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 Influencing Machine' Shows the Medium Isn't the (Entire) Message [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/24/influencing-machine-review-brooke-gladstone-josh-neufeld/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


In last month's The Goon #39, writer/artist Eric Powell follows up a devastating satirical takedown of modern superhero comics --specifically DC's New 52 line -- with an essay titled "Where's Our Harry Potter?" Powell passionately argues that ... Read more

 

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]]>brooke gladstoneBrookeGladstoneJosh NeufeldJoshNeufeldthe influencing machineTheInfluencingMachineMatt D. Wilson2012-05-24T10:00:00 00:00Phil Noto's Northstar Wedding Cover: Beautiful Art, Terrible Omenhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/marvel-northstar-wedding-astonishing-x-men-phil-noto-cover/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The great Phil Noto is a master at catching those little moments of empathy. He excels at finding pathos in characters' faces, at capturing that tiny flicker of the eyes, that small turn of the mouth or tilt of the head, the moment that expresses ... Read more

 

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]]>astonishing x-menAstonishingX-menlgbtmarriagenorthstarphil notoPhilNotox-menAndrew Wheeler2012-05-23T16:00:00 00:00'Dark Horse Presents' #12: Motter and Rude Make for an Ideal Anthology [Exclusive Art]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/dark-horse-presents-12-preview-mike-richardson-mike-baron-steve-rude-dean-motter-mister-x-nexus/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/dark-horse-presents-12-preview-mike-richardson-mike-baron-steve-rude-dean-motter-mister-x-nexus/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/dark-horse-presents-12-preview-mike-richardson-mike-baron-steve-rude-dean-motter-mister-x-nexus/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


On sale today, Dark Horse Presents #12 may be the most impressive yet of Dark Horse Comics' already prestigious anthology series. The new issue is an almost ridiculous who's who of my favorite comics creators and characters including: Mike Baron ... Read more

 

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]]>aliensblack beetleBlackBeetledark horse presentsDarkHorsePresentsdean motterDeanMotterFrancesco FrancavillaFrancescoFrancavillajohn laymanJohnLaymanmike baronmike richardsonMikeBaronMikeRichardsonmister xMisterXnexussam kiethSamKiethsteve rudeSteveRudeAndy Khouri2012-05-23T14:30:00 00:00Northstar's Nuptials: The Only Same-Sex Marriage I'm Opposed To [Opinion]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/northstar-gay-marriage-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/northstar-gay-marriage-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/23/northstar-gay-marriage-comics/#commentsFiled under: ,


Northstar is getting married to his boyfriend Kyle. Rumors have been circulating for a while, but yesterday Whoopi Goldberg and the ladies of The View confirmed it. Said Goldberg; "In Astonishing X-Men #50, openly gay X-Man Northstar will ... Read more

 

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]]>gay superheroesGaySuperheroeslgbtnorthstarsexualityAndrew Wheeler2012-05-23T10:00:00 00:00Don't Ask! Just Buy It! - May 23, 2012: Incorporate the Dark Knighthttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-23-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-23-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-23-2012/#commentsFiled under: ,


Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: ^ Bagman * Wingman % Swagman * BATMAN INCORPORATED #1 I believe Grant Morrison described his initial plan for the second year ... Read more

 

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]]>Batman IncorporatedBatmanIncorporatedDark Horse PresentsDarkHorsePresentsIrredeemableJourney Into MysteryJourneyIntoMysteryMind MGMTMindMgmtProphetRogue TrooperRogueTrooperThe Comic Book History of ComicsTheComicBookHistoryOfComicsTrue BloodTrueBloodDouglas Wolk2012-05-22T13:00:00 00:00'Brandon Generator' Is a Noble Experiment in Crowdsourced Storytellinghttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/22/brandon-generator-edgar-wright-tommy-lee-edwards-crowd-source-comic-animation/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,


It's kind of hard to categorize The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator, the new online project from filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), comic book artist Tommy Lee Edwards (Turf, Marvel 1985) and ... Read more

 

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]]>brandon generatorBrandonGeneratoredgar wrightEdgarWrightinternet explorer 9InternetExplorer9Microsoftmotion comicsMotionComicstommy lee edwardsTommyLeeEdwardsMatt D. Wilson2012-05-22T11:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 13-19, 2012http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/20/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-13-19-12/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Forget the Mayan calendar, here's a far better indicator that 2012 may mark the end of the world. Two words: Watchmen toaster. More (less mindboggling) stories from the past week at ComicsAlliance, after the jump. ... Read more

 

