Remember how we said that Sandbox Session 7 was our final sandboxing session? Well, we went and got ourselves a new player, which means we needed one more turn in the sandbox. In this episode, Andrew (aka New Jonathan) joins the team and we run him through character generation. While the artwork and title reveal […]
Ron Marz returns to the show to talk about his all new, creator-owned project – Shinku. Shipping this week from Image Comics, Shinku tells the tale of vampires both in modern-day and feudal Japan. There are samurai, motorcyles and lots of bloody killing. It’s a terrific book. We also discuss Ron’s upcoming Green Lantern one-shot […]
Not the official title, mind you. But, as previously speculated, FLASHPOINT IS PRETTY FRIGGIN BIG, and the entire DC Universe is going back to #1 starting this September, as officially revealed to USAToday. The first book out of the gate? Justice League #1, by the incredible team of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. Some important […]
Paul has an announcement to make Memorial Day Plans Tim’s small itty bitty banter topic The Mighty Thor #2 Amazing Spider-Man #662 FF #4 Green Lantern #66 Green Lantern Corps #60 Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #10 Spider-Girl #7 Kirby: Genesis #0 Xombi #3 Just a few weeks left ’til big episode 100. We’re getting our […]
This week, both Paul and Wayne saw Pirates of the Caribbean, but not together. It’s not like they’re dating or anything, though they do tend coordinate they’re wardrobe with freakish regularity. At the theater, they had wildly different experiences. Be that as it may, we all grooved to this week’s new Green Lantern trailer. We […]
The first thing you have to understand about Daryl Gregory is that despite all evidence to the contrary he is not in fact British. I know, right? The next thing you need to know about Daryl Gregory? He’s writing two of the best comics around. His Dracula: Company of Monsters is simply the best Dracula […]
On a recent episode of Funnybooks, I complained bitterly about how DC was handling Flashpoint, their new big summer event book. Though the book is only 5 issues long, there are TWENTY three-issue tie in mini-series that take place in the world of Flashpoint, as well as three tie in issues of Booster Gold. Then […]
This week, a lot of folks called in sick… so they didn’t get to join us for our Thwipster.com conversation. They didn’t get to lament the sad news of NBC’s Wonder Woman decision. And they didn’t get to ruminate over the Smallville series finale. That’s fine. Podcasting is done by those who show up. So […]
One of my favorite artists, Gary Frank, joins writer Geoff Johns for an epic story teaming Superman with an adult version of the Legion of Super-Heroes. When he was a boy, Clark Kent was isolated and alone until he met this teen team from the 31st Century. Today, it’s been years since Superman saw his […]
Writer/artist Scott Kolins (THE FLASH) brings you the origin behind one of the most mysterious figures in DC comics! Solomon Grundy teams with Cyrus Gold – the man he once was before becoming a monster – to uncover the truth behind the Grundy curse! But how can he team with Cyrus Gold? How was Solomon […]