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…
WE TALK COMICS Episode 60: The Secret Stories X-Changed
We Talk Comics is on the air and once again in your ear! The guys are cooking up big things for December, and this episode kicks off some of the madness! Our own Matt Santori-Griffith joins the podcast for a second time to learn what title he will be reading in the WTC Secret Santa…
Ten Tweets Thursday with @Siwelkire
Welcome to Ten Tweets Thursday, this week featuring avid comic reader Erik Lewis (@Siwelkire). Check out what he had to say about the infamous Ten Tweets! #1 What is the first comic you remember reading? I must have read other, but the first book where I “got it” was Amazing Spider-Man #375. I still own…
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…
WE TALK COMICS Episode 59: Calm Before The Storm
We Talk Comics returns for Episode #59, which acts as a calm before the storm. The guys are cooking up some really big stuff in the coming weeks, so they are taking a bit of a topic breather and focuses on a bunch of WeViews and….Stuntmaster? This episode may lack a primary topic, but the…
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…