Monthly Archives: September 2011
Review Double-Shot: Amazing Spider-Man #670 & Venom #7
| September 30, 2011 | Posted by Roger Riddell under Comics, Opinion, Riddell |
Amazing Spider-Man #670 Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Humberto Ramos Venom #7 Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Tom Fowler Just when you thought event storylines were stale and overplayed, along came Dan Slott with “Spider-Island.” This Spidey-centric event has, along with the X-Men’s “Schism” storyline, thus far surpassed any of the past few Marvel-wide books — including…
Question of the day: Who is your favorite comic book publisher?
| September 30, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News, Polls |
We got some new authors and some new software! Now it is time to test them both out. We will start with a very simple question, the question of all questions! Marvel or DC? This post will never be taken down, so vote as many times as you want and tell your friends to represent.…
Review: Captain America and Bucky #622
| September 29, 2011 | Posted by Ryan Duelfer under Duelfer, News |
Captain America and Bucky #622 Writer: Ed Brubaker and Marc Andreyko Artist: Chris Samnee Issue 622, being the third chapter into the new direction of the series, really hits the ground running. Ed Brubaker and Marc Andreyko delve into the early 1940′s, war torn Poland, crafting a modernized origin tale of Captain America’s young side kick,…
New 52: Aqua Man #1 Review
| September 29, 2011 | Posted by Mike DeVivo under DeVivo, News |
Aquaman #1 November 2011 Written by: Geoff Johns Art by: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado Review: 9 / 10 Its no surprise that Aquaman has spent the last decade being reduced to nothing more than a punchline within the comic…
Fall / Winter Comic Book Games Preview
| September 28, 2011 | Posted by Mike DeVivo under DeVivo, Games, News |
Welcome to my first post . Comic books now have become not only big business in the movie industry but also the video game industry as well. It seems each week a new property is being snatched up by a fledgling game studio and churned out to the masses . In this feature I’m going…
Tuesday’s top pick: Hack/Slash #8 & Flash #1
| September 27, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News |
This is the last week of the new DCU 52. What have you liked? What did DC miss the boat on? Hack / Slash (2011) #8 Written by Tim Seeley Art by Daniel Leister Mature Readers ‘FAME MONSTER,’ Conclusion. Cassie and Vlad have been split up, as the killer stalks sextape star/wanna-be rocker, Anna Pouperheus…
Dude in a Basement: Episode 2 – Nightwing, Wonder Woman & Daredevil
| September 23, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under Dude in a Basement, News |
Matthew Sardo is a dude in a basement and he wants to talk about comics, movies, sports, booze and more! This week I’m talking about the my wedding, the Blessing of the “Ditka,” naked Wonder Woman, 90′s Nightwing, Daredevil and Fox Sports is messing with the Bears. Unofficial Sponsors: Coors Light, Dewars White Label &…
Daredevil #1-3 review
| September 21, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News |
Dardevil #1-3 review Written by Mark Waid Art by Marcos Martin, Paolo Rivera After the chaos of Shawdowland and Daredevil: Reborn, Mark Waid is attempting to reboot the Daredevil franchise and bring the character back to the same level that Bendis and Brubaker had established. It isn’t easy to distance yourself from the two previous…
Tuesday’s top picks: Nightwing & Batman #1
| September 21, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News |
Nightwing (2011) #1 Written by Kyle Higgins Art by Eddy Barrows, J.P. Mayer. Dick Grayson flies high once more as Nightwing in a new series from hot new writer Kyle Higgins (BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM)! And as he embraces his destiny, Haley’s Circus, the big top where Dick once performed, returns to Gotham City –…
Dude in a Basement: Best of Show
| September 8, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under Dude in a Basement |
Do to a little wedding on Saturday this week’s episode of “Dude in a Basement” is a best of show. This is my favorite episode from my previous show. I think I drop a few F-bombs at Marvel comics. I will try to tweet from the wedding but I might get beat up by my…
Tuesday’s top picks: Batgirl #1
| September 6, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News |
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Time Out Chicago is covering the DCU Reboot
| September 3, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under News |
The editors over at Time Out Chicago have decided to collect all their articles about comics and graphic novels on one main page (TOC’s Comics Shop). Web Behren’s a writer on the new page has informed us that Time Out Chicago will attempted to review all 52 DC books over the coming weeks. Four of…
Dude in a Basement: Episode 1 – DCU Reboot & Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
| September 1, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Sardo under Dude in a Basement, News |
Matthew Sardo is a dude in a basement and he wants to talk about comics, movies, sports, booze and more! This week he is talking about the DCU Reboot, Flashpoint #5, Justice League #1 and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Unofficial Sponsors: Coors Light, Dewars White Label & AD/DC Download Justice League #1 from…
Digging Into the Vault
Welcome to Digging into the Vault, a spot where I will go back and look at a Graphic Novel you may have missed, and tell you why it is awesome! I would like to turn this into a book club type discussion, where I recommend a book and we have a discussion in the comments…