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]]>comicsalliance week in reviewComicsallianceWeekInReviewweek in reviewWeekInReviewJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-20T17:00:00 00:00Ask Chris #106: The Best Marvel/DC Crossover and Superman as a Christ Figurehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/ask-chris-106-the-best-marvel-dc-crossover-and-superman-christ-figure/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/ask-chris-106-the-best-marvel-dc-crossover-and-superman-christ-figure/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/ask-chris-106-the-best-marvel-dc-crossover-and-superman-christ-figure/#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 every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader ... Read more

 

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]]>Batman vs HulkBatmanVsHulkGeorge PerezGeorgePerezJesusJLA vs AvengersJlaVsAvengersJose Luis Garcia-LopezJoseLuisGarcia-lopezKurt BusiekKurtBusiekLen WeinLenWeinSupermanChris Sims2012-05-18T12:00:00 00:00Marvel Girls on Film: Are These Your Female Avengers?http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/marvel-girls-on-film-female-avengers-list/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/marvel-girls-on-film-female-avengers-list/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/18/marvel-girls-on-film-female-avengers-list/#commentsFiled under: , ,


With the massive box office success of The Avengers (the film has earned more than one billion dollars at box offices worldwide), Marvel Studios has accomplished an extraordinary feat in franchise building; it has created a shared cinematic ... Read more

 

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]]>abigail brandAbigailBrandcaptain marvelCaptainMarvelcloud 9Cloud9crystaldaisy johnsonDaisyJohnsonfirebirdgeigerjessica jonesJessicaJonesjocastakarla sofenKarlaSofenKate BishopKateBishopmantismisty knightMistyKnightmockingbirdmonica rambeauMonicaRambeaumoondragonmoonstonems marvelMsMarvelnamoraphyla-vellpower princesspower womanPowerPrincessPowerWomanquakequasaersersisharon carterSharonCartershe-hulkthe avengersThe Avengers movieTheAvengersTheAvengersMoviethor girlThorGirltigraultra girlUltraGirlwaspAndrew Wheeler2012-05-18T10:00:00 00:00'Cow Boy' By Nate Cosby And Chris Eliopoulos: More Than Cute [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/cow-boy-nate-cosby-chris-eliopoulous-archaia-graphic-novel-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Just take a glance at Cow Boy, Archaia's new hardcover graphic novel from writer Nate Cosby and artist Chris Eliopoulos, and you might quickly write it off as "cute." And, to be fair, an all ages story about a 10-year-old boy with what may or may ... Read more

 

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]]>ArchaiaChris EliopoulousChrisEliopoulousCow BoyCowBoyNate CosbyNateCosbyMatt D. Wilson2012-05-17T17:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Vs. AvX Round Four: I'd Like to Teach the World to Punchhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-four-avengers-x-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-four-avengers-x-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/17/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-four-avengers-x-men/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Buckle in; it's the fourth installment of ComicsAlliance Vs. AvX, our unofficial scorecard for Marvel's big summer publishing event, Avengers Vs. X-Men. Round one went to the Avengers when they seized the moral high ground, round two saw the ... Read more

 

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]]>avengersavengers vs. x-menAvengersVs.X-menavxcomicsalliance vs avxComicsallianceVsAvxx-menAndrew Wheeler2012-05-17T14:00:00 00:00Don't Ask! Just Buy It! - May 16, 2012: The Devil and the Long Pigshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-16-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-16-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/15/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-16-2012/#commentsFiled under: ,


Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Dystopian futures ^ Dystopian presents % Dystopian pasts * 100 MONTHS This sounds amazing. John Hicklenton was one of the ... Read more

 

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]]>100 Months100MonthsAre You My MotherAreYouMyMotherBatwomanBest of EnemiesBestOfEnemiesDaredevilDeadendersFairy Tales of Oscar WildeFairyTalesOfOscarWildeSagaThe Amazing Spider-ManThe Manhattan ProjectsTheAmazingSpider-manTheManhattanProjectsDouglas Wolk2012-05-15T12:30:00 00:00DC Comics' Attempts to Make You Care About the Freedom Fighters: A Brief Historyhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/14/freedom-fighters-phantom-lady-ray-dc-comics-palmiotti-gray/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Over the weekend DC Comics announced a brand-new "New 52" Phantom Lady miniseries, co-starring Doll Man, from the writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray and drawn by Cat Staggs and Rich Perotta with covers by Amanda Conner. The book is ... Read more

 

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]]>Amanda ConnerAmandaConnerDoll ManDollManFreedom FightersFreedomFightersJimmy PalmiottiJimmyPalmiottiJustin GrayJustinGrayNew 52New52Phantom LadyPhantomLadyquality comicsQualityComicsJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-14T15:30:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Week-in-Review: May 7-11http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/13/comicsalliance-week-in-review-may-7-11/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


