…And Now, A Haiku features a haiku poem inspired by a comic released each week. Some will be silly, some will be serious…all will be haiku. This week, the subject is SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #1 – “M.O.D.O.K. Madness” by Ed Brisson and Scott Hepburn. *SPOILER WARNING – THIS HAIKU CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF SECRET…
Review: THE MANTLE #1
THE MANTLE #1 Written by Ed Brisson Art by Brian Level, Jordan Boyd Published by Image Comics Release Date: May 13, 2015 One of the most unique things about comics is legacies. This idea that a hero is more than just the person behind the mask or in the tights is phenomenal and speaks to…
WE TALK COMICS Episode #131: The Sound of Ed Brisson Typing
Presented by Geek Nation Tours Keith and Chris are joined by friend of the show Ed Brisson to talk about what he’s been up to since the heady days of Calgary Expo 2014 when he was part of our Live Panel. Ed joins us from his palatial offices in Vancouver and you can hear him putting…
TRADE WAITING: Week of April 8, 2015
Greetings True Believers! It’s another week and that means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for them! SENSATION…
TRADE WAITING: Week of March 25, 2015
Comic book debutantes and vagabonds! It’s another Monday and that means another look at some of the hottest trade paperbacks, collected editions, and graphic novels in this week’s “Trade Waiting” – your weekly spotlight of five noteworthy comic book collections that are being released to stores this Wednesday and why you should watch out for…
Brisson & Couceiro’s CLUSTER #1 Heads Back To Print
February 18, 2015 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce that the first issue of its new series about prisoners-turned-soldiers, Cluster, has sold out at the distributor level. The publisher has rushed to a second printing to fill demand. Comic book fans should bear in mind that first printings of…
Review: CLUSTER #1
CLUSTER #1 Written by Ed Brisson Art by Damian Couceiro, Michael Garland Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: February 4, 2015 Cluster #1 written by Ed Brisson with art by Damian Couceiro and Michael Garland on colors is another original book to come out of BOOM! Studios, who are really starting to rival Image in quality.…
Marvel Announces SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD
New York, NY—January 30th, 2014— The battles in Secret Wars are so big, we had to launch an entirely new book just to contain them! This May, prepare for the big, bombastic action like you’ve never seen before in SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD #1 – a new 4-issue limited series of wall-to-wall action across the surface…
Review: SHUTTER #1
SHUTTER #1 Written by Joe Keatinge Art by Leila Del Duca and Owen Gieni Published by Image Comics Release Date: April 9, 2014 Shutter is the story of Kate Kristopher, a woman from a very long lineage of famous explorers. In her youth, she apprenticed under her father and encountered many fantastic voyages and thrilling…
Review: THE FIELD #1
THE FIELD #1 Written by Ed Brisson Art by Simon Roy Published by Image Comics Release Date: April 2, 2014 The Field is the latest mini-series that comes to us from the mind of letterer turned writer Ed Brisson. Ed has struck success in the past at Image with the time travel/crime mini-series Comeback, with…