MrBallen is hitting bookshelves.
His production company Ballen Studios is partnering with Ten Speed Graphic to collect some of the spooky (and often true) stories he’s told on YouTube and on his podcast into his first publication: a graphic novel called MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious.
Titled after MrBallen’s longtime content catchphrase, Strange, Dark & Mysterious will contain comic-style adaptations of some of the hundreds of stories that have gotten him nearly 9 million subscribers on YouTube and 9 million followers on TikTok. It’ll also contain a few stories MrBallen’s audience hasn’t heard yet.
The book will be drawn by three acclaimed veteran artists: graphic novelist Robert Venditti and comic book artist Andrea Mutti on interior, with a cover (which you can see above) from artist Rob Prior.
“I’ve been drawn to books and storytelling my whole life,” MrBallen said in a statement. “But the one thing...
His production company Ballen Studios is partnering with Ten Speed Graphic to collect some of the spooky (and often true) stories he’s told on YouTube and on his podcast into his first publication: a graphic novel called MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious.
Titled after MrBallen’s longtime content catchphrase, Strange, Dark & Mysterious will contain comic-style adaptations of some of the hundreds of stories that have gotten him nearly 9 million subscribers on YouTube and 9 million followers on TikTok. It’ll also contain a few stories MrBallen’s audience hasn’t heard yet.
The book will be drawn by three acclaimed veteran artists: graphic novelist Robert Venditti and comic book artist Andrea Mutti on interior, with a cover (which you can see above) from artist Rob Prior.
“I’ve been drawn to books and storytelling my whole life,” MrBallen said in a statement. “But the one thing...
- 3/25/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
MrBallen, Ballen Studios and Ten Speed Graphic announced today the upcoming publication of the graphic novel MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious. This is the first book by MrBallen and Ballen Studios, and it will contain graphic adaptations of the mysterious stories based on true events from their incredibly popular podcast and YouTube channel, as well as additional new, exclusive stories. MrBallen Presents will be published simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, and e-book on October 1st, 2024.
John Allen, known globally as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences for years with his unique brand of storytelling, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained screaming heard in parts of Nahanni Valley, the Kandahar Giant found in Afghanistan, and Allen’s own brush with the paranormal. Deeply researched and seriously compelling, the hit MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories rapidly gained a devoted fanbase for the raconteur himself and for the rarely-before-covered unsettling occurrences...
John Allen, known globally as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences for years with his unique brand of storytelling, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained screaming heard in parts of Nahanni Valley, the Kandahar Giant found in Afghanistan, and Allen’s own brush with the paranormal. Deeply researched and seriously compelling, the hit MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories rapidly gained a devoted fanbase for the raconteur himself and for the rarely-before-covered unsettling occurrences...
- 3/25/2024
- Podnews.net
Somehow, Richard Donner’s beloved 1978 Superman: The Movie didn’t spawn a successful franchise. A lovingly made celebration of the Man of Steel, featuring arguably the most perfectly cast superhero movie lead of all time in Christopher Reeve, immediately ran into directorial, financial, and creative trouble with its sequel, and the franchise ultimately sputtered out with 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
But Donner’s vision and Reeve’s performance were so definitive that they’ve influenced every new take on Superman since, from comics to TV and back to the big screen. But fans still dream of what other, better sequels could have looked like, and DC has answered the question with Superman ’78 by Robert Venditti and Wilfredo Torres.
Venditti, a longtime comics writer with wildly successful runs on characters like Hawkman, Green Lantern, and, yes, Superman under his belt, has always had an affinity for the Reeve era.
But Donner’s vision and Reeve’s performance were so definitive that they’ve influenced every new take on Superman since, from comics to TV and back to the big screen. But fans still dream of what other, better sequels could have looked like, and DC has answered the question with Superman ’78 by Robert Venditti and Wilfredo Torres.
Venditti, a longtime comics writer with wildly successful runs on characters like Hawkman, Green Lantern, and, yes, Superman under his belt, has always had an affinity for the Reeve era.
- 5/16/2022
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
DC Comics "World of Krypton" #1, available December 7, 2021, is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming, with covers by Mico Suayan and A. D'Amico:
"...in this modern telling, 'Krypton' is a utopia admired across the universe for its achievements in science and culture, but its shining towers and regal people conceal a planet rotting at its core.
"When a catastrophic event befalls Krypton's natural world, it points toward a mass extinction in the making. 'Jor-El', head of Krypton's revered 'Science Council', embarks on a mission to save a world that may already have passed the point of no return.
"Shining new light on the famous characters of Krypton's past, including Jor-El, 'General Dru-Zod' and even a young 'Kara Zor-El', 'World of Krypton' combines action, cosmic wonder and political intrigue in a story as much about our world as the one on the page..."
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"...in this modern telling, 'Krypton' is a utopia admired across the universe for its achievements in science and culture, but its shining towers and regal people conceal a planet rotting at its core.
"When a catastrophic event befalls Krypton's natural world, it points toward a mass extinction in the making. 'Jor-El', head of Krypton's revered 'Science Council', embarks on a mission to save a world that may already have passed the point of no return.
"Shining new light on the famous characters of Krypton's past, including Jor-El, 'General Dru-Zod' and even a young 'Kara Zor-El', 'World of Krypton' combines action, cosmic wonder and political intrigue in a story as much about our world as the one on the page..."
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- 12/7/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Wilfredo Torres | Published by DC Comics
If ever there was a book I was guaranteed to review, it was this one. I cannot put into words how much I love the original Superman film, and the Christopher Reeve version of both Kal-El and Clark Kent. I first saw it as a young kid and was absolutely mesmerised by it. I have watched it literally hundreds of times down the years. Reviewing this book was an obvious slam dunk. Why Superman ’78 though? Those nostalgia dollars. DC have put out a few of these nostalgia fest books, Adam West’s Batman and Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman notably, and all have been hugely entertaining. There’s clearly a huge audience for these books, one of which is typing this. Superman ’78 though is the big one. The film literally changed superhero movies and DC Comics with its release,...
If ever there was a book I was guaranteed to review, it was this one. I cannot put into words how much I love the original Superman film, and the Christopher Reeve version of both Kal-El and Clark Kent. I first saw it as a young kid and was absolutely mesmerised by it. I have watched it literally hundreds of times down the years. Reviewing this book was an obvious slam dunk. Why Superman ’78 though? Those nostalgia dollars. DC have put out a few of these nostalgia fest books, Adam West’s Batman and Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman notably, and all have been hugely entertaining. There’s clearly a huge audience for these books, one of which is typing this. Superman ’78 though is the big one. The film literally changed superhero movies and DC Comics with its release,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, Robert Venditti | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
A little while ago I reviewed Generations: Shattered, which was also by Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, and Robert Venditti. It was a fun ride, with a very odd bunch of heroes assembled from throughout time by Kamandi to try and help stop the collapse of the Multiverse. It was derivative, it did have echoes of DC Universe greatest hits, but it was a lot of fun and threw in a lot of characters it was nice to see again. As I said then, I’m a sucker for stuff like this, so this new book following on – Generations Forged – is probably going to be more of the same but that’s fine by me. Has Dominus won? can the heroes, dispersed through time, get back to save reality? It’s a bumper 80 pages, and a cool $10 price tag,...
