DOCTOR APHRA Will See You Now

Spinning out of Darth Vader’s shadow, a new dark star rises in Marvel’s Star Wars comics line.

Doctor Aphra will see you now (or at least this new comic book Wednesday.)

Doctor Aphra courtesy Marvel and StarWars.com
Doctor Aphra courtesy Marvel and StarWars.com

After working with the Dark Lord of the Sith in the Darth Vader series supporting character blasts into her own book. Continue reading DOCTOR APHRA Will See You Now

FAITH, DEADPOOL MERCS & More New Comics Picks for July 20, 2016

Watch for a massive amount of big issues on New Comic Book Wednesday with a ton of new number one issues.

It’s a week so big we doubled up and shared our DC Rebirth books of the week and here our other picks of the week including new Deadpool, Betty vs Veronica and more but let’s start with the star of the sold-out Valiant smash.

Faith #1 ongoing courtesy Valiant
Faith #1 ongoing courtesy Valiant

 

Faith #1

The breakout Harbinger teen gets her own ongoing after a smash hit limited series. Aspiring reporter by day, crime-fighter by night – Faith vows to protect a city under siege by robots, aliens, monsters and… celebrities. Faith attempts to be a hero, keep her day job, deal with an estranged boyfriend, get her new comics (just like us) and face a new villain. Jody Houser, Pere Perez, Marguerite Sauvage and Colleen Doran continue Faith’s new adventures. Continue reading FAITH, DEADPOOL MERCS & More New Comics Picks for July 20, 2016

STAR WARS POE DAMERON New Comic, New Villain

Star Wars: Poe Dameron courtesy Marvel
Star Wars: Poe Dameron courtesy Marvel

Poe Dameron soars from cinemas to his own new adventures.

Marvel’s Star Wars comics line is expanding with the first one starring heroes from The Force Awakens.

Charles Soule who crafted the Lando & Obi-Wan and Anakin limited series and Phil Noto, artist of the Chewbacca limited series, team up for a new ongoing starring Poe Dameron.

The star pilot of General Organa’s Resistance will face a dangerous new enemy created for the series. Continue reading STAR WARS POE DAMERON New Comic, New Villain

New Comics Picks for January 20, 2016

Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel via Fast Company
Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel via Fast Company

The women behind Agent Carter take Captain Marvel into orbit and Poison Ivy gets her own book! These two women take the lead in our new comic picks of the week.

Captain Marvel #1 Carol Danvers leads Alpha Flight?! The fan-favorite Avenger is the new head of S.W.O.R.D. with her own team and satellite headquarters. Danvers is Earth’s first of defense against alien threats in a new series by the team behind Marvel’s Agent Carter and Uncanny X-Men artist Kris Anka.

Poison Ivy: The Cycle of Life and Death #1 The Batman femme fatale in her own limited series. Dr. Isley gets a new start but when a fellow scientist is killed, all evidence points to Ivy. Writer Amy Chu and artist Clay Mann get the bad girl entangled in a new Gotham conspiracy. Continue reading New Comics Picks for January 20, 2016

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS MYSTERY STORMTROOPER REVEALED

Art from "Before the Awakening" courtesy Star Wars.com and Disney
Art from “Before the Awakening” courtesy Star Wars.com and Disney

Let’s face it, it’s hard to be a breakout character when you’re one of millions who all look the same but one Stormtrooper from Star Wars: The Force Awakens is having a moment.

Now fans have answers.

In a universe of compelling lead characters Star Wars always features an army of small roles with big impact and breakout potential. The Force Awakens has its share of “firsts” especially within the evil First Order.

A nameless, faceless soldier with a cool new weapon is revealed.

Continue reading STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS MYSTERY STORMTROOPER REVEALED

FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics

A Convergence of Secret Wars lead to an onslaught of new number ones and new beginnings.

How do you pick favorite comics of the year? We kept it down to new number ones issues.

Here’s we go with a screaming fresh start for a DC icon:

Black Canary

You can call it “Batgirling” but we call it rock and roll, kung fu kick-ass fun. Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu reinvigorated the classic character with a wild road trip as Dinah becomes the front woman for Black Canary – the band – and goes on an odyssey to save a child and find the mysterious force behind her new mission. Continue reading FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

New Comics Picks for November 25, 2015

Dark Knight III: The Master Race courtesy DC Comics
Dark Knight III: The Master Race courtesy DC Comics

A new chapter in the most influential Batman epic of all time, Darth Vader like you’ve never him before and the return of Devil Dinosaur?

Here are our top news comics picks this Thanksgiving week.

Dark Knight III: The Master Race

The legendary Frank Miller returns to the future in the classic Dark Knight Returns epic. Brian Azzarello, Klaus Janson and Andy Kubert join Miller for a new tale as Batman rises again to fight a new threat. Continue reading New Comics Picks for November 25, 2015