As we move into BIG TIME, and the ongoing new ASM team of Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos/Stefano Casselli, it’s sometimes crazy to try to imagine just how many different creative teams there were in the short amount of time of the Brand New Day-era of Spider-Man. Spidey has had some great creative teams in […]
In our Funnybooks podcast, we focus on current events, and usually large events. Most times, the conversations are constrained so that we can fit everything into an hour or so, but here at Funnybooks After Hours (now in its second season after a short hiatus),the discussion continues to topics not covered, greater questions of events […]
Maybe it’s the price of comics? Or perhaps the craptastic quality assurance efforts that pass for editing these days? Maybe it’s the repeated absenteeism of The Associate Who Must Not Be Named? Or is it possibly that freaking jerkface Alan Moore? Hard to say. It could just be a perfect storm for a hurricane of […]
Yeah…we know. We talk about Ron Marz and Top Cow Comics all the time. You’re thinking we should just change the name of the show to Top Cow Books With Aron and Paulie. But, when you get a chance to talk to someone as interesting as Marz, and about comics as good as Velocity, Angelus, […]
Remember how I said, in my review for New Ways to Die, that Anti-Venom was the first new symbiote to be introduced to the Spidey universe in a while? Yeah, I had forgotten about Toxin, the offspring of Carnage introduced in the Venom vs. Carnage universe. I remember Toxin being a big deal when he […]
It’s been quite a while since we’ve talked to the creators of the awesome graphic novel, Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer. But guess what? They’re back, and releasing the sequel, Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater, this October! But even cooler than that, and a shout out to all of our talented artist friends, is […]
It’s a grumpy group we’ve assembled this week. If we’re not grousing about event books we’re arguing the merits of hot, steamy girl-on-girl lovin’ in the pages of our favorite books. Join Aron, Paul, Wayne and Ragey-Red Tim (Rim) for a rousing review of the week’s comics. Jonathan’s on notice So is Tim Superman: The […]
And our day of free Top Cow goodies concludes with the inaugural chapter of the “War of the Witchblades,” from Witchblade #125. This is the storyline that introduced the character Finch, and made Danni Baptiste the Angelus, essentially setting up all that’s happening in Top Cow’s Universe right now. Witchblade Vol.8 is available today, and […]
Remember Joe’s Comics? J. Michael Straczynski’s run at Top Cow produced some really great material, including Rising Stars and, especially, Midnight Nation. Available today is the new printing of the Midnight Nation trade paperback, featuring writing from Straczynski and art from Gary Frank (Superman: Secret Origin). This is a MUST READ book! What’s it about? […]
Trying to decide what to spend your hard earned cash on today when you hit your local comic shop? Well, why don’t we make it easy for you? Top Cow is releasing a ton of great material today, including: Witchblade, vol. 8: War of the Witchblades Midnight Nation Trade Paperback Magdalena #3 Angelus #5 As […]