PLANET OF THE APES: URSUS #1 Written by David F. Walker Art by Chris Mooneyham, Jason Wordie, and Ed Dukeshire Edited by Dafna Pleban and Gavin Gronenthal Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: January 3, 2018 Planet of the Apes loves its midquels. Without the long narrative gap between films that has led to thousands…
Review: BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT BOOK TWO
BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT BOOK TWO Written by Kurt Busiek Art by John Paul Leon and Todd Klein Edited by Chris Conroy and Joey Cavalieri Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 27, 2017 The world of young Bruce Wainwright continues to expand and add mystery upon mystery in this thematic sequel to Superman:…
Review: STAR TREK: NEW VISIONS #19: THE HUNGER
STAR TREK: NEW VISIONS #19: THE HUNGER Written by John Byrne Edited by Chris Ryall and Chase Marotz Published by IDW Publishing Release Date: December 20, 2017 There was a TV and movie tie-in product in the old days called the “photo novel.” An odd bridge of genres, these books took screenshots and added dialogue…
Review: ACTION COMICS #993
ACTION COMICS #993 Written by Dan Jurgens Art by Dan Jurgens, Joe Prado, Cam Smith, Hi-Fi, and Rob Leigh Published by DC Comics Released December 13, 2017 Booster has had a tough few years on the newstands. His solo title disappeared in the Flashpoint Paradox, his New 52 JLI title was short-lived, and he seemed…
Interview: Dan Jurgens Returns to Booster Gold with ACTION COMICS
In the lead-up to Action Comics #1000, there’s a lot to get excited about — not the least of which is the return of Booster Gold in this week’s issue #993. But that’s not all DC has up their sleeve, as writer Dan Jurgens returns to the drawing board for a couple issues to match…
Review: SUPERMAN #36
SUPERMAN #36 Written by Patrick Gleason & Peter J. Tomasi Art by Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Wil Quintana, and Rob Leigh Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 6, 2017 It is a period of civil war. In the wake of the death of Darkseid, the various forces of Apokolips battle for control of the…
Review: BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1
BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by John Paul Leon, Todd Klein Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 29, 2017 Where is the Elseworlds brand when you need it? Creature of the Night, a new alternate-world mini-series, kicks off with an issue full of sadness, anger, and surprises. Young…
Review: ASTRO CITY #49
ASTRO CITY #49 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Anderson, Peter Pantazis, and Comicraft Published by Vertigo Comics Released November 22, 2017 One of the wonderful things about Astro City is its nature as a predominantly stand-alone issue series, a rarity these days. The format has allowed the creators to build a rich and…
Review: KONG ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1
KONG ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 Written by Ryan Ferrier Art by Carlos Magno, Alex Guimaraes, and Ed Dukeshire Published by BOOM! Studios Release Date: November 8, 2017 Picking up soon after the events of the 1968 Planet of the Apes film, Zaius and the gorillas return to the beach to do away…
Review: THE JETSONS #1
THE JETSONS #1 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Pier Brito, Alex Sinclair, and Dave Sharpe Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 1, 2017 We got our first look at the DC Hanna-Barbera Jetsons in a back-up story in the Booster Gold/Flintstones one-shot earlier this year. Jumping off from the events in that teaser,…