Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #12 The finale to the year-long storyline featuring every Doctor in searching of kidnapped companions! The surprise villain behind the abductions gave the Eleventh Doctor the impossible choice of saving just one of his many beloved companions! Can he save them all?

 

Harley Quinn #0 The Clown Princess of Crime in her own solo series! Amanda Conner and an all-star roster of artists help the fan-favorite bad girl kick off her own adventures!

 

Sex Criminals #3 No other book like it! They have sex Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special is this weekend on BBC. Whovians who’ve been following the 50th Anniversary comic book celebration get an early treat this week: the finale of the year-long comic book story starring all the Time Lords and some of your favorite companions and villains.

 

IDW Publishing (via Facebook) shared this stunning image by Francesco Francavilla collecting all the Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time covers into one “fantastic” poster.

 

The epic story featured all eleven Doctors in a search for their kidnapped companions. There have been some creative mashups, too. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #18  Defections, departures and defeats. The mutants are shaken by the Battle of the Atom. The young X-Men make a radical shift. Kitty Pryde makes a big move. Brandon Peterson joins Brian Michael Bendis for a new beginning for the original X-Men.

 

Superman/Wonder Woman #2  Clark and Diana’s romantic getaway turns into a nail-biting rescue and then…Doomsday! Diana turns to a God to stop the maniacal monster of Krypton but the Pantheon of Immortals is dead set against her relationship with Kal-El! Talk about possible in-laws from hell! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Second Trailer

The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America
The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America

The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant)

The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith)

And the Doctor? (John Hurt)

 

Two weeks until the Super Bowl of Sci-Fi when The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Special takes over planet Earth!

 

Here’s the second trailer courtesy BBC America featuring the three Time Lords, the return of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and what looks to me like are apocalyptic scenes of the Great Time War between the Time Lord and the Daleks!

Watch and enjoy! Continue reading THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Second Trailer

Top 5 Comic Books November 6, 2013

Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Amazing X-Men #1 Can Nightcrawler be saved from a fate worse than death?Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Iceman, Northstar and Firestar go on a quest to save the man who is the heart of soul of the X-Men. Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness team up for a brand new adventure that might take the mutants to hell and back!

 

Captain Marvel #17 It’s the Carol Corps issue! Kelly Sue DeConnick writes a salute to the devoted fans who keep the fan-favorite Avenger flying. If you’ve been to a comicon in the past year you can’t help by feel the passion of the Carol Corps cosplayers and fans. It’s not just a comic book it’s a movement – see and feel what it’s about. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books November 6, 2013

The Day of the Doctor Tribute

The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America
The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America

The Day of the Doctor is coming but you can relive decades of cosmic memories in this 50th Anniversary tribute from BBC America.

 

Time Lords, companions, villains and gadgets pack this spectacular salute to the iconic series celebrating 50 years and the penultimate appearance of Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor.

 

I was filled with nostalgia, excitement and almost teared up as we saw Sarah Jane Smith, Daleks and even jelly babies but enough talking take a look for yourself and enjoy watching for clues and watching for visual tributes to the history of the Time Lord.

Enjoy Continue reading The Day of the Doctor Tribute

Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #17 Battle of the Atom rages on but Magik takes a time out…literally. If Illyana, young Hank and Bobby are meeting the real future X-Men then who are those mutants in our present? What did young Jean Grey see from her future self to make her surrender?

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #9 The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler star in the latest chapter in the year long mystery of the kidnapped companions! Is Rose the next target? The Time Lord’s mystery villain reveals itself.

 

Forever Evil #2  The Justice League Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Special Poster, Title!

The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America
The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America

Doctor meets Doctor (meets Doctor) in the 50th Anniversary Special!

 

BBC America revealed the first poster for the meeting of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor (plus one) and the big event will be called The Day of the Doctor.

 

Matt Smith and David Tennant are joined by John Hurt for the epic adventure on November 23, 2014. The special will include current companion Jenna Louise Coleman (Clara Oswin) and Billie Piper reprises her role as Rose Tyler. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO 50th Anniversary Special Poster, Title!