From Titan Comics, Robotech Remix issue 3 continues the new timeline written by Brenden Fletcher with artwork from Elmer Damaso. It presents an alternate timeline where “Masters” character Dana Sterling travels back in time to help repel the Zentraedi invasion and ends up altering history where her parents did not marry, Roy Fokker is still…
It is hard to believe, but it is so true. The Joker has been terrorizing Batman for over eighty years. Ever since his first appearance in the premier of Batman’s first solo comic book, he has plagued Gotham City and has caused much debate within the Dark Knight’s fanbase. To celebrate his anniversary, DC Comics…
Reddit, one of the largest social media websites in the world, has allowed its Comicbooks subreddit to censor the creators of ‘Florida Man’ by permanently banning them from the forum. Bleeding Fool reports that when the editor of Mike Baron and Todd Mulrooney’s graphic novel Indiegogo project ‘Florida Man’ tried to post an “innocuous” promotion…
Kicking off a five-part miniseries, Marvel Comics brings us ‘Amazing Spider-Man: Daily Bugle‘ part one “The Hanging Judge” which reopens Peter Parker’s first job and is a call-to-action for journalism. It is written by Mat Johnson with fantastic art from Mack Chater, Francesco Mobili, and Dono Sanchez-Almara. Joseph “Robbie” Robertson is the current editor-in-chief at…
Alan Burnett and Paul Dini reunite to continue the story of Batman: The Animated Series with this new ongoing series from DC Comics, Batman: The Adventure Continues with artists Ty Templeton and Monica Kubina. Batman encounters a seemingly indestructible robot in Gotham that steals “alien hardware” from WayneTech, something Bruce Wayne was keeping safe for…
The CBS-Paramount science fiction franchise Star Trek has always found a collection of all-star actors to play starship captain. From William Shatner to Patrick Stewart to Kate Mulgrew to Avery Brooks and beyond, they always find someone who is able to become iconic. With Star Trek in flux, who should sit in the captain’s chair…
Directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson, ‘Bumblebee’ is a reboot of the Transformers franchise which covers the Autobots’ arrival to Earth and the infiltration of the Decepticons. The movie was released through Paramount Pictures and produced by Michael Bay, who directed the previous films. Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), leader of the Autobots…
One of the masters of the mysterious world of the macabre John Carpenter takes a break from semi-retirement to venture into the world of DC Comics with ‘The Joker: Year of the Villain,‘ a one-shot comic about a solo adventure with the Clown Prince of Crime cow-written by Anthony Burch. Set during the “City of…
‘300‘ director Zack Snyder revealed during a virtual watch party for the director’s cut of ‘Man of Steel‘ that the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut wishes will be granted when his cut of ‘Justice League‘ will be released through the HBO Max streaming service. Deadline reports that it will be released sometime in 2021. Follow Snyder stepping away from…
Alterna Comics brings us into the far reaches of outer space with ‘Exilium,’ a graphic novel written by Ben Slabak with art by Salo Farias, Marc Sintes, and HdE. Deep in the future, Earth was visited by aliens who were seeking refuge from those wishing to annihilate them. Many humans hated them and left to…
It is finally happening! After receiving wide praise for his ‘Star Trek: Discovery‘ role as Christopher Pike, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise, actor Anson Mount has been announced to reprise his role in the new series ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.’ Mount is not the only actor returning to the role. According to a…
Who knew that a Christian rock band like Skillet could produce a comic book? ‘Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel‘ is written by band frontrunner John Cooper and member Random Shock with art by Chris Hunt. In a dystopian future, the world is overrun by beasts who have come from the ground. As a result, humans…
At the behest of my curiosity (since I write superhero/satire myself), I sat down one night when I didn’t feel like sleeping and watched the first season of “The Boys,” an adaptation of the comic book series, which is available on Amazon Prime. Warning, there are some light spoilers. The story quickly immerses you into…
Manga author and artist Shiori Teshirogi continues her ‘Batman and the Justice League‘ with the third volume. The monthly Japanese anthology “Red” published the series in conjunction with DC Comics. After the battle with Orm, Rui discovers a dark secret. His beloved uncle Kihito is the “demon” Akurou who is controlling the power of the…
Award-winning actor Tom Cruise is known for performing his own stunts in several action films, often to his own detriment. Now he is taking a bigger risk by journeying into outer space. No, that it is not a lie. Tom Cruise is actually going to the International Space Station to film a science fiction action…
Writer and comic book creator Gabe Cheng has launched another Kickstarter campaign for chapter three and his highly received ‘For Molly’ graphic novel series with art by Benjamin Swayer. According to the press release, FOR MOLLY is a modern fantasy comic about an anti-social talking dog named Molly that lives alone in the New Jersey…
Created by writer Gary Conway and artist Don Newton, Jason Todd would become the second Robin and sidekick to Batman. He would be a grittier, darker boy wonder who would perish at the hands of the Joker. However, he would return as the Red Hood. Throughout the years in DC Comics, he would wear several…
Originally published as a DC Comics online exclusive, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 2 is a collection of individual stories from a plethora of comic book writers. Similar to Volume One, each story tells of a different adventure that the Batman takes on in the streets of Gotham City. His allies Alfred, Commissioner…
Featuring several writers, artists, and a dynamite cover by Ethan Van Sciver, the New 52 version of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 is a collection of five issues in classic DC Comics graphic novel form. In this volume, Batman faces several of his greatest foes including The Joker, Killer Croc, Mad Hatter,…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 2‘ is the second in a series adapted by Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. It is published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red.” Picking up after the first volume, Orm the Ocean Master manages to break free from his prison and threatens…
Batman has one of the most recognizable vehicles in comic book continuity. He is one of the few heroes to have such a recognizable mode of transportation. Though the Dark Knight simply refers to it as “the car,” to Alfred, Robin, the citizens of Gotham City, the police, and even the criminals, it is the…
Written and penciled by illustrator Doug TenNapel, Creature Tech is a science fiction tale published by Top Cow Productions and released as a graphic novel in 2003. Dr. Michael Ong is a paranormal scientist and former seminary student who works for what the Research Technical Institute or what the locals call “Creature Tech,” a branch…
‘Kamen America Volume 1: Stars And Stripes‘ is an indie comic book from Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini under the banner Iconic Comics. The project successfully used crowdfunding to raise the capital to publish it. Carly Vanders is a young woman trying to make her in the world as a seamstress and is having mixed…
‘Batman and the Justice League Vol. 1‘ is the first in a series written and drawn by popular Japanese manga author Shiori Teshirogi. Published by DC Comics and in the pages of the monthly Japanese anthology “Red,” the series adds a flair to the Dark Knight unique to Eastern storytelling. Japanese teen Rui Aramiya arrives…
From DC Comics comes this Elseworlds one-shot Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat. It is written by Doug Moench with an army of artists including Jim Aparo and Graham Nolan. Following the Third World War, a deadly version of Ebola plagues the world, wiping out much of humanity, including Batman. However, his nemesis Ra’s al Ghul…
