Just as writer Al Ewing and artist Juann Cabal’s Guardians of the Galaxy are about to embark on Marvel’s ‘New Age of Space’ (including an upcoming clash with Ewing’s other title S.W.O.R.D. in June), Marvel has released a preview of Guardians of the Galaxy #12 (opens in new tab), which …
Read More »Kickstarter partners with Bookshop.org in new deal which could stoke comic sales
The crowdfunding platform Kickstarter partnered with the online bookstore Bookshop.org for it to be a marketplace for successfully crowdfunded book projects – especially comic books and graphic novels. With the partnership, Bookshop.org will market and sell these Kickstarter-funded books (from various publishers) direct to its online customers – and sell …
Read More »Comics Kickstarters were 24% more successful than other books in 2020
Kickstarter has closed the books on 2020, and as expected it was a record year for the comics division. A few months back, we reported that Kickstarter had already broken their year-over-year record of $16.9 million by October 2020 with $22m. Now with the dust settled, over $25 million was …
Read More »Best Shots review: The Joker #1 is a gruesome detective story
The world’s most infamous supervillain gets his own series, or does he? Despite being named the Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime appears more as a demon in The Joker #1 (opens in new tab), as Tynion focuses the story on former police commissioner Jim Gordon. The Joker #1 credits …
Read More »WandaVision channels a classic comic book moment for heartbreaking effect
WandaVision has now concluded, and along with setting the stage for Wanda’s next MCU adventure, the season finale raises questions about what’s next for the Vision, while also tying into one of the character’s most iconic comic book moments in a way that makes the ending of the show even …
Read More »Is that a Red Skull/Venom mash-up in new Carlos Pacheco Heroes Reborn variant covers?
Marvel Comics has released a second set of April ‘Heroes Reborn’ variant covers by artist Carlos Pacheco in as many days. This new set of six covers mostly feature the members of the Squadron Supreme who star in the alt-reality event, and the images “offer exciting hints at the backstories …
Read More »New horror comic Creeping plays on social media fad challenges
Fresh off the reveal of a secret room behind one person’s bathroom mirror on TikTok, Dark Horse Comics is introducing an even creepier new fad: Creeping. It is an online challenge to spend the night in a frightening location – an abandoned house, a poky cemetery, a foreboding cave… whatever. …
Read More »Battle Chasers makes a surprise return as Joe Madureira shows off pages from new issue
20 years after the last issue was published, a first look at the next issue of Joe Madureira’s Battle Chasers series is here. To say it’s a long time coming would be an understatement, but here we are. Take a look: Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Ludo Lullabi (Airship …
Read More »Non-Stop Spider-Man #1 begins at a breakneck pace
Joe Kelly and Chris Bachalo have a history together, and Marvel re-teaming them for a new Spider-Man series is meant to mine that for more great stories. After just reading this four-page preview of next week’s Non-Stop Spider-Man #1 (opens in new tab)… well… take a look: Image 1 of …
Read More »Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and John Walker team up to celebrate 80 years of Captain America
2021 marks the 80th Anniversary of Captain America’s 1941 debut in Captain America Comics #1 (opens in new tab), and to celebrate, Marvel is bringing all four modern wielders of the shield together in a five-issue series titled The United States of Captain America. Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, John Walker, …
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