Posted by Sheldon Lee, on March 31st, 2010
Well here it is the end of March and the beginning of April and the summer movie buzz is already starting to build. As you may know from reading a few of our articles we are all big fan’s of Shell head and he has a certain movie coming out in May! You may also remember that last year at San Diego Comic Con Simon and Myself were asked to join Stark Industries…..or at least we applied to but unfortunately we had heard nothing back.
UNTIL TODAY!!!! Officially the Stark Expo 2010 web site is up and running! Which mean’s...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 31st, 2010
This week on the Comic Impact POW podcast we were one man, or should I say one Time Lord, down. Rob, fondly referred to as 11 was missing because he was busy hanging off the TARDIS
Never worry because Sheldon, Simon and Dana picked up the slack for the good Doctor, talking about all the biggest comics of the week! Sheldon preached the Gospel of Captain America #604 and told us all about the latest stories in “the book”, Simon, who had the pick, SHOCKED THE WORLD, by not picking the return of Kitty Pryde in Uncanny...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 30th, 2010
If you listen to any of the Pick of the Week podcasts, you know I am a big fan of Sweet Tooth and Jeff Lemire. My friend a few years back got me into his Complete Essex County Trilogy. Now thanks to the magic of Lemire’s twitter account we now get a sneak peek at a future project .
Lemire had this on his twitter account on Sunday night:
“I’ve never shown anyone this except @chrisstaros, but this is a graphic novel projectI’ve been working on for about two years. Not sure when it will be done, but definitely not in 2009!...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 30th, 2010
Do you enjoy great science fiction stories? Then why are you not reading Richard Starkings’ ELEPHANTMEN? It is the best comic book that you have been missing out on. Are you a fan of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
( aka Blade Runner )for all you film fans or Pierre Boulle’s novel Planet of the Apes? Then this is a book you NEED TO READ.
I am not going to tell you all about Elephantmen right now. But I am telling you that Elephantmen # 25 is a comic fan’s wet dream,...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 30th, 2010
With the huge success of Iron Man the movie and the excitement leading up to Iron Man 2 on May 7th, you can’t fault companies for wanting to merchandise. I’ve seen all sorts of things, from shirts, to frisbees (yes frisbees), to phone accessories with the Iron Man logo, colors and likeness all being sold to capitalize on what has become a very popular character even outside the regular comic buying community. What I didn’t expect to see however is limited edition Iron Man cologne from Diesel.
Yup! That’s...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 30th, 2010
We started a new feature here at Comic Impact a few months back ,The ComicImpact Store Spotlight.
Every month we will turn our magnifying glass on a local store (local can mean local for you the comic fan as well!). We then contact the owner and ask a few questions and even throw some pictures up on the site!! Sweet! Right? Well wait it gets better. We also decided that every POW(PICK OF THE WEEK) for that month that we record that we will mention the store of that month.. for the entire month! Now here is the important part...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 29th, 2010
The great fun of being part of this site is i can pretty much post anything I like as long as it’s geeky in some way. WELL, do I have a tasty treat for you….
Every year at Passover my family get’s together and I play with my food. I use matzo and the weird brown stuff on the table (whatever it is, i call it cement) to create masterpieces, or at least try.
This year I began construction of a rectangular shape and my friend insisted she knew that I was making a TARDIS. Of course, once she said that I wanted...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 29th, 2010
Do you want to know what the inside of the new TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) looks like ?Well here you go! We got few images to show you guys courtesy of the latest issue of the Radio Times!
Also here is the BIG Doctor Who story of the week! Apparently Matt Smith revealed that he has written his own Doctor Who stories to help him understand the inner workings of his portrayal of the Doctor.
The 27-year-old, who replaces David Tennant as the Time Lord told the Daily Mirror: “I wanted to feel like Doctor...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 29th, 2010
The past few weeks have been filled with Scott Pilgrim news. First , we showed you the poster for the upcoming film and last week we got the teaser trailer as well as an announcement of the name of the final part of this comic book saga. Well, now we have some news about the upcoming video game by Ubisoft.
Now I am not a gamer like some people on the site. Sure I have a Xbox 360 but I use it mostly for Netflix. Here is a the run down on the Scott Pilgrim video game.
