Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 1st, 2012
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was Dark Horse Presents #11 by Francesco Francavilla
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #2 (OF 12) - Cover by Jim Cheung
• As The Opening Shot Is Fired, The Avengers Storm The Beach Of Utopia, And The Phoenix Draws Ever Nearer To Earth!
• But Which Side Will Wolverine Fight On?
• And What Choice Will Hope Make That Will Change The Direction And Scope Of The Conflict...
Posted by Susan Damon, on March 14th, 2012
Personally, I think that this might be an epic “Pick of the Week” podcast from ComicImpact. Maybe I think that, because I had the pick. Maybe it’s because we actually stick to the topic at hand (comics!). Maybe it’s because the Internet a reliable source for defining words. Who knows? I know that Fairest #1 is the pick and that epic tale has enough epicness to leak onto our little podcast.
The lightning round is a nice addition. At least when it involves JLI, Hulk, and Huntress. Plus, Simon cries! Beyond...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 1st, 2012
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was The Cape #4 (of 4) Cover by Zach Howard & Nelson Daniel.
Batman #6 - Cover by Greg Capullo
Trapped far beneath Gotham City and hunted by the Talon – the Court of Owls’ unstoppable killer – Batman lies bleeding and broken.
With no way out and no one to help, is this the end for The Dark Knight?
Deathstroke #6 - Cover by Simon Bisley
As the...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 1st, 2012
As 2011 comes to a close, I can say with a bit of relief that the amount of quality content being published within the world of comics continues to increase steadily. The interest in recent years in high-end, lavish, oversized archival editions and spiffy comic related art books signifies that people are not just reading comics for their obvious entertainment value, but also seeing the medium more and more as the valid literary and artistic arena it’s been since day one. As such I’ve assembled a list of 2011’s...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on November 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #5 by Sean Murphy for more check out Episode 230 of the Pick of The Week
AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #5 (OF 5) - Cover by Sean Murphy
Vampire hunter Felicia Book must make a horrible choice that will change her life and the world of vampires forever. Be here for the concluding chapter that will...
Posted by Matthew Todd, on October 18th, 2011
Hey there Comic Impact, Matt here with a special installment of The Impact. Today, I am going to talk about all the fun that broke out of New York Comic Con. No I was not there in person, unfortunately I merely got to experience through all the great reporting that came from the blogosphere. There were some really exciting projects and announcements made throughout the weekend. This is far from everything but this Here is my take on some of the cooler stuff coming out of the Big Apple.This is far from all of the news that...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was ELEPHANTMEN #35 Boo Cook.
ABE SAPIEN: THE DEVIL DOES NOT JEST #1 - Cover by Dave Johnson
Buried in a demonologist’s basement is a deep, dark family secret, where horrific occult practices prove to be life threatening for Abe Sapien.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #4 (OF 5) - Cover by Sean Murphy
Vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was Batman and Robin #26 - Cover by Chris Burnhan.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 3 (OF 5) - Cover by Sean Murphy
The search for the vampire cure takes Cash and Felicia to the catacombs beneath an ancient castle where they find a shocking secret!
BATMAN AND ROBIN #26 - Cover by Chris Burnhan
Le Jardin Noir – France’s very own Arkham Asylum...
Posted by Christina Flores, on August 8th, 2011
This year’s Eisner award winner for “Best New Book” was Vertigo’s amazing American Vampire. I was lucky enough to talk to the creative team behind the book, Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque. This was the second annual talk with Scott Snyder, and he sure had a a lot to say about the future of the book. We even got a never before heard fact about what to expect in the upcoming storyline that takes us into the 1950’s. Also, what connection does Snyder have with Elvis? Which comic creator does he...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on July 12th, 2011
Happy Tuesday, my Comic Impact friends! Sorry to say that I missed last week’s Trade Tuesday. It was the 4th of July. Can’t I take a week off? One week! Come on, give me a break! I understand that it must have been hard for you, but don’t you fret because I’m back and this week I’ve got a pretty interesting book for you. The Unwritten by writer, Mike Carey (X-Men Legacy, Hellblazer) and artist, Peter Gross (Lucifer). So, let’s get down to business!
This series follows a character named Tom...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on June 20th, 2011
I’m sorry, I’ve been on this huge Hellblazer kick lately and I’m really liking it. It’s like when I was a kid and discovered the X-Men for the first time, I just had to get my hands on as much as I could. It’s been really weird for me because I’ve been reading the current stuff and working my way through the old trades. John Constantine is just an awesome character and Peter Milligan’s run has been really interesting.
