Point of Entry: 52 Vol 1 – The Original
Geoff Johns (writer) / Grant Morrison (writer) / Greg Rucka (writer) / Mark Waid (writer) / Eddy Barrows (artist) / Chris Batista (artist) / Joe Bennett (artist) / I started really reading American...
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 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...
View ArticleGrant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s NAMELESS gets a second printing
Image Comics has announced that award-winning writer, Grant Morrison (Batman, The Invisibles), and New York Times bestselling artist, Chris Burnham (Office Downe, Batman Incorporated), will be getting...
View ArticleTPB ANALYSIS: Trees Volume 1 – The Role of Gender in Comics
Welcome, reader, to a new kind of review format here at Capeless Crusader. Normally we review comics while trying to put them into a social or political context, if possible. But this is much more...
View ArticlePoint of Entry: The Many Masks of Batman
No other characters have such a massive amount of stories written about them as Superman and Batman. Heck, just with their titular series, there’s 773 issues each. With Detective Comics (only starring...
View ArticlePoint of Entry: Extraordinarily Uncanny X-Men
There’s very few series as convoluted and winding as the X-Men, featuring over two dozen main titles since it’s creation in 1963. This week’s Point of Entry will try to unravel the main storyline...
View ArticleSequart Announces New Book on Big Three Creators Moore, Gaiman and Morrison
Sequart Organization, which has spent two decades promoting comics and sequential art as an art form, has released their longest book yet. The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison,...
View ArticleBACK ISSUES: Super-Weird Superman
Welcome to another edition of “Back Issues”, the weekly column where each week I examine a character, concept or theme making waves in comics today through issues from the past. Sometimes the column’s...
View ArticleBACK ISSUES: Black Lightning – Ready to Strike
Welcome to another edition of “Back Issues”, the weekly column where each week I examine a character, concept or theme making waves in comics today through issues from the past. Just over a week ago,...
View ArticleBACK ISSUES: Does the World Need A Superwoman?
Earlier this week, TV’s Supergirl returned to our screens for a second season on its new network home, the CW. Just as the series kicked its new season off to fans’ delight, Supergirl faced a...
View ArticleBACK ISSUES: Beyond Ms. Marvel – Middle Eastern Heroes
Welcome to another edition of “Back Issues”, the weekly column where I examine a character, concept or theme making waves in comics today through issues from the past. Just a few days ago, ABC news and...
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