The game’s art direction and sprite work is being...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on March 29th, 2010
Ah, Marvel Zombies. Love it or hate it, it’s undeniably growing in popularity amongst Marvel readers, and the franchise pretty much doubled it’s back catalogue size in 2009 alone. Some people have a real dislike for Robert Kirkman’s early runs on the series he created, but I think with the arrival of Fred Van Lente’s ‘Marvel Zombies 3′ series a while back, a lot of readers felt as if he had rekindled their love for what was, (or in some eyes, ‘what could have been’) a remarkable...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 28th, 2010
For this week’s column I’ve decided to go against my own grain and instead of reviewing an independent comic or spotlighting a certain creator or gallery show I’d like to profile a website that every sequential art fan should know about, but many currently may not: www.comicartfans.com.
It’s a pretty safe bet that anyone reading this collects comics. And while I agree that having a first print of a notable issue or that hard-to-find variant cover is awfully keen, there is nothing cooler within the hobby...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 28th, 2010
At this moment at least 1/3 of the geek population is counting down the the April 3rd premier of Doctor Who (April 17th in the US). Everyone is excited and terrified to see how Matt Smith will hold up, especially having to follow David Tennant’s run. The good news is, we are only 6 days away from the release, the bad news is, for some the return to the Who-verse is bitter-sweet.
The return of Doctor Who has brought out a resurgence of fans who are desperate to see Torchwood back on air. They want to see the continued...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 27th, 2010
I’m typing this having just heard the news myself, Dick Giordano, comic legend has passed away at the age of 77 after complications from pneumonia. I could give you a dry list of all the books he worked on, all the individuals he introduced to the industry and tell you about how he got his start, but I’m not going to. I’d rather keep this genuine and express what this loss means to me as an Inker. Bear with me:
I can’t stress enough the huge impact this man has had on the comics industry and on my life...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 26th, 2010
Did you watch Friday Night With Jonathan Ross? The Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith was on it. I did not see it, but thanks to the magic of the internet you can now view this new clip from episode 6 of the upcoming season of Doctor Who. The episode is called Vampires In Venice.
Like I have said before I was a bit hard on the new kid on the block, but now I am ok with Matt Smith as the Doctor. I love that there is something for old school Doctor Who fans like myself when the Doctor shows his paper work to the Vampires. Yeah...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 26th, 2010
Do you recall a few weeks back when I posted a review of the Iron Man Mark VI with Power-Up Glow? Well guess what? This week we’re going back to the Marvel U with an all new Iron Man II action figure based on War Machine.This is the film figure it is NOT THE COMIC BOOK one, look for that one in a future Figure Friday here at ComicImpact.com
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This suit is modified by military technicians for Tony Stark’s best friend James Rhodes. What it lacks in the advanced weaponry of the Mark IV, it more than...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 26th, 2010
Are you a fan of Jurassic Park like my four year old nephew Titouan? Then you may enjoy the new IDW comic. That’s right, Jurassic Park is now a comic book.
Yet this isn’t the first time, as I recall when I use to work at a baseball card shop in the 1990’s there was a Topps Jurassic Park comics and it was BAD. Sure, I know your asking yourself, why would they make a Jurassic Park comic book? Well Comic Impact readers, let me tell you a story about IDW. If you look at most of the books they put out a lot of their...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 26th, 2010
Do you recall when we post it about the Iron Man variant covers a few weeks back. Guess what we now have a few more for you. This time around they are for the following books.
This is kind of hard but my favorites are Dark Wolverine #85 and Guardians of the Galaxy #25 what can I say I just love Skottie Young. I was so happy a few months back when he was doing the covers for Iron Man Armor wars by Joe Caramagna.
Here is the run down for all you Variant junkies.
Deadpool #22 by Marko Djurdjevic on sale April 28 2010
Deadpool:...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 25th, 2010
I am not a big fan of motion comics I enjoy reading my comics but yet I am a big fan of Iron Man. So I am not sure how I feel about a Iron Man Extremis Motion Comics and a big part of me says I don’t need to watch it from the trailer I can see why this is going to be special. After all the only other motion comic.I have watch was Watchmen and that was ok but nothing to phone home about.
It is funny because I am not a huge fan of Warren Ellis and Adi Granov’s work on Iron Man.What is a fanboy like my...
