Dark Horse and Archaia both launched some pretty awesome new series this week. Harrow County blends Southern gothic with fairy tales and horror, while Lantern City has something for the steampunk fans among us. Meanwhile some other favorites are trucking along. Here’s our weekly pull list. What did yours look […]
Harrow County #1 is the Start of a Harrowing Tale
Harrow County #1 Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Tyler Crook Release Date: May 13, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Source: Dark Horse DRC Genre(s): Horror, Southern Gothic, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild Dark Horse Digital | Things From Another World With a good ol’ fashioned country town hanging, Harrow County introduces us to a new southern gothic fairy tale […]
“Lantern City #1” Takes Us To A Dark World Ripe for Revolution
Lantern City #1 Writer: Paul Jenkins & Matthew Daley Artist: Carlos Magno Release Date: May 13, 2015 Publisher: Archaia Source: BOOM! Studios DRC Genre(s): Steampunk Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low Lantern City is one of those series that almost seems tailor fit to suit my interests. It just takes so many of the things I like and […]
The First Volume of “Jupiter’s Legacy” Sets Up An Epic Story of Family and Betrayal
Jupiter’s Legacy Vol. 1 Author: Mark Waid Artist: Frank Quitely Release Date: April 8, 2015 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Superheroes, Family Drama Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Mild GoodReads | Amazon Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It just sometimes takes a generation. That’s the basic premise behind Jupiter’s Legacy. After a group of friends looking to save the […]
CBS’ “Supergirl” flies high in first trailer
CBS’ Supergirl will be one of the various comic book properties on TV this fall, but this first trailer looks it could be ahead of the pack. Here’s the official description for the series: SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin […]
The Broken Frontier Anthology: An Exclusive look Behind the Scenes with the Brains Behind the Anthology
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerchintanner/broken-frontier-the-boldest-comics-anthology-in-th/video_share I had the privilege of sitting down with the two brains behind the up-and-coming Broken Frontier Anthology to get the latest scoop. While Kickstarter campaigns might be a dime a dozen, it is the people behind them that help them sink or swim. In this case, their Kickstarter is swimming with […]
Find Hope at the End of the World in ‘Spread’
Spread Vol. 1 Author: Justin Jordan Artists: Kyle Strahm & Felipe Sobreiro Release Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Horror, Science Fiction Rating: ????? Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon I love Spread. After reading the forward to this first trade paperback I kind of love Kyle Strahm – the artist – as well. We seem to […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 6, 2015
We’re back again (a little late) this week with our weekly pull list post! Ashley was out of town this past week but she back with us on Wednesday. There were some pretty great reads available this week and BOOM! Studios definitely dominated our to-read list this time around. But […]
Marvel Announces It’s Insane Cast List for Captain America: Civil War
No, seriously. The cast list for Captain America: Civil War is insane. I mean, at this point Marvel probably should have just called this movie The Avengers 2.5: Civil War because that is certainly how the movie is going to feel. Nearly everyone from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be returning […]
Northwest Comic Talks Brings Amazing Geek Talent to an Intimate Venue
At this point in time, we should all be pretty familiar with TEDtalks. For those few of you who have been living under a rock, TEDtalks took the world by storm a few years back. They brought together some of the greatest minds in the world and gave them a […]
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