ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com/media/feedlogo.gif ComicsAlliance.com http://www.comicsalliance.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/The 10 Most Insane Jimmy Olsen Moments of All Timehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/29/best-jimmy-olsen-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/29/best-jimmy-olsen-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/29/best-jimmy-olsen-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


In this week's issue of "Action Comics," Nick Spencer and RB Silva have returned Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen to a starring role in a series of back-up stories that have already earned the ComicsAlliance Seal of Approval. Not only is it sharply written ... Read more

 

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]]>jimmy olsenJimmyOlsenChris Sims2010-09-29T19:00:00 00:00The 9 Craziest Moments of the Silver Age Batman Annualshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/24/best-silver-age-batman-annuals-60s/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/24/best-silver-age-batman-annuals-60s/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/24/best-silver-age-batman-annuals-60s/#commentsFiled under: , ,


This week sees the latest release from the "DC Comics Classics Library" line, which -- despite its extremely awkward name -- has been a showcase for some great stories that haven't gotten the reprints they deserve. This time around, they're offering ... Read more

 

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]]>1960s60sannualsbatmanbatman annualsBatmanAnnualssilver ageSilverAgeChris Sims2010-08-24T12:00:00 00:00The Top 10 Most Awesome Moments of Luke Cage: Power Manhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/18/luke-cage-power-man/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/18/luke-cage-power-man/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/18/luke-cage-power-man/#commentsFiled under: ,


With this week's release of "Shadowland: Power Man" #1, Fred Van Lente and Mahmud Asrar introduce an all-new Power Man, and while I'm actually pretty excited about the new guy, I've got to confess that for me... Luke Cage is Number One! I'm ... Read more

 

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]]>Chris Sims2010-08-18T15:00:00 00:00The Top 5 Episodes of 'Batman Beyond'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/batman-beyond-best-episode/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/batman-beyond-best-episode/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/batman-beyond-best-episode/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Ever since the show itself ended in 2001, DC hasn't done a whole lot with "Batman Beyond," the story of a teenager 40 years in the future who becomes the new Batman while being mentored by an aging Bruce Wayne. This week, though, DC kicks off an ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanbatman beyondBatmanBeyondbest episodesBestEpisodespaul diniPaulDiniChris Sims2010-06-29T12:00:00 00:00The 7 Scenes We'd Want To See in a Cary Bates Superman Moviehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/cary-bates-superman-movie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/cary-bates-superman-movie/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/cary-bates-superman-movie/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Over at Newsarama today, legendary comics writer Cary Bates talks about his involvement in a fifth Christopher Reeve "Superman" movie that never was: "The intent was to leapfrog over Superman III and especially IV, and return the series to the high ... Read more

 

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]]>cary batesCaryBatessupermanChris Sims2010-06-29T10:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance's 20 Best Superman Panelshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/28/best-superman-panels/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/28/best-superman-panels/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/28/best-superman-panels/#commentsFiled under: ,


When "Batman" #700 hit shelves two weeks ago, we here at ComicsAlliance decided to celebrate the Caped Crusader by offering up a list of my favorite Batman panels, Now, with "Superman" #700 released yesterday, it's the Man of Steel's turn! Just ... Read more

 

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]]>best panelsbest superman panelsBestPanelsBestSupermanPanelssupermanChris Sims2010-06-28T15:00:00 00:00The ComicsAlliance Mixtape: 13 Songs We Wish Were Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/25/songs-comic-books/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/25/songs-comic-books/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/25/songs-comic-books/#commentsFiled under: ,


Have you ever been listening to a song and suddenly thought "Hey! That title would make a great comic!"? tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/25/songs-comic-books/'; tweetmeme_source = 'ComicsAlliance'; digg_url = ... Read more

 

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]]>comic book songsComicBookSongssongs as comicsSongsAsComicsChris Sims2010-06-25T10:00:00 00:00The 18 Best Batman Panels Everhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/10/best-batman-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/10/best-batman-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/10/best-batman-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


