DCOCD returns! Join Paul and Mike as they discuss the scope, big deals, legacy, and eventyness of the follow-up to Crisis on Infinite Earths, the event known as Legends! The quest for legendary heroes was brought to us by the legendary creative team of John Ostrander, Len Wein, John Byrne, Karl Kesel, Steven Haynie, Tom Ziuko…
Review: SUICIDE SQUAD: WAR CRIMES Special #1
SUICIDE SQUAD: WAR CRIMES Special #1 Written by John Ostrander Art by Gus Vazquez, Carlos Rodriguez, and Gabe Eltaeb Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 31, 2016 A man accused of war crimes and taken into custody by the Hague. Problem 1: he’s kidnapped on American soil by European meta-humans. Problem 2: he used…
Ostrander Returns to SUICIDE SQUAD as Part of August One-Shots
From the DC Comics blog, found here: http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/05/16/suicide-squad-dominates-august-2016 DC Entertainment is proud to announce that just in time for the blockbuster summer film, August will see the return of the worst heroes ever in an action-packed quartet of SUICIDE SQUAD tales, including a new SUICIDE SQUAD main title, the return of John Ostrander to Task Force…
COMIC LOVE: Ostrander & Yale’s SUICIDE SQUAD & Me
This weekend is Baltimore Comic Con, and one guest on their list has me more excited than literally every other con I’ve attended this year combined: John Ostrander. I’m a huge, huge, HUGE fan of the Suicide Squad. His run, cowritten with his wife Kim Yale and drawn by Luke McDonnell, John K Snyder III,…
KICKSTARTER WATCH: July 20, 2015
Kickstarter is a wild and crazy place, with well over a hundred comics campaigns going on at any given time. Each week, Kickstarter Watch is going to highlight five campaigns that are currently active. Some will be funded, some will be well on their way, and others will just be embarking on their adventure to…
Review: WONDER WOMAN #23.1: CHEETAH
WONDER WOMAN #23.1: CHEETAH Written by John Ostrander Art by Victor Ibenez Published by DC Comics Release Date: September 18, 2013 The Cheetah has been freed from captivity in Belle Reve prison by the Secret Society, but her term of service can’t begin quite yet. It’s a quick family visit to learn just what made…
Trade Waiting: Week of July 24, 2013
We are a mere 48 hours away from new comic books, and a whole fresh crop of collections as well! If your bookshelf is in need of a trade or hardcover infusion, look no further than the top five releases of July 24, 2013: NIGHTWING VOL. 2: NIGHT OF THE OWLS Written by Kyle Higgins…
Advance Review: STAR WARS LEGACY: VOLUME 1 HC
STAR WARS LEGACY: VOLUME 1 HC Written by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema Art by Jan Duursema, Adam DeKraker, Travel Foreman, Colin Wilson Release Date: June 12, 2013 Star Wars Legacy is, without a moment’s doubt, one of the best Star Wars comic book series ever created. Bold words, but when the comics are this good,…
Review: STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI – FORCE STORM #3
STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI – FORCE STORM #3 Written by John Ostrander Art by Jan Duursema Release Date: April 18, 2012 The saga of the Je’Daii continues in Dawn of the Jedi #3 this week and the plot just keeps getting thicker for Star Wars fans. John Ostrander is building the framework for…
Review: STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #1
STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #1 Written by John Ostrander Art by Jan Duursema Release Date: February 15, 2012 It begins. John Ostrander and Jan Duursema have come down from an epic run on Star Wars: Legacy, a series set in the future years of the film universe many fans know well and have…