Back in the old days (mid 90’s or so), I wasn’t a big fan of Deadpool. Sure, he’s a mutant with ties to Wolverine’s origin and occasionally made appearances in the X-Books, but I always considered his books to be as close to the X-Men as Ghostrider. Now, that I’m back in, and branching out […]
Aron’s at GenCon this week! If you wanna chat about comics, send him a note on Twitter. Greeting cards (1:45) The Barnes & Noble bargain bins (3:41) Christmas in August (6:32) Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (13:00) Captain America: Reborn #2 (19:47) Chew #1-3 (27:35) Mayhem #1 (oops…Paul meant BloodSTRIKE, not Bloodshot) (38:20) War […]
Based on Greg Pak’s Planet Hulk storyline that ran through Incredible Hulk #92-105 comes the movie Planet Hulk, from Marvel’s animated division (what was their last movie? Was it Iron Man?). Despite how Aron and I felt about what came after Planet Hulk and World War Hulk (listen to our thoughts here), I enjoyed those […]
So…Ultimatum #5 came out this week from Marvel Comics, ending the first volumes of all of their Ultimate titles (Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men) and getting things ready for their relaunch as Ultimate Comics, which appears to be set in the same universe. The question is…what’s left of the universe to continue? The Ultimatum series, by […]
Seems like just a few weeks since we started off Funny Books with Aron and Paulie and here we are already on issue 600. In this very special 600th issue we at long last discuss some Marvel books >gasp<… Incredible Hulk #600 Amazing Spider-man #600 Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, and War of Kings Green […]
Today, July 22nd, the final issue of Marvel’s critically acclaimed (and IoM-acclaimed) Wonderful Wizard of Oz hits shelves, written by Eric Shanower and illustrated by Skottie Young. Make sure to pick it up when you hit your local funnybook shop! There’s never been a comic adaptation quite this loyal to the original work, much less […]
I just want to go on record by saying that I do believe this may be a well-written title, and I have nothing against the creators. That being said, MORE DAMN SPIDER-MAN? As if thrice-monthly wasn’t enough (not including Spider-minis, Spider-Man Family, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, and Ultimate Spider-Man since those are not regular continuity), now […]
…well, not to see him, but to enter the contest for a copy of Wonderful Wizard of Oz #8 signed by series writer ERIC SHANOWER! How do you enter? It’s easy cheesy – click here for the full details, or on our little banner ad on the top right!
…the Wonderful Wizard of Oz! We’re talking to Eric Shanower, writer of Marvel’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz and upcoming Marvelous Land of Oz, and we’re giving you a chance to win a signed copy of the issue #8 of Wonderful Wizard of Oz! How do you win? It’s so simple! In the talkback below, leave […]
Now this is a story I can get behind! Novelist David Liss is set to write an upcoming mini series featuring the origin of The Phantom Reporter, from J. Michael Straczynki’s Marvel series The Twelve. I have to admit I’ve never read The Twelve, but I’ve heard good things, despite the fact that, as of […]