Monthly Archives: February 2013

New X-Men Movie: It’s Dinklage Time

In case you didn’t know, the next X-Men movie is Days of Future Past, likely covering the iconic issues 141 and 142 of Uncanny X-Men. The film’s director Bryan Singer has tweeted that Peter Dinklage is on board as a … Continue reading

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Review: Faction Anthology #1 – Various Creators

There’s no shortage of crowd funded comics projects around, but I love seeing the quality finished products, particularly local ones. Faction is such a beast – edited by New Zealanders Damon Keen and Amie Maxwell, its a collection of work … Continue reading

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Review: Daredevil End of Days – Bendis/Janson et al

I’m late, so late. It was only because I had the opportunity to actually turn up in person to my comic shop of choice (I’m a mail order customer), that I stumbled across the Daredevil: End of Days mini-series. Slated for … Continue reading

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My Pull List: Sean Robinson

My Pull List is a regular look at the comics we regularly read. Each time we’ll get one comics lover to detail the books they can’t do without month to month. If you’d like to be a participant,drop us a … Continue reading

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Review: Fearless Defenders #1 – Bunn, Sliney and Gandini

The Defenders: I doubt there’s ever been a superhero team that’s had more ups and downs, both story-wise and industry-wise. Even so, I count myself in the camp of those who like them a lot. Which is why when I … Continue reading

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2013 Eisner Hall Of Fame Awards: Voting Now Open

In case you’re lucky enough to be in a position to do so,voting is open for the 2013 Eisner Hall Of Fame Awards. Here’s who gets to vote: Online voting is now open! To vote, you must be a professional working … Continue reading

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Who The Hell Wins This Race?

JP Cuison does some great art, and here’s a superhero match-up with a difference that he’s done: For my money, Road Runner looks like he has the most energy left in the tank….

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Webcomic Wednesday – Three Word Phrase

Hello and welcome to Webcomic Wednesday! Each Wednesday I’ll highlight a new webcomic, and let you know why I like it so. This week I’m looking into one of the more weird webcomics I frequent, and that is Ryan Pequin’s Three Word … Continue reading

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No One Is Safe by Katherine Wirick

Whilst doing some Twitter lurking this evening I came across a tweet from Tom Spurgeon over at Comics Reporter, commenting on how he was surprised a piece of work hadn’t been picked up by one of the majors. I clicked … Continue reading

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Daniel Clowes on Football

The Super Bowl is now done for another year, and aside from the great Iron Man 3 trailer, there’s another comic-related gem that I’ve stumbled across. Daniel Clowes‘ Twitter account posted a link today to some previous work he’s done … Continue reading

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