A little while ago I reviewed Generations: Shattered, which was also by Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, and Robert Venditti. It was a fun ride, with a very odd bunch of heroes assembled from throughout time by Kamandi to try and help stop the collapse of the Multiverse. It was derivative, it did have echoes of DC Universe greatest hits, but it was a lot of fun and threw in a lot of characters it was nice to see again. As I said then, I’m a sucker for stuff like this, so this new book following on – Generations Forged – is probably going to be more of the same but that’s fine by me. Has Dominus won? can the heroes, dispersed through time, get back to save reality? It’s a bumper 80 pages, and a cool $10 price tag,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Dan Jurgens, Andy Schmidt, Robert Venditti | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
Ever since Crisis on Infinite Earths back in the 1980’s, I’ve always been a sucker for those big DC events featuring dozens of heroes and villains. Legends, Zero Hour, Convergence, Countdown, Infinite Crisis, and many others have come and gone before. Being honest, the story hasn’t always lived up to expectations with these events, but the novelty of throwing all these characters together usually makes up for that. I’m especially a sucker for using obscure or third banana level characters, or teaming up characters from different time periods. Hey, don’t judge me, I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Generations Shattered has had something of an odd history, coming out several months later than originally planned, due to Dan Didio’s firing and its original endpoint having to be...
Ever since Crisis on Infinite Earths back in the 1980’s, I’ve always been a sucker for those big DC events featuring dozens of heroes and villains. Legends, Zero Hour, Convergence, Countdown, Infinite Crisis, and many others have come and gone before. Being honest, the story hasn’t always lived up to expectations with these events, but the novelty of throwing all these characters together usually makes up for that. I’m especially a sucker for using obscure or third banana level characters, or teaming up characters from different time periods. Hey, don’t judge me, I’m sure I’m not the only one.
Generations Shattered has had something of an odd history, coming out several months later than originally planned, due to Dan Didio’s firing and its original endpoint having to be...
- 1/8/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics
DC character 80th anniversaries are the gift that keep on giving for everyone. For fans like me, these Specials have been fantastic. For creators, a chance to do a stand-alone tale from a specific era, or for a creator with a long history with that character a chance to go home again. Obviously for DC, those balance sheets should look decent too. Green Lantern’s 80th is slightly different, in that there have been many Green Lantern’s down the years. The most famous, Hal Jordan, didn’t appear until the dawn of the Silver Age in the 1950’s, so DC are cheating a little here, as it’s really the 80th anniversary of the original Green Lantern himself, Alan Scott. My favourite Justice Society of America member, as it happens, but probably not a guy to carry a 100 page book by himself.
DC character 80th anniversaries are the gift that keep on giving for everyone. For fans like me, these Specials have been fantastic. For creators, a chance to do a stand-alone tale from a specific era, or for a creator with a long history with that character a chance to go home again. Obviously for DC, those balance sheets should look decent too. Green Lantern’s 80th is slightly different, in that there have been many Green Lantern’s down the years. The most famous, Hal Jordan, didn’t appear until the dawn of the Silver Age in the 1950’s, so DC are cheating a little here, as it’s really the 80th anniversary of the original Green Lantern himself, Alan Scott. My favourite Justice Society of America member, as it happens, but probably not a guy to carry a 100 page book by himself.
- 6/26/2020
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
With a new "Green Lantern" live-action TV series in development, take a look at DC Comics' "Green Lantern 80th Anniversary Super-Spectacular", available June 23, 2020, written by Jeff Lemire, James Tynion IV, Peter J. Tomasi, Geoff Johns, Robert Venditti, Mariko Tamaki, Ron Marz, Dennis O'Neil, Sina Grace and Charlotte Fullerton, with illustrations by Ivan Reis, Fernando Pasarin, Rafa Sandoval, Mike Grell and Darryl Banks, plus covers by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Liam Sharp, Neal Adams, David Finch, Ivan Reis, Matt Taylor, Doug Mahnke, Philip Tan, Nicola Scott and Oclair Albert:
"...'Green Lantern' is the name of several superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
"They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers.
"The characters are typically depicted as members of the 'Green Lantern Corps', an interstellar law enforcement agency.
"The first Green Lantern 'Alan Scott', was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell during...
"...'Green Lantern' is the name of several superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
"They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers.
"The characters are typically depicted as members of the 'Green Lantern Corps', an interstellar law enforcement agency.
"The first Green Lantern 'Alan Scott', was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell during...
- 6/22/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
I’m not sure if it’s just because I missed it or if it’s actually that good, but Justice League #44 is one of the most entertaining single issues of a Justice League book I’ve ever read. And that’s an incredible statement, because just in this volume alone, we’ve had Scott Snyder and his art crews take on the multiverse. But even though the stakes dropped (relatively) when he came on board, the stories Robert Venditti has been telling are exactly what you would want out of a Justice League comic.
I’m not especially complicated as a person. I am guaranteed to get excited when Sodam Yat shows up in a comic. Eradicator’s there? I’m in. Daxamites? Is it possible to add a book to my pull list that’s already on it, because yes please. Put all three in a book, and I’m 100% on board.
I’m not especially complicated as a person. I am guaranteed to get excited when Sodam Yat shows up in a comic. Eradicator’s there? I’m in. Daxamites? Is it possible to add a book to my pull list that’s already on it, because yes please. Put all three in a book, and I’m 100% on board.
- 5/8/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
As stay-at-home orders started to crash over the world at the end of March, Diamond Comics Distributors announced that it would be suspending shipping of new books. Diamond has been functioning essentially as a monopoly for years, so this move meant, for all intents and purposes, the end of new comics releases, and it’s been that way for a month. But now, DC Comics announced that new comics will be hitting shops on April 28th, and the way they’re doing it could be a long-term shift in how we get the comic books we love.
The new releases are a scaled back list of new titles, not the full list of books one would expect to come from DC on a regular basis. Shipping on the 28th are Laura Marks & Kelley Jones’ Hill House book, Daphne Byrne #4; the final issue of Si Spurrier and Bilquis Evely’s run...
The new releases are a scaled back list of new titles, not the full list of books one would expect to come from DC on a regular basis. Shipping on the 28th are Laura Marks & Kelley Jones’ Hill House book, Daphne Byrne #4; the final issue of Si Spurrier and Bilquis Evely’s run...
- 4/21/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Feb 6, 2020
One of the execs behind Valiant's resurrection is starting a new publisher with a different plan. Meet Bad Idea.
Dinesh Shamdasani, one of the people who helped make Valiant Comics' rebirth in 2011 such a success, is back at it with a new comic company. For fans of his tenure with the Bloodshot publisher, this new venture is going to look familiar.
Shamdasani and his team announced Bad Idea Comics, a new publisher with a curious business model. The company plans on only releasing one or two titles a month, only as physical media, without collections or variant covers, to only 20 comic shops around the United States at launch (with plans to expand into more as certain criteria are met).
The creators on board include some outstanding names.
Joshua Dysart, writer of Imperium and The Life and Death of Toyo Harada. Jody Houser, the definitive writer behind Faith.
One of the execs behind Valiant's resurrection is starting a new publisher with a different plan. Meet Bad Idea.
Dinesh Shamdasani, one of the people who helped make Valiant Comics' rebirth in 2011 such a success, is back at it with a new comic company. For fans of his tenure with the Bloodshot publisher, this new venture is going to look familiar.
Shamdasani and his team announced Bad Idea Comics, a new publisher with a curious business model. The company plans on only releasing one or two titles a month, only as physical media, without collections or variant covers, to only 20 comic shops around the United States at launch (with plans to expand into more as certain criteria are met).
The creators on board include some outstanding names.
Joshua Dysart, writer of Imperium and The Life and Death of Toyo Harada. Jody Houser, the definitive writer behind Faith.
- 2/7/2020
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Aug 15, 2019
The Batman Who Laughs has turned six DC superheroes into dark reflections of themselves...
Picking up where The Batman Who Laughs left off, Batman/Superman kicks off at the end of August promising to infect heroes from around the DC Universe with dark multiverse Joker venom. But the identities of the infected have been mostly hidden, until now.
We already knew that the first one to catch giggles would be Shazam, from a fantastically creepy preview. The Batman Who Laughs grabs Billy Batson and nicks him with an infected Batarang, then dresses him up like a Robin and sets him loose on the heroes.
