Monthly Archives: May 2012

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Reviews
Advance Review: Resident Alien #1

By | May 18, 2012 | Reviews

I’ve been singing the praises of “Resident Alien” and its “Dark Horse Presents” debut for a while now, but after a bit of a wait the first actual issues worth of content is coming out on stands next week. Time for me to put my money where my mouth is in a spoiler-free look at […]

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Wonder Woman #9 Cover Reviews
Review: Wonder Woman #9

By | May 18, 2012 | Reviews

Despite being part of DC’s Trinity, Wonder Woman has often gotten the short end of the stick. Brian Azzarello is the newest creator attempting to rectify this, not only bringing Diana herself, but the Greek gods of old as well, into the modern world. So far, his run has been earning both high praise and […]

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Reviews
Review: Incredible Hulk #7.1

By | May 17, 2012 | Reviews

Expectations are weird, aren’t they?  They inevitably shape your opinions before you’ve even had a chance to take everything in, and they’re relentless about it.  At least mine are when it comes to comic books.  Expectations push and pull me in different directions, and usually do my monthly reading stack more harm than good.  So […]

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Reviews
Mignolaversity Double Feature of Evil: BPRD Hell on Earth: The Devil’s Engine #1/Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #5 [Review]

By and | May 17, 2012 | Reviews

For Mignolaversity this week, Brian and David make up for lost time by throwing down a double feature of reviews, talking first “Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand” #5 from last week and then “B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Devil’s Engine” #1 that dropped yesterday. Let’s see their thoughts below! Written by Mike Mignola and John […]

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Contests
Win a Top Cow Rebirth Prize Pack! [Contest]

By | May 17, 2012 | Contests

This contest is now over! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winner. Top Cow and Multiversity have (at least) two things in common. First, we both happen to have our rebirths coinciding with each other. Secondly, we want to celebrate our rebirths by sharing an exciting prize with you! One lucky winner […]

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Reviews
Review: Dancer #1

By | May 17, 2012 | Reviews

Action/Espionage books have become quite a common genre in the world of comic books lately, thanks in no small part to Image Comics. Nathan Edmondson and Nic Klein both decided to throw another take on the genre with the cryptically titled “Dancer.” Let’s see how they fared. Written by Nathan Edmondson Illustrated by Nic Klein […]

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Interviews
Mark Andrew Smith Brings “Sullivan’s Sluggers” to Kickstarter [Interview]

By | May 17, 2012 | Interviews

It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have some updates on the Mark Andrew Smith/James Stokoe-joint “Sullivan’s Sluggers.” Originally announced in July 2009 for a 2010 release at Image Comics, it is now being placed on a Kickstarter to be an entirely self-published creator-owned title. For just a $30 pledge, you can guarantee yourself […]

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Hardcore #1 Cover Reviews
Review: Hardcore #1

By | May 17, 2012 | Reviews

As people are already guessing, Hardcore is sure to make a splash in the speculator market. The creator of one of the most profitable comic series in recent years plus, but not really, one of the Image founders would normally mean massive pre-orders, but a substantial delay means most comic stores will be severely under-ordered. […]

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Manhattan Projects #3 Cover Annotations
The Multiversity Projections #3 – The Bomb

By | May 16, 2012 | Annotations

Welcome to The Multiversity Projections, our monthly column focused on the Image Comics series “The Manhattan Projects” from Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra. Each month, we’ll be taking a look at the most current issue of the series and comparing notes from actual history and the alternate version presented in the book, and trying to […]

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Columns
Get GetGlue (Week of 5/16/2012)

By | May 16, 2012 | Columns

We don’t know about the rest of you, but we’re a bit addicted to GetGlue. If you haven’t checked it out before, it’s a silly thing, really: you check in to what you are watching, playing or reading and are rewarded a sticker for it. When you get a certain number of stickers, once a […]

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News
Mike Allred Joins Mark Waid’s Daredevil

By | May 16, 2012 | News

Once upon a time, “Daredevil” was a dark and gritty comic about a brooding blind superhero who had the worst of luck, a litany of unhealthy relationships and frequent crises of faith. Now “Daredevil” is a more happy-go-lucky comic that operates as one-part fun comic and one-part artist jamboree. The book has seen several artists […]

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Annotations
Haunted Trails: Issue #22

By | May 16, 2012 | Annotations

Welcome back, you scoundrels and crooks you, to Haunted Trails(!), your one stop shop for all the “behind the scenes of The Sixth Gun” shenanigans you can shove into your eye holes! Joining me once again is wordsmithee extraordinare Cullen Bunn to pull back some curtains, dust for a few prints and reveal some things you […]

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