Connor Kent is making another go at maintaining an ongoing series with this first issue of Volume IV’s Superboy. The young man is going back to his roots, although if you take that literally, it would mean his return to a Petri dish in a very ornate lab. After all, Connor Kent is the product of the combined D.N.A. of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor. No, in this case, Superboy is back where all of Superboy’s stories tend to originate: Smallville.
Author: Mike McLarty
Digital distribution is changing the ways in which data can be disseminated. Accessing unauthorized digital copies of comics carries the label of “piracy” or the more politically correct terminology, “filesharing.” There are thousands of websites, forums and blogs that offer unauthorized publications, including comics. Some publishers have been aggressive in …issuing cease and desist orders and asking for their products, current and future, to be removed. Marvel Comics, the #1 publisher in the industry has been the most proactive in aggressively tackling unauthorized distribution of their material.
Abattoir takes place in the late ‘80s and despite the economic prosperity our nation was enjoying, Real Estate agent Richard Ashwalt is at his breaking point.
Can the new story arc possibly meet ongoing reader’s expectations? The first 4-issue storyline, “The Duck Knight Returns” was an unqualified success. The title has proven to be rife with cleverness and laugh-out-loud moments. Read on to find out if lightning can indeed strike twice.
You may find this difficult to believe, but Bruce Wayne wasn’t actually dead. As a matter of fact, he’s back from the proverbial grave and his first order of business is clear. Test the worthiness of his immediate and extended family of crime fighters. This is the equivalent of abandoning your home for a year and coming back to find your family in the house. Then you wage an attack on the home to see how they do. Welcome home, Bruce!
I have an incredibly embarrassing admission to bring to the readers of Major Spoilers. This may very well cost me geek credibility cache, but I owe you the truth. Here’s the thing: I have never actually read Warren Ellis’ and Cully Hamner’s graphic novel, RED. Further details will only serve to compound my lapse in fandom. For example, I consider Warren Ellis to be my favorite comics author. When I say I own EVERYTHING else that Ellis has produced, I’m not overstating the facts. Rather than spend any additional time lamenting my contemptible actions, I have decided to instead speculate…
Deadpool has been brought out of retirement in order to eliminate Hammerhead, the Maggia crimelord who has been in self-imposed isolation. Secluded within the heavily fortified office building known as The Tower, nothing gets in or out without Hammerhead’s distinguished associates catching wind of it. Well, except for perhaps the world’s greatest assassin, our very own Merc With a Mouth, Deadpool.
Welcome to the streets of a futuristic dystopian city, comprised of architectural influences including Syd Mead’s Blade Runner designs, The Crow, and some European flair by way of cobblestone streets and foreboding archways. Welcome to the world of Radical Comics Ryder On The Storm.
Norse goddess Valkyrie has her eye on a comeback. Recently brought back within the pages of Ed Brubaker’s Secret Avengers, this one-shot sets out to examine the history of the character while setting the tone for what readers can expect to see in her future.
The good news is that Skullkickers is sold out at the distribution level and a 2nd printing is already in preproduction. So what is the bad news?
Mark S. Zaid, Esq has two key interests. By day, his passion is national security law where he represents his Washington DC based law firm, the Law Office of Mark S. Zaid, P.C. and outside of the courtroom he is a collector of investment-grade comic books. For the next 3 months, Zaid has combined his two passions by guest-curating an exhibit at Yale Law School, entitled Superheroes in Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books.