Mike Allred Takes On DareDevil

  It’s official! As reported by USA Today Mike Allred is jumping on to Marvel Comics Daredevil for one issue, but that’s good enough for me! Just to see my favorite artist work on one of my favorite characters is… Read More »

V for Venditti: An Interview With X-O Manowar Author Robert Venditti

Ten years ago Robert Venditti did not think he would be writing comic books for a living. Today he’s a New York Times bestselling author (The Homeland Directive). His series The Surrogates was adapted into a feature film starring Bruce… Read More »

Valiant Comics Reveals New Logo

  As of around two hours ago Valiant Comics has released this image of their new logo. I guess it looks uh, Valiant..

Frank Miller, Robocop 2 and His Penis

Recently I came across a deleted scene from Robocop 2 where Robocop/Murphy ogles a woman showering (see the video above). Naturally the first thing that comes to mind is the protagonist lamenting for his wife who has moved on after her husband was brutally murdered by Botticker and company in the first Robocop. Probably intended as a touching scene showing the character’s humanity it instead comes across as a little creepy; after all, it is a half man/half mechanical abomination eye humping a naked woman. While it is no secret that Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, The Dark Knight Returns) penned Robocop 2 I am uncertain whether people are thinking about a trend in his work which has Freudian connotations: castration.

Crossed Vs. The Walking Dead

Crossed vs. The Walking Dead By: Matthew E. Jones I’ve been a Walking Dead fan for many years now, but I must admit to being new to the world of Crossed. I just finished reading the first volume of Crossed… Read More »

My (Sort Of) Local Comic Book Store

Hidden among the shadows of comic book shop giants Tate’s and Past, Present, Future is a smallish, friendly, gem of a store store that’s kinda, sorta off the beaten path (well, off of 441 anyway). Unlike some of its larger… Read More »

Jimmy Palmiotti And The Queen Crab Incident

    Last Friday, I noticed that Jimmy Palmiotti updated his Facebook page with this, “A friend said a customer at her Local Comic Shop complained about the cover to QUEEN CRAB and had them cover it. What do you… Read More »