Comic book fans flipped their lids Tuesday as Marvel announced THE END OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! during their press conference. Though usually this kind of talk is just hype for Marvel, this time around their next event, Secret Wars, appears to be some next level bonkers stuff. Beginning in May with Secret Wars #1 the
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Remember the time Jean Grey died? Or the time Spider-Man quit? Or the time Wolverine threatened to “pop the third claw?” Some tropes you see again and again in comics, and this week Anthony and Elizabeth break down some of their most,
1989 saw the release of Batman titles like Legends of the Dark Knight, a comic book adaptation of Tim Burton’s film, and a very pretty Elseworlds one-shot, Gotham by Gaslight. It also saw the publication of the graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a story that takes the regular comic book format and the hard-boiled detective image of Batman, and
The Graveyard Book volume 2 by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and a team of fantastic artists will land in bookstores on October 7. I loved the first volume, both for the art and for how faithfully it tells the story, and I hoped the second book wouldn’t lose momentum. No worries there. If anything,
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! Do you have a fictional hero that comes from your town? Would you want a statue of him/her in a public place? Of course you would, that would be awesome! This week Anthony and Elizabeth talk about Edmonton’s petition to erect a
To determine whether the heart of humankind is pure and good, two godlike beings engage in an otherworldly wager during Mexico’s annual Day of the Dead celebration. They tether two friends, Manolo and Joaquin, into vying for the heart of the beautiful and fiercely independent Maria, with comical and sometimes dangerous consequences. Dark Horse presents
You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! As another dawn opens on the weekly celebration that is Comic Book Day the podcast that you both want and deserve! This week Anthony and Elizabeth hit the rack to bring to you some of the best comics from last week just
Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell’s The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume One arrives in bookstores on July 29th, but I just finished reading my copy a few minutes ago. I’m a book reviewer, we have our ways. (It involves a lot of shameless begging for review copies. I regret nothing!) It’s worth the wait.
Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For hits US theaters on August 22nd. In advance of that, Dark Horse is re-releasing several Sin City books, some in new formats and most with new content. Keep reading for our gallery of preview pages.