Comics

Witchblade #144 – Review

This double-sized 15th anniversary issue of Witchblade not only has a lot of substance but sustenance too. Witchblade #144 is the perfect issue to get any newbie caught up with all the Witchblade lore, although with two stories, it might not be what hardcore fans are really looking for.

The first story from Witchblade #144, “cleverly” titled “Origin Secret.” Why not a normal title like “Secret Origin?” We’ll talk about that when we get to the second story. “Origin Secret” focuses on an internal affairs agent investigating the death of Sara Pezzini’s former partner Jake McCarthy. In the process Jake’s journal is found detailing Sara’s history as the bearer of the Witchblade.

X-Men Destiny Introduces Grant Alexander

Activision and Marvel revealed one of the three playable characters from their upcoming X-Men: Destiny release. The characters name is Grant Alexander and you’ll be able to decide if you play him as a good guy that helps humanity or a bad guy that gets pissed at it and destroys everything.

Bill Willingham Collection Coming from Vertigo

Okay Fables fans, here is a special treat coming for you this fall. Vertigo has announced a collection of stories from Bill Willingham. I love the fable series and I dig what Willingham does with Fables
so I will give this a shot. The man is a genius. The best part is that
all the stories are collected in one book. Can’t wait for it.

Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch to Create Comic for 2012?

This is not certain, but I
am very intrigued by the creator-owned project that Bryan Hitch is
trying to get going.  The question is would the project be at Marvel in
their Icon line, or would he go somewhere else? Either way we know that
the book is going to have some beautiful art with it. Also, the pairing
of Jonathan Ross with Hitch should produce a very interesting book.

Big Apple Comic Con Coming to New York This Weekend

Attention New York City nerds!  The Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con is coming this weekend.  Unlike some other comic book conventions, this one is still focused on comics, although there will still be some film, television celebrities on hand, along with a trading card game tournament and a costume contest.

The Walking Dead: The Board Game

If you’re a Red Blood comic book fan, chances are you love
and or worship master comic scribe Robert Kirkman. You’ll be happy to
learn that his runaway hit, The Walking Dead, is coming to the world of board games.
This summer Publisher Z-Man Games will have the honor of bringing The Walking
Dead: The Board Game to the world. The game was designed by Keith
Tralins of MegaGigaOmniCorp, Inc.

The game will feature the characters and situations from the
comic book. “Our goal was to give
players the chance to feel like they had to survive in that world, with an
unrelenting swarm of zombies at their heels,” said designer Tralins. 

Fear Itself #2 – Review

Marvel’s big summer event continues and boy is it eventful in this issue! Fraction ignores the outcome of his first run on Thor altogether as the Asgardians make their way back to Asgard. This should technically bring back the Red Meanies, but hey who’s keeping track of that right? The world then literally creates itself beneath their feet as Odin spouts off on the return of the Serpent and how earth is lost. Thor calls him a coward and is then shackled by some manifestations from Odin. Back on Earth hammers begin falling towards the earth next to some of the biggest villains in the world. The first lands next toJuggernaut who picks it up and is transformed much like Sin was in the first issue.