - Comic BooksTags: BOOM! Studios, Comics, Grace Ellis, Lumberjanes, Noelle Stevenson, Review
Cover to “Lumberjanes” #1 from BOOM!. Cover art by Noelle Stevenson.
Have you ever heard of the Bechdel movie test? It was popularized by Alison Bechdel (famous American cartoonist and graphic novelist) in her comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For.” In order to pass the Bechdel test, a movie must have: 1) At least two named female characters; 2) Those characters have to talk to each other; 3) Their conversation has to be about something other than a man. You’d be surprised how few movies pass that test, but this applies to more than just movies. I read a lot of comics, and unfortunately most of them also fail the Bechdel test.
‘Gotham’ Series Adds Riddler
Posted: April 8, 2014 by Brie Young in Comicology - Comic Books, DC Comics, Movies & TelevisionTags: Batman prequel, DC Comics, Gothem, The Riddler, Tv Series
The highly anticipated Fox prequel series Gotham recently cast actor Cory Michael Smith to be Edward Nygma, the future Riddler. The series follows James Gordon’s ride through a “dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil” and the birth of DC comics super villains and vigilantes in Gotham city.
Oh Boy, New Comics! For April 9, 2014.
Posted: April 7, 2014 by Curtis Hines in BOOM! Studios, Comicology - Comic Books, IDW, Image ComicsTags: BOOM! Studios, Comics, East of West, IDW, Image comics, Lumberjanes, Preview, Samurai Jack
Every Monday on G&C I’ll be previewing the new comics I’m most looking forward to in the coming week. These are the comics that I expect will be fun, exciting, and worth your monies. If you think I’ve missed anything, leave a note in the comment section and let me know what you’re eagerly anticipating. Here’s my top three, and then a short list of other books to be aware of.
New Comics for April 9, 2014:
Cover to “East of West” #11 from Image. Cover art by Nick Dragotta.
Adventure Time: The Flip Side #4 Review: 2/5
Posted: April 2, 2014 by Curtis Hines in BOOM! Studios, Comicology - Comic BooksTags: Adventure Time: The Flip Side, BOOM! Studios, Comics, Review
Cover to “Adventure Time: The Flip Side” #4 from BOOM!. Cover art by Wook Jin Clark.
“Adventure Time: The Flip Side” is a topsy-turvy mini-series that upended my initial expectations. Unfortunately, the newest issue fails to deliver. “The Flip Side” #4 sacrifices some of the fun in the name of craziness and insanity, resulting in a muddled plot and a book that can be hard to understand.
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