It's no secret that comic book TV shows have become an increasingly lucrative market for networks and streaming services, and as far as I'm concerned, it's about damn time. I know some film aficionados would disagree due to stereotypes about comics (or "graphic novels" if you want to be all fancy about it) being superhero fluff. But, as any adult … [Read more...]
Best Free Comic Book Day Ever @ East Side Mags in Montclair, NJ
Most things won't get me out the door early on a Saturday morning, but Free Comic Book Day is an exception. And East Side Mags in Montclair, NJ made it so worth it. I've only recently started going to this store after I moved to the area and like some of my other favorite comic shops, East Side Mags has what makes any comic book store great: an … [Read more...]
Free Comic Book Day 2018 – Best Of
Below you will find my hand-picked list of must-have issues being given away for Free Comic Book Day 2018 at a comic book store near you on Saturday, May 5. But before I get into that, I want to speak to those of you who have yet to dive into comics. I, for one, love comic books, but its not just the stories or the pictures that get me, but it's … [Read more...]
SAGA Funko POP Vinyls Announced!
For those of you that don't know this, I am in love with the epic comic book SAGA from Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples. I literally named my first-born son "Marko", although my wife made me spell it with a C. That said, Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment's announcement that it would be partnering with Funko on an all new line of SAGA Funko … [Read more...]
The Walking Dead Theme from the 1980s
Chris Hardwick stops by SyFy's The Wil Wheaton Project to introduce a hilarious retro take on The Walking Dead's theme song and intro. Think "The Hogan Family". It's brilliant. … [Read more...]
REVIVAL: A Song Inspired by the Comic Book Revival
This Male Men track is inspired by the Image Comics title REVIVAL, a "rural noir" by Tim Seeley & Mike Norton. The basic premise involves a small town that experiences a miracle of sorts when loved ones dead and gone begin rising from the dead and travel back home to their families. Unlike the zombie dead rising stories out there, these … [Read more...]
WRATH OF MOM: A Song Inspired by the Comic Book SAGA
SONG DETAILS Music by THE MALE MEN (pictured) Dennis Marrero: VOCALS/LYRICS Agim Colaku of FOLLY!: SOUNDS Song inspired by the Image Comics graphic novel, SAGA, by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples. All art featured in the video was "borrowed" from the pages of SAGA. YOU SHOULD READ SAGA! BUY IT FROM YOUR LOCAL COMIC BOOK … [Read more...]
Y the Last Bot: A SAGA Y the Last Man Crossover
If you didn't notice, I'm a comic book nerd. Although I love comics for the art and the medium itself, the story is what sells me and, in my mind, Brian K. Vaughan (BKV) can do no wrong. Here's a comedic parody crossover cover by @PrinceRobot_IV that puts two of my favorite BKV books together: Y the Last Man and SAGA. If you haven't read them, do … [Read more...]
The Lil Depressed Bot: A SAGA Lil Depressed Boy Crossover
Here's a great crossover from @PrinceRobot_IV combining the wit and humor of Sina Grace's Lil Depressed Boy with the wit, humor and ridiculousness of Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples' SAGA. Enjoy! What if Prince Robot IV was a Lil Depressed Robot? … [Read more...]
If Only the Walking Dead Survivors had a Robot
Beyond all good judgement the survivors of the Zombie apocalypse think that a place that's saying it's safe is actually safe. What a bunch of dummies. Fun FACT: Atlanta was originally called Terminus, meaning zero milepost or end of the line, because the Western and Atlantic Railroad ended here. … [Read more...]