Last year, we talked to Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex, Painkiller Jane, Marvel Knights)about hisKickstarter project,Hype.After the project reached it’s goal, I couldn’t wait to get the full story in my hands. The superhero sci-fi action graphic novel is available next Wednesday, January 24th.
Hypeis the story of superhero Noah Haller and behavioral genetics scientist Amanda Marr. What is special about Noah, and the story, is that when his body is activated to perform an essential mission, he’s only given an hour a day to perform that task before needing to recharge and regenerate his cells.
Your favorite vampire Angel is back for Angel Season 11 #1! Written by Corinna Bechko (Star Wars). Can he change his future by confronting his past? … Dr. Aphra #3, the Darth Vader spin-off is exploring the galaxy and Imperial encampments! 000 and BT-1 had better watch out! … Marvel reaches into it’s classic grab bag for Monsters Unleashed #1 written by Cullen Bunn and drawn by the legendary Steve McNiven! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Luke reads from Obi-Wan’s journal for a lost Yoda tale in Star Wars #26! … Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder’s oversized After-Death #2 is out today! … Batman faces Psycho-Pirate and Bane in Batman #13! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Written by Ryan Ferrier Art/Cover by Valentin Ramon Published by IDW Publishing In Stores January 25, 2017
The third arc of IDW’sD4VEstarts in January, picking up when vacuum robot Roombo is assassinated and the world is left without a leader.
That’s where our hero D4VE steps in, hoping to fill in the roll as Earth’s (34RTH’s) savior once again.
From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, D4VE has seen it all, from aliens to time travel to a big black hole threatening everyone’s existence.
In post-vacuum America, can D4VE be the one that makes everything great again?
Time will certainly tell.
The last volume,D4VE2, exalted D4VE to the Secretary of D-Fense. In his off-time, he’s struggling to maintain with his robot ex-wife S4LLY and raise his son, the mouthy and sexually fluid 5COTTY on the weekends. What we have here is Just your typical robot broken home. Why, you may ask, are robots ruling everything? They’ve taken over and beaten the meat puppet humans in an uprising (but not without learning human’s baser instincts and dank meme slang.
I’m noticing a trend here…but it’s not bad! New Hawkeye Kate Bishop stars in her own book, Hawkeye #1! … Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise) has a new book, Motor Girl #2, that we have been enjoying lately! Starring aliens and a junkyard protected by a 500 pound gorilla! … Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber continue the bad cop/bad cop story in The Fix #7! Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com!
TWIRL! Party like it’s 1977 with Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman #1. … Thor and Beta Ray Bill are looking for a spot of redemption in The Unworthy Thor #2! … The Batgirl team of Brendan Fletcher and Babs Tarr hops over to Image for Motor Crush #1! Another great and strong female lead with a motorcycle and a baseball bat! W00t! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Ghost Rider is back in the form of Robbie Reyes, as evidenced by the latest season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,! Ghost Rider #1 is out today! … Optimus Prime stars in his own solo book, out today, Transformers expert John Barber pens Optimus Prime #1. … It’s Swamp Thing v Superman in Superman Annual #1! (Are they sure they have the numbering right? )… Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Stumptown is your favorite Rockford Files private detective story in comics form that you may or may not be reading!
Greg Rucka puts leading tough gal Dexedrine Parios in danger every issue but she can get to the bottom of the jig when that jig is certainly up, or in this instance, the bottom of a very dank coffee cup. Volume 4 of Stumptown, The Case of The Cup of Joe, comes out in January but is available for pre-order today (Diamond code: SEP161833)
Artist Justin Greenwood joins us to talk about the mystery comic set in Stumptown aka Portland, Oregon, cat-shit coffee and ‘silent’ issues of comic books!
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FOG!: The Case of the Cup of Joe was one of the funniest crime comics and of a lighter tone than the previous volumes. Was it fun to play with Portland’s barista and coffee culture obsession?
Justin Greenwood: Yeah, we had a lot of fun with it! I remember Greg telling us about the idea for building a case around some very valuable, sought-after coffee beans and you couldn’t help but chuckle at the premise.
Paul Dini is a legend in television animation and the father of DC Comics’ Harley Quinn. Dini has a fondness for the holiday spirit, a yearn for the Yule, a sizzle for the season! His lesser known creation, the blonde spitfire and daughter of the Kringle, Jingle Belle, has had books released in issues by various outlets over the years, and most recently, IDW has collected the rebellious teenager’s tales into one big volume!
It will hardly fit in the Santa Sack at 340 pages!Jingle Belle: The Whole Packageis available now, just in time for that Yankee Swap.
Paul joined us today over some mulled cider for some questions to give us the origin of Santa’s spawn, Jingle Belle.
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FOG!: Paul, thanks so much for joining us! You are well known in the comics and superhero world for creating Harley Quinn and your work in animation. When did the first Jingle Belle comic come in to your head?
Paul Dini:In 1998 I was talking to Oni Press about doing some new original characters, and they gave me the chance to try out two ideas in Oni Double Feature. One was “Honor Rollers,” which was based on some guys I had known in boarding school, and the other was “Jingle Belle.”