Posted by Christina Flores, on March 25th, 2010
I was excited when I flipped through Vertigo’s American Vampire. Rafael Albuquerque’s art was eye catching at first glance and I just couldn’t wait to get to the story. Let me just say this now, I was NOT disappointed. It turned out there were two short stories. One story was written by Scott Snyder , who also is the mastermind behind this book, and the other was by Stephen King. Each very different in location and tone but connected by a common character, the first “American Vampire” and...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 25th, 2010
Do you enjoy fun? Did you buy your copies of Scott Pilgrim? Not yet what the hell is up with that? Well maybe this beautiful trailer will make you go out and enjoy the best thing in comics.
When I first heard about Scott Pilgrim becoming a movie I was not sure about it, but when I saw Mr. Wright (Shawn of the Dead,Spaced) was doing the film I had hope for it. Now, I have been known to be a bit negative about comic book movies but after watching this trailer and crying, no joke, I can honestly say everything I want...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 24th, 2010
Hey guys and gals did you know that sometimes there is a daylight savings time change in the US and not in the UK? Totally true, and as a result Rob’s schedule got all askew comparatively and he did not join us this week. The good news is, you still get to listen to the rantings of Simon, Sheldon and Dana.
This week, in addition to our general comic discussion we make a couple of announcement about Comic Impact and we get in a pretty heated debate fueled by Sheldon’s war against completists.
Also included Dana rants...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 24th, 2010
If you listen to the Pick Of The Week podcast, then you’ll know we all love to make fun of each other here at Comic Impact, and whenever someone misses an episode, we love to make up a story as to where they are. For the past few weeks we’ve been joking around that Dana was at a Sex Club, and then on the Pick of the Week Podcast for March 10th she told us on her first show back that “The sex club was great, but it’s no Comic Impact.”
That got the Comic Impact design team (that’s me) think...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 24th, 2010
Ok, I know I have been hard on poor Matt Smith, maybe because he is not David Tennant. After all, Tennant was a god with that great hair. I don’t like having a new Doctor, it is like breaking in a new baseball hat.
But now the good people over at BBC America have posted a new trailer. With a few new scenes, such as…
The new sonic screwdriver and the Spanish Inquisition. The return of everybody’s favorite, except mine, the weeping angels. And of course the best scene was when a little boy asks, “Are...
Posted by Christina Flores, on March 23rd, 2010
When I heard there was going to be a book called Time Lincoln, published by Antarctic Press, I was very excited. I thought, now that is an interesting concept. So, of course I picked it up to give you all my opinion on it.
Fred Perry, both writer and artist, brings us Abraham Lincoln and his time traveling posse of Albert Einstein, Issac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington Carver fighting Joseph Stalin and his henchmen of Adolf Hitler, Fidel Castro, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Mao Tse-tung. How genius is that?...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 23rd, 2010
Good news Comic Impact fans! If you simply can’t get enough of Comic Impact and you want to declare your love to the world, now you can. In addition to owning our 2010 Comic Impact t-shirt (Coming Soon) you can now become a fan of Comic Impact on Facebook.
That’s right we now officially have a Comic Impact page where you can stay updated on the latest CI shenanigans and chat with everyone on the site about what you thought of our articles, picks and general hygiene.
Some of you might remember we had a Facebook...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 23rd, 2010
It looks like May 19th will be the inaugural First-Annual Avengers Day. I can’t wait for this since the Avengers are one of my favorite teams in comic books, along with the X-Men. What is Avengers Day? Well if you head over to your local retailer, you can get great Avengers commemorative items like limited edition prints featuring John Romita Jr.’s “I Am An Avenger” images, door hangers, mini-posters and more. Plus Avengers #1 ‘I Am An Avenger Blank Variant’. I know I would love to get one...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on March 23rd, 2010
Many of you who listen to the P.O.W know that out of all the comics available to our fair readers I tend to gravitate more towards Marvel. I have always believed in voting for the things you believe in (product wise) with your hard earned cashesh! If you don’t like an artist or a writer team combo ..don’t buy the book! Many comic fans out there are what we call completionist, or people who have to collect all of something whether it is good or not. They just buy the damn book because they have to have a consecutive...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 22nd, 2010
Do you enjoy statues? I know I do. I have a few around here. I have been a fan of the Cover Girls statues, designed by fan-favourite artist Adam Hughes. So far I have not found one that I have been in love with until I saw this one.
