Look, here’s the thing: I’ve always been a huge fan of Scarlet Spider. I know that’s not the most popular opinion on the character that sprung out of the Clone Saga, one of the most ridiculed Spider-Man storylines of all time, but for whatever reason, I can’t help myself. I’ve always had a soft spot for Ben Reilly and the...
Wait a second, are you telling me there is going to be a new Iron Man? Who would have thought that once the incredibly successful The Avengers hit theaters Tony Stark would pass the mantle? So the big question now is just who this new Iron Man is. If these preview pages are any indication as to who will be donning the billion dollar suit next, I think its pretty...
The second issue of Mark Waid’s digital comic Insufferable debuted yesterday on his digital comics imprint Thrillbent. You can find the first issue of Insufferable here, as well as the high concept for the series. What happens when you’re a crimefighter and your sidekick grows up to be an arrogant, ungrateful douchebag? What on Earth could draw the two...
We’re ten issues into this series, and some huge stuff is going on. This is the first issue that sees Sam Humphries joining Jonathan Hickman in the writing process, and with this issue, the Ultimate Universe diverges wildly from its 616 counterpart. At this point, I’m just going to go ahead and say that you should stop reading this review if...
You know his name, you know his legacy, and (admit it) you love his work. Aside from his work with big names like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko in creating some of our favorite wall-crawlers, mutants, green rage monsters, and demi-gods, and not to mention his amazing talent for creating elaborate alliterations (I’m looking at you J. Jonah Jameson Jr.!), you have...
Action Comics #10 hits shelves on June 6th, but with the release of the exclusive first look at the variant cover by Bryan Hitch we thought we’d take a look at where the Man of Steel will be when this book flies into stores. The issue kicks off a three-part summer Action Comics summer event featuring a new villain named Nimrod The Hunter whom is on the hunt...
It seems with all of the raving going on about The Avengers, it seems fairly easy to forget that on the other side of the comics divide (if you take the simplistic Marvel vs. DC point of view anyway) there’s another iconic team that just is not being given quite the share of attention that it should. We have posed that question here at ComicBooked.com, why...
Deep within my collection there are books long forgotten, either by chance or by choice. It Came From The Longbox is where some of these books will find a new life, if only for a single review… With the current Ends Of The Earth story going through Amazing Spider-Man, I figured it would be fun to check out an earlier story featuring The Sinister Six, or at...
Fans of Avengers VS. X-Men are in for a surprise at the beginning of the second act of the popular series. It looks like issue #6 has gotten rid of the Avengers. Of course in a series titled Avengers VS. X-Men we can’t just think the Avengers are gone for good. Look out for Avengers VS. X-Men #6 on June 20. Avengers VS. X-Men – Act Two: NO MORE...
(Written by Brian Azzarello, Drawn by Cliff Chiang, Published by DC) Last issue’s worthless, needlessly controversial retcon of the Amazons aside, Wonder Woman has been on quite a streak lately. The series since the New 52 reboot has utilized a neo-noir/gothic horror aesthetic that has a heightened, operatic quality to it, so it is only fitting that for...
What happens when you mix the traditional western with Kung Fu, Asian Vampires, and more gore than an entire season of Walking Dead? You get the original comic series Helldorado, published by Ape Entertainment. It’s the brainchild of Ape CEO Brent Erwin and C. Michael Hall. The series was written by Michael Hall with gorgeous art from Martin Coccolo and...
A disclaimer (or possibly an excuse): I just finished reading David Gaider’s Dragon Age novel The Calling prior to reading The Silent Grove. Take what you will from that admission, but I like to think that it may explain why I was left feeling a little bit underwhelmed after finishing this 6-issue vignette. Admittedly, that lack of...
Each week we take a look at recent releases to help you find something to fill those small weeks or, perhaps, answer some of those questions about books you don’t normally read. This week: Avengelyne #8, Exiled, Mind The Gap #2, New Avengers #25, Pigs #7, Rex, Zombie Killer, TMNT #9, and Uncanny X-Men #11! AVENGELYNE #8 (Image) Avengelyne came from the...
What a glorious day, as for the first time ever I will be able to buy comics on my Comixology app from Marvel! This new agreement means that not only can I buy practically any other comic company’s comics, but Marvel is now available as well! This has been a long time coming, and I was starting to wonder if Marvel was ever going to actually sign up....
