It’s only natural that when you have a film like “Star Wars” that spawned an entire industry unto itself, there’s going to be a higher than normal level of interest in its origins.  So when you start hearing apocryphal stories about the original “rough draft” of the very first film and what it contained — […]

When we left off in the battle between Rick’s forces and Negan’s “Saviors,” things were not looking too good for the former’s side.  Things had started off great with the zombie-driven assault on Negan’s fortress, but then the man’s forces rallied and staged a devastating attack on Rick’s home.  In lesser hands, this downward trend […]

“Usagi Yojimbo” creator Stan Sakai lays out the origins of the title characters in his introduction to this collected edition.  For what it’s worth, it sounds like he had a solid plan for it.  The story of wandering rabbit swordsman Nilson Groundthumper and Hermy the guinea pig, his naif traveling companion, was to have been […]

What do you do to follow up a phenomenon like “Scott Pilgrim?” If you’re creator Bryan Lee O’Malley, then the answer is you take several years off to get your bearings and decide what your next move is.  Then you pour all of your energy into creating a 300+-page graphic novel about a chef/restaurant owner […]

In this volume, Cyclops’ team finishes out their forced sojourn to Limbo, deal with one of their own quitting the team, lock horns with S.H.I.E.L.D., and take down a new-model Sentinel at a pro-mutant rally.  So there’s a lot going on here in the six issues collected here even if their quality is somewhat uneven. […]

I can’t say that there was a whole lot of comics news that grabbed my attention coming out of Comic-Con this year.  However, we were told in advance that Marvel would be unleashing their plans for “Star Wars” at the convention and they did not disappoint.  Their announcements regarding the titles and the creative teams […]

That’s one more Comic-Con down.  Even though the con was insanely packed as usual, it still felt pretty manageable to me.  Maybe that’s because I’ve made it a habit to stay away from the craziness of the Hall H and Ballroom 20 lines and focus more on panels geared towards comic creators.  Of course, it […]

As I write this, in the last few days we’ve been hit with announcements of an all-new female Thor, Sam Wilson stepping into the role of Captain America and the “Superior Iron Man.”  All of these announcements were either made through a major media outlet or got some form of attention outside of the usual […]

By the time you read this, the third Image Expo will have come and gone at the Hilton Bayfront before Comic-Con’s Preview Night kicks off.  If you thought that Comic-Con tickets were hard to get ahold of, just know that the tickets for this sold out a minute after they went on sale.  More than […]