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Kobik pulls back the curtain in this week’s Secret Empire #9 SECRET EMPIRE #9 (of 10) NICK SPENCER (W) LEINIL FRANCIS YU, ROD REIS & JOE BENNETT (A) Covers by MARK BROOKS UNITED WE STAND – against the SECRET EMPIRE! PREVIEW PAGE CLICK ARROW IN MIDDLE OF PICTURE BELOW ON TABLET SLIDE [slider id=’15455′ name=’Secret Empire 9′ size=’full’]
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Skin & Earth Writer/Artist: LIGHTS Dynamite Entertainment Color me impressed all across the board. I would have never guessed a pop star could have created a comic as deep and interesting as Skin & Earth. While not a frothing at the mouth fan of her music I am now a fan of her comic book. Understandably, however, is the fact that the book is a tie-in with LIGHTS’ upcoming album is easily enough to give someone pause. But what seems like some kind of strange mid-90s promotional gimmick that the…
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With the story set to reveal one of the biggest mysteries of the DC Rebirth universe soon arriving, DC have revealed that Action Comics will be getting their favourite treatment for big stories: lenticular covers. The Oz Effect, starting in September in Action Comics by Dan Jurgens and Viktor Bogdanovic, promises to reveal the identity of the mysterious Mr. Oz, who has been helping the Super-family from afar and also abducting various characters including Tim Drake and Doomsday. However, one of these freshly revealed covers might actually have already confirmed…
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Warner Bros. has announced plans to release Justice League: The New Frontier, the animated adaptation the late Darwin Cooke’s seminal DC Comics classic, as a Commemorative Edition. While a full rundown of the edition’s features has not yet been released, there will be more to come later about other animated releases. The plan is every DC Universe Original Movie To Be Collected In A Massive Box Set. Justice League: The New Frontier — Commemorative Edition, produced by Michael Goguen and Bruce Timm, and directed by David Bullock from a script…
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We were wondering if Marvel would include Captain America in the Legacy release titles, well wonder no more. See the news release below for more information. Media Release — The stage has been set: this fall, MARVEL LEGACY will explode into the Marvel Universe, bringing new stories and new adventures. And no character will be left behind…including Captain America! During this year’s San Diego Comic Con International, Marvel revealed its 53rd MARVEL LEGACY title: CAPTAIN AMERICA #695. Superstar creative team Mark Waid and Chris Samnee (Black Widow, Daredevil) will reunite…
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Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Artist Ed HC By: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Type: Graphic Novels Genres: Superhero Publisher: IDW Publishing Pub. Date: August 02, 2017 Availability: Released UPC: 978168405081915000 Jack Kirby was the undisputed King of Comics and IDW is proud to present the second Artist’s Edition focusing on his Fantastic Four work. And, even better, this collects his earlier, “twice up” art–Kirby-sized!! This massive collection includes issues 33, 45, 47, and 60 of the Fantastic Four, plus a stellar gallery with many classic covers and incredible pages–if…
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Media Release — DC Comics – After teasing comic book fans with ominous shadow images of six evil Batmen from the Dark Multiverse several weeks ago, their final, terrifying images were revealed at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Each of these malevolent characters – The Red Death, The Murder Machine, The Dawnbreaker, The Drowned, the Merciless and The Devastator – all represent corrupted versions of Batman set upon the DC universe to help conquer it once and for all, as part of the DARK NIGHTS: METAL event beginning this August. by…
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FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #1 (of 4) Written by JODY HOUSER Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA and BARRY KITSON Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (MAY171952) Cover B by KANO (MAY171953) Variant Cover by MARGUERITE SAVAUGE (MAY171955) Variant Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA (MAY171956) Valiant Entertainment LLC BUY IT HERE $3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JULY 26th A SPECTACULAR SUMMER EVENT! This summer, every second counts when acclaimed writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Star Wars: Rogue One), explosive artist Stephen Segovia (NINJAK, Action Comics), comics legend Barry Kitson…
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Mighty Thor #700 – Back to Original Numbering By: Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman Series: Mighty Thor Publisher: Marvel Comics Pub. Date: October 18, 2017 Buy It Here DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR Part 1 The final judgment comes as the Mangog arrives! The War Thor will meet the beast head-on. But even the bloodthirst of this Ultimate Thor may pale in comparison to the might of the Mangog! The battle rages as Jane’s cancer takes a turn for the worse, and she might not have to wait for the final judgment at all. The clock…
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Media Release — In celebration of Harley Quinn’s 25th Anniversary, this year the bubbly Super-Villain will take over DC’s annual Batman Day celebration on September 23, 2017! Now, DC announces three new comics for Batman Day, all available for order, including an all-ages title starring Harley Quinn! The three Batman Day titles are: BATMAN DAY 2017 SPECIAL EDITION #1 reprints BATMAN #16, the first chapter of “I Am Bane,” written by Tom King with art by David Finch. This issue’s cover art is by Ryan Sook and features Batman and…
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MARVEL LEGACY #1 – how will Legacy change the Marvel Universe Media Release — MARVEL LEGACY #1 introduces the AVENGERS OF 1,000,000 BC – and that’s only the opening of the most important comic story of the year! PLUS! WHO SENT THE CALL FROM PLANET HULK? WHAT IS HUNTING FOR THE INFINITY STONES? WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CAPTAIN AMERICA? WHEN WILL THOR FIGHT THE WAR OF REALMS? WHY DOES JEAN GREY JOURNEY TO CANADA? and… HOW HAS THE BODY OF IRON MAN DISAPPEARED? Featuring THOR, IRONHEART, CAPTAIN AMERICA, JEAN…
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Media Release — Fans were blown away by their work in DARTH VADER, and we fell in love with a rogue archaeologist in DOCTOR APHRA. Today, Marvel is proud to announce that writer Kieron Gillen will continue to bring his exciting storytelling to a galaxy far, far away along with artist Salvador Larocca, when Gillen takes over as the writer for Marvel’s ongoing STAR WARS title this fall. “My aim’s simple – to do what Salva and I did with Darth Vader, but for Leia, Luke and Han. As in,…
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Media Release — The Hugo Award-nominated team of Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman delivers the next installment of DC’s best-selling Earth One line, following in the tradition of New York Times bestsellers WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette and BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 will be available everywhere books are sold on March 20, 2018. The all-new origin story is co-authored by New York Times best-selling author Corinna Bechko (Heathentown) and writer/illustrator…
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After Batman, legendary creator Frank Miller is tackling the Man of Steel with Superman: Year One. At the DC Master Class panel at Comic-Con, Frank Miller surprised the audience with concept art for the series. Frank Miller recently finished Batman: The Dark Knight Master Race, and Miller stopped by the DC Master Class panel and talked with Dan DiDio about their first forays into comics as well as their various upcoming projects for Dark Knights Metal, Dark Matter and other upcoming books. Frank didn’t want to feel left out, so…
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The wondrous Diana of Themyscira comes face to face with the Cimmerian barbarian Conan in a new miniseries this fall—WONDER WOMAN/CONAN. DC and Dark Horse have teamed up for a crossover of epic proportions, bringing back fan-favorite WONDER WOMAN writer Gail Simone and WONDER WOMAN artist Aaron Lopresti for an adventure unlike anything seen before—a collision of legends.
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