He's going to be getting a one shot in November examining the impact of the Joker venom. Sina Grace, writer of the best pre-Hickman X-book, Iceman, is writing the one shot (titled The Infected: King Shazam), with art from The Immortal Hulk's Joe Bennett.
The Batman Who Laughs has turned six DC superheroes into dark reflections of themselves...
Picking up where The Batman Who Laughs left off, Batman/Superman kicks off at the end of August promising to infect heroes from around the DC Universe with dark multiverse Joker venom. But the identities of the infected have been mostly hidden, until now.
We already knew that the first one to catch giggles would be Shazam, from a fantastically creepy preview. The Batman Who Laughs grabs Billy Batson and nicks him with an infected Batarang, then dresses him up like a Robin and sets him loose on the heroes.
He's going to be getting a one shot in November examining the impact of the Joker venom. Sina Grace, writer of the best pre-Hickman X-book, Iceman, is writing the one shot (titled The Infected: King Shazam), with art from The Immortal Hulk's Joe Bennett.
- 8/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Written by Robert Venditti, Kevin Maurer | Art by Andrea Mutti | Colours by Lee Loughridge | Published by DC/Vertigo | Format: Hardback, 148pp
I’d imagine the average comic book reader is like me, they read comic books as they enjoy the escapism and the larger than life heroics. Although there has always been a healthy indie comics sector, and long may that continue, comic books in general have been the funny books for a reason. It’s easy to forget that this medium that we love is capable of so much more. Although a medium born in the telling of fiction, there is no reason fiction should be the main focus of comics, or graphic art. Comic art is as effective at telling a story as any other visual medium, including film or television. This book, Six Days, is a case in point. Although the story Robert Venditti and Kevin Maurer...
I’d imagine the average comic book reader is like me, they read comic books as they enjoy the escapism and the larger than life heroics. Although there has always been a healthy indie comics sector, and long may that continue, comic books in general have been the funny books for a reason. It’s easy to forget that this medium that we love is capable of so much more. Although a medium born in the telling of fiction, there is no reason fiction should be the main focus of comics, or graphic art. Comic art is as effective at telling a story as any other visual medium, including film or television. This book, Six Days, is a case in point. Although the story Robert Venditti and Kevin Maurer...
- 5/14/2019
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Marc Buxton May 6, 2019
The Bryan Hitch era of Hawkman end, but the Robert Venditti era continues! We spoke to them about the future (and pasts) of Carter Hall.
Over the course of the last year, writer Robert Venditti and artist Bryan Hitch have made readers’ imaginations soar with their wondrous take on Hawkman. The creators have done the impossible and managed to explain the character's impossibly complicated history, present a cosmic saga of an eternal conflict between Hawkman and the evil Deathbringers, and introduce a number of fascinating takes on Hawkman’s past lives such as the Hawkman of Krypton. With Hawkman #12, they will present the end of the Deathbringer saga as Hitch exits the book. We spoke with Bryan Hitch via email and Robert Venditti by phone about bringing this chapter of Hawkman's story to a close...
What’s at stake in the end of your first year on Hawkman?...
The Bryan Hitch era of Hawkman end, but the Robert Venditti era continues! We spoke to them about the future (and pasts) of Carter Hall.
Over the course of the last year, writer Robert Venditti and artist Bryan Hitch have made readers’ imaginations soar with their wondrous take on Hawkman. The creators have done the impossible and managed to explain the character's impossibly complicated history, present a cosmic saga of an eternal conflict between Hawkman and the evil Deathbringers, and introduce a number of fascinating takes on Hawkman’s past lives such as the Hawkman of Krypton. With Hawkman #12, they will present the end of the Deathbringer saga as Hitch exits the book. We spoke with Bryan Hitch via email and Robert Venditti by phone about bringing this chapter of Hawkman's story to a close...
What’s at stake in the end of your first year on Hawkman?...
- 5/5/2019
- Den of Geek
Jim Dandy Mar 25, 2019
Robert Venditti tells us about the challenges of telling the story of a World War II that never ended in Freedom Fighters.
What a time to be working in Nazis.
Not just because, you know, they're back and everything. We're also rapidly approaching the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the day when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy and began to tighten the vise on Hitler's armies in Europe. Convenient, then, that Robert Venditti and Eddy Barrows got to bring back the Freedom Fighters just in time.
Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Doll Woman, Human Bomb, Black Condor and the rest of the team from Earth-x (the Earth in the multiverse where the Nazis won World War 2) haven't been seen in DC books since Multiversity. And even though the book takes place 75 years after the Nazis won the war, the story is very much informed by what we know of wartime life,...
Robert Venditti tells us about the challenges of telling the story of a World War II that never ended in Freedom Fighters.
What a time to be working in Nazis.
Not just because, you know, they're back and everything. We're also rapidly approaching the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the day when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy and began to tighten the vise on Hitler's armies in Europe. Convenient, then, that Robert Venditti and Eddy Barrows got to bring back the Freedom Fighters just in time.
Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Doll Woman, Human Bomb, Black Condor and the rest of the team from Earth-x (the Earth in the multiverse where the Nazis won World War 2) haven't been seen in DC books since Multiversity. And even though the book takes place 75 years after the Nazis won the war, the story is very much informed by what we know of wartime life,...
- 3/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Marc Buxton Jan 21, 2019
The Freedom Fighters, DC's exploration of a world where the Nazis won the war, is back. Robert Venditti took us inside the book's genesis.
Along with artist Bryan Hitch, writer Robert Venditti has turned DC’s Hawkman into a massive critical and sales hit. Venditti has humanized the Winged Warrior while presenting a genre bending experience that simplified the character’s convoluted history while exploring Hawkman as a hero that transcends time and space.
Recently, Venditti and artist Eddy Barrows have done the same kind of quality exploration on the Freedom Fighters. Trapped in a world ruled by a victorious Third Reich, the Freedom Fighters are an exciting collection of classic Golden Age heroes reimagined for the 21st century, led by none other than Uncle Sam himself. Freedom Fighters is an intense, disturbing, and topical book. We had the pleasure to sit down with Mr. Venditti...
The Freedom Fighters, DC's exploration of a world where the Nazis won the war, is back. Robert Venditti took us inside the book's genesis.
Along with artist Bryan Hitch, writer Robert Venditti has turned DC’s Hawkman into a massive critical and sales hit. Venditti has humanized the Winged Warrior while presenting a genre bending experience that simplified the character’s convoluted history while exploring Hawkman as a hero that transcends time and space.
Recently, Venditti and artist Eddy Barrows have done the same kind of quality exploration on the Freedom Fighters. Trapped in a world ruled by a victorious Third Reich, the Freedom Fighters are an exciting collection of classic Golden Age heroes reimagined for the 21st century, led by none other than Uncle Sam himself. Freedom Fighters is an intense, disturbing, and topical book. We had the pleasure to sit down with Mr. Venditti...
- 1/21/2019
- Den of Geek
Marc Buxton Jan 14, 2019
Robert Venditti walks us through the new revelations about the history of Hawkman coming up in the latest issue.
Robert Venditti has been a major part of DC’s murderer’s row of writers since the New 52 era, having steered the fate of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps for years. But as of late, Venditti has risen in the DC ranks to become one of the most innovative voices at DC Comics. Recently, Venditti and Bryan Hitch's Hawkman has become a top of the pile read.
The new series cuts through the confusion of Hawkman’s complex history and presented a genre-bending, character-driven, cinematic look at Carter Hall and the multiple lives and worlds the titular hero has inhabited over the millennia. Along with superstar artist Bryan Hitch, Venditti has found a direction for Hawkman that makes the character one of DC’s A-list heroes.
Robert Venditti walks us through the new revelations about the history of Hawkman coming up in the latest issue.
Robert Venditti has been a major part of DC’s murderer’s row of writers since the New 52 era, having steered the fate of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps for years. But as of late, Venditti has risen in the DC ranks to become one of the most innovative voices at DC Comics. Recently, Venditti and Bryan Hitch's Hawkman has become a top of the pile read.
