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The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile for June 20th, 2012
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…
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Hail To The King!: A Father’s Day List Of Comicdom’s Most Famous And Infamous Fathers!
“You Need A License To Catch A Fish …”By Chris “DOC” Bushley With Father’s Day just a few days away, and my daughter snuggly sleeping in her bed, I began to ponder all the fathers and father figures brought to us each month in the pages of comics. The parallels between our favorite art form and…
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Kevin’s Fantasy Draft: Command and Conquer: Liesbesman, Renner, Beckinsale, Hiddleston
(Editor’s Note: The following is part of The First Cosmic Book News Fantasy Hollywood Draft; keyword being “fantasy”) Command and Conquer: First Strike by: Kevin Faltisco [[wysiwyg_imageupload:2006:]]My fantasy Hollywood movie is a Command and Conquer adaptation that could potentially span somewhere around four movies. I would not want a simple rehashing of the events that take place in the…
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Hope’s Not The Chosen One: Look Out For The Phoenix Force Five! Wait! What?!
“1,2,3,4 — 5 Against One!”By: Chris “DOC” Bushley [[wysiwyg_imageupload:2022:]]Well, the message boards are blowing up regarding the end of Avengers Vs. X-Men #5. The scene in question, has the Phoenix Force entering five X-Men instead of Hope. As Hope lay unconscious, Cyclops, Colossus, Namor, Emma Frost and Magick, are chosen as the recipients of one of…
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Where is Episode 2 of The Walking Dead Videogame (PS3)? Telltale!
Where is Episode 2 of The Walking Dead Video Game?(TBA)By: Lawrence NapoliThe dog days of the summer months continue to roll on by with some fairly weak releases for video games (Doctor Who comes to mind! – EIC Matt), but there was one title that I thought was going to do a great job keeping…
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The “DOC’s†Top Of The Pile for June 13th, 2012
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…
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Advanced Review: Uncanny X-Force #26
Phil Noto is back! Omega Red is back! Sabretooth is back! Mystique is back! The Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants is back! And the Rick Remender, that we all know and love — is back! For the first time in awhile, Uncanny X-Force brings back all the excitement, craziness, wittiness and brutality — that made this…
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Advanced Review: The Ravagers #2
Coming off a mediocre first issue, The Ravagers #2 is a book that will hook you instantly — leaving any qualms you had about how good this series could be by the wayside!Howard Mackie has done a full three sixty with only two issues out on the shelves. The Ravagers #1 was a mish-mash of concepts…
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Lawrence’s Fantasy Draft: Robotech: Nolan, Fassbender, McAvoy, Neeson
(Editor’s Note: The following is part of The First Cosmic Book News Fantasy Hollywood Draft; keyword being “fantasy”) [[wysiwyg_imageupload:1872:]]Macross CityBy: Lawrence NapoliMy fantasy Hollywood film is a live action adaptation of Robotech. This film is a sci-fi/action/war genre hybrid that I would prefer to be rated R for adult content, but PG-13 is negotiable. There has been…
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The First Cosmic Book News Fantasy Hollywood Draft
The First Ever Fantasy Hollywood Draft [[wysiwyg_imageupload:1906:]]Every entertainment website has fun with “casting calls†for movies we’d all like to see get made by Hollywood. But what if we turned this process into a bit of a competition by placing limitations on who could be chosen and then compared each respective production based on the strength…
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Exclusive: Batman 2016 Movie Reboot To Feature Batman As Second Year Hero; Ties Into Justice League Movie
Our DC insider has filled us in on place for the new Batman.
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The “DOC’s†Top Of The Pile for June 6th, 2012
The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile By: 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 books to your list of…
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Review: Earth 2 #2
I must say that I have been a JSA fan for many a year, and I was quite disappointed when DC announced that those characters would not be arriving in the New 52 amongst their peers. And once it was announced that the JSA characters would be arriving in the “Second Wave” as “new”versions of themselves —…
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Review: Avengers vs. X-Men #5
Well, this is it! Issue five of the story that was supposed to rock the world of comics to the ground — has hit the stands.And I am still waiting for this book to “WOW” me in any fashion at all!The Phoenix Force has arrived on the moon to greet the combined mass of the…
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Advanced Review: X-O Manowar #2
Valiant is exploding on the scene this week! Not only does the amazing Harbinger #1 hit the shelves at your local comic shop this Wednesday, but the second installment of Robert Venditti and Cary Nord’s — X-O Manowar does as well!Issue two of Valiant’s flagship series begins directly after Aric and his most trusted ally,…
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Advanced Review: Harbinger #1
I have to admit, I never read the original Harbinger series! My favorite Valiant book had always been Shadowman, ask me anything about Jack Dominique Boniface — and you will have my undivided attention. Harbinger however, never had enough characterization for me. It didn’t have enough “meat on its bones” to pique my interest. Well, just like…
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Men In Black 3 (2012): Movie Review
Back (Again) in BlackA Film Review of Men in Black IIIBy: Lawrence Napoli [[wysiwyg_imageupload:1816:]]It’s been a long time since we’ve heard any word from Agents K and J (exactly 10 years to be precise), so it’s somewhat curious to see another installment to this franchise after so long especially when considering the advanced age of Tommy…
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Review: The Ravagers #1
I was anticipating another great “teencentric” book from the company that does them so well. But Ravagers is a hit and run of fantastic art and nothing more!If you have not been reading the “Culling” storyline – the crossover that has been going through Teen Titans, Legion Lost and Superboy – you will find yourself…
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The “DOC’s†Top Of The Pile for May 30th, 2012
The “DOC’s” Top Of The Pile By: 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 books to your list…
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Review: X-Men Legacy #267
Christos Gage has been writing some of the best X stories out there right now, and X-Men Legacy #267 is the best yet!A complete Avengers Vs. X-Men tie-in, and what I mean by complete is that you don’t need to read anything else in order to understand exactly what is going on in this issue!…