(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Brandon Seifert
Art by menton3
Lettered by Tom B. Long
The Fly is a seminal film. David Cronenberg directed a George Langelaan adapted short story (screenplay was by Charles Edward Pogue) and made it into a film that makes your skin crawl 30 years after it was first released. (1986) This book comes out fortuitously. I just watched this movie last week so the images and creepy-crawly feelings are still pretty fresh in my mind. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Tommy Lee Edwards
I really enjoyed #0 issue of Winter World. I haven’t read up on the series so far, so this was my first foray into the Winter World. So many post-apocalyptic stories can seem so similar. Not this one. This one felt unique. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett with Jody Houser
Art by Szymon Kudranski
Colors by Mat Lopes
Letters by Neil Uyetake
I am a tabula rasa when it comes to Orphan Black. I am, in fact, writing this forward before I’ve read either of the comics, numbers one or two, so that I can try to get a before and after impression. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing / Boom! Studios, 2015)
Written by Scott and David Tipton
Art by Rachael Stott
Colors by Charlie Krichoff
Lettered by Tom B. Long
I was never a Trekkie. I never had that fanboy appreciation for the series or films that ensnares half of the geek culture. (because let’s face it, you’re either a Trek fan or a Star Wars fan.) I came to Star Trek by a much longer route, through the films, Wrath of Kahn is still my favorite, and eventually through my children. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Brian Lynch
Illustrated by Nick Roche
Colored by Leonard O’Grady
Lettered by Tom B. Long
Nostalgia is the basis for all of our likes and dislikes. Those informal years of training at the movie theater or in front of the television on Saturday mornings have informed everything that I still like to this day. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Erik Burnham
Art by Nacho Arranz
Colors by Esther Sanz
Letters by Gilberto Lazcano
In 1999, at the very turn of the century, a film was released that changed the way we look at sci-fi icons. I don’t remember seeing ads for it, but I do remember seeing it on the shelf in the video store. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Written by Walter Simonson
Artwork by Walter Simonson
Color Artwork by Len O’Grady
Lettering by John Workman
Walter Simonson is a member of that ultra-elite class of comic book creators that sadly gets smaller every year. He has brought his highly recognizable and unique visual style to the most iconic characters of both DC and Marvel at some point in his illustrious career. His work at DC includes groundbreaking runs on Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Writer: Frank Bill
Artist: Drew Moss
Colorist: Oliver Lee Arce
Editor: Sarah Gaydos
In 1989 I was fully in the thrall of the X-Men and Spider-Man, but there were other books out there, something mysterious called “indie” comics, that would shape my later life. 1994 saw the release of The Crow, the Brandon Lee film, and I was enthralled. It was a superhero movie. We were on the heels of Batman Returns Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Writer – Steve Niles
Artist – Damien Worm
Editor – Chris Ryall
If Mary Shelley could have known what she was doing, would she still have done it? The same question could have been asked of the doctor in her most famous work. From a vacation on the banks of Lake Geneva with Lord Byron was born the stuff of legends, and constant reinvention, as well as re-animation, of one of the classic characters in literature. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Written by Joe Harris
Artwork by Greg Scott
Color Artwork by Art Lyon
“I want to believe…” For so long that was the mantra of the x-fanatic. The adventures of Mulder and Scully captured the imaginations of a generation, and Chris Carter most definitely changed the face of television, as we know it. Continue reading
(Monkeybrain Comics / IDW Publishing, 2014)
Writer: Gregg Taylor
Art, Colors, Letters: Dean Kotz
Mask of the Red Panda is based on The Red Panda Adventures, a faux old-timey pulp radio show following the exploits of the eponymous masked hero in a trench coat and his sidekick, the Flying Squirrel. However, this comic is my first exposure to the characters Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Written by Mike Johnson
Art by Yasmin Liang
Colours by Zak Atkinson
Letters by Gilberto Lazcano
This Star Trek comic takes place after the events of Star Trek into Darkness, which makes it instantly comparable to comics like Smallville: Season 11 and X-Files Season 10 that take characters and events established on screen and continue telling that story in a different medium. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Created by Joe Halpin Sr. and Joe Halpin Jr.
Written by Joe Halpin Sr.
Pencils and Inks by Juanfrancisco Moyano
Assistant Inker: D.F. Martin
Colorist: Joe Halpin Jr.
Assistant Colorist: Joaquin Pereyra
Letterer: Tom B. Long
Hell is terrifying. That’s sort of the point. We’ve seen it as a setting over and over again throughout literature and right into comic books. And it’s been proven as a great setting for comics. Spawn comes to the fore without even thinking about it. Of course there is always the flip side of that as well Continue reading
Writers and Artists: Various
Editors: Steve Banes, Clizia Gussoni and Craig Yoe
Contributing Editors: Mike Howlett, Toxic Tommy O’Brien and Tillmann Courth
Often, there tends to be a bias against purchasing comics in reprints. This could be fueled by the speculator market, in which reprints or second printings might be seen as being inauthentic or worth less because they’re not the original. To that I say, comics are meant for reading. Value should be an afterthought. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Created, Written & Drawn by Stephen Mooney
Color Artwork (Issue #1) by Stephen Mooney
Color Artwork (Issues #2-6) by Jordie Bellaire
Half Past Danger is a book you should pick up. Really. You should stop now and go buy it. I could end the review right there, but then it wouldn’t be much of a review and my editor would stop sending me stuff and I would be out all of these wonderful comics and things…and the chance to see more work from Stephen Mooney. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Written by Erik Burnham
Art by Dan Schoening
Colors by Luis Antonio Delgado
“Mass Hysteria! Prelude #2”
Written by Erik Burnham
Art by Erik Evensen
Letters by Gilberto Lazcano
The Ghostbusters is a franchise near and dear to me. The original film is in my top five of all time. I love it for reasons that will probably be familiar to so many people that are in their mid-30’s. The two films, the accompanying soundtracks (“Who you gonna’ call?”) the breakfast cereal, the “Real” Ghostbusters cartoon Continue reading
Things to Come for January 2014
with Kenneth Kimbrough
Welcome to 2014, the year we first get attacked by kaiju and the year when Solid Snake grows a pretty rad stache. As a part of the new year, I’m introducing a feature to the site in which I highlight new releases, reprints, relaunches and just about anything else that tickles me. All of this information can be found in the retailer catalog—PREVIEWS—which your local comic store should carry. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Joe Hill
Artwork by Gabriel Rodriquez
Color Artwork by Jay Fotos
Lettering by Robbie Robbins
Endings and loose ends. That is what we get in this the final installation of the much loved Locke & Key series by Joe Hill. And there was no shortage of loose ends to tie up in this long running series. Continue reading
Fever Ridge #1
(IDW, February 2013)
WRITTEN BY: Michael Heimos
ARTWORK BY: Nick Runge
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Jordie Bellaire
LETTERING BY: Brandon Destefano
Greetings from the Wasteland!
This week, as you’re browsing the longboxes while waiting for your comic book purveyor to deliver into your hands the magical pile that has collected in your pull box, keep your eyes open in the top left corner for the letters “IDW”. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
STORY BY: Joe Harris w/ Chris Carter
WRITTEN BY: Joe Harris
ARTWORK BY: Michael Walsh
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Jordie Bellaire
LETTERING BY: Shawn Lee
Comics based on films, television, and video games have really filled the market in the past decade or so, from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, many “Army of Darkness” spin-offs, and even a “Mass Effect” list of titles. There are more, but I think you get the point. Continue reading