Yeah that’s right, Batgirl is the latest superhero to join one of the most successful DC Direct statue lines of all time – the COVER GIRLS OF THE DC UNIVERSE!
This is Barbara Gordon at her best, and she will always be my favorite Batgirl. If you’re are fan of Babs like myself,...
Posted by Christina Flores, on March 22nd, 2010
Seeing as our resident Captain America fan boy *cough Sheldon cough* is too busy to write about this I will let you all know, Marvel has found it’s First Avenger. Drum roll please….Chris Evans aka, Johnny Storm, Lucas Lee (Scott Pilgrim), Jensen (Losers) is Steve Rogers. Evans, is in for a big ride with this NINE picture deal including two Captain America, two Avengers and Iron Man 3. I personally am not completely hating him for the role but I didn’t see him as Steve. I am hoping that he brings it and...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 21st, 2010
It is always exhilarating to discover an artist whose output is such a visceral rush that viewing their work is like going from 0 to 60 in two seconds. This is just the rush I felt recently when, in my favorite comic shop, I opened Mesmo Delivery to a random page and this is (not kidding) the first image I see:
Now, that single image above is a perfect indicator as to whether or not one will buy the book and love it, or just put it down and try to forget they ever saw it. As for me, my mind was already made up: this one’s...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 19th, 2010
Did you know that we are fans of Doctor Who on this site? Did you know that I got Dana to watch the good Doctor? Well in just a few weeks from now, April 3, in the UK and some of us here in the states, will be a big date in Doctor Who history. The Eleventh Doctor and Series Five will be here before you know it . I don’t know how I feel about Matt Smith as the Doctor but I can tell you that I am not a fan of the space fight in this new trailer. It made me think a lot of Star Wars Episode III but yet it was nice seeing...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 19th, 2010
This week we’re taking a look at Blackest Night Aquaman from wave 3. Sure, I know not a lot of people don’t care for Aquaman, but there are a few of us in the world, maybe 5%, that do. After all, he is due to come back in a big way in Brightest Day, and he was one of the first Black Lanterns in Blackest Night, which is due to end on March 31st. So let’s find out if this week’s figure is staying on my shelf or going to sleeping with the fishes after this review.
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Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 19th, 2010
For the past week Image Comics has been putting out posters that are making fun of the Marvel campaign “I am…” as part of their Guardians of the Globe. We have seen everything from my boy Invincible to President Obama and yeah, even Harry Potter. I am not a Potter fan but I do love the artwork on it. It looks like next week we will find out who the REAL Guardians of the Globe are.
Here is the Press Release Image has put out.
Invincible is off fighting the Viltrumite War, so who’s watching the shop while...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 19th, 2010
If you ask anyone who’s been reading comics for a sometime, who the biggest dick head is in comics, they would all tell you it’s ex-Robin; Jason Todd. The Robin that was beaten to death by Joker with a crowbar in “ A Death in the Family .” After all, this is the guy who tried to steal the tires from the Batmobile.
I was never a big fan of Jason Told. I recall in 1988 calling a A 1-900 number used to ask fans to decide if Jason Todd should live or die. Fans voted for Jason’s demise, by a minuscule...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on March 19th, 2010
In my quest to bring you a bunch of books that you have probably seen but never bought, I’m recommending to you. Queen & Country. Greg Rucka built a world of espionage that is not quite 24, not quite James Bond with a bit of romance and tons of action thrown in. If you really want to get hooked on characters, and espionage gets you off, this is a book you will need to add to your collection.
Tara Chace is a secret agent for the SIS, one of 6 known as Minders. The Minders are like the super secret Jack Bauer badasses...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on March 19th, 2010
One thing I’ve come to realise as a bigtime fan of Marvel’s cosmic line of books, is that some sort of ‘big event’ is never too far around the corner, or that one is most probably going on already. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, bless their hearts, can’t seem to keep these big, epic ideas down, it’s as if they have to publish them all! It must be just over a year ago now that we saw the introduction into War of Kings, which moved into Realm of Kings quite dramatically and rapidly, to which...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 19th, 2010
So you all know that I love Scott Pilgrim if you’ve been reading the site, and now, the final part of this comic book saga that I am so in love with is coming out! It is to hit local comic shops or bookstores on Tuesday July 20th, 2010.
