You’ve probably noticed that it’s been a bit quiet around here for the last week or so. Well, there is a very good reason for that: after 3 years of writing and maintaining the site, I’ve decided to call it quits. There are a number of reasons for this. Primarily, it’s because I just don’t [...]
What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey presto! Why? [...]
2000 AD Prog (issue) 1740 is a British sci-fi comics anthology, which was released in the UK on Wednesday, June 29th, and is set to be released in the US in the 2000 AD June pack from Diamond, which is due out on July 6th. The issue cost £2.25 GBP, and will cost $25 USD [...]
What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey presto! Why? [...]
Writer Clifford Meth has shared the sad news that legendary comics artist Gene Colan passed away today, at age 84. According to Meth, Gene spent this last week in a quasi-coma state following a broken hip and complications from liver disease. I am honestly a little lost for words. This is devastating news. Gene’s work [...]
What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey presto! Why? [...]
Deadline.com has the exclusive news that Showtime has tapped David S. Goyer to take on 100 Bullets as a potential TV series. According to Deadline‘s sources, Goyer is attached to write and executive produce the project. Warner Bros. TV is producing. 100 Bullets was a Vertigo comic book series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated [...]
I’m running a day late this week, so sorry about that. However, I did get a HUGE review of Congress of the Animals up on Tuesday, so I think that excuses me Find that review here. As my “day job” is an evil night/third-shift schedule (11 p.m. - 7 a.m.), I can never make it [...]
The 2000 AD PR droid just sent me over this fantastic looking Clint Langley illustrated teaser image for the upcoming Judge Dredd mega-series, Day of Chaos Day of Chaos is to be written by legendary Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner. The epic story is set to start in Prog 1743, which will be released in [...]
Deadline.com has the news that Russell Crowe will play Jor-El, Superman’s birth father, in the upcoming Superman franchise reboot, Man of Steel. Jor-El was famously depicted by Marlon Brando in the 1978 Superman film, which was directed by Richard Donner. Crowe joins a cast that includes Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois [...]
