Having taken a look at August's periodical releases from Marvel and Icon, it's time to check out what for many readers is the main event of any comic book shipping schedule: the collected editions and graphic novels, which compile and usually complete comics stories initially serialized monthly in 20-page pamphlet-style comics you totally can't put on a shelf. Below you will find the cover ...

Courtesy of Marvel, ComicsAlliance brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books going on sale in August, 2012. All of the following books can be purchased at finer comic book shops, where you can also pre-order your selections to ensure you'll get a copy before they sell out. Among the offerings from Marvel and its creator-owned imprint Icon for August including the celebration of ...

Having taken a look at August's periodical releases from DC's New 52, Vertigo, Before Watchmen and DC Kids lines, it's time to check out what for many readers is the main event of any comic book shipping schedule: the collected editions, which compile and usually complete comics stories initially serialized monthly in 20-page pamphlet-style comics you totally can't put on a shelf. Below you ...

Courtesy of DC Comics, CA brings you an advance look at new periodical comic books going on sale in August, 2012 from the publisher's myriad of lines like the New 52 -- including Justice League, Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Dark, The Edge and Young Justice -- Before Watchmen, the mature readers Vertigo imprint and the all-ages DC Kids series. Among the offerings for August are the first ...

In the afterglow of The Avengers movie's prosperous opening weekend, it's easy to picture the team in their movieverse attire -- especially since it's inspired by the most recognizable components of their comic book costumes. Not every outfit donned by Earth's Mightiest heroes fits into that design equation, however... in fact, some of their costumes from over the decades might be outright ...

The Avengers movie opens tomorrow, May 4 and we have yet another awesome piece of original art by Chris Haley (Let's Be Friends Again, Captain American Idol) and colorist Daniel Butler imagining the film starring alternate versions of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Following yesterday's '80s take on the team, we've shifted to a more gender-swapped theme that casts the women of Marvel -- and one ...

Or at least it feels like every superhero movie ever. It's probably missing something, just like every list always is. ...

And there came a week, a week unlike any other, when The Avengers movie opened on Friday, May 4 and every comic book fan on the internet found themselves united in talking about the same thing. In the spirit of this sensation, ComicsAlliance has tapped artist Chris Haley (Let's Be Friends Again, Captain American Idol) and colorist Daniel Butler for original art imagining alternate versions of ...

In response to ethical concerns raised about Marvel's much anticipated The Avengers film, which is based on characters co-created by Jack Kirby and other comic book professionals who (or whose estates) will not benefit financially from the hugely popular motion picture, cartoonist Jon Morris offered a thoughtful proposal for conflicted fans who are mindful of the situation but do not wish to ...

Local and national comics talent galore showed up in full force this past weekend at Stumptown Comics Fest 2012 in Portland, Ore. with fans arriving with equal fervor to scope out the latest graphic novels, indie titles, art prints and other wares sold by their favorite creators. ComicsAlliance was on hand Saturday to explore the show's floor and capture its tone from table-to-table. From the ...