For the uninitiated, The Intergalactic Nemesis is a one-of-a-kind experience; part graphic novel, part live theater, part foley* performance art, and part audience participation. During the performance comic book panels, minus the dialog bubbles, are projected onto a large screen behind the performers as they create the dialogue, sound effects, and music live. Likewise, the […]
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The Joker is probably the world’s greatest and most well known comic book villain ever. Websites, magazines, and random user polls from various sources have sought to determine the who the world’s top bad guy in all of comics and the Clown Prince of Crime always seems to finish in the Top 3. He’s the […]
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Another blast form the past, we highlighted Aaron Alexovich’s massive graphic novel, SERENITY ROSE, as part of our Independently Awesome column last year. Back then the 500 page(!) hardcover book had just hit Kickstarter and was looking for support. Not only did Alexovich find it, he found it in spades and raised more then 12x […]
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It’s no secret that Hollywood has a knack for sometimes messing with a “good thing” until it eventually unravels into development hell, rarely to ever be heard of again. In some cases, though, a movie manages to avoid enough misguided tampering to make it past the execs and onto the big screen (albeit with some […]
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ART BY: Roman Dirge COVER BY: Roman Dirge PUBLISHER: Titan Books COVER PRICE: $17.95 RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2013 Almost one year ago to the day Titan Books brought us Roman Dirge’s horrifyingly funny vision of one undead little girl and her macabre cast of friends in an impressive hardcover format (Lenore: Swirlies). As the […]
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I don’t know if it’s just me or what, but I’ve been seeing a lot of mail order subscription services pop up over the last year. From grooming products (Birchbox) to nerdy swag (Lootcrate), it seems like everything is becoming “curated commerce” (secret word of the day!). So why not comics, right? Apparently that’s what […]
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Anyone here remember Sega’s ToeJam & Earl from 1991? It featured a duo of “urban culture” inspired aliens who crash land on Earth and spend the rest of the game trying to get back to planet… Funkotron. Okay, so they were really 90s-era stereotypes with generic personalities but at least it was entertaining. Enter Brett […]
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GENRE: Science Fiction PUBLISHER: Titan Books FORMAT: Graphic Novel RELEASE: May 29, 2013 THE GOOD: Fantastic art restoration, Variety of stories, Bonus content and comics THE BAD: Unremarkable stories As part of Titan Books’ ongoing series of books collecting the classic works of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction […]
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Sometimes it takes a hours of hunting to uncover a few hidden treasures to share here at the clubhouse. Other times, a rare find falls right in my lap. SPARKO* – written and illustrated by Karl Stephan – is one of those finds that found me. A bizarrely original story, Sparko follows a drug-addicted rock […]