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Posted by Bob Reyer on May 17, 2013

Doomsday.1 #1 Review

DOOMSDAY.1 #1 (IDW) Story/Art/Cover: John Byrne Colors: Leonard O’Grady Letters: Neil Uyetake Reviewed by Bob Reyer “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.” “Fire and Ice” (1920) Robert Frost Quickly upon the heels of his last Science-Fiction mini-series The High Ways, writer/artist John Byrne once again brings us a tale of the near-future, although what...

Posted by Steve Seigh on May 16, 2013

Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week 5/15/13

Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week 5/15/13 Hello and welcome to the revised edition of Talking Comics: Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week! It used to be that every week our Executive Editor Steve Seigh would showcase his favorite comic book covers of the week and then you could all go about your day. Well no more! From this point forward Steve won’t be the only one displaying the...

Posted by Bobby Shortle on May 16, 2013

Talking Comics Presents 5.15.13

By Bobby Shortle Hello everyone and welcome to Talking Comics Presents! Every week we here at Talking Comics will endeavor to give you a personal view of the book we are most excited for, and why! Remember , I want your input, what books are you excited for? Have you found any great fan art this week? Whats your favorite cover, panel or bit of writing (easy on the spoilers)? Do you have a video...

Posted by Joey Braccino on May 15, 2013

Skyward #1 Review

Skyward #1 Jeremy Dale Writes and Draws Thom Zahler Letters Steve Downer Colors Joey Braccino Reviews As I read the debut issue of Jeremy Dale’s Skyward, I couldn’t help but flashback to my younger (happier?) days spent playing Final Fantasy on my Sony Playstation. Immersing myself in the fantasy world of swordplay and tunics, I would spend hours upon hours in front of the 13” tube TV. Good times,...

Posted by Stephanie Cooke on May 15, 2013

Issue #81: Listener Question-apalooza

Issue #80: Listener Question-apalooza Download Directly From iTunes Feedburner Link It’s time for another big ol’ Listener Questions Show and on this week’s show we answer as many of your questions as we possibly can. Make sure to give it a listen to see if we answer yours. Including questions about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Batman Vs. The Shadow and more! Plus we do our regular ramblings...

Posted by Mara Whiteside on May 10, 2013

Gender Issues: X-Men

When Marvel teased their new X-Men series, people were in a tizzy deciphering the image. A segment of DNA, with XX embedded in the strand. When it was confirmed as an all-female team, everyone had an opinion, including writer Brian Wood. Wood’s approach to the book is a breath of fresh air. In a universe where X-Women exists, it is nice to know that there are male writers who don’t view their work as a...

Posted by Steve Seigh on May 9, 2013

Suicide Squad #20 Review

Suicide Squad #20 Review Written by Ales Kot Art by Patrick Zircher Colors by Jason Keith Reviewed by Steve Seigh Suicide Squad – A government-sanctioned team of incarcerated super-villains who are permitted to take time away from their sentences by carrying out deadly covert missions. “But Steve, how would you keep them in line?” you might say. Well, implanting nano-bombs into their...

Posted by Steve Seigh on May 9, 2013

Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week 5/08/13

Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week 5/08/13 Hello and welcome to the revised edition of Talking Comics: Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week! It used to be that every week our Executive Editor Steve Seigh would showcase his favorite comic book covers of the week and then you could all go about your day. Well no more! From this point forward Steve won’t be the only one displaying the covers...