In Milligan’s run, the biggest impact he’s had on the character...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on June 14th, 2011
Today is Tuesday and of course, just like last Tuesday and the Tuesday before that, and so on and so forth, it’s time for a brand new Trade Tuesday! This thing comes out like clockwork! So, what book am I going to share with all of you wonderful people this week? How does Y: The Last Man Volume 1: Unmanned sound? This is one of those series that people have been telling me for years that I need to read. Is this comic book worth all the hype? Let’s find out.
As the title would suggest Y: The Last Man is a story about...
Posted by Susan Damon, on June 13th, 2011
AH! What a lovely day for blood and terror. I feel like “June Gloom” is a missed opportunity for a lot of horror to be watched and read. It has an added benefit of the sun breaking through, much the way it does at the end of a vampire or monster movie, providing the main characters with hope. Personally, I find it adds to the kitsch factor, which is not always a bad thing. Sometimes clichés are clichés for a reason. Welcome to Horror on the 13th – the “June Gloom” edition! Once again, I’m forced to choose between...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was Booster Gold #44 by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.
Batman And Robin #23 - Cover by Guillem March
Jason Todd - Batman’s one-time sidekick, currently the anti-hero known as Red Hood - has been imprisoned in Arkham Asylum for the past several months. But after a period of good behavior, will a transfer to a lower-security prison mean reformation...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on May 31st, 2011
If you’ve been listening to the Pick of the Week Podcasts lately, you’ve probably noticed that Simon and I have really been enjoying the Hell out of Hellblazer (pun intended). John Constantine is one of those characters that I’ve always liked, but I never read the comics. Despite its many flaws, I even liked the movie Constantine, I’d be willing to see a sequel. But for the past couple of weeks I’ve been picking up a lot of the Trades. The latest, being the most recent trade from Si Spencer and Sean...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 25th, 2011
How was your rapture? Good to know that you’re still here and on the same page as us. You know what the best thing to do after a rapture is? Listening to the Comic Impact Podcast as we talk about the books for May, 18th 2011, and guess what the best book around was? That’s right Simon went with Hellblazer #279 by Peter Milligan and artwork by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Join us as Ken talks about how much he hates the Scarlet Witch and Ian talks about how he would love to see Jean Grey back in the X-Men Universe as we discuss...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. My favorite was Hellblazer #278 , by Simon Bisley.
Avengers #12 - Cover by John Romita Jr.
The startling conclusion to the Infinity Gauntlet arc takes the Avengers into the heart of the cosmic universe and reveals an all-new cosmic entity. Who will wield the Gauntlet and what price will they pay for choosing to do so? Also, Iron Man has betrayed the team and will...
Posted by Susan Damon, on April 19th, 2011
How much fun is this book?! Seriously, I love Cinderella: Fables are Forever. Issue #3 came out last week, and it is just as wild of a ride as it ever was. I have never liked Jack of Fables, but I think that’s mostly because I find Jack to be an ass. I was a bit skeptical when I found out that my beloved Cinderella was spinning off, because two spin offs from a series does not seem like a good thing. Now we are on the second installment of Cindy’s spin off and she is just as awesome as ever.
In this issue, Cinderella is...
Posted by Sam Taylor, on April 12th, 2011
It was kind of a small week for comic grabbin’ for me this last week. But, I’m pleased to say one book that I’ve been enjoying for the past year or so made its way, as usual, into my hands. And seeing as how I haven’t done a review of iZombie yet, and because it’s sort of a stand-alone issue I figured, “What the heck!”
iZombie never blows me away, but it’s a fun read. It’s a definite turn from the zombie/ghost/monster/etc.-genre. The series takes place in Eugene, Oregon where...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 1st, 2011
It is that time of the month, when you pay your rent and your phone bill, but it is also the time to look back at some of the best covers from that past month. I was a bit in awe when I found out that my favorite wasThunderbolts #154, done by Greg Land.
I am not a huge fan of his artwork, but this is my favorite cover so far this year.
American Vampire #13 - Cover by Rafael Albuquerque
Part 1 of the AMERICAN VAMPIRE World War II Epic begins here with a tale of heroism - and horror!
Hawaii, 1944. For nearly two decades,...