Yes ComicImpact readers, I may love Scott Pilgrim more than Iron Man. I know that must be weird reading that from me, but I do, and I am not the only one. As Bryan Lee O’Malley has both been honored with multiple awards including the Harvey, Doug Wright, Joe Shuster, and National Cartoonists...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 18th, 2010
Do you remember when we posted the Deadpool variant for Siege #3? Retailers could get it if they sent back some stripped covers of some Blackest Night tie ins.
Well guess what… This is it! No, it is not my copy, but I was lucky enough to see one at work yesterday. But there is no way in hell I would pay $275 for that variant cover. Yeah, that right, that’s what it is going for it right now on ebay.com. Now the question is how rare is this book, or it is just going to be this year’s equivalent of...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 18th, 2010
The other day on the POW podcast, I was talking about the news that made me a sad DC Fan-boy. Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Justin Gray would be leaving Power Girl with issue #12. I was a bit mad at this news since I love the work they’ve been doing for the past 12 issues.
Well now we know who is going to take over this book, and it looks like the new team for Power Girl is going to be writer Judd Winick and artist Sami Basri. Also, it’s just as I was thinking, they are going to make her part of some kind...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 18th, 2010
Do you enjoy fun? Do you enjoy video games? Do you enjoy bands? Well then I am sure you will enjoy the upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film based on the series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley and Oni press.
Now we get our first look at the poster for the upcoming film. I love it, not just because of the great typography they use to form the logo when seeing the opening page of book 1, Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life. But I love it because it is a GREAT poster for a film...
Posted by Christina Flores, on March 18th, 2010
Keeping with the zombie love the site has had recently I am going to talk to you about the Zenescope book, The Waking.
At first glance it kind of looks like any other crime book. A few officers and detectives at crime scenes, overly sexy women with cleavage to spare and ass hanging out of dresses. Yes, I mean that literally by the way, there is a panel where a women’s dress is up around her hips and her ass is out in full glory. With art that is the appropriate amout of dark and rough around the edges. Nothing really...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 17th, 2010
If you’re reading this I’m thinking you’re looking to listen to the next POW Podcast. GOOD NEWS…IT”S UP! Just what do we have in store for you this time?
Well, Rob is a no show as Dana hooked him up with a friend at her favorite sex club, but don’t be concerned, he’ll be back next week and only slightly bruised. This time ’round we have Dana, Sheldon and Simon talking you through the best and worst of the week of March 10th.
Take a listen as Sheldon tells about his hard on for Kevin...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 17th, 2010
From time to time, a character is introduced into the comics universe in a different medium (tv, movie , books) and is such a hit they get written in to the corresponding comics. After a mostly positive reception, Terry McGinnis, from the Batman Beyond cartoon, will be featured in a six-issue mini-series, appropriately titled Batman Beyond.
The series, starting in June, will be penned by Adam Beechen with art by Ryan Benjamin. Beechen is the perfect writer for the task as he has a history of writing in animation (Batman The...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on March 15th, 2010
Pete Wisdom has a lot of fairies to kill. Yes, fairies are supposed to be nice and magical and charming, but they are currently attacking England. And that’s just the beginning.Mystical giants are threatening the Midlands, an ancient dragon is leading the Welsh Mafia, and the Martians…well you don’t want to know what they have planned.Hugo Award nominee Paul Cornell (BBC’s Dr. Who and Robin Hood) brings you a sci-fi mini-series unlike anything you’ve seen before! Collects Wisdom #1-6
That is what...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 14th, 2010
It’s safe to say that lately I have had zombies on the brain. From reading over 1,500 pages of The Walking Dead in a week to the recent spectacular art show Zombies In Love there has been no shortage of the shambling dead in my thoughts. Given this it was without hesitation that I picked up the recently released first issue of the new IDW series We Will Bury You written by brother and sister writing duo Brea & Zane Austin Grant with art supplied by Kyle Strahm.
