Geek Overture

So, DC’s beating Marvel in the visible female character stakes? When the hell did this happen? Sure, DC hasn’t exactly been getting accolades all over the place for retconning Batgirl out of the wheelchair and for pretty much all of the first few issues of Voodoo. However: that doesn’t get Marvel a pass for getting [...]

Today’s pull list involves more Dark Ages fantasy adventures, a new magic-based superhero and the grimdarkest of X-Men. Demon Knights #3 Madame Xanadu starts off the book with a magic shielding spell that comes at a terrible price and Etrigan is pissed that his girlfriend now looks about 80. Oh, and barbarians are still knocking [...]

Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel, it’s your weekly round up of some new releases in the world of comics. Voodoo #2 DC’s alien stripper superheroine is back for issue #2 and it’s… not quite what I was expecting from issue #1. Now the first issue of Voodoo, I definitely had to agree with Rich Johnston on [...]

And we’re back for another roundup of what’s going on with new comic releases this week, this time featuring the redheaded stepchild Robin, Wolverine once again getting his orientalism on and the crossover no one was expecting if they didn’t already know about the Star Trek/Transformers/GI Joe/Ghostbusters/Zombies crossover from early this year. Red Hood and [...]

Morning chaps, Comics Czar Jac here with a runaround of the top titles coming out this week!

A few videos connected to The Avengers film have just been leaked online, and it’s looking promising for the franchise.

If you’re a geek, then attending San Diego Comic-Con is like going home. It’s the one place where knowledge of the Star Wars expanded universe is currency; where you can find solace with other Automan fans and where wearing your Spider-man costume is completely acceptable. This is far more than a gathering of fans trading [...]

Marvel’s movie division might not be putting on any large-scale Hall H presentations for Comic-Con this year, but that’s obviously not going to stop them from putting on a huge show with the highly anticipated Captain America and Avengers films! Along with a teaser trailer set to play throughout the event, there are rumors that, [...]