Variant covers are now a major part of the comic book retail market, and Marvel Comics recently had some fun and popular themed platform of variants. The “Hip-Hop Variant” covers were on a number of Marvel comic books that featured covers similar to classic hip-hop albums. The variant covers were not related to the stories […]
There is an art to creating a good variant cover, although it’s not one that is altogether followed or heeded. Comic companies have been using variant covers to pull up sales since it became even the littlest bit feasible to sell them. Although the most intense days of variants lay in the 90’s, the amount […]
Providence #6 is the best thing that Alan Moore has written in years. That’s right, I figure it would be best to get that out of the way immediately. It is better than his Crossed + 100 story-arc, his Nemo OGNs, and most definitely better than LXG: Century. That is not to say that I […]
Just a few months ago Marvel ended their Fantastic Four series without relaunching the title. Now the team members are scattered in different corners of the Marvel Universe. Thing has joined the Guardians of the Galaxy and Human Torch is now in the Inhuman books. Check out my video talking about my thoughts on when […]
The next to last issues of The Fade Out has arrived, and a climactic meeting is arranged, but it doesn’t turn out exactly how Charlie Parrish plans. Readers also get further clarity on what probably happened to murdered starlet Val Sommers. The Fade Out #11 is a good issue, with unexpected moments, but it’s not […]
This week The CW released a new trailer for Legends of Tomorrow. Legends of Tomorrow is a new spin-off TV show from The Flash and Arrow universe, which will bring heroes and villains together and make them Legends! The show will be premiering on Thursday January 21st, and be sure not to miss the The Flash and Arrow […]
I was reading Huck #1 this week and something strange happened. As the story just got itself started the issue ended. A real “that’s it?!” moment. There really wasn’t a lot of meat to the issue; it established all the good things Huck does then teased the very beginning of a conflict. Is this weird […]