We Will Bury You #1 - Cover By Ben Templesmith
The year...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on March 13th, 2010
Many of you probably are not aware of this, but I am infact a fan of Tim Seeley’s ‘Hack/Slash’ series. It’s a great little series, that I’ve not been reading lately for various reasons, but I own the omnibus’ and have enjoyed reading the stories I have in single issues.
This came as a surprise to me, when I heard news that at the Emerald City Comic-Con, Tim Seeley announced that he would be moving his creation to a new home at Image Comics. Hack/Slash was (and has been since the start) published...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 12th, 2010
At Comic Impact, we sure do love our action figures and we do love seeing photos of toys before they come out. It is one big ass cock tease and now we get a look at Hasbro’s 3rd wave of 3.75″ Marvel Universe figures. This wave includes a few of my favorite characters in X-Men books (Archangel,Kitty Pryde) As you can see it focuses on the X-Men!
I will be on the hunt for these figures and I am sure they will end up on the site as a future Figure Friday. My favorite is the Archangel what can...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on March 12th, 2010
The “Iron Man” limited edition Prop and Costume Catalog is now available! Showcasing the designs that went into all 219 props, costumes and set pieceseatured in the upcoming Iron Man Auction. This 192-page book details a lot-by-lot presentation of every item featured at the C2E2 event, so try not to wet yourselves when you get it: www.propworx.com/IronMan
From Marvel.com:
To celebrate the May 7 release of “Iron Man 2,” fans of the first Iron Man movie will be able to own props and costumes seen in “Iron...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 12th, 2010
Did you know there is a film called Iron Man 2 coming out this May? Did you know that I love Iron Man? And if you’re not reading The Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca then stop reading this review and go and order Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1, you will thank me. Are you wondering how these new toys are going to hold up for fans of Iron Man like myself? Are they better than the ones from the first film? This week we’re going to take a look at Iron Man Mark VI with Power-Up Glow
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Posted by Rob Andrews, on March 10th, 2010
Comic Impacters, let me tell you that YOU are in for one hell of a treat if you listen to this week’s edition of the Pick Of The Week podcast! Believe you me! Listen in as Simon, Sheldon, Rob and special guest for the week, Sarah, take you on a voyage to hell and back, quite literally! Simon get’s the pick, as Rob chose CHOKER #1 last time round. Dana has developed tyfloid (I can’t spell that disease I don’t think, but I won’t worry about it) after she neglected her meditcation for the sex infection...
Posted by Richard Bashara, on March 9th, 2010
Underground, By Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber, is a prime example of how much value color can add to a book. Underground is a lot like the Cliffhanger or Broken Arrow of comics. Not just in the sense that they all take place in national parks and travel deep inside caves, but in the progression of the story. The way the action unfolds, the kinds of tension used and the dialogue.
If you were a fan of either of those two movies, I would call this series just as fun and remind you that a comic is all in how you look at it. Parker’s...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 9th, 2010
Taking a break from Iron Man, and looking at the other world of comics now (aka DC Comics), you know, the guys that ComicImpact staff member Sheldon doesn’t read.
It looks like Sheldon’s boy J. Michael Straczynski (the guy he was in love with on Thor) is going to take over Superman and Wonder Woman in July. That’s right, he is going to have the chance to play with two of DC’s big three.
I haven’t read Wonder Woman in a long time, so I don’t know how this will affect that book, but...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 8th, 2010
Wow, more Iron Man news coming out today. I am just going to call it ‘Iron Man’ week. Well it looks like good old Shellhead will be the star of a few Marvel Variant Covers. Like I have posted before, I don’t care about variant covers, but I do enjoy nice artwork and I love the Mike Del Mundo variant that comes with Daredevil #506. I am not going to go out of my way to find it, but it is nice. We are sorry we don’t have the cover for New Mutants.
Here is the run down for all you Variant junkies.
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Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 8th, 2010
Ok, here are some screen shots from the new Iron Man 2 trailer, and what I think is going on in each. This is just my thoughts about this film. Since Iron Man is my favorite character, I’ve been thinking about it a lot.
PLEASE NOTE there may be some SPOILERS, or it might turn out that I’m just talking out of my ass.
I guess we’ll find out on May 7th of this year. Be sure to stay tuned to ComicImpact for a special Iron Man 2 podcast the week the film opens.
