Free Comic Book Day – Aphrodite IX #1

The other comic I picked up at Free Comic Book Day recently was the anticipated relaunch of Aphrodite IX. This is another book by Top Cow and features previously seen characters… but not by this reader. I am coming at this title with a fresh set of eyes, never having read its predecessors at all. That [...]

IDW Brings Us a New Type of Zombie

We’ve seen it all so far: fast zombies, slow zombies, zombies watching as people endlessly talk on. But a new original series from IDW brings us a new type of zombie that may take all of us unawares. Here’s the official release: So who else is gonna worry about their pets suddenly attacking them [...]

Stir the Pot Saturday: Week 17

Welcome back, everyone! Just a quick reminder of what our goal for each and every Saturday is: Stirring the pot is the act of causing trouble for the sake of your own amusement. So we here at Comic Booked would like to formally invite you to discuss, debate, and start some shit talkin’ about the [...]

Free Comic Book Day PREVIEWS!

With just over a week to go until Free Comic Book Day we take a closer look at some of the books courtesy of FreeComicBookDay.com and Diamond! As with when the announcements were made (HERE, HERE, and HERE) these previous will be split up into installments. Just click on the covers and take a look [...]

2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced

It’s that time of year when the awards ceremony in the field of comic books announced its award nominees – the Eisner Awards! Like other award ceremonies in other fields, the Eisner’s are comics way of having the professionals in the field vote for who they think is most deserving of recognition from the past [...]

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Kickstarter Spotlight: Unit 5

Collecting the King | Captain America #199 and #200

Kickstarter Spotlight: Unit 5

Comics, Film, and a Gecko: The Many Faces of Gabriel Hardman

Kickstarter Spotlight: Unit 5

There’s been a lot of hype over some amazing comics coming out via a Kickstarter campaign. I recently contributed to one from DC writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray called Sex & Violence, and I’ve mentioned ...

by Kelly Cassidy

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James Tynion IV

Review: Red Hood and the Outlaws 20

Genre: Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: James Tynion IV

Overall Review 3.5 / 5 - Good

by Jeff Hill

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Kyle Higgins

Review: Nightwing 20

Genre: Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Kyle Higgins

Overall Review 5 / 5 - Excellent
Editor's Choice

by Jeff Hill

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Nathan Edmondson

Review: The Dream Merchant

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Publisher: Image Comics
Author: Nathan Edmondson

Overall Review 3 / 5 - Above Average

by Tony Calandra

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Michael Alan Nelson

Supergirl #20

Genre: Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Michael Alan Nelson

Overall Review 4 / 5 - Very Good

by Kelly Cassidy

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Various

Review: Occupy Comics #1

Genre: Political
Publisher: Black Mask Studios
Author: Various

Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent

by David Gillette

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Bullet Reviews #108

Bullet Reviews are a way to give you, our loyal readers, a chance to fill in those small weeks that hit all of us from time to time. Sadly, sometimes it even hit Bullet Reviews but fear not! Though there aren’t many this ...

by Skott Jimenez

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Comic Releases for May 15, 2013

We’re fast approaching the summer months and with that comes a heck of a lot of big things on the horizon… Marvel is launching Infinity and DC will be giving us the Trinity War. We also have going on right now Ag...

by Kelly Cassidy

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Brandon Graham

Prophet #35

Genre: Adventure, Non-Traditional, Science Fiction
Publisher: Image Comics
Author: Brandon Graham

Overall Review 4 / 5 - Very Good

by Peter Bloome

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Comics, Film, and a Gecko: The Many Faces of Gabriel Hardman

Artist Gabriel Hardman‘s free time is like a ketchup bottle – constantly getting squeezed until there’s nothing left. Extremely in demand as a storyboard artist for films such as Inception and The Dark Knight ...

by David Gillette

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Steve Niles