Comics

Spider-Man: The Musical? Wait. Really? Yah. Really.

No, seriously. They are making a Spider-Man musical. For Broadway. Yah, THAT Broadway. I just really don’t know what more to say… I mean … ? Anyway, this is what I DO know: The production is called Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, it opens at the Foxwood Theater in New York City on November 14th, [...]

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Read Comics In Public Day Is Tomorrow!

Attention, fellow comics nerds:  Saturday, August 28th, is International Read Comics In Public Day. I didn’t even know there was such a day, but there you have it. Grab a stack of your favorites, head outside somewhere that you can be seen by other folks, and have at it. Spread the love! And while you’re [...]

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Uncanny X-Force Day

Well, now I suppose I’ve seen it all. Marvel is branding a new holiday for the release of their new book, Uncanny X-Force. They’re calling it Uncanny X-Force Day, so go buy your greeting cards now! I get it, I get it, Wolverine takes the reins and leads a team of badasses to do the [...]

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Marvel First Look: Shadowland Ghost Rider #1

So usually I’m not a Ghost Rider wank, but this is a pretty interesting art style the big M is rockin’ for this new book. Click through the jump to read what Marvel has to say about it and see some preview pages.

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War on terror finally won (Cathy comic strip to end)

In what can only be the result of humanitarian efforts by the United Nations, the Cathy comic strip is going to end. Finally. For good. Honestly, I’m not going to even say much more about this, except for “AAAAACK!” And also, I love comic strips, and I’m glad this crutch of syndication is finally going [...]

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Emily’s Otaku Summer Reading (and Watching) List

I haven’t been watching nearly as much anime as I’d like these days. I’ve been getting many, many recommendations for the series Angel Beats, which I’m bound and determined to begin soon (and which I’ve heard is a mix between K-On! and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya). However, I’ve also been given a heads up on [...]

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Graphic novel Return of the Dapper Men gets a cover from Todd Klein

Archaia has released the cover art for the upcoming hardcover graphic novel Return of the Dapper Men, written by our fav Jim McCann. The cover is done by Eisner Award winning artist Todd Klein, and promises untold awesomeness inside. This all-ages book is one we’ve been looking forward to for a while, and Justin talked [...]

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Itching for some more Whedon in your life?

I know, I know, we’re all sad to not have any new Whedon until Avengers. But soft, what light through yonder DVD player breaks? New Whedon! Well, ok, that’s exaggerating. It’s not new, and it’s not really a movie. But if you missed Joss’ stellar run on the Astonishing X-Men, here’s your chance to see [...]

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Threadless Tees by Comics Artists

Threadless is a great place for t-shirts. This is known. Now they’re a great place for comic tees, too. I don’t mean t-shirts with pictures of Green Lantern on them (though those are awesome too), I mean t-shirts designed by some of today’s hottest artists. For example, Cliff Chiang t-shirt, anyone? I say hells yes! [...]

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Is this Thor trailer changing expectations?

So here it is. The Thor trailer that the entire nerd-o-sphere is talking about today. Lots of folks seem to be saying that they thought the movie was going to suck but that this trailer has them rethinking things.  Or maybe the more accurate thing to say is that they were afraid it was going [...]

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