Thanos. Big, Purple. Mean. He’s more famous for his one glove than the other guy. Get to know the Mad Titan over in Thanos #1 from Jeff Lemire! Over in the ‘As Seen on TV’ aisle, we have Jessica Jones #2 as secrets of the Marvel Universe will unfold! … Archie #14 gets Mean Girls on Betty and Veronica with Queen Bee Cheryl Blossom! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Hammer Films presents: The Mummy #1 written by Peter Milligan! … There is a new vigilante in town by the name of Mother Panic #1 aka Violet Paige, the latest in DC’s Young Animal imprint. … Animation’s greatest heroes Batman and TMNT team up for a new #1 from IDW and DC in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
VOTE! That’s what President Bitch wants you to do in Bitch Planet #9. Consider it a friendly reminder! Meet Eleanor Doane: President Bitch. … Thor Odinson is back in Jason Aaron’s epic run on Thor with The Unworthy Thor #1 (of 5) … Cap, Spidey, Vision, The Wasp and more make up the new Avengers post-Civil War II in Avengers #1 from Mark Waid. … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
Free Comic Book Day actually comes twice a year, and tomorrow, October 29th, the day wraps itself in gauze and dabs black makeup around it’s eyes.
That’s right, Halloween Comic Fest 2016 is here, at your participating LCS. Be sure to find grab bags of goodies, some Smarties and other healthy tricks at your local comic book store and as always, buy something, even a little thing to help out the store. Lots of stores have their own costume contests and more. Be sure to check with your store to see if they are participating or if they may have something else fun in store for the whole family!
And remember, kids, just like the speed limit, obey your store’s limits for free comics. If you are in an urban area riddled with comic shops this may be your opportunity to hit up more than your regular shop to be able to ‘collect ’em all’!
We’ve made some selections of Halloween Comic Fest 2016 books, labeled in creepy categories that have never seen the light of day, until now! Perhaps they were meant to be hidden forever! Klaatu Barada Nikto!
BEST COMIC FOR THE WALKING DEAD FAN Afterlife with Archie Season 2 (Archie Comics )
ZOMG! I can’t believe BLANK got BLANKED with a BLANK on this week’s The Walking Dead!
Almost as much as I can’t believe Archie has been publishing a daring ZombieVerse Riverdale comic from artist Francesco Francavilla and writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Zombie Jughead. That is all!
With CW’sArrowgoing into it’s fifth season and 100 episodes (how did that happen?) spawning a superhero revolution on TV with the Arrowverse, a new spike has been given to the Emerald Archer’s popularity.
DC’s Comics recentRebirthinitiative made comic stores great again and writer Benjamin Percy was able to give Ollie back his goatee and reunites castaway with Black Canary along with selling a ton ofGreen Arrow Rebirth#1s.
We talked pre-Rebirthand post-Rebirthwith Ben andRebirth#1 cover artist and co-writer Juan Ferreyra at the DC Comics booth at New York Comic Con last week as Mr. Queen and Black Canary face the Island Of Scars.
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FOG!: Hey guys, it’s an honor to talk with you, I’m a big Green Arrow fan, and I’ve been reading what you’ve been doing since beforeRebirth. My first question is, did you feel likeRebirthwas a good opportunity to revisit some things, or did you feel like you weren’t done telling part of your (New 52) story?
Ben Percy:When I jumped into the New 52, and first pitchedGreen Arrow, I wanted to write Black Canary into it, I was told, “You can’t do that”. I said, “He’s gotta have a goatee,” and I couldn’t do that.
I was also trying to do the novelist thing, which is playing the long game, which you should never do in comics! Because, I could have been kicked out after a few issues. But early on, I was keeping Ollie away from his costume, away from his bow and arrow in an effort to really get to know him as a person. It felt kid of schizophrenic prior to that in the New 52.
I really wanted to build up the character, and I had in my mind aRebirthrevitalization of the character, anyway. I was going to move towards that moment when he truly became Green Arrow. It just got sped up a bit for me.
I did have another storyline involving The Outsiders that I was working towards. There were a lot of hints in there, about that, but its fine. We got rid of that, we just jumped right into the new era.
Comics picks of the week, Post- New York Comic Con Edition! We’re talking today over at Forces of Geek with Team Green Arrow! Green Arrow #9 has Ollie and Black Canary on Island of Scars. Want to know more, check out the video interview! … Gerard Way’s Young Animal Vertigo ‘popup imprint’ continues with Cave Carson has a Cybernetic Eye #1. We’re hoping the title is enough to get you intrigued. … Trinity #2 with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman from one of our favorite Flash creators in recent years, Francis Manapul puts the team’s friendship in Jeopardy. Suck it, Trebek! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
For answers to the many questionsRebirthleaves the fans with, we headed to “Meet The Publishers” panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday afternoon.
The packed room full of Damian Waynes, Reys and our favorite, an older gentleman dressed as Wonder Woman, munching on some Kettle Korn.
DC Entertainment’s co-publishers, Dan DiDio and Jim Lee opened with the usual jokes and self-congratulation for theRebirthline. Among the tidbits mentioned during the presentation:
Dan admitted that last year’s lukewarm NYCC panel reaction was partly the catalyst for the line wideRebirthchange.
Respect for legacy and character relationships were two of the other main reasons for the change.
14 millionRebirthbooks have shipped, and the numbers were strong for Wave 1.
The final issue of Darth Vader is here! Vader faces Aphra, the droids, Cylo’s creations and the Emperor in this giant-sized conclusion to an epic run from Gillen & Salvador Larroca in Darth Vader #25. … Mark Millar and Greg Capullo’s anticipated sci-fi tale Reborn #1 hits the shelves today! … Don’t cry little sister, Kiefer is on TV again as the President after protecting him for so many years! Tim Seeley (Nightwing, Hack/Slash) unleashes a Vertigo version of The Lost Boys with a brand new #1 today! … Picks this week from LeaguePodcast.com.
FOG!: The Case of the Cup of Joe was one of the funniest crime comics and of a lighter tone than the previous volumes. Was it fun to play with Portland’s barista and coffee culture obsession?
For answers to the many questions