Posted by John Mueller, on March 27th, 2011
“There are few artists working in the realm of popular entertainment who deserve to be called Renaissance Men. Ladies and gentleman, I give you Mark Nelson“. These words, written by Mark (Xenozoic Tales) Schultz, begin the introduction to the jaw-dropping book From Pencils To Inks: The Art of Mark A. Nelson.
In observing the astounding pen and brush work in this volume, it is clear why the multi-talented Nelson embodies the term “Renaissance Man” so well: he consistently and seemingly effortlessly creates...
Posted by Susan Damon, on March 13th, 2011
Horror – the genre has been around since the movie industry started, because who doesn’t love a good scare, right? Guess what. There are also horror comics, and they have been around a long time, too. The problem with horror comics is the exact same problem that horror movies have. There are so many of them made all the time, and there is no way to tell whether or not they are going to be awesome or terrible. That is where I come in.
My name is Susan, and I am here at Comic Impact to be your guide through the truly terrifying...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 1st, 2011
Last month, we here at ComicImpact.com started a new feature called Best Comics Book Covers Of The Month. On the first day of the month I will be posting some of my favorite covers of the past month, so let’s take a look back at some of the best covers of February, 2011.
My favorite cover of the month was Brightest Day #20. I don’t read this book in individual issues, but I’m going to pick up the hardcover.But, I love this cover! It is some of the best David Finch artwork I have seen in a long time.
The...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on February 22nd, 2011
This week, we have a very special Trade Tuesday for you. You might be asking yourself, “What makes this so special?” Well hold your horses, if you would just give me a second, I’ll get to that! This week, we’re going to be looking at Vertigo’s Daytripper, by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba. While this ten issue series was coming out I kept hearing people talk about how good it was, Simon even made it his pick for one of the POW podcasts. So when this trade finally hit the stands a couple of weeks ago,...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 1st, 2011
As some of you know I have a background in graphic design and I was thinking it would be fun to use my design eye to give you an all new feature called best covers of the month. On the first day of the month I will be posting some of my favorite covers of the past month so let’s take a look back some of the best covers of January 2011. My favorite cover of January 2011 was The New York Five #1 by Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly.
Action Comics #897 - Cover by David Finch & Batt
The last place Lex Luthor expected...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 10th, 2011
A year ago this week, I was having a tough time of compiling a scaled down “Best of the Year” list due to the unexpected flurry of note-worthy material released during 2009. Now I find the task even harder considering the avalanche of great releases that saw print in 2010. A chief reason for this is the recent explosion of exceptional archival comic strip collections, lavish artist career overviews, and beautifully produced art books by publishers like Fantagraphics, IDW, and Flesk Publications. Add to this numerous...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on December 14th, 2010
Here we are, another Tuesday. Time goes by so fast doesn’t it? Enough of that, Tuesdays are good because I get to share the most recent Trade I’ve read with you lovely Comic Impact friends, and I thank you for it. And what did I read today, you ask? Well you should know already because it’s in the title of the article. Moving on, my pal and fellow Comic Impact writer, Ian loaned me a bunch of his trades and the one that looked the most interesting to me was The Alcoholic, a graphic novel written by Jonathan...
Posted by John Mueller, on November 8th, 2010
The second annual Long Beach Comic Con has now come and gone and it is with a huge measure of relief that I can say that it has not merely bested last year’s event, but gave me every reason to believe it will continue to move in a positive direction as well. And, as strange as it sounds, I’d say it topped last year’s inaugural LBCC just by simultaneously growing larger yet staying essentially the same: by keeping the focus on sequential art, the people who make it, and the fans who love it.
The comic book Gods...
Posted by Ken Zeider, on September 15th, 2010
That’s right boys and girls! It’s a new week and with every new week there’s new comics, and when there’s new comics there’s a new Pick of the Week Podcast! This week as always we have our good old pal Simon, who is joined by Ken, and… GOOD GOD! After a two week hiatus the great Sheldon has returned! It’s an event more important than the return of Coca Cola Classic!
It’s a super fantastic Podcast filled with death, alien monsters, and of course super-heroes. This week Simon had...