This week saw the release of Batman #700, a pretty huge milestone for the series (if, you know, you ignore the fact that there were also a #0 and a #1,000,000, making this the seven-hundred and second issue of "Batman"), and in celebration, I've gone ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanbatman 700batman comicbatman panelsBatman700BatmanComicBatmanPanelsbest batman comicsbest batman panelBestBatmanComicsBestBatmanPanelChris Sims2010-06-10T18:00:00 00:00Grading on a Super-Curve: Super-Hero Term Papershttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/25/super-hero-term-papers/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/25/super-hero-term-papers/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/25/super-hero-term-papers/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's the end of another school year, and that means it's time for college students all over the country to pull late nights finishing up term papers. But to any of you out there that might be feeling frustrated, take heart: You're not alone! Your ... Read more

 

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]]>collegesuperhero term papersSuperheroTermPapersterm papersTermPapersChris Sims2010-05-25T13:30:00 00:00Zatanna's Magical Mystery Date: 7 Potential Love Interestshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/20/zatannas-magical-mystery-date/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/20/zatannas-magical-mystery-date/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/20/zatannas-magical-mystery-date/#commentsFiled under: ,


This week's "Zatanna" #1 by Paul Dini and Stephane Roux is a brand new start for for the magician and occasional Justice Leaguer. In fact, while she's had her share of specials and guest appearances, it's her first ongoing series ever, and that means ... Read more

 

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]]>doctor thirteenDoctorThirteendr. strangeDr.Strangedumbledoreharry dresdenHarryDresdenibisjohn constantineJohnConstantinemysterium xMysteriumXzatannaChris Sims2010-05-20T12:30:00 00:00The 'Birds of Prey' Betting Pool: 9 Heroines That Might Make The Rosterhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/12/the-birds-of-prey-betting-pool-9-heroines-that-might-make-the/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/12/the-birds-of-prey-betting-pool-9-heroines-that-might-make-the/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/12/the-birds-of-prey-betting-pool-9-heroines-that-might-make-the/#commentsFiled under: ,


This week, "Birds of Prey" gets a new #1 issue and a relaunch under fan-favorite writer Gail Simone, returning comics' favorite all-female super-team to the shelves after ending its initial run last year! This is something that we here at ... Read more

 

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]]>birds of preyBirdsOfPreygail simoneGailSimoneChris Sims2010-05-12T15:30:00 00:00The 8 Greatest Luchadores in Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/04/best-luchadores-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/04/best-luchadores-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/04/best-luchadores-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


For the past few years, I've been hoping with all my might that masked Mexican wrestlers would follow the towering success of pirates and zombies to become the next big meme to hit comics, and this week's "Hellboy in Mexico" looks to bring that dream ... Read more

 

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]]>hellboy in mexicoHellboyInMexicoluchadoresspider-manChris Sims2010-05-04T12:30:00 00:00The 'Marvel vs. Capcom 3' Dream Matches We Want To Seehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/27/the-marvel-vs-capcom-3-dream-matches-we-want-to-see/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/27/the-marvel-vs-capcom-3-dream-matches-we-want-to-see/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/27/the-marvel-vs-capcom-3-dream-matches-we-want-to-see/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, it was announced that Marvel and Capcom were teaming up to release a brand-new "Marvel vs. Capcom" game, finally following up on the two wildly successful fighters that were last seen (in my house, anyway) during the era of the Sega ... Read more

 

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]]>capcommarvel vs. capcomMarvelVs.Capcomnaughty ducks dream adventureNaughtyDucksDreamAdventurestreet fighterStreetFighterChris Sims2010-04-27T13:30:00 00:00Riverotica: The Many Sexual Fetishes of Archie Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/21/sexual-fetishes-of-archie-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/21/sexual-fetishes-of-archie-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/21/sexual-fetishes-of-archie-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's pretty well accepted that small towns often hide the filthiest of secrets, and while I've been going through my archive of Bronze Age Archie titles over the past few weeks, it's become apparent that Archie's hometown of Riverdale is no ... Read more

