So as you may have guessed from this article, I made it out of Comic Con 2010 alive… just barely though. You will all be happy to know that I have full site in both eyes! On top of all that I got a chance to interview one of my favorite writers from last year!! Nooo not Brubaker, but the one and only Hugo nominated Paul Cornell! You know and love him from Captain Britain and MI-13 as well as the Marvel MAX series Wisdom. Check out the interview where we get to talk to him a bit about his new on-going series Knight and...

The Die Hard: Year One, Vol 1 hardcover is a fine example of how to make a trade. The cover from the first issue makes up the jacket, the hardcover and page quality are almost the same as what you might find in say Marvel Zombies(by way of example).  The color quality is the same as the books, that sepia muted color, and the cover gallery is a thing to behold. The icing on the cake?  I didn’t even notice this, sister site editor Simon did, a little string bookmark that hangs down the center spine of the book.  This...

Simply Fantastic. That’s what I would be saying if Howard Chaykin would put just a little bit more action into this book.  I really feel like this is a hardboiled detective series and I’m starting to like it.  It’s so slow that it may turn people off, but the captions fit so nicely in parallel.  It’s a strong narrative voice.  If you aren’t reading this series, this may be a good place to jump on from. John McClane recently ascended to NYPD detective status, a Sergeant to be exact.  Together...

According to Boom Studios, Incorruptible #2 (Mark Waid, Jean Diaz) has completely sold out sending the superhero series into its 2nd printing.  Incorruptible is the story of a supervillain named Max Damage and depicts his struggle to break free of the forces of evil holding onto him. Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of Incorruptible #2 may still be found at your local comic shop.  Comic Impact would like to remind you not to kill each other over them. Diamond...

In a world where indie publishers are tightening their belts and delivering even less great small press content, Boom Studios goes out on a limb with a new Imprint.  Boom! Town will be a new line of comics focused on more literary endeavors, so this is definitely exciting to those who coast the independent label racks. According to Comics Alliance, among Boom! Town’s first projects will be a re-release of R. Crumb trading cards care of literary agent Dennis Kitchen, and Shannon Wheeler’s collection of rejected New...

It’s 7:16 AM on America’s birthday. A young John McClane, fresh out of ‘Nam strolls down his beat in a pressed blue uniform. The year is 1976, and John McClane is about to have his first very bad day. When you see the title, “Die Hard,” most of you think yippie ki yay mother fucker, some remember Sam Jackson, some of you younger ones may even remember McClane launch a car into a helicopter (I feel sorry for the young ones). Whatever memories the title may invoke, Die Hard stands out as one of the finest action film...

Simon said he was getting an interview, and Matt said he was just shooting footage for the site, but I knew better. No doubt, Lady Deadpool was foxy, but make sure you check out the other costumed crusaders from Long Beach. When our impromptu shoot was over, we gathered our thoughts over pizza and planned our moves for the next day.  Deciding that no time should be wasted, I grabbed the awesome Michael Alan Nelson for my very first video interview evar! (09, a year of firsts for me I guess). Michael was so interesting.  Here...

I would later be told that this was what a con should be. I was sitting outside and waiting to hear from Simon, my contact within. It was Saturday morning and I was full of spunk, the purity that comes with the excitement of the unknown. Somewhere inside the Long Beach Convention Center were artists and writers that I’d have to interview, minds I’d have to get inside of, and I had no idea what to say to any of them. When I was done skulking around the outskirts I decided to join the party. Coming down the escalator...

Join Sheldon and myself (Simon) as we talk to rising comics super star writer Mark Sable  (Grounded, Cyborg, Two Face: Year One) about his new project from Boom! Studios, Unthinkable. The gist of the story is about a government think tank that brainstorms potential terrorist plots which are later carried out for reasons unknown. We also discuss how the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) loves Mark and wants him to be their friend, one of the best films of all time, and how you can make money for playing Tetris on...

Here at Comic Impact we like to show what the staff is reading and discuss the newest shipment of comic books by posting the Comic Impact Pull List! This time Andy has the POW ( Pick of the week) and it looks like it’s going to be a busy week for him. Will he give the honors to his DC favorite Tim Drake in Red Robin #1? or maybe it’ll be Uncanny X-Men #511 if his Phoenix hypothesis turns out to be true … or maybe something totally different. We don’t know because it’s only Monday and comics haven’t...

So what are you the Comic Impact reader doing for  Free Comic Book Day well if you live in Los Angeles head over to Collector’s Paradise. Because  here is the break down on what’s going on for Free Comic Book Day. Signings: Featured guests will be on site from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Books will be available for purchase to sign, including the TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO HERO INITIATIVE EXCLUSIVE - for FREE with your Ralph’s card and registering with HERO or you can also bring your books from home to have our guests sign...

Only 10 more days till Free Comic Book day!! Are you excited yet??!! Well if you live in LA then you may want to stop by Collector’s Paradise and say hi !!! If  you need more information on Collector’s Paradise you can call  818-999-9455 or you can check out their website for more info. Collector’s Paradise (Voted the Best Comic Shop in LA last year) are really pulling out all the stops as they will be having some of the biggest names in the world of Comics in attendance such as Mark Waid, Editor-in-Chief of Boom!...