Pete Hernandez is the creator of the comic series Company Man, and he recently stopped by to share a bit about what makes his book unique! I have a theory that almost everyone who works in the industry, especially creatively, began with a passion for the material as a hobby. This is absolutely true of Hernandez, who had rave reviews for the current run on his...
The House. Once, it was an underground casino and the home of Glamor Slam, Roulette’s attempt to mind-control the women of the Justice League to battle each other for the entertainment of Blüdhaven’s criminal element. It was a short-lived enterprise, and while the Justice League had shut it down, the facility that once housed some of the fiercest cage...
Asbury Park, NJ is known for quite a few things, like the famous Stone Pony with Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen, the Asbury Park Press, one of New Jersey’s premier newspapers, and the Boardwalk, host to a number of restaurants, concerts, and even an annual Zombie Walk. But Asbury Park is expanding their reach and taking a piece of the comic book scene....
We all need a symbol, something to look to. For me, that symbol was a bat. We all know the power of stories. We read them everyday in our newspapers and comic books, we hear about them on the TV or radio, we experience them in movies or our favorite shows, and of course, we tell them, to our friends and family. Some of us make up stories and share them with...
I recently did a review for Ape Entertainment’s Helldorado series and became so intrigued by who the writer was that I had to sit down and talk to him about his comic and his unquie career in the comic industry. To my suprise, the man happened to be a kindred spirit who had a love and passion for Westerns and Hammer films just like me. Meet...
(Written by Bobby Curnow, Art by Dave Wachter, Published by IDW) Where Brubaker and Phillips’ Fatale shows how horror comics can be done right, it’s only fitting that along comes an IDW title to serve as a nice little counterpoint. What it lacks in subtly and pacing it makes up for in banality and some admittedly pretty pictures. It also, more...
Welcome to this week’s edition of “Required Reading.” For those of you who may not be aware of how this column works, each week one of our writers picks a TPB that they think represents the best that comics has to offer, and we spotlight that pick. One book in particular has always stood out in my mind as “Required Reading,” Transmetropolitan: Back...
Kid Flash gets his first solo adventure in the pages of DC Universe Presents #12, which will be written by Fabian Nicieza with art by Jorge Jimenez. What can we expect from the young speedster one-shot? Editor Eddie Berganza hints at dinosaurs, or Dino teens? Apparently we will get a glimpse of this in the form of back-ups featured in Teen Titans #11 and #12,...
Fresh off the announcement of Avengers vs. X-Men #6 titled “No More Avengers”, comes the news about Avengers vs. X-Men Infinite #1. No matter how many press releases I get for things like this, it is radical that the comic always seems fresh. They hint or give a clue, but never spoil the comics. As frustrating as it is to get emails with just...
Well, Free Comic Book day is now a week behind us and we’ve all had a chance to fully enjoy the books and other stuff we got during the event. I personally hope everyone had a great FCBD and I am already looking forward to next year’s event. In the meantime we decided to put out this Bullet Reviews Extra and cover a selection of FCBD titles. There...
(Written by Ed Brubaker, Drawn by Sean Phillips, Published by Image) It’s kind of appropriate that Brubaker and Phillips set their crime-horror comic Fatale in the ’50s. A lot of the elements in the series resemble the classic pulp influence of EC, which had its dominance in that decade, and which itself built off the traditions of noir and gothic...
I recently had the privilege of reading the first Volume of Image Comic’s Marksmen. Written by David Baxter and Dave Elliot, Marksman takes place in a post apocalyptic setting focused on the city of New San Diego. New San Diego is one of the few cities to survive the economic collapse and subsequent destruction of society. The story starts with the Main...
The Summer of Valiant keeps on coming, and it’s going to get hot! X-O Manowar #1 is a certified hit, and every indication seems to say the Harbinger and Bloodshot are going to be just as huge, and now we are getting our first look at the art for the fourth title coming out this August, Archer & Armstrong. The cover artist, Mico Sauyan also provided the...
One of the year’s most highly-anticipated new comic series, Frankenstein, Alive, Alive! from master of horror Steve Niles, Bernie Wrightson, and IDW Publishing debuted this week. This title was on practically everyone’s pull lists and was also recommended by nearly every reputable comic shop, and for a good reason– this is a monstrous comic...
