Mike Allred, The New Cover Artist for Jersey Gods

According to Comic Book Resources Mike Allred will become the new cover artist for Image Comic’s Jersey Gods beginning issue #6.  I know he’s been awful enthusiastic about the book, so good for him and his!  I’m a little disheartened that I can’t add the book to my monthly line-up (anytime soon) but I’ll certainly [...]

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Scott C’s Double Fine Action Comics Vol. 1

Double Fine Action Comics by Scott C (Vol. 1)
And because the solicit can’t be beat…
Alright, I’ve reproduced. My work here is done, right? My genetic obligations have been fulfilled. So now I can just sit back and basically wait for death, no?
The thing is, Death, like the cable guy, won’t give you an exact [...]

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Justice Society of America #26 & Happy Birthday Stargirl

I thought it appropriate that in his last issue of JSA, that Geoff Johns spends time celebrating the life of Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl, a character based in large part on the personality of Johns’ sister who died in the TWA Flight 800 explosion in 1996.  Over the years we’ve watched Courtney grow from an [...]

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Returns!

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 has long been a hot ticket item on the second hand market due to its limited print run, and a shiny copy could net upwards of $100+ dollars.  I had managed to snag a copy shortly after it was released being quick on my feet and thanks to some great memories [...]

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Darwyn Cooke’s Adaption of ‘The Hunter’

Be sure not to miss the 19-page preview of IDW’s graphic adaption of Richard Stark’s (aka Donald Westlake) ‘62 novel The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke.  No surprises, it looks great!  To tell you the truth, though, I have to admit that as someone completely new to the Parker novels (or any adaptions thereof) that I’m [...]

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Flesk Publications Spring 2009 Catalog

Flesk Publications recently added their Spring 2009 Catalog to the site that you can download in .pdf format which features their current, new and upcoming products, including Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic available June 2009:
Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, collects all the major works of [...]

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War of Kings by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning

Dang if it isn’t going to be really difficult to hold out for the War of Kings collection!
Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have done nothing but blow my socks off since Annihilation.  For me, there had been a huge void of good cosmic stories following Jim Starlin’s Infinity events those many years ago, and Mark [...]

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Hold Up Selvaria, Valkyria Chronicle’s Sales Jump!

I appreciate you good folks indulging my love for Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), and I hope that you’ll continue to do so because I hope there will be a lot more to say about it in the months and years to come.  I’m happy to report that according to the Sega Blog, Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) [...]

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Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1

[SPOILERS for] Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 by James Robinson and Marcos Martin:
There’s not a man here who isn’t proud to be a part of this mission — to follow him.  To fight.  Yea, even to die.  I see how they look at Cap — some of them wonder what it is that [...]

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Astro Boy, Official Trailer 2

Look for Astro Boy in theaters on October 23rd, and be sure to visit the Official Astro Boy Movie Site for all kinds of fun stuff.
“The Greatest Robot on Earth”
Also, if you have the means and you’ve never had the chance to really jump into the world of Osamu Tezuka’s Tetsuwan [...]

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