The new series cuts through the confusion of Hawkman’s complex history and presented a genre-bending, character-driven, cinematic look at Carter Hall and the multiple lives and worlds the titular hero has inhabited over the millennia. Along with superstar artist Bryan Hitch, Venditti has found a direction for Hawkman that makes the character one of DC’s A-list heroes.
- 1/14/2019
- Den of Geek
Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Seeing Nazis get defeated never gets old and wondering what the world would be like if the Nazis won World War II isn’t necessarily a new concept even though it may feel like that’s the case with TV shows like Man in the High Castle. But DC Comics has looked at this for a few decades now in an alternate Earth in their Multiverse, called Earth X. It is a world where Germany won World War II. Out of this parallel world came a superhero team called the Freedom Fighters and […]
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- 12/19/2018
- by Ernie Estrella
- Monsters and Critics
DC Comics' "Damage" #4, available April 18, 2018, is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Cary Nord, with a cover by Tony S. Daniel:
"...'Poison Ivy' attacks a group of fieldworkers, forcing 'Ethan' to choose between transforming into 'Damage' and saving them-or protecting his own sanity!
"And will 'Colonel Jonas' and her squad capture him before he discovers the truth about what he really is?..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Poison Ivy'...
"...'Poison Ivy' attacks a group of fieldworkers, forcing 'Ethan' to choose between transforming into 'Damage' and saving them-or protecting his own sanity!
"And will 'Colonel Jonas' and her squad capture him before he discovers the truth about what he really is?..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek 'Poison Ivy'...
- 4/18/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – this time featuring a rundown of my picks of the Top 30 comics released in February 2018. This is part one, a countdown of books 30-16… But first the caveats:
First and foremost this is simply my list and with that comes a great deal of subjectivity. Any art form is a subjective medium and taste plays a major role. So if you feel my rankings are way off you probably have a legitimate point. My hope is to simply to highlight great books that deserve attention. We too often focus on the negative so why not take some time to celebrate the positive. Since this is my list that also means I can only rank issues I have actually read. There may be a book that is in your top five that does not make the cut. Please let me know. I try...
First and foremost this is simply my list and with that comes a great deal of subjectivity. Any art form is a subjective medium and taste plays a major role. So if you feel my rankings are way off you probably have a legitimate point. My hope is to simply to highlight great books that deserve attention. We too often focus on the negative so why not take some time to celebrate the positive. Since this is my list that also means I can only rank issues I have actually read. There may be a book that is in your top five that does not make the cut. Please let me know. I try...
- 3/6/2018
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
DC Comics' "Green Lanterns" #32, in support of the upcoming "Green Lantern Corps" feature, is written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Scott Godlewski, with covers by Ricardo Federici and Brandon Peterson:
"...in 'House Party', with their trip through space and time complete, 'Simon Baz' and 'Jessica Cruz' find themselves back home on Earth, but new family strife makes the duo wonder if the threats of the cosmos were less taxing than dealing with siblings..."
DC Comics' "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #28, now available is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, with covers by Sandoval, Tarragona and Barry Kitson:
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green Lantern Corps...
"...in 'House Party', with their trip through space and time complete, 'Simon Baz' and 'Jessica Cruz' find themselves back home on Earth, but new family strife makes the duo wonder if the threats of the cosmos were less taxing than dealing with siblings..."
DC Comics' "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #28, now available is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, with covers by Sandoval, Tarragona and Barry Kitson:
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green Lantern Corps...
- 2/19/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
DC Comics' "Green Lanterns" #32, in support of the upcoming "Green Lantern Corps" feature, is written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Scott Godlewski, with covers by Ricardo Federici and Brandon Peterson, available October 4, 2017:
"...in 'House Party', with their trip through space and time complete, 'Simon Baz' and 'Jessica Cruz' find themselves back home on Earth, but new family strife makes the duo wonder if the threats of the cosmos were less taxing than dealing with siblings..."
DC Comics' "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #28, now available is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, with covers by Sandoval, Tarragona and Barry Kitson:
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green...
"...in 'House Party', with their trip through space and time complete, 'Simon Baz' and 'Jessica Cruz' find themselves back home on Earth, but new family strife makes the duo wonder if the threats of the cosmos were less taxing than dealing with siblings..."
DC Comics' "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #28, now available is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, with covers by Sandoval, Tarragona and Barry Kitson:
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green...
- 10/5/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
DC Comics' "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #28, in support of the upcoming "Green Lantern", live-action feature film, is written by Robert Venditti and illustrated by Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, with covers by Sandoval, Tarragona and Barry Kitson, available September 13, 2017:
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green Lantern Corps' to protect him and the universe has a chance of survival.
"Can the greatest pilot in the universe chase down a god who moves at the speed of light?..."
In Gl movie news, David S. Goyer ("Man Of Steel") and Justin Rhodes continue developing a screenplay adapting "Green Lantern Corps", based on the DC Comics' 'Green Lantern' series.
Warners will back the new feature,...
"...in 'Fall of the Gods', part three, 'Hal Jordan' aka 'Green Lantern', races through the cosmos hunting the speedster of the 'New Gods', known as 'Lightray'.
"Hal must secure 'Highfather' if the plan by the 'Green Lantern Corps' to protect him and the universe has a chance of survival.
"Can the greatest pilot in the universe chase down a god who moves at the speed of light?..."
In Gl movie news, David S. Goyer ("Man Of Steel") and Justin Rhodes continue developing a screenplay adapting "Green Lantern Corps", based on the DC Comics' 'Green Lantern' series.
Warners will back the new feature,...
- 9/15/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Action Comics #981
Written by Dan Jurgens | Art by Jackson Herbert | Published by DC Comics
Superman haters often complain that it is impossible to construct a compelling story because he is just so powerful. How can you have stakes when your hero can do just about anything? Well with this arc Dan Jurgens’s answer to that is to create a team of three separate Superman villains in Cyborb Superman, The Eradicator, and General Zod, all of which nearly took him out on their own previously. Honestly, that is a pretty good answer.
In a way, this Revenge arc is a mini event that ties in elements from the Superman series as well as Suicide Squad. Now all these pieces that were once separate, like Amanda Waller taking control of Zod for her own personal goals, are all coming together in this storyline. As Superman faces off against these three individuals the world watches as the Man of Steel is perhaps for the first time over his head due to the foes he is facing. Adding to the pile of awfulness is the trip he took to the Black Vault that has left him in a state of disarray. What is revealed by the end of this issue does come off as a silly direction to go, but since Rebirth Jurgens has made Superman stories that should not work actually work. Plus it appears Superman will be getting some much-needed help next issue from some of his super allies as well.
Jackson Herbert’s art works as it fits into the typical DC house style we have seen with this series and other main DC books. One issue is his depiction of Zod lacks any consistency. Depending on the panel his age tends to fluctuate. Minus that small gripe he gets the job done.
Action Comics has been hit or miss with its different arcs and so far Revenge is turning out to be a major hit. One full of big adventure with the type of world-ending stakes you want in an Action Comics story.
**** 4/5
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #22
Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Ethan Van Sciver | Published by DC Comics
Now that Yellow and Green Lanterns have established an uneasy alliance issue twenty-two is the first major test of their truce. The Planet Vault is being robbed and it is up to the Lanterns to stop it and save the day. Robert Venditti made the right choice by not making their first test some sort of universal disaster as the Lanterns deal with this threat rather easily. By doing this Venditti can allow this trust to build until it eventually implodes.
Hal Jordan shows his hand as it is clear he is not fully trusting of the Yellow Lanterns. He clearly is looking for any reason to break the truce and is still not fully willing to buy into this new status quo. Venditti also gave a great little moment with Jon Stewart as he shows some out of character excitement. Seeing Stewart quietly cheering to himself, “I did it” provided a welcome laugh out loud moment.
