New Ways to Die was the first huge event of the Brand New Day saga, back in 2008. The six-issue Spider-Man story arc written by Dan Slott with art by John Romita, Jr. first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #568-#573. Not only did it feature the first big altercation between then-head of HAMMER Norman Osborn, […]
Disappointment and disagreement are featured heavily in this week’s show as well as satisfaction and consensus. We’re a strange dichotomy at Funnybooks. Download now and choose your side!! Batman: Streets of Gotham #15 Batman Beyond #3 Ides of Blood #1 Amazing Spider-Man #640 Hulk #24 Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher #2 Secret Avengers #4 New […]
Finally able to grasp the concept of the difference between US time and England time, your Funnybooks hosts Wayne and Paulie have a nice little chat with comic book, video game, novel writer and all around nice guy Antony Johnston. In our second Shadowland interview, we talk about his work on the Daredevil tie-in issues […]
As Brand New Day reaches its end, it’s hard to imagine that it’s been over 100 issues since the storyline began (due to the thrice-monthly schedule). There have been so many storylines in those 100 issues that it would be no small feat to find a way to catch up on them all. Still, one […]
When it was announced that popular horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro would be co-writing a novel, lots of fans were super excited about it. Though I don’t subscribe to the opinion that everything he touches turns to gold, I am a del Toro fan, and find all of his films imaginative, if not enjoyable. Though […]
In this week’s episode, all the boys are in the hizzouse. As such, Wayne takes a moment to set the record straight. Jonathan regales us with tales of his victorious turn at a Magic tournament and explains why he didn’t come home with a new car. Plus, Aron and Jonathan fight! All this and we […]
It’s been a week since GenCon concluded, so it’s probably time to release Wayne’s last journal concerning the big show. Wayne reflects on the costume contest, Felicia Day and The Guild, and the dealer room. Plus, his final thoughts!
I’m going to put something here that you need to read. From CBR, in reference to the recent announcement that Tony Scott is directing a film adaptation of his Nemesis miniseries. Mark Millar tells Empire Magazine that he wants the biggest names possible for the film. “The thing is, one guy has to be as […]
Note: This article was originally released on Dec 1, 2009. Much has been said about J. Michael Straczynski’s run on The Amazing Spider-Man, and almost all of it is negative. And for good reason – in the last half of his run… It was revealed that Gwen Stacy had twins with Norman Osborn Spider-Man took […]
In the heady days following the end of the Wakanda-Latveria War and while Wayne was off at GenCon and Jonathan was under the weather, the rest of us all got together to discuss the week’s comics. Join Aron, Paul, and Tim for a measured, reasoned response to the week’s comics. Plus, sex with clones! SHADOWLAND […]