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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Stir the Pot Saturday: Week 20

Collecting the King | Captain America #199 and #200

Stir the Pot Saturday: Week 20

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

Scott Snyder

Review: Batman 20

Genre: Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Scott Snyder

Overall Review 5 / 5 - Excellent
Editor's Choice

by Jeff Hill

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Paul Cornell

Wolverine (2013) #3

Genre: Superhero
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Author: Paul Cornell

Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent

by Kelly Cassidy

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The New Avengers Head Into INFINITY

If you picked up Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day offering Infinity then you got a small taste of what Thanos has become since his return to the Marvel Universe. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. New York, NY—May 10t...

by Skott Jimenez

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Marvel Reveals Joe Quesada’s All-New Look For ANGELA!

It’s not news by now that Angela is coming to the Marvel Universe in the pages of Age Of Ultron #10 and will then become a cast member in the Guardians Of The Galaxy. We’ve all known this for a while but we have yet...

by Skott Jimenez

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Pat Shand

Review: Grimm Fairy Tales presents Robyn Hood-Wanted #1

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Publisher: Zenescope
Author: Pat Shand

Overall Review 1.5 / 5 - Poor

by Dillon Tripp

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Masters of the Universe vs. The Justice League

Masters of the Universe meet the Justice League… For real!

Last year, DC Comics launched a new Masters of the Universe miniseries. As a child of the 80′s, I picked it up and loved it (even with a creative change after the first issue). I was ecstatic when DC announced that it wo...

by Kelly Cassidy

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Brian Wood

Star Wars #5 (2013) – Review

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Author: Brian Wood

Overall Review 4.5 / 5 - Excellent

by Derreck Mayer

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Peter J. Tomasi

Green Lantern Corps #20 – Review

Genre: Science Fiction, Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Peter J. Tomasi

Overall Review 2.5 / 5 - Average

by Derreck Mayer

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First Look: Avengers #18

Seeing as I do nearly all the press releases it has been nice that Marvel hasn’t sent out a COMIC press release in a good two to three weeks with the exception of Brian Wood’s X-Men #1; it has been only press relea...

by Nick Furious

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Matt Kindt

Review: Red Handed – The Fine Art of Strange Crimes

Genre: Non-Traditional
Publisher: First Second Books
Author: Matt Kindt

Overall Review 4.0 / 5 - Very Good

by David Gillette

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Ryan Parrott

Star Trek Ongoing #20 – Review

Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: IDW
Author: Ryan Parrott

Overall Review 3.5 / 5 - Good

by Derreck Mayer

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Bullet Reviews #107

Welcome to Tuesday and Bullet Reviews! This week: Age Of Ultron #7, Fairest #15, Green Arrow #20, Indestructible Hulk #7, Iron Man #9, Mars Attacks #10, Superior Spider-Man #9, Thanos Rising #2, and X-Factor #255: AGE OF ULTR...

by Skott Jimenez

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Matt Hawkins