Ethan Van Sciver returns to art and how I wish he was on this book full-time. His facial designs have so much detail and paneling allows to book to flow very smoothly. This was one of the quickest reads I have had with this series, although I did make sure to go back and just soak in some of his art more.
It was a welcome to see these Lanterns facing off against more than themselves. The differing color Lanterns idea has become stale at this point so anytime the focus is on a different villain it is a breath a fresh air.
***½ 3.5/5...
Written by Dan Jurgens | Art by Jackson Herbert | Published by DC Comics
Superman haters often complain that it is impossible to construct a compelling story because he is just so powerful. How can you have stakes when your hero can do just about anything? Well with this arc Dan Jurgens’s answer to that is to create a team of three separate Superman villains in Cyborb Superman, The Eradicator, and General Zod, all of which nearly took him out on their own previously. Honestly, that is a pretty good answer.
In a way, this Revenge arc is a mini event that ties in elements from the Superman series as well as Suicide Squad. Now all these pieces that were once separate, like Amanda Waller taking control of Zod for her own personal goals, are all coming together in this storyline. As Superman faces off against these three individuals the world watches as the Man of Steel is perhaps for the first time over his head due to the foes he is facing. Adding to the pile of awfulness is the trip he took to the Black Vault that has left him in a state of disarray. What is revealed by the end of this issue does come off as a silly direction to go, but since Rebirth Jurgens has made Superman stories that should not work actually work. Plus it appears Superman will be getting some much-needed help next issue from some of his super allies as well.
Jackson Herbert’s art works as it fits into the typical DC house style we have seen with this series and other main DC books. One issue is his depiction of Zod lacks any consistency. Depending on the panel his age tends to fluctuate. Minus that small gripe he gets the job done.
Action Comics has been hit or miss with its different arcs and so far Revenge is turning out to be a major hit. One full of big adventure with the type of world-ending stakes you want in an Action Comics story.
**** 4/5
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #22
Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Ethan Van Sciver | Published by DC Comics
Now that Yellow and Green Lanterns have established an uneasy alliance issue twenty-two is the first major test of their truce. The Planet Vault is being robbed and it is up to the Lanterns to stop it and save the day. Robert Venditti made the right choice by not making their first test some sort of universal disaster as the Lanterns deal with this threat rather easily. By doing this Venditti can allow this trust to build until it eventually implodes.
Hal Jordan shows his hand as it is clear he is not fully trusting of the Yellow Lanterns. He clearly is looking for any reason to break the truce and is still not fully willing to buy into this new status quo. Venditti also gave a great little moment with Jon Stewart as he shows some out of character excitement. Seeing Stewart quietly cheering to himself, “I did it” provided a welcome laugh out loud moment.
Ethan Van Sciver returns to art and how I wish he was on this book full-time. His facial designs have so much detail and paneling allows to book to flow very smoothly. This was one of the quickest reads I have had with this series, although I did make sure to go back and just soak in some of his art more.
It was a welcome to see these Lanterns facing off against more than themselves. The differing color Lanterns idea has become stale at this point so anytime the focus is on a different villain it is a breath a fresh air.
***½ 3.5/5...
- 6/23/2017
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
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It may have taken Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps some time to fully live up to its name, but, to its credit, everything occurred organically. Sure, writer Robert Venditti could’ve just reunited all of our favorite lightsmiths at the start of the series, but then it would’ve appeared rushed. And seeing as how he was building upon what he’d already established with his New 52 run on Green Lantern as well as Tom Taylor’s Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion – which saw the wealth of the Corps venture to and from the universe that preceded the current one, no less – it wouldn’t have been logical to reunite everyone from the outset, now would it?
But before the most popular ringslingers get to exchange high fives,...
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It may have taken Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps some time to fully live up to its name, but, to its credit, everything occurred organically. Sure, writer Robert Venditti could’ve just reunited all of our favorite lightsmiths at the start of the series, but then it would’ve appeared rushed. And seeing as how he was building upon what he’d already established with his New 52 run on Green Lantern as well as Tom Taylor’s Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion – which saw the wealth of the Corps venture to and from the universe that preceded the current one, no less – it wouldn’t have been logical to reunite everyone from the outset, now would it?
But before the most popular ringslingers get to exchange high fives,...
- 6/6/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
If you’re scoping out this article, odds are that you have some level of familiarity with the Reverse-Flash – be it Eobard Thawne or Daniel West – by way of either the comic books or TV show. And while both of those knaves have given the Scarlet Speedster his share of headaches, it goes without saying that Negative-Flash will provide different sorts of problems come this August.
You see, this isn’t simply another new evil speedster in town. No. As it turns out, The Flash and Negative-Flash are one and the same! Right now, details remain sketchy, but it’s becoming clearer that whatever happens in the story arc preceding “Negative” will imbue Barry Allen with some new powers that’ll be hard to get the hang of, thus corrupting him to an extreme degree.
Normally, we’d approach something like this with caution – and we still are – but the...
You see, this isn’t simply another new evil speedster in town. No. As it turns out, The Flash and Negative-Flash are one and the same! Right now, details remain sketchy, but it’s becoming clearer that whatever happens in the story arc preceding “Negative” will imbue Barry Allen with some new powers that’ll be hard to get the hang of, thus corrupting him to an extreme degree.
Normally, we’d approach something like this with caution – and we still are – but the...
- 5/23/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
It’s probably safe to say that the past year or so has been a resounding success for DC Comics. Not only did the Rebirth initiative do wonders when it came to boosting sales, but it also brought back classic elements to their characters’ enduring legacies that made readers who may have been disillusioned with the New 52 feel willing to once again climb aboard.
With that, the publisher has proudly announced their latest endeavor, Dark Matter. No, it’s not related in any way to the SyFy series of the same name, but rather, it’s a new banner to release more artist-focused series by way of superstar creators. It’s quite fitting then that the event series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Dark Nights: Metal, be the book that kicks off the line in August.
Other titles readers can look forward to include: Sideways (September), co-written by Dan Didio...
With that, the publisher has proudly announced their latest endeavor, Dark Matter. No, it’s not related in any way to the SyFy series of the same name, but rather, it’s a new banner to release more artist-focused series by way of superstar creators. It’s quite fitting then that the event series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Dark Nights: Metal, be the book that kicks off the line in August.
Other titles readers can look forward to include: Sideways (September), co-written by Dan Didio...
- 4/20/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
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It’s getting to be that time of the month when DC starts rolling out solicits for comic books due to ship three months from now. As such, we’ve been given insight into upcoming issues of Trinity, Hal Joran and the Green Lantern Corps and Aquaman, two of which will begin new story arcs.
First, let’s take a look at Trinity, which looks to offer a nice alternative for those who may or may not be digging what’s going on over in the Justice League books. Normally, the focused is placed squarely on DC’s biggest guns – Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman – but it seems the rest of their Jl cohorts will be joining them for the “All Along The Watchtower” arc. Francis Manapul has never been one to steer readers in the wrong direction,...
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It’s getting to be that time of the month when DC starts rolling out solicits for comic books due to ship three months from now. As such, we’ve been given insight into upcoming issues of Trinity, Hal Joran and the Green Lantern Corps and Aquaman, two of which will begin new story arcs.
First, let’s take a look at Trinity, which looks to offer a nice alternative for those who may or may not be digging what’s going on over in the Justice League books. Normally, the focused is placed squarely on DC’s biggest guns – Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman – but it seems the rest of their Jl cohorts will be joining them for the “All Along The Watchtower” arc. Francis Manapul has never been one to steer readers in the wrong direction,...
- 3/17/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
This review is based off a volume that collects Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps: Rebirth #1 and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1-7
Although Green Lanterns continually astounds while charting new territory and focusing on rookies Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps is more so for those who prefer a steady diet of meat and potatoes as it were; this is a series that takes familiar concepts and expands upon them. In other words, if you’re looking for a kickass story featuring your favorite ringslingers, you’re certainly in the right place.
