Monthly Archives: January 2015

Bendigo Record, Toy and Comic Fair

Posted on January 14, 2015 by David Holloway

Dammit I wish I lived closer to Bendigo! The 2015 fair is coming up on the 22nd March. All the details are below or you can check out their Facebook page here.

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Top 100 Comics of 2014

Posted on January 14, 2015 by David Holloway

Via PREVIEWSworld, the list of the top 100 comics sold during 2014.I’m pretty sure the number 1 for 2015 is already decided (Star Wars #1) and it’ll be interesting to see how many of the series shown below make it … Continue reading →

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New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer – Watch It Here

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Matt Nelson

The latest trailer is out and it provides the usual minimal pieces of new footage to keep up drooling. Love the Hulk stuff at the end: Give us your thoughts below!

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50-Word Review: Deadly Class #9

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Matt Nelson

This title’s been personal for Rick Remender and from reading the letters pages it’s personal for many others as well. Issue #9 continues the dark and very violent story that never lets its grip loosen. Craig and Loughridge’s art remains brilliant. Still … Continue reading →

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Review: Headspace 1-5

Posted on January 12, 2015 by David Holloway

I originally profiled Headspace from Ryan Lindsay (writing), Eric Zawadzki / Sebastian Piriz (art) and Marissa Louise (colours)  over at Bleeding Cool a number of months back. Since that time the team have produced issues #3, #4 and #5, with #6 … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Comic Books and Graphic Novels of 2014

Posted on January 11, 2015 by David Holloway

Thanks to the statistics delivered by Diamond Comic Distributors, here’s the top ten comic books based on sales: As you can see, it’s a near clean sweep for Marvel in the single issue stakes, with Image’s Walking Dead the only … Continue reading →

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Top Comic Publishers of 2014

Posted on January 11, 2015 by David Holloway

Via Diamond Comic Distributors, some interesting stats on the most successful publishers of 2014. There’s no huge surprises, though you can see the traditional book publishers like Random House getting on the graphic novel bandwagon: For the real statistics aficionados, … Continue reading →

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Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth – Kirby Artist’s Edition

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Matt Nelson

Kamandi: The Last Boy On Earth  Like You’ve Never Seen Him! The Jack Kirby Artist’s Edition Library Adds Essential Series San Diego, CA (January 9, 2015) – Of all Jack Kirby’s celebrated DC Comics creations, perhaps none has struck such an … Continue reading →

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50-Word Review: Daredevil #11

Posted on January 10, 2015 by David Holloway

Waid and Samnee are on a roll, but there’s no complacence here. Recent issues have covered post-natal depression and Murdock’s own depression and now we have a great story on aging and relevance involving The Stunt-Master. I’m hoping the TV launch … Continue reading →

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Wolves of Summer Kickstarter: Jump On!

Posted on January 9, 2015 by David Holloway

A late heads-up that the creative team behind the mini-series Wolves of Summer (our reviews are here and here) have a Kickstarter finishing very soon. It’s already reached it’s funding goal, which is great. If you read our reviews you’ll … Continue reading →

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