James Williams is the Invisible Man in question or that is we assume he is from the newspaper style prologue on the front cover. Having said that, it also conjures up a bit of a mystery, one that points the finger at his employer, or insinuated former employer, Prometheus Inc. Giving us the history so far, the newspaper article lets us know James has been inventing an invisibility formula and is now missing, and his wife has spoken out despite and injunction against her pointing the finger at Prometheus.
Welcome to the Six Shooter! This is a weekly column that will review six specific comics. Big new releases, small interesting titles and random curiosities. All will be looked at. This week DC Comics begins its restoration of its Vertigo Imprint, as two new comics hit the shelves. Are they any good? Find out below! (Also other comics were released this week)
It’s DC week this week so Jack & Dan introduce Free to the wonderful DC Universe, both New 52 and beyond. We discuss the Flashpoint Paradox movie, our best and worst DC comics of the week and talk about all the big news from San Diego Comic-Con. Next week is Marvel week so send us your questions on Twitter using #InterComicsPod!
When Joe Casey announced his new Image title ‘SEX’, he turned more than a few heads. For an independent creator, even one with existing street cred, turning heads can is quite an admirable accomplishment. But the real measure of success is keeping an audience’s attention beyond the titillating title and provocative cover art. So is ‘SEX’ a success? Well, the short answer is, when it comes to ‘SEX’, Joe Casey does not disappoint.
Building on the clout Miner has generated with his for charity series about animal liberation, issue #2 allows readers to jump back into the world of Liberator and builds upon the tension between Damon and Randy we saw glimpses of in issue 1. Liberator #2 opens with Randy bullying Damon with feminine jeers and the owner of the coffee shop having to intervene. Call me crazy but I think somethin’s a-brewin’ here.
As fickle as comic readers can be, the leeway for a three/four issue build up can often be wise, while writers and artists lay the foundations of their take on the characters or drill their way through existing mythology to get to their story. These are things which the current run of The Flash doesn’t require – there’s no need for determined nerd patience or a glossary of FlashNotes – you can gladly dive right on in and won’t regret it.
This new Crow series has the benefit of having the Crow’s creator James O’Barr in the driving seat. This is certainly a different tale than the one fans will be familiar with, but that doesn’t mean it is inferior. In fact this miniseries is utterly gripping. O’Barr once again looks at violence, grief and the search for justice. This time around the story follows Detective Salk as he tries to find who is responsible for the brutal murder of a young girl called Carrie.
We’re back with our second episode! Your hosts, Jack, Dan and Free return to talk about this week’s best & worst comics, their all time favourite characters and answer some listener questions! If you want to send us some questions, use #InterComicsPod on Twitter or leave them in the comments below and you may be featured in our next episode.
So last week I was in outer space with @theFatLantern looking at Oa’s finest, and this week I’m back down to earth with a bump, reading my first independant comic series. You guys had the choices, and chose away you did, finally offering me up a slice of arguably, one of the most iconic and finest comic book series of all times, Brian K. Vaughan’s Y The Last Man. I mean, it won three Eisner awards, numerous accolades, has reached many a top five in various “Best comics Ever Yo!” polls and even Stephen King called it “the best graphic novel [he] had ever read!” Therefore, I guess I better do it some justice really. No pressure…
It’s surprising the idea hasn’t been used before: a reality TV show where a corporation creates a clone from DNA contained in the shroud of Turin. A teenage girl (virgin of course) is implanted with the embryo and then gives birth to Jesus Christ, Chris to his friends. Watching over them is Thomas ‘The Cemetery’ McKael, an ex-IRA assassin and high level bad ass, he is kept busy by constant attacks on the compound by the NAC (New American Christians). This is the story of Chris’s creation, upbringing and what happens when the Saviour discovers Punk Rock.
As the new shepherd of the X-Universe Bendis has created something interesting in the pages of All-New X-Men and Uncanny X-Men. However more often than not Uncanny seems to be behind its sister title when it comes to quality. Bendis delivers another one of his famous talky scripts in this issue. It is concerned with setting up the next arc and introducing the reader to a new team member. Now this isn’t a bad thing, but the whole issue falls under the weight of its own dialogue. The constant chatter becomes so much that even the art gets swallowed up by it.
Welcome to P and I #007! But don’t worry, there’s not a Humpalot, Squidbeaver or ScharamooschScaramoosch in sight, although reading this whilst listening to Duran Duran is always welcome. Let’s delve right into things, I decided I wanted to look at the Green Lantern last week, and that’s exactly what I’ve done, and also like last week, I’ve teamed up with someone from my Twitter feed, the young, talented, Jean Claude Van Damme and Iron Shiek loving @TheFatLantern! Like Green Arrow and Green Lantern, we blazed a trail through bad puns and crap Sean Connery impressions and bring my first look at the Emerald Knights of Oa.
It is a given that nearly everyone is familiar with the 60s Batman TV show. It was high camp and trippy fun that made household names of Batman and Robin. Adam West’s Batman is everything that is odd and silly about the character. What Jeff Parker and Jonathan Case have done is recreate the TV show and embrace the ridiculousness of it all. As a result we have a comic that captures the TV show’s camp feel and that is a good thing.
Jupiter’s Legacy is the new series from writer Mark Millar and artist Frank Quitely. The comic tells the story of an aging generation of veteran super heroes and their offspring, who are far less valiant. The first issue set the scene brilliantly introducing us to the troubled family who incorporate a world very much like our own. There’s no grand fictitious cities or helicarrier riding super police, save for the presence of the super heroes this is a very grounded recognisable setting.
Beware the Court of Owls, that watches all the time, ruling Gotham from a shadowed perch, behind granite and lime, They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed, speak not a whispered word of them or they’ll send the talon for your head…
Before I start, if you haven’t read Court of Owls, then be warned, this post of mine contains spoilers galore! Don’t say I didn’t pre-warn you!