Facing the daunting task of picking up where the New 52 left off, writer Robert Venditti reignites the Hal Jordan-Sinestro rivalry as the latter has now occupied Warworld, placing it at the center of the universe where Oa once stood. Yes, you will eventually reacquaint yourself with the likes of John Stewart and Kilowog,...
Although Green Lanterns continually astounds while charting new territory and focusing on rookies Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps is more so for those who prefer a steady diet of meat and potatoes as it were; this is a series that takes familiar concepts and expands upon them. In other words, if you’re looking for a kickass story featuring your favorite ringslingers, you’re certainly in the right place.
Facing the daunting task of picking up where the New 52 left off, writer Robert Venditti reignites the Hal Jordan-Sinestro rivalry as the latter has now occupied Warworld, placing it at the center of the universe where Oa once stood. Yes, you will eventually reacquaint yourself with the likes of John Stewart and Kilowog,...
- 2/14/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
This review is based off a volume that collects Green Lanterns: Rebirth #1 and Green Lanterns #1-6
Since the Rebirth era kicked off last summer, both critics and fans have rightfully praised titles such as Superman, Detective Comics and Green Arrow, but one that I feel has been criminally overlooked by many is that of Green Lanterns. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s one of the rare titles in the line that boldly allows newer characters to enjoy time in the spotlight, but I assure you that it provides one of the most rewarding reading experiences DC currently offers and its first collected edition, Rage Planet, does nothing but prove my point.
What I really like about the Green Lanterns ongoing series as a whole is that Sam Humphries accomplishes what all the best stories featuring ringslingers have done since 2004: Telling awesome tales and generously building the mythology while doing so.
Since the Rebirth era kicked off last summer, both critics and fans have rightfully praised titles such as Superman, Detective Comics and Green Arrow, but one that I feel has been criminally overlooked by many is that of Green Lanterns. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s one of the rare titles in the line that boldly allows newer characters to enjoy time in the spotlight, but I assure you that it provides one of the most rewarding reading experiences DC currently offers and its first collected edition, Rage Planet, does nothing but prove my point.
What I really like about the Green Lanterns ongoing series as a whole is that Sam Humphries accomplishes what all the best stories featuring ringslingers have done since 2004: Telling awesome tales and generously building the mythology while doing so.
- 1/31/2017
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Now that Christmas is done and gone, and no doubt our debt and weight gone up we begin to look toward the New Year. 2016 was a great year for comic books in general, with the rise of a lot of great independent books from publishers like Image and Aftershock. DC Comics in a sense apologized for the New 52 and DC You with their sensational “Rebirth” line that was launched by Geoff Johns. Marvel continued to do what they do best, put out number ones. With titles like “Champions”, “Death of X”, “Civil War II” and their recent event “Ivx” putting the X-Men vs. the Inhumans.
No doubt that the comic book team here at LRMOnline.com has been kept very busy all year picking up a ridiculous number of books week to week. Our passion for the comic book industry is undeniable as we all go above and beyond to...
No doubt that the comic book team here at LRMOnline.com has been kept very busy all year picking up a ridiculous number of books week to week. Our passion for the comic book industry is undeniable as we all go above and beyond to...
- 12/27/2016
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Comics Round Up Week 10/12/2016
A little late this time around, but never forgotten! This week I take a quick look at the developing stories from DC’s Rebirth line up. While not a huge week for story development, we do get to wrap up a few plots and open the doors to a few more!
Action Comics #965
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Stephen Segovia, Art Thibert, Arif Prianto, Dave Sharpe
Review: So with Superman seemingly unable to prove anything nefarious about this new Clark Kent, it’s up to Lois to try to figure out what’s going on! To do that she pretends to the Lois Lane of New 52 Universe, and as expected things don’t go completely as planned. Jurgens continues to do an excellent job here with how he handles the characters. Everyone feels right, in that their motivations, manner of speech and actions...
A little late this time around, but never forgotten! This week I take a quick look at the developing stories from DC’s Rebirth line up. While not a huge week for story development, we do get to wrap up a few plots and open the doors to a few more!
Action Comics #965
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Stephen Segovia, Art Thibert, Arif Prianto, Dave Sharpe
Review: So with Superman seemingly unable to prove anything nefarious about this new Clark Kent, it’s up to Lois to try to figure out what’s going on! To do that she pretends to the Lois Lane of New 52 Universe, and as expected things don’t go completely as planned. Jurgens continues to do an excellent job here with how he handles the characters. Everyone feels right, in that their motivations, manner of speech and actions...
- 10/18/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 09-28-2016
This week begins New York Comic Con! And your faithful comic book reviewer will be attending and looking to get as many scoops, interviews and photos possible! How does DC Comics look going into this week’s releases and Comic Con line up? Let’s take a look!
Action Comics #964
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Patrick Zircher, Tomeu Morey
Review: So this is supposed to bring things back to the “status quo” for Superman. Ummm…I guess? Essentially Pre-Flash Point Supes brings current mystery “normal” Clark Kent the fortress of solitude. There Superman begins to inspect Clark to see just how the heck this is all possible. The final conclusion seems to be that indeed this is legit Clark Kent and The Superman of New 52 was impersonating as Clark to protect him from a dangerous organization. Now of course none of this...
This week begins New York Comic Con! And your faithful comic book reviewer will be attending and looking to get as many scoops, interviews and photos possible! How does DC Comics look going into this week’s releases and Comic Con line up? Let’s take a look!
Action Comics #964
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Patrick Zircher, Tomeu Morey
Review: So this is supposed to bring things back to the “status quo” for Superman. Ummm…I guess? Essentially Pre-Flash Point Supes brings current mystery “normal” Clark Kent the fortress of solitude. There Superman begins to inspect Clark to see just how the heck this is all possible. The final conclusion seems to be that indeed this is legit Clark Kent and The Superman of New 52 was impersonating as Clark to protect him from a dangerous organization. Now of course none of this...
- 10/3/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round Up Week 09-14-2016
DC is settling into its new focused style of content storytelling, and producing some fantastic stories thanks to the new approach. While mostly everything has been a hit, there have been a few snags as well. One issue I keep having is trying to figure out how it all “fits” together in a bigger picture. Some books seem closer connected others; some appear not connected all to the larger DC Universe. This might not be a problem for most, it can be a little jarring for me, when I’m reading Batgirl is running around Japan in her book, but is also hanging out with Huntress and Black Canary in the Birds of Prey series, while appearing in Nightwing and referencing her time currently in Japan, but Black Canary appears in Green Arrow without any indication she’s even been to Gotham or around Batgirl.
DC is settling into its new focused style of content storytelling, and producing some fantastic stories thanks to the new approach. While mostly everything has been a hit, there have been a few snags as well. One issue I keep having is trying to figure out how it all “fits” together in a bigger picture. Some books seem closer connected others; some appear not connected all to the larger DC Universe. This might not be a problem for most, it can be a little jarring for me, when I’m reading Batgirl is running around Japan in her book, but is also hanging out with Huntress and Black Canary in the Birds of Prey series, while appearing in Nightwing and referencing her time currently in Japan, but Black Canary appears in Green Arrow without any indication she’s even been to Gotham or around Batgirl.
- 9/16/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Comics Round Up Week 08-24-2016
Recently I put up an article here on Lrm about getting into Batman for new or casual readers (and to an extent, some of the more regular comic book readers out there). I broke it down to three good jumping on points, of which Tom King’s "Batman: Rebirth #1" was used. Now with some of the "Rebirth" books getting near issue six, I can say almost (Almost, not All!) all of the official "Rebirth" books have been an excellent introduction to the series for new readers. On that front, DC has been hugely successful (and the sales numbers are showing it). While continuity is still a bit funky, and events within titles don’t really seem to match up in a macro sense, each individual series has been a blast to read. While I am still reading Marvel books,...