Posted by Christina Flores, on August 16th, 2010
With the great Venture Brothers battle of last year in the past, Vertigo’s Fables panel was open to all who wanted to attend. However, there was almost a hostile take down of the Mythbuster panel next door when the wall started rumbling and the floors shook. Speaking at the panel was Bill Willingham, Shelly Bond, Steve Leialoha, Todd Klein, Andrew Prepoy, Chrissie Zullo, Chris Robertson and Matt Sturges most of the creative team, minus Mark Buckingham. Buckingham was back in England working on the 100th issue. For attending...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on August 5th, 2010
To thank all the great Cosplayers at this year San Diego Comic-Con we’re doing something different for this month’s “Cosplay Girl of the month.” For your viewing enjoyment here are some of the great costumes we saw this year.And yeah boys the Cosplay girl of the month will be back in September. Trust me you will love her!
Scott Pilgrim Cosplayers
Wonder Woman
Ex Cosplay Girl of the Month (January 2010) Meagan VanBurkleo as Velocity
Poison Ivy
Rogue
Suitcase Armor Iron Man with Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter)
Ex...
Posted by Christina Flores, on July 29th, 2010
Anyone reading my reviews knows how much I love Scott Snyder’s American Vampire. I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk with him, fresh off his new exclusive DC contract while we were down at San Diego Comic Con. Find out what is coming in the next story arc for our favorite vampires and learn more about the origins of the different “clans.” Also, hear about what it was like working with Stephen King. So pick up the final chapter in the first story arc of this amazing book by this incredible writer...
Posted by John Mueller, on July 4th, 2010
Multi Eisner and Harvey Award nominee Ted McKeever is one of a select few comic artists whose talents, though perfectly suited for the sequential art form, are evocative enough of the “fine art” world to guarantee that he could find success and acclaim there as well. He, along with contemporaries like Kent Williams, George Pratt, Bill Sienkiewicz and John J. Muth have the creative flexibility and artistic chops to produce works for multiple outlets of the larger art world. As such, their comic work, particularly titles...
Posted by Christina Flores, on June 30th, 2010
I reviewed the first issue of American Vampire with very high hopes and all of them have been surpassed by leaps and bounds. Both parts of this two story book, one by Scott Snyder and the other by Stephen King, get better and better along with the amazing art by Rafael Albuquerque. I seriously don’t know what to rave about first.
Albuquerque’s art is so rich with texture and atmosphere. There is actual movement in hair and clothing, nothing is too stiff or posed. People have facial expressions that actually...
Posted by John Mueller, on June 6th, 2010
One of the great things for a comic book fan is finding that weird, rare, unusual item from a favorite creator, a release so obscure one may not have even heard of it before. This happened to me recently when I was perusing the used magazine boxes at Amoeba Music in Hollywood recently. In between heavily worn early issues of Rolling Stone and dog-eared guitar tablature books I found this:
This is a promotional comic from 1999 titled The Story of Buckethead. It contains a full 14 page story from the brilliant Dave McKean who...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on May 20th, 2010
Oh comics. I love you so, there are so many good stories you tell, but, there is something amiss between us. I’m sorry comics, but it has to be said: all the banners, all the epic fights, all the deaths, I’m all tuckered out. Please comics, it’s not you, it’s me, please can you stop the endless event books? Please can you give me stand alone stories and relatable characters?
Dear reader,
Have you had this conversation lately? Maybe not directly at comics like me, but are you also burnt out from our diet...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 17th, 2010
It is a sad day here, as one of my favourite comics of all time is now getting cancelled. G Willow Wilson and M.K. Perker will end ‘Ai’r with Issue 24. Wilson had this to say about the news on Twitter.
“For those who are asking: AIR will end exactly where I planned, only a little sooner than I planned it. I had lots of advance warning.”
Sure the book is about the airline industry, countries that shouldn’t exist and international groups with their varied agendas and teleportation. For me it...
Posted by John Mueller, on May 2nd, 2010
Although independent Irish comic company Berserker has been publishing for less than two years and has but a small handful of titles to their name, they are producing some of the highest quality horror releases of today. With a talent pool that includes some of the top names in comics such as Alan Grant, Simon Bisley, and Glenn Fabry, this is one small company that has more than hit the ground running. I suspect that one reason these heavy-hitters from across the pond are telling their stories at Berserker is that they are just...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on April 27th, 2010
At the retailer’s summit occurring in Chicago before C2E2 last weekend, Diamond Comics, distributor of weekly comic book issues, floated the idea of moving the release day for comic books to Tuesday, with the comic book retailers paying 5 dollars a week more. They put the idea to a show of hands vote to the retailers in the audience, and Tuesday releases narrowly won out. Now it sounds as if this is all speculation and discussion amongst Diamond.
Why do they want to make comics come out on Tuesdays? Because of Hollywood....
