by Matthew Rosenberg May 15 2013
Tyler wants me to turn in my new column so he can go home. I have to write it first but he doesn’t know that yet. I don’t really know what to write about though because I mostly wanted to write about myself but Forbidden Planet is less excited about that. So after much arguing [...]
Filed In: Boom! Studios, Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comics, Daily Planet, Graphic Novels, Image, Image Comics, Marvel, Weekly Planet Archive
Tags: 12 reasons to die, allison strejlau, Authority, Charles Soule, Chris Mooneyham, donuts, Ex Machina, Five Ghosts, Frank Barbiere, Ghostface Killah, hoax hunters, Hulk, kurtis wiebe, leinil ya, lil depressed boy, Matthew Rosenberg, michael moreci, Mythbusters, New York, peter pan, peter panzerfaust, Planetary, regular show, RZA, s.m. viduarri, Sandman, sina grace, steve seeley, steven struble, strange attractors, Swamp Thing, tomine, Try Something New, Twelve Reasons to Die, tyler jenkins, Wu-Tang
by Matthew Rosenberg Feb 21 2013
Hello loyal readers. How was your week? Not that anyone asked but I had a good one. Well it was good until Forbidden Planet’s Tech Wizard/6th member of Modest Mouse, Tyler, threatened me. It turns out that some of the links I use on the blog weren’t up to his liking. I think he didn’t [...]
Filed In: Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comics, Daily Planet, Dark Horse, Graphic Novels, Horror, IDW, Image, Image Comics, Mini Comics, Reviews, Science Fiction, Vertigo
Tags: Concrete, Constantine, Cy Young, Dark Horse Presents, DC, Dr. Strangelove, duane swierczynski, Fables, Hellblazer, How Do I Know Who I Am If I Forget?, Kill Shakespeare, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Luis Echavarria Uribe, Madman, Mark Millar, Matt Wagner, Matthew Rosenberg, michael avon oeming, Modest Mouse, Neil Gaiman, Paul Chadwick, Prophet, Rian Hughes, Sandman, Shannon Wheeler, Simon Roy, Tales From Beyond Science, the shadow, Try Something New, Tyler, Wilfredo Torres, Year One
by Matthew Rosenberg Feb 05 2013
I am writing this column a day earlier than I usually do in hopes that with more time it will be better written and better researched. Weird thing is I didn’t do any more research and I am not sure why I would be a better writer at 3AM on a Saturday than I am [...]
Filed In: Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comics, Daily Planet, Graphic Novels, Image, Image Comics, Reviews, Valiant, Vertigo
Tags: 100 Bullets, Andy Diggle, Ashley Wood, Bedlam, Ben Sommers, Ben Templesmith, Bone, British People, Buffy, Cowboy Ninja Viking, Creepy, criminal, Dan Abnett, DC, Dia De Los Muertos, DMZ, Dos Toros, Eerie, Fables, Fiona Staples, Green Arrow: Year One, Green Wake, harbinger, Hellblazer, Invisibles, Jock, Jonathan Swift, joshua dysart, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, matthew, Michael Gagne, Morning Glories, New Deadwardians, Preacher, Proof, Rear Window, Riley Rossmo, Risining Stars, rosenberg, Sandman, Scalped, Snapshot, Stray Bullets, Swamp Thing, Sweet Tooth, The Losers, Transmetropolitan, Try Something New, Tyler Boss, Unknown Soldier, V For Vendetta, X-Men, Y the Last Man, Zed
by Matthew Rosenberg Jan 09 2013
I feel like I have been doing this column long enough now that you all must be dying for a behind the scenes peek at how the magic happens. It all starts around 1:30 AM on Sunday night/Monday morning. That’s around 4 hours after I am supposed to have emailed this in to Tyler, our [...]
Filed In: Comic News, Comic Reviews, Comics, Daily Planet, Dark Horse, Graphic Novels, Image, Image Comics, Vertigo, fantagraphics
Tags: A History Of Violence, American Virgin, Apocalypse Nerd, Ardden Entertainment, Arthur C. Clarke, Atomic Robo, Battle Pope, becky cloonan, Beta Testing The Apocalypse, BPRD, Brian Azzarello, Brian Clevinger, Brian Wood, Channel Zero, Charles Burns, Chew, Children Of Men, Clash of the Titans, Cliff Chiang, Conan, Concrete, Couriers, Daniel Clowes, Demo, Devil Is Due In Dreary, DMZ, Dogma, EC, Eerie, End Times Of Bram and Ben, Fell, FF, hate, Howard Chaykin, iZombie, J G Ballard, James Asmus, James Harren, jeff lemire, Jonah Hex, Madman, magic, Marty McFly, Matthew Rosenberg, Matthew Wilson, mike allred, Northlanders, Other Lives, peter bagge, Preacher, Reset, Robert Kirkman, Sandman, Sweet Tooth, The Road, Thief of Thieves, Try Something New, Twilight Zone, Tyler Boss, Wonder Woman, Yeah!