Recently I put up an article here on Lrm about getting into Batman for new or casual readers (and to an extent, some of the more regular comic book readers out there). I broke it down to three good jumping on points, of which Tom King’s "Batman: Rebirth #1" was used. Now with some of the "Rebirth" books getting near issue six, I can say almost (Almost, not All!) all of the official "Rebirth" books have been an excellent introduction to the series for new readers. On that front, DC has been hugely successful (and the sales numbers are showing it). While continuity is still a bit funky, and events within titles don’t really seem to match up in a macro sense, each individual series has been a blast to read. While I am still reading Marvel books,...
- 8/26/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Comics Round Up Week 08-10-2016
Scott Snyder is back on Batman in an "all –star" way! (see what I did there?) as he teams up with two fantastic artist in Veteran John Romita Jr. and upcoming superstar Declan Shalvey. How does it hold up to his previous Batman New 52 run? Well read on to see! Also we get the return of the deadliest man in the world -- Deathstroke -- which was penned by the super talented Christopher Priest.
Action Comics #961
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Stephen Segovia, Art Thibert
Review: Typically I don’t like it when a series keeps changing artist issue to issue, but honestly each illustrator that’s jumped on to Action Comics with Dan Jurgens has been top notch! I’m a huge fan of Tyler Kirkham and Patrick Bircher, and equally a huge fan of Stephen Segovia! And, to be fair,...
Scott Snyder is back on Batman in an "all –star" way! (see what I did there?) as he teams up with two fantastic artist in Veteran John Romita Jr. and upcoming superstar Declan Shalvey. How does it hold up to his previous Batman New 52 run? Well read on to see! Also we get the return of the deadliest man in the world -- Deathstroke -- which was penned by the super talented Christopher Priest.
Action Comics #961
Story: Dan Jurgens Art: Stephen Segovia, Art Thibert
Review: Typically I don’t like it when a series keeps changing artist issue to issue, but honestly each illustrator that’s jumped on to Action Comics with Dan Jurgens has been top notch! I’m a huge fan of Tyler Kirkham and Patrick Bircher, and equally a huge fan of Stephen Segovia! And, to be fair,...
- 8/11/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Comic Book Reviews: DC Round-up Week 07-27-2016
DC’s Rebirth is going strong, as the company gives us some fantastic books with great creative teams. Geoff Johns begin given more power and helping craft this road for the company was definitely the smart choice here. So with all the praise being given, there are a few areas I’d like to see some improvement. The most important is being “continuity”. Part of what brought about this change was getting the characters back to basics, back to remnants of their pre-new52 personas which so many readers were drawn too. That’s great, and I think it’s starting to show through the writers the company has on each title (thus far). However, there are some aspects that make feel like these books exist in their own self-contained worlds, which is fine, but then at other points some series try to reference other series,...
DC’s Rebirth is going strong, as the company gives us some fantastic books with great creative teams. Geoff Johns begin given more power and helping craft this road for the company was definitely the smart choice here. So with all the praise being given, there are a few areas I’d like to see some improvement. The most important is being “continuity”. Part of what brought about this change was getting the characters back to basics, back to remnants of their pre-new52 personas which so many readers were drawn too. That’s great, and I think it’s starting to show through the writers the company has on each title (thus far). However, there are some aspects that make feel like these books exist in their own self-contained worlds, which is fine, but then at other points some series try to reference other series,...
- 7/29/2016
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
In the first issue of 4001 Ad we got an introduction to the situation at hand as well as a brief overview of the characters. Now we get our first tie-in book X-o Manowar, but interestingly enough we actually only see the armor. This book gives us information as to who created the XOs suites, how and why. It looks like it was the world’s early response to the threat of Father who had gotten out of hand and needed to be stopped. In a sort of Pacific Rim way the world’s nations come together and each build an Xo to fight Father. This book gives us the perspective of the American pilot. Sadly all that work goes to waste as Father saw the whole attack coming. He promptly destroys the all but one Xo, the American one that did not manage to take off. Father had sent one...
- 5/17/2016
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
With the first week of March upon us it also means the beginning of major comic storylines. We are only a few weeks away from Civil War 2, DC's Rebirth, The Walking Dead climax to the Whispers story line, and Titan-Comics release of old anime favorites. This week I have pick out some popular comics that probably wont be a surprise. My favorite series right now is Old Man Logan with issue number 3 coming out today. Also following the popular adult meditation through coloring DC is releasing a new version of Batman: Hush where you can color in the pages of the story. Here is a few comics I will be picking up today.
Coloring DC: Batman – Hush Vol. 1
U.S. Price: $15.99
DC Comics presents classic adventures in a whole new way: in black and white, on heavy stock suitable for coloring! This title collects the opening chapters of “Batman: Hush,...
Coloring DC: Batman – Hush Vol. 1
U.S. Price: $15.99
DC Comics presents classic adventures in a whole new way: in black and white, on heavy stock suitable for coloring! This title collects the opening chapters of “Batman: Hush,...
- 3/2/2016
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
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As February comes to a close we are looking at DC and Marvel lead into March going into two different directions. Marvel will begin to ramp up its first crossover storyline this year with Civil War 2. DC will begin its last prints of all its major titles before it goes into Rebirth. Taking a look at all the new releases this week I listed the five comics I am looking forward too. Let us know in the comic section if there is a comic you are picking up this week.
Venom: Space Knight (2015) #4
Guardian Becomes Gladiator! Venom finally meets some aliens who don’t need his help! They just want him to Fight ‘til he Bleeds in their Combat Arena!!! And in a turn of similar luck, the notorious, vicious Pik Rollo finally catches up to Venom and 803.
Writer: Robbie Thompson
The Flash #49
On the run from a...
As February comes to a close we are looking at DC and Marvel lead into March going into two different directions. Marvel will begin to ramp up its first crossover storyline this year with Civil War 2. DC will begin its last prints of all its major titles before it goes into Rebirth. Taking a look at all the new releases this week I listed the five comics I am looking forward too. Let us know in the comic section if there is a comic you are picking up this week.
Venom: Space Knight (2015) #4
Guardian Becomes Gladiator! Venom finally meets some aliens who don’t need his help! They just want him to Fight ‘til he Bleeds in their Combat Arena!!! And in a turn of similar luck, the notorious, vicious Pik Rollo finally catches up to Venom and 803.
Writer: Robbie Thompson
The Flash #49
On the run from a...
- 2/23/2016
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
With January gone we enter the beginning of February with the two main publishers going in different directions. Marvel is ramping up their main story-lines of the year with the beginning of Miles Morales in the Marvel Universe. DC is getting closer to the end of the New 52 universe with the announcement of Rebirth coming soon. Image and Titan-Comics are leaning on their heavyweight comics this month to carry them into spring.
Here is a list of the comics I am looking forward to this week.
Obi-wan And Anakin (2016) #2
Writer: Charles Soule
Master and Padawan find themselves stranded on an unfamiliar world…a world of strange, primitive technology and dangerous natives. But even if they can save themselves...why were they called to this world?
Captain Marvel (2016) #2
Writer: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
Between hosting a contingent of alien ambassadors, passive aggressive power struggles with her Flight Commander, Abigail Brand, and...
Here is a list of the comics I am looking forward to this week.
Obi-wan And Anakin (2016) #2
Writer: Charles Soule
Master and Padawan find themselves stranded on an unfamiliar world…a world of strange, primitive technology and dangerous natives. But even if they can save themselves...why were they called to this world?
Captain Marvel (2016) #2
Writer: Tara Butters, Michele Fazekas
Between hosting a contingent of alien ambassadors, passive aggressive power struggles with her Flight Commander, Abigail Brand, and...