 

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]]>archieriverdalesexsexual fetishSexualFetishChris Sims2010-04-21T14:30:00 00:00The Real Story Behind Spider-Man and MJ's Post-'One More Day' Breakuphttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/19/spider-man-mary-jane-omit-wedding/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/19/spider-man-mary-jane-omit-wedding/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/19/spider-man-mary-jane-omit-wedding/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As ComicsAlliance reported on Saturday, this weekend's C2E2 convention finally revealed what all those "O.M.I.T." house ads have been about: "One Moment In Time," the story that provides the officially retconned story of Spider-Man's wedding day and ... Read more

 

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]]>o.m.i.t.one moment in timeone more dayOneMomentInTimeOneMoreDayspider-manweddingChris Sims2010-04-19T14:15:00 00:00The Comic Book Ad Campaign the KFC Double Down Needshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/12/KFC-double-down-comic-book-ad/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/12/KFC-double-down-comic-book-ad/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/12/KFC-double-down-comic-book-ad/#commentsFiled under: ,


If you've been keeping up with fast food news -- and really, who doesn't? -- then you're no doubt aware that today marks the nationwide debut of the KFC Double Down, a bacon and cheese sandwich between not bread, but two boneless fried chicken ... Read more

 

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]]>comic book adComicBookAddouble downDoubleDownkfcChris Sims2010-04-12T14:30:00 00:00Ask Chris #5: Comics Culture and the Batman Monster Truckhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/09/ask-chris-5-comics-culture-and-the-batman-monster-truck/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/09/ask-chris-5-comics-culture-and-the-batman-monster-truck/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/09/ask-chris-5-comics-culture-and-the-batman-monster-truck/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as ... Read more

 

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]]>batmancheerleadercomics cultureComicsCulturemonster truckMonsterTruckChris Sims2010-04-09T13:00:00 00:00The Unlikely Hulked Out Characters We Want To Seehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/08/the-unlikely-hulked-out-characters-we-want-to-see/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/08/the-unlikely-hulked-out-characters-we-want-to-see/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/08/the-unlikely-hulked-out-characters-we-want-to-see/#commentsFiled under: ,


With Marvel's "Hulked Out Heroes" just over the horizon -- and one of its stars, Hulkpool, introduced in this week's "World War Hulks #1 -- we here at ComicsAlliance are pretty excited about the possibilities. But even in the face of a series whose ... Read more

 

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]]>hulkhulked up heroesHulkedUpHeroesworld war hulkWorldWarHulkChris Sims2010-04-08T13:30:00 00:00Chris vs. Previews: April 2010 - The Brave and the Bold, Tim Seeley and Morehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/05/chris-vs-previews-april-2010-the-brave-and-the-bold-tim-se/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/05/chris-vs-previews-april-2010-the-brave-and-the-bold-tim-se/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/04/05/chris-vs-previews-april-2010-the-brave-and-the-bold-tim-se/#commentsFiled under: ,


The 500+ page Previews catalog can be pretty tough to get through, even for the most jaded comics reader. That's why every month, ComicsAlliance contributor Chris Sims sits down to scour the pages for the best, worst, and most mind-bogglingly insane ... Read more

 

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]]>chris vs. previewsChrisVs.Previewslove and capesLoveAndCapesmogworldserenityChris Sims2010-04-05T13:00:00 00:00This Issue, Batman Kills: The Dark Knight's Most Murderous Momentshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/22/batman-kills-murderer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/22/batman-kills-murderer/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/22/batman-kills-murderer/#commentsFiled under: ,


In last week's "Batman and Robin" #10, Oberon Sexton advanced the theory that the Domino Killer Batman and Robin have been hunting is actually Bruce Wayne, which is somewhat complicated by the fact that Wayne is currently lost in time. It's not the ... Read more

 

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]]>batmanbatman killsbatman murderBatmanKillsBatmanMurdermurdererChris Sims2010-03-22T13:30:00 00:00