Posted by John Mueller, on April 4th, 2010
When The Marat/Sade Journals, Barron Storey’s astounding first published foray into the sequential art medium, was released in 1993 he had already earned much success and acclaim in the worlds of illustration and fine art. Recipient of the Society of Illustrators’ Gold Medal award in 1976 for his portrait of German songstress Lotte Lenya, Storey also has ten works (completed as Time magazine covers) in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Of these the most famous is perhaps...
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 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 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 Richard Bashara, on February 16th, 2010
Recently, Galaxy of Comics held a signing featuring Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and current writer for DC’s Human Target. I started perousing the racks (while I was thinking about how bummed I was that I missed him) and came across a few Vertigo trades for Human Target. The first thing I noticed was the difference between the VERTIGO, and DC Human Target. This Human Target is very different from the current run, it’s darker, more of a mind bender, a great piece of fiction that will keep you wanting more.
It’s...
Posted by John Mueller, on February 14th, 2010
Artist Dave McKean has found tremendous success and acclaim in a wide variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, book illustration, photography, filmmaking, music, and, of course, comics. Legendary amongst sequential art enthusiasts, his singular and recognizable style is found in many of the most highly acclaimed titles of the last 20 years including Violent Cases, Mr. Punch, Arkham Asylum, and The Sandman, as well as his own creation Cages.
I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception for McKean’s newest...
Posted by John Mueller, on February 10th, 2010
This coming Saturday, February 13, Gallery Nucleus will be holding a special book signing with the legendary Barron Storey and Kent Williams. The event will be to celebrate the re-release of Storey’s long out of print (and extremely hard to find) The Marat/Sade Journals along with Williams’ most recent collection Kent Williams, Amalgam: Paintings and Drawings, 1992-2007.
Barron Storey began his art career in the 1960’s and his work has included a dozen covers for Time magazine, and the first ever official large scale painting...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on February 1st, 2010
It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s the start of a new feature here at ComicImpact.com. Janurary 2010 welcomes the start of the new ‘Book Of The Month’ podcast for the site! On the 1st day of every given month, we will deliver a new Book Of The Month podcast. This is where each of us podcasters here on the site, take turns picking a TPB for us each to all read once a month, and we review it for you.
To start the new year off, Janurary’s book is picked by Rob, and he’s chosen the Fables...
Posted by John Mueller, on January 24th, 2010
There is something enticing about tales of addiction, shame, and degradation that easily draws the reader into the skeleton-filled closets of the author. What exactly that attraction stems from is something I’ve been considering a lot since reading the sensational graphic novel The Alcoholic by Jonathan Ames and Dean Haspiel, now available in trade paperback from Vertigo.
Is the attraction to this material due to having the chance to peek into the life of one who suffers from a problem that seems utterly foreign to those...
Posted by Dana Shukartsi, on January 20th, 2010
Welcome to the Comic Impact Pick of the Week podcast. Join Simon, Sheldon and Dana as they discuss the best comics that January 13th had to offer. This weeks pick managed the impossible as the Vertigo Guy and Aspenite, Simon and Dana, were in agreement about the best comic of the week!
Dana had the pick this week and after hours of debating chose Daytripper 2 by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba. She also shares her concern that the contents of Batgirl 6 are pointing to the inevitable death of Dick Grayson.
Simon has an emotional moment...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on January 11th, 2010
The hawk-eyed readers of our site amongst you, will probably realise that the Comic Impact podcasters have not done a usual ‘Trade Tuesday‘ podcast for about a month. Now, asone of the podcasters on the site, I am here to let you know that this fault was not an accident or without reason. We have come up with a new idea, for a new monthly podcast, that we hope will grab your attention in new and more variant ways.
As of this month, we will be starting a new podcast entitled the ’Book Of The Month‘...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 6th, 2010
One of the features we do here at Comic Impact is the cosplay girl (NO anime, manga, role-playing games just comics) of the month, that’s right hot girls dressing up like your favorite super- hero characters. This month we’re privileged to have Meagan aka VirtualGirl. Found out how her love of video games got her into Cosplay.
What is your name? Meagan VanBurkleo, but I go by VirtualGirl on the interwebs.
How old are you? 25 years old!
