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Might as well refer to this week as "Three's Company," as there are a bunch of Issue #3's hitting this week that are worth checking out. Oh yeah, there's a couple of new series launching too that should...

Each issue of DC Comics Wonder Twins by Mark Russell, Stephen Byrne and Dave Stewart has broken the mold of superhero comic in a variety of ways, but with the return of the originally planned six-issue...

By the time of this posting, I’m sure most have heard the decision by Marvel Comics to remove an essay by Maus creator Art Spiegelman for the Folio Society’s collection Marvel: The Golden Age 1939-1949....

Lot's of new books to discuss in this week's "What Looks Good" so let's just get down to it, starting with a trip to Gotham City. Batman Universe #3 (DC Comics) (w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) Nick...

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reaches issue #300 this week, tying Dave Sim’s Cerebus for the longest-running independently published comic book. While this means all this week’s hoopla should be reserved for...

Labor Day weekend means that our weekly recap of what looks good for this upcoming Wednesday is a day late. However, there's a lot of good material to check out from your LCS tomorrow, including one series'...

It is football season. To honor that I will blog about NFL SuperPro. This Marvel comic book came out in 1991 and lasted for 12 issues. It is about an ex-NFL player, Phil Grayfielf,  who got involved in an...

Good news! Barry Allen’s back from the dead! But Batman’s MIA, Superman is sidelined, Martian Manhunter’s still dead, and Wonder Woman’s over-matched. As more heroes fall off the board, it’s clear...

Comic book collectors... anybody who collects anything knows that feeling when you finally find what you’ve been looking for. When it’s finally in your eyesight, within your grasp. That’s a feeling that...

Not one to let DC get all the glory, Marvel's big title this week is a celebratory 1000th issue. Celebrating readers' willingness to shell out $9.99, it's a gimmick that's probably going to work. Also, there's...

Back in 2012 Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to Valiant comic books. Their goal is to make 5 movies, two Bloodshot, two Harbinger and the final one being a crossover between the two titles. Names...

Let me preface this: I am not trying to convince anyone that Batman: Arkham Asylum is the greatest game ever; because there is no argument. It is the best comic based video game, and all around the greatest...

Even though it’s a beast wholly unto itself, Final Crisis was still an event book. With that came the usual nonsense like overenthusiastic (and misleading) marketing, and tie-ins. It should come as a...

Plenty of new books worth checking out this week, from both the Big Two and some of the other indie/premiere publishers. Perhaps most impressive is that there's a double-dose of the Big Blue Boy Scout, though...

After a first issue that stretches back to the beginnings of the DC Universe, Final Crisis #2 kicks off by going international. From tying into Morrison’s Seven Soldiers of Victory to the next strike against...