by Unkiedev Aug 21 2012
COMICS AND MOVIES The line between comic book continuity and Hollywood has never been thinner, and both fan communities are adding fuel to the fire! The success of The Avengers movie has cemented another five solid years of comic book films, and that is only on Marvel’s slate. DC is SURE to throw their hat [...]
Filed In: Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Graphic Novels, IDW, Image, Indie Comics, Marvel, Unkiedev
Tags: 100 Bullets, amazing spider-man, Avengers, batman, Bone, Jeff Smith, MOVIES, Powers, Sandman, teenage mutant ninja turtles, Tin Tin, TMNT, Walking Dead
by Chris Oct 22 2011
by Chris Troy ::: Coughs for several minutes before vomiting up several organs of varying importance::: Once again, New York Comic Con has come and gone, this time giving me a case of the death, along with a ton of freebies, like posters, shirts and comics that I would never buy. The con was awesome [...]
Filed In: Action Figures and Toys, Christopher Troy, Comic News, DC Comics, Marvel, Reviews, Toys and Action Figures
Tags: Akuma, Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arnim Zola, Avengers, Bane, Barry Allen, batman, Big Time Spider-Man, Bishoujo, Black Widow, blackest night, Bucky, Build-a-Figure, Cammy, captain america, Catwoman, Christie, Chun Li, Daken, DC Direct, DC Universe Classics, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fantomex, Final Fantasy, Green Arrow, Halo Play Arts Kai, Harley Quinn, Hawkeye, Hawkman, Heroes of the Marvel Universe, Hulk, Iron Man, Killer Croc, Kobra, Kotobukiya, Liara T'Soni, Loki, Madam Hydra, Madam Masaque, Magog, Marvel Legends, Marvel Movie, Marvel Universe, Mass Effect, Mattel, Metroid, Nekron, New York Comic Con, Nick Fury, NYCC, Recap, Red Arrow, Robin, Ryu, S.T.R.I.P.E., Samus Aran, Sandman, Serrah, seth green, Sinstero, Square Enix, Stargirl, Street Fighter, Tekken, The Atom, the Joker, The Reverse Flash Professor Zoom, thor, Thunderball, Venom-Joker, White Lantern Flash, Wrap-up, Yellow Lantern
by Michael Bramley Mar 09 2011
by Michael Bramley Waiting for an omnibus is strange. Sometimes you can wait for ages and then two come out at once. In this case, I’m referring to the most recent hardcover volumes of Saga of the Swamp Thing and Starman. Like everyone else, I’ve been hearing the hype about Swamp Thing for around two [...]
Filed In: Comics, DC Comics, Graphic Novels, Vertigo
Tags: Ex Machina, James Robinson, Michael Bramley, Neil Gaiman, Saga of the Swamp Thing, Sandman, Starman, Tony Harris
by Jeff Ayers Oct 14 2010
Unca Grant as one angry, frilly-shirted badass vs. My Chemical Romance Redemption: The sequel to one of the most ambitious SF cinema flops of all time is expected to become one of the biggest films of all time. What’s happening to my special purpose? Action Flick Chick as The Baroness NYCC Vanity: Jeff Ayers on [...]
Filed In: DC Comics, IDW, Jeff Ayers, Looking Back, Marvel, Music, Uh Oh., movies
Tags: 2.99, Carl Paladino, Comics, DC, Grant Morrison, Jeff Ayers, Joe Gordon, Laura Hudson, Marvel, My Chemical Romance, Neil Gaiman, Sandman, See a doctor and get rid of it, Steve Martin, The Beat, The Comic Archiive, The Jerk, Tron, Tron Legacy, twitter, Unca Grant
by David Press Jul 04 2009
Just wanted to take a second and post hoping that each and everyone of you readers out there are having a lovely Fourth. Here in New York City, the climate is a perfect 70 degrees and it seems like virtually half the town has taken off to other places so its not so crowded. Thank [...]