Tony (Robert Downey Jr.) at the Stark expo in...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 7th, 2010
The content of alternative comics anthologies in the last ten years seems to be veering away from their (potentially offensive) underground roots. Instead, these collections seem to be reaching more towards the art gallery-centric world of the Pop Surrealism movement. For example, Blab! once regularly spotlighted cartoonists like Kaz, Daniel Clowes and Richard Sala. But now it reserves the most space for top names in the alternative art world like Gary Baseman, Mark Ryden and Camille Rose Garcia. All of these creators are equally...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 7th, 2010
I don’t know what to say, but all I can say for now is WOW. Here is the Iron Man 2 trailer that was aired straight after the Academy Awards. For those of you who’ve been living under a rock for the past year, here’s a brief synopsis of the film:
Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark, the wealthy playboy whose exploits as Iron Man are now public knowledge after his admission at the close of the first film. In the follow-up, Stark is pitted against his Russian arch nemesis, Whiplash (Mickey Rourke), and corporate...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 5th, 2010
If you have been reading here at the site or listening to the podcasts for a while, you know I love the Green Lanterns. In fact, there is one sexy lantern I would like to get to know if I was part of the DC Universe. I’m talking about Arisia. But what is she like as a figure? This week we are looking at Green Lantern Arisia Blackest Night figure from wave 3. She is in the same wave as Larfleeze, Aquaman and Star Sapphire.
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After replacing her father as the Green Lantern of Sector 2815, Arisia of Graxos...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 5th, 2010
One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the Cosplay Girl of the Month (NO anime, manga, or role-playing games just comics). That’s right, hot girls dressing up as your favorite super-hero characters. This month we’re privileged to be showing you Pistnuto.
What is your name? Pistnuto, of course
How old are you?30
Do you read comics and if so, what are your favorite titles? Yes I do pick up some comics here and there. I first got into reading comics during the Civil War series. I enjoyed following the series...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 5th, 2010
Do you enjoy gratuitous cursing, monkeys and the clash? Well then you’ve come to the right place! Hell, even if you don’t like that stuff it’s a good place to be (and let’s be honest, who DOESN’T like monkeys?). Join Dana and Simon as they talk with Marvel mega-writer Daniel Way about his various projects and what’s to come.
In this episode, find out the origin of the name Daken as well as how the hoot to pronounce it! Listen as we learn a bit about Daniel’s start in comics and discover...
Posted by Christina Flores, on March 5th, 2010
Hey ComicImapct readers! Since I’m the new girl around here I thought I would write my first review about Girls Comics No. 1 by Marvel. It is done completely by women in the industry. Before any of you dim witted people jump to the wrong idea, NO, it is not all hearts and rainbows. Each story brings something both male and female comic fans will enjoy. Although each team up has it’s own feel, they all seem to fit together.
First I’d like to talk about the amazing cover by Amanda Conner and Laura Martin....
Posted by Rob Andrews, on March 3rd, 2010
Hey guys, welcome back to the Pick of The Week podcast for February 24th. This week you’ll be joined by Simon, Sheldon and Rob.. but alas we regret to inform you that because yesterdays Book of the Month podcast drove Dana to the edge of sanity, she went to a sex club and almost never came back, but she did, and she’s resting from her extreme experiences of last night! Rob and Simon have fully recovered from their claps you’ll be glad to hear, and are with us again this week.
Sheldon had the POW last week, which...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on March 1st, 2010
So what do you get when you mix Doctor Who, Incognito,James Bond and a whole lot of mind altering drugs? Casanova Book 1: Luxuria by Matt Fraction and Gabrial Ba. Mind you I mean that in the nicest possible way, but this comic is quite an experience.
Rob and I have loved this book for a while so I thought I would use our new Book of the Month feature to force Simon to read it too. Good news is that Simon loved the book, well what he understood of it, well even the parts that he didn’t understand.
So join the gang as we...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 1st, 2010
Did you enjoy February’s book of the month, Casanova by Matt Fraction? Then look for the book of the month podcast that will be up later tonight. I also hope you enjoy March’s book of the month, as I have the pick this time around, and the book I chose is The Squirrel Machine.
I am not sure what this book is all about, as I only know that it’s by legendary cartoonist Hans Rickheit. So if you tend to enjoy something that is not from a big company, then you came to the right place! If you are only a fan of Marvel...
