Some characters in comics have to spend a long time in filling in the background of panels before they can step up to the big leagues. Victor Stone has been one of DC’s most notable background characters for 25 years and probably best known as a major member of creator Marv Wolfman’s Teen Titans. The
Elizabeth and Kathryn joined fans of Transformers to attend the Comic-Con panel “Women in Transformers,” where several members of the creative team talked about the growing presence of both female characters and female creators, and gave the audience some tidbits about upcoming developments in the Transformers universe. (And they also gave accolades to one member
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! It’s Comic-Con weekend and if you’re in line for Hall H, under the blistering sun, take this time to share us with the people around you. Make a friend and a fellow Ci Fan. Okay, enough about us… This week your podcast
“We should’ve known. Being happy: always a sign that somebody was about to die.” —From Knight Quest: The Quest for the Knights, by Swerve of Helex. I keep waiting for James Roberts and Alex Milne to create an issue that really lets me down, a story I just don’t care for. Sure didn’t happen this time.
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! It’s a podcast of many 1st times! While Elizabeth is out on an amazing adventure, Ci-staple Leland from Movie Issues has stepped in to keep her seat warm for the week and to sit with Anthony FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Also
More worlds – more problems! After the events of Combiner Wars, Windblade and Starscream race to recruit the lost Cybertronian colonies to the Council of Worlds – but which of them will control the fate of Cybertron? The official description from IDW doesn’t quite describe how detailed, quirky, and fun this issue is. Click the link for a
This week reveals the Epilogue of The Combiner Wars; Optimus confronts Prowl, which wraps up the current arc, and Arcee faces down Galvatron, starting up the next arc. Click the jump for preview pages and a review of Transformers #42. (Minor spoilers to follow.)
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week we throw down another metric ton of recaps as Marvel’s Battleworld is STILL coming out on top; we still haven’t found an issue we don’t like. DC is not having that much luck, but we didn’t hate Starfire. First though
The next character casting in the upcoming Doctor Strange movie has been revealed: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Serenity, 12 Years A Slave) is reportedly set to play Baron Mordo.