- 2/2/2016
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
As we celebrate the end of the year we still have one last week of comics being released in 2015. This year saw a lot of changes in the comic world. In the Marvel Universe we saw the end of the Ultimate Universe and the conclusion to Secret Wars. DC Comics gave us Convergence which reset the DC Universe back to before the New 52 timeline. Image Comics brought us new twists in their comic line such as Rick and Negan becoming associates in The Walking Dead. Titan-Comics became a serious publisher with new title lines like Assassins Creed, Johnny Red, and The Doctor Who series. And last we saw Legendary comics give us graphic novels to compliment successful movies like Trick R’ Treat and Krampus. With 2015 coming to a close we take one last look at the top comics released this week.
Check out our picks and let us know what...
Check out our picks and let us know what...
- 12/29/2015
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
There are a lot of comic books on the market right now, but none have titles quite as metal as Valiant Entertainment’s upcoming Wrath of the Eternal Warrior. Just let those words wash over you for a moment and think about the blood, blades, and screaming that the series could contain. What you probably didn’t imagine was sweetness and sensitivity — but there’s plenty of that, too. Wrath of the Eternal Warrior will follow the continuing adventures of Gilad Anni-Padda, a 5,000-year-old warrior sworn to defend Earth itself against threats both conventional and supernatural. Despite the fact that folks call him “the Eternal Warrior,” he’s actually a very nice man who somehow still believes humans are fundamentally good. He’s joined in that optimistic belief by the man writing the series, Robert Venditti. Venditti has been an integral part of Valiant ever since the company — initially formed...
- 9/23/2015
- by Abraham Riesman
- Vulture
Welcome to the new column “Comics Issues” where two Sound on Sight writers debate a important or controversial comics industry topic. First up, we discuss whether the DC New 52 was a successful initiative or not. Feel free to post your opinion in the comments below.
Pro: “The DC Comics New 52 was successful.”
Overall, I think the New 52 was a successful initiative for DC Comics. The new #1’s attracted a lot of new readers (including yours truly) and made titles like Action Comics and Batman, which seemed inaccessible with issue numbers in the three digits. Speaking of Batman, the New 52 has been a time of creative renaissance for the character and his family of titles from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s soon to be legendary run on the title to artistically interesting books like Gotham Academy and Grayson. Other highlights of the New 52, include Grant Morrison’s metafictional event comic...
Pro: “The DC Comics New 52 was successful.”
Overall, I think the New 52 was a successful initiative for DC Comics. The new #1’s attracted a lot of new readers (including yours truly) and made titles like Action Comics and Batman, which seemed inaccessible with issue numbers in the three digits. Speaking of Batman, the New 52 has been a time of creative renaissance for the character and his family of titles from Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s soon to be legendary run on the title to artistically interesting books like Gotham Academy and Grayson. Other highlights of the New 52, include Grant Morrison’s metafictional event comic...
- 5/17/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Article and photos by Michael Lizarraga.
Their table racked, stacked, and packed with Divinity, Ninjak, and Harbinger comics; their booth draped with Ivar, Timewalker and Imperium posters, Valiant Entertainment once again strode valiantly into WonderCon Anaheim from April 3-5, marking the company’s 25th anniversary. And like any important milestone, Valiant aims to send a “Bloodshot” heard ’round the comic world, along with an arsenal of others.
Slated for April 15 is Bloodshot Reborn #1, an all-new ongoing series by New York best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and rising artist Mico Suayan. Reborn is a dark, twisted journey of the unstoppable nano-made killing machine Bloodshot, continued from the mini-series The Valiant. Here, Bloodshot is a mere silhouette of his past persona, living a reclusive and humble existence, lamenting over the recent horrific events that almost cost him his sanity. But he is soon pulled into his former violent world when gunmen resembling Bloodshot...
Their table racked, stacked, and packed with Divinity, Ninjak, and Harbinger comics; their booth draped with Ivar, Timewalker and Imperium posters, Valiant Entertainment once again strode valiantly into WonderCon Anaheim from April 3-5, marking the company’s 25th anniversary. And like any important milestone, Valiant aims to send a “Bloodshot” heard ’round the comic world, along with an arsenal of others.
Slated for April 15 is Bloodshot Reborn #1, an all-new ongoing series by New York best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and rising artist Mico Suayan. Reborn is a dark, twisted journey of the unstoppable nano-made killing machine Bloodshot, continued from the mini-series The Valiant. Here, Bloodshot is a mere silhouette of his past persona, living a reclusive and humble existence, lamenting over the recent horrific events that almost cost him his sanity. But he is soon pulled into his former violent world when gunmen resembling Bloodshot...
- 4/13/2015
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
DC has begun releasing a huge batch of covers and solicitations for their post Convergence titles, and some very interesting new looks for certain characters have been brought to light. We've seen Batman's robotic bunny-suit and Wonder Woman's Baraka-bladed armor, and now we have first glimpses at three more major players in the DC Universe. The Flash and Green Arrow's outfits have really only been tinkered with slightly, but it seems Superman has decided to simply remove his superhero costume, stick on a t-shirt, and... make some nice fist-wraps from his cape. Its not too dissimilar from the Action Comics look he had when the New 52 first launched. What do you guys think? The Flash #41 Written by Robert Venditti and Van Jensen Art and cover by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund The Joker Variant cover by Eddy Barrows On sale June 24 • 32 pg, Fc, $3.99 Us • Rated...
- 3/12/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, executive producers of The CW's Flash were on stage for the show's PaleyFest panel, along with Jesse L. Martin (Det. West) and Candice Patton (Iris West). One of the topics discussed was the fact that the West's are African-American on the show and what that would mean if fan-favorite Flash, Wall West was ever introduced on the show. Said Greg Berlanti, "We made [the] Wests African-American so that we could head in that direction." Kreisberg added, "When DC reintroduced Wally [in the New 52], he was African-American." Kreisberg is correct. As most comic book fans know, prior to the reboot of the DC Comics universe in 2011 , Wally West was a much older, caucasian male. However, when West made his New 52 debut in The Flash #30 he was African-American, younger and had a new "street" backstory. Series writers Van Jensen and Robert Venditti made it...
- 9/7/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Considering how much of a bad rap the early 90s get in comic fandom these days, it’s surprising that the relaunch of the Valiant Universe has been so completely successful, boasting huge writers, fantastic artists, and a steadily growing lineup of quality titles. (Five-second comics history lesson: Valiant first appeared in 1989, and within five years had introduced a lineup of characters that began to rival Marvel and DC in their popularity—a first for the industry.) I always get excited about new Valiant series, and here we have previews of two fairly recent additions, Rai and The Death-defying Doctor Mirage, as well as a new installment of Valiant’s flagship title that has been consistently amazing since Issue #1: X-o Manowar.
Rai #4
From the press release: “In 4001 A.D., as the nation of Japan soars above the Earth, Rai unravels the mystery of the first murder in a thousand years…...
Rai #4
From the press release: “In 4001 A.D., as the nation of Japan soars above the Earth, Rai unravels the mystery of the first murder in a thousand years…...
- 8/22/2014
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Visionbooks recently announced a new partnership agreement with award-winning comic book publisher, Valiant Entertainment. Last week saw the release of X-o Manowar #1-4 on the Visionbooks app, the best-selling first story arc of Valiant’s alien-armored Visigoth hero, as realized by Visionbooks’ groundbreaking digital animation process. From New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Armor Hunters, Green Lantern) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan), X-o Manowar is the acclaimed series that relaunched Valiant’s publishing line in 2012 to critical and commercial success. Named the “Best Revival of 2012” by The Onion/A.V. Club and “Best Ongoing Series” by Ain’t It Cool News, the tale of Aric of Dacia’s transformation from fifth-century freedom fighter to modern-day America’s most powerful superhero begins right here with the chart-topping debut that IGN calls “one of the best books being published right now, period.” Visionbooks’ technology and application showcases comics in a whole new way,...
- 7/31/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
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