Do you read comics and if so, what are your favorite titles? Yes, I love to read comics!...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on December 24th, 2009
On behalf of ComicImpact.com I’d like to extend the warmest holiday wishes for you and your families on this wonderful Christmas Eve. It’s been a long, exciting 2009, and the horizon is filled with even more fun for 2010 and much, much more comic fun that will impact your life …
Again,Thank you to everyone who downloads the podcast and subscribes, and tells their comic book stores about this Podcast/blog . We really appreciate it, since we make this site for you guys and girls the comics fans of the world.
I...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on November 9th, 2009
A full house for the Pick of the Week podcast this week! No one gets left behind here, as Simon, Sheldon, Dana and Rob carry you through pastures green, on their Godly shoulders of grace, into a land where the rivers don’t flow with just simply honey, oh no, they flow with comic books from the week of November 4th! So thanks for coming back Comic Impact listeners! Rob had the pick last week with the outstanding, Guardians of the Galaxy, which means it’s Simon’s turn to choose his favourite book.
This week...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on October 14th, 2009
Hey Comic Impact listeners! Welcome back to the usual Pick Of The Week podcast for our weekly round up of the most thought provoking, and awesome comics. You’ll be glad to hear the beautiful voices of all four of the usual suspects amoungst the Comic Impact staff, as Dana, Simon, Sheldon & Rob sing heavenly songs for harmony and joy to you, in the form of comic reviews!
This episode is a special one, oh yes sir, as we find out about a big, big annoucment from Sheldon, that he is going to drop all his DC books! At this...
Posted by John Mueller, on September 13th, 2009
Putting aside the fact that the comics themselves featured many of the same classic characters we’ve known all our lives, the often-forgettable releases from Marvel in the 1990’s bares little resemblance to the company’s output today. When you factor in the abolishment of the Epic line, bad business practices leading to a glut of material (over 100 titles at one point), and their top name creators jumping ship to launch the instantly successful Image, you get a titan of the industry not exactly in the midst of a new...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on September 7th, 2009
Gather round one and all, and listen to the very first POW for the month of September, in this jolly year of two thousand and nine! Join the gang this week as Rob, Dana, Simon & Sheldon, discuss some of the comics that came out for what was an arguably slow week for new publishings. But fear not, as the guys manage to pick out the very best of the best, in what there was on offer! Prepare to be scared out of your skin, as Rob reveals he may not be the true Matt Fraction fan that he lets on to be, that Simon got a little...
Posted by John Mueller, on September 6th, 2009
Like most kids (boys especially) I was drawn to anything that had dinosaurs in it.
Movies like King Kong, The Valley of Gwangi, One Million Years B.C. and The Land That Time Forgot were mandatory viewing when they would pop up on Saturday afternoon television (this was back in the pre-historic days shortly before cable and home video). Comics like Jack Kirby’s Devil Dinosaur and The War That Time Forgot were read and reread endlessly. Even though I loved anything even remotely monster related there was a difference when it...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on September 2nd, 2009
it is time to look at the Comic Impact staff pull list what they are reading this week for the first week of September .this week Rob has the pick we he pick something like Deadpool 15 or will he go with Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man by Fred Van Lente.
Sheldon had the pick last week but I know he can’t wait to talk to us about Incognito #6. Simon can’t wait to read Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth.. and Dana know what’s going on in Invincible Iron Man.
Rob’s pull list
Sheldon’s Pull...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on July 28th, 2009
So I took a lot of photos this weekend at San Diego Comic Con. I am going post more later, but right now I wanted to post photos of Sheldon and I with some of our friends… and you never know maybe some of your favorite people working in comics!
Sheldon and Scott Pilgrim.
Wow it’s Trina Latrine aka G33K T4LK N3RD R0CK!11!1.
Sheldon talking with his god, Ed Brubaker (Daredevil, Captain America).
The ladies (Dana, Chris) love Sheldon.
Tom Nguyen (Green Lantern, Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters) trying...
Posted by Rob Andrews, on July 19th, 2009
I thought I’d put out a review here of Greek Street #1 from Vertigo. It’s been a few weeks since this issue hit shelves, and #2 is bound to be released soon, so better now than never that I state what I thought about this first issue in full detail!
The issue was only $1, so to pass up on buying this would have been simply insane. It’s a full length premiere with just as many pages of story and ads as any comic being published by Vertigo at the moment, so there is seriously NO CATCH with this comic, which a...
