Just. Let. It. Go.
DC. I have an idea. Instead of trying to cram and re-cram characters like Booster Gold down our throats over and over again, bring back your DCU Presents series. Only this time, just call it what it...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Nothing
So you may notice a slight resemblace, an homage if you will, between the slick WB spokesperson in today’s page and Lyle Lanley, the monorail salesman in the classic Simpsons episode Marge Vs. The...
View ArticleThe Billions Keep Rolling In
Yes, yes, yes, Michael Bay bad, movies terrible, destroyed childhood, etc. But here’s the thing: TMNT made about a bazillion shells it’s opening weekend. Trans4mers has garnered a more than $1 billion...
View ArticleGutter Presents: Scenes That Have Never Happened
Having just touched down from Gen Con, it isn’t hard to think of a few things wrong with today’s ComiCon/Comic Con/Comic-Con culture. Cons as events have come a long way and the vibe has changed in...
View ArticleEveryone’s Favourite Pile of Goo
Ok, fine, let’s do this. So, in an upcoming Guardians of The Galaxy story entitled Planet of The Symbiotes, we will once and for all learn the origin of the Venom symbiote. Yep, it’s a story about...
View ArticleDon’t Open That Attachement!
Before we trot off to Toronto for Fan Expo Canada (Booth #1044 for those in attendance!) You didn’t think we were going to let this pass us by without something, right? I’m not going to get into the...
View ArticleThe Mysteries of The Comics Industry
It’s a bizzare industry, as both the reaction and the surprise at the reaction to the Milo Manara Spider-Woman cover have proven. The only thing that can possibly explain it is a scene like the one...
View ArticleI’ve Just Always Wondered
Honestly, it’s just something I’ve always wanted to know myself. I’m currently recovering from the great adventure that is Fan Expo in Toronto and wanted to extend everyone’s sincerest thanks to all...
View ArticleSuperman, Batman & Aquaman Walk Into A Bar…
…which is strange since Superman should have seen it and warned the others! BAM! That’s the kind of thing you (allegedly) won’t here in DC movies from now on. Apparently, they who hold the purse...
View ArticleMaybe One or Two More
First and foremost, I want to say that I think Marvel’s Anti-Bullying variant covers are fantastic and the reception they’ve recieved has been great. I think that they are timely, charming and address...
View ArticleI Like Hate Face
Rumor has it that DC is mulling over the idea of a Legion of Superheroes movie, in the hopes that it would be their Guardians of The Galaxy. I know that at first glance, that seems like a wierd idea,...
View ArticleLOLCENAWINS!!
It seems like some days you need a notebook and sturdy pen to keep track of who Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston is pissing off. Johnston and Marvel’s Tom Brevoort got into it via twitter last week and...
View ArticleSometimes, I Just Don’t Know…
Sometimes, I just don’t know where to begin. Even more often, I don’t know where to end, but when it comes to comics and the “discussion” around cultural issues in comics, I don’t think we’ve ever...
View ArticleChange Is For The Best
Look, I’m trying hard to get worked up about Axis, but since we have previews of the shocking and ever-altering event of the last issue of the series before the first issue has even hit shelves, I...
View ArticleFor The Low, Low Price of $4.99
Before we get into today’s shenanigans, by the time you read this myself, Sohmer, Will and Lar will be on various planes headed for the majestic land of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the Edmonton...
View ArticleTo Put It Bluntly
3D Covers. Hologram covers. Lenticular motion covers. Make-Your-Own sticker covers. Interlocking covers. Deadpool covers. State covers. Art covers. Gold covers. Die-cut covers. Silver covers. Fuzzy...
View ArticleAddressing Adornement
Oh, DC. DC, DC, DC. It seems like there isn’t a week that goes by that DC’s licensing or marketing or editorial or whatever department doesn’t step in it in some way. Now, after the uproar, DC has...
View ArticleHard Hitting Heroism
I loves me some Scott Snyder. And I loves me some Greg Capullo. And I loves me some of them together on Batman. But add in them agreeing with me that $5 is a bit much to pay for the average comic...
View ArticleNot-So-Fantastic Any More
Hey friends! We are currently in the beautiful city of New York, hanging out at New York Comic Con! If you are in attendance, please stop by booth #2246 and say hi! Sohmer, Will, Lar and myself are...
View ArticleWar So Nice They Did It Twice
With today’s page and the announcement that Marvel are revisiting Secret Wars (and apparently Civil War) let me tell you about a little marketing concept called “Brand Recognition.” See, Brand...
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