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Batman: Death Of The Family Recap: What Is The Joker Planning?
Just What The DOC Ordered”Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?”By: Chris “DOC” Bushley[[wysiwyg_imageupload:5392:]](Before you read this, beware! Spoilers Dead Ahead!)The Joker has been cutting a bloody swath through the streets of Gotham and no one is safe! The G.C.P.D., Commissioner Gordon, the entire cast of Haley’s Circus, Barbara Eileen (Batgirl’s mother) and Alfred have all felt…
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Blu-Ray Review: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
The Return of Robo … er, BatmanA Review of The Dark Knight Returns Part 2By: Lawrence Napoli Frank Miller’s seminal work in The Dark Knight Returns continues to take on new life in part 2 of the animated adaptation directed by Jay Olivia. Part 1 certainly set the table with tremendous dedication to the source material…
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Review: Uncanny X-Force #1
So, one completely amazing run on Uncanny X-Force has ended, and even though the CBN offices were very disheartened after the announcement of Rick Remender leaving this book to pursue other Uncanny works, we were completely blown away by this debut issue!Stan Humphries and Ron Graney continue to bring that air of nostalgia, first introduced…
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Review: Green Lantern Corps #16
Guy Gardner sits depowered in a prison cell, kicked out of the Green Lantern Corps, and a blight on the brilliant Gardner family name. But it doesn’t matter what has been done to you or how people perceive you, it matters what burns inside you. And what burns inside Guy Gardner is the heart of…
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Review: Harbinger #8
Joshua Dysart is a true craftsman when it comes to immersing a reader into the emotional duress of a character. From the first issue, where we were introduced to the most powerful junkie you will ever meet, Peter Stancheck, to this week’s broken and formidable, Torque; Dysart makes these characters compelling from the moment you…
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Review: X-O Manowar #9
When a threat looms in the distance that will ultimately destroy the very fabric of your world, what do you do? Do you accept the inevitable, huddling down with your loved ones in the hopes of a savior? Do you look for solutions, rallying those of the scientific field to somehow slow down the fates?…
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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile — 1/23/2013
The “DOC’s” Top Of The PileBy: Chris “DOC” Bushley ( A weekly quick pick of the five titles that should reside at the top of your pull list. IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER! ) I do the research, you reap the reward! Before you head out to your favorite shop today, be sure to add these five titles to your list…
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Matt Fraction Admits Marvel Studios Interferes With The Comic Books
The writer admits that he had MCU guidelines to follow because of the new Thor movie.
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Movie Review: Gangster Squad (2013)
Not Quite Noir EnoughA Film Review of Gangster SquadBy: Lawrence Napoli Who doesn’t like a good crime/cop drama? Most Americans apparently do. The majority of our TV programming revolves around this subject matter whose popularity originates from the grittiness of the American film noir genre that began in the 1940s which was best represented by The…
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Review: Archer & Armstrong #6
Everything old is new again! Last month we saw the return of Valiant’s most brutal character, The Eternal Warrior, this week we see the rise of another old favorite — The Geomancer!As our regular band of misfit heroes take a backseat this week in order to focus on another new arrival, Fred Van Lente manages…
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Review: Bloodshot #7
With the shocking ending to issue #6 foreshadowing events to come, Duane Swierczynsski turns back the hands of time in issue #7 and reveals to us just why Bloodshot is known in some circles as “The Bogeyman!”Not an origin, more like a blood soaked waltz down implanted memory lane, this issue reveals to us even…
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Review: Superior Spider-Man #1
Dan Slott has garnered more buzz in the last three issues of his Amazing Spider-Man run than anything in the previous two years on the book. So much so, that fans and celebs, especially Kevin Smith, have taken to all forms of media to talk about the life changing events that occurred to Peter Parker…
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Advanced Review: The Walking Dead #106
Now that we have seen the extent of Neegan’s insanity and his peoples unnerving loyalty in issue #105, it is high time to see the fate of Carl! Well, not quite yet!Robert Kirkman does what he does best in this latest issue of TWD. He ropes you in, making the storyline surround you and begin…
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Advanced Review: Shadowman #3
Shadowman must dive into the belly of the beast and survive the hollow coldness of the Deadside. It’s not the battle he must wage there but the decisions he makes that will forever change the course of his life. Can he be content living as just Jack or does he need to become Shadowman in…
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The DOC’s A Year In Review: 2012
“In My Rearview Mirror”By: Chris “DOC” Bushley It’s late, my wife and daughter are snuggled up in their beds as visions of super heroes dance in their heads. Well, possibly my daughter’s but my wife is probably having visions of Channing Tatum! I cannot believe another year has passed us by and I ponder all the…
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Review: New Avengers #1
The shuffling of creative teams and the renumbering of almost all of their books, has been very profitable for Marvel. Where once they had been taking a beating by DC in the sales department, now, they have regained the top spots and harnessed a new found energy in the comics community with their Marvel NOW!…
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Film Review of Les Misérables
Do You Hear the Oscars Sing?A Film Review of Les MisérablesBy: Lawrence Napoli I remember having read the original novel by Victor Hugo in high school and despite viewing class as a complete and utter task, this was a story I genuinely enjoyed. I remember having been treated to a Broadway performance of the show in…
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Excusive: Justice League Movie Character Info; Darkseid’s Elite, Lois Lane, Alfred and more
Our DC insider is back with more info.
