“Action Comics #9″
Since the last issue of Action Comics ended that particular story arc, Grant Morrison and company took a brief detour this month, giving us a one-off tale of Calvin Ellis, the Superman of Earth 23....
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Grant Morrison, Rags Morales et al.DC Comics$3.99, 32 pages After last month’s brief sojourn into the world of Calvin Lewis, Super-President, Morrison returns us to the regularly scheduled adventures...
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Grant Morrison, Rags Morales, et al.DC Comics$3.99, 32 pages I wish I could say that this was another perfect issue of Action Comics, but that would be a stretch. Grant Morrison rarely achieves...
View Article“Happy #1″
This week sees the debut of Grant Morrison and Derrick Robertson’s much-hyped new series from Image. Morrison is currently writing the Superman-centric Action Comics, and this comic features a...
View ArticleTime and All-Star Superman
Time travel in superhero comics is often a protective measure undertaken by heroes, a utilitarian effort in order to ensure the safety of a future status quo. This idea presents time travel as a...
View ArticleSpoilers! Responding to the Latest Batman News
No need to wait for Wednesdays anymore as publishers decide that they will send the spoilers for upcoming comics to news reporters a few days before the comic hits the store shelves. DC Comics did this...
View Article“Batman Incorporated #8″
Batman Incorporated #8(w) Grant Morrison(a) Chris Burnham & Jason MastersDC Comics$2.99 Spoilers! Every comic is somebody’s first comic. I’m going to go out on a bit of a limb here, but I think...
View ArticleAdvance Scout: TRADE WEEK! (4/17/13)
WHAT IS ADVANCE SCOUT? Each week, the Capeless Crew picks out those books that we think are most worthy of your dollars and attention. These books are chosen based on a variety of qualities, including...
View ArticleGrant Morrison’s Zenith Reprinted
2000AD will be reprinting Grant Morrison’s breakthrough work, Zenith, in its entirety for the first time ever. This reprinting which will be a limited edition hardcover book and will be restricted to...
View Article“Superman Unchained #1″ Kicks Off in Epic Style
Scott Snyder’s much awaited debut at the helm of a title starring DC flagship superhero the Man of Tomorrow, accompanying the now-box-office-smash Man of Steel movie (from Watchmen and 300 director and...
View ArticleReview: Action Comics #8
I’ve been picking up Grant Morrison’s Action since the launch of DC’s New 52. The latest issue is the culmination of the first arc, which has had Superman face first the revamped Metallo (now METAL-0),...
View ArticleThe Chaining of Clark Kent
When superstar writer Grant Morrison was announced as the writer of DC Comics’ New 52 relaunch of Action Comics it was made clear that this was not going to be the Superman we were used to...
View ArticleImage Announces New Titles from Brubaker & Phillips, DeConnick, Fraction,...
Image Expo has brought forth a flood of announcements for new titles for 2014, with many of the comic book industry’s biggest names attached. Here are some of the most intriguing and exciting previews...
View ArticlePoint of Entry: Superman Action Comics Volume 1 —What happened?
I’ve always preferred Batman to Superman. Batman is gritty and had terrible luck growing up despite being loaded. Superman was raised in rural Kansas by good, God-fearin’ folk who taught him to be...
View ArticleDC Unveils “Multiversity #1: House of Heroes” Release Month and Preview Image
DC and Comic Book Resources have announced the book that will “define the Multiverse for The New 52″ is releasing this August. Written by Grant Morrison, the first chapter will be drawn by artists Ivan...
View ArticleComic Book Movie Buzz: ‘Son of Batman’ Clip
Son of Batman is an upcoming direct-to-video animated superhero film that is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. It is an adaptation of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’s 2006 Batman and...
View ArticleEditorial: The Future of Comics is… Webcomics?
Every few decades or so, there is a group of comics creators that come along and change the industry for good, or for ill. In the late 1980s and the early 1990s, there was the “British Invasion” of...
View ArticleEditorial: Comics Unmasked Shows the Politics and Mischief of British Comics
So this editorial is going to be a little different than usual, but it should be lots of fun for comics fans, especially those who want comics to be appreciated as serious literature. This Wednesday,...
View ArticleDC Unveils “Multiversity #1: House of Heroes” Release Month and Preview Image
DC and Comic Book Resources have announced the book that will “define the Multiverse for The New 52″ is releasing this August. Written by Grant Morrison, the first chapter will be drawn by artists...
View ArticleComic Book Movie Buzz: ‘Son of Batman’ Clip
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hqUXg6HkWwI.x?p=1 width="700" height="433"] Son of Batman is an upcoming direct-to-video animated superhero film that is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies....
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