Kevin Panetta
Mike Carey Rules the Planet
Mike Carey is a busy guy. He's currently scribing two new Vertigo series, FAKER and CROSSING MIDNIGHT. DC also just published his contribution to the Minx line, RE-GIFTERS, with a second, CONFESSIONS OF A BLABBERMOUTH to be released on September 12th...
“Bruce, for God’s Sake.” A Review of ‘World War Hulk’ and Its Various Tie-ins (Part 6)
Last week seemed like total weak-sauce to me, so I waited for the head honcho, WORLD WAR HULK #3, to hit stands. It has and just like that, I'm back with more Hulk-y nonsense!
WORLD WAR HULK #3This issue of WORLD WAR HULK focuses mainly on the Hulk's confrontation with Doctor Strange...
Dark Horse’s CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST: A Review
I didn't grow up reading Harvey comics. Unfortunately for me, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN and WHAT IF? were my drinks of choice before moving on to the harder stuff like SANDMAN, CEREBUS and SHADE THE CHANGING MAN. Sure, I had seen a RICHIE RICH comic or two
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“May He Who Dies…Die Well.” A Review of ‘World War Hulk’ and Its Various Tie-ins (Part 5)
WORLD WAR HULK #2The carnage continues in World War Hulk #2 and this mini-series turned summer event crossover is still going strong. If you're looking for a bunch of dialogue, well, there are probably three or four new Bendis comics out this week...
Taking a Look at CLUBBING and DC’s New Minx Line
According to a quote from Karen Berger in a terribly-titled Wall Street Journal article, the folks at DC have been "looking at the success of manga as a great sign that teenage girls were actually reading comics again." The result of all that looking is Minx, a new line of young adult graphic novels aimed at girls
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“I Hear You People Have Yourselves a Bit of a Hulk Problem.” A Review of ‘World War Hulk’ and Its Various Tie-ins (Part 4)
These things come out every week?! Here's a look at the new World War Hulk (WWH) books.
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #1If these crossover books pan out, Hulk is going to be pretty busy for the next few months. He has already taken on Iron Man and Black Bolt...
“Dem Fish is Swimmin'” A Review of David Lapham’s SILVERFISH
David Lapham is not new to crime comics. For the past twelve years, while not exactly prolific, the majority of his output has dealt with murder, drugs, robbery or some combination of the three. Throughout forty issues of the phenomenal STRAY BULLETS, he told a series of interwoven crime stories that took place in a non-linear fashion that kept readers puzzled and entertained at the same time...
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“Oh, Hell.” A Review of ‘World War Hulk’ and Its Various Tie-ins (Part 3)
As goes the Hulk, so goes all of the other Marvel titles. Why I decided to review every World War Hulk (WWH) tie-in is beyond me, but so far the event has paid off (mostly). Hulk still seems to be landing in Manhattan in all of these books, though, so I'm hoping this batch of books will do a little more than view that same event from various angles
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Persepolis Movie Kicked Out of Bangkok Film Festival
According to an article in Variety magazine, the film version of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis has been dropped from the Bangkok International Film Festival due to political pressure from the Iranian Embassy.
Chattan Kunjara Na Ayutthaya, the chief officer of Iran's Tourism Authority stated that "It is a good movie in artistic terms, but we have to consider other issues that migh
“GRAAAAA!” A Review of ‘World War Hulk’ and Its Various Tie-ins (Part 2)
I think Hulk wants to get the introductions out of the way. He's had a prologue and a comic with hardly any Hulk in it at all. He's ready to yell "GRAAAAA!" and punch Iron Man in the face. But then again, aren't we all?While I'm still lagging a bit behind, today we get to the meat of the story, World War Hulk #1...