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Advanced Review: X-O Manowar #8
There has been a tense truce made between two completely different warriors. One has the guile and skill of the world’s top assassin, the other is a brash, brutal, headstrong warrior that barges into battle with a cry on his lips and a sword in his hand. Together they must put their animosity aside in…
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Advanced Review: Harbinger #7
A trio runs from near death at the hands of Toyo Harada, two of them are psiots while the third — a mere mortal. But it is this mortal’s cunning that has been keeping the trio alive. Her sheer will to live has given them time to escape, time to heal their wounds and most…
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Review: Avengers Arena #1
Let’s not pull any punches about this book. This series is Marvel’s answer to all the tween hype given to The Hunger Games, and the much more brutal, Battle Royale. They even mention – as a rather funny quote from Arcade – that the inspiration for the entire event came from “a couple kids’ books!”…
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Advanced Review: Batman #15
There are times when a book or storyline will hit you so hard visually that it immediately takes your breath away. There are times when a writer can move you with as little as a single word, captivating you in their world which then transcends everything around you. Then there are times that you get…
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Advanced Review: The Walking Dead #105
The Walking Dead is virtually everywhere you turn these days! TV, video games, lunch boxes, t-shirts, posters, action figures, magazines, novels — you name it, it is emblazoned with it’s logo! But nothing, and I MEAN NOTHING, can compare to the original concept that is brought to fans monthly in The Walking Dead comic book!…
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Advanced Review: Bloodshot #6
For all of the Bloodshot fans out there, we all know that there are BIG changes coming for our abused “anti-hero.” But what exactly are those changes going to be? By the final page you will know and you will be completely blown away!This issue sees Bloodshot continue to storm Project Rising Spirit in search…
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Advanced Review: Archer & Armstrong #5
Are you ready for the explosive debut of The Eternal Warrior to the all-new Valiant Universe? Even if you think you are ready, believe me, you are NOT!Continuing immediately after the events of Archer & Armstrong #4, our oddly paired heroes are on the run after the death of a Geomancer, which in turn, unleashes…
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Review: Shadowman #2
The second book under the “Shadowman” moniker is actually a first real look at the rest of the cast of the book. While Jack Boniface takes a backseat this issue, we get to understand the “hows” and “whys” of almost all the other characters — including the nefarious Mr. Twist! Beginning with one of the best…
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Spike TV 2012 VGA Fallout: The Good & The Bad
2012 Spike TV VGA FalloutBy: Lawrence Napoli Jesus, Mary and Joseph, what did Spike TV do now? [[wysiwyg_imageupload:4553:]]Last year, my underlings at Cosmic Book News and I discussed several failings regarding the 2011 VGA’s and the kind of improvements that were needed to make this televised event simply better. This year, we prefaced December 7th with a…
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Video Game Review: The Walking Dead: No Time Left (Episode 5)
A Video Game Review of The Walking Dead: No Time LeftBy: Lawrence Napoli Chapter 5 of TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead is a proper, although not so very surprising, end to this adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s signature IP. Originally, I was intrigued by the concept of an episodic game being presented over the course of time…
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Advanced Review: The Legend of Luther Strode #1
It has been five years since Luther Strode decided to read “The Hercules Method” and his world was torn completely apart. His mother and his best friend were brutally murdered and by the final page, he is left utterly alone to dwell with what he has become. But now, Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore have brought…
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Advanced Review: All-New X-Men #2
The world has been torn asunder after the Phoenix Force merged with Scott Summers. Cities are destroyed, mutant hate is at its peak and the man whose dream brought all the X-Men together — lies dead at the hands of his first student. Things couldn’t be worse for the mutant race, especially since there are…