When the first Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) summer update was announced, I suddenly felt a renewed sense of purpose wash over me. I’ve never missed a single day since I started island life on my very own little sandy shores, but before the update came out, …
Read More »Best Shots Review – Injustice: Year Zero Chapters #1 – #3 one of the best Justice League in recent memory
I’m not sure how many more times Tom Taylor needs to audition for the main Justice League title — seriously, DC, just give him the damn book already — but Injustice: Year Zero #1 (opens in new tab)-3 might just be the next best thing. Serving as a prequel to …
Read More »If Halo Infinite wants to capture the spirit and feel of Combat Evolved, 343 will need to get these five key areas right
343 Industries would like you to look at Halo Infinite and see Halo: Combat Evolved. Have you seen that box art? It’s a very deliberate, and successful, evocation of box art from 2001. There’s the sweep of the halo ring itself, the best skybox in gaming, that resolves into undulating …
Read More »Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex journeys back to The World to help save Storm
Marvel’s X-Men line is heading toward its first ‘Dawn of X’ era line-wide crossover in ‘X of Swords’, and part of the lead up includes a series of Giant-Size X-Men one-shots – the latest of which features the mysterious thief Fantomex, who hasn’t been seen since he gave up his …
Read More »Revisiting The Question by Denny ONeil
This piece originally ran in 2002. Since then, Denny O’Neil has sadly since passed away (opens in new tab)… While 1986 and 1987 are what many modern comic readers consider the recent golden age, there’s a book from that era that often gets overlooked. Sure, DC had Watchmen (opens in …
Read More »Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reflects on his career, his hustle, his regrets
In what is a strange Comic-Con International: San Diego weekend, Todd McFarlane is doing what the rest of creators who were attending the show are about to do: taking the show virtually. The Image Comics co-founder had a few panels already, but on Saturday he’ll be watching – like many …
Read More »Best Shots Rapid-Fire Reviews: Daredevil #21, Batgirl #47, Chu #1, more
Greetings, ‘Rama readers! Ready for your Thursday pellets? Best Shots has your back with this week’s Rapid-Fire Reviews — so let’s kick off this week’s column with a look at Wolverine… (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Wolverine #3 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by David Pepose; ‘Rama …
Read More »With Tell Me Why, Dontnod will explore how shifting perspectives and false memories can shape a lifetime
Dontnod has always had a fascination with the inner machinations of the mind. This studio has always made memory a central pillar of its mechanical and narrative design. Vampyr, Life is Strange, and Remember Me – not to mention the upcoming Twin Mirror – are all focused around this idea …
Read More »Joe Quesada hopes Marvels Storyboards has “the antidote for the chaos that surrounds us”
Marvel executive vice president/creative director Joe Quesada considers himself first and foremost a storyteller – and he considers stories to be the balm for the chaos of the modern world. But as the host of the upcoming Marvel’s Storyboards (opens in new tab) – a 15-20 minute talk show in …
Read More »Best Shots review – Batman #95 “succeeds in establishing the stakes” of Joker War
After the somewhat drawn-out nature of the last arc, the opening salvo of James Tynion IV and Jorge Jimenez’s ‘The Joker War’ is a nice change-up. With the build-up out of the way, Tynion is able to settle into a more brisk storytelling pace and Jimenez is up to the …
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