So, if you’re a HeroClix player, you’re probably used to looking up previews of upcoming sets on Wizkids’ Facebook page or Heroclix.com, seeing new figures and their dials/special powers long before the set is actually released. Those updates will still be coming, but due to a new program Wizkids is initiating, you’ll see those same […]
When DC started their game-changing New 52 initiative a year ago next month, it didn’t just provide a boost to DC’s sales (one that is looking less and less temporary as time goes on) – it changed how people are looking at comics. There was an air of despair around the industry before all that […]
**** (out of 5) I hate “chosen one” myths. Since the inception of the fantastic story, being passed down verbally through generations, mankind has been obsessed with them – obsessed with the possibility that certain people are born different, or better in some extraordinary way, and that maybe – just maybe – they could have […]
In the mid-60s, somebody had the bright idea of a comic book where the protagonist was a different superhero each month. Add to that formula the idea that it was a young boy transforming into all these colorful characters, and you had a surefire hit amongst the kids of the time, despite being a bit […]
Not what you were expecting. When Earth 2 was first announced, along with the creative team of James Robinson and Nicola Scott, there wasn’t much speculation. Everyone knew – knew – that this was going to be the new JSA book, since there wasn’t one in the initial run of New 52 books. However, then […]
A Bigger Bang? Most universes don’t get a second shot at the Big Bang. Its generally considered, at least in most scientific circles, to be pretty much a one-time deal. Yet a second shot is exactly what the new Valiant Comics is trying to ignite with their relaunched universe. After 16 years of slumber (only […]
When the initial book solicits were released for the New 52 # 1s last July, there was not a single book I was less looking forward to than Teen Titans. These are characters that I have a stong, long-standing personal investment in, and they looked to be changing more than any other characters in the […]
Black Manta is a joke. Not even a very good joke. He’s the epitome of the lame, cheesy comic book villain – I mean, look at him. He’s an evil top-heavy scuba-diver from Hell. But now he’s cool. Heck, now he’s a badass. I blame Geoff Johns. Ever since Aquaman started last September, it’s had […]
Sometimes, an idea works – other times, in other circumstances, the same idea can fall completely flat. The idea of taking a mostly-forgotten character or characters, and doing a fresh take on them that’s equal parts retro and reinvention is not a new one – in fact, its not new to either of the creators […]
In which Batman finally acts like Batman. Full disclosure: I haven’t been nearly as enamored of Scott Snyder’s Court of Owls storyline as most of the rest of the world has. I love Snyder as a writer, and his craft has been rock-solid throughout, but up till now, I haven’t felt that Batman reacted to […]