The sixth entry in the Skulduggery Pleasant series has been released? What? A quick glance at Amazon shows that only the first three books have been released in the United States. You actually have to go to Amazon UK to find books 4-6 of what’s quickly becoming my favorite book series. It’s a shame, but […]
Ghost Rider working for the Kingpin? Getting super powers just in time to find out you only have one month to live? What mad genius could spawn such tales? Well, as it turns out … that man is Rob Williams! This week, we speak to Rob about ONE MONTH TO LIVE, which tells the tale […]
A brilliant scientist – his best friend – the woman he loves – and her fiery-tempered kid brother! Together, they braved the unknown terrors of the inter-webs, and were changed by sarcastic rays into something more than merely human! Aron! Paul! Bitch Wayne! Rim! Now they are Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie (and Their Amazing […]
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 […]