Sunday is Mother's Day, so don't forget to make your mother a card. If you need some help coming up with some ideas, Chris Sims and some of your favorite superheroes have got your back. But that's Sunday. What about this past Monday through ... Read more

 

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]]>comicsalliance week in reviewComicsallianceWeekInReviewJ. Caleb Mozzocco2012-05-13T21:34:00 00:00The Spandex Closet: 10 Superheroes Who Need To Come Out [Opinion]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/spandex-closet-gay-superheroes-need-come-out/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/spandex-closet-gay-superheroes-need-come-out/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/spandex-closet-gay-superheroes-need-come-out/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Superhero comics have a diversity problem. The leading characters are largely male, mostly white, and overwhelmingly straight. By definition, well-established characters come from an era when the culture was even straighter, whiter and more male ... Read more

 

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]]>captain americaCaptainAmericacatmangambitharley quinnHarleyQuinnherculeshomosexualitylgbtlightning lassLightningLasspoison ivyPoisonIvyshrinking violetShrinkingVioletsteel sterlingSteelSterlingstormtim drakeTimDrakewonder womanWonderWomanAndrew Wheeler2012-05-11T15:00:00 00:00Ask Chris #105: Batman, 'Die Hard' and Super-Heroes' Favorite Movieshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/ask-chris-105-batman-die-hard-and-super-heroes-favorite-mo/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/ask-chris-105-batman-die-hard-and-super-heroes-favorite-mo/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/11/ask-chris-105-batman-die-hard-and-super-heroes-favorite-mo/#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 every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader ... Read more

 

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]]>Back to the FutureBackToTheFutureBatmanBen GrimmBenGrimmDie HardDieHardKellysHeroesMoviesSpider-ManSupermanWizard of OzWizardOfOzChris Sims2012-05-11T12:00:00 00:00Don't Ask! Just Buy It! - May 9, 2012: Inimitable, Incredible, Indefatigablehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/08/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-9-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/08/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-9-2012/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/08/dont-ask-just-buy-it-may-9-2012/#commentsFiled under: ,


Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * Remarkable writer/artists who started still-unfinished projects in the '90s ^ Five % At least some character-creator involvement ... Read more

 

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]]>2000 AD2000AdAvenging Spider-ManAvengingSpider-manBlack PantherBlackPantherDan the UnharmableDanTheUnharmableizombieJourney Into MysteryJourneyIntoMysteryMysterious TravelerMysteriousTravelerNew avengersNewAvengersSilver Surfer ParableSilverSurferParableSpace DucksSpaceDucksSteve DitkoSteveDitkoDouglas Wolk2012-05-08T12:30:00 00:00'The Walking Dead Game Episode One: A New Day' is Pretty Killer [Review]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/07/the-walking-dead-game-episode-one-a-new-day-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/07/the-walking-dead-game-episode-one-a-new-day-review/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/07/the-walking-dead-game-episode-one-a-new-day-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Let's get one thing out of the way for those who expected the worst out of a licensed The Walking Dead video game -- it's not a mindless zombie killing simulator. Far from that, the game is arguably a better adaptation of Robert Kirkman, Tony ... Read more

 

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]]>deadepisode oneEpisodeOnegamingimagerobert kirkmanRobertKirkmantelltale gamesTelltaleGamesThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead gameThe Walking Dead video gameTheWalkingDeadTheWalkingDeadGameTheWalkingDeadVideoGamewalkingAndy Yen2012-05-07T11:00:00 00:00Ask Chris #104: The Most Versatile Villain in Comicshttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/04/ask-chris-104-the-most-versatile-villain-in-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/04/ask-chris-104-the-most-versatile-villain-in-comics/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/04/ask-chris-104-the-most-versatile-villain-in-comics/#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 every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader ... Read more

 

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]]>ask chrisAskChrisDr. DoomDr.DoomVillainsChris Sims2012-05-04T13:00:00 00:00ComicsAlliance Vs. AvX Round Three: All Wolverine, All the Timehttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/03/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-three-avengers-x-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/03/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-three-avengers-x-men/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/03/comicsalliance-vs-avx-round-three-avengers-x-men/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Welcome to the third installment of ComicsAlliance Vs. AvX, our unofficial scorecard for Marvel's big summer publishing event, Avengers Vs. X-Men. It's the Biff-Baff-Biff on Earth-616. (I need to work on that.) After a poor showing from the ... Read more

 

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]]>avengersavengers vs. x-menAvengersVs.X-menavxcomicsalliance vs avxComicsallianceVsAvxx-menAndrew Wheeler2012-05-03T14:15:00 00:00