BF Awards 2013 – Best Writer (Independent): Brian K. Vaughan
With Saga not letting up in its second year and by adding The Private Eye to his repertoire, Brian K. Vaughan is showing the world he continues to be a…
Author: Jonah Lang
Your Local Comic Book Shops Do Halloween!
Halloween is finally embraced by comic book culture (sort of). Halloween is one of the best and most festive holidays for comic book lovers. It implicitly includes so many of…
NYCC Recap Part Two: Saturday
With all the frustration that comes along with pushing through crowds or being pushed through crowds, waiting in lines to meet creators and celebrities, and to get con exclusives, it’s…
New York Comic Con 2013: Profit over Art?
The vibe certainly has changed at New York Comic Con 2013. In past years, Thursday, or “Preview Night” was a mellow affair (in comparison to the other days of the…
Fantomex MAX #1
It’s Fantomex as you’ve never seen him before. Fantomex MAX is certainly a departure from the other stories in the Marvel MAX line. Fury MAX is a gritty, realistic, gory,…
Sex Criminals #1
Genuinely funny, heartfelt, smart, and entertaining. Also, SPOILER ALERT: there’s a glowing penis at the end of this book. As a freshman in college I was caught in the bathroom…
Superior Spider-Man #18
Superior Spider-Man #18 was just okay. I’ve been loving Dan Slott’s take on the Superior Spider-Man. While I love Peter Parker with all my heart, I thought that this drastic…
Locke & Key: Alpha #1
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez tear it all down in this penultimate issue of the critically acclaimed series Locke & Key. Trust me when I say that the story is…
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1
The most anticipated spectacle in comics starts here. Let’s just say it: The decision to bring back the original X-Men after AvX was ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is the idea…
The Star Wars #1
Epic, tragic, and full of action and intrigue, The Star Wars is an interesting glimpse at what one of the most beloved sagas in the universe could have been. First,…
Batman Superman #3
If I had to sum up Batman Superman #3 in one word, it would be “otherworldly”, though words like sharp, vivid, imaginative, and (just plain) good are appropriate as well. The…
Thunderbolts #14
Now that Daniel Way and Phil Noto have left the Thunderbolts, the reigns are in the hands of Charles Soule and Jefte Palo. Way’s high-tension tales of intrigue, espionage, and…
You Never Know What to Expect: The 10 Best Moments from Saga #1-12
If you’ve been in a comic book store, read comic blogs, or talked to comic book fan friends in the last year you’ve probably heard why Saga, by Brian K….
Why ‘Saga’ Is This Generation’s Game-Changing Comic
Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga is a tale that’s as boldly imaginative as it is grounded in the complicated tragedies of reality. It excites readers when they get…
Broken Frontier Anthology
312 pages • 27 stories • 50 star creators
Limited copies available!Recommended Reads!
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