Category: Comics

by Jeff Meyer | April 26, 2008

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3rd, the day after Paramount's Iron Man hits theaters, thousands of comic book retailers across North America and around the world will share the magic of comics with their customers when they distribute millions of comic books free of charge during the seventh consecutive Free Comic Book Day. Comic industry heavyweights...

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by Jeff Meyer | April 26, 2008

At the New York Comicon, we unveiled a limited edition portfolio, done in conjunction with the release of KIRBY FIVE-OH!. Called KIRBY: DEITIES, it's not sold in stores (only from our website), and is a remastered version of Jack Kirby's 1971 "Disneyland Portfolio", featuring ten 8-1/2" x 11" full-color plates in an illustrated envelope,...

by Jeff Meyer | April 25, 2008

GHOST RIDER #23 (MAR082179) Written by JASON AARON Art by ROLAND BOSCHI Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC Parental Advisory …$2.99 FOC—5/01/08, FOC—5/21/08

by Jeff Meyer | April 25, 2008

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 30, 2008, by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another...

by Jeff Meyer | April 25, 2008

Updated shipping information for comics and products being released beyond the week of 04/30/2008, provided by Diamond Distribution and our friends at Things From Another World. SUPPLIER/TITLE NEW DATE DC COMICS 52 Aftermath :The Four Horsemen TP 05/14/08 Absolute Sandman Vol 3 HC (Vertigo) 06/04/08 Action Comics Annual #11 05/07/08 Action Comics...

by Jeff Meyer | April 25, 2008

Suspended Animation Review Hand of The Morningstar, volumes 1 and 2, published by Zondervan, in conjunction with Lamp Post, Inc., 160 pages, $9.99. It had been a while since I’d read a comic series about a superhero team that I was really invested in as a...

by Jeff Meyer | April 25, 2008

April 24th, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Two hundred and twenty miles doesn't seem that far unless you're looking down. Five nations have come together to build the crowning achievement in space travel, but now one astronaut is dead. Is it sabotage? An accident? Or murder? Find out in BOOM!'s new mini-series, STATION! A...

by Jeff Meyer | April 24, 2008

In a world experiencing superhuman powers for the first time, four heroes have risen—but now it’s time for chaos to erupt as more discover their abilities! The acclaimed newuniversal, from award-winning scribe Warren Ellis (Thunderbolts, upcoming Astonishing X-Men) and rising star Steve Kurth (Last Of The Mohicans) present newuniversal: shockfront #1 (of 6), a...

by Jeff Meyer | April 24, 2008

French embassy hosts Christophe Blain; critics compare him to Vonnegut & Daumier “Christophe Blain is one of those super-creators in France that very few English-speaking people have heard of.” — Read About Comics “[Blain’s] styles of figuration and lighting marry Daumier and Munch.” — Booklist “Like Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut.” — School Library Journal...

by Jeff Meyer | April 24, 2008

April 23rd, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Critically acclaimed mystery novelist Gary Phillips (L.A. NOIR, BANGERS) and BOOM! Studios bring comic fans the new crime series HIGH ROLLERS, an inner-city spin on THE SOPRANOS, featuring stunning artwork from Sergio (AFTER THE CAPE II) Carrera with inspired covers by Brett (THE SURROGATES) Weldele. A...