I’ve grown quite accustomed to our new Covid-19 reality. As things open up more, I find myself anxious about what I should be worried about. Randall Munroe from xkcd.com brilliantly illustrates “This is actually the first time I’ve___________ since early 2020”
Shaky Kane and Krent Able bring back fun into comic books. The best way to describe their work is Jack Kirby meets Dada with a splash of Fletcher Hanks in old-school comic book four-color glory. Image collects this exciting strip from the British duo. Kane & Able is a 72-page graphic novel that delivers a wallop.
Real comic book collectors are always after the variant cover of fan-favorite comic books. The marketing ploy for both retailer and collector to buy more comics has been around since 1986. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of The Man of Steel, which featured two different covers by writer/artist John Byrne.
Godzilla vs. Kong is the biggest thing around unless you forget about Mechagodzilla. The metallic monster plays a significant role in the movie. Funko Pop Movies celebrates the event with their own version of the mechanical monster.
Just in time for Pride Month, DC Comics announces Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger and Sara Kipin. It’s complicated! Poison Ivy is one of Batman’s more diverse characters, mostly understood but yet deadly. She is not one-dimensional as some of her fellow rogues from Arkham Asylum. Kody Keplinger and artist Sara Kipin nurture Poison Ivy our favorite antihero with a gothic-horror twist story. This prickly adventure will keep you captivated and seduced by Poison Ivy’s charm.
In the seventies, everyone was crazy about peanuts, the comic strip about depressed children that showed that life was pointless and effort was futile.
A comic book cover variant from All-New Captain America #6, 2015. Declan Shalvey pays homage to Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s soup can lithograph.
Steve Ditko emulated his creations, he was a man of mystery and that suited him fine. He co-created both Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee. He had a beef with Stan Lee, he always believed he was also the originator of the famous Marvel Method way of storytelling. Stan Lee always said that he was the sole creator of the method.
July promises to be hotter this year with the release of Fourth World Omnibus by John Byrne by DC Comics. The giant omnibus collects all the Fourth stories by fan favourite writer/artist John Byrne. True to the Jack Kirby creation, this series is sure to entertain.
Sports company PUMA teams up with Peanuts for a new line of footwear, apparel, and accessories for adults and kids featuring Charles M. Schulz’s classic characters. The two iconic brands come together to create a fun collection revolving around sport and the Peanuts gang.
And you thought the life of a pumpkin was easy. Now we know why the Great Pumpkin never made an appearance
The second adventure of the little reporter, Tintin in the Congo, is the subject of a new digital edition, closer to the line of Hergé, starting from the original boards completely restored and colorised according to the techniques of the 21st century.