Variant Edition Tuesday is the quick dose of comic knowledge you need before you step into the comic book shop this week: the best books hitting the stands and the latest headlines. New York Comic Con breaks records, Iron Man opens big, and Spidey goes to Washington. We sneak in a few advance reviews of...
In the opening weekend of his first movie, Iron Man rocked the box office and now Tony Stark is ready to blast off into a new ongoing comic series – Invincible Iron Man! The first issue is on-sale today and Marvel.com has the pulse-pounding trailer for the Armored Avenger’s new series. For a...
There’s only one superhero everyone’s talking about—Iron Man—and today you can check out three new series featuring the Armored Avenger! Debuting in stores today, Invincible Iron Man #1, Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 and Avengers/Invaders #1 feature Iron Man in all new stories from the industry’s top creators! An all-new...
From the Oni Press web site: Oni Press is going to Seattle WA for the 2008 Emerald City ComicCon! May 10th & 11th we’ll be strutting our stuff at booth #806. Come by and check out our eclectic library of titles including our newest releases: Queen & Country Definitive Edition Vol....
Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews Caliber: Cannon of Justice #1 of 5 Radical Comics Sarkar & Gastonny An impulse purchase for the ripe price of $1. I had a vague idea that this was an adaptation of the King Arthur legend, which helped...
It’s the story of a nerdy teenager bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining the proportionate strength and powers of a spider to become…the Amazing Spider-Man! Now, you can read this history-making story as the first appearance and origin of Spider-Man from Amazing Fantasy #15 is available for free for one week over at Marvel Digital...
April saw Secret Invasion begin its takeover of the Marvel Universe as the first issue was met with an almost instant sellout and was subsequently rushed back to press for a second printing. As the invasion spreads throughout other Marvel titles, the sellouts continue! Secret Invasion tie-ins Mighty Avengers #12, New Avengers...
Thor #7 and #8 have both sold out at Diamond and Marvel is going back to press on a Must-Have collecting both scorching-hot issues in Thor: Search For Odin Must-Have. Writer J. Michael Straczynski is joined by special guest artist Marko Djurdjevic (Daredevil) for a two-part...
DEAR DYNAMITE FAN: Any pros or retailers, please take a moment to consider Dynamite in this year's Eisner Awards. Voting details are here: http://www.eisnervote.com/index.a5w?A5W_Sess_ID=96a699a07188484c8e5364879fac371a Best Continuing Series: The Boys, by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson (Dynamite) Best Cover Artist: John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Lone Ranger (Dynamite) Fans, we ask that you encourage your local...
LOS ANGELES (May 5, 2008) – Hot on the successful heels of Hero’s Ultimate Spider-Man #100, Hero is proud to showcase the first 50 covers of Hero’s Hulk #1 Project. Dozens of top-name creators have signed on to illustrate covers, including Emerald City guests such as Herb...
He’s a big mass of red muscle and angrier than ever. Everyone’s new favorite red giant returns in a one-shot so big, we had to bypass a giant-size book and make it KING-SIZED! King-Size Hulk #1 features superstar Eisner Award-winning and Emmy-nominated writer Jeph Loeb and a phenomenal team of artists...
Monday, May 5, 2008: At at long, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN creators Jason Howard and Robert Kirkman are giving fans the one thing they've demanded most as THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN goes monthly this July! "Frankly, I just couldn't stay patient," ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN co-creator and writer Robert Kirkman said. "Over the past year...
In the tradition of such famous comic book series and mini-series as John Byrne’s “Superman: the Man of Steel,” Frank Miller’s “Batman: Year One” and Marvel’s “Ultimate” line comes the latest comic book icon to get the “prequel” treatment: Archie! That’s right, now you, the reader can travel back in time with Archie and his...
Iron Man Launches with #1 Opening Weekend Domestic Box Office of $100.75 Million, the 2nd Best Non-Sequel Debut Ever, and Worldwide Box Office of $201 Million; Marvel Announces Feature Film Release Slate: Iron Man Sequel and Thor in Summer 2010 and Two Avenger-themed Movies in Summer 2011; Marvel will host a webcast today for all...
BUFFALO, NY (May 2, 2008) – New Era Cap’s signature 59FIFTY is now donning some of most famous and notorious Marvel comic book heroes and villains. New Era, the leading headwear designer and manufacturer, announced today that it has signed a licensing deal with Marvel to launch a new series of caps dubbed the “Super...
ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Information provided by our friends at Things From Another World. Check out the Comiclist Message Board 2.0 for a special sneak peak of next week's comics. The ComicList is available in many forms and locations: ComicList headquarters - Usenet -...
ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, May 7, 2008. ComicList headquarters: http://www.comiclist.com PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong. Items ending in "**" are possible releases unconfirmed by Diamond Distribution. "RELEASE DATE","PUBLISHER","TITLE","PRICE" 05/07/08,"A.D. VISION","PiQ...
ComicList: Dark Horse for 05/07/2008 Abe Sapien the Drowning #4 (of 5), $2.99 Batman Grendel Limited Edition HC, $99.95 Black Magic 2nd Edition...