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Shop Talk with Alpha Comics: December 7, 2012

Shop Talk with Alpha Comics: December 7, 2012

Welcome to the final Shop Talk of 2012 with Alpha Comics owner Chris Humphries! Chris lets us know his top pick of 2012, what the biggest event of the year was, and another monthly gaze into his crystal ball! Let’s dig into it! Aaron Long: This is our final Shop Talk of this calendar year,

THE HONOR ROLL: December 7, 2012

This week’s Honor Roll is a real mixed back of publishers, with both of the Big Two getting titles on the list, as well as Dark Horse and 2012 upstart Valiant. Without further ado, let’s dive into the weekly honors… SHADOWMAN #2 Written by Justin Jordan, Patrick Zircher Art by Patrick Zircher Publisher: Valiant Entertainment

Crisis of Epic Proportion: The Illusion of Change

I am always genuinely impressed by the vigor with which fans react to the monthly twists and turns of their favorite comic book. As a testimonial to the power of these characters — and the craft of the creative teams behind them — you can’t beat insane message board and twitter uproar. Meanwhile, it’s completely

MOM’S COVER WATCH: December 5, 2012

In this week’s Mom’s Cover Watch,  the mother of all comics gives you the five of the best comics covers from the week of December 5th… alright, you caught me. There are more than five covers on this week’s list. However, there are reasons. Sure, they’re flimsy excuses for showing off more comics, but come on!

TRADE WAITING: Week of December 5, 2012

Welcome to the first Trade Waiting of December, your one-stop-shop for the five hottest collections being released on December 5, 2012. This is a heavy “indie” week, with the Big Two mostly taking a back seat to some great independent books. X-O MANOWAR VOL. 1: BY THE SWORD Written by Robert Venditti Art by Cary

Read Between the Lines: Constantine’s Bulletin Board

Years ago, Rip Hunter’s chalkboard in the mini-series 52 gave readers many hints for upcoming stories all over the DC Universe. Though Rip hasn’t reappeared so far in the New 52 (though we know from the Justice League International Annual that he does exist), his chalkboard has been replaced by John Constantine’s bulletin board. In

COMICS FOR HEROES Presents: The November File

This is the first in what will be a regular series that briefly reviews the books that I (Brian, President and Founder of Comics for Heroes) have read every month. There is no such thing as a bad comic — just one that may not be for you.  One of the great things about comics

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