Posted by Sheldon Lee, on June 29th, 2009
Hello all! Not a lot of news this week, which is fine by me. However, I will say I was realllly looking forward to some kind (hell, any kind) of announcement from either Marvel or DC on their upcoming movies’ main characters. As Comic Con looms closer and closer it seems as though that will be the date for the release of many answers. I will get back to that topic at the end of this post, but for now lets look at what was actual news this week!
Marvel let us know awhile back that writer Zak Penn was attached to the Avengers...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on June 16th, 2009
David Lapham’s Young Liars vol. 1 entitled “Daydream Believer” from Vertigo was one of my favorite books of last year, and was also one of our first reviews here at Comic Impact . I still have yet to read volume 2 called “Maestro,” and I have never read Stray Bullets but I can recall some of Lapham’s work on Batman.
I had heard about Silverfish from DC’s Vertigo imprint, so I picked it up and decided to feature it in this week’s Trade Tuesday segment!
Now having read the book I can tell you that...
Posted by John Mueller, on May 24th, 2009
Faust issue #3
“Not For Children” is the phrase that adorns the cover of several issues of the notorious adults-only comic book “Faust: Love of the Damned,” and I can safely state that a more appropriate warning has never been put on a cover before or since. The hyper-violent reality that the characters of “Faust” live in scales heights of bloodlust and depravity that I can only assume is completely unheard of and unseen by the majority of comic readers. The extreme sex and violence in this book are not mutually...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on May 12th, 2009
Are you someone who does not like flying? If so, you are just like the main character in this weeks Trade Tuesday feature, Air vol.1: Letters From Lost Countries by G. Willow Wilson, compliments of DC Comics’ literary imprint, Vertigo Comics!
Her name is Blythe and she hates flying. Did I tell you she is also a flight attendant for Clearfleet Airlines? Don’t go looking them up for cheap flights to Hawaii- they’re a fiction airline.
One day Blythe sees this guy who she thinks is a terrorist while working for...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on March 10th, 2009
OK so I am sure you saw Watchmen or any ads for it you saw the part when Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II are kissing in the background you see a nuclear blast. Now Mark S from Tokyo Japan. Send us his Comic base tattoo so let’s find out a bit about Mark and his tattoo.
1. What is your name?
Mark S.
2. How old are you and where do you live?
I’m 28 and live a half hour away from Tokyo Japan.
3. Do you read comics and if so what do you like to read?
I stick to mostly Marvel and Vertigo whenever I can. Anything...
Posted by Adri, on February 17th, 2009
The Complete Bite Club trade paperback was released over two years ago, but, as a late comix bloomer, I’m just starting to get my hands on the good stuff.
An amusing cross between The Sopranos and True Blood, the Bite Club graphic novel series takes a gander into a world where vampires not only co-exist with humans, they even rule the underbelly of Miami.
The DeSalvos, a vampire clan that has run Miami’s organized crime for almost a hundred years, are filthy bloody rich, sexy and to make matters worse, immortal. The advantage...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 10th, 2009
Are you a fan of Batman: The Animated Series ? Well they you are going to love are new Tattoo of the Month as Luca from Italy. Tells us a bit about his Joker base tattoo.
1. What is your name?
My name’s Luca Maurizi
2. How old are you and where do you live?
I’m 19 and I live in Terni, in southern Umbria (Italy)
3. Do you read comics and if so what do you like to read?
Yes, I like both marvel and dc comics. Now I’m reading Vertigo’s Preacher.
4. Ok do you have any favorite artist or writers?
No one...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on February 7th, 2009
Here’s some highlights of the DC Comics Panel.
There were mixed reactions from fans when Dan Didio asked who liked Final Crisis.
A new Animal Man series is on the way, not sure if it will be written by grant morrison or not.
All Star Batman is not canceled.
James Robinson is working on a new Shade origin project
If you didn’t pick up Legion of 3 Worlds #3, you missed the return of Bart Allen.
Aquaman returned in Final Crisis #7, he will also be in Blackest Night.
There are plans for more New Gods stories.
Grant Morrison...
Posted by Simon Daoudi, on January 2nd, 2009
Young Liars Vol.1 Daydream Believer
Written by David Lapham; Artwork by David Lapham
Do you enjoy music, sex, drugs and guns? Well then I have the right book for you if not you can go read Family Circus.
Over the past few months I have been hearing a lot about David Lapham’s new comic Young Liars it is published by Vertigo the first issue was released in March 2008.
I hate to jump on to a book when the story line has already started. A lot of the time I tell my self I will pick it up in